Chapter 478: Scientific Research Mothership
Federal calendar: On May 10, 33, with the support of the federal government, the construction of the 'Wuheng' project officially began.
Federal Calendar: On June 11, 34, Xingyao Group, the largest private enterprise in the Human Federation, announced the reform of the joint-stock system, combining the field of materials, robotics, and medical ,...... , and other 18 branches were listed independently, becoming the most influential economic event in human history.
Federal calendar: On March 2, 35, Xingyao Group completed the shareholding reform, Zhou Wenhai became the chairman of Xingyao Group, and Zhou Xing retired to the background.
Federal Calendar: On October 12, 35, the Human Federation completed all preparations and officially entered the Blue Pole Star immigration stage.
Federal Calendar: On January 1, 37, the Human Federation successfully descended on Blue Pole Star and opened the first alien colony base of mankind.
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The solar system, the Earth's low-Earth orbit, the huge space dock, fly with the Earth's rotation 'whistling'.
In the huge rest area of the space docking port, people can see through the viewing window, large and small, all kinds of spacecraft take off and land, fly in and out of the docking port of more than 6,000 meters, and the scene is extremely magnificent.
"Hey, what kind of spaceship is that, it's so huge!" suddenly an exclamation rang out from the rest area.
Hearing this, the passengers who were drinking coffee and chatting in the rest area looked out of the window, and when they entered the eyes, they were startled when they boarded, only to see that a huge ship was slowly coming, and the surrounding expeditions flying by it were like fishing boats on rivers encountering aircraft carriers, and the volume suddenly became extremely small.
"This is the Ark Mothership! Could it be that the Rock has returned?"
"No, it's a scientific research mothership-Wuheng! It's a research ship to explore ultra-distant star fields. ”
"Yes, yes, it's Wuheng That's right, I remember its parameters, the hull is 2.7 kilometers long, 700 meters wide, 320 meters high, it is said to use the most advanced antimatter propulsion system, it can sail at a maximum speed of 150,000 kilometers per second, it is equipped with 1,200 space war discs, it uses the most advanced magnetic dome technology, antimatter weapons,......。 ”
"No, it's so powerful! How much does it cost to build this ship!"
"That's right, it's this parameter, I heard that the federal government's support is insufficient, and Xingyao Group has no choice but to go public in order to build it. ”
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The rest area was boiling all of a sudden, and everyone was lying on their stomachs in the viewing window, staring at the behemoth outside the window, and excitedly discussing.
In the rest area, in a remote corner, a man and a woman in disguise were drinking coffee, as if they had expected the arrival of the Wuheng, glanced out the window, lowered their heads and continued to drink coffee.
"Xin, it's time for us to go!" Zhou Xing suddenly stood up, pressed the black cap on his head, and looked at Tang Xindao.
The arrival of Wuheng indicates that a new journey of life is about to begin, Zhou Xing is both excited and reluctant, and his heart is very complicated.
Tang Xin nodded, glanced at the earth outside the window with nostalgia, and slowly stood up.
Zhou Xing took Tang Xin's hand and walked towards the departure area.
As soon as Zhou Xing and the others moved, many bodyguards in disguise around them moved one after another, escorting them away in a form of encirclement.
Soon, Zhou Xing and his entourage boarded a small boarding boat, flew away from the space mooring port, and slowly sailed towards the 'Wuheng'.
Taking the elevator, Zhou Xing arrived at the command room of the Wuheng.
"Boss, you're here!" Zhou Xiaozhi stood at the elevator door and greeted him.
"Well, let's get ready to go!" Zhou Xing nodded with a smile and walked straight to the command position.
Unlike the way the Rock left under the watchful eye, the federal government did not want the news of Zhou Xing's departure from the earth to leak out, so without flowers and no farewell party, Zhou Xing and the 5,000 thousand crew of the ship silently sailed away from the earth.
The federal government is very incomprehensible to Zhou Xing's choice, but Zhou Xing's influence on human civilization is too great, and his departure is in the interests of some people, so the federal government finally failed to force him to stay, but symbolically gave a part of the funds to support the construction of the 'Wuheng'.
"Boss, where are we targeting?" Zhou Xiaozhi asked Zhou Xingdao.
"Drive away from the gravitational influence of the Earth before determining the target. Zhou Xing sat on the command seat and commanded.
"Okay, boss!" Zhou Xiaozhi responded.
Immediately, Zhou Xing felt a slight shock in his body, and the scenery outside the command window began to change at an accelerated pace, and the huge blue planet, the earth, was constantly getting smaller.
"Boss, the Wuheng started the fusion engine, and now it is speeding at 5 kilometers per second, and it is in a state of acceleration. Zhou Xiaozhi reported to Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing nodded, the Wuheng was designed by him and Zhou Xiaozhi, and no one can know the performance of the spacecraft better than him, the Wuheng uses dual power engines to propulsion, namely the nuclear fusion engine and the antimatter engine, at the same time, the nuclear fusion supply energy can continue to open the magnetic energy cover, and the annihilation energy of the antimatter can be used as the main naval gun, killing two birds with one stone.
"Xing, why don't I sleep in the cabin first!" Tang Xin looked at Zhou Xing with a pale face.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Zhou Xing looked at Tang Xin with concern and asked.
"It's a little uncomfortable, you should be fine after taking a rest!" Tang Xin nodded lightly.
"Well, it should be a problem of not adapting to artificial gravity!" Zhou Xing frowned slightly.
The internal design of the Wuheng has a gravity ring embedded in it, and its rapid rotation can provide a simulation of the gravity of the earth, and there will not be too much discomfort when doing various tasks on the spacecraft, however, there is always some gap between artificial gravity and the natural gravity of the earth, and it is easy to cause slight physical discomfort when experiencing it for the first time.
Zhou Xing looked at the command secretary-Ye Ling and ordered, "Xiao Ye, please send Mrs. to the lounge." ”
"Okay, Commander. Ye Ling happily responded and escorted Tang Xin out of the command room.
Seeing Tang Xin and them leaving, Zhou Xing looked at Zhou Xiaozhi: "Locate the TRAPPIST-1 galaxy, I want to go there first." ”
The Rock was also located in the TRAPPIST-1 galaxy, and then encountered a 'space-time bubble', Zhou Xing had done his homework on that galaxy, and now he finally had the opportunity to see it with his own eyes.
"Okay, boss! The wormhole orbit has been analyzed, and the space-time tunnel has entered the state of energy storage, and it is expected that the wormhole can be opened in 2 hours. Zhou Xiaozhi reported to Zhou Xing.
"Well, Xiaozhi, the Wuheng is handed over to you" Zhou Xing nodded and instructed Zhou Xiaozhi: "Now, order everyone on the ship to enter the dormant cabin and prepare to arrive at the first station, the TRAPPIST-1 system." ”
"Understood, boss!" Zhou Xiaozhi responded.
Immediately, the alarm of "Didi" sounded throughout the ship, which was an alarm bell indicating that the 'wormhole shuttle' was about to be carried out.
Hearing this alarm bell, the busy staff of the Wuheng stopped what they were doing and rushed to the rest area where the hibernation module was placed, and they had to enter the dormant safety cabin within half an hour.