In the asteroid belt, more than 20 minutes later, Ohta Hiroshi received the order from the earth. He couldn't help but take a breath, and then gave the order helplessly.
There are hundreds of people on board the Kaguya spacecraft, including astronomical scientists, who can easily calculate whether Kaguya can drag this asteroid back.
Obviously, Ohta Hiroshi knew the answer, but 20 million tons of gold, such a huge amount of wealth, is really important to Japan now, and the order from above was what he expected.
Bet on it.
The rocket propulsion system of the Kaguya spacecraft was re-ignited, but this time there was no full power. Only two rockets ejected long blazing white tail flames, which were very dazzling in this dark world.
The Kaguya spacecraft moved closer to the asteroid. This is an asteroid with a diameter of less than 200 meters, but its density is very long and its mass is 120 million tons because it contains 2 million tons of gold.
"Small spaceship dispatched!"
Following an order, the hatch of the Kaguya spaceship slowly opened, and two small spaceships took off from Kaguya and flew towards the asteroid. Just like the Seiryu spacecraft mining asteroids, the Japanese
It is also planned to use carbon fiber ropes to drag asteroids.
Two small spacecrafts completed the work very smoothly, and the net made of carbon fiber tightly trapped the asteroid.
At this time, the spacecraft and the asteroid are running in the same direction and at the same speed, maintaining a relatively stationary state with each other. The asteroids in the asteroid belt also have their own revolutions and autobiographies like the Earth, Mars, and Venus.
Soon, the carbon fiber ropes that netted the asteroid were fixed on the load-bearing keel of the Kaguya spacecraft. Everyone returned to their posts, put on their spacesuits, and were firmly fixed on the chairs.
At the same time, a modified anti-gravity spacecraft took off from the Kaguya spacecraft and flew closely behind the Kaguya spacecraft at a distance of several thousand kilometers.
This is just in case. Once a major accident occurs, this anti-gravity spacecraft can take everyone back to the earth without annihilating the entire army.
"Team 1 is ready!"
"Team 2 is ready~"
In the control center of the Kaguya spacecraft, Hiroshi Ohta listened to the reports of each team, took a deep breath and ordered: "Start!"
"The time has come to bet on the fate of the country. I hope Amaterasu will bless us again!"
At the same time, he prayed silently in his heart.
"Boom~"
The four heavy-lift rockets suddenly turned on full power, and the originally dark void around them suddenly became brighter. At the same time, the rockets produced huge vibrations when they were ignited, and the huge sound was transmitted through the steel connecting the spacecraft.
The speed of the Kaguya spacecraft began to increase, and the rope connecting the Kaguya spacecraft and the asteroid began to slowly straighten, firmly connecting the two together.
Then on the Kaguya spacecraft, everyone felt like they were rushing forward, as if they were telling a moving car to brake suddenly. Under the action of strong inertia, everyone seemed to be thrown out.
We were prepared from the beginning and everyone was firmly fixed on the space chair, so there were no problems.
"Full power!"
It lasted for several minutes, but the asteroid showed no sign of changing its trajectory. Ohta Hiroki knew that the force was too small and not enough to drag the asteroid.
"Boom~"
One after another, the remaining four rockets were ignited one after another, and began to spit out dazzling white flames, making the dark void become brighter.
The power of the Kaguya spacecraft was fully turned on, and the eight launch vehicles produced terrifying high temperatures, causing the temperature of the surrounding void to begin to rise sharply.
The carbon fiber rope was straight and straight, firmly connecting the Kaguya spacecraft and the asteroid, but the asteroid's trajectory still did not change at all.
"Blessed by Amaterasu~"
"Push the power to the limit."
"Onboard~"
Ohta Hiroshi kept staring, and when he saw that the asteroid showed no signs of changing, he roared angrily.
The eight launch vehicles on the Kaguya spacecraft are a little different from those previously used to launch satellites on Earth. In order to save fuel, these eight launch vehicles did not burn to the maximum extent when they were started, so
There are certain restrictions on power.
Because it is in space, there is no need to exert all the thrust at once, and fuel is very precious, especially for places as far away as the asteroid belt.
"Onboard~"
Following Ota Hiro's roar, everyone on board the Kaguya spaceship started roaring loudly as if they had been given blood.
Soon, engineers completely lifted the rocket restrictions, allowing the power of the eight launch vehicles to be maximized.
"Boom~"
More terrifying vibrations and roars came, causing everyone on the spacecraft to immediately change their expressions. Although theoretically, if the eight launch rockets of the Kaguya spacecraft are fully powered, they can drag 120 million tons.
Mass asteroid, but this is just a theory.
A huge spacecraft is extremely complex in its composition. If anything goes wrong, it may be destroyed and cause a fatal accident under extreme circumstances.
When Uncle Sam launched the space shuttle, it was just because the weather was too cold during the launch that a material on the launch rocket deformed slightly due to thermal expansion and contraction. As a result, the rocket exploded and the space shuttle was directly destroyed.
, all 7 astronauts died.
From here alone, we know that when using traditional rocket power technology, the error tolerance rate is too low. Any small mistake may cause the launch to fail, and the cost is extremely high.
It was the emergence of anti-gravity technology that promoted the arrival of the interstellar space age.
The tail flames ejected by the eight heavy-lift rockets continue to lengthen in the void, becoming more blazing white and dazzling. The surrounding void becomes brighter. Looking from a distance, it looks like a giant firefly.
Catching his prey in the void, trying very hard to drag the prey.
The asteroid trembled slightly, and under the influence of powerful force, its trajectory began to slowly change.
"It's changed, it's changed~"
On the Kaguya spaceship, Saburo Nishizawa, who was watching all this at all times, couldn't help shouting excitedly.
"Come on~"
A smile appeared on Ota Hiroshi's face, while he thought silently in his heart.
Although the trajectory of the asteroid has changed, the magnitude of the change is too small and has not yet reached the predetermined requirements. It must be continuously pushed until it reaches the predetermined trajectory.
"The fuel consumption is too fast. The fuel in the rocket is almost exhausted. We have to cease fire to add fuel to the rocket."
However, before Ota Hiroshi could be happy for long, Nishizawa Saburo, who had been staring at the fuel, couldn't help but scream.
The eight heavy-lift launch rockets were at full fire, and the power was very strong, but the fuel consumption was also extremely terrifying. In just ten minutes, the fuel in the rockets was completely consumed.
"Turn off the flames and add fuel to the rocket quickly."
Hiroshi Ohta reluctantly ordered. There was no way. When the Kaguya spacecraft was originally designed, for safety reasons, there was no design that could add fuel and burn at the same time.
Because that design is very unsafe, once an accident occurs, the entire Kaguya spacecraft is equivalent to a large powder keg. If any one of the eight launch vehicles has a problem, the Kaguya spacecraft will explode.
Therefore, when the fuel of these eight launch vehicles is burned out, the rocket must be shut down and refueled. When accelerating, it must be accelerated in stages. There is no way to accelerate to the destination at once.
More than an hour later, the rocket was refilled with fuel and began to emit long, blazing white tail flames again. It struggled to drag the asteroid bit by bit, trying to change its trajectory.
Like last time, this time the asteroid's trajectory was successfully changed a little, but at the critical moment, the launch vehicle's fuel ran out again.
"touch~"
"It won't work like this. Even if we run out of fuel, we may not be able to change its trajectory to the predetermined effect."
"I have no choice but to give up!"
The new trajectory and data calculated by scientists appeared in Hiro Ohta's mind. They were far from the set ones, but the fuel on the spacecraft was almost at its limit.
If the consumption continues like this, the Kaguya spacecraft will not have enough fuel to fly back to the earth. Ohta Hiroshi is desperate. Everything has been calculated, but in this small detail, the rocket burns too fast.
, especially when the power is fully turned on.
There is no way to continuously exert force on asteroids. There are too many and too many wasted places, which ultimately leads to the current situation.
It's very embarrassing. If you keep going like this, it is possible to change the trajectory of the asteroid to the set trajectory, but in that case, the fuel on the Kaguya spacecraft will be used up. When some minor adjustments need to be made later, there will be no fuel.
Any leeway.
Similarly, even if it relies on inertia to return to the Earth, because there is no fuel, the spacecraft will not be able to slow down at all, and it may pass by the Earth. The key is that after the asteroid is transported to the Earth, it still needs to be
It slows down until its speed is low enough to be captured by the earth's gravity.
"No, we've already reached this point. We can't give up. How can we just give up on the fate of our country?"
"If they can return to Earth, they will definitely find a way to send us fuel!"
Saburo Nishizawa on the side said with red eyes and unwillingness.