852 Ready
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"Captain's Order!!"
"The communication system self-test is complete, everything is normal!"
"The self-test of each radar system has been completed, and everything is normal!"
"The self-test of the space navigation system has been completed, and everything is normal!"
"The self-test of each engine system is complete, and everything is normal!"
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"The coordinates are set, the navigation program is being generated, the navigation program is generated, and the corresponding engine No. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 engines are being prepared, and the engine system is ready!"
"Target Jupiter, ignition! Let's go! ”
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In the huge space harbor, countless people witnessed the sudden explosion of dazzling flames from the engine vent below Expedition 1, and then along a fixed angle, whizzing away, the speed was so fast, a moment later, this cosmic giant ship carrying the earth's civilization was only a faint flash in the eyes of everyone!
Inside Expedition One, countless people also stayed in their homes, watching them get farther and farther away from the Earth on the screen, until they could only see the stars shining, and the Earth became a star in the background of the ship!
A new history has begun!
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Generally speaking, the relative position and distance between the two places are fixed, and you don't need to use your brain, you can just take a plane or a bullet train to go, but it is different to take a spaceship to reach another planet, because all planets are in a state of constant motion, and the speed is very fast.
As the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter's orbit is not fast compared to other planets, taking about 11 Earth years for an orbital period, but on average it reaches a speed of 47,000 kilometers per hour.
This huge planet is 1,316 times the size of the Earth, 630 million kilometers away from the Earth at its closest, and nearly 1.3 billion kilometers from the Earth at its farthest point.
Expedition 1, which is used to explore the universe, does have a powerful engine system to ensure sufficient speed, but that doesn't mean that these engines can burst out with enough power in a short period of time6 to break free from the gravitational constraints of a giant planet. If it was really so powerful, Expedition-1 would not need to wait for the spaceport to be completed before it was opened, it would have been able to be built on Earth and then directly from the ground into space. Not to mention that Jupiter's gravitational pull is much greater than that of Earth, about 2.5 times that of Earth.
Therefore, a giant ship like Xiang Expedition 1 cannot rush into the range of Jupiter's strong gravitational interference. In particular, Jupiter is still a powerful radiation field, its radiation field is more than ten times that of the earth, just like a natural orbital accelerator, constantly and frantically capturing all kinds of particles, which is not comparable to the Van Allen radiation belt of the earth, really to calculate, Jupiter's radiation field is almost a million times that of the Van Allen radiation belt, and its danger can be imagined, and Jupiter is just a planet in the solar system.
So the first thing to do is to calculate the closest orbit around the sun and Jupiter's orbit and at the same time temporarily away from Jupiter's intersection, after reaching a certain location that is safe enough from the Earth, start the space folding technology, set the exit near the pre-calculated intersection, and then calculate the approximate position of Jupiter in orbit, carefully reach Jupiter's vicinity, and then send a small warship, release various observation devices, if necessary, may also send landing ships to the satellites near the Jupiter system to collect various information. In order to cope with this intense radiation environment of Jupiter, these equipment must also have strong radiation shielding.
Jupiter's journey is estimated to take about two weeks of Earth time, one of which is spent on the road and one week in the interior of the Jupiter system, where various scientific activities are carried out.
These hours cannot be saved.
Expedition 1 is to help human beings on the earth find a new habitable point, although this trip in the solar system is only for the test run, but this test drive not only includes the detection of the long-distance trip of the expedition 1 itself, but also includes the testing of various equipment on board, as well as the actual combat ability of various types of ships inside the giant ship, of course, the scientific research that comes with it is also essential. In one of the favorite sayings of Chinese people, they are all here, and they can't just turn around and leave without doing anything, right?
Not to mention that there are scientists who have always suspected that there are habitable planets suitable for human survival in the Woody-Marinade system, such as the German astronomer Wilhelm Claes, who is working on the ship, with the opportunity of this field trip to the Jupiter system, if these scientists are not allowed to collect enough samples, the scientific research department on Expedition 1 may not be able to riot.
However, these things are for the people in the command hall to worry about.
During the high-speed driving of the Expedition No. 1, the various warships on the outer layer will not be released, mainly because these warships cannot independently withstand the huge pressure brought by the folding of space. In other words, none of these ships moored on the outer layer of the Expeditionary 1 have the ability to travel ultra-long distances, and can only rely on the Expeditionary 1 for long-distance voyages.
Expeditionary 1 can be seen as a super-giant aircraft carrier, except that this aircraft carrier is not cruising on the sea, but in the vast space.
So this is the holiday for everyone on the ship.
Except for a few people who need to be busy in their posts, most of them are in a state of leisure. Of course, even in this semi-casual state, there are still various training activities that need to be completed every day. Of course, today is an exception, on the day of the first voyage, countless people gathered around the big screen in the central square of the living area to watch everything outside the ship.
In fact, these scenery are not unfamiliar to everyone, in the game "Star War", everyone has the experience of sitting in a spaceship and sailing, but after all, today they see the universe in reality.
As the acceleration state is completed, the internal engines are controlled by the throttle speed control device, which makes the ship more stable. In fact, even if it is bumpy, the feeling of the living area is very slight, after all, the expedition 1 is too big, so big that it looks like a medium-sized city on the move.
In the virtual screen, the outer metal plate of the spaceship facing the sun has been unfolded, absorbing light and heat wantonly, and synchronously converting it into energy and storing it in the backup energy system, the emitted light looks like white-hot metal burning wantonly, and on the other side is boundless darkness, of course, there must be countless stars hidden in the darkness, but it cannot be seen from this angle.
Two ultra-small satellites equipped with T658 monitoring detectors were quietly released, these listeners are like a coordinate locator, in the open space, they will move along a fixed orbit, the built-in electromagnetic wave detection system will automatically record and analyze various cosmic rays, X-rays, and various strange scenes that cannot be seen by the naked eye from the solar system, the Milky Way, and even the distant universe, and then automatically synchronize this information to Yuanzheng 1 through timed quantum communication.
They are not only the eyes of Expedition One, but also the coordinates of the long cosmic journey, until the life is exhausted, or it is destroyed due to various accidents, otherwise it will continue to work, providing countless information for Expedition One, and helping the giant ship to explore the star map from all angles in the future.
There are a lot of detection equipment of the same model, which are calculated in millions, and there is a production line specializing in the production of this equipment on the giant ship, but it is not far from the earth now, so there is no need to release too many of these small detectors, and the two released are not so much for detection, but for testing the performance of these products and obtaining more parameters.
When you get to the unfamiliar starry sky, this kind of detector can come in handy. Only large-scale investment, regardless of the cost, can obtain more detailed cosmic parameters, which are extremely important for future space voyages. If these probes are lucky enough, they may be able to hold out until the arrival of the next generation of human spacecraft, at which time the signals emitted by these probes will be like lighthouses in the vast sea, which can guide those who come after them in the right direction.
Ten meters away from the command hall, in another hall full of electronic equipment, hundreds of operators are in front of their respective operating stations to check the parameters of the detectors.
This is the Star Mapping Room.
In order for these detectors to survive as long as possible, various emergency procedures must be set up in a variety of ways. At the same time, this hall is also responsible for processing various data fed back by countless similar probes in the future after quantum superbrain analysis, and according to the data given by the star mappers in the command module, it can produce dynamic and accurate star maps with extremely high accuracy, and even restore the normal operation of the planet in a certain region. Then, after being calculated and verified by the quantum superbrain, it is stored, backed up, and sent back to Earth.
This is extremely delicate work, each star map needs these staff through a variety of feedback data for repeated comparison, measurement, verification, quantum superbrain can complete most of the work, but to make the drawn star map accurate enough, can withstand a hundred years of dynamic rehearsal, it is absolutely inseparable from the three shifts of more than 1,000 employees in front of the workbench to carry out this work. Because the galaxies in the universe are dynamic and can only be said to be relatively stable, there are too many possibilities to cause variables in the galaxy, resulting in changes in the position of the planets of the entire galaxy.
For example, the explosion produced by a super-large space meteorite after colliding with a planet is likely to directly affect the trajectory of a planet, and when the trajectory of a planet in the galaxy changes, the chain reaction may cause countless planets in the entire galaxy to begin to deviate, and only after various adjustments will it return to a relatively stable state.
This is the chronological deduction of the star map.
These people have to use the information they have to determine what may happen in these galaxies over a period of time and deduce a dynamic star map that spans time and is as accurate as possible. Only such a star map can help the future earth civilization to carry out deep space exploration to the greatest extent, which is also one of the most important missions of Expedition 1.
Next to the star mapping room, there is a large operation room of the same size.
However, there was no one in this operation hall at this time, and this was the general dispatch room in charge of all the fleets moored in the outer layer.
When there is a warship that needs to be dispatched, it needs to be manned here.
When there is a combat mission, the various combat missions issued by the General Staff will also be verified and sent to each ship through here.
At this time, the Expeditionary No. 1 was in the cruising stage, and there were no expatriate ships, so there were only a dozen or so people left at their posts to deal with the dispatch tasks at emergency moments.
Just as busy as these people working overtime may be the ship-accompanying scientists who are conducting various studies at the bottom level.
More than 300 scientists, plus their project assistants, and about 2,000 people, are busy on the second and third floors.
Strictly speaking, these scientists are the most valuable assets of the Star Group. It was through voluntary application and selection that I was logged in to Expedition No. 1. They are one of the most important components of Expedition 1, tasked with finding possible human survival and giving various planetary modification plans, and by the way, they will also use the special environment of space or other planets to conduct research in various disciplines.
As for the mechfighters serving at the bottom and top, they are undergoing routine training every day.
Of course, just like serving on Earth, these elite warriors will also have vacations and can go to the living and entertainment areas on the sixth and seventh floors for various leisure activities. And every six months, there will be a shift to exchange positions with the fighters in charge of internal affairs.
But if you really want to talk about it, in fact, the interior of the barracks is also very comfortable, and the entertainment facilities are also very complete. If it weren't for the need for all kinds of social releases, these two paramilitary zones would be completely self-sufficient.
They were the first units to log in, and they have been living on the expeditionary No. 1 for half a month, and they have long been accustomed to life on the expeditionary ship. Although today's day is more special, it is the day of the official voyage of the expedition No. 1, but for them it is no different from the previous half of the month, nothing more than a slight bump when the engine starts.
In this way, Expedition 1 is moving forward in the silent and terrible universe, if you follow the speed on the earth, its speed is very fast, reaching 18 kilometers per second, but compared to the vast and empty universe, this speed is definitely not fast, it is about 11 kilometers per second slower than the earth's rotational speed, like a snail with a heavy shell on its back, moving quietly in the universe, it will maintain this speed when sailing twenty-two earths, Arrive at a rigorously calculated location that is relatively least affected by the various gravitational fields in the solar system, enter the first space fold and head to the Jupiter system, where the mystery awaits them......
(To be continued.) )