Beneath Deep Space

After a period of digestion, everyone understood the shocking news. The people here are all elites, more or less scientifically literate. After they figured it out bit by bit, a kind of ecstasy surged out from deep in their hearts, like a torrential flood, and they couldn't control their emotions.

"Ah! Ah!"

"Bang!" "Bang!"

The scene was full of people shouting and slapping the table in a vented manner. Many people cried with joy and buried their heads in tears. Some people even hugged each other in pairs, regardless of whether they knew each other. These few hours were really exciting to them. It was too big, too big, but suddenly there was a divine turning point, from hell to heaven. You can imagine the excitement in my heart.

After about half an hour, the venue slowly calmed down.

There is still an unresolved problem, which is how to propel this 1,038,600-ton spacecraft!

The most powerful "Saturn 5 rocket" ever used by mankind has a thrust of about 3,500 tons. With the advancement of technology, the thrust of the rocket currently used by the "Victory" spacecraft has reached 5,000 tons, but compared with 1.0386 million tons Still too much difference.

With the current productivity of mankind, it is impossible to build hundreds or thousands of rockets within six months. How to do it?

Of course, such a small difficulty cannot stump humans. Crazy scientists have long thought about how to solve this problem, that is, the most powerful force controlled by mankind-nuclear bombs!

This crazy idea was not a temporary thought of scientists. It had appeared as early as the 1960s and was called the "Orion Project"!

The U.S. government's "Orion Project" was first launched in 1958. It was the early days of the Cold War and when the United States and the Soviet Union had just begun their struggle for space hegemony. It was against this background that the "Orion Project" was launched.

Scientists plan to build a spaceship as large as an ocean liner, the "Orion", and use thousands of small nuclear bombs as power to send the spacecraft, which can carry at least 40 astronauts, to Mars, Jupiter or Saturn. .

According to the plan, the Orion spacecraft can travel to and from Mars in just 125 days. The spacecraft can carry 100 tons of equipment and food. This would be simply impossible if it were replaced by a conventional rocket-propelled spacecraft.

However, the biggest problem with the "Orion Project" is nuclear pollution. The waste produced after the nuclear bomb explodes will not disappear for tens of millions of years. You can't pollute the entire earth's atmosphere just by putting a spacecraft, right? Therefore, the "Orion Project" was ultimately aborted.

But now, there is no such problem. Today's humans are about to leave the moon, and they don't care whether it is polluted or not. People also have a more ambitious determination to push a super giant, million-ton spacecraft!

Felix was so excited about his speech that he took out a document from the desk and handed it to Yu Yifeng. Yu Yifeng looked at it and was shocked. It was the preliminary plan of the "Nuclear Bomb Propulsion Plan". After reading it, he passed it on to others.

"Look, this is the preliminary plan discussed by more than 20 of us." Felix said.

"First of all, the first problem of the Orion project is the issue of safety. This issue almost does not need to be considered, because our spacecraft is strong enough. In the past thirty years, scientists have done anything to it, I emphasize, anything, including nuclear Experiment! But there is no way to damage it at all, so I think this ship is very safe."

"Second, there is the issue of acceleration. The huge acceleration caused by the explosion of a nuclear bomb can instantly crush a person into a meat pie. But this is not a problem... The interior of the spacecraft is its own space. Since the mass cannot be expressed from the inside to the outside, Then the force from the outside cannot be transmitted to the inside. "

"How should I put it..." Felix thought for a while, "When the spacecraft accelerates, we don't feel anything, and we still have the same speed. This seems very magical and violates the laws of physics. Maybe the entire space is Movement, and we are stationary relative to space... Alas, current science cannot explain the specific reason, but this is the fact. "

"In the end it's a technical issue."

"According to the Orion plan, we plan to have the spacecraft carry a large number of nuclear bombs. When the spacecraft needs power, one will be released from the stern, and then some solid disks made of hydrogen-containing plastic will be released. When the spacecraft travels a certain distance , the nuclear bomb will explode behind the spacecraft, vaporize the plastic disc, convert it into high-heat plasma, and then in turn push the spacecraft..."

Felix continued to speak, the enthusiasm in his eyes getting higher and higher. The people below, whether they understood or not, were shaking their heads and following along. They believed that this guy was speaking seriously.

The more complex he makes it, the more people believe it.

There are nuclear bombs in the base, but not many, only three nuclear bombs in total. If people want to implement this plan, they must produce nuclear bombs in large quantities.

The manufacture of atomic bombs is too troublesome. A large number of centrifuges are required to purify and enrich uranium-235, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and energy-consuming.

Hydrogen bombs are much easier. There are enough deuterium (D) and tritium (T), and then they can be ignited with atomic bombs. To put it bluntly, the atomic bomb is just a gatekeeper in front of the hydrogen bomb. However, there are only three atomic bombs in the base. This is a small problem.

"So, we don't have enough atomic bombs?" Yu Yifeng asked.

"Yes, our centrifuges can only separate industrial-grade uranium, so we need to make a new batch, at least five or six thousand units. Secondly, the centrifuge requires a lot of electricity to work, so we need Apply for a larger power quota," said an engineer.

"Either there is another solution, which is to dismantle the original atomic bombs in the base into smaller ones. I think this solution is better."

"Also, Mr. Yu, the tritium required to make a hydrogen bomb is very expensive. It requires bombarding the lithium-6 compound with a neutron stream, and then using the thermal diffusion method. This requires a lot of electrical energy..."

"Also, we still have to design a chemical rocket engine. The purpose is not to push, but to fine-tune the direction of the spacecraft. The thrust must be in the 10,000-ton level...hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel, right?"

I understand, this is about electricity and energy... I have a headache. Yu Yifeng touched his head. He quickly calculated. It really hurts. This also requires electricity, and that also requires electricity. Where can I get it? So much electricity?

A large number of industries in the base now require electricity, and the current power plants are almost at full capacity.

But he also knew that it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. These people were forced to ask for electricity from him. They couldn't let people use a hammer and sickle to smash out a nuclear bomb.

"Renovating the entire spacecraft is a rather large project. We also need to strengthen metal smelting, and cement is also essential..."

"The things inside the spacecraft don't count as mass, but the equipment mounted outside does. So it's best to use lighter titanium-aluminum alloy..."

Everyone was full of hope and started talking about it. Yu Yifeng felt that he was going crazy. There is a shortage of this and a shortage of that. It is no longer suitable to develop power stations on a large scale. No matter how fast it is, it will take five or six months. By then, the day lilies will be cold.

He thought in a blink of an eye that the current agricultural transformation plan and the aerospace program were basically compatible. Many things were already included in the agricultural transformation plan, with just a few changes. Three months later, when the agricultural transformation plan is completed, a large amount of electricity will be released.

"Also, Captain Yu Yifeng, we have to move supplies on a large scale. It doesn't count anyway, so the more the merrier. The more we make, the more we will make an appointment. When you go into space, you can never have too many things."

"Which planet should we go to, Titan, Europa, or Mars?"

Some people even fantasize about interstellar voyages with twinkling eyes. This is a real interstellar voyage! Things that have never been realized before are about to be inexplicably realized in the hands of the last 50,000 human beings. How unpredictable things are!

"Stop!" Yu Yifeng slammed the table. He felt that his head was a little confused. "You guys should discuss it among yourselves first and find some realistic plans. Don't tell me everything."

"We need to make an outline first. The detailed plan and technical points can be discussed later. You also know the situation in the base. There is a shortage of electricity and water. Use it sparingly and be realistic!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Yifeng ran to the toilet. He took a long breath, lit a cigarette, and took a long drag. These are the last few cigarettes. One less cigarette to smoke... He scratched his head and suddenly found that a few strands of his hair had fallen out.

I am a super human! He even lost his hair, which shows that this position is really stressful...