Chapter 343: Mining on the Moon
Cheng Yuhua and Wei Ziping received the company's mission, and they were about to fly the space shuttle to the moon.
After the space mission, the company gave them a week off.
After returning to the company, the two of them threw themselves into intense training.
The instructors of the space training center are to train them in the basic skills of working on the moon.
On February 28, Zhou Yu came to the Xinghuo Science and Technology Aerospace Command Center.
Lu Jinming, president of the Aerospace Business Group, reported to him: "With the help of the National Resources Satellite to explore the lunar minerals, we have found a relatively rich helium-3 storage site.
The companies of the Materials Industry Group have developed a complete equipment for the extraction of helium-3 materials from lunar soil.
The main purpose of our trip to the moon this time was to extract helium-3, and in the process we also put three satellites in lunar orbit, two of which are satellites of relevant state departments, and the other satellite is our company's resource exploration satellite.
With the Space Shuttle as an excellent carrier, we also have to bring back some lunar soil and lunar rock specimens from the moon.
For scientists to study what's going on on the moon. ”
"The plan you have prepared is very detailed, how long will it take to return to the moon this time." Zhou Yu asked with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Mr. Zhou, it takes 3 days to travel to and from the moon, and it takes 12 days to mine on the moon. The entire lunar mining program will take half a month. Lu Jinming replied immediately.
"This is not a long time, and in the future, when the technology is skilled and enough astronauts are trained, the lunar mining mission will be normalized." Zhou Yu explained.
"Mr. Zhou, the next step of our aerospace business group is to prepare to carry out the lunar base project. Prepare to build a permanent unmanned base on the moon.
It refines lunar minerals and builds some factories on the moon. Lu Jinming reported on the goals of their business group for the next stage.
"I won't bother you, let's get ready for this moon mining business." Zhou Yu said with a smile.
He saw that the time for the launch of the space shuttle was about to arrive, so he did not disturb Lu Jinming's work anymore.
Lu Jinming began to command the engineers, and the space shuttle officially entered the countdown before takeoff.
Everything was ready, the shuttle was in perfect condition, and Starfire Technology began to prepare for the launch of the shuttle.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Ignition launch. ”
The Space Shuttle's anti-gravity device was activated, and it began to float rapidly into the air, after which the particle electric propulsion engine ignited, leaving only a brilliant ribbon of light, and the shuttle flew out of the atmosphere.
As the shuttle flew into space, a deep voice rang out in the cockpit.
"I am Zhou Yu, chairman of Xinghuo Technology, and I wish you all the best.
You will be the first Chinese to land on the moon, and you will conquer the moon on behalf of 1.4 billion Chinese people.
We're not here to show our abilities, we're just going to take a lap around the moon.
We are going to explore the moon, you are the pioneers of China's exploration of the moon, and you will definitely be remembered by history. ”
Cheng Yuhua and Wei Ziping heard Zhou Yu finish speaking, and shouted loudly in the cockpit of the space shuttle: "We promise to complete the mission."
The shuttle soon came to the outside of the atmosphere, rotated half a circle around the Earth's orbit, and the shuttle's particle electric propulsion engine was activated, accelerating towards the moon.
The space shuttle's orbit from the Moon to Earth is an elliptical shape, and it also borrows the traction of the sun's gravity during the flight, which consumes less energy but can travel to the Moon at a faster speed.
Cheng Yuhua was woken up by the alarm he had set and found that they were almost on the moon.
In the process of flying from the Earth to the moon, the space shuttle has been in a state of intelligent navigation, and now he needs to assist the space shuttle to change its state.
Cheng Yuhua pressed a few buttons on the console, and the space shuttle's flight attitude changed.
The parameters of the space shuttle's anti-gravity equipment were changed to those of the moon, allowing the shuttle to achieve anti-gravity piloting on the moon.
The main particle electric propulsion engine located in the tail of the shuttle was shut down, and the auxiliary particle electric propulsion engine at both ends of the wing rotated 180 degrees to start ignition braking.
The purpose of the shuttle's braking is to allow the moon's gravity to capture it, preventing the shuttle from flying directly past the moon's orbit because of its high speed.
After the Space Shuttle was captured in lunar orbit, the work of laying out the satellites began.
Once the satellites were arranged, the shuttle began to revolve around the moon and constantly adjust the direction of its orbit.
Follow the electronic map of the moon built into the space shuttle and head towards the destination of the space shuttle.
The space shuttle is approaching their mining destination, the particle electric propulsion engine is turned off, and the anti-gravity equipment is turned on.
The shuttle suspended at a height of three meters above the ground and stopped.
Cheng Yuhua patted Wei Ziping and said, "Brother, we have been recuperating for so long, it's time to go back to work."
The two of them have already changed into spacesuits for the moon.
Wei Ziping opened the hatch of the space shuttle, and they first used a sling to put the mining equipment on the surface of the moon. They then put in dozens of intelligent robots.
Cheng Yuhua saw that they had put down all the equipment that needed to mine lunar minerals according to the list.
He glanced down and said, "Let's jump!" The gravity of the moon is low, and we didn't have any problems jumping down. ”
After Cheng Yuhua finished speaking, he immediately jumped down.
He felt himself touching the ground of the moon, which was not physical at all, as if he had jumped onto a sandy field.
Cheng Yuhua felt that his body was completely sinking.
He immediately observed his condition, and he sank into the lunar soil, which was already knee-deep.
"No wonder the company wants to mine helium-3 here, there is so much lunar soil here."
Cheng Yuhua and Wei Ziping began to arrange equipment for mining helium-3. They mainly command the actions of intelligent robots.
The work efficiency of intelligent robots is fast, and the equipment used by Xinghuo Technology to mine helium-3 is also efficient and advanced.
To mine helium-3, the lunar soil must first be purified with equipment to remove impurities in the lunar soil.
The equipment begins to heat the purified lunar soil, and after heating it to 700 degrees Celsius, helium-3 is separated from the lunar soil as a gas.
When the lunar soil is heated, not only helium-3 is separated. The separated gas mixture is purified again by the equipment, and a very pure helium-3 is obtained.
Cheng Yuhua and Wei Ziping saw that the helium-3 purification plant was working normally.
With a part of the intelligent robots, they began to take the equipment and walk towards the moon-faced crater not far away.
They had to make holes in the rock formations of the moon and extract rock specimens from different depths on the moon's surface.
These rock specimens are for scientists to study and can uncover many of the moon's secrets.
Cheng Yuhua and Wei Ziping need to fly the space shuttle to different iconic locations on the moon.
They manipulate intelligent robots to extract specimens from the moon.
It's hard work, but they're extremely proud.
No country has ever brought back so many specimens from the moon before. Especially specimens of lunar rock formations, now they do.