I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?.

Chapter 376 UFOs

Of course, the benefits of a space power station cannot be measured by simple arithmetic. It is a photovoltaic power station and produces almost no pollution.

A space power station with an installed capacity of 160 million megawatts can reduce the pollution emitted by a thermal power station with twice the installed capacity and provide stable power supply regardless of fluctuations in power consumption.

The provincial government was overjoyed to receive the report and hurriedly got it to the base to inquire about the feasibility.

The person receiving the reception at the base was Serev. The latter believed that the theoretical power generation capacity of the space power station was feasible, and the launch was simple. 1000 tons was just a matter of four No. 4 rockets. It was first sent to low-Earth orbit and then sent to the electric rocket. Just synchronize the geostationary orbit.

The cost is uncertain, but the launch price given by Serev for the No. 20 rocket is 100 billion per rocket, which means that the entire rocket construction mission will cost [-] billion.

In other words, the construction cost of this space power station with an installed capacity of 160 megawatts will be within 200 billion yuan, and the construction cost will be recovered in 15 years.

The provincial government has given strong support to this project. In addition to asking Lin Juxian to communicate with the Aviation Development Committee, it is also actively preparing for it.

200 billion, this money can be spent by the province.

After reading the plan for the space power station, Academician She couldn't help but marvel at the local government's courage and the big deceitful behavior of Chang'an University of Science and Technology. In his opinion, this power station is really possible.

Because this 200 billion is a basic investment, it will also greatly enhance the development of the photovoltaic industry, and the aerospace industry will also explode.

What’s even more amazing is the amount of carbon emissions saved. One power station can save 220 million tons. It is definitely the first in the world in the field of energy conservation and emission reduction.

Of course, this project has also directly brought the country's mass proportion of on-orbit spacecraft in space to an astonishing level, which is really a punch to Aramco and a kick to Europe.

Academician She put away the documents with outrageous contents and coughed dryly:
"I can't make the final decision on these matters. They have to be handed over to the higher authorities for discussion. You can't just sit back for a while."

Lin Ju: "I'm afraid we can't stop even if we want to. NACA is going to be in a hurry soon."

"Again...I almost forgot, the Storm is about to take action."

……

"Billy, hold the camera for me. This spacesuit is a little tight."

Elon Musk handed the Canon camera to the engineer with an Asian face, and gently floated to the viewing window of the largest prototype of the Dragon spacecraft, constantly adjusting his posture.

Although he has been losing weight under the arrangement of his personal doctor since last year, his chest still causes his spacesuit to feel strangled when he moves.

"Space is more wonderful than I imagined. I really want to thank Lin. Without him, I might not be up here now... Hey, do you think I look better dressed as Iron Man or Spider-Man?"

The Dragon spacecraft has been in space for 6 hours. Musk has already experienced many activities such as riding a bicycle in space, drinking water, eating desserts, etc., but he is still enjoying his journey endlessly.

Its orbit is lower than that of the ISS. The latter cannot squeeze out the docking port for the Dragon spacecraft for the time being, but it doesn't matter. In July, there will be a Dragon spacecraft to perform manned transportation missions for the International Space Station. At that time, there will be a Alliance spacecraft moved away.

As for the Dream Chasers?Sierra Nevada’s third Dream Chaser has been unveiled, and after more than three months of investigation and a thorough overhaul, they should be close to being cleared to fly again.

The Dream Chaser is the main competitor of the Dragon spacecraft. After all, it is a space shuttle and is much more popular than a spaceship.After taking a few photos, he and Billy started toying with a big thing - the astronomical telescope.

But the target of their observations was not the starry sky, but the Progress space station, which orbited higher than theirs.

Musk wanted to know if it would be clearer to see Advance with a telescope in space.

However, according to the trajectory of the Advance, he could not see it at this time, but the "Hira" space station was crossing the horizon and would be able to observe it soon.

With professional engineer Billy and parameter corrections provided by the ground, the two spent more than ten minutes finally capturing the I-shaped Shira Space Station on camera.

The size is not much different from the ground observation, but there is no blur caused by atmospheric interference. It looks like an exquisite model against the dark space background. Only the subtle light changes on the surface prove that it is real.

Another rich man also quickly came over and took this precious picture, until the Dragon spacecraft exceeded the view of the porthole due to its slight angular momentum.

But they were not in a hurry to make corrections, but continued to wait for two hours until NACA prompted that the Advance was about to enter the observable area.

It took the Dragon spacecraft 10 minutes to adjust its attitude and fully face the porthole in the direction of the Advance on a 500-kilometer orbit. Then a few people started debugging the telescope again, and they captured it not long after the previous experience.

"Jesus!"

The angle of the telescope was perfect. What Billy Shen saw was the better front, a radial creation that had been supported by six spoke cabins. The two symmetrical living cabins could be distinguished.

Although the orbital altitude differs by more than 100 kilometers, this distance is almost negligible under the Earth's radius of 6378 kilometers. The relative speed difference between the Dragon spacecraft and Advance is very small, so the imaging in the astronomical telescope is very stable.

If it is observed from the ground, a special tracking instrument must be equipped, otherwise the space station running at a speed of nearly 7.9 kilometers per second will only flash past the lens.

Musk couldn't wait to get in front of the electronic eyepiece. Compared with the "Sheila" just now, the Forward was much larger to the naked eye. Although most of the cabin sections on the circumference had not yet been installed, it had already shown its greatness. .

He remembered the "Interstellar" released a few years ago, which also had a rotating space station. However, after the birth of the Progress space station, Nolan admitted that the diameter of the Ever Given in the movie was indeed too small to produce such a large gravity, and the angular speed was too high. high.

The scene he saw in front of him was as if he had traveled back in time to that movie, witnessing the Eternity setting off from the Earth to Saturn. The tail engine sprayed out pale pink flames... Wait!
Musk blinked to make sure he saw it right.

A faint pink bright spot appeared on the Progress space station that filled the screen in the electronic eyepiece, and gradually left the space station. Then the bright spot began to slowly expand, evolving toward a blurry light group.

This incident immediately caused several people to exclaim. Shen Billy, who reacted the fastest, immediately fine-tuned the astronomical telescope to try to track the bright spot, and did not forget to turn on the video recording function of the electronic eyepiece.

"What is that, is it a UFO?!"

Another engineer shouted softly, and the rich man next to him nodded fiercely.

"Damn it, we found evidence of collusion between the Chinese and aliens! Elon, we have to get in touch with that flying saucer and get them to support the free world!"

(End of this chapter)