Chapter 452: Into Space
At 4 p.m. on July 20, 1969, man set foot on the moon for the first time.
This news shocked the world, and I believe that many people at that time were speculating that the speed of technological development is too fast, and maybe in another twenty or thirty years, human beings will live on the moon and walk on Mars.
However, today, more than 40 years have passed, and after landing on the moon, human beings have not done much in the field of space, not only have they not approached Mars, but even the moon has not come again.
Now the space exploration of various countries has basically returned to low-earth orbit.
There are many reasons why the pace of going to space is so slow, such as underestimating the difficulty of space exploration and settling on other planets; enormous technical and financial difficulties; For example, the Soviet Union collapsed, and Lijian lost a strong opponent, and just eating the old book was enough to sit firmly in the position of "world boss" and so on......
It is worth mentioning that at a time when governments are on the go, relying on the rapid development of science and technology, more and more private companies and individuals have joined the ranks of space exploration and made great progress, especially in the country of Lijian, a large number of companies have emerged to explore space.
For example, Scale-up Complex built a manned space shuttle, SpaceShipOne One, which completed the first privately-funded human spaceflight as early as June 2004.
In each test, SpaceShipOne defeated the X-15, which the government spent a lot of money to build.
Its appearance shattered people's perception that it is not only the China National Space Administration and only professional astronauts who can carry out space travel.
At least six private space companies are now able to send tourists into space, and two have contracts with the International Space Station to transport cargo.
In recent years. Organizations such as the Mars One Foundation, Space Exploration Technology Co., Ltd., and the Mars Association. They have put forward their own "Mars Migration Plan". Some even have the flag of the Republic of Mars designed.
Although some plans are too sci-fi, full of loopholes, and even the "go and no return" one-way Martian immigrants, it has been pointed out that there is a suspicion of commercial fraud.
But simply from the reaction of the media and all parties, it can be seen that the enthusiasm of people all over the world for space exploration and extraterrestrial immigration is beyond imagination.
Even if it seems to be an unreliable space migration program, it has many responders, which has aroused the yearning and infinite imagination of people from all over the world for space. There was a wave of craze.
If there is a real opportunity to go to space, even the moon and Mars, I believe that few people can refuse.
Ye Quan naturally hopes that human beings can speed up the development of the space industry, and for him, no matter how much money he earns, it is just a change in the number on his bank account.
Ye Quan is now more concerned about the growth of his own strength and power, so that he can one day talk to anyone and any force in the world on an equal footing.
Then use the advanced technology in the spiritual space to make some contributions to the Chinese nation and the human beings on the earth, promote the faster and better development of mankind, and enter the age of cosmic exploration as soon as possible!
Establishment of the four major groups. One of the purposes is to launch all kinds of high-tech products and then concentrate the wealth of all mankind. Develop the space industry at any cost.
Now that the time is ripe, Ye Quan's strength has been fearless of any country and organization, and he has officially entered the most money-burning aerospace industry, and he established Galaxy Aerospace Company and Oriental Space Technology Co., Ltd. at the same time.
Both companies are targeting the space sector, but one is more military and the other is civilian; One is in Hualong and the other is in Xinhua.
After many talks, the two companies reached a strategic cooperative relationship with the Ministry of Space of Xinhua and the Space Joint Command, and the two sides jointly invested trillions of yuan to carry out cooperation projects such as aerospace aircraft, spacecraft, large space stations, lunar mining bases, space cities, and Mars exploration and development.
Among them, the Eastern Group will be mainly responsible for the development of space tourism, and will also build a space city called "Eastern Star", and Galaxy Aerospace will be responsible for providing related technology and manufacturing of key components.
In order to contain Xinhua and maintain its hegemony, in the field of space, Lijian has always excluded Xinhua from the country, and Western countries have also been blockading related technologies.
For example, the International Space Station, led by Lijian and Rakshasa countries, including six space agencies and 16 countries participating in the development and development, is the largest manned space station in human history, and has become a model of international cooperation in space exploration, but it has always refused to join Xinhua, the world's third space power.
Since the road of international cooperation could not be followed, Xinhua could only rely on itself and develop its own space station on its own.
The three parties will plan to build a super-large and permanent "Tiangong" space station by 2019.
The planned Tiangong space station will weigh more than 4,000 tons, 10 times that of the current International Space Station and about 30 times larger than the space station that Xinhuaguo originally planned to build in 2020.
The "Tiangong" space station includes a personnel living module, a space hotel, a plant cultivation module, a material reserve module, an observation station, a real room, a laser defense system and other related parts.
It can accommodate more than 50 astronauts, scientists or space tourists to work or live at the same time, has the ability of scientific research and scientific investigation, can carry out large-scale space science practice, and has the ability to support deep space astronautics.
The construction of the space station is an extremely complex interdisciplinary and comprehensive project, involving multiple disciplines such as mechanics, electronics, computers, and artificial intelligence.
Because of the high cost of transporting supplies into space, the construction of the space station is huge, but it is still very necessary for a large country like Xinhua.
The space station is the most ideal base for overlooking the world, and can be used as the core part of the space command center, as well as the deployment and use of various space weapons, and as a maintenance and recovery center for space weapons and spacecraft.
In terms of Earth observation, the space station has better conditions than remote sensing satellites.
When natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis or volcanic eruptions occur on Earth, astronauts on the station can adjust various parameters of the remote sensor in time to obtain the best observation results.
It can be used to monitor the quality of the earth's atmosphere, which can predict climate change in the long run, and will also benefit from the development of land resources and the use of marine resources.
The establishment of special astronomical observation facilities on the space station, compared with other spacecraft, can give full play to the role of instruments and equipment because of the manned participation in observation, coupled with the space station's active position and multi-directionality in space.
With the Guò space station, astronomers can not only obtain important information such as cosmic rays, subatomic particles, etc., but also understand the mysteries of the universe. Moreover, it can also make rapid responses to astronomical events that affect the earth's environment, such as solar flares and dark bar explosions, so as to protect the earth in time and protect spacecraft and their members flying in space.
All these can further promote the development of astronomy in Xinhua.
Another important significance of the space station is that it can vigorously promote the development of space biology, and its research results can directly promote the development of aerospace medicine.
The completion and application of the space station is the first step for human beings on earth to march into the universe, providing experience and transit bases for the establishment of future space factories, space power stations, and space cities.
To extend the life of the space station, completely new nanocomposites will be used.
In terms of strength, toughness, stiffness and other mechanical properties, nanomaterials surpass any known materials, and are the closest to the ideal engineering materials.
If armor is made of nanomaterials, it can increase the protection capacity by a factor of ten while reducing the weight by 90%. If it is used in the field of engineering and construction, as a load-bearing structure of skyscrapers, it can build buildings with a height of more than 2,000 meters.
The most needed nanomaterials are in the field of astronautics, where the geosynchronous orbit is actually a closed loop with no width, and only on this line can the spacecraft be synchronized with the Earth's autobiography, and if it deviates from this line, internal stresses will occur.
If the size of the spacecraft is not too large, for example, just a satellite with a diameter of several meters, the strength of ordinary materials is enough to counteract the internal stresses. However, when a spacecraft becomes larger than a house, the strength of ordinary materials cannot compensate for the internal stresses that occur when flying around orbit.
If the space station is made of ordinary materials, its lifespan is generally only 15-20 years, which is difficult for Ye Quan to accept.
For example, the International Space Station, which was built in 1998 and completed in 2006, was originally planned to crash into the Pacific Ocean in 2020, and various remedial measures, costing billions of dollars a year, were postponed until 2024.
If the Tiangong space station is reinforced with nanomaterials, its design life will reach more than two hundred years. (To be continued......)