Galactic Tech Empire

Chapter 343 The Closing Stage
When astronauts like Liao Qingsong and Ma Wu were training hard.

Bazhong City, Jianmu No. [-] Base.

After more than half a year of construction, earth-shaking changes have taken place here, not only Jianmu No. [-] base has entered the final commissioning stage.

And Bazhong City has now become a real aerospace base, with mass projector design and manufacturing factories, spacecraft construction factories, engine factories, fuel production factories and other supporting facilities and factories.

Zhao Hongxing, as the person in charge of the Dongtang Space Bureau and one of the high-level members of the Space Development Committee, has already learned about the progress of each system.

At present, the progress of the Jianmu plan has reached near completion, and the main body of the Jianmu No. [-] base has been completed, and the magnetic vacuum cables connected to the circular airship can also be used.

"Old Ma, we have done the excitation experiment of the magnetic vacuum cable 8 times, and there is no problem. Let's install the mass projector in the Jianmu No. [-] base today!" Zhao Hongxing handed over a test report to Academician Ma.

Academician Ma flipped through the report and found that Zhao Hongxing and the others had also done a top membrane puncture test, and the situation was similar to what they expected.

As for why there is no mass catapult, why can Zhao Hongxing and the others still do this top membrane puncture experiment? The principle of a mass catapult and a tungsten rod projector is the same, so they directly borrowed a tungsten rod projector for testing.

What is apical membrane puncture test?
The top film is the one-way magnetic vacuum film arranged on the annular airship at a distance of 60 kilometers in the entire mass projector system.

The puncture test is to test whether this film will affect the passage of the projection spacecraft.

Academician Ma knew from the report that the puncture experiment was very successful. Zhao Hongxing and the others successfully broke through the exit of the top membrane at a speed similar to that of the projected spacecraft.

He checked the Jianmu-[-] in Kaohsiung City, and they also conducted related tests. After exchanging the experimental data of the two bases, they were very confident that they would launch the projectile spacecraft into outer space.

"The mass projector is not in a hurry. Let's install superconducting electromagnetic rails on the 560-meter hard vacuum pipeline." Academician Ma returned the report to Zhao Hongxing.

Zhao Hongxing thought for a while: "That's fine too."

Jianmu No. [-] base.

Inside the huge rigid vacuum pipeline, workers lift a piece of room-temperature superconductor to the designated position through the crane on the top.

Zhao Hongxing and Academician Ma watched the workers constructing not far away.

"It's all white money!" Zhao Hongxing joked with a smile.

"Six superconducting guide rails, one of which cost 20 billion Chinese yuan, is indeed a waste of money." Academician Ma laughed.

"Fortunately, the country can extract silver from seawater by itself, otherwise the international price of silver may go up." Zhao Hongxing said, looking at the silver-white room-temperature superconductor.

"That's true, Dr. Yuan Quan's ability is still top-notch." Academician Ma was full of admiration.

Zhao Hongxing knew Yuan Quan's current net worth of several billion: "She is a billionaire now, Yinhe Technology is really willing to part with it."

"You can only get something if you give it up. You can buy horse bones with thousands of dollars. The food is too ugly. Who wants to do it." Academician Ma said pointingly.

"Haha, old horse, whoever we are with whom, don't beat around the bush." ​​Zhao Hongxing smiled wryly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't say anything." Academician Ma shook his head and said.

In fact, the official scientific research institutions in China have changed a lot in the past few years, mainly due to the rise of the scientific research system in the Milky Way, which broke the monopoly position of domestic scholars.

Waving banknotes and a strong scientific research environment, scientific research institutions in the Milky Way are digging wildly with titanium alloy hoes, making the official scientific research institutions very passive.

Under this kind of competition, in order to achieve results and keep their jobs, many academics have to let go of some unspoken rules and let some fresh blood come in.

Otherwise, if this continues, they will not be finished themselves, and the higher authorities will take action to rectify it.

Especially in terms of materials science, the scientific research strength and achievements of the Milky Way can rival the whole world. After all, which one can be used for atomic manipulation technology, room temperature superconductors, all-nitrogen anions, submetallic series, graphene carbon nanotubes, foam cement, etc. Can go alone in the world.

Facing the monster system of the Milky Way, these academics are helpless. They can't be recruited or suppressed openly. What's more, even if they suppress it, it is still unknown who will do it.

Only competition can promote development. If there is no stagnant pool of competition, sooner or later you will kill yourself.

"By the way, old horse! There seemed to be a lot of noise at the Peking Academy of Sciences a while ago, have you received anything?" Zhao Hongxing asked suddenly.

"Are you talking about building a large particle collider?" Academician Ma asked indifferently.

Zhao Hongxing nodded.

"What do I have to say? I'm not in this area." Academician Ma replied spreading his hands.

"No one came to be a lobbyist?" Zhao Hongxing asked with a smile.

"My attitude is neutral. I neither oppose nor support it." Academician Ma paused and continued: "I will not express my position on this matter. Maybe they can go to Mr. Huang to see."

"To find Mr. Huang?" Zhao Hongxing smiled without saying a word.

When the two were talking, the workers had installed one of the room temperature superconductor guide rails on the movable support. The reason for the movable support is mainly to adjust the distance of the six guide rails.

By adjusting the guide rail distance to match the mass projection and magnetic vacuum pipeline, it is convenient to integrate the whole system.

Zhao Hongxing looked at the installation progress and his watch and said, "It seems that the installation work will take about a week."

"Slow work and careful work, this kind of thing can't be rushed."

"By the way, Ma, how about Kaohsiung?" Zhao Hongxing turned his head and asked.

Academician Ma thought for a while, then turned on the holographic watch, and looked at the progress of Jianmu-10 in Kaohsiung City: "Their progress is a little slower than ours, and the guide rail installation is planned to be carried out on October 19."

"It seems to be the same. Let me ask Guanghai how their spaceship is going." After Zhao Hongxing finished speaking, he turned on his holographic watch and found Wang Guanghai's Panda.

After dialing Wang Guanghai's Panda number, Wang Guanghai's holographic projection suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

"Red Star, huh? The old horse is here too!"

"Why don't you welcome me!" Academician Ma joked.

"How dare you, welcome." Wang Guanghai said with a smile.

"Old Wang, how is the progress of your spaceship? Our mass projector system may be put into use this month." Zhao Hongxing asked.

"So fast? The Qinglong-class manned projection spacecraft has already built two test spacecraft, and the Xuanwu-class transport projection spacecraft has been tested and passed the acceptance test. Currently, six have been built."

"Has the Xuanwu class passed the inspection? How many ships are there in Bazhong Base?" Zhao Hongxing asked hastily.

"Bazhong and Kaohsiung each have three Xuanwu-class ships."

"Then have you confirmed the space station accessories for transportation?"

"I just prepared a part. The first batch is solar panels, 12 cabins, and four rocket engines and fuel." Wang Guanghai replied.

After speaking, Wang Guanghai sent part of the situation to Zhao Hongxing and Academician Ma. After all, they are both subordinate units of the Space Development Committee, and they have frequent exchanges.

Knowing each other's progress is helpful for adjusting the work, so as not to be unable to cooperate at times. Zhao Hongxing and Academician Ma looked at the progress of the projected spacecraft and the preparations for the space station.

Judging from the report, the spacecraft system, like the catapult system, has entered the final finishing stage.

(End of this chapter)