"In the vast universe, whether our human civilization is a lonely existence or not, this exploration spacecraft may give us the answer." Xu Yun calmed down his emotions, turned around and said to the other party: "When the spacecraft is officially put into service and set sail, I will come over to witness." ”

"Please rest assured that the base will be completed on time with quality and quantity." The person in charge, Cheng Zhan, hurriedly responded.

When I lowered my head, I was very excited.

According to the document signed by the Alliance for the Security of Humanity in Space, after the lunar manufacturing base is put into use, the first task is to complete the planning of the first human fleet.

The main battleship should have at least ten.

It can be said that the time is tight and the task is heavy.

In addition, the entire Lunar Battleship manufacturing base is not the person in charge of him.

There are also two overseas subordinates.

It was arranged by other coalition councillors.

After all, the sovereignty of human civilization is dominated by the Alliance, and other Alliance members will definitely find ways to participate in the management and operation of such an important place as a warship manufacturing base.

The Chinese side occupies an absolute leadership position because of the superiority in the number of parliamentarians, and it does not bother to pay attention to such trivial matters.

It is precisely because he knows these things that Cheng Zhan wants to think about himself.

Prevent the voice of the base from being reduced in the future.

He knew that the plan to explore Proxima Centauri was proposed by Xu Yun, so he took the risk and let the exploration spacecraft and the Blue Star battleship be built together.

Fortunately, the intelligent production line of the base is powerful enough, and the small size of the detection spacecraft has not affected the progress of the Blue Star, otherwise it is a question of whether it can stay in the base if it is picked out by others.

But for now, the results are good.

Xu Yun was very happy that the spacecraft could go to Proxima Centauri in advance.

And getting involved with Xu Yun, a core councilor, I believe that his position will be more stable in the future.

In the following time, accompanied by Cheng Zhan, Xu Yun looked at other places in the base and successfully concluded the project inspection trip.

As for the spacecraft exploration, it was just a minor episode for him.

Didn't think much of it.

In his mind, the formation of the first human fleet and the exploration of Proxima Centauri are the same.

It is of great significance to human civilization.

It's just that when the plan came out, most of the members of the alliance thought that it was more urgent to form a space fleet, so the plan to explore Proxima Centauri was put on the back burner.

It is undoubtedly a good thing to be able to build a probe spacecraft by the way.

After all, everyone's life is limited, and if you delay too long, you may not be able to wait for the spacecraft to return from Proxima Centauri.

Know what's going on there.

As the closest star system to the solar system, Proxima Centauri has been deduced by scientists to have a high probability of life, or a planet suitable for human life, no matter which one is confirmed, it is a huge opportunity for human civilization.

In the past, due to the speed of spacecraft, the exploration of Proxima Centauri could only be described as extravagant.

Now that I have the ability, I must do it.

After the inspection of the two key planetary projects, Xu Yun only spent two days.

After the end, he returned to Earth safely on the Pilot under the escort of Yan Ruizhong.

It wasn't until Xu Yun landed that Zhou Mingwei and other scientists breathed a sigh of relief, and a big stone landed in their hearts.

But then I couldn't help but get excited.

Xu Yun has completed the inspection of the project for the first time, so there will definitely be no fewer similar inspections in the future, and then they will also have the opportunity to visit Mars and the moon.

It's exciting to think about.

——

As Cheng Zhan assured, under the full load operation of the lunar battleship manufacturing base, when the time came to mid-December, the first main battleship Blue Star was successfully manufactured and passed the acceptance and was officially put into service.

This marks a step closer to human civilization having a space fleet.

On the day of service, a number of Alliance members attended the inaugural ceremony for the Blue Star.

and live streaming globally.

It stands to reason that the Blue Star is in service, and this kind of hot news should become a topic of discussion for a while.

After all, with the Blue Star's participation in the mission, the pressure on the Pilot will be greatly reduced, and the construction progress of the key Martian City will be accelerated a lot, which is definitely something to be happy about.

But the truth is that everyone's attention is more on other things.

January 5, 2038.

Tuesday.

Lunar battleship manufacturing base.

"How's the final inspection of Voyager III going, and the equipment and instruments it carries?" In the building of the lunar base, Xu Yun looked at a spaceship parked outside through the transparent protective cover, and casually asked Cheng Zhan behind him.

As the first main warship of the human civilization fleet, the Blue Star has become quite mature in all functions.

It can be said that it is an optimized version of the Pilot.

In addition, with so many parliamentarians paying attention, Xu Yun didn't bother to worry about it.

On the contrary, he was quite concerned about the exploration mission of Proxima Centauri, and did not hesitate to come to the moon again to participate in the departure ceremony of the spacecraft.

Yes.

A few days after the Blue Star was put into service, the spacecraft was successfully built, and under Xu Yun's decision, it was named Voyager 3 and went to Proxima Centauri to carry out the exploration mission.

Looking back at the history of human civilization's exploration of space.

It can be said that the exploration of the situation outside the solar system has never been abandoned.

Among the outer space probes, it is undoubtedly Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 that contribute the most.

Although the two probes have long since left the solar system and lost contact with the Earth, the positive impact and significance they have played are immeasurable.

However, due to technical reasons, the two detectors were relatively backward.

With that slow speed, I am afraid that hundreds of years later, it will be difficult to bring any valuable information to mankind.

Therefore, for this exploration spacecraft equipped with a nuclear fusion engine, Xu Yun chose to continue the name of Voyager and named it Voyager III, if he can really bring back the information of Proxima Centauri, it can be regarded as making up for this regret.

"Voyager 3 has completed a comprehensive inspection, the data of the spacecraft meet the requirements for sailing, and the equipment and robots have also been carried."

Cheng Zhan did not hesitate in the face of the inquiry, and hurriedly responded.

Unlike the Blue Star, Voyager 3 will leave the solar system and travel to Proxima Centauri, more than 4 light-years away, to explore and collect samples from Proxima Centauri's inner planet.

In order to minimize the time it takes for a spacecraft to travel between the solar system and Proxima Centauri, it is necessary to increase its speed.

So there are some aspects of the ship that need to be discarded.

Voyager III does not have a controlled, self-circulating ecosystem.

As a result, the ship cannot carry a crew and relies on robots to perform related tasks.

And that's the best way to go.

After all, humanity has not yet developed a hibernation pod, and it would undoubtedly be a cruel thing to let the crew endure thirty years of loneliness on the spaceship to explore unknown galaxies in the universe.

In addition, Voyager 3 can theoretically travel at a quarter of the speed of light at the earliest, and if there is really a crew on the spacecraft, it may be difficult to hold on to it under a long period of high-speed navigation only relying on deep-sea accelerator.

After listening to Cheng Zhan's report, Xu Yun turned around and said, "Then let's start the spaceship." ”

"It's Councilor Xu."

Cheng Zhan nodded in response, and immediately began to execute the order.

Like the inaugural ceremony of the Blue Star, Voyager 3 officially departed for Proxima Centauri and was also broadcast live around the world.

So that everyone can witness this moment together.

From the beginning of looking up at the starry sky, human beings have been thinking about the vastness of the universe and wondering whether there is life in the starry sky.

This curiosity about the unknown is indeed more anticipated than the service of a battleship.

Therefore, the number of online people in the live broadcast room has easily exceeded 100 million, and everyone is excitedly discussing the Voyager 3 exploration spacecraft, hoping that its voyage can bring back surprises for mankind.

"Do you think Proxima Centauri really has life?"

"I believe that in this vast universe, human civilization is definitely not alone, and the detection of Proxima Centauri is only the first step into the universe."

"If only Proxima Centauri had a planet suitable for human habitation, then the footprint of human beings will no longer be limited to the solar system, and our civilization level will also enter a new level, just thinking about it makes people excited!"

"At Voyager 3's speed, it is theoretically possible to return to the solar system in about thirty years, and our generation still hopes to wait until that day."

"Then it seems that you should exercise frequently and live as long as possible."

"Thirty years, it seems that the result can only be burned to me by then."

"This is a magnificent era, humanity is emerging in this universe, and it is our honor to live in this era."

"Look, the ship has started!"

……

With the continuous and rapid swiping of the screen in the live broadcast room, everyone's attention suddenly withdrew from the barrage, and hurriedly looked at the Voyager 3 exploration spacecraft parked on the moon in the picture.

Compared to the Pilot and the Blue Star, the Voyager III is much smaller.

It looks more like a beautiful work of art.

It represents the highest scientific and technological crystallization of human civilization.

At this moment, with the start of the nuclear fusion engine, the entire spaceship's system is completely activated, and the spaceship's intelligent brain takes over all the powers of the spacecraft.

It is worth mentioning that the brain is equivalent to a replica version of the deep sea.

It's just that Voyager III's spacecraft brain is independent, and the control authority it has is only the spacecraft and the various detection equipment robots on the spacecraft.

After leaving the solar system, the spacecraft will be completely out of the control of the Earth and become a completely independent existence, unable to get in touch with the Earth during the thirty-year interstellar voyage, in which case the brain needs to make the best decisions.

In particular, various exploration missions after reaching Proxima Centauri.

If it can't be done well, then even if it makes it back after 30 years, it will only be a failed voyage.

More importantly, the universe is full of dangers, especially strange and unknown regions.

On a journey of about four light-years, any accidents are normal, and if the spacecraft cannot be solved in a limited way, then there is a high probability that it will crash.

After all, Voyager III has no backup.

It was destined to be lonely from the moment it was born.

To be honest, Xu Yun himself is not completely sure, and there is no guarantee that Voyager 3 will really return smoothly after 30 years.

But he understands that this is arguably his only chance.

If Voyager 3 fails to return after 30 years, even if a new probe is re-dispatched, his age and life will not be enough to support him to continue waiting.

It will inevitably be a pity.

Of course, he could also send a larger number of exploration ships to Proxima Centauri.

This increases the success rate.

But now that human civilization is in a critical period of rapid growth, it needs to have its own powerful fleet as soon as possible, plus the Spark Project, which spans a hundred years, it is impossible to waste a lot of limited resources on this kind of thing.

After all, it is still unknown whether Proxima Centauri is valuable for humans to explore.

Even the alliance side couldn't agree to it.

Just as Xu Yun's thoughts were flying, Voyager 3 finally completed the start procedures, and as the nuclear fusion engine spewed out a powerful tail flame, the spacecraft quickly left the lunar surface, and instantly plunged into space and disappeared from view under continuous acceleration.

Although the control centers on the Earth, the Moon and Mars can still monitor the movement of Voyager 3 for the time being.

But at Voyager 3's speed of light, it won't take long for contact to be completely lost.

Xu Yun's eyes were still looking out deeply, even if there was no trace of the spaceship in his field of vision, it could be seen that he was in a complicated mood at the moment.

Liang Jiu murmured in his heart: "I look forward to seeing you again in thirty years." ”

Cheng Zhan stood silently behind Xu Yun at this time, and after seeing that the time was indeed a little long, he took the initiative to speak: "Councilor Xu should have confidence in our Voyager 3, I believe that it will definitely be able to complete its mission well and bring back detailed data and information from the planets of Proxima Centauri. ”

Listening to Cheng Zhan's words, Xu Yun turned around and couldn't help asking: "You are really full of confidence in Voyager 3, you must know that even I am not very sure." ”

"I only know that this project was proposed and responsible by you, Councillor Xu, and the project you participated in has never failed."

When Cheng Zhan said this, he was completely from the heart, and he never questioned Xu Yun.

And not only him, as long as they are people who have witnessed Xu Yun's life process, they will have an unconditional trust in him.

As long as it is a project that Xu Yun participates in, it is impossible to fail.

Perhaps because of Cheng Zhan's words, Xu Yun's mood was much better, and then a smile resurfaced on the corner of his mouth, and he recognized Cheng Zhan's words: "I hope so, let's wait for the return of Voyager 3." ”

……

After the incident about Voyager 3 ended, Xu Yun did not stay at the moon base for long.

He returned to Earth Alliance headquarters that day.

In the time that followed, the construction progress of Mars City increased rapidly as the two fusion-powered warships, the Navigator and the Blue Star, transported supplies for Mars.

At the same time, the greenhouse gas production plants distributed on Mars have not stopped, and new factories will be put into operation every once in a while to increase the average temperature on Mars as much as possible.

On the side of the Lunar Battleship manufacturing base, with the successful experience of the Blue Star and Voyager III, the efficiency has also increased.

This has led to a constant shortening of the manufacturing cycle for new warships.

At full capacity, it will take less than a year to build a main fusion-powered warship.

This creates a virtuous circle.

It is believed that it will not be long before the Martian City, which can be called the greatest miracle of human civilization, will be completed and built as a new home for mankind.

…… (End of chapter)