This institution, which in just a few years has become a holy place in the hearts of countless astronauts around the world, has now grown into a super base covering an area of more than 3,500 acres.
In addition to the runway that covers a large area and is used for the takeoff and landing of space shuttles, there is also a giant factory building that covers an area of 300,000 square meters.
This is the heart of China’s aerospace industry and is also known as the ‘Holy Land’ of the global aerospace industry.
Not just because here, the world's most advanced new space shuttles can be designed, produced, manufactured and assembled.
This is because the combination of a small controllable nuclear fusion reactor and an aerospace engine carries the direction of human aerospace development in the future.
For Xu Chuan, this place is like a super factory, building bit by bit his, China's, and even the entire human race's desires and dreams for the universe.
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Academicians Xu Chuan and Chang Huaxiang, along with the leaders and management of the manned mission project, took the lead and stood at the door of the super factory, standing here quietly waiting for something.
About five or six minutes later, a black motorcade slowly drove in and stopped at the door of the factory.
As the motorcade stopped, an old man with a majestic face stepped out of the Hongqi car in the middle.
Seeing the old man, Xu Chuan walked over with a smile and greeted him warmly.
I believe no Chinese would be unfamiliar with the person in front of me.
The old man came over with a smile on his face, held his hand cordially, and said with a kind smile: "Long time no see, Academician Xu."
Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, and said politely: "It has indeed been a while, let's go in first."
"OK."
The old man stepped forward with a smile, and his eyes fell on the group of people standing behind Xu Chuan. After greeting Academician Chang Huaxiang first, he said with a smile.
"Don't be so serious. I'm just here to take a look. The manned landing project still relies on and thanks you for your hard work."
After smiling and being polite, the group of people walked into the factory building located deep in the Xiashu Aerospace Base.
The old man came to say hello in advance this time.
On the one hand, it is for the manned mission to launch tomorrow morning.
After all, it is the first time that humans have set foot on another planet, and it is a record-breaking mission to land on Mars. For them, this will be an epic glory in the aerospace field of China and even the world.
Although it is China's first manned landing on the moon, it is of much less significance given that the United States had already done it in the last century.
So that time the old man only sent his blessings for the manned moon landing in the capital, but this time he came to the Xia Shu Space Base in person.
On the other hand, he also came here to learn about the development of Xia Shu Space Base and Xinghai Research Institute, and to talk to Xu Chuan about the future of technological development.
After all, carbon-based chip technology has made a breakthrough, and the last threshold hindering their rapid development is gone.
It is no exaggeration to say that unless a devastating nuclear war breaks out, nothing on earth can stop them.
Coupled with the rapid development of aerospace technology, the goals they planned around the rise of the country in the past are no longer appropriate. It is time to re-plan the development path for the next few decades.
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The group of people chatted and walked towards the interior of the factory building of Xia Shu Aerospace Base.
After entering the core production area, several people put on masks, dust covers and shoe covers under the guidance of the staff and walked through the clean room.
Immediately, a finishing workshop as bright as day came into view, where miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion reactors and aerospace engines were being produced in an orderly manner.
Walking beside the old man, Xu Chuan had a smile on his face and took the initiative to introduce: "This is the main core factory that produces small and controllable nuclear fusion reactors..."
While listening to Xu Chuan's introduction, the old man asked curiously as he glanced around the 'busy' production workshop without seeing a single person.
"Is there no one in your factory?"
Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "Yes, during the normal production process, there will not be any personnel or staff in the workshop."
"The production of miniaturized fusion reactors and aerospace engines is all unmanned."
"Some parts and raw materials purchased from companies that meet our production standards will be transported to fully automated warehouses and marked with different codes."
"During production, through the intelligent control system that controls this factory, intelligent equipment is used to transport, further process and assemble these basic materials and components."
"The final finished product will also be packaged in the corresponding packaging workshop, then coded and shipped out."
Xu Chuan is quite proud of this production factory built by his own hands.
If classified according to the standard level of dust-free workshops, this is a level 100 dust-free workshop.
For the production of industrial parts, this level of dust-free workshop is already a very abnormal value.
Normally, even for the production of optical instruments, the industrial workshops that need to ensure the high cleanliness of optical components are only at level 1,000.
Factory buildings that require cleanliness, such as the installation of spiral instruments on aerospace equipment and the installation of high-quality micro bearings, are also at this level.
The higher standard of Class 100 is generally used in aseptic manufacturing processes in the pharmaceutical industry, such as surgeries, including transplant surgeries, the manufacture of integrators, and the isolation and treatment of patients sensitive to bacterial infections.
For example, the post-operative isolation treatment of bone marrow transplant patients and the ICU treatment room are usually at level 100 standards.
The highly clean production environment at the Xiashu Space Base was personally requested by Xu Chuan.
Although the production requirements for components of miniaturized fusion reactors and aerospace engines are not large, a 100,000-level standard workshop is sufficient for manufacturing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, the quality control and quality of parts prepared in high-level production workshops are definitely higher than those in low-level production workshops.
This also means that when they are assembled together, there is less chance of failure.
For a field like aerospace that requires high-precision control, ensuring the normal operation of all instruments and equipment is the most important thing.
The old man nodded slightly and said with some emotion: "To be honest, I have inspected many production bases across the country, including factories larger than this, but I feel the charm of a unique 'technological' development here.
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In this endless production workshop, bright lights overhead illuminate every corner.
Just like the shadowless lamp in the hospital operating room, even if they were standing here at the moment, there would be no shadow under their feet.
The robotic arms that are constantly rotating, grabbing and processing raw materials and parts give people an atmosphere of loneliness amidst the bustle.
I have to say that this place is full of the feeling of a future technology factory.
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The establishment of this factory relies on the 'standards' formulated by Xinghai Research Institute. Through big data management and control, manufacturers that meet the standards are included in a 'standard list', and through intelligent
The system performs real-time management and control.”
"For example, the small fusion reactor it currently produces is sold to the Air Force Equipment Department. Before signing a contract, the Air Force Equipment Department provides a series of indicators, parameters, performance and other requirements."
"Then we submit this report to the intelligent system and issue the 'start' instruction. The system can automatically determine the supplies and materials that need to be purchased, and even which manufacturers are the best choice to purchase from, etc."
"Once the raw materials and parts are available, the factory can operate at the most efficient speed through the preset processing plan, and carry out processing and production around the clock."
"Simply put, this is a production method based on digital technology, computing power, smart technology and green and low-carbon technology."
"Theoretically, it does not require anyone to control the production process. As long as you enter the product you want, the AI intelligent system will help you handle everything."
"From the purchase of basic materials, to processing, to transportation and delivery, a one-line production process can be completed without a single person!"
After listening to Xu Chuan's introduction, the old man couldn't help but said with emotion: "It seems to point out a development path for our future industrial development."
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "It is certain that the intelligent production system will replace the artificial production system in the future. Whether you like it or not, it will come. This is an inevitable trend of the development of the times and will not be changed by personal will."
The old man smiled and nodded, following his footsteps to learn about the situation in this huge super factory.
As Xu Chuan said, the entire factory is like countless precision mechanical equipment closely integrated, and everything is under the control of the AI intelligent processing system.
Looking at this huge unmanned factory, the old man thought for a while, and suddenly looked at Xu Chuan curiously, and asked: "Do you think the universe we live in will be like this technology factory?
Are all the operations planned?"
Hearing this unexpected question, Xu Chuan was slightly stunned.
"Why do you ask that?"
The old man smiled and said, "It's okay, I just had some thoughts suddenly."
Xu Chuan thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's not impossible. The universe is too big and mysterious. Maybe it's like a petri dish, specially used to cultivate a certain kind of creature. It's not impossible.
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"But for us at this stage, this kind of problem does not have much significance. Apart from some speculation and fantasy, we have no way to confirm and explore."
"After all, today's human beings have not even gone out into the solar system and want to explore the truth of the universe..." Shaking his head, Xu Chuan said with some emotion: "That is too far away."
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At the same time, on the other side.
Sixty million kilometers away in the orbit of Mars, a silver, white and black space shuttle is cruising quietly in the low Earth orbit of Mars at a speed of 3.5 kilometers per second.
This is the Hanhai space shuttle.
In the open cabin, several astronauts carrying out the manned mission were floating in mid-air chatting. Forty-one days have passed since they took off from the earth.
Leaning on the side of the window, Liu Yang, the only female astronaut in the six mission missions, quietly looked at the scenery in the distance.
Under their feet was a brown planet that looked earthy, lifeless and desolate.
"Liu Yang, it's time for dinner."
At this moment, another middle-aged man wearing dark blue uniform floated over and shouted.
"team leader."
Seeing Zhai Zhigang, Liu Yang came back to his senses and said hello.
"It's time to eat, let's go, let's go have dinner." Zhai Zhigang, who was leading the manned mission to the moon, smiled, shouted, and then said: "After eating, do some exercise, and then have a good sleep. Tomorrow we will
It’s time to carry out the landing mission.”
He put his palm on the side of the porthole, and with a little effort, Liu Yang 'flyed' over skillfully.
"By the way, what are we going to eat tonight?"
“Spicy grilled fish, sausage pies and brioche buns, plus drinks.”
"Oh~, let's eat these again." Liu Yang couldn't help but sigh when he heard the familiar name of the dish.
Zhai Zhigang shrugged and said with a smile: "It's good to eat some. When I went to heaven, all I ate was 'toothpaste', but there are all kinds of dishes like now."
For this manned landing project, the Xiashu Space Base arranged for two space shuttles to perform the mission together, and the supplies they carried were not comparable to those used in previous space missions and manned moon landings.
Apart from various scientific research instruments and equipment, the remaining supplies are all related to food, clothing, housing and transportation.
There are hundreds of types of food alone, ranging from staple noodles, steamed buns, and rice to various sauces, stews, broccoli, shredded potatoes, and other dishes.
But no matter how many species there are, they appear to be few in number during this more than a month-long space voyage.
Calculated based on the average number of meals an astronaut eats four times a day, even if the ground crew prepares hundreds of kinds of food for them, if they want to ensure that they are not recycled, it will only be enough for about a week.
And not all of the more than 100 kinds of food are dishes, there are also various other types of side dishes, fruits, etc.
For more than forty days, the types of food they had stored had been cycled over and over again.
Not to mention Liu Yang, even he was a little tired of it.
Of course, in addition to the type of food, another factor that affects their taste is the environment in space.
In many cases, weightlessness will cause congestion in the human nasal cavity, blunting the taste nerve, causing changes in saliva secretion that affect the sense of taste, or affecting the sense of taste because the color of food cannot be seen or the smell of food cannot be smelled.
However, compared to the early years when he first became an astronaut and carried out space missions, the quality of life in space navigation is much better now.
In the early years, the food he ate in space was packed in bags, made into a minced meat paste similar to toothpaste, and eaten by squeezing.
Let’s not talk about the dining experience. Even with this toothpaste-like food, no matter how seasoned it is, it can’t be any better.
But now, they can eat all kinds of steaming food just like normal meals on earth.