Chapter 256: Planting Flags, Igniting Fires, and Slowing Down
"Hello audience friends, now everyone is watching the space shuttle Black Dragon independently developed by ZT Group.
The Black Dragon is a Chinese scientist An Wen Academician ......"
How it was broadcast live outside, An Wen didn't care, anyway, it wasn't a critical stage at the moment.
"Mr. An, the Black Dragon has completed its self-inspection, all the equipment is working normally, and it can take off at any time."
Five people inspected the situation of 10,000 meters and various equipment, and reported to Anwen.
An Wen sat on the command chair, looked at the no one on the console, and expressed his satisfaction.
This is long overdue.
I used to be a pilot myself, I was really stupid, I was the material to be a captain, how could I be a pilot.
It's a good feeling now, and it would be better if the crew was replaced by a young lady.
"What time is it?" An Wen asked.
"Report, the reality is 10:09:28."
"Well, take off on time at 10:10."
"Yes."
Ten o'clock.
The electromagnetic anti-gravity system was activated, and the Black Dragon slowly rose.
When it rose to an altitude of 1,000 meters, the main engine of the Black Dragon started and climbed at an angle of 75 degrees.
Soon, the Black Dragon disappeared from the camera's screen.
At this point, the live stream returns to the studio again.
Because there will be no live broadcast for the next four and a half hours, the live broadcast will not be started until the Black Dragon flies through the 2.17 million kilometers of cosmic void and reaches the vicinity of the asteroid.
It was exactly around 2 p.m. and almost 3 p.m.
Well, the West is in the second half of the night.
At noon, An Wen and they ate a little casually.
Eating without gravity is very uncomfortable, and even a little gravity will be much better.
"It's fun without gravity, but it's inconvenient."
After eating, An Wen muttered.
"Mr. An, then you work hard and research anti-gravity and gravity technology, wouldn't it be good then."
"Gravity technology doesn't need to be thought about in a short period of time, but if you make the spaceship bigger, you can use a circle to generate gravity."
Saying this, his mind moved.
Building a space city on an asteroid really can't be the same as a space station.
The space station has no gravity, and that's because there's no way to go around in circles.
But asteroids can go around in circles.
"To generate the same gravity as the Earth, according to the centrifugal force calculation method, the minimum is 9.8 m/s^2.
But to overcome the Coriolis force, the diameter of the chamber must be long, calculated in terms of the diameter of the asteroid......
Wrong...... Why calculate by the diameter of an asteroid?
The rotating asteroid has nothing to do with the rotating chamber, I can ......."
An Wen sat there and began to think, and several other people didn't dare to disturb when they saw it.
This is the inspiration of this big guy, and they can't afford to go because of the interruption of a few of them.
Still want to be an astronaut?
Let's go to ground work.
After a while, An Wen found that the situation around him was not right, why did he suddenly go silent.
When he looked up, he found that several people around him were honestly staying there, not daring to move.
"Go to the cab, I'll go sleep for a while, and call me when I get there."
"Okay, Mr. An."
Back in the cabin, An Wen tied himself up with a rope, and then fell asleep.
As for the issue of asteroid modification, we will talk about it later.
Why bother with your own calculations, go back and let the dawn calculate badly?
By the time he woke up again, the Black Dragon had already begun to slow down.
At this time, the asteroid is still about 100,000 kilometers away.
Black Dragon begins to decelerate at this time, then accelerates in reverse, eventually maintaining a relatively flat speed with the asteroid after 47 minutes.
When the time comes, it's time to get to work.
An Wen came to the cab, and at this time, through the optical equipment, he could already clearly see the asteroid in front of him.
Of course, if you have good eyesight, you can also see small faint red dots in the distance.
"Mr. An, can you start the live broadcast?"
"Let's turn it on."
With the start of the live broadcast, the studio also received a signal from the Black Dragon.
But it's very stuck, with a delay of 7.5 seconds.
This is still using the most advanced technology, otherwise the delay will be even worse, after all, light is constant, and there is no quantum communication technology.
Although the quantum communication technology on the national side has been developed, there are still some problems that are difficult to solve.
An Wen doesn't understand quantum technology, and the equipment is not matched, so he still uses his technology.
However, with a distance of more than 2 million kilometers and a delay of less than 8 seconds, it can be broadcast live.
After five minutes of adjustment, the video feed is connected to the studio.
"Hello Academician An, you and your team are about to reach the asteroid, right?" The moderator asked.
"Well, there are still about 100,000 kilometers away from the asteroid, so if you want to interview now, let's interview other people first." After An Wen finished speaking, he turned the camera at Wu Yuan.
The host didn't know what was going on with An Wen, so he naturally didn't dare to say anything else, and then began to interview others.
At this time, of course, the questions are all in line with the core values of socialism.
The same is true for the answer, so the atmosphere in the studio is very harmonious.
Finally, after more than ten minutes, several people were interviewed, and it was Anwen's turn again.
"Academician An, were you debugging the equipment just now?"
The host found a step for An Wen, after all, the reality is a live broadcast facing the world.
"No, I took a nap at noon, I just woke up before, and I was a little dazed just now."
“…… Okay, Academician An is confident and confident in this operation, so do you think there are any difficulties in this operation to capture asteroids? The host said embarrassedly.
"The difficulty? Of course not, it's like when you see a little stone in the ground and you bend down to build it, there's no difficulty. An Wen replied in mid-air.
“…… Okay, the metaphor of Academician An actually wants to reassure us, and of course we also believe that the strength of Academician An's team can fly out and easily capture this asteroid.
So may I ask Academician An, why did this asteroid deviate from its orbit and crash into the Earth? ”
When the host spoke, one hand was pinching her thigh, and she couldn't help it.
"Why did it go off track? The answer is simple, it's derailed. As for why I cheated, there must be a reason, and I think that reason is domestic violence.
From the photos of the asteroid, we can see that it has a crater on the top of its head, which must have been punched out.
According to the original trajectory of this asteroid, it is in the asteroid belt between Mars and Earth, and if the asteroid is in the original family, that is, the asteroid belt has not been hit, it is impossible for it to derail. ”
“…… Academician An's analogy is very humorous, and it is easy to understand why this asteroid deviates from its orbit, so ...... Academician An, can we see that asteroid now? ”
The host didn't dare to continue asking, so she could only change the subject.
"Yes, I'll adjust the screen and zoom in on what you should be able to see."
An Wen pointed the camera at the asteroid, and then zoomed in to make the asteroid the size of a fist.
Next, while chatting nonsense, the Black Dragon and the asteroid are getting closer and closer.
When Black Dragon approaches the asteroid, the speed remains the same as that of the asteroid.
At this time, you can clearly see the full picture of the asteroid.
"Alright, let's get to work."
One person stayed in the cab, An Wen held the camera, and a few people were left to work.
A group of people came to the cargo hold, then put on gloves and helmets and opened the cargo hold.
The cargo hold is aimed at the asteroid, with a distance of 2 km between the two sides.
Several people took out special cable guns, aimed at the asteroid in front of them, and fired.
Four special cables are attached to the asteroid.
"Mr. An, do you want to start transporting equipment?"
After an astronaut tried the pull, he asked An Wen.
"No, plant the flag first." An Wen waved his hand and said.
Isn't it stupid to transport equipment first, this kind of undiscovered territory, of course, you have to plant a flag first.
Although no one can snatch it, there is still a sense of ceremony.
Under An Wen's order, an astronaut took a special national flag, reached the asteroid through a cable, and planted the national flag on it.
After all this is done, everyone starts to get to work.
Actually, it's not that difficult, just send the engine to the asteroid through a cable, and then fix it, and the rest is fine.
An Wen didn't work, he was responsible for answering the host's questions.
Although his answer is a bit unusual, at this time, everyone no longer pays attention to this.
The whole country, at the moment when the flag was planted on the asteroid, was already boiling.
Firecrackers are not allowed in many cities.
But at this time, many people can't bear it, so they just let it go.
After setting off firecrackers, a middle-aged man went to the police station to turn himself in, after all, setting off firecrackers and fireworks is a matter of detention for several days.
"I turned myself in, I was so excited just now, I couldn't hold back, and let go of the earth red with 10,000 rings."
The policeman's gaze turned from the live TV to the big brother who turned himself in, thought for a moment and said, "You can come back tomorrow." ”
"Uh...... Can I continue to put it when I go back? ”
"It's all detention anyway, you can figure it out for yourself."
"Okay, then I'll come back tomorrow."
This is not an isolated case, and it has happened in many places.
However, more people drink alcohol than firecrackers.
I'm too excited, and it's easy to get sick at home, so call a friend for a drink.
As for going to work?
I don't know if the state has issued a document, I have to watch the live news today, who will go to work.
In the evening, the restaurants are full.
In the lobby of each hotel, there is a TV that plays live on the asteroid.
At this time, several astronauts had almost fixed the equipment.
"Mr. An, all engines have been fixed and the fuel tank has been fixed."
"All hands back."
Soon, everyone returned to the Black Dragon, and everyone came to the wheelhouse again.
"Academician An, after these engines are fixed, as long as the engines are started, can the crisis on the earth be resolved?"
"Of course, the four engines on the asteroid are enough to reduce its speed to a manageable range, and then we will install the Hall engine on it until a month and a half later, and then send it to the location of the Earth-Moon Lagrange point L1, and then fix it there as the foundation of the future space city."
When An Wen received this question, the Black Dragon had already come to the side of the asteroid.
Several people also use computers to control the equipment on the asteroid for self-testing.
After three minutes, confirm that all the equipment is free of any faults and problems.
"Ignition."
"Yes."
With An Wen's order, the four engines all burst out with super power, and the blue tail flame bloomed against the background of the cosmic void.