The space-1 made by Pangu is definitely the most advanced machine ever built by mankind, and now on Earth, the technology of the Heavenly Mecha is even more advanced than it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Seriously speaking, the technology of the aerospace aircraft and the Xingtian mecha cannot be compared, the aerospace aircraft is a product of the middle stage of the third-level civilization, and the Xingtian mecha is the pinnacle work of the third-level civilization, and the technology used is more than the two levels of the aerospace aircraft.

Before the space plane, human exploration of space mainly relied on rockets, space shuttles and other tools, and the most important thing was rockets. However, the transportation capacity of the rockets of the third-level civilization is much greater than that of the current rockets on Earth.

Having said that, there are also many countries that are working on aerospace planes, but their aerospace planes are not the same thing as Space One at all. Space-1 can carry 1,700 tons into space, while the space plane now envisioned by mankind has a double-digit carrying capacity.

1,700 tons is nothing on Earth, but in space, it's an unimaginable magnitude. The Tiangong-2 spacecraft launched by Huaxia last year weighed only 13 tons, while the International Space Station, which took nearly 20 years to build, was only 370 tons. If Space One were to be launched, the two space stations would be a piece of cake.

"Pangu, how long will it take for Space One to fly to the moon?" Lu Yang asked again.

"Boss, there are two ion engines on Space-1, which can accelerate Space-1 to a speed of up to 100,000 kilometers per hour in space, and four hours from the Earth to the Moon is enough." Pangu said.

"Four hours, it's really fast enough, the time from the earth to the moon is equivalent to returning to the mainland from Penglai Island, it seems that it will not only be a global village in the future, maybe it will become a solar system village at some point." Lu Yang was very satisfied with this answer, and was very proud in his heart, no matter what aspect it is, Space One is a great breakthrough.

As for why Space One went to the moon, then there is no need to ask, of course, for the resources on the moon. The moon, as the closest star to the earth, must be the first object of Lu Yang's development. And the moon itself is rich in resources, and the most attractive to humans is helium-3. Helium-3 is very scarce on Earth, with proven reserves of less than 500 kilograms, but it is available everywhere on the moon, not to mention the staggering reserves, and the technical difficulty of development is also low.

In addition to helium-3, the rare metals of the moon are also very attractive to Luyang, and according to the current understanding, the reserves of rare metals on the moon are higher than those of the earth. The 17 most common elements on Earth abound on the moon, and aluminum is also abundant on the surface of the moon. The moon sea basalt contains abundant titanium, iron and other resources. The kripps of the thorium and uranium storm ocean zone are overlain by the Late Moon Sea basalts, which are mixed and form high foci and uranium materials, the thickness of which is estimated to be 10~20 km. The total resources of rare earth elements in the Crip rock in the storm ocean area are about 225~45 billion tons. The abundant thorium and uranium contained in the krip rock are also one of the important mineral resources for human development and utilization of lunar resources in the future.

In addition to what is known, Lu Yang is also looking forward to seeing if he can find some elements on the moon that are not available on Earth, such as the Tai element that he urgently needs. Of course, Lu Yang didn't dare to have too high expectations for this, the universe is so big, who knows what elements are on that planet, meteor, meteorite?

"Boss, this speed is nothing, if we equip Space One with a super-plasma engine, it will only take more than an hour to reach the moon, and it will be a matter of days to reach other planets from the earth." Pangu said.

"There are too many technologies I want to buy now, let's put the super-plasma engine behind for the time being, and then talk about it later, the current ion engine is enough." Lu Yang said. The super-plasma engine is suitable for medium- and long-distance interstellar flights, and it is enough to use an ion engine for short-distance flights, and the price of this engine is not expensive, which does not affect Lu Yang's purchase of other technologies.

"Pangu, how much does it cost to make a round trip from Space One to the Moon?" Lu Yang asked.

"If you fly according to a full load of 1,700 tons, the cost of a round trip to the moon is about 3 billion." Pangu Road.

"3 billion, it's not very high." Lu Yang calculated that for a carrying capacity like Space One, 3 billion is really not expensive. At the beginning, the space shuttle of the United States cost $500 million for a flight, and it was $500 million 20 years ago. Furthermore, the capacity of the space shuttle in the United States is only how much, but it is more than 30 tons, and what is the capacity of Space One?

"Boss, our main cost is fuel costs, with the technology of Space-1, there is no need for the maintenance cost of the space shuttle, so the price is not high." Pangu lists a table with a breakdown of the cost of Space-One calculated by Pangu.

After seeing the appearance of Space One, Lu Yang went inside to visit again, the interior of Space One is also spectacular enough, more than 300 meters long, 68 meters high fuselage, how big is the space inside, there are thirty-six in the warehouse alone. In addition, Space One has eight cabins that resemble luxury villas...... The command center, the control center, the power center, the weapon center, the rooms built of metal have a strong sense of science fiction.

"It's too big, isn't it possible for five hundred people to operate it?" Lu Yang was a little embarrassed, Pangu said before that only 100 people were needed to control Space One, but now Lu Yang is very suspicious that this space plane will not be crowded with tens of thousands of people.

"Boss, don't forget that there is me." Pangu said, "Although Space-1 cannot achieve 100% intelligent control, 80% is no problem, and with our latest robot, 100 personnel are enough." ”

"Alright then, since you said yes, then yes." Lu Yang still believes in Pangu's judgment, there are not many things in this world that can exceed Pangu's calculations, not to mention that Space One was built by Pangu.

"Pangu, if the magnetic field is controlled all the time, can people live in the sky for a long time?" Lu Yang asked another question.

"Boss, the magnetic field control state can reduce the effects of acceleration and weightlessness, and under my control, theoretically speaking, after humans take Space-1 into space, they will not feel a significant difference from on the ground. However, the universe is filled with countless types of rays, and it is difficult to assess how human beings will be affected if they stay in space for a long time. Pangu said.

As Lu Yang thought, there are not many things on the earth that can exceed Pangu's calculations, but the human body is one of them. Even if Lu Yang added Pangu's supercomputer tenfold, Pangu would not be able to simulate the development of the human body 100%.

"Isn't the magnetic field okay either?"

"It's not possible at the moment, the magnetic field control state itself requires a lot of energy, and in this state, even if you fill up the fuel of Space-One, it will only last for two months at most, so long-term stay in space is not possible, unless we can use a fusion engine."

"Two months, not bad." Lu Yang nodded.

After visiting Space One, Lu Yang felt that this was not an airplane at all, but a fortress in the sky, what an exciting moment it would be for such a behemoth to go to the sky?

"The aerospace industry is a big money-burner, and I don't know when we will be able to achieve a balance between input and output." Lu Yang suddenly sighed again, although the cost of the space-1 flight is not high, it is really not easy to make a profit.

For any country's aerospace industry, it was a large investment at the beginning, and I really haven't heard of anyone who can make money from the aerospace industry, even if it is the United States, the Apollo program has not created any benefits for them, otherwise, how could the United States be terminated?

Of course, compared with the United States, Penglai Island's aerospace industry started much higher, and the volume of one flight of Space 1 is several times larger than that of all other countries combined! Theoretically, if Space-1 were able to bring back 1,000 tons of helium-3 from the moon, the benefits would be immeasurable. You must know that 100 tons of helium-3 can provide the total amount of energy used in the world for one year, and 1,000 tons is enough for the world to consume for 10 years.

The most important thing is that Luyang has achieved nuclear fusion power generation and can fully utilize helium-3.

"Pangu, when was the specific time of the first test flight of Space-1?"

"As long as the personnel are in place, the test flight will be able to take place in thirty days at the latest!" (To be continued.) )