"XAP will build a starship that can be used for interstellar voyages"

Musk woke up from a dream, then picked up his buzzing mobile phone, saw the headline party news posted by the media, and went in to browse sleepily.

The exaggerated information about the rotating space station, 1,500 tons, nuclear power shuttling at will, and the mess and stitching together by the media did not fool him, and Ma Yilong quickly knew what was going on.

After coming to his senses, he figured out the authenticity of the Qianqian space station, and finally understood the true purpose of Xinyuan-3.

Ma Yilong took a deep breath and threw his phone on the bed with a tight mouth.

On the Advance space station, he saw an extremely grand space program and felt Lin Ju's belief in the starry sky.

At least it is not inferior to him, and it is better and bigger, although the space station and the starship are two paths, it is obvious that the gold content of the advance is much higher than that of the starship, and it can be self-sustaining for a long time, and it is no problem to live with enough materials for a year or two.

And the fact that it can create gravity is enough to be proud of all the manned spacecraft that mankind has built, and it can solve a lot of troubles.

Originally, he also wanted to rely on the SSN Starship to achieve corner overtaking, overpowering the current space shuttle in terms of economy and applicability, and on par with the nuclear thermodynamic version of the H2 space shuttle, but now it seems that he is lagging behind before he is born.

The development of the starship will encounter many difficulties, which has long been clear within SpecaX, Lao Ma originally thought that it would be solved and put into practical use in about two years, but now it seems that even if the time does not exceed expectations, there is still no plan to "advance" the space station.

Thinking about the nuclear-propelled Endeavor space station incarnated as a spaceship, carrying a lander to travel between planets and explore the solar system, Ma Yilong felt his scalp tingle.

Starships can't do it, power is the biggest problem, even if it can barely be, the preparation required is quite huge, unlike the Advance, which can be fully loaded with more than two thousand tons, and you can travel far with your luggage.

He needed a plan that could match it, and so did Ami.

……

Among the Chinese people, the reaction of netizens was also extremely enthusiastic.

After the launch of Xinyuan-3, such a very hot plan was unexpectedly exploded, which simply shocked the public's attention.

The first reaction was not to believe it, or to think that it would not be possible to do it in two years.

In the simple values of the people, although the centrifugal space station was proposed by von Braun (chief engineer of the Saturn 5) in the last century, everyone agrees that this is something that may only appear in the middle of this century, and should have existed in science fiction movies until then.

Whether it is the structure or the weight, it is difficult to believe that this is a space program proposed by the Chinese.

Even if it's Ami, they believe it!

Enterprises and colleges supporting Xinyuan are very excited, and the development of such a large project with great fanfare definitely means that capital and technology upgrades are a big project that can eat for a long time and benefit from it.

Xinyuan's own employees muttered, thinking that the boss trained employees and students so diligently, claiming to build a team of 6,000 people who can conduct space exploration in three years, could this really begin?

Doesn't this mean that they are likely to colonize on another planet and set up a space factory in their lifetime?

The Advance space station is of great significance, with 6 service modules and 6 crew modules in the 12 centrifugal segments, and can also be expanded in the axial direction, which is obviously the prototype of the spacecraft.

Light-speed spaceships and space battleships are still a little far away for the time being, and the Endeavor space station has basically met people's expectations for a spaceship that can be realized within this century.

A large number of discussions began to rise on the Internet, and the first hot post at the top of the Du Niang aerospace plate was:

"How long will it take for humans to colonize the solar system?"

"The inspiration for this post comes from'Forward' space station, I myself am a student majoring in nuclear power at Southern University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and I will soon be able to complete the assessment and get a solo flight license, and the day before yesterday I participated in the activities organized by the school and Xinyuan to see the launch of Xinyuan-3, so I have a feeling, with our current ability, if we go all out, how long can we colonize the whole solar system? How many resources does it take to build the Advance space station? ”

2nd floor: "The real name envy the landlord, I really envy you for being able to fly a plane to the sky casually, we have to take care of the model aircraft here...... I think it's too sci-fi to 'advance' the space station, how can it cost one or two hundred billion with the current technology, right? The vast majority of technologies should have to be redeveloped. ”

3rd floor: "Seconded, the axial cabin of 14 meters is basically made of the maximum diameter of the Xinyuan No. 3, and the square cabin is 11.8 meters long, such a large overall cabin, the shell alone costs 1 billion, plus the equipment, how can it be 150 billion, right?" It's not expensive for this volume. ”

4th floor: "I actually ran into an alumnus (funny), I don't know when I will conquer the solar system, but we definitely have a chance to board the Advance space station, have you seen "A Space Odyssey"?" Dry crush Europa directly! ”

5th floor: "I feel that Director Lin is already going to transcend the earth, when the solar system is co-mastered, the space agency is still preparing to land on the moon, and he is already going to colonize the solar system." ”

6th floor: "Are the astronauts on the moon confirmed?" Li Wei can't go up? ”

7th Floor: "Agree, +1"

8th Floor: "+1"

“……”

1086 floor: "The front building is crooked, but I still answer the topic: what is the colonization space map, it is desolate and far away, it is better for me to go to Mars than to go to Africa and baboons to bare teeth." ”

……

"Academician She, when can we carry out a manned landing program on Mars?"

In the office of the superiors, Academician She and several other experts sat on the sofa and were summoned by the superiors for questioning in the form of a tea party.

The superiors of the Endeavor space station have known for a long time, and they have also realized the greatest purpose of the Endeavor space station: landing on Mars.

Or rather, any planet in the solar system that people can land on.

The biggest problem with manned landings on Mars and other manned exploration programs has always been the health of personnel, although many astronauts have lived in space for more than a year on the ISS and the "Peace" space station, and there has been no significant degradation of physical functioning, but gravity is clearly better.

Without gravity, most of the astronauts' energy has to be used for exercise, and there is no guarantee that every astronaut's body is absolutely normal, and proper gravity is very good for maintaining human body functions.

In order to be foolproof, landing on Mars requires a spacecraft that can create gravity, otherwise what if it is delayed for a few months, and the astronauts can't bear it?

Academician She: "Technically speaking, we have this ability now; But in a practical sense, perhaps it makes more sense to develop the moon right now. ”

The superior nodded, this is also the answer he thinks, and the reason why he called over to ask is just to prepare for the future.

(End of chapter)