Chapter 245: Comet Collection

Money is a thing, as long as it is sent out, it will definitely not be useless.

The unified arrangement and distribution of materials on the spacecraft, food, clothing, housing, transportation, medical care and education are definitely free of money.

In order to find a use for the money, the fleet commander also took great pains, and after careful discussion and brainstorming, the fleet allowed everyone to have pets.

The fleet didn't have pets, but there were a lot of genes stored in various animals and plants, and it was not difficult to clone one.

So everyone is motivated to work for a pet, especially children, and their enthusiasm for learning is high in order to be able to get enough money to buy a pet.

There are also a lot of pets, all kinds of cats, dogs, and birds, all of which are readily available, monkeys, giant pandas, etc., can also be bought, but the most expensive giant pandas, at least need to save for three years to start.

"Everyone, please pay attention, please prepare for the departure of the person who heard the name, 003504 Yao Tian......"

Soon, the personnel selection is complete, and the announcement begins roll call, notifying the chosen ones.

"Yay, I'm chosen!"

"Haha, Lao Zhang, remember to give money when I come back! Keep betting next time you get a chance! ”

The ones who were picked were naturally jubilant, and those who had a detached personality had to show off a few words to the unsuccessful, but they were all busy preparing for it.

No one dares to delay and slack off, after all, the exploration fleet is a militarized management, even if everyone signs up to participate, there are strict management regulations.

Everyone assembles on a small transport spacecraft and approaches the sudden comet.

The entire fleet also began to slow down, waiting for the collection operation to be completed, anyway, the voyage was four and a half years long, and it didn't matter if it was delayed a little.

This comet is not documented, it has not been observed before, but this is normal, the time for human exploration of the universe is still too short, and there are many things that do not understand.

Soon, the spacecraft was taped to the comet's surface for a detailed survey and data collection.

The operators are also busy squeezing to the window to take pictures, as a souvenir, and it is good to brag when they go back, after all, it is not a talking point.

Bragging is also a good way to pass the time, even if the ships hold dinners and parties every once in a while, then you have to find a new topic to talk about.

The various observation and detection equipment on the acquisition spacecraft was in full swing to conduct a detailed scan of the comet.

Because it won't be long before the comet will be completely dismembered, and the fleet will not bother to choose a name, not even a number.

"The structure scan is complete, the data collection is complete, the model is built and the acquisition scheme is designed!" Song Gongming, a geology expert accompanying the ship, instructed the others to proceed with the next step.

Water, ammonia, nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide...... and incomplete molecules of free radicals, which are the main components of the comet's surface.

The composition of the comet nucleus is mainly water ice, accounting for 70%, and the other components are carbon monoxide (10~15%), carbon dioxide, carbon oxides, hydrocyanic acid, etc.

The density of the whole comet nucleus is 10~40% of that of water ice, so it is just a very loose snowdrift.

Although comets are not dense and loosely structured, because the temperature in space is only 3 K, which is very close to absolute zero, the hardness of its connections is comparable to that of steel, and it is not something that ordinary tools can knock.

Deep in the nucleus of the comet is primordial material and volatile ice, surrounded by a water-ice envelope containing silicates and hydrocarbons, and the outermost layer is a honeycomb-like refractory carbonaceous layer.

In addition to these, this comet also has the presence of oxygen and some metallic elements, which is rare.

The comet is called a broom star because of the long tail that drags behind his butt.

As the comet approaches the Sun, it heats up and begins to deflate, revealing a visible atmosphere, known as a comet, and sometimes a comet tail.

When solar radiation and solar wind work together, the atmosphere wrapped around the comet extends behind the direction of movement, forming a long tail.

The Death Star, also known as Halley's Comet, is a famous and typical comet.

However, this comet is far away from the solar system and does not have a long tail, so it is not so good-looking, anyway, it is just such a lump.

"It can be confirmed that the comet is not in danger, and personnel can be sent to land!" Song Gongming's appraisal was completed.

Then, the entrance and exit hatches of the acquisition spacecraft opened, and one after another the staff jumped and fell towards the comet.

"Brothers, it's time to start!" The first one was spotted, Yao Tian waved the shovel in his hand and roared excitedly.

"It's time to start!" Everyone was very happy and shouted in response.

Turn on the WeChat gravity device on the spacesuit, turn the whole body into a gravity environment on the head and feet, and start working in the gravity way you are used to.

In most of the universe, there is no obvious sense of gravity in space, and it is not up or down, and it is not easy to do something in a weightless environment, because a slight collision will cause people to fly out.

Just do it, everyone carried shovels, steel claws, ropes or something, according to the provisions of the collection plan, found a point conducive to cutting, and officially started.

Turn on the small laser on the spacesuit, emit a thousand degrees of light, keep moving, and soon, a piece of comet material is cut off.

The large ones are about ten cubes, and the small ones are three or five cubes, which are cocked with shovels and then tied with ropes.

"One, two, three, up!"

The two men seemed to shout slogans vigorously, lifting the mass and placing it on the shoulders of the transporter.

The transporter carries the mass block, returns to the ship, places the items in the ship's storage compartment, and continues to work.

Those who do the work are all serious, and there is really no difficulty in creating difficulties, otherwise why add a gravity generator to the block in a weightless environment?

This event is more appropriate than a collection of space materials and a grand carnival.

Conventional comet capture must not be like this, the spacecraft directly releases the capture net, and drags the entire comet directly into the capsule for processing, which will not be wasted at all.

It's easy and quick, but it's not fun, and the crew can't participate.

"Oops, be careful, fly out!"

One accidentally exerted too much force, and a block flew out, causing everyone's amazement.

"Look at me!" With a loud roar, a big man leaps off the comet's surface and chases after the flying block.

With the steel claw in hand, he flicked the circle, saw the right time to let go, and went around the block twice, tied it and dragged it back.

"Good!"

"Beautiful!"

This line of smooth action made everyone applaud.

The big man straightened his chest and bowed his hand back, but that kind of pride could not be concealed.

"Hey, what are you doing? Beware of comets going off track! ”

"It's, it's just, it scared me, can you be more stable?"

On the other hand, the people who didn't see the big man performing were not happy, and they protested one after another, expressing their dissatisfaction.

Ten kilometers in diameter looks quite large, and a little external force can make it deviate from orbit, and the big man jumped suddenly, which also made the comet tremble three times.

The person who made the mistake stuck out his tongue, ignored the question on the other side, and continued to work hard.

Everyone else laughed and was very happy.

A comet was collected and lasted for two days, but it was worth the two-day delay to look at the smiling crowd.