From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Zhu Qiqiang's idea aroused heated discussion in the conference room.

Everyone couldn't help but have a scene from a science fiction movie appear in their minds - a circular flying saucer full of technology was suspended in the sky, and suddenly, a light shined from the bottom of the flying saucer facing the ground.

Someone walked over from a distance, and he walked into the light naturally.

The next moment, as if gravity no longer worked, his feet left the ground, his body slowly flew upwards, and then disappeared at the bottom of the flying saucer.

The flying saucer closed the channel at the bottom, and the light disappeared from the ground.

With a 'swish' sound, it flew away.

This picture is full of science fiction when you imagine it.

While many people were discussing excitedly, they also looked at Wang Hao, "Academician Wang, this technology is too advanced!"

"It's so high-end. I didn't even think that gravitational field technology could be used in this way. I guess Academician Wang thought of it from the beginning."

"Of course."

He Yi nodded vigorously and said, "This technology was developed by Academician Wang and I together. To be honest, I didn't even hear Academician Wang say it would be applied in this way..."

"Academician Wang must have thought of it a long time ago, but he just didn't say it. Maybe he didn't think it was a big deal, it was just an application."

"Things that we find surprising are ordinary in Academician Wang's eyes!"

The others nodded vigorously, and they agreed with He Yi's statement.

Wang Hao felt a little embarrassed. He coughed and said immediately, "That's right. Although I have this idea, the straight ladders and hanging ladders designed in the cabin are still needed."

"We just have the technology, and it's far from mature."

"Now we can imagine the application of technology in a divergent way, but in actual application, the more complex the technology, the more likely it is to cause problems."

This is the truth.

The more complex the technology, the more likely it is that problems will arise.

The new technology they want to add to the light pressure engine is either to increase performance or ensure safety. Using high-end technology to seek convenience and cool effects is still too luxurious at this stage.

This is true for several high-tech technologies to be applied, including first-order radar, gravitational fields, laser weapons, etc.

After everyone calmed down, He Yi continued to introduce the gravitational field technology. Finally, Wang Hao explained the work related to the application of several high-end technologies.

"The work is divided into three parts."

"The first is to understand new technologies and design and manufacture technical applications based on the conditions of the light pressure engine."

"The second thing is testing."

"Including first-order radars, laser weapons, and gravitational field technology and equipment, especially the latter, which require very detailed testing."

"Finally, contact the electronic system and integrate several technologies into the control system of the electronic system."

"Academician He Yi, Professor Shen Huiming and Professor Tang Hongchao are directly responsible for the testing, design and manufacturing of equipment and technology. The design team and other departments must fully cooperate."

"We strive to complete all the work within half a year and conduct formal space tests."

Wang Hao did not place too much emphasis on space testing.

In fact, everyone knows that space testing is very unusual, and it is not just about letting the light pressure engine fly for more than 100 kilometers.

By definition, everything beyond a hundred kilometers from the ground is space.

In fact, anything below two hundred kilometers is not considered real space. Space testing of high-pressure engines is likely to require the engines to fly hundreds of kilometers or even thousands of kilometers into space.

That kind of testing would be meaningful.

Wang Hao set the space test time for half a year. The time is relatively tight. The main reason is that the gravitational field technology is not mature and requires a lot of time for technical improvements and testing.

First-order radar and laser weapons are relatively easy.

After the meeting, many people thought of several high-end technologies and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "It is normal for the light pressure engine to use high-end technologies, but I thought about it carefully and realized that by the time it is tested in space, it can no longer be called an engine. , it’s completely a space carrier.”

"What the online media said makes sense. It can no longer be called an engine."

"Energy self-sufficiency, first-order radar, complete emergency and protection systems, and active offensive laser weapons, plus a gravitational field in the cabin that simulates the ground environment..."

"It feels like it's already a complete space carrier. The only thing missing is a few small spaceships..."

"Speaking of which, how is the development of the space agency's anti-gravity flying saucer going?"

This sentence made the researchers of the space agency a little worried. After they came to work in the light pressure engine unit, they also learned about the news from the space agency.

The space agency has been developing anti-gravity flying saucers for a long time.

So far, only an empty shell has been manufactured, and a lot of equipment outside is still being tested. The installation work can not officially begin until the testing is completed.

Then there is the testing work for an indeterminate amount of time.

"It is very possible that the anti-gravity flying saucer is slower than the progress of the light pressure engine. The light pressure engine is undergoing space testing, and the anti-gravity flying saucer has only just undergone lift-off testing..."

"Alas~~"

The space agency researchers couldn't help but sigh.

The good news is that they have left the space agency and are working on the light pressure engine unit. The development of anti-gravity flying saucers has nothing to do with them.

Some of them couldn't help but wonder, "Should I break away from the original organization and join the space shuttle company like others?"

"Otherwise, I may have to go back in the future..."

"It's very boring to have participated in the rapid R\u0026D and manufacturing of light pressure engines and then go back to slowly study ordinary technologies!"

…

After the meeting determined the work direction, the related work progressed rapidly.

The first is the first-order radar equipment.

First-order radar is the easiest among several new technologies, because the equipment is ordered from the National Radar Center and its performance is already relatively complete. It only needs to be installed on the light pressure engine and connected to the electronic system.

Laser weapons are relatively complex.

The manufacturing of large quantities of laser weapons takes time, and design changes and testing are required before the manufacturing plan is determined.

The testing of laser weapons is carried out directly on the light pressure engine, that is, the tested laser weapon is installed on the concave reflector of the engine, and the test can be carried out after turning on the internal heat source.

The light pressure engine is still on the ground, so it is impossible to produce too high intensity of light energy, so the test intensity is still relatively low, not even able to keep up with the intensity of the annihilation particle experimental base.

After a preliminary test, ten laser weapons were installed on the concave reflector, and the light pressure engine was officially started flying, and a high-altitude laser weapon test was conducted.

The results of this test were still very good, and the manufacturing plan for the laser weapon was determined, and the order was placed with the cooperative factory.

Compared with first-order radar and laser weapons, the work related to gravitational field technology is the most complicated. Just testing requires the manufacture of a large machine.

This large machine is a structure similar to an elevator. Suspended in the middle of the elevator structure is a rectangular cabin. There are gravitational field equipment installed above and below the cabin. After the power is turned on, the cabin can accelerate up and down. It looks like Like a high-powered jumping machine.

In environments such as constant acceleration, deceleration, or even weightlessness, the parameters of the gravitational field can be adjusted to ensure that the interior of the cabin will not be disturbed by the environment and maintain a stable gravitational intensity.

The next step is to install the controlled gravitational field equipment into a capsule surrounding the concave reflector.

The performance of the "high-power jumping machine" is not good, and it is impossible to simulate the complex environment of high acceleration, turning flight, rapid diagonal fall of the light pressure engine.

The research team needs to obtain a series of parameters and adjust the operation of the gravitational field equipment through the flight of the light pressure engine.

This process is relatively complicated.

The high-pressure engine took off and landed five times before the basic adjustment of the internal gravitational field equipment was completed.

The last step is the test of the gravity shield.

This work is even more complicated. The gravity shield no longer requires routine ground testing, and what is directly conducted is actual ground testing.

First, a fixed-direction gravitational field area was created at a location toward high altitude, and then empty-shell missiles without warheads were launched to strike the side areas.

The missile technology used is still very accurate, with an error range of less than one meter. After the strike, it was discovered that after the missile reached an altitude of 60 kilometers, which is the gravitational field area, there was a huge deviation in the trajectory, which even caused the route correction system to fail. , the target position can no longer be locked in the future.

Similar experiments were performed three times.

The last time I even used a missile equipped with an anti-interceptor orbiting injector, I still encountered the same problem. The missile trajectory immediately deviated greatly to the designated area, which even led to the installation of an anti-interception orbiting system, which could no longer re-align the missile with the target.

The person responsible for the missile launch is Professor Zeng Quan, a rocket expert from the Second Research Institute.

After the test, Zeng Quan couldn't help but smile to Wang Hao and said, "Academician Wang, this time the anti-interceptor orbiting injector you designed has met its opponent."

"At an altitude of 60 kilometers, the missile's direction changed significantly within three seconds, the orbiting injector continued to operate, and the final impact point was more than three kilometers away from the target location."

Wang Hao smiled and nodded, then asked doubtfully, "The anti-interceptor orbiting jet...was designed by me?"

"yes?"

Zeng Quan asked in surprise, "You don't remember?"

Wang Hao patted his forehead hard and said helplessly, "There are so many things to study that I almost forgot. I seem to have been there before. I have also been to that research institute... Which institute is it from?"

"..."

Zeng Quan didn't want to talk anymore.

In recent years, a group of more than 20 people have been working on missile anti-interception electric rail injection technology.

As a result, Wang Hao, the designer, didn't care about technology at all, and even almost forgot the technology he had studied...

Are you angry?

How can the gap between people be so big?

Zeng Quan suddenly felt ashamed to stand with Wang Hao.

The actual ground combat test of the gravity shield is just a small episode in the work.

After obtaining the data from the actual ground combat test, the light pressure engine unit determined the data of the gravity shield technology and the manufacturing plan of the equipment, and then prepared for the high-altitude test of the gravity shield technology.

This high-altitude test is very unusual.

After holding a meeting to discuss, they decided to let the light pressure engine rise to an altitude of 80 kilometers.

This altitude is still relatively safe, and it will definitely not encounter large-scale satellite debris. The engine has been equipped with a first-order radar and more than twenty laser weapons, so safety is relatively guaranteed.

As the engine rises, the gravity shield will continue to open in the direction of propulsion, that is, directly upward.

This is also a part of testing.

The gravitational shield equipment they are using now does not create a large gravitational field area. When a single device is turned on at its highest power, it can only cover a semicircular area with a radius of 4 kilometers.

A radius of 4 kilometers sounds very high, but the stable area at the center of the gravitational field is more than 70 kilometers away from the engine. If you want to wrap the engine in a spherical shape with a gravitational shield, you will need more than 100 pieces of equipment.

This is simply impossible to do because the electrical power of the photovoltaic engine is limited.

According to the calculations of the design team, the engine can only support up to six gravity shield devices being turned on at the same time. Otherwise, it will affect the normal operation of the interior. For example, the normal operation of the gravitational field equipment inside the cabin will be seriously affected.

The final study finalized the installation of only six gravity shield devices.

At the same time, the gravity shield will not be turned on for a long time. It will only be turned on one directly forward in the direction of flight during the flight.

Even if the gravity shield cannot completely wrap the spacecraft, safety is guaranteed. With the first-order radar, risks can be detected in advance. Even if it encounters meteorites or satellite fragments, it can be released in the direction of the incoming attack.

The engine turns on a gravity shield device towards the front of the flight to avoid risks to the greatest extent possible.

The same will be true for future space carriers.

When the space carrier is flying at high speed, it can turn on three devices toward the front and sides to avoid risks as much as possible, because the biggest risk comes from the direction of flight.

When flying at high speed in space, the danger on both sides of the space carrier is very small, and it is difficult for meteorites to hit from both sides of the space carrier.

Not to mention the rear, the danger directly behind is negligible.

Therefore, turn on the gravity shield device to protect the front, and as long as you don't plunge into the meteorite zone, there is basically no risk.

The research team believes that as long as the solar system does not enter the asteroid belt, safety can be guaranteed.

As for the outer solar system, if you want to explore, you need to build a larger space carrier. At that time, it may be called a spaceship.

The spacecraft will be made very large, and the power system will be increased many times to support the long-term operation of a complete set of gravity shield equipment.

That will ensure safety.

soon.

The gravity shield equipment is installed on the light pressure engine, which is also preparing for its sixth high-altitude flight test in four months.

At the same time, it has also attracted widespread international attention.