On the huge airport, 22 people, including Wu Renjie, stood neatly in two rows. In front of them, Qin Yi seemed to be in a daze.
But soon, Qin Yi came back to his senses, thought about it, and spoke slowly.
"Your trip to the asteroid belt this time can be regarded as a great progress in the development of our human civilization and an important step towards the starry sky and the universe."
"The most important thing about this mission is to conduct a trial flight of the 'Qinglong' spacecraft, and at the same time conduct an inspection of the asteroid belt in the solar system to lay the foundation for later work."
"As for mining asteroids, it is a relatively minor task. As long as you can come back safely, nothing else matters."
"Of course, I am not a stingy boss. I will give you 5% of the asteroids mined this time as a reward."
"Wish you all a safe journey~"
Originally there were a lot of things he wanted to say, but Qin Yi thought about it and felt it was not appropriate, so he finally came up with the same old trick and told them clearly that this time the mission was about fame and fortune. As long as he completed the mission well, not only
Not only can you write your name into history, but more importantly, you can also get extremely generous rewards.
5% may not seem like much, but it also depends on the base number. You must know that an asteroid weighs hundreds of millions of tons. How much is an asteroid weighing hundreds of millions of tons worth? Just do some calculations and you will know that it is definitely a
Astronomical numbers.
"Let's go~"
Qin Yi finished practicing for everyone, and Wu Renjie didn't stop at all, leading his team members towards an anti-gravity spacecraft.
Soon, the spacecraft slowly took off and disappeared from the sight of Qin Yi and others in the blink of an eye.
In the outer space of the earth, the hatch of the 'Qinglong' spacecraft is slowly closing. It has completed the supply of materials and energy and is ready to set off at any time.
The spacecraft on which Wu Renjie and others were riding slowly flew over and began to dock with the 'Qinglong' spacecraft.
Half an hour later, Wu Renjie's team officially took over the "Qinglong" spacecraft and began to conduct final inspections of everything on the spacecraft.
"Energy is normal~"
"The communication signal is normal~"
"The engine is normal~"
"Supply supplies completed~"
"..."
In the control and command center of the 'Qinglong' spacecraft, Wu Renjie listened to reports one after another and looked at the beautiful planet in the void outside the window.
The azure planet is constantly exuding the extremely warm radiance of life, just like a blue gem embedded in the dark void. It is so dazzling, so beautiful that it makes people want to leave it.
Wu Renjie was somewhat sentimental when he thought about leaving the earth for three months this time. This time, their trip would become the most distant trip in human history, heading to the asteroid belt nearly two astronomical units away.
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"Captain, it's time to go~"
Liao Fanghong, the deputy of the 'Qinglong' spacecraft, came over and reminded him gently.
"Hmm~"
"Ground command center, Qinglong requests departure~"
"Requesting approval, permission to set off, have a safe journey~"
"Let's go~"
After receiving instructions from the ground control command center, Wu Renjie issued the order to set off.
Following Wu Renjie's order, the second-generation anti-gravity engine of the 'Qinglong' spacecraft began to start, and a vibration came from the tail of the spacecraft, making people couldn't help but cling tightly to the space chair.
The power of the second-generation anti-gravity engine is very strong. The "Qinglong" spacecraft orbiting the earth quickly left the earth's orbit and began to move towards the asteroid belt.
"Speed 20 kilometers per second~"
"30 kilometers per second~"
"40 kilometers per second~"
Wu Renjie was tightly tied to the space chair, staring at the various data displayed on the monitor, feeling the vibration of the spacecraft and the huge pressure caused by acceleration.
The power is so powerful that the speed of the 'Qinglong' spacecraft is constantly increasing, getting faster and faster, flying towards the asteroid belt.
"Speed 50 kilometers per second, coordinates x23231, y99882, z233678, 400,000 kilometers away from the earth~"
"Communication is normal~life support system is normal~energy remaining is 90%~"
In Wu Renjie's mind, all the data about the spacecraft were displayed one by one. The only order he needed to give now was to accelerate, accelerate, and accelerate again.
This journey is really too far. Even at the current speed of 50 kilometers per second, it will take more than a month to reach the asteroid belt based on the nearest straight-line distance. If the distance is further,
If it is more than 200 million kilometers away, it will take 2 months to arrive.
Therefore, Long Zhankong and Huang Zhibin, who are responsible for positioning and navigation, are very busy at this time. They need to calculate now which position is more suitable for the spacecraft to reach the asteroid belt, and at what speed to fly to reduce time and energy as much as possible.
Consumption and so on.
This not only needs to take into account the position, speed, direction, mass, etc. of the spacecraft, but also the position and speed of the earth. You must know that the earth is orbiting the sun at a speed of tens of kilometers every moment.
It is moving at the speed of seconds, and the most important thing is that these data are constantly changing, so the work pressure in this area is still very high.
At this time, the spacecraft has just set off. It does not take much to adjust the angle and direction, and the energy consumed is very small. Therefore, at this time, the two astronomy scientists Long Zhankong and Huang Zhibin must control the supercomputer on the spacecraft to continuously calculate.
The spacecraft's route, energy consumption, arrival location in the asteroid belt, Earth's orbit, location, etc.
"Adjust the direction by 1.21 degrees and start the left wing auxiliary engine."
Taking advantage of the fact that it would save energy to adjust the direction and position now, Wu Renjie and others did not hesitate and kept in contact with the command center. The supercomputer continued to simulate various possibilities. At the same time, the spacecraft also continued to modify the direction and so on.
The direction of the spacecraft is the same as the direction of the earth's revolution. The purpose is naturally to save distance when returning and fly in front of the earth's forward orbit. If it flies in the opposite direction, it will really have to wait until next year.
Able to return home.
"Speed is 80.23 kilometers per second, direction adjustment is completed, engine is turned off, and inertial flight begins!"
A few days later, with the continuous acceleration of the second-generation anti-gravity engine, the speed of the spacecraft had reached a speed of 80 kilometers per second. This speed was the speed finally arrived at by Long Zhankong, Huang Zhibin, and many scientists here at the Earth Control Center.
No matter how fast the speed is, the energy consumed by acceleration will increase geometrically, and too much energy will be wasted by deceleration, so it is very unnecessary to continue to accelerate.
If the speed is too slow, it will take a long time to reach the small belt. By then, the closest distance to the earth may be missed. It will be very troublesome to return to the earth. It may even take another year to wait.
Can.
The engine has been shut down and the direction has been finally determined. There is nothing left to do. However, the 22 people on the 'Qinglong' spacecraft can easily exercise and communicate with the earth through virtual machines and so on.
It is the most relaxing time to spend time with my family, reading, studying, playing games, etc.
Of course, this kind of ease is only relative. The spaceship is flying in the void. To the naked eye, it does not seem to have any changes, as if it is quietly suspended in the void. It can only be seen through the spacecraft.
The radars, laser rangefinders, redshift rangefinders, quantum radars, etc. above are constantly locating the massive planets in the solar system to know that the spacecraft is constantly flying towards the outer reaches of the solar system.
This kind of long travel is very boring and boring. In addition, for their own health, the astronauts need to exercise unremittingly for at least 4 hours every day.
Exercising in space is not as simple as on the ground. They need to ride a specially designed bicycle, which is very strenuous and requires pulling force, etc. It must exercise every important bone in the body and prevent the calcium in the bones from being absorbed.
Otherwise, once they return to Earth, they will be paralyzed for life.
In addition, the scenery in the starry sky seems to be the same forever, and you can only look back in the direction of the earth. The earth is getting smaller and smaller, until the existence of the earth cannot be seen with the naked eye and can only be observed through a telescope.
Fortunately, there is quantum communication technology. Because quantum communication technology uses quantum entanglement, theoretically speaking, quantum communication technology is a communication technology that ignores distance.
Real-time communication can be achieved no matter how far apart they are. This time, scientists have also tested whether quantum communication is the same as theoretical inference, truly communicating regardless of distance.
The 'Qinglong' spacecraft not only has quantum communication, but also traditional electromagnetic wave communication. Electromagnetic wave communication uses electromagnetic waves, and the propagation speed of electromagnetic waves in space is the speed of light.
Through the communication time difference between the two communication technologies, we can know whether this quantum communication technology really ignores distance and can communicate in real time no matter how far apart they are.
With quantum communication technology, the crew on the "Qinglong" spacecraft can also connect to the virtual network on the earth's side. In the virtual world, they can meet their families every day, play virtual games, study, etc. to pass the time.
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In about 15 days, the 'Qinglong' spacecraft flew through the orbit of Mars. The average distance of Mars' orbit from the sun is 1.52 astronomical units, while the asteroid belt is approximately 2.17-3.64 astronomical units from the sun.
It has flown past the orbit of Mars, which means that the 'Qinglong' spacecraft is already very close to its destination, the asteroid belt, and it only needs to fly for about half a month to almost reach the asteroid belt.
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