Chapter 299 Deploying the Space Lab
On January 15, Spark Technology is preparing to officially deploy the space laboratory.
After three months of preparation, Xinghuo Precision Manufacturing Company has jointly built laboratories and space factories for space research.
Spark Aerospace also synchronized improvements to the pipeline of mass projectors.
In the past, in order to ensure the success rate of space launches, the pipelines of the mass projector were very narrow and were only larger than standard train tunnels.
The cargo box of the mass projector is also a narrow cargo box.
There is no problem in launching some small satellites like this, but it is impossible to launch a huge space laboratory.
The mass projector has requirements for the load capacity of the cargo box, but does not require the volume of the cargo box.
In the past, narrow and long cargo boxes were used, just to facilitate forging and streamlined, reduce atmospheric resistance, enhance the speed and air stagnation time of the cargo boxes, and increase the capture success rate of gravitational traction technology.
Spark Space Company has now mastered the mass projector, in order to better launch the space laboratory and prepare for the space station plan of China.
Spark Aerospace has built a new mass projector pipeline, while improving the cargo box so it can be loaded with space labs.
The pipeline only needs to be modified, and the core components of the mass projector do not need to be changed. Different pipelines share a set of core equipment.
This can save hundreds of billions of funds. Even Starfire Technology's money-making ability cannot withstand the financial pressure of building the second mass projector.
Zhou Yu came to the Alxa Space Launch Center again and saw the new version of the mass projector cargo box.
This is a huge device, it is a standard cylinder.
The cylinder is 50 meters high and the diameter of the bottom circle is 28 meters.
The mass projector cargo box is designed as a cylinder because the space laboratory it carries is a cylinder-like shape, and the standard deviation of the space station is also a similar shape.
Zhou Yu looked at the space launch center where nine cylindrical mass projector cargo boxes were placed.
The total value of these cargo containers is more than 50 billion yuan. The aerospace industry is really a big money-burning player, and ordinary companies cannot afford to play the aerospace industry at all.
The aerospace industry is a high investment and high return field. In the past, Spark Technology could only rely on the powerful capital flow obtained from ores mined under the sea to develop the aerospace industry.
Now the profits of Spark Aerospace’s external business can maintain the operating costs of the space launch center.
Lu Jinming, general manager of Spark Aerospace, came to Zhou Yu to report: "Mr. Zhou, we are ready to complete and are ready to start deploying the space laboratory.
We use the mass projector cargo box to send the space laboratory into designated orbits.
We have established space laboratories with complementary functions to verify the assembly technology of each cabin of the space station.
When the space laboratory enters its predetermined orbit, we will hand over the management authority of the space laboratory to relevant scientists at the Spark Research Center."
"Can the space laboratory be successfully deployed? The space laboratory is not just a space station to verify technology in advance.
Its own cost is very expensive. If it fails once or twice, our company will need to rely on bank loans to maintain it." Zhou Yu asked solemnly.
He is not kidding, it is really his true thought.
The cost of each space laboratory is nearly 10 billion yuan. If it really fails, it will be a major blow to Spark Technology.
It is not a space laboratory worth hundreds of millions of yuan, with a total value of more than 200 billion yuan. Spark Technology really cannot afford to lose.
Lu Jinming immediately assured: "We perform multiple simulations through quantum computers, taking into account every detail of the space launch mission.
Almost all the problems you can think of now are virtually tested.
I am 100% sure to ensure the success rate of space missions.
Unless there is a sudden solar wind or cosmic ray, such a catastrophic event, there is nothing we can do about it.
This mission will never fail due to our personnel’s operational errors.”
"Just be confident, the astronauts in China must have this kind of demeanor. I can only wish you success and start launching the space laboratory." Zhou Yu ordered with a smile.
He also notified scientists from the Spark Research Center to prepare to take over the space laboratory and carry out experiments according to the projects discussed in the early stage.
Engineers from the Alxa Space Launch Center began to start the mass projector, and the cargo container loaded with the space laboratory was launched to a designated location.
"The Space Laboratory 1 was successfully deployed and launched the Space Laboratory 2 cargo container."
"Space Laboratory 2 is preparing to dock with Laboratory 1."
Zhou Yu looked at the big screen of the Alaxan Space Launch Center, which showed the docking process between Space Laboratory 1 and Space Laboratory 2.
The docking between two space laboratories now has mature automatic docking technology.
There is no need for ground personnel to control it, and it can be successfully connected with the intelligent system only.
However, in order to verify their docking technology, Spark Aerospace Company adopted cargo container-assisted docking to complete docking between space laboratories.
Space Laboratory No. 1 was parked in space, keeping its posture unchanged.
When the mass projector cargo box is released from Space Laboratory 2, it is connected to Space Laboratory 2 through a robotic arm.
This robotic arm has communication function, and the ground command center can indirectly control Space Laboratory No. 2 through cargo boxes.
In order to ensure the safety of the internal equipment of the space laboratory, most of the equipment inside are dormant when the space laboratory is not deployed, including communication equipment on the ground.
This robotic arm can also fine-tune the attitude of the Space Laboratory No. 2 to ensure the successful docking of the two space laboratories.
Two space laboratories sense each other's relative positions through sensors.
The cargo container also observes the relative positions of the two space laboratories through equipment.
Under the coordination of engineers from the ground control center, the two space laboratories docked according to standard procedures.
"Laboratory No. 1 and Laboratory No. 2 are successfully connected, forming a nuclear force factory is completed, and the authority is being handed over."
The Alxa Space Launch Center conducts launch missions of 9 cargo containers every night.
They took a total of three days to launch 25 space laboratories.
These space laboratories form nuclear force factories, space materials laboratories, space physics laboratories, space biological laboratories, and space-eye telescopes.
The space laboratory deployment plan was 100% completed, and there were no errors in the middle, which shows the degree of control of the space launch mission by Sparks.
Scientists at the Spark Science and Technology Research Center carry out scientific research through remote control of the space laboratory.
There is no scientist in the space laboratory, and all instruments have automatic control functions.
The Space Laboratory also deploys advanced intelligent robots, and scientists use intelligent robots to replace themselves and carry out scientific research tasks in the space laboratory.
After Zhou Yu commended the engineers of the Alxa Space Launch Center, he returned to Spark Technology.
Chapter completed!