Chapter 48 Experimental Machines

After dealing with the matter of Perfect Su, Yu Yifeng returned to his job and started his daily busy life.

Time flew by, and by the second month, something big had happened: the first experimental supermachines had finally been built!

After the super machine was freshly baked, a group of experts immediately surrounded it, and it was another emergency transformation.

Its height and width are several times larger than that of ordinary excavators, with a height of at least 13 meters and a mass of 1,300 tons, it looks like a moving steel fortress!

Of course, the low gravity of Mars also played a role in fueling the fire, with only one-third of the gravity of Earth at the same mass, so that there is a lot less attention to the material, and its chassis is a tank-like track, with a huge mechanical arm above it, which can wield thousands of tons of powerful force.

What a fierce nuclear-powered monster, Yu Yifeng couldn't help but sigh. If you collide with the strongest tank on the planet, it can directly crush the tank into a meatloaf just by its own size and weight!

With the control of the operator, the first unmanned excavators drove to the uranium mining area, and then the computer automatically took over.

Their top speed is only 30 kilometers per hour, which is not very fast, but the digging speed is not slow.

Yu Yifeng looked at the screen next to him, nodded and said: "This unmanned system is okay, the excavation speed is also good, and it can work for a long time." Even if there is an accident, there will be no casualties. How many such machines are there? Can it be mass-produced? ”

An expert next to him shook his head and said, "At present, there are only 4 experimental ...... Captain, in a few days when the Kinov industrial base is up, there will be no problem with mass production. The only problem is unmanned driving. ”

"Oh? What's wrong with unmanned driving? Yu Yifeng asked.

"The northern hemisphere of Mars has no magnetic field, so it is susceptible to cosmic radiation, and the satellite signal is also very disturbed. It's okay for a short time, but I'm afraid of some accidents after a long time. Most of the unmanned vehicles rely on satellite navigation......"

"To solve this problem, either we will launch more satellites and build a complete satellite navigation system. Either more signal stations are built on the surface, and according to calculations, a dozen signal base stations are built on relatively high ground. I think the solution of the surface base station is better, saving time and effort......"

Yu Yifeng nodded, since the expert has a specific plan, he must follow what the expert said. "I'll leave these things to you." He replied casually that it has always been his philosophy to use people without suspicion and suspect people.

In fact, the unmanned driving system on the earth is already relatively mature. For example, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, unmanned submarines, etc. in the army, relatively speaking, in places with complex but dangerous environments, it is more convenient and safe to use unmanned equipment.

After so many years of development on the earth, GPS navigation and Beidou navigation are densely packed in all corners, and the accuracy can reach the centimeter level, so it is particularly convenient to use unmanned driving.

But Mars is different, there are only two polar satellites in total, or special satellites for geological exploration, and it is a bit powerless to navigate. If you want precise positioning, you need at least 4 or more satellites.

Therefore, it is also necessary to establish a signal station on the ground, and the signal does not have to cover the whole world, as long as it covers a mining area.

Four excavators, each with a distance of more than 300 meters, this is to prevent the system from making mistakes and causing accidental collisions, and the interval of 300 meters is enough. At the beginning, there will inevitably be imperfections in the driving system, and it is necessary to leave enough distance for the monitoring personnel to take over manually.

"They can work for a week and then 10 hours of maintenance. If it goes well, 100,000 tons of ore can be excavated per day. An expert said.

Yu Yifeng nodded, looking at the screen intently, those machines were waving huge steel shovels, and the stones on the mine were constantly crushed and dug up, which could really be said to be blasting mining......

He was already very satisfied, and suddenly thought of something: "By the way, there is no problem with safety, there shouldn't be any problems such as nuclear explosions?" ”

"Of course not!" It was Professor Ding Yidong, who came to visit, who spoke, and his voice immediately raised an octave, because the excavator's nuclear-powered engine was designed by their Wolf Design Bureau.

"You don't have to worry about safety, our nuclear fuel is low-enriched uranium, and it will not reach the critical point of explosion at all, and even if the engine is broken, there is only a very low possibility of leakage." Ding Yidong didn't finish his words, but just used the word "extremely low, very low".

"We only add about seven days of nuclear fuel at a time, and we refill it every time we maintain it, and even if it leaks out, it is not much, but this is on Mars, and there is no need to think about environmental pollution. So security is no problem at all! ”

"Okay......" Although Ding Yidong choked up, Yu Yifeng didn't say much. He is still very tolerant and respectful of the big science that has the ability.

At 12 o'clock in the morning, the 4 test models were successfully put into operation without any accidents, and all values were in line with expectations. At this rate, digging 100,000 tons of uranium ore a day is more than enough.

"For some reason, these uranium mines are particularly loose in soil, which may be due to geological influences...... Other mines are not so easy to dig. An expert said.

However, the test is not over, and the four excavators must complete at least 7 days of rotational work, and wait until all the results meet expectations before they can be officially mass-produced......

Since the launch of the new excavator, many laboratories seem to have been stimulated to speed up their research, and experimental tests of super trains and cutting robots have also begun.

People are becoming more comfortable with this hectic and fulfilling life, and it's all good news.

The most important thing is that the first phase of the Kinov industrial plant is finally going to be completed, which is what Yu Yifeng is looking forward to the most! As long as the first phase of this gigafactory is completed, people's industrial capacity will be greatly increased, and a large number of heavy industrial machinery will be able to be mass-produced.

During these months, the smelters also smelted a large amount of metal resources. Steel, copper, aluminum, and titanium are piled up in rows in the warehouse, like mountains, ready to use. These resources provide favorable conditions for large-scale manufacturing.

Yu Yifeng's heart was really very happy.

A number of industrial reports are basically in line with expectations or even exceed expectations!

These big scientists and engineers were so worried and headaches one by one at the beginning. But after a while, it doesn't seem to be that difficult...... Human beings are really a race capable of creating miracles, so many technical difficulties have been overcome in just a few months, this cannot be said to be luck, but a kind of strength!

One by one, they spoke confidently, their voices became louder, their passion was still full, and they were more crazy to devote themselves to their work......

Yu Yifeng was very satisfied with the current situation of the Noah, he just read the report briefly, and basically got the data he wanted. "Exceeded expectations! Exceeded expectations! Met expectations! ”

However, in the middle of a bunch of reports, there is a scientific report that lists what interests Yu Yifeng, that is, the research report of the Martian virus!

The results of genetic sequencing of some of the pathogenic viruses are available, and these viruses are basically similar in structure to the earth virus, and the genetic material is also composed of DNA and RNA.

However, they are slightly more complex than viruses and are generally able to absorb nuclear energy, synthesize proteins, and survive independently, but they are simpler than bacteria. It should be a creature between a virus and a bacteria.

This report points out that the origin of life on Earth may have originated from meteorites! Because fragments of DNA have been found in meteorites, it is possible that life developed from extraterrestrial meteorites!

So, did the origin of the Martian virus also come from meteorites? Because the genetic structure of the Martian virus is too similar to life on Earth, it can't help but make people suspicious. Did this meteorite, which contains fragments of DNA, spread throughout the universe and gave life to most planets?

The origin of life in the universe has become more confusing and difficult to speculate......

Well, Yu Yifeng's focus is not on this, but on another: people who have been infected by the Martian virus have become more active in their cells!

Their physique has gotten better, which means they're likely to live longer!

Seeing this, Yu Yifeng was so shocked that his whole body almost jumped up, he carefully read this paragraph of the report back and forth, slowly chewing on the meaning, he felt that he should not understand it wrong.

Extended life? Extended by 50%? Really?

After a few moments, he finally issued an order through the liaison device in the captain's chamber for the research team to come to the council, and also notified the presence of a number of biologists, members of the Department of Security, and some members of the council.