1st of the Common Era.

The magnificent epic masterpiece of aerospace, the first space city in human history - Galaxy Capital has been fully completed.

Although this is not the final form of the Galaxy Capital, it is only the total amount of the first phase of the project, and it has been built into a small artificial celestial body that can be inhabited by 10,000 people.

On the same day, Galaxy Capital released a message recruiting volunteers.

31st A.D.

The list of the first volunteers to participate in the Space City test was confirmed and announced.

This is a very complex project, and all those who meet the basic conditions must first submit an application in the corresponding website system, and after the initial approval, they can enter the list of pre-selected personnel.

The selection of the final list comprehensively considers factors such as gender, age group, occupation and professional quality, and determines the proportion of each sub-item to ensure the rationality of the population and social structure in the space city.

2036 A.D., January 1.

The first batch of selected volunteers began to be stationed in the Galaxy City on rockets, a process that lasted for a month.

2036 A.D., February 1.

The City of Galaxy has embarked on a one-year trial phase of testing, with the participation of more than 5,000 scientists, engineers and technicians from all walks of life.

Their mission is to test the water cycle, oxygen cycle, and ecological cycle system of the space city, and at the same time try to establish and improve the optimization of many functional systems such as life and entertainment, industrial production, smelting and manufacturing, agricultural planting, and education and learning.

2036 A.D., March 15.

The second phase of the construction project of Galaxy City was started.

July 15, 2036.

The second batch of volunteers was confirmed, and a total of 3,321 people began to be stationed in the Galaxy Capital.

2036 A.D., September 1.

Some of the first batch of volunteers left the Galactic Capital and returned to Earth.

15th A.D.

The third batch of volunteers was confirmed, with a total of 2,457 people stationed in the Galaxy Capital.

2037 A.D., January 31.

The one-year trial operation mission of Galaxy City has been successfully completed, and the official announcement has launched a one-month recuperation period.

March 18, 2037.

The Galaxy Capital announced to the world that it had launched an exploration program for Jupiter and planned to fly to Jupiter, more than 600 million kilometers away from Earth, in three months.

Although the fastest spacecraft can fly to Jupiter in just one month, it is definitely a long journey for the galaxy capital.

Because the Galaxy Capital can essentially be regarded as a spaceship of hundreds of thousands of tons.

The amount of energy required to accelerate or decelerate such a huge spaceship is staggering.

In fact, in the construction and operation plan of the Galaxy Capital, it is only possible to support a space city by relying on the abundant energy and materials of the Jupiter system (including Jupiter's 79 natural satellites) to the point of almost luxury.

PS: Jupiter's four larger moons, the Galilean moons, are arranged from the inside to the outside as Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and together with Jupiter, they form a small "solar system".

Europa is essentially a rock mass structure with an iron core with a radius of at least 900 kilometers, covered with evaporating sodium salts.

Europa's rock mass is covered with a crust made of water ice. There is a layer of liquid water below the ice, perhaps 50 kilometers deep, and the heat from the gravitational force remains liquid, making it the only place in the solar system other than the Earth where there is a large amount of liquid water.

The surface of Ganymede and Ganymede is covered with salt and sulfur to varying degrees, in addition to gravel soil and frost, and according to the density of Ganymede and Ganymede, no more than 15% of the rock or silica minerals in these two moons, and most of the rest is composed of frozen water, ammonia and methane.

July 1, 2037 AD.

The galactic capital is starting to accelerate, and it is expected to continue flying for a year and a half with the help of the fusion power system, that is, to reach Jupiter in late 2038 or early 2039.

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In the exclusive virtual world, or in the minimalist cosmic void, Hua Kejing floats directly above a spaceship.

With a total length of 150.1 meters and a diameter of 40.2 meters at its widest point, the spacecraft is in the shape of a cylinder, with a rotating artificial gravity chamber in the back half.

Although the size of the spaceship cannot be compared to that of the Space City, the scientific and technological strength it has condensed is still on the Star Capital.

That's the task for the next few years after the release of artificial intelligence, building an interstellar spaceship.

Returning to the double-storey cabin, Hua Kejing glanced at the list of tasks floating in the air.

[Mission No. E001: Design an interstellar spaceship with current technological prowess.] 】

Achievement Progress: 0%.

Time limit: 6 months.

Reward for completing missions: Earn 3,000 Tech Points.

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Therefore, what he saw in the simulated space just now was the spacecraft scheme designed by all the robot workers in the 8th level [Science Research Institute] and the 9th level [Engineering Research Institute].

"That's it!!"

After Hua Kejing saw the appearance of the spaceship for the first time, the above two words popped up in his heart.

But he thought about it, with the current scientific and technological strength, isn't this it!!

But Hua Kejing still faintly felt that it was inappropriate, so he asked, "Are you sure you won't help us solve the problem of artificial gravity?" ”

Xiaole: "Doesn't this spaceship already have artificial gravity?" ”

Hua Kejing was shocked: "What...... You mean this drum washing machine is called artificial gravity. ”

Xiaole asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?" ”

Hua Kejing: "Yes...... But can't it be a little more advanced? ”

Xiaole: "It's not advanced, but it's not without advantages. ”

Hua Kejing expressed disbelief: "What advantages can this have!?" ”

Xiaole replied coldly: "Energy saving." ”

Hearing this, Hua Kejing was speechless for a while, he didn't know the mechanism of relying on electricity to generate gravity, and he didn't know whether this technology consumed electricity.

But in the universe, the drum that sustains inertial rotation is indeed less energy-intensive.

After a long time, he asked again: "You don't want me to take this cargo to save the master of the lost son, do you?" ”

Seeing that Xiaole was silent, Hua Kejing had no choice but to compromise.

Well, his biggest concern right now is the speed of the ship.

Indeed, judging by the current level of science and technology, the thing I saw just now doesn't look like a spaceship with the ability to travel faster than light!

Anyway, how long did it take Xiaole to go from the silver heart to the earth?

1521 Earth years!

Even with a terrifying speed of 17 times the speed of light and such a powerful interstellar travel ability, Xiaole still spent 1521 years.

If this were to be replaced by oneself, it would definitely not be possible to reach the core of the galaxy without relying on dormancy technology.

Sure enough, for the doubts in Hua Kejing's heart, Xiaole told him bluntly that it was absolutely impossible for this spaceship to reach the speed of light.

Not only that, Xiaole said that in the past 100 years, it will be absolutely impossible for humans to build a spaceship that exceeds the speed of light.

"So what am I going to do?"

Hua Kejing was unconvinced.

If you really have to wait until you build a faster-than-light spaceship, even if he hasn't turned into a pile of bones, he will definitely be too old to walk.

Or is it really going to take such an unreliable spaceship to the core of the galaxy in your lifetime!?

Hua Kejing shook his head and questioned Xiaole again,

Why be so frantically demanding that you speed up your march to the stars?

Why do you want to use your own hands to influence the scientific and technological processes of the whole world?

Why is there always such a cautious sharing of scientific and technical and basic theoretical knowledge?

Didn't you say that you want to help mankind raise the level of science and technology as soon as possible?

But this is not the first time that such doubts have been made.

Every time he encounters such a situation, Xiaole always remains silent.

thereupon

A person with a stomach full of problems,

A person knows that you have a stomach full of problems, but he doesn't say it.

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I salute every friend who has been with me all the way, thank you for your support!

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