Chapter 552 Spectacular
When the materials are sufficient,
After the theoretical design is completed and the technical problems are overcome,
Transforming this new type of electric propulsion system from theoretical design into actual creation and construction,
In this era of productivity, it is actually a simple matter.
Even until now, due to various reasons, the cost of synthesizing the fourth material is quite high, and the synthesis efficiency is really not high.
Even limited by the limits of current technology and materials, the new electric propulsion system that has completed its theoretical design at this moment is no longer so 'small', but a de facto behemoth.
But it does not affect the fact that in the intelligent era, this powerful industrial system spread across the solar system and controlled by Suigu Intelligence has started to operate in a slightly more comprehensive manner.
Just make the matter of building a new electric propulsion system a piece of cake.
During the construction process of this new electric propulsion system, Mo Dao did not try to enter human hibernation again. It was really not necessary.
While paying a little attention to the progress of the construction of the electric propulsion system, more energy has been put on another issue, further research on energy technology.
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Early summer of 1975, June,
After completing the theoretical simulation of the theoretical design of the new electric propulsion system at the computational level,
The theoretical design of the electric propulsion system was handed over to Suigu.
Suigu, with the assistance of researchers from related fields at the Qiusuo Research Institute, designed the electric propulsion system in accordance with the theory.
In this intelligent era, mankind's huge industrial system has been assigned the task of building new electric propulsion systems.
The manufacturing tasks of each subsystem and parts of the entire electric propulsion system were split up by Suigu immediately.
According to the different industrial divisions of labor in various regions, different intelligent industrial clusters in various regions were mobilized at the same time, and production started immediately.
The Earth-Moon Industrial Center consists of ground industrial clusters and lunar industrial clusters.
and the Orbital Mars Industrial Center, which are involved in this manufacturing effort,
Under the coordination and mobilization of Suigu's huge computing power, the entire huge human industrial system operates closely and precisely, like a whole machine.
Resources mined from various planets and satellites by intelligent equipment have been deployed at the same time as this huge industrial machine is started.
In the fastest possible time, it went from the most basic resources to a component in a new electric propulsion system through a series of industrial links.
In fact, the productivity mobilized by the production of this behemoth only accounts for a very small part of the total industrial productivity.
Perhaps a few decades ago, the entire human civilization would not have been able to complete the construction task.
At this moment, it does not even have any obvious impact on other ongoing production, construction, and transportation tasks in the entire human industrial system.
Just like the daily extraterrestrial exploration plan, an ordinary manufacturing task in daily production activities.
If we look at the process of Suigu mobilizing the human industrial system to produce and build new electric propulsion systems from a more macro perspective,
It's even more spectacular.
Busy starships sailing in the solar system,
Just like a conveyor belt, an energy supply belt, in a huge machine that extends throughout the inner circle of the solar system,
It is also like the outstretched arm of human civilization, which at this moment can be regarded as a planetary interstellar civilization.
They connect all the planets in the solar system developed by human civilization and the Research Institute to form a whole.
Then this huge whole was selected in advance 'in front of me', where the new electric propulsion system will be built.
That is, not far from the earth's orbit, about 100,000 kilometers away from the near-Earth space platform, this new electric propulsion system is being 'built'.
Speed up the entire process of ‘building’.
It seems that the construction process of each part and subsystem of the electric propulsion system has been ignored.
From the initial overall framework,
When the construction requirements reached that stage, under Suigu's perfect control of the entire industrial system,
If there is some time redundancy and it is accurate, the corresponding components or related equipment will be produced from the ground, the lunar industrial center, or the Mars industrial center.
Then with interplanetary starships,
The relevant components and equipment were taken to the designated location, just in time to meet the progress requirements of the construction of the new electric propulsion system.
Therefore, the overall construction process of the new electric propulsion system is extremely smooth.
Under Suigu's coordination, almost no time was wasted during the entire process.
If the construction process of the new electric propulsion system is completely recorded, you will see that the new electric propulsion system under construction is changing every day and never completely stops on one day.
In this macroscopic and quite spectacular process,
The time when the entire new electric propulsion system was finally completed,
It's not past 75 years.
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That year, November.
It has only been more than four months and less than five months since the Qiusuo Research Institute issued the name to Suigu for the construction of a new electric propulsion system.
Suigu has already reported that the new electric propulsion system has been constructed at the designated location and has passed an overall inspection.
Qiusuo Research Institute did not waste time,
Just that month, the first test run of the new electric propulsion system was conducted.
Mo Dao, a group of core researchers and researchers from the research team related to the electric propulsion project within the Qiusuo Research Institute, are all on the near-Earth space platform,
Hosted and witnessed this test run.
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Although a distance of 100,000 kilometers in space is enough to be considered close at hand,
However, it is still somewhat difficult to directly observe the test run of the electric propulsion system with the naked eye.
In the command hall of the commissioning test, the projected virtual image was transmitted back by an unmanned intelligent spacecraft.
At this moment, Mo Dao, together with other researchers, looked at the new electric propulsion system in the space scene.
At this moment, the test run of the electric propulsion system has begun under Mo Dao's instructions.
The plasma behind the electric propulsion system is ejecting at an exaggerated speed.
Although the picture seems a bit monotonous due to the lack of contrast in space,
But the sheer size of the electric propulsion system itself and the plasma flow it ejected were enough to shock the researchers present.
The current electric propulsion system uses two helium 3 reactors to provide energy.
In the design of the new electric propulsion system, the working fluid consumed is greatly reduced.
However, the energy demand has also increased relatively. The most ideal state is to provide energy supply for it by more advanced heavy nuclear fusion.
The current commissioning test mainly consists of an electric propulsion engine plus two helium-3 fusion reactors covered with a shell.
There was no thought of building a matching spaceship for it.
But even so, at this moment, this new electric propulsion engine plus the energy supply system is already huge enough.
It is also comparable in size to the previous starships that were equipped with dozens or hundreds of electric propulsion engines.
The huge size is not a reflection of technological progress.
On the contrary, it is because of the limitations of material technology. Even if there is a fourth material, it can only be made so big in the end.
"Turn off the reverse thrust part."
At the beginning of the experiment, an original electric propulsion system in the opposite direction on the outer shell of the new electric propulsion system was also turned on, allowing it to stay in place briefly to conduct some observations.
At this time, as the new electric propulsion system is gradually activated to a greater extent, it is no longer necessary. At the same time, it is also necessary to avoid direct damage to the materials of the electric propulsion system.
And after the reverse push part is turned off,
On the screen, the new electric propulsion system began to move forward.
In the beginning, the new electric propulsion system didn't move very fast;
But soon, its exaggerated power became apparent.