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Lao Ikari and Dongyue took a manned capsule to the moon's Tabuga base.

On the potholed Baidao Plain of the moon, Tabugaki is like an island in the endless Gobi Desert, next to a focused solar power tower covering an area of nearly 5 square kilometers, and the entire base is a huge construction site, constantly shuttling various vehicles.

A large, horizontal metal roof covered a large humanoid object, revealing only its head, hands and feet, and heavy machinery and equipment were constantly moving various large armor parts in an orderly manner.

Because of the large-scale application of intelligent machinery, there are very few staff who need to be stationed here. This fully automated lunar base is a collection of aerospace science and technology crystallization of all mankind.

Don't look at how fast and powerful computers on Earth can run, you have to kneel in minutes in the harsh environment of space.

Because the components used in electronic equipment working in space belong to the aerospace grade, they can work normally in a wide range of temperature differences, generally from minus tens of degrees to more than 150 degrees above zero.

The electronic components used in our daily mobile phones and computers belong to commercial grade, and the working temperature range is generally about 0°C~+70°C, so the Mac machine is sometimes too cold to turn on in winter.

The computer on the satellite can't be turned on in a space environment close to absolute zero? Needless to say, the consequences are not to be said. (The circuit chip is certainly not directly exposed to this harsh environment, and there are reliable protective devices to ensure that it operates within the proper temperature range.) ）

The difference in the performance of components is industrial grade and military grade above the commercial street, and the highest requirement is aerospace grade, which is above the military grade. To put it simply, it is not tolerant, the more stable and resistant to tossing, the more advanced, and of course, the more expensive.

Therefore, a space computer that lags behind mainstream products for more than ten or twenty years costs hundreds or thousands of times more than ordinary home computers. Although the processing efficiency of the home computer is hundreds of times that of it, it is countless times more powerful.

Lao Iki and Dongyue are both wearing heavy spacesuits, observing the busy construction site outside the window.

"The Tabuga base on the lunar surface is clearly in front of you, but it refuses to issue a login permit, SEELE is really too cautious. Dongyue grumbled.

"Because SEELE has sensed the ultimate goal of NERV, they are guarding against us. At least we know that Mark.06 is built differently than the others. This is confirmed by the fact that many of the materials needed for the body need to be manufactured in the ultra-weightless space environment. Lao Jie said.

"The human and financial resources consumed by this base can build more than ten NERVs. Dongyue squinted, lacking the weakening of the atmosphere, the lethality of the sunlight was very powerful.

"So this is SEELE's biggest killer feature, the ultimate reliance of the elderly. Lao Iki pointed out sharply.

Speaking of this moon base, Shinji also contributed a lot in its construction. From time to time, the first aircraft was required to eject some metal materials into lunar orbit, which greatly accelerated the construction progress.

This Lao Ikari and Shinji are very helpless, knowing that it is to fuel the enemy's power, but they can't refuse.

Shinji had Q scan the known internet around the world, and found no trace of SEELE members. After all, Xiao Q is not omnipotent, not to mention anything else, it is impossible to intercept the content of it with express communication.

In the process of observing Lao Pier and Winter Moon, the construction method of the Tabuga base is very distinctive.

Buildings on Earth need reinforced concrete to strengthen their structures because they need to resist strong gravity.

But on the moon, it is not necessary, because the gravity of the moon is only one-sixth of that of the earth, there is no air, no storms and earthquakes, the environment is very stable, even if you step on the ground, it can be preserved for tens of millions of years, so the tall buildings on it do not need a single steel bar.

Although it is not impossible to build a high-rise building to prevent a magnitude 8 earthquake, it is completely unnecessary. Apart from sunlight, cosmic rays, and the uncommon solar wind, there are no other factors that can damage the buildings above.

The Tabuga base was built without any cement, as it would have consumed a lot of precious water (water on the moon is more expensive than gold).

What is really used is the lunar soil, an inexhaustible building material on the moon. On the entire surface of the moon, the thickness of the lunar soil in the lunar sea is 4~5 meters, while in the plateau area, the thickness of the lunar soil is about 10~15 meters. The particles of lunar soil are fine and fine, ranging from 5 microns to 15 microns in diameter.

In the 4.6 billion years of lunar history, the rocks on the surface have been subjected to high temperatures of more than 100 degrees Celsius for half a month, coupled with a low temperature of minus 180 degrees Celsius for half a month. Under repeated thermal expansion and cold contraction, even the most stubborn stone will disintegrate and shatter into slag.

On the lunar surface, the lunar soil is compacted by a number of specially made engineering instruments, making it a wall 140 cm wide. Next, the wall is illuminated with focused sunlight to melt its surface.

The focused light is as high as 1800 degrees Celsius, and it is inexhaustible, and the heating efficiency is very efficient.

Next, a large metal plate is placed perpendicular to the wall, about 30 cm away from the wall, and the molten semi-fluid lunar soil is introduced into this gap as a filling adhesive material.

After cooling, one of the two walls is built, and the opposite wall is also used in this way. The large roof plane of the entire base is also used to increase protection by this method, which also has the benefit of thermal insulation.

Most of the metal materials that Shinji ejected to the moon have been reforged into sheet metal materials for walls and roofs.

Why build such thick walls? Although buildings on the moon do not need to be protected from wind, rain and earthquakes, there is one thing that they have to protect against -- space meteorites.

On Earth, there is an atmosphere tens of kilometers thick as a shield, and the vast majority of meteorites are burned to ash long before they reach the ground.

But on the moon, where there is no air, meteorites of tens of kilometers per second can drive straight in, and guys with big fingernails can cause very terrifying damage.

Large meteorites can be intercepted in advance, and those that are too small to detect can only be resisted with thick walls.

The Tabuga site has been around for more than 20 years, and its early days were solar-powered.

Since the day on the moon is as long as 14 Earth days, the temperature can reach up to 150 degrees Celsius in direct sunlight, and not only can you bake hard-boiled eggs, but you can also fry steaks in an iron pan.

Therefore, the solar energy resources on the moon are very efficient, and the entire concentrating tower power station is an enlarged version of the solar cooker, and the sunlight tracking system controls tens of thousands of mirrors in real time, constantly adjusting their angles according to the angle of incidence of sunlight at any time to ensure that the sunlight is reflected to the giant tower in the middle.

Under constant heating, molten salt up to 1500°C is generated at the top of the tower, which is then exchanged with steam to generate electricity.

At night on the moon, these molten salts can also conserve a large amount of energy and continue to drive generators to generate electricity, thus ensuring the power supply of the lunar base.

Lao Jie and Dongyue observed for a while, and they had basically understood the operation mode of this Tabuga base.

The manned capsule then arrives at the lunar space elevator with no end in sight, and the electromagnetically driven elevator above is busy transporting cargo to and from the moon.

SEELE still completed the lunar space elevator, no wonder NERV has been short of money. Lao Iki complained.

"It's not easy, this unfinished project can be completed. "As early as forty years ago, when Dongyue was a young man, the construction of the lunar space elevator was already planned, but due to political, technological and financial reasons, it has been in a state of semi-shutdown.

The final second shock and the subsequent war put an end to this money-burning plan, which was finally taken over by SEELE and finally completed not long ago.

The main material of the elevator is boron nitride nanotubes, a super material with very excellent tensile properties, and its strength greatly exceeds 130GPA.

The starting end of the elevator is fixed on the lunar surface, and the entire cable length reaches 19,000 kilometers, just reaching the top of the Hohmann transfer orbit.

At the top of the elevator is a huge space station, loaded with enough mass, to rivet into the Earth's gravitational field, forming a huge equilibrium force field, equivalent to the Earth's gravity pulling this elevator down.

Since the Moon's rotation and revolution speed are just right for the fixed side of the Moon to face the Earth forever, the space elevator can always be pointed in the direction of the Earth.

Why not build a space elevator that goes directly to Earth? Because there is no material that can reach this strength, not even in theory, and even if there is, there is not so much money to burn.

"But the plan after the 5th machine shouldn't exist?"

"I guess there are still Dead Sea Texts that have not yet been made public, and SEELE intends to rely on them to complete the script." Even so, we just have to go our own way, even if it is against God's truth. ”

"Well, what is that?human?" Fuyutsuki was a little surprised, pointing to Mark.06's outstretched palm, the tip of which seemed to be a naked teenager sitting.

"How is that possible!" Lao Ikari wiped his glasses.

"I guess I'm dizzy. Dongyue shook her head.

The manned capsule started the re-entry process and went to the SSTO, which was anchored at the Earth-Moon Lagrange point. (To be continued.) )