Interstellar Energy Tycoon

soon.

On November 20, four 925 rockets were launched at the same time, and four Shenlong Aerospace planes delivered 140 tons of materials and equipment to the Guanghangong Moon Base in just 26 hours.

On November 30, the last batch of 925 rockets was successfully launched, and 140 tons of various materials were sent to Guanghangong Moon Base again.

So far!

Thirty-six 925 heavy-duty rockets have all been launched, with a success rate of 100%. As the main force of transportation, they not only undertake almost all the material delivery tasks, but after the moon base was attacked, more than 150 tons of material losses occurred. , and still rely on this rocket to realize the supplement.

It can be described as hard work.

It is also a miracle of engineering technology, which makes people have to give a big thumbs up to the designers and manufacturers of this rocket.

but……

The mission of this rocket has also been declared to come to an end.

In the future, not even one piece will be produced, and it will enter the state of technical storage. Perhaps after a few years, it will be read and referenced by technical archaeologists, and they will feel embarrassed and helpless.

Even the 3,000-ton Yuanzheng-9 heavy-duty rocket under development is said to have to adjust the pace of research and development and reduce budget allocations. It seems that it is not particularly urgent to use it, and there is news that it may fall.

what happened?

In other words, what is the situation, the 925 rocket is so easy to use, and the cost of one rocket is only a little over 1.1 billion, which is not expensive at all. Yuanzheng-9 has been developed for more than ten years, and tens of billions have been invested in it, but it has not been used yet, and it is rumored that it may fall.

Can't figure it out.

This is really puzzling!

For the vast number of technicians who have put in countless painstaking efforts and efforts, it is also difficult to accept emotionally, which may cause some engineers to collapse.

But on December 8, Wentian launch site.

When the four new "Phoenix" aerospace planes were dragged by four Expedition-7C rockets, they rose into the sky and were about to head to Guanghangong Moon Base.

All the technicians who couldn't figure it out, all figured it out now, and had to accept this result.

Because the new 'Phoenix' aerospace plane, although obviously smaller than the 'Shenlong', with a maximum weight of only 35 tons, was built by the scientific researchers in less than a month to replace the 'Shenlong'. Shenlong's new aerospace plane will be used as the main force for the round-trip transportation between the Azure Star and the moon for a period of time to come.

Its control cabin can carry three people.

It has a huge warehouse with a capacity of 25 cubic meters, which can carry up to 20 tons of cargo.

A layer of super photovoltaic panels is embedded on the upper surface of the aircraft, covering an area of ​​88 square meters. In this way, when it is irradiated by high-energy short-waves, it is not necessary to extend the photovoltaic panels, which reduces a lot of redundant quality.

But here comes the problem.

The experts were about to shake their heads vigorously.

Nonsense, this is simply nonsense, the low-earth orbit carrying capacity of the Yuanzheng-7C is only 20 tons at most, and the "Phoenix" will be overweight by as much as 15 tons when it is fully loaded, although the Yuanzheng-7C can carry it However, it cannot accelerate to the first cosmic speed. When the rocket fuel is exhausted, it will directly fall down.

Secondly, if photovoltaic panels are embedded on the surface of the 'Phoenix', the heat resistance will be greatly reduced. During the re-entry process, at more than 20 times the speed of sound, the entire aerospace aircraft will turn into a fireball, and there will be no burning slag. left!

Faced with these two fatal flaws, the "Phoenix" still has three astronauts and 20 tons of supplies. This is simply a joke on human life!

The actual situation is that after the four "Phoenixes" were launched into space, although the orbital speed was indeed insufficient.

But a beam of pale yellow cone-shaped beam of light hit over.

Envelop the four Phoenixes inside.

At this time, the power generation capacity of Star Source Group's space photovoltaic array has increased to 200,000 KW. Therefore, after the light energy of the 200,000 KW power generation power is dispersed to an area of ​​nearly 10,000 square meters, it can still give each Phoenix', bringing nearly 2000KW of power supply.

enough.

This is enough for four Phoenix's ion engines to explode with maximum thrust, counteract the effect of gravity, and head straight for the moon.

As for how to fight against the burning of the atmosphere when returning to the blue star, this will not happen at all, because before entering the atmosphere, with the help of the light yellow energy beam, the four Phoenixes have already slowed down to the ground of the blue star. Keeping a relatively static state, relying on its own power reserve, and reducing the weight to less than 15 tons, it can slowly land on the ground, and the whole process will not exceed 200m/s. It is a smooth mess, and there will be no high-temperature burning at all. The condition of the body.

Therefore, on December 12, the four Phoenixes landed steadily behind the ground airport.

The experts who were originally skeptical suddenly had nothing to say. They could only be surprised and dazed. Some old experts even stared out their eyes. The thinking of their brains was completely subverted.

The young technicians with strong receptivity expressed sighs one after another:

"With the power supply of the light beam, you can make waves as you want in the future! It is impossible to overturn the car."

"I'm already kind of on the edge, it's just addictive."

"That's right, I'm also addicted to being illuminated by the energy supply light beam, and I can't live without this thing in the future."

"The fall of Yuanzheng-9 was the right decision. Even if it can carry a load of more than 100 tons, so what? The cost of one piece is at least 3 billion yuan, enough for us to fight ten Yuanzheng-7Cs, and ten "Phoenix" The total transport capacity is as much as 200 tons, and the cost performance is doubled, and if the payload is counted, the cost performance is ten times worse."

"I suddenly felt that the Yuanzheng-7C is a bit expensive, and maybe it should be eliminated. If the high-energy beam of light can hit the ground vertically, without the need for a rocket to lift it, the Phoenix can also go directly to the sky. Three rockets worth more than 100 million The cost directly becomes zero, and rockets can be eliminated.”

"Xingyuan Group is too awesome. This is going to subvert the entire aerospace industry. Now who says that the boss of Xingyuan Group is stupid and rich, I will look at him like an idiot."

"That's right, when I saw that beam of light hitting the photovoltaic panel of 'Shenlong 1', my head felt like an electric shock, and I suddenly understood everything, and I fell to the ground in admiration."

...

the other side.

Guanghan Palace Moon Base.

After being supplemented by 12 new astronauts and 80 tons of supplies.

Lei Gang and the others, who have been working continuously for more than four months, are very happy. They held a grand banquet, brought out the best food, and entertained these new colleagues well.

At the dinner table, Lei Gang and the others, who had lost a lot of weight, couldn't help crying after drinking two more bottles of beer.

Crying with my new colleagues in my arms.

"It can be regarded as looking forward to you!"

"Brothers, we will be half-brothers from now on, no one can break us up!"

"That's right, starting tomorrow, we will work together, struggle together, and conquer the sea of ​​stars under our feet!"

"Brother, I'm going to sleep with you in my arms tonight, and I'm going to talk to you a lot, about my story about moving bricks."

Lei Gang, who was very drunk, hugged the new colleague beside him and said, leaning his head on his shoulder.

The rookie astronaut Ling Yunpeng felt his chrysanthemum tighten, and broke out in a cold sweat, wanting to run away in fright.

what happened?

The pioneer, Lei Ge, has been on the moon for a long time, how did he become like this? It seems that the sexual orientation has changed a bit. Is it because there are no female astronauts, and they are all old men, so there is a strange shift in thinking.

No, Rego!

He couldn't help but cry out in his heart.

But on the second day.

Ling Yunpeng, who was assigned to a group with Lei Ge, came to the repaired 3D printer under the guidance of Lei Ge, and saw the huge pile of moon bricks on the ground, at least tens of thousands of pieces.

With the help of Lei Ge, both of them put on exoskeleton boosters.

The transport truck drove over with a clatter.

"Xiao Ling, come here, let's start moving the bricks. I'll take you to move the bricks together." Lei Gang greeted.

"Moving bricks?" Ling Yunpeng was a little dazed. Should astronauts do such a low-tech job? Don't have a dedicated brick-moving robot?

"That's right, conquering the stars and seas starts with moving this huge pile of moon bricks!"

Lei Gang said loudly, bent down, and easily lifted at least ten moon bricks at once, and then stacked them into the transport truck.

"Oh okay, I know."

Ling Yunpeng's head was dizzy, so he could only move along.

...

until December 20th.

Guanghan Palace Moon Base.

Thanks to the hard work of the astronauts.

In the immigrant residential area, the basic construction of hundreds of "moon brick houses" has been completed.

The material storage area has increased to ten, each of which stores a small amount of materials, and it is impossible to be used in one pot.

All equipment damaged in previous attacks has also been repaired.

Air, food, water and other materials are also very sufficient, at least enough for the astronauts to consume for more than a year.

Nearly 20,000 square meters of super photovoltaic power generation panels have been laid in the light area of ​​the ring mountain, with a power supply capacity of tens of thousands of kilowatts, and the energy is very sufficient.

Indoor vertical farming factory, built one, will soon be self-sufficient in fresh vegetables.

A fish farming factory has also been set up, raising hundreds of fish.

In short, the astronauts have done a lot of work to make the Guanghangong lunar base have perfect functions. If they have the ability to obtain oxygen directly from the lunar soil in the later stage, most of the supplies will be made. Relying on the supply from Azure Star, and even achieving the recycling of resources, the lunar base can be regarded as the real construction completion.

even so.

Ten o'clock in the morning on the 20th.

The Huaguo Space Administration officially announced to the world that the first phase of the construction project of the Guanghan Palace Moon Base has been successfully completed, and the second phase of construction is about to begin. Human beings have established a firm foothold on the moon and will never leave!

Boom.

The domestic response was jubilant, countless people wept with joy, celebrated wantonly, the carnival lasted all night, countless firecrackers and fireworks were set off, the business of the catering industry more than doubled, and some netizens suggested that December 20 should be designated as the "Moon Landing Festival". , the whole country has a day off, and the proposal instantly received numerous support.

But for foreign public opinion, especially the public opinion in the West, it is dead silent, very depressing, like a mourning concubine.

The comment area is full of desperate wailing:

"We lost, we lost completely, the moon belongs to the Chinese people."

"Five years? Ten years? How long will it take us to catch up with them? Is there any hope of catching up with them?"

"Who made the decision to attack the Chinese people's moon base? Now the Chinese space force has deployed multiple laser satellites in space. As long as there are any spacecraft that go to the moon without approval, they will be directly destroyed by lasers! Our people have done the most stupid and idiotic thing, even if we want to go to the moon to mine resources in the future, we need the Chinese people to nod and agree."

"Not only will we become beggars, what kind of life we ​​want to live in the future depends on whether the Chinese people are willing to give alms. We have to start curry favor with them."

"Is there any other way? Is there any good way to stop them? Is there only one way to die together?"

"To die together? Don't dream, the laser satellites of the Chinese people can burn the nuclear warheads in the mid-flight stage. We don't even have the last chance."

"The times have changed, why don't you take the initiative to kneel down and admit defeat, and return to the position thousands of years ago, this reality can only be accepted."

"Ahhh!! Such a world, why not destroy it completely, I can't stand it for even a minute!"

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