Dragon Nest Space Factory is relatively far from the earth and relatively close to the moon.
Because of the rise of the asteroid mining industry in the asteroid belt, Longchao Space Factory has always been very busy. There are more than ten long shipbuilding docks here, and batches of spacecrafts never stop.
Even though Galaxy Technology Group's second Dragon's Nest space factory has been completed and put into use, there are still too many orders to be filled, and they have been scheduled for several years.
Spaceships, especially Galaxy Technology Group spaceships, are expensive, but they are definitely worth the money, and they are absolutely safe when used to mine asteroids. As for rocket-powered spaceships manufactured by various countries around the world, they can also go there.
Asteroid Mining Asteroids.
However, these spaceships have small thrust, poor safety, and seriously insufficient endurance. Sometimes when they reach an asteroid, they suddenly find that there is not enough fuel, and they can only return empty-handed. Sometimes, due to rocket problems, they directly become decomposed in the vast void.
A ball of fireworks.
The spaceship of the Galaxy Technology Group has no such worries at all and can come back safely every time. As for the harvest, sometimes it still depends on luck.
At this time, in the huge Dragon Nest Space Factory, all spaceships on one dock line have been completed, and the spaceships on the entire line have been delivered for use, but Galaxy Technology Group is not in a hurry to continue building spaceships.
"Haha, Lao Yang, Lao Zhang, how amazing am I to develop controllable nuclear fusion technology so quickly?"
In a huge empty room in the Dragon Nest Factory, this empty room is a bit astonishingly large. It is several hundred meters long, wide and high. It looks like a closed dock for manufacturing the core engine of the spacecraft, but this dock is really too big.
Already.
In the dock, Qin Yi, Lu Qingwei, Yang Hongyan, Zhang Jian and others were chatting while looking at the super huge anti-gravity engine in front of them.
The anti-gravity engine of the Qinglong-class spacecraft is almost the same as a building. The engine in front of you is several times larger than the engine of the Qinglong-class spacecraft. It is several hundred meters long and more than 200 meters wide.
, the height is also more than 300 meters.
On its huge body, scientists and engineers in white coats are like ants, constantly busy. Each copper wire on it is one meter in diameter, and any interface is like a huge abyss.
Generally, if a person falls into it, it will be like an ant falling into a person's mouth, without making any sound.
This engine is so huge!
The entire huge enclosed dock is almost entirely occupied by its huge body. Surrounding this huge engine, robotic arms are already busy, and from time to time, huge accessories are carried by the robotic arms.
This is just an assembly point. The engine is too big and adopts a modular design. Each module is assembled in other engine manufacturing docks and then transported together for assembly.
"You still have the nerve to say that you have been researching this gravity technology for many years. In the end, it was not because your boss stayed at your place for nearly a year that you managed to develop the controllable nuclear fusion technology."
"If you rely on yourself, I estimate that you will not be able to develop controllable nuclear fusion technology in less than 100 years."
Yang Hongyan glanced at Lu Qingwei. This kid has been very arrogant recently. He always says that he is awesome when meeting people, which makes him feel dizzy.
"In 100 years, you underestimate me too much."
"I have already researched the gravity technology, and the boss just came to join in the fun. Without the boss, I can research it quickly."
"There is no other way. All the soldiers under my command are very good."
Lu Qingwei grinned widely, his face was not red and he was out of breath, and he was really awesome at bragging.
"Come on, everyone still doesn't know how much you weigh."
Zhang Jian on the side couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but said.
"Haha, you are so envious and jealous. Look at the boss, he doesn't know that."
"Tsk, tsk, I said you two are already bosses of the same party. Why can't you be so generous and magnanimous?"
Lu Qingwei looked at Yang Hongyan and Zhang Jian and said with a smile.
"Just tell me, when will the construction of this dragon-class spacecraft start?"
"I'm already ready. You can come over and start work at any time. Leave the nuclear fusion reactor and the gravity system on the spacecraft to me and keep it safe for you."
Yang Hongyan and Zhang Jian looked at each other and were speechless. They were really no match for Lu Qingwei when it came to speaking. They couldn't beat him.
However, the two of them also knew that Qin Yi came here this time for the Dragon-class spacecraft. The engine technology is available, the controllable nuclear fusion technology is also available, and the gravity technology is also available.
In addition, the asteroid mining industry is now very popular, and the number of asteroids mined every year is already very considerable. As long as you have money, you will have enough resources to build spacecraft.
The conditions in all aspects have matured, and it is time to build a Dragon-class spacecraft.
"The design of the Dragon-class spacecraft has been completed. After listening to the boss's words, we have been manufacturing the engine in advance. Now the engine is almost completed."
"The most difficult engine is almost finished. It can be said that one-third of my work is completed. As for the nuclear fusion reactor and the gravity generation device, it depends on Qingwei."
Yang Hongyan thought for a while and explained the current progress.
"There must be no problem on my side, it will definitely be okay."
When Lu Qingwei heard this, he immediately patted his chest and promised.
"The one I am most worried about is you. The manufacturing of this nuclear fusion reactor is very difficult, especially the laser ignition device. We have failed several times on the moon. In space, the manufacturing difficulty will increase."
"In addition, the Dragon-class spacecraft and the Azure Dragon-class spacecraft are completely different concepts. We already have a lot of experience in building the Azure Dragon-class spacecraft, and we have enough experience."
"Technically speaking, the most difficult thing about the Qinglong-class spacecraft is just the engine, but the Dragon-class spacecraft is not only a more powerful second-generation anti-gravity engine, it also has to be designed with controllable nuclear fusion and gravity technology
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"It doesn't matter just to master each technology. The key is how to perfectly integrate these three technologies to create a perfect and powerful spacecraft."
"Although I don't expect to rely on this Dragon-class spaceship to travel across the stars and seas in the future, the cost of building this Dragon-class spaceship is really too high."
Qin Yi looked at the huge engine in front of him, then at the three of them, and finally fixed his eyes on Lu Qingwei.
"The cost of the machine in front of me has exceeded 5 trillion Chinese dollars. I don't know how many tons of rare metals are used on it. If the lunar mining industry had not matured, the price of these rare metals would have dropped.
It’s a lot, and the cost of this engine alone will consume all the funds in our company’s account.”
"There is also a nuclear fusion reactor, which is also a bottomless pit. I spent 5 trillion Chinese dollars on the moon. I don't know how much it will cost in space."
"So, brothers, everyone should communicate more with each other, negotiate more, and cooperate with each other to strive to make this dragon-class spacecraft more perfect."
"I estimate that we will definitely not be able to build a second Dragon-class spacecraft in a short time. We need to at least slow down. We really don't have enough money."
Qin Yi, who has always been rich and wealthy, also sometimes cried about poverty, and there was really nothing he could do.
Although Qin Yi's family has a great business and all its subsidiaries are very profitable, they can't stand Qin Yi's prodigal son. He Junbo, the company's financial director, has repeatedly warned Qin Yi that the funds in the company's account are not enough.
Too much, let Qin Yi take it easy and save some money.
The construction of the Dragon-class spacecraft is all made of money. The core engine, the larger the anti-gravity engine, the more powerful the anti-gravity engine. Its power is directly proportional to its cost, and it is still
Growing geometrically.
The engine cost of the Qinglong-class spacecraft is only a few hundred billion Chinese dollars, but the engine cost of the Dragon-class spacecraft has soared to several trillions of Chinese dollars.
There is also a nuclear fusion reactor, which is also very large in size. It is a huge sphere with a diameter of hundreds of meters. This is a nuclear fusion reactor built on the moon for experiments.
If this is used on the Dragon-class spacecraft, it will definitely need to be improved. The volume is also huge, and the cost will not be cheaper than this engine. The combined cost of these two things alone is more than 10 trillion Chinese dollars.
This is only the cost, and does not include R&D expenses, etc. Once these are included, the cost will go up even more.
In addition to engines and nuclear fusion reactors, gravity generation devices are also very expensive. They are also things that are piled up with money. Not to mention trillions, trillions are definitely indispensable.
Coupled with the overall cost of the entire spacecraft, the steel required alone is estimated to exceed hundreds of millions of tons. Only Qin Yi would be so willing to invest in this dragon-class spacecraft, but even Qin Yi, who has a lot of money, at this time
They have already begun to calculate and invest.
"This is the first time I've seen my boss talk to us about money. I've never seen him do this before."
Lu Qingwei looked at Qin Yi and couldn't help but said.
"Indeed, the boss used to sign this without frowning."
Zhang Jian also nodded and said.
"Go, go, I will find a way to deal with the money. If you three don't build this Dragon-class spaceship, I will let you work for me for the rest of your life."
"The kind that doesn't pay you~"
Qin Yi looked at the three of them, smiled and said.