When a major earthquake in California caused a fault zone and caused sea water to flow back in, California would have been split into two if the United States had not immediately used nuclear bombs to block it.
The current outcome seems to be that the original California peninsula has become even larger.
At least the Jiujinzha area in the north is still preserved.
However, the famous Silicon Valley disappeared. During the evacuation of California, all the famous technology company headquarters were relocated to various parts of the United States.
Space Exploration Company is also one of them. Musk moved its headquarters directly to Houston, where the company's test factory and office area originally existed.
In an emergency like that, it would naturally be faster to move to the existing office space.
Masco used this move to secretly lay a new network line without telling GIA representatives stationed at the company.
This network line is the military network connecting the Ark project that Musko is currently participating in. For the Ark project, the biggest difficulty is the design of the Ark itself.
As for energy, although there is no nuclear fusion, the United States does have a nuclear fission reactor technology that leads the world.
Enough to propel a huge spacecraft to Mars.
However, how this huge Ark spaceship leaves the surface of the Blue Star is a big problem.
If we talk about building in sections, launching into space in batches, and completing assembly and docking in space, it is also very difficult.
Musk had previously felt that the Ark Project was a big pit, and he was completely trapped in it.
But the old Morgan behind the scenes demanded that it be completed as soon as possible, and said inexplicably, "It's too late."
Originally, Masco was not confident to complete it, but the artificial intelligence Lucky told him that it might be able to help him complete this impossible task.
The premise is that it must be connected to this network, but the people at GIA cannot be told.
Masco was very unhappy that GIA sent a specialist to station in the computer room. Lucky wanted to hide it from GIA, and he wanted to hide it himself.
As a result, this dedicated network line was successfully deployed without GIA's knowledge.
Since Lucky was connected to the military network, the progress of Project Ark has indeed accelerated a lot.
Lucky helped the Ark design team preliminarily verify a design. The method used was to complete a total of 1,200 segments on the ground. Through 1,200 launch missions, the segments would be launched into an orbit 300 kilometers above the ground, and then Lucky would control and assemble them.
docking.
This plan was simulated and demonstrated by Lucky, and the design team was very excited, thinking that this would be a cross-generational project.
As a result, before the excitement of joy had passed, Fantastic Technology announced that its own heavenly space city was now in operation.
Masco looked at that huge thing through an astronomical telescope.
Yes, it is too huge, at least ten times larger than the designed Ark.
I really don’t know what technology Miraculous Technology used to send such a big thing into space. It would be great if it could help the American Ark be sent into space.
Unfortunately, this idea can only be thought about. Given that the United States and Magic Technology are currently in a state of mutual sanctions, it is impossible for the two sides to cooperate at this level.
Masco found it very puzzling that the President of Ladakh insisted on a policy of being an enemy of magical technology. If such a high-tech company can cooperate, it will definitely be better than confrontation.
Taking a step back, at least you can purchase some special products from Miraculous Technology, which will also make the Ark Project progress faster.
Fortunately, I have Lucky, and now the Ark Project has finally entered the launch stage.
In order to compete for time, all components of the Ark Project were completed and launched. All components were completed under Lucky's overall control.
In this way, Lucky can accurately assemble and dock them together in space to form a huge ark spacecraft.
When the spacecraft ignites in space, the powerful nuclear fission reactor will provide huge propulsion, allowing the spacecraft to fly to the distant Mars.
The Dragon spacecraft launched in December this year will perform the mission of setting up a front station on Mars. The Space Exploration Company will send two astronauts to Mars on the Dragon spacecraft, where they will use the Dragon spacecraft to build the first Mars base.
In other words, the Dragon spacecraft is a one-time use. When it lands on Mars, it will automatically turn into a Mars base.
At this moment at the Houston Rocket Launch Site, the first two components of the Ark Project are about to be launched.
Starting today, there will be three launches per day using the latest reusable rocket technology.
Musk's original idea of using the Dragon spacecraft to carry components is no longer possible. After all, the load capacity of the Dragon spacecraft is not enough to undertake this task.
The 1,200 components will be launched one after another in the next 200 days, and will eventually be assembled into a huge spacecraft.
In order to ensure the completion of this plan, the space agency will devote all its efforts to this work and will not conduct other tasks.
In fact, as the war between the northern and southern governments of the United States progressed, NASA ran out of funds, and everyone there now worked for Musk.
Because only Masco can pay them.
Musko does not need to worry about funding issues, because old Morgan provides financial support behind the scenes, and he only needs to ensure that the Ark Project is completed.
Masco never understood before why old Morgan spent so much money on this Ark project, as if Blue Star was going to end the world.
However, in recent months, natural disasters have continued to occur on Blue Star, and man-made disasters have also broken out. No matter how you look at it, it feels like the end is coming.
Look, the Japanese islands sank immediately, and a country disappeared.
The fault zone in Central America seems to be erupting again in the near future. The southern government has just used nuclear bombs to prevent it. It seems that just as the magical technology predicted, the nuclear bomb can no longer stop the fault zone from erupting.
The sound of the countdown brought Musk's mind back to the scene. On the launch site, the towering rocket was the newly developed "Mars 10" launch vehicle that combined the technology of the early Saturn V and the Falcon Heavy of previous years.
It is 120 meters high, has a take-off weight of 3,500 tons, a total thrust of 4,000 tons, and can send a 200-ton payload into an orbit of 300 kilometers.
In other words, all the components of the Ark spacecraft add up to 12,000 tons. When these components are docked in space under the control of Lucky, they will become a 10,000-ton spacecraft that can expedition to Mars.
This will be mankind's largest spacecraft, capable of carrying 10,000 to 20,000 people, enough to become mankind's last ark.
Masco squinted and saw the bottom of the huge rocket ignited.
Two minutes later, Musk watched the "Mars 10" flying higher and higher displayed on the big screen, and listened to the data in the command hall that was constantly reporting the correct attitude of the rocket. He suddenly felt infinite pride in his heart.
【I am making history!】
When the news came that Mars 10 had successfully sent two components into the predetermined orbit, the hall burst into cheers.
The pride of the American people has returned. The previous riots and civil war have made many Americans feel hesitant. The once-powerful empire seems to be about to fall.
But at this moment, mankind's largest rocket was successfully launched, and this honor made the people in the hall smile.
Masco did not join the carnival. He quickly returned to the office and made a call.
"Mr. Morgan, the launch was successful!"
Old Morgan's voice came, "Very good, this is just the first step. There are still 600 such launches. We must ensure success every time. We cannot afford failure!"
Masco nodded and said: "Understood, but don't worry, with Lucky here, no errors will occur, and all launches can be guaranteed to be executed accurately."
There is a reason for Musk to say this. Before this launch, Lucky controlled a robot to conduct a comprehensive test of the entire rocket, and several defects were discovered.
These defects may seem inconspicuous and are easily overlooked by people, but once the rocket takes off, these defects will become the source of failure.
There is no room for sloppiness in aerospace engineering. Failure will be a huge blow to the entire plan.