Just when he was thinking about this, the crew member in charge of the radar said to him loudly: "Mr. Cheng! An asteroid was discovered a thousand kilometers away. According to the judgment of the spacecraft system, the diameter of this asteroid is about ten meters.

, and it is also an asteroid that is rich in iron elements, with an iron content of more than 80%. According to system calculations, the weight of this asteroid is about 10,000 tons. Is Cheng always interested in this?

Asteroids for capture?”

After listening to the words of the radar soldier, Cheng Fei decided to capture this asteroid. After all, this was the first asteroid they encountered, and it was an asteroid with a very high iron content. According to his

According to the estimates of spacecraft experts, in addition to iron resources, this asteroid also contains other metal elements. In particular, there are radioactive elements in this asteroid. According to analysis, these radioactive elements are likely to be uranium.

mine.

This made him very happy. You must know that as countries on the earth begin to manufacture various nuclear weapons on a large scale, the consumption of uranium ore is also increasing. However, as time continues, in the past two years, the number of people on the earth has increased.

In many places, uranium mines have been exhausted, and new minerals have not yet been discovered. This leaves all countries at a loss. Fortunately, although there are no new uranium mines on the earth, there are no new uranium mines on the moon.

Several large uranium mines were discovered, and at the same time, human civilization also began to extract helium-3 elements on the moon, which solved the uranium mine crisis that had been ongoing for this period of time.

But generally speaking, human civilization actually has a huge demand for uranium ore. At the same time, internationally, the price of uranium ore remains high.

"We will value the asteroid immediately. If the overall value of the asteroid exceeds 10 million, we can capture the asteroid. If it does not reach 10 million, there is no need for us to capture it.

"Cheng Fei said.

"Okay, Mr. Cheng!" At this moment, a bald middle-aged man replied.

Soon, he came up with the approximate value of the asteroid based on the system data, so he continued to answer: "Mr. Cheng! The results have come out. Although the diameter of this asteroid is only about 10 meters, the total weight is

It is only about 10,000 tons, but in addition to being rich in iron elements, these and small stars also contain other metallic elements and non-metallic elements. Among them, the most important thing in this period is uranium ore. According to our

The spacecraft system estimates that this asteroid contains at least 0.5% uranium.

In other words, the value of the minerals on this asteroid is as high as tens of millions of dollars. If the iron ore and other metal minerals on it are added, then the value of this asteroid is at least more than 200 million US dollars."

After the experts confirmed it, Cheng Fei immediately smiled and immediately issued an order to capture the asteroid. Although the weight of the asteroid was only about 10,000 tons, its value was at least 200 million US dollars, which for them

It was definitely a good start, and it also made all the crew members on board the Tengfei full of confidence for the upcoming journey.

Although the length of the spacecraft after takeoff is only seventy or eighty meters, as a mining ship, the Tengfei spacecraft has a lot of load capacity. After all, it is in space, not on the ground. As long as the Tengfei spacecraft can fit it

, then it can definitely be transported away. Even if the meteorite itself is several times larger than Tengfei, Tengfei can transport it away. Of course, there is no limit to this.

According to the factory data of this spacecraft, Tengfei can drag a meteorite of about 10 million tons at its heaviest. If the weight of the meteorite exceeds 10 million tons, it will have an impact on the structure of the spacecraft, so under normal circumstances it is

You don’t mind dragging an asteroid with a weight of more than 10 million tons. Of course, in an emergency, it is also possible, but the maximum cannot exceed 15 million tons.

After Cheng Fei gave the order to capture, the Soaring Universe mining ship immediately changed its original flight trajectory and began to fly in the direction of the asteroid, and the speed of the spacecraft also began to slow down.

After all, the diameter of this asteroid is about ten meters, and its weight is more than 10,000 tons. If the spacecraft does not slow down and the diameter hits it at a speed of 35 kilometers per second, Cheng Fei can be sure that even if it is the Tengfei spacecraft,

The armor and the armor of medium and large spaceships cannot withstand it, so deceleration is necessary.

When the spacecraft came near the asteroid, the speed of the spacecraft also dropped to about the same speed as the asteroid, and it began to approach the asteroid, and the huge mechanical claw in front of the spacecraft also slowly slowed down.

Open up and get ready to capture this asteroid.

There was no surprise. When the Tengfei spacecraft approached the asteroid, the mechanical claws firmly grasped the asteroid in one go and placed the asteroid in a special cabin located at the rear of the spacecraft.

.

There are a total of five cabins inside the Tengfei space mining ship, and one of these cabins is quite special, that is, the cabin located at the very back of the spacecraft. This cabin is specially used to store various minerals with radioactive elements. This cabin

The cabin has already undergone special treatment when it was designed.

Although the asteroid has a diameter of ten meters and is still irregularly shaped, the cabin of the spacecraft can still be put down.

"Captain! The asteroid capture has been completed. Now this asteroid has been placed in cabin No. 5 and has been fixed. Captain, now should we continue to search for other asteroids, or should we return to the Nantianmen Space Station first?

Should we deal with this asteroid first?" After placing the asteroid in the cabin, a crew member couldn't help but ask.

"Let's continue to search for other asteroids! Although we have captured this asteroid this time and our trip has been fruitful, this asteroid is only about ten meters in diameter. At the same time, other cabins in our spacecraft

They are all still empty. Since we have come out, we should fill up all the other cabins before going back!" Cheng Fei replied.

You must know that Cheng Fei still owes a large amount of money to the bank. In addition to the maintenance of the spacecraft, the energy supply of the spacecraft, and the salary awards of employees, etc., his current pressure is very high, so he can

Just pack as much as you can, not to mention that his spaceship only has one cabin installed now, the others are still empty, and he has absolutely no plans to go back.

"Okay! Captain." All the crew members replied.
Chapter completed!