cosmic hegemony

Chapter 159, Building the Sky City

Li Fu nodded in satisfaction when he saw the results of the experiment. The power of "Spot Light" was almost comparable to that of primary energy weapons. This kind of light speed weapon was very advantageous when fighting in the void of the universe.

If a war breaks out in the void of the universe, the speed of the spaceships, space battleships, etc. of both sides will be very fast, basically at a speed of tens of kilometers per second, such a fast speed, there is no such thing as traditional weapons For any effect, even the fastest intercontinental missile on earth cannot catch up.

What's more, in the vacuum environment of the universe, many weapons cannot be used at all, and the planes, guns, etc. used in wars on the earth will basically lose their effect.

Only weapons such as space-based weapons and energy weapons can be used in the universe. First of all, the attack speed of the weapon is fast enough, and the attack speed of light can really be as fast as lightning, even if your spaceship and space battleship fly fast. It is also absolutely incomparable with the speed of light.

Secondly, the power of energy weapons is theoretically unlimited, and the attack method of energy weapons can continue to attack as long as there is energy. It is completely a weapon for space warfare.

"It's powerful enough, I don't know how far its attack distance is? Is there anything that can affect its attack?"

After listening to Bai Cai's words, Chen Bin asked thoughtfully.

"Because light is diffusive, the farther it travels, the more it will spread. Even if the light and energy of laser weapons are highly concentrated, it will still spread. According to our theoretical test data, point light is the most effective The attack range can probably reach 10 kilometers. Of course, if we improve the energy compression technology in the future, and further compress more energy and light to one point, its range can also be continuously improved.”

"As for the things that restrict its attack, such as heavy rain, heavy fog, heavy snow and other weather, laser weapons can basically be declared useless, because light has no way to penetrate areas containing a lot of smoke and water vapor."

"In addition, the instruments of the laser weapon are very precise instruments and cannot be damaged in any way. Once there is any damage, it will be scrapped directly."

Bai Cai nodded, and explained the flaws of the laser weapon.

"With a range of 10 kilometers, this attack distance is enough, but it will be affected by so many. It seems that it is impossible to completely control the ground by deploying this laser weapon in space. Attack it, or artificially create smoke to affect it."

Yu Liangliang nodded. As long as many things know their flaws, there is nothing terrible. Laser weapons are very powerful, but they are affected by the weather.

"The laser weapon itself is more used in space warfare. In the vacuum of space, the power of the laser weapon can be fully displayed. When dealing with ground targets, there are still many things that affect it."

Li Fu also nodded slowly. On a rainy day, a laser weapon is not as good as a fire stick, and it will have no effect at all. But in the space environment, it is a real sharp sword.

"With the weapon system, our sky city project can continue to start, we have to speed up."

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On the huge airport of Fuyun Group Space Center in Longling Town, a huge "Hercules" aerospace plane rose into the sky with a roaring sound, dragging a dazzling white tail flame, and soon disappeared in the In everyone's field of vision, in just a few minutes, it broke through the earth's atmosphere and came to outer space and began to orbit the earth.

In the aerospace plane, Luo Xiaoyao, Zhan Fei and other astronauts cultivated by Fuyun Group have all put on space suits that can be formed in space, and are ready to start intense and dangerous work to build the sky. city!
Here at the ground command center, Li Fu, Chen Bin, Yu Liang and others were all very nervous at this time. After all, this was the first time that a large-scale artificial object was built in outer space. Technically speaking, there is no difficulty at all with the help of a huge space plane.

But after all, they are building large-scale man-made objects in space, and this time they are laying the foundation for the city of the sky, so everyone is also tense at this time.

"Didi! The clairvoyance navigation system is tracking and positioning, and the aerospace plane is expected to enter the predetermined orbit in 10 minutes."

Fuyun Group's own global positioning system clairvoyance system is fully activated in space at this time, and dozens of satellites provide extremely accurate positioning services for aerospace aircraft.

"Altitude 510 kilometers, speed 10.2 kilometers per second, reached the predetermined orbit, request instructions!"

The virtual machine worn by Luo Xiaoyao reported all the current status of the aerospace plane. After several orbit changes, the aerospace plane has reached the predetermined orbit.

Generally, the height of large-scale man-made objects like the International Space Station and Tiangong in space is not too high, because they need to use the gravity of the earth to operate, so that they can orbit the earth with almost no energy consumption.

For example, the height of the International Space Station is only between 390 kilometers and 405 kilometers, and the original orbit of Tiangong is only between 330 and 350 kilometers. As high as 430-450 kilometers, the main reason is that the quality of Tiangong is constantly increasing.

If the orbit is too close to the earth, it will continue to fall under the influence of the earth's gravity every year, and finally be completely absorbed by the earth's gravity to the ground, causing a devastating disaster, so the greater the mass, the higher the orbit will be.

Of course, the higher the orbit, the weaker the binding force of the earth's gravity, and the greater the risk of escaping the earth's gravity and drifting into space, so the requirements for a powerful propulsion system are higher.

Huaxia, who has a powerful plasma engine, naturally doesn't need to be afraid of this. There are multiple powerful plasma engines installed on Tiangong, which is enough to ensure the safety of Tiangong, and Li Fu is the same.

The planning of Sky City is very large, and its mass is also very large. The orbital height is naturally higher. As for the power propulsion, there is no need to worry about it, and the plasma engine is also indispensable.

"start!"

After receiving the news, Chen Bin, who was in charge of the construction of Sky City in the ground command center, did not hesitate. At this time, the trajectory and speed of the aerospace plane had fully met the requirements.

In space, the side of the huge "Hercules" aerospace plane slowly opened, revealing its huge belly. The first to stretch out were a few flexible mechanical arms, and then Luo Xiaoyao, Zhan Fei and other astronauts also stretched out. The spacesuits wearing spacewalks floated out of the space plane, and each person's spacesuits were connected by a long rope behind them.

Originally, with the scientific and technological strength of Fuyun Group, it is possible to develop a spacewalking space suit that does not need to be connected by ropes. However, for the sake of safety, this ancient method is adopted, and the astronauts feel more at ease.

Inside the huge belly of the aerospace plane, driven by the machine, the large parts began to be brought out by the force of the machine, because only microgravity is in the space, so it does not need a lot of force to push a huge object to move stand up.

A series of mechanical arms flexibly carried out these rigorously calculated parts in the order that had been set long ago, and Luo Xiaoyao and others began to get busy.

Fuyun Group did not adopt the method of building the International Space Station and Tiangong. The construction methods of the National Space Station and Tiangong are actually very simple. First, launch a main module into space, and then launch the space capsules one by one. The main cabin was gradually expanded by analogy, and finally gradually formed the current huge scale.

The advantage of this operation is that it is very simple to build. The space capsules can be launched into space with rockets, and the docking is also easier. One module after another is slowly docked.

The downside is that astronauts can only live in one cabin, and the space is very limited, so it is impossible to conduct large-scale scientific experiments, and the future development will also be affected, because only one space capsule can be added continuously, adding No matter how many space capsules there are, their own space is quite limited, and there is no way to build large-scale factories, laboratories, etc. in space.

The construction of Sky City is completely different. At the beginning, the technical difficulty is very high. It is necessary to build the main skeleton of the space port of the space city first, and slowly build the space port first, and then slowly build the space port. Based on the port, living areas, factory areas, agricultural areas, scientific research areas, etc. are continuously built.

Its advantage is that the development and expansion of Sky City will not be limited in the future, and it can have a very large space, enough to build large-scale space factories, space agricultural areas, living quarters, etc. The parking of the aircraft is more convenient and faster.

Of course, its disadvantage is that it is difficult to build and requires high technology. The construction of the skeleton is very troublesome at the beginning, and it cannot be connected one space capsule after another as simple as the International Space Station.

However, this is not difficult for Li Fu, nor for the scientists of Fuyun Group, which owns the world's largest "Hercules" aerospace plane, plus Li Fu and the guidance of the seeds of civilization, building a space city is definitely not a problem. what a problem.

A huge aerospace plane can transport thousands of tons of materials at a time, and the quality of materials transported in one take-off has already exceeded the quality of the International Space Station. If you still use traditional technology to build the city of the sky, it will not be difficult at all.

(End of this chapter)