Chapter 1355

As the last piece of alloy plate was welded, the outstretched arm from the Moon Palace was finally recovered, and the real appearance of the whole Xufu colonial ship was finally displayed in front of the world.

On the whole, it looks like a heavy dumbbell.

The larger end, at the front, is the core area of the whole colonial ship - the undeveloped part of the colonial module. The smaller end is located at the back end, which is mainly composed of a series of complex and precise aerospace components such as power system, interplanetary communication system and energy unit.

When the colonial ship enters the orbit around Mars, the huge front-end structure will be separated from the whole colonial ship, with the help of chemical thrusters, head to the surface of Mars.

The rest will remain in the orbit of Mars as communication satellite and meteorological observation satellite, providing at least 20 years of interplanetary communication, meteorological observation, positioning and navigation services for the ground colonists.

Although this design does not conform to the principle of aerodynamics, it is not necessary to consider these things in space. But because of this unique design, it seems to have a kind of cyberpunk feeling.

Looking at the majestic ship, Professor Pearson, who was standing by the porthole, had lost his words in surprise and murmured to himself in a difficult voice after a long time.

"How many tons is it..."

"I don't know..." Professor Yan xinjue's face was also full of shocked expressions. He swallowed his saliva and said, "but look at this volume, it has to be twice the size of the magpie bridge, and the tonnage must be more than twice, right? Come on, I still don't guess Wait for tomorrow's news. "

It wasn't just the workers on the Moon Palace who were shocked.

There are also astronomical observers at the Arizona Astronomical Observatory, as well as astronomical observatories in other countries that are assigned to track the huaguodeng fire program.

Since the establishment of Guanghan special zone, in order to learn from the successful experience of the moon landing project in China, almost most countries and organizations that have made achievements in the field of aerospace have upgraded the lens of optical observation satellite.

Even if you can't go there for a while, you have to find a way to learn something from Guanghan and Yuegong.

Therefore, the actions on the Moon Palace did not escape their eyes.

Whether it's the flexible mechanical arm or the huge thing named Xufu after the assembly, they are deeply shocked.

This is probably the largest spacecraft with long-distance navigation capability in the history of mankind. If Apollo and BFS are compared to Galen and windsurfing warships in the period of large navigation, then this Xufu is like a carrier sailing in space.

If there were doubts before about the success of the fire landing plan

Now almost no one doubts that there will be any possibility of failure in this expedition with a total voyage of more than tens of millions of kilometers.

When those space agencies who were lucky enough to witness the scene were shocked by the amazing operation on the Moon Palace, the atmosphere of Jinling space launch center was also a hot scene.

Almost at the moment when the news of the successful launching of the Xufu colonial ship returned to the earth, excited cheers broke out in the ground command center.

Whether it's the staff standing in front of the console or the CCTV and CCTV reporters waiting by, all the faces are full of excitement and joy.

Many people are shaking their fists excitedly, unable to control the excitement in their hearts, even taking off their hats and throwing them on the ceiling.

"Xufu" colonial ship assembled successfully!

The first phase of the manned fire landing plan was successfully completed!

Although this is only a small step towards Mars, it is also the most difficult one. In the future, they only need to install the astronauts and the materials needed for the production and life of the colony on the colonial ship, and then ignite the engine of the colonial ship, then they can wait for the good news from tens of millions of kilometers away.

"Everything is ready, only the east wind."

With a happy smile on his face, the ship looked at the towering spacecraft on the large screen landing in the command room, smiled and nodded his head and said, "the next step is to send our astronauts up."

Staring at the towering star ship on the screen, director Li said, with an expression of indecision on his face.

"How much do you think this thing has to weigh?"

"About five hundred tons."

Hearing the figure, director Li took a hiss and said.

"Five hundred tons It's almost faster than the low earth orbit payload of our long March rockets, all of which add up to more! "

"Tonnage doesn't mean anything, and there's no comparison between a chemical rocket and a starship. For Xu Fu, the 500 tons is only the net weight. When our astronauts get on board and the ship is replenished, there is no problem with the weight exceeding 1000 tons. "

here, the ship laughs, looks at the screen of the command room, and continues with some yearning tone.“…… But I don't think it will take long, and the kiloton scale is nothing. "

"In the future, the spacecraft will be divided into two cases, one is an aerodynamically designed space plane sailing between the low earth orbit and the surface of the planet, and the other is a large and medium-sized spacecraft only shuttling outside the atmosphere."

"In the former case, our Jinling High Tech Park is ahead of the world. In the latter case, when our Guanghan special economic zone is developed and formed, let alone the kiloton level, even the giant ships of the 10000 ton level and the million ton level will not be a problem!"

Tens of thousands of tons of spacecraft

When he heard this, director Li opened his mouth and his chin didn't close for a while.

Even Saturn V, the largest rocket in human history, weighs just 3000 tons from head to foot. And such a rocket, when it stands upright, its huge volume is comparable to a hundred meter tall building!

A thousand ton spacecraft has approached the boundary of his imagination. As for tens of thousands of tons of spacecraft, he could not imagine what kind of picture it would be.

As for the million ton class mentioned at the back of the boat

He completely ignored it.

Looking at the ground command center that has fallen into the sea of jubilation, Lu Zhou didn't take charge of director Li who was too surprised to speak, but looked at director Chang standing aside and said.

"The last mission is ready."

"If there are CCTV reporters planning to interview later, you can help me deal with it or ask them to wait for me in my office for a while."

"I'll go to the bathroom."

After that, Lu Zhou turned and left the ground command center.

However, when he just walked to the first floor and was about to turn to the bathroom for convenience, he saw director Li catching up from upstairs.

At first, I didn't pay attention to the land boat. Only when the old man wanted to be convenient, he didn't care about him.

However, when he came out of the bathroom, he found where he went, and the old man followed him not far behind.

Finally, the boat stopped and turned to ask.

"What's the matter with you?"

I didn't realize how bad my tracking level was.

Director Li, who has been arrested, wants to quibble and pretend to be stupid.

"Ah? What What's the matter? I just walk at will -- "

" you're almost a mile away from me, which is called walk at will? "

Seeing that he can't hide, director Li finally gave up his sophistry and coughed.

"That, academician Lu..."

"What's the matter?"

"Have you had a good life recently?"

"It's going great."

"On the emotional side? And your Isn't there any conflict with the object? "

"No."

"What about the mood? Is there anything you can't think of? "

Hearing this, Lu Zhou's expression suddenly became serious.

"I'm in such a bad mood that if you go around with me again, I may not be able to think of it at any time."

Hearing this, director Li finally seemed to realize how bad his behavior was, and the expression on his face gradually turned to embarrassment, he said sheepishly.

"There's really nothing wrong with me Just a while ago, I heard director Chang say that you have adjusted the number of the first colonists of the denghuo plan from three to five? "

“…… So what's the problem? "

After reading the silence in Lu Zhou's expression, director Li quickly waved his hand and said with a smile.

"No, no, no problem! I'm sure I support you! It's the The conditions on Mars are tough, and the key is insecurity. You also know that only astronauts who have been strictly screened and trained can be competent for this kind of dangerous task. Even if you may be interested in it, my advice is to wait until the time is right before you think about it. "

Speaking of this, the old man changed his tone of discussion.

"Or Think about going to the moon first? It's fun there, too. "

Lu Zhou: "...?"

What?