From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

The space agency completed the moon landing plan and announced the goals for the next stage.

They not only set a goal, but also started relevant preliminary work. To make use of the technical achievements in new technological directions, they naturally have to cooperate with corresponding institutions.

The Antigravity Behavior Research Center is the most important cooperative institution, because the closest thing to the aerospace field is antigravity technology.

A meeting held within the space agency determined that the first step is to have a detailed understanding of anti-gravity technology, lateral anti-gravity technology, and superconducting batteries.

They immediately contacted the Antigravity Behavior Research Center and sent a team to Xihai University in a cooperative manner. They also invited the Antigravity Center to visit the space agency in advance.

The space agency hopes to receive professional guidance.

They hope that the Anti-Gravity Center can send a professional technical team to the space agency so that they can learn more about new technologies.

Of course, when you need something from someone, the first step is to send a team to Xihai University.

Chen Jiahe is the leader of the visiting group of the National Space Administration. He is the deputy director of the System Technology Department. He is forty-three years old and can be classified as "young".

This is why he can be the team leader.

The space agency intends to train the person in charge of Chen Jiahe's next plan, because the next plan requires the use of many new technologies. Many of the 'old people' who are studying the moon landing are old and have difficulty accepting new technologies.

Chen Jiahe and his party came to Xihai with two destinations. One was the Antigravity Behavior Research Center, and the other was the Superconducting Materials Research Center.

One is anti-gravity and one is superconducting.

The two together represent a new direction for the development of cutting-edge technology.

Wang Hao was paying attention to the manufacturing situation of new experimental equipment, and his work was relatively leisurely, so he went to receive Chen Jiahe and his party.

Chen Jiahe was also very happy to see Wang Hao.

On the way here, they discussed whether they could see Wang Hao. The answer was uncertain. They were not qualified to ask Wang Hao to receive him personally.

After meeting Wang Hao, Chen Jiahe said directly as they walked together, "Academician Wang, you should know the purpose of our visit, right? We want to introduce anti-gravity technology, especially lateral anti-gravity technology, just like an airship flying saucer .”

"This technology has a bright future when used in the aerospace field!"

"In addition, we have also applied for superconducting battery technology, which is also very important. We will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of these new technologies to see which fields are suitable..."

"The rocket propels and lands the spacecraft, and of course the cargo spacecraft is indispensable. Our next stage goal is to build a large cargo spacecraft, and strive to be able to transport hundreds or thousands of tons of equipment and materials to space or into space at one time. Moon capabilities.”

Chen Jiahe said it very seriously.

They think this goal is very great. It is too difficult to transport hundreds or thousands of tons of equipment and materials to space.

The most critical of these is ‘disposable’.

The giant rocket with the largest carrying capacity in the world has a carrying capacity of just over one hundred tons, which is already a quite impressive figure.

In the aerospace field, the higher the payload, the higher the difficulty.

The moon landing plan was once stuck on the problem of rocket thrust. They carried out more than ten years of research and development and invested countless manpower and material resources to solve the problem.

The most cutting-edge technology, lateral annihilation field technology, is already available, but there are still many difficulties in applying the technology to the aerospace field.

There have been many discussions within the space agency.

The most suitable lateral annihilation force field technology is rocket technology, which means to create rockets that can create sites and greatly reduce the power required for transportation, but one thing must be considered--

cost.

Cost is a crucial issue.

Nowadays, most rockets are discarded after one use. The so-called rocket recycling technology is far from mature. It is almost impossible to recycle large rockets.

Transverse anti-gravity technology requires very high requirements, and the accuracy of rockets manufactured with this technology will become higher. Even if rocket recovery technology is used, it will definitely be damaged when it falls to the ground from a high altitude.

in other words……

Horizontal anti-gravity technology is very good, but the cost of using it for rocket propulsion is too high and cannot be afforded.

Chen Jiahe and Wang Hao talked about the problem in their chat, "This technology can indeed greatly increase the load capacity when used on rockets, but the problem is that the non-recyclability leads to high costs. Carrying a thousand tons at a time may cost more than No more than ten shipments.”

"you're right."

Wang Hao acted as if he was listening patiently. In fact, he felt that Chen Jiahe was "wow-woo-woo". The reason for this was because he was completely uninterested.

Large launch vehicle?

Cargo spaceship?

Are there any technical difficulties with these?

There are already prototypes of airships and flying saucers, and there are no insurmountable technical difficulties in creating a rocket or spaceship with a large payload by adding a 'rocket booster' underneath the flying saucer or some other design.

The so-called ‘next goal’ of the space agency is nothing more than ‘technical application’. More importantly, the cargo spacecraft...

Doesn’t sound ‘cool’ at all!

Chen Jiahe seemed to notice Wang Hao's absent-mindedness, and suddenly became very depressed, making the atmosphere a bit awkward.

Wang Hao took them to the anti-gravity center and showed them two different anti-gravity equipment.

He Yi is a master at activating the atmosphere. He joked, "Which of you are interested in trying it? This equipment can be turned on at any time, and the intensity can be controlled, up to 85%."

"Aren't many large amusement parks now promoting anti-gravity experience centers?"

"Those equipments only have a maximum strength of 30 points, but here we can create a field force area of ​​85 points..."

When He Yi said this, several people were eager to give it a try.

Nowadays, cutting-edge technology has become more and more popular. Some large amusement companies have mastered the basic anti-gravity foundation. They have built anti-gravity experience halls and found a lot of experts, claiming that "science shows that anti-gravity fields are harmless to the human body." ' and so on, and even promoted that 'the anti-gravity field is good for health, and occasionally entering it can cure various diseases'.

Someone asked directly.

He Yi replied, "This kind of field force is also used in astronaut training now, so there should be no big problem. Some of us have been up there, but it's just uncomfortable if we stay there for a long time."

"When you get out, you may feel a little dizzy."

In fact, He Yi was just joking that the field force created by their equipment space is high, but the surrounding area is occupied by equipment, and the space covered by the field force is very small.

There is still some danger in going up there to experience it.

Wang Hao and Chen Jiahe were sitting next to each other to rest. He suddenly asked, "Director Chen, have you ever considered developing a space shuttle?"

Chen Jiahe was stunned after hearing this, "Space shuttle?"

"The space shuttle has been eliminated. The cost of use is too high and the risk factor has greatly increased. There is not much point in manufacturing it."

He discovered that Wang Hao was interested in the space shuttle and introduced him in detail.

The cost of using the space shuttle is high, the risk factor is also high, but the load capacity is very limited. The main reason for being eliminated is the high cost.

For the same payload, the cost of one-time rocket propulsion is lower.

Compared with conventional rocket propulsion, the only advantage of the space shuttle is flexibility, but its flexibility is also limited by energy power.

In the imagination of ordinary people, the space shuttle can sail freely in the sky, but in fact this is not the case. Due to energy constraints, the space shuttle still follows the established orbit, and astronauts cannot adjust the orbit route at will.

This is no different from a rocket.

Wang Hao was silent for a moment and asked, "If the space shuttle has sufficient energy to maintain it all the time, can the cost of use be reduced while ensuring flexibility?"

Chen Jiahe asked doubtfully, "Don't you consider energy costs?"

"Not consider."

Chen Jiahe said, "If the energy can be maintained all the time and the internal system keeps running, then only the surface layer needs to be processed every time it returns to the ground, and the cost will of course be greatly reduced."

"Of course, this is without considering energy costs, but how is that possible? And the load capacity is also a problem."

"I said, plenty of energy."

Wang Hao emphasized.

Chen Jiahe's face was full of incomprehension, "Is the energy sufficient to this extent? We can build a spaceship, so the space shuttle is naturally not a problem."

His last sentence was somewhat tongue-in-cheek.

Wang Hao nodded seriously, "That's right. Solving the energy problem will solve more than 90% of the problem."

"yes."

Chen Jiahe nodded accordingly.

Wang Hao's next words made Chen Jiahe stunned, "I think you can consider researching space shuttles."

"The new space shuttle should apply anti-gravity technology and can be made in the shape of a flying saucer. The larger it can be made, the better."

"You can think of it as the 'aerospace version' of a large air-to-ship aircraft."

Chen Jiahe was a little confused when he heard this, "Um...Academician Wang, are you kidding me?"

"I never joke about technical direction." Wang Hao said, "Think about it, nuclear fusion technology is already available. If the technology matures, can it be used in such large flying saucers?"

Chen Jiahe swallowed hard and imagined sighing, "That must be a very huge spaceship..."

"There may be other energy technologies. In short, your research and development must be advanced. It cannot be said that you only develop those directions with mature technologies. Nowadays, technology is updated so fast. If you only focus on cargo spacecraft, By the time it is developed and manufactured, won’t it mean that we are falling behind again?”

"..."

Chen Jiahe didn't know what to say. He felt that Wang Hao's idea was too advanced and he couldn't accept it personally.

If he took these words to a meeting of the space agency, he might be sprayed with blood by a lot of senior aerospace experts.

The topic ends here.

Chen Jiahe left with the others with mixed emotions. He was thinking about the 'large spacecraft' that Wang Hao said, but still couldn't understand how to make it.

Nuclear fusion technology as power?

"It seems that my thinking is still too limited."

"I don't understand what Academician Wang is thinking at all. A large cargo spacecraft? No wonder Academician Wang is not interested. Maybe he doesn't even notice it."

"That's right~~~"

"Academician Wang personally led a team to develop an airship flying saucer, using two technologies: lateral anti-gravity and superconducting batteries. No matter how difficult the cargo spacecraft is, it is at most comparable to an airship, right?"

"How long did it take to develop the airship flying saucer? Half a year? One year?"

"It's short anyway."

"Our goal is just to carry a cargo spacecraft. If it were Academician Wang, he might be able to complete the research in a very short time, so he directly talked about the 'large spacecraft'..."

"The gap is too big!"

…

A week later.

Wang Hao could no longer remain leisurely. He took Ding Zhiqiang, Paul Phil-Jones and others to the new experimental base.

The experimental base is already very busy.

Everyone is busy assembling new equipment, workers are building infrastructure, engineers are discussing safety facilities, and so on.

Trucks carry equipment, materials and supplies back and forth.

Behind the experimental base, several small testing studies are being conducted. For example, the team from the Institute of Nuclear Physics is testing three specifications of uranium rods. They are also discussing the connection between the uranium rod joints and the 'neutron channel' Mouth sealing problem.

Several physics experts are discussing magnetic field design adjustment plans.

The team of the annihilation force field experimental group is also busy. They are debugging the basic strong annihilation force field equipment.

This equipment is newly manufactured and uses CWF-041 ordinary superconductor. The underlying structure is relatively simple, and the cooling device operates independently.

After Wang Hao arrived at the base, people from the materials team immediately came over. They introduced CNX-34, a 'first-order alloy steel' provided by the Aerospace Materials Institute.

"This kind of steel is specially used for safety protection."

"CNX-34 has extremely high toughness and strength, and its explosion-proof performance is about three times higher than that of special steel. At the same time, a new coating has been applied to the surface."

"This coating is the result of the latest research. It includes a mixture of brown gold and chemical coating materials, and can absorb more than 95% of radiation waves."

The performance of CNX-34 really shines.

Wang Hao was also very satisfied with the performance of the material. As soon as he listened to the materials team's report, he was pulled over by the Institute of Nuclear Physics team.

Zhao Jinhua said, "We have prepared three different specifications of uranium rods."

"The highest abundance of raw materials reaches 8%, and the lowest is only 2%. The nuclear reactor operates alone, and the only connection is the neutron channel. We don't know if this strength is enough?"

"If the intensity of the nuclear reaction is required to be higher, we have also prepared uranium rods with 20% abundance, which will be shipped soon..."

Wang Hao is also very satisfied with Zhao Jinhua's work.

Later, Zhou Yongxiang from the Institute of High Energy and Yu Dawei from the computer group came over to talk about experimental preparations.

Everyone was very positive.

They were all very much looking forward to the experiment and hoped that the experiment would be successful. They kept in mind what Wang Hao said -

recorded in history!

Thinking of this, they became extremely serious about their work.

Even without Wang Hao's instructions, each team treated their work as, "No deviations are allowed, and everything must meet the design requirements."

"If there is any problem, report it immediately."

"All preparations must be done, and any needs must be prepared in advance..."

This united and positive atmosphere allowed the experimental preparations to advance quickly and steadily. After another half a month, the three important parts of the equipment were connected.

soon.

The other parts are installed.

The experiment has entered the countdown...