Interstellar Industrial Age

"Satellite Launch~"

On the 'Qinglong' spacecraft, the spacecraft just flew over the orbit of Mars, and Wu Renjie gave the order to launch the satellite.

Following his instructions, several small hatches were opened on the huge spaceship, and the robotic arm carried the satellites out of the warehouse, and then adjusted the angle and speed, and the satellites were launched.

This area is very empty, there is nothing to detect and no value, of course only now.

These satellites are all satellites used to detect Mars. Is there a chance to fly to the orbit of Mars? Scientists from the Institute of Astronomy and Astronomy of the Galaxy Science Research Institute will naturally not miss this opportunity.

Although Mars is still on the other side of the sun, and the distance between them is not known to be hundreds of millions of miles, these launched satellites are also scientifically set.

The speed of these satellites is very slow, and the flight trajectory is also along the orbit of Mars. As long as you need to wait slowly, when Mars revolves again, the auxiliary propulsion system on these satellites will start to work to push the satellites to Mars. Within the gravitational range of Mars, becoming a satellite of Mars can begin to continuously provide information about Mars to the Earth.

Although with the development of the interstellar space age, there have been countless satellites and probes launched to various places in the solar system, but it is also good to be able to detect more satellites. Anyway, this thing is cheap now and can’t cost a few dollars.

After the launch of the satellite to detect Mars, the 'Qinglong' spacecraft quickly returned to calm, and the crew began to work on their own.

Some people are playing virtual games, and there is quantum communication technology. In the virtual world, there is almost no difference from the earth side. You can meet and play games as well. This has become the main way for the crew on the spacecraft to pass the world. .

Some people are sweating desperately in the gym, and everyone knows clearly that after three months in space, if they want to have a healthy body after returning to Earth, they must maintain a few days every day. Hard training as a child.

The intensity and time of this exercise cannot be discounted in any way, because it is not for others, but for one's own. Once the calcium from the bones in the body is lost, when it returns to the earth, the whole person will be abolished.

The scenery outside the spaceship remains unchanged. In the dark starry sky, the stars are dotted. Occasionally, it is very beautiful to look at it. However, after being in such an environment for a long time, the crew on the spaceship has long been tired of seeing this kind of scenery. Also miss the scenery on the earth even more.

Although the speed of the spacecraft is kept at a terrifying speed of 50 kilometers per second at this time, the void is really vast and vast. It gives the impression that the spacecraft seems to be stationary, staying in the void forever, without a single point. Variety.

If it weren't for the various advanced detection instruments carried on the spacecraft, Long Zhankong and Huang Zhibin of the Astronomical Science Team on the spacecraft would re-measure the spacecraft every day and update the data of the spacecraft, then everyone would clearly know that they are at a point , One point flew towards the asteroid belt.

"Captain~ we're going to start slowing down the spacecraft!"

After a few days like this, Long Zhankong and Huang Zhibin found Wu Renjie and made suggestions to him. At this time, they were very close to the asteroid belt and would soon enter the asteroid belt.

"Are there any new orders from the Earth Command Center?"

Wu Renjie nodded. According to the plan and itinerary, it was indeed almost time to slow down, but he still had to listen to the instructions from the Earth Command Center.

The spacecraft sails in the vast void. On the one hand, it relies on a large number of scientists at the Earth Command Center to use supercomputers to conduct comprehensive calculations and analysis.

On the other hand, we cannot all rely on the Earth command center. The judgment of the scientists and engineers on the spacecraft is also very important, because only the people on the spacecraft can clearly know all the very situation in the first time.

able to make the most timely response.

"The meaning of this side of the earth is the same, start to slow down~"

The spaceship deputy Liao Fanghong nodded and said.

"Start slowing down~"

Wu Renjie nodded and ordered.

The second-generation anti-gravity engine uses the huge gravitational force of the star, and the same is true for deceleration. There is no need to install a reverse propulsion system at all, and the anti-gravity engine starts to slow down slowly.

"Turn on x-ray detection, gamma-ray detection, beta-ray detection, infrared radiation detection, magnetic field detection!"

"Turn on the quantum matrix radar to produce 3D stereoscopic images!"

"Turn on the weapon system and stand by at any time."

"Launch unmanned satellites."

One order after another was issued from Wu Renjie. The asteroid belt that is about to arrive is not a warm, empty void. It may be hit by asteroids at any time, so the detection radar must be turned on. In order to save energy, it is not turned on.

At the same time, the weapon system is also on standby at any time. Spaceships fly in the void of the universe, and generally fly in a straight line. If you want to change the flight trajectory in order to avoid the impact of meteorites and asteroids, the energy consumption will be very amazing, especially The greater the mass of the spacecraft, the more energy it consumes.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the method of destroying the meteorites and asteroids in front will be used to destroy them with weapons. The 'Qinglong' spacecraft also carries the rail guns researched by the Galaxy Science Research Institute. It is sure to deal with ordinary asteroids. is no problem.

The principle of so-called rail running is actually very simple. It is to accelerate something like a hard tungsten rod to a certain extent to hit the target, so as to achieve the effect of destroying the target.

Because the speed of the spacecraft itself is very fast, now it is tens of kilometers per second, based on this speed, the speed of the launched rail can be imagined. The faster the speed, the more energy it carries, which is enough to easily deal with Ordinary asteroid.

As for the unmanned detection satellites released, it is to grasp the situation of the large-scale void as much as possible. These detection satellites are very cheap, one-time products, and the number is relatively large. It is also the purpose of Galaxy Technology Group to grasp more about the situation of the solar system. Therefore, some unmanned satellites will be continuously released along the way.

The crew of the spacecraft also began to get busy, starting to overhaul the spacecraft and equipment, conducting emergency drills, etc. At the same time, they were also full of expectations for the upcoming asteroid belt.

Day by day, the speed of the spacecraft is getting slower and slower, and the distance to the asteroid belt is getting closer and closer.

"Is this the asteroid belt?"

"Why do I feel as if there is no difference from the previous one, the same openness, the same loneliness, and no asteroids can be seen."

Wu Renjie carefully looked at the full picture displayed on the monitor, and repeatedly confirmed that the Qinglong spacecraft had indeed entered the range of the asteroid belt at this time.

But looking at the pitch-black void outside, there seems to be no way to do it. There is simply no way to see the scene in the sci-fi movie. Countless large and small meteorites, asteroids, etc. are coming towards him.

"Haha, we are indeed entering the asteroid belt, but it is almost difficult to find an asteroid with the naked eye, unless the asteroid is very close to us."

When Huang Zhibin heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Although there are countless asteroids in this asteroid belt, there are now more than 1 million known and numbered asteroids, all of which are very massive asteroids in the asteroid belt. For example, Ceres is the asteroid belt. The most massive asteroid among them, of course, should be called a dwarf planet accurately."

"In addition to these numbered millions of massive asteroids, there are countless asteroids of different masses and sizes in the entire asteroid belt, and the number is difficult to estimate."

"However, all these asteroids are distributed in the vast asteroid belt, which has a very wide range of distances. It is 2.17-3.62 AU from the sun, which means that its width is more than one astronomical unit. astronomical unit."

"And its length, not to mention its length, is a circle around the entire solar system. A simple calculation shows how vast the asteroid belt is."

"In such a huge area, even though the number of asteroids is large, the density is not as large as we imagined. If you want to see asteroids with the naked eye, unless they are very close."

"We mainly rely on various detection instruments to detect asteroids."

Long Zhankong also smiled and explained to everyone. Wu Renjie, Liao Fanghong, and the others all suddenly realized when they heard it, even though everyone had accumulated a lot of knowledge in this regard.

But compared with professional cosmic and astronomical scientists like Long Zhankong and Huang Zhibin, the gap is immediately obvious.

"DiDi~DiDi~"

"Discover an asteroid~"

While everyone was chatting, the alarm on the spaceship sounded, and everyone immediately came to their senses. One by one, they quickly connected to the network on the spaceship with the virtual watch they wore and started to get busy.

"This asteroid is 4,276 kilometers away from us. According to the analysis of spectral images sent by the detection satellite, its main components are 40% iron, 30% copper, and the rest is basically silicon."

"Its diameter is more than 1556 meters, the overall shape is irregular, and its mass exceeds 300 million tons. It is not our dish."

In Wu Renjie's mind, the virtual machine directly transmits the relevant information to his brain. He uses the computer to calculate and analyze the data, and quickly obtains the relevant information of the asteroid.

At the same time, this information was also announced to Wu Renjie, Liao Fanghong and other crew members.

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