Chapter 167: The First Step of the Universe (Third Update)
"Welcome to the report of Federal Television, I am Wen Wen, and I will report on the first human resource exploitation mission on the alien planet."
On January 3, 1st year of the Earth calendar, at half past one o'clock in the afternoon of Yanhuang Kingdom, people from all over the world, whether it was night or day, gathered in front of the television to watch federal news.
The mining mission to the alien planet initiated by the first head of the Federation can be described as very eye-catching, after all, human beings have imagined going to the moon and other major planets to mine resources in the past, but due to technical reasons, it has never been realized.
Although it is still unknown where the FΓΌhrer got the spaceship technology, this is undoubtedly explosive news, and the spaceship is also a big topic of attention.
So after the report was published by Wen Wen, a reporter for federal television, people were all eager, staring intently at the TV screen.
On TV, Wen Wen's language has been automatically translated into various Chinese languages by the advanced artificial intelligence in the TV station, which is a necessary program before the unified language is popular, and it is also convenient for people around the world to watch.
At this time, after finishing the opening remarks, Wen Wen turned sideways and continued to introduce: "Behind me, is the launch site of the alien mining ship, you can see through the guΓ² video, there are many rectangular metal 'boxes' parked in the launch site, in fact, those are mining ships."
Don't look at the very small mining ships in the video, that's because I'm standing 1,500 meters from the launch site. So each of these mining ships is actually 100 meters high, and the length and width are about 850 meters and 673 meters respectively, which is larger than many large rockets.
And it is said that these mining ships can reach up to half the speed of light at the fastest, but how fast is that? Wen Wen calculated just now, about 150,000 kilometers per second.
Isn't that shocking? Wen Wen also thinks so, this is really incredible! It seems that the formation of the Earth Federation has really brought a leap forward in the science and technology of the Earth civilization! β
As Wen Wen spoke, the camera began to zoom in, showing more than 20 mining spacecraft parked in the launch site more intuitively.
Listening to Wen Wen's explanation, the people who watched the report in front of the TV also gasped.
150,000 kilometers per second, what is this concept? Doesn't it mean that it takes just over sixteen minutes to get from the Earth to the Sun (and more than eight minutes from the Sun to the Earth at the speed of light)?
Oh, my God!
People don't dare to think about it anymore, this speed is beyond the comprehension of too many people, and it is the first time they have heard of a man-made object that can reach such a fast speed.
This was followed by a bunch of questions.
Can the human body withstand such a high speed? Will the ship's structure be able to withstand it at this speed? How can such a huge spacecraft fly out of Earth without a launch vehicle...... And so on, a series of questions rose in the minds of the audience in front of the TV.
It's a pity that they can only watch dryly now, and they can't ask the questions in their hearts, so they can't help but be a little depressed.
Fortunately, after a pause, Wen Wen continued to explain: "Of course, many viewers may also have questions about this kind of leap and bound, such as how the spacecraft will take off? Whether the astronaut's body can withstand this speed or something, Wen Wen will ask a staff member to explain some about this, and now please follow me. β
As she spoke, Wen Wen walked forward, and the camera moved with it.
Soon, Wen Wen came to a staff member and asked, "Hello sir, I'm Wen Wen, a reporter from Federal Television, can I interview you?" β
"Oh, yes." This staff member was a native of Yanhuang, about forty years old, wearing a hard hat, and when he heard Wen Wen's voice, he immediately turned his head.
Seeing that this staff member agreed, Wen Wen suddenly looked happy and asked, "What do you think of this resource exploitation mission on alien planets carried out by the Federation?" β
"I think it's good, it's great!" The staff member immediately said with a smile on his face: "The countries of the world have merged into a whole, so that our human science and technology have developed in an instant, looking at these spaceships, even now I have a feeling of dreaming!" β
"So, what are you responsible for?" Wen Wen continued to ask with a smile.
"Me? I'm a logistics worker, and I'm mainly responsible for testing the spacecraft before it lifts off, but I can't detect anything...... Because I don't understand the technology used in these spacecraft, I just run errands with other professional technicians. The staff replied with a smile.
"Hehe, then you are really modest, your position is very important!" Wen Wen suddenly laughed happily, it seemed that she had found the right person, and then asked, "Since you are a logistics staff, can you reveal how these mining spaceships were launched?" β
"Well...... the staff hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "It's not a secret, I'll tell you a little bit." β
"That's great!" Wen Wen cheered and began to listen intently.
I saw that the staff member pondered for a while, and then said: "Maybe you have also seen that there is a huge metal column at each of the four corners of these rectangular mining spaceships, which is something similar to an airplane engine, which is the propulsion engine of the mining spacecraft, but its energy system is difficult for me to answer." β
"I understand, thank you for answering these questions." Wen Wen bowed slightly, then turned to the camera and smiled: "Audience friends in front of the TV, we finally know about the launch of the spacecraft, but due to the problem of interview time, Wen Wen can only regret that this interview is coming to an end here, thank you for watching!" β
The news interview came to an abrupt end here, and it was switched back to the TV station, where two hosts began to explain Wen Wen's interview, and it was indispensable to sing praises about it.
Then, federal television was connected to the launch base and began to broadcast the launch live, which was not filmed by journalists, but by the staff of the launch site.
I saw that in the picture, with the sound of a countdown, the thrusters located at the four corners of the mining spacecraft began to spew fire, and then I saw that the twenty-three mining spacecraft that were originally moored in the launch site began to slowly rise into the air.
When the mining ship flew to a certain height, they trembled in unison, and their speed increased instantly, turning into more than twenty small black dots in the blink of an eye, and then disappearing into the video.
The audience in front of the TV was inevitably shocked by the instantaneous acceleration of the mining spacecraft, and then the host of the federal television station who was in charge of broadcasting the time began to report the information of the twenty-three mining ships.
In addition to the seven mining spacecraft that are heading for the Moon, the remaining sixteen mining spacecraft will fly away from Earth towards the eight planets (including Pluto, which was relegated to a dwarf planet), exactly one planet for every two spacecraft.
Regarding the question of the pilot, the host also ambiguously said that he was an astronaut who had undergone special weight-bearing training, but the specific name was not revealed, which can be regarded as a suspicious point.
But whatever, the audience in front of the TV has already begun to get excited.
The exploitation of alien planetary resources is the heaviest step in human history!
This is no longer a simple mining task, but an action with great significance, and it also represents that mankind has the strength to set foot in the universe!
For human beings, there is nothing more fulfilling than the conquest of the Star Universe.