Interstellar Industrial Age

"Take action!"

In the asteroid belt, after more than 20 minutes, Ota Hiroyuki received an order from the earth, the whole person couldn't help taking a breath, and then he gave the order helplessly.

There are hundreds of people on the Kaguya spacecraft, and there are cosmic astronomical scientists, enough to easily calculate whether Kaguya can drag the asteroid back.

Obviously, Ota Hiroshima knows the answer, but 20 million tons of gold, such a huge fortune, is really important to Japan today, and the order from above is the same as what I expected. bet.

The rocket propulsion system of the Kaguya spacecraft was re-ignited, but this time there was no full power on, only two rockets spewed long 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 only 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!"

With an order, the hatch of the Kaguya spacecraft slowly opened, and two small spacecraft took off from the Kaguya and flew towards the asteroid. Just like the Qinglong spacecraft mining asteroids, the Japanese It is also intended to use carbon fiber ropes to drag the asteroid.

The two small spacecraft completed the work very smoothly, and the asteroid was firmly netted by a net made of carbon fiber.

At this time, the direction and speed of the spacecraft and the asteroids are the same, and they maintain a relatively static state with each other. The asteroids in the asteroid belt also have their own revolutions and autobiographies, just like the planets such as Earth, Mars, and Venus.

Soon, the carbon fiber rope that netted the asteroid was fixed on the load-bearing keel of the Kaguya spacecraft, and everyone returned to their posts, put on their space suits, and fixed them firmly on the chair.

At the same time, a modified anti-gravity spacecraft took off from the Kaguya spacecraft and flew next to the Kaguya spacecraft at a position several thousand kilometers away from the Kaguya spacecraft.

This is just in case. In the event of a major accident, this anti-gravity spacecraft can still bring everyone back to Earth, so that the entire army will not be destroyed.

"Team 1 is ready!"

"Team 2 is ready~"

At the control center of the Kaguya spacecraft, Hiroyoshi Ohta listened to the reports of the groups, took a deep breath and ordered, "Start!"

"It's time to bet on the national luck, I hope God Amaterasu will bless us again!"

At the same time, in his heart, he prayed silently.

"Boom~"

The four heavy-duty launch vehicles turned on all of a sudden, and the dark void around them suddenly became brighter. At the same time, when the rockets ignited, a huge vibration was generated, and the huge sound was transmitted through the steel connected to the spacecraft.

The speed of the Kaguya spacecraft began to speed up, and the rope connecting the Kaguya spacecraft and the asteroid also began to slowly stretch, firmly connecting the two together.

Then on the Kaguya spacecraft, everyone only felt that they were rushing forward, as if telling the driving car to suddenly brake suddenly. Under the action of strong inertia, it seemed that everyone would be thrown away. There were preparations from the beginning, everyone was firmly fixed on the space chair, and there was no problem.

"Full power!"

For a few minutes, the asteroid showed no signs of changing its trajectory, and Ota knew that the force was too small to drag the asteroid.

"Boom~"

One after another, the remaining 4 rockets ignited one after another, and began to spit out white and dazzling flames, and the dark void became brighter.

The Kaguya spacecraft was fully powered, and the eight launch vehicles produced a terrifying high temperature, which caused the temperature of the surrounding void to rise sharply.

The carbon fiber rope collapses straight, straight,

The Kaguya spacecraft and the asteroid are firmly connected, but the asteroid's trajectory has not changed in the slightest.

"Amaterasu God bless~"

"Put the power to the limit."

"Onboard~"

Ota Hiroyuki kept staring, seeing that the asteroid showed no signs of changing, and the whole person roared.

The 8 launch vehicles on the Kaguya spacecraft are a little different from the launch vehicles used to launch satellites on Earth. In order to save fuel, these 8 launch vehicles did not burn to the maximum 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 Hiroyuki's roar, the people on the entire Kaguya spacecraft roared loudly one by one as if they had been beaten with blood.

Soon, the engineer completely lifted the restrictions on the rocket, allowing the power of the eight launch vehicles to be maximized.

"Boom~"

More terrifying vibrations and roars came, which made everyone on the spacecraft change their faces immediately, although theoretically, if the 8 launch vehicles of the Kaguya spacecraft were fully powered, they could drag 120 million tons. Mass asteroids, but that's just theory.

A huge spaceship, its composition is extremely complex, any mistake in any place may be destroyed and cause a fatal accident in the extreme case.

When Uncle Sam launched the space shuttle, it was only because the weather was cold and the temperature was too low at the time of launch that a material on the launch rocket was slightly deformed due to thermal expansion and contraction. As a result, the rocket exploded and the space shuttle was directly blown up. , all seven astronauts were killed.

Just here we know that when using traditional rocket power technology, the fault tolerance rate is too low, any small mistake may destroy the launch failure, and the cost is extremely arrogant.

That is, the emergence of anti-gravity technology, which has promoted the arrival of the interstellar space age.

The tail flames spewed by the 8 heavy-duty launch vehicles continued to elongate in the void, becoming more white and dazzling, and the surrounding void became brighter. From a distance, it looked like a huge firefly. Catching their prey in the void, trying very hard to drag the prey.

The asteroid trembled slightly, and under the powerful force, its trajectory began to slowly change.

"Changed, changed~"

On the Kaguya spacecraft, Nishizawa Saburo, who was always stopping all this, couldn't help shouting excitedly.

"Come on~"

A smile appeared on Ota Guangyi's face, and at the same time he said silently in his heart.

Although the trajectory of the asteroid has changed, the magnitude of the change is too small to meet the predetermined requirements. It must be continuously pushed until the predetermined trajectory is reached.

"The fuel consumption is too fast. The fuel in the rocket is almost exhausted. We have to stop the fire and refuel the rocket."

However, before Hiroshi Ota was happy for a long time, Saburo Nishizawa, who had been staring at the fuel, couldn't help but scream.

The 8 heavy-duty launch vehicles are full of fire, and the power is very strong, but the fuel consumed is also extremely terrifying. In just ten minutes, the fuel in the rocket has been consumed.

"Turn off the fire, speed fuels the rocket."

Ota Hiroyuki ordered helplessly. There was no way. When the Kaguya spacecraft was originally designed for safety reasons, it was not designed to burn while adding fuel.

Because such a design is very unsafe, in the event of an accident, the entire Kaguya spacecraft is equivalent to a big powder keg. Any problem with the eight launch vehicles will blow up the Kaguya spacecraft.

Therefore, when the fuel of these 8 launch vehicles is burned out, the rocket must be turned off and refueled. When accelerating, it is also necessary to accelerate in stages, and there is no way to accelerate it in place at one time.

After more than an hour, the rocket was refilled with fuel, and it began to shoot out a long white tail flame again. It began to drag the asteroid little by little, trying to change its trajectory.

Like last time, this time it successfully changed the trajectory of the asteroid a little bit, but at the critical moment, the fuel of the launch vehicle ran out again.

"touch~"

"It can't go on like this. We may not be able to change its trajectory to the intended effect when we run out of fuel."

"Just give up!"

The new trajectory and data calculated by the scientists appeared in Ota Hiroshi's mind, which was too far from the setting, but the fuel on the spacecraft was almost at its limit.

If the consumption continues like this, the fuel for the Kaguya spacecraft to fly back to the earth will not be enough, Ota Guangyi is desperate, everything has been calculated, but in this small detail, the rocket is burning too fast , especially when the power is fully open.

There is no way to continuously exert power on the asteroid. There is too much and too much waste in the middle, which eventually leads to the current situation.

It is very embarrassing. It is possible to change the trajectory of the asteroid to the set trajectory if it continues like this, but in that case, the fuel on the Kaguya spacecraft will be used up, and when some small adjustments need to be made later, there is no such thing at all. any room.

In the same way, even if it relies on inertia to return to the earth, because there is no fuel, the spacecraft will have no way to slow down at that time. Maybe the earth will pass by. The key is that after the asteroid is hauled to the earth, it still needs to be corrected. It slows down enough to be caught by Earth's gravity.

"No~ It's already reached this time, you can't give up, how can you just give up on the matter of betting on the fortune of the country."

"If they can go back to Earth, they will definitely have a way to send fuel to us!"

Nishizawa Saburo, who was on the side, said unwillingly with red eyes.