Chapter 535: Large space flying saucer. Wang Hao: We cant fall behind!
The space agency completed the moon landing plan and announced the goals for the next stage.
They not only set a goal, but also started relevant preliminary work. To make use of the technical achievements in new technological directions, they naturally have to cooperate with corresponding institutions.
The Antigravity Behavior Research Center is the most important cooperative institution, because what is closest to the aerospace field is antigravity technology.
A meeting held within the space agency determined that the first step is to have a detailed understanding of anti-gravity technology, lateral anti-gravity technology, and superconducting batteries.
They immediately contacted the Antigravity Behavior Research Center and sent a team to Xihai University in a cooperative manner. They also invited the Antigravity Center to visit the space agency in advance.
The space agency hopes to receive professional guidance.
They hope that the Anti-Gravity Center can send a professional technical team to the space agency so that they can learn more about new technologies.
Of course, when you need something from someone, the first step is to send a team to Xihai University.
Chen Jiahe is the leader of the visiting group of the National Space Administration. He is the deputy director of the System Science and Technology Department. At the age of forty-three, he can still be classified as "young".
This is also the reason why he can be the team leader.
The space agency intends to train Chen Jiahe to be the person in charge of the next plan, because the next plan requires the use of many new technologies, and many of the 'old people' who are studying the moon landing are old and have difficulty accepting new technologies.
Chen Jiahe and his party came to Xihai with two destinations, one was the Antigravity Behavior Research Center, and the other was the Superconducting Materials Research Center.
One is anti-gravity and the other is superconducting.
The two together represent a new direction for the development of cutting-edge science and technology.
Wang Hao was paying attention to the manufacturing situation of new experimental equipment, and his work was relatively leisurely, so he went to receive Chen Jiahe and his party.
Chen Jiahe was also very happy to see Wang Hao.
On the way here, they discussed whether they could see Wang Hao. The answer was uncertain, and they were not qualified to ask Wang Hao to receive him personally.
After meeting Wang Hao, Chen Jiahe said directly as they walked together, "Academician Wang, you should know the purpose of our visit, right? We want to introduce anti-gravity technology, especially lateral anti-gravity technology, just like an airship flying saucer
.”
"This technology has a bright future when used in the aerospace field!"
"In addition, we have also applied for superconducting battery technology, which is also very important. We will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of these new technologies to see which fields are suitable..."
"The rocket propelled the landing spacecraft, and of course the cargo spacecraft is indispensable. Our next stage goal is to build a large cargo spacecraft, and strive to be able to transport hundreds or thousands of tons of equipment and materials to space or into space at one time.
The capabilities of the moon.”
Chen Jiahe said it very seriously.
They feel that this goal is very great. It is too difficult to transport hundreds or thousands of tons of equipment and materials to space.
The most critical of these is ‘one-time use’.
The giant rocket with the largest carrying capacity in the world has a carrying capacity of just over one hundred tons, which is already a quite impressive figure.
In the aerospace field, the higher the load, the higher the difficulty.
The moon landing plan was once stuck on the problem of rocket thrust. They carried out more than ten years of research and development and invested countless manpower and material resources to solve the problem.
Now we have the most cutting-edge technology, transverse annihilation field technology, but there are still many difficulties in applying the technology in the aerospace field.
There have been many discussions within the space agency.
The most suitable lateral annihilation force field technology is rocket technology, which means creating rockets that can create a field, which greatly reduces the power required for transportation, but one thing must be considered--
cost.
Cost is a crucial issue.
Nowadays, most rockets are discarded after one use. The so-called rocket recycling technology is far from mature. It is almost impossible to recycle large rockets.
The requirements for transverse anti-gravity technology are very high, and the accuracy of rockets made with this technology will become higher. Even if rocket recovery technology is used, it will definitely be damaged when it falls to the ground from a high altitude.
in other words……
Horizontal anti-gravity technology is very good, but the cost of using it for rocket propulsion is too high and cannot be afforded at all.
Chen Jiahe and Wang Hao talked about the problem in their chat, "This technology can indeed greatly increase the load capacity when used on rockets, but the problem is that the non-recyclability leads to high costs. Carrying a thousand tons at a time may cost more than
No more than ten shipments."
"you're right."
Wang Hao acted like he was listening patiently. In fact, he felt that Chen Jiahe was "Ula Ula" because he was completely uninterested.
Large launch vehicle?
Cargo spaceship?
Are there any technical difficulties with these?
There are already prototypes of airships and flying saucers, and there are no insurmountable technical difficulties in creating a rocket or spaceship with a large payload by adding a 'rocket booster' underneath the flying saucer or making some other design.
The so-called ‘next goal’ of the space agency is nothing more than ‘technical application’. More importantly, the cargo spacecraft...
Doesn’t sound ‘cool’ at all!
Chen Jiahe seemed to notice Wang Hao's absent-mindedness, and suddenly became very depressed, making the atmosphere a bit awkward.
Wang Hao took them to the anti-gravity center and showed them two different anti-gravity equipment.
He Yi is a master at enlivening the atmosphere. He joked, "Which of you are interested in trying it? This device can be turned on at any time, and the intensity can be controlled, up to 85%."
"Aren't many large amusement parks now promoting anti-gravity experience centers?"
"Those equipments only have a maximum strength of 30 points, but here we can create a field force area of 85 points..."
When He Yi said this, several people were eager to try it.
Nowadays, cutting-edge technology has become more and more popular. Some large amusement companies have mastered the basic anti-gravity foundation. They have built anti-gravity experience halls and found a lot of experts, claiming that "science shows that anti-gravity fields are harmless to the human body."
' and so on, and even advertised that 'Anti-gravity fields are good for health, and experiencing them occasionally can cure various diseases.'
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He Yi replied, "This kind of field force is also used in astronaut training now, so there should be no big problem. Some of us have been up there, but it's just uncomfortable if we stay there for a long time."
"When you come out, you may feel a little dizzy."
In fact, He Yi was just joking that the field force created by their equipment space is high, but the surrounding area is occupied by equipment, and the space covered by the field force is very small.
There is still some danger in going up there to experience it.
Wang Hao and Chen Jiahe were sitting next to each other to rest. He suddenly asked, "Director Chen, have you ever considered developing a space shuttle?"
Chen Jiahe was stunned after hearing this, "Space shuttle?"
"The space shuttle has been eliminated. The cost of use is too high and the risk factor has greatly increased. There is not much point in manufacturing it."
He discovered that Wang Hao was interested in space shuttles, so he introduced him in detail.
The cost of using the space shuttle is high, the risk factor is also high, but the load capacity is very limited. The main reason for being eliminated is the high cost.
For the same payload, the cost of one-time rocket propulsion is lower.
Compared with conventional rocket propulsion, the only advantage of the space shuttle is flexibility, but its flexibility is also limited by energy power.
In the imagination of ordinary people, the space shuttle can sail freely in the sky, but in fact this is not the case. Due to energy constraints, the space shuttle still follows the established orbit, and astronauts cannot adjust the orbit route at will.
This is no different from a rocket.
Wang Hao was silent for a moment and asked, "If the space shuttle has sufficient energy to maintain it all the time, can the cost of use be reduced while ensuring flexibility?"
Chen Jiahe asked doubtfully, "Don't you consider energy costs?"
"Not consider."
Chen Jiahe said, "If the energy can be maintained all the time and the internal system keeps running, then only the surface layer needs to be processed every time it returns to the ground, and the cost will of course be greatly reduced."
"Of course, this is without considering energy costs, but how is it possible? And the load capacity is also a problem."
"I said, plenty of energy."
Wang Hao emphasized.
Chen Jiahe had confusion written all over his face, "Is the energy sufficient to this extent? We can build a spaceship, so the space shuttle is naturally not a problem."
His last sentence was somewhat joking.
Wang Hao nodded seriously, "That's right. Solving the energy problem will solve more than 90% of the problem."
"yes."
Chen Jiahe nodded accordingly.
Wang Hao's next words made Chen Jiahe stunned, "I think you can consider researching space shuttles."
"The new space shuttle should apply anti-gravity technology and can be made in the shape of a flying saucer. The larger it can be made, the better."
"You can think of it as the 'aerospace version' of a large air-to-ship aircraft."
Chen Jiahe was a little confused when he heard this, "Um...Academician Wang, are you kidding me?"
"I never joke about technical direction." Wang Hao said, "Think about it, nuclear fusion technology is already available. If the technology matures, can it be used in such large flying saucers?"
Chen Jiahe swallowed hard and imagined sighing, "That must be a very huge spaceship..."
"There may be other energy technologies. In short, your research and development must be advanced. You cannot say that you only research and develop those directions with mature technologies. Nowadays, technology is updated so fast. If you only focus on cargo spacecraft,
By the time it is developed and manufactured, wouldn’t it mean that we are falling behind again?”
"..."
Chen Jiahe didn't know what to say. He felt that Wang Hao's idea was too advanced and he couldn't accept it personally.
If he took these words to a meeting of the space agency, he might be sprayed with blood by a lot of senior aerospace experts.
The topic ends here.
Chen Jiahe left with the others with mixed emotions. He was thinking about the 'large spacecraft' that Wang Hao said, but still couldn't understand how to make it.
Nuclear fusion technology as power?
"It seems that my thinking is still too limited."
"I can't understand what Academician Wang is thinking at all. A large cargo spacecraft? No wonder Academician Wang is not interested. Maybe he doesn't even notice it."
"That's right~~~"
"Academician Wang personally led a team to develop an airship flying saucer, using two technologies: lateral anti-gravity and superconducting batteries. No matter how difficult the cargo spacecraft is, it is at most comparable to an airship, right?"
"How long did it take to develop the airship flying saucer? Half a year? One year?"
"It's short anyway."
"Our goal is just to carry a cargo spacecraft. If it were Academician Wang, he might be able to complete the research in a very short time, so he directly talked about the 'large space flying saucer'..."
"The gap is too big!"
…
One week later.
Wang Hao could no longer remain leisurely, so he took Ding Zhiqiang, Paul Phil-Jones and others to the new experimental base.
The experimental base is already very busy.
Everyone is busy assembling new equipment, workers are building infrastructure, engineers are discussing safety facilities, etc.
Trucks carry equipment, materials and supplies back and forth.
Behind the experimental base, several small testing studies are being carried out. For example, the team from the Institute of Nuclear Physics is testing three specifications of uranium rods. They are also discussing the connection between the uranium rod joints and the 'neutron channel'
Mouth sealing problem.
Several physics experts are discussing magnetic field design and adjustment plans.
The team of the annihilation force field experimental group is also busy, and they are debugging the basic strong annihilation force field equipment.
This equipment is newly manufactured and uses CWF-041 ordinary superconductor. The underlying structure is relatively simple, and the cooling device operates independently.
After Wang Hao arrived at the base, people from the materials team immediately came over. They introduced CNX-34, a 'first-order alloy steel' provided by the Aerospace Materials Institute.
"This kind of steel is specially used for safety protection."
"CNX-34 has extremely high toughness and strength, and its explosion-proof performance is about three times higher than that of special steel. At the same time, the surface layer just now is coated with a new coating."
"This coating is the result of the latest research. It includes a mixture of brown gold and chemical coating materials, and can absorb more than 95% of radiation waves."
The performance of CNX-34 is really eye-catching.
Wang Hao was also very satisfied with the performance of the material. As soon as he listened to the materials team's report, he was pulled over by the Institute of Nuclear Physics team.
Zhao Jinhua said, "We have prepared uranium rods of three different specifications."
"The highest abundance of raw materials reaches 8%, and the lowest is only 2%. The nuclear reactor operates alone, and the only connection is the neutron channel. We don't know whether this strength is enough?"
"If the intensity of the nuclear reaction is required to be higher, we have also prepared uranium rods with 20% abundance, which will be shipped soon..."
Wang Hao is also very satisfied with Zhao Jinhua's work.
Afterwards, Zhou Yongxiang from the Institute of High Energy and Yu Dawei from the computer group came over to talk about experimental preparations.
Everyone was very positive.
They were all very much looking forward to the experiment and hoped that the experiment would be successful. They kept in mind what Wang Hao said -
recorded in history!
Thinking of this, they become extremely serious about their work.
Even without Wang Hao's instructions, each team treated their work as follows: "No deviations are allowed and everything must meet the design requirements."
"If there is any problem, report it immediately."
"All preparations must be done, and any needs must be prepared in advance..."
This united and positive atmosphere allowed the experimental preparations to advance quickly and steadily. After another half a month, the three important parts of the equipment were connected.