Chapter 246: Preparation for the Moon Landing, Lunar Exploration
Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming nodded.
The two of them are well aware of the importance of the light pillar project.
After the completion of the Sanmen project, the light pillar project and the construction of a permanent base on the moon will be carried out simultaneously, after all, energy is the basis of everything.
The few people chatted for a while, and it was time for the shuttle to take off.
At the test airfield, the White Goose shuttle engines loaded with supplies started and slowly left the ground.
After a while, he entered the beam channel.
After doing the basic self-test, the White Goose space shuttle began to accelerate along the beam path.
Soon, the Space Shuttle White Goose reached a speed of Mach 1.
At this time, its acceleration is zero, and it maintains a speed of Mach 1.
A little more than a minute, the White Goose space shuttle jumped to an altitude of three kilometers.
After jumping above this height, its acceleration suddenly increases, and the speed soon reaches one kilometer per second.
It was another little more than a minute, and the altitude of the shuttle White Goose jumped more than 100 kilometers.
Once this altitude is passed, its acceleration gradually increases.
After a while, the acceleration came to 120 g, and the speed increased by 1.2 kilometers per second.
In less than four minutes, its speed has reached 150 kilometers per second and an altitude of 15,000 kilometers.
That's it, and the speed continues to increase.
A little more than a minute later, the White Goose space shuttle broke away from the beam channel at an altitude of 35,000 kilometers and flew in the designated direction.
At the moment of breaking away from the beam channel, the acceleration of the shuttle White Goose is zero, and its speed is two hundred kilometers per second.
Compared with the test flight, this time it took only a little more than eight minutes from the ground to the exit from the beam channel at an altitude of 35,000 kilometers.
Next, the Space Shuttle White Goose will fly straight to the moon at a speed of 200 kilometers per second.
As it approaches the Moon, the White Goose shuttle will actively slow down and land on the Moon.
and the selection of sites for landing on a permanent base on the moon.
Ten minutes after the White Goose shuttle broke out of the beam channel, that is, after flying 120,000 kilometers, the test airport took off with a fully loaded Black Wither.
Then there was the exception, the fully loaded Space Shuttle White Goose.
After the last space shuttle took off, the main screen of the big screen showed not this White Goose space shuttle, but the first White Goose space shuttle to take off.
When the last space shuttle to take off broke away from the beam channel and flew towards the moon at a speed of 200 kilometers per second, the first space shuttle White Goose was only 20,000 kilometers away from the moon.
At this time, the main engine of the White Goose space shuttle started and began to thrust back and decelerate.
At the same time, the numerous SS-defense system subsystem bases deployed on the domestic ground shot blue beams in the direction of the White Goose space shuttle.
In the control hall, Su Zhe, Fan Xiaoming, Xu Zhengping and his party looked at the big screen with some worry.
On the big screen, the White Goose space shuttle, which was decelerating, was constantly illuminated by a large number of blue beams.
"It's done!" Xu Zhengping looked at the parameters displayed on the big screen and said.
At this stage of going to the moon, the final deceleration is the most critical.
Due to the lack of beam channels, energy can only be provided remotely with the dead light of the SS-Defense system.
Seeing that the acceleration and energy of the White Goose Space Shuttle on the big screen were normal, he was relieved.
"Yes! However, using the SS-defense system to provide energy is too wasteful of energy, and I think it is better to use the beam channel. Fan Xiaoming nodded and said.
"It's the truth!" Xu Zhengping smiled and said, "But it's okay to use it occasionally." ”
"Look at the big screen, it's about to land on the moon." Su Zhe reminded.
At this time, the first space shuttle to take off was only 5,000 kilometers from the Moon, and its speed was 50 kilometers per second.
Under the thrust of the main engine, its speed decreases as it gets closer to the moon.
When the White Goose space shuttle was only one kilometer from the lunar surface, it no longer lowered its altitude, but flew horizontally.
After flying ten kilometers at Mach three, the shuttle White Goose began to land.
The location where it landed was the site for the construction of a permanent base on the Moon, which was named Base Plateau.
The ground is very flat and you can't see the edge at a glance, but the terrain is relatively high.
After a while, the White Goose space shuttle landed smoothly on the plateau of the base.
At the moment of landing, there was a warm applause and cheers in the control hall.
"Perfect!" Fan Xiaoming said excitedly, "It took more than 50 minutes to take off from the test airport to land on the plateau of the lunar base, and it didn't even take an hour, okay!" Very good! ”
"Look, that's what a moon landing should look like." Xu Zhengping smiled, "Like before, not to mention the manned landing on the moon, it used to take a long time to send a probe, either a relay or into orbit Yes, it was like now, fly straight over." ”
Speaking of the foundation, relying on the rocket engine cannot provide continuous power, and can only be used in clever ways.
But now, in the process of flying, as long as there is continuous energy, the space shuttle can continue to output power, and it can naturally fly as much as it wants.
Su Zhe looked at the first White Goose space shuttle that had been parked and reminded: "Hurry up and enter the game cabin, otherwise you won't be able to finish today's work." ”
At this time, many staff members had already put on their equipment and entered the game cabin.
After being reminded by Su Zhe, Fan Xiaoming and Xu Zhengping hurriedly got up and sat in the game cabin with their equipment on like other staff.
Looking at the two of them in a hurry, Su Zhe glanced at the Black Wither Space Shuttle and the other White Goose Space Shuttle that were still flying.
Get up and put on your gear and get into the game pod.
After Su Zhe logged in with his account, he saw that it was a crowded cabin.
On the left, right, front and back are winged humanoid robots.
Some humanoid robots are motionless by ropes, and some are untying their ropes.
Interestingly, the names floating above the heads of the humanoid robots in motion are like online games.
At a glance, there were Fan Xiaoming, Xu Zhengping, Bao Qizheng, Zuo Dajun, Li Congshan and some other people.
As he observed, names appeared one after another on the heads of the motionless humanoid robots.
After a while, names appeared on the top of all the humanoid androids.
Just looking at it, the humanoid robot next to him bumped into him and said, "Su Zhe! What if you don't untie the rope inkblob? ”
Su Zhe looked up and saw that the humanoid robot that hit him was Fan Xiaoming.
At this time, a humanoid robot came to him and said, "This time, we have combined a number of technologies to create the current communication system according to our habits on Earth, so that you can hear what the other person is saying at close range." Of course, it is still necessary to establish a channel at a distance. ”
"Yes! Yes, it feels the same as on Earth. Su Zhe said with a smile.
"Everyone's ready! I'm going to open the hatch. Xu Zhengping shouted.
"That's it!"
"It's all right!"
"Open the hatch quickly, I can't stand it anymore."
……
Amid the shouts of the crowd, the hatch of the cabin was opened.
Sixty humanoid robots rushed out in one go.
Some of these humanoid robots are running on the ground and some are flying in the sky, so it's not lively.
Su Zhe is now trying to run on the ground, compared to the experience in the virtual solar system, the current winged humanoid robots have the same problem as the previous batch of humanoid robots, that is, instability.
In such a situation, it is okay to do some rough work, but it is difficult to do delicate work like that.
After the run, the simplified heavy photon aerospace engine is started.
He slowly flew off the ground.
Flying higher and higher, in a short time it reached a speed of Mach 3 and an altitude of fifty kilometers.
In the distance, he could see some other humanoid robots around him, and only a small dot could be seen by the Space Shuttle White Goose docked on the surface of the moon.
At an altitude of 100 kilometers, the humanoid humanoid robot ran out of energy.
Su Zhe spread the wings of the humanoid robot and turned his back to the direction of the earth.
At this time, there are continuous blue beams of light shining on the wings.
In just three minutes, the energy of the humanoid robot went from 20 percent to 100 percent.
Suddenly, Xu Zhengping's voice sounded in the communication channel, "Don't hang around, hurry down and help unload, in five minutes, the Black Wither Space Shuttle will also land, and then the last White Goose Space Shuttle, it's half past seven in the evening, you can't stay all night!" ”
"Good! Get down right now! ”
"It's impossible to do it all night, isn't it just unloading! Very fast. ”
"The scenery of the moon is good, forget it, I'll see it when I'm done."
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The crowd was babbling on the public communication channel.
After the charge was over, Su Zhe turned to look at the earth, and could vaguely see a point of light approaching rapidly.
Suddenly, the power system of the humanoid robot is turned off, and the humanoid robot begins to do a free-fall movement.
Its speed is getting faster and faster, and when it is close to the ground for a kilometer, the power system is fully opened, and under the action of a huge counterthrust, the speed quickly decreases.
Su Zhe controlled the humanoid robot to land smoothly.
As soon as he landed, he was involved in unloading.
Someone unfastens the material in the cargo hold, and someone resists the material outward.
Su Zhe joined the anti-goods team.
As soon as he entered the cargo hold, Xu Zhengping put a huge box on his shoulder and reminded, "Slow down! Don't bump into it. ”
"How could I ...... such a heavy thing" Su Zhe realized halfway through speaking, this was the moon, and it was the humanoid simulant robot he controlled that resisted things.
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"When you come to the moon, you can become a Hercules." Fan Xiaoming came over and said, "You can lift 100 catties on the earth, and when you come to the moon, you can lift 600 catties." ”
Bao Qi was walking out from behind the supplies and said, "The humanoid robot can lift 500 kilograms on the earth and 3,000 kilograms on the moon, which is three tons, three tons!" On earth it's all the work of forklifts. ”
"There are some situations where low gravity is advantageous, and there are industries that are well suited to low gravity environments." Su Zhe said.
"Three! Don't talk, get to work! Xu Zhengping reminded.
The three of them hurriedly said yes.
Su Zhe walked out of the warehouse with a huge box and placed the box in the designated position three kilometers away.
As soon as he put down the box he was fighting against, the Black Wither space shuttle slowly landed next to the White Goose space shuttle.
"Let's be quicker, unload the goods early, and we will move around freely early." Xu Zhengping's voice rang out in the public communication channel.
"Come on!"
"You're done and you're ready to play!"
"O the moon! I'm going to see the lunar rover we launched, and ......"
……
The crowd shouted in the public channel.
You know, their job is to unload, and the planned time is to complete it at twelve o'clock at night, that is, after twelve o'clock in the night, the SS-defense system will stop charging these humanoid robots.
In fact, it took a little more than an hour to unload the three shuttles.
The first shuttle landed on the moon at half past seven in the evening, and the next two shuttles landed every ten minutes.
As long as these people work hard, it only takes an hour to complete the unloading.
In this way, there are only three and a half hours left to be free to wander around the moon.
Of course, you can't run to the far side of the moon, because once you do, you can't recharge remotely.
When it came to free activities, everyone was active.
When I work, I don't look at this and that, I just take care of unloading.
After the last White Goose space shuttle landed next to it, all the supplies on the first White Goose space shuttle had been unloaded.
While everyone was busy unloading the Black Withering Space Shuttle, the unloaded White Goose Space Shuttle engine started and began to slowly rise into the air.
Under the uninterrupted illumination of many blue beams, the space shuttle White Goose flew away faster and faster.
It didn't take long for Kung Fu to disappear into the starry sky.
Ten minutes passed, and the Black Wither space shuttle took off empty.
After another ten minutes, the last Space Shuttle White Goose also took off.
It took less than an hour for 60 humanoid release robots to transport nearly 2,600 tons of supplies from the space shuttle and place them in designated locations.
If you get rid of half of the charge time, it actually takes less than half an hour.
Everyone flew around the hill of supplies, and when it was finally confirmed that all the supplies had been delivered, everyone gathered around.
"Good! Today's unloading task was successfully completed, and the current time is 8:35 p.m. to 12 o'clock, and the time in between is the time for everyone to move freely. Xu Zhengping said.
"Yay!"
"I'm going to explore the moon."
"I'm going to find Chang'e!"
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The crowd shouted excitedly.
"Quiet!" Xu Zhengping said, "Although it is a free activity, at least three people act together, and they can't do damage, for example, you found a probe from another country or something, this time, you can't do anything else except watch, by the way, don't run to the far side of the moon, and besides, at twelve o'clock, everyone will come back here to gather, okay!" That's all, everyone is free to move. ”
The crowd cheered and quickly combined freely.
In the blink of an eye, twenty groups of three took shape and flew in all directions.