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That night, around 8 pm Earth time, the shuttle returned to the Hope, carrying the asteroid meteorite that had been decomposed and analyzed.
Of course, the asteroid meteorite is closed by various means, so that it does not touch the air of the hope, because after all, the shuttle is only a simple laboratory, and many more in-depth experiments need to be carried out on the hope number. First, there is the last experimental step to confirm the safety of these asteroid meteorites!
Of course, as the captain and the supreme leader of Hope, Yao Yuan must also be present. Conversation with those staff members, handshake and gratitude, these are essential, can not be said to be a show, because Yao Yuan is also Thank you very much, after all, there are so many things in the universe. Who knows if those meteorites are safe? These people also go with some kind of enlightenment, so even if they are in front of others, Yao Yuan must thank them.
Then, it is the sharp laboratory of the fourth and fifth layers of the entire Hope, which analyzes the asteroid's meteorite material, all aspects, through chemical, physical, biological, and various aspects of analysis and In the experiment, almost all the scientists are busy all night, no one feels bitter. In fact, many scientists are so excited that they want to spray nosebleeds, alien substances, and mining operations on alien matter, according to human beings in the earth. The development of the above will not be possible until the beginning of the twenty-second century, or at the end of the twenty-first century, but they have already done so now.
It was such a busy time. By the next morning, the composition analysis of the meteorite had been thoroughly completed. All the data were written as report files and concentrated in the captain's room of Yao Yuan.
Yao Yuan looked at these reports carefully. Since he left the earth, he is not idle every day. Apart from the fixed work every day, he basically absorbs all kinds of knowledge for the rest of the time. The breadth of the face is raised.
In fact, Yao Yuan is quite fortunate to leave the preparations for the work before the earth. The key is not to mention the material. The key is a large number of scientists and a large number of technical workers, engineers from various industries, and from the desert planet to the later nebula material area. Now, when I see hope, when I can use the universe to mine, I hope that these scientists, technicians, and engineers will play the biggest role. They are really the elite of the human elite, and they can fully afford this name. Head up.
According to their report, asteroid meteorites confirm that there are no viruses, microbes or other life reactions, including possible silicon-based life, which are not present.
Secondly, the composition of asteroid meteorites contains many substances, metals, minerals, but basically all compounds, or oxides, but only need energy, through electrolysis and chemical means, or smelting means, etc., can still be very easy Complete it completely.Of course, according to the scientists' inference, the asteroid belt here has too much mineral and vermiculite size, which is not conducive to collection, and there are not many minerals. A lot of it is silica, that is, sand. Rocks, in addition to extracting oxygen and forming oxygen, these things are basically not useful for Hope.
In comparison, on the other side of the two-month aerospace distance from Hope, the earth-like planet that is forming an early stage, the asteroids there are very large, and the largest piece has become the core of this kind of earth-like planet. The size is almost comparable to a small satellite, and its mass and gravity are definitely larger than the surrounding asteroid fragments, so that it can absorb and coagulate the surrounding matter, so the largest asteroid must have rich minerals. It is also enriched with various substances, especially radioactive elements. This is the substance that Hope is most in need and needs.
After Yao Yuan finished reading the report, he pondered.
On the report, the scientists were divided into two factions. One group thought that it should immediately sail to the emerging terrestrial planet. The largest piece of asteroid was even large enough to let the hope fall, and the meteorites there were generally Very large, it is suitable for collecting the richest part of it, getting a lot of minerals and radioactive minerals.
The other faction believes that no one knows what is dangerous in the universe. Maybe there will be a new crisis in the next moment. So instead of spending two months sailing, it is better to collect enough radioactive minerals here. Supplementing the water and oxygen on the Hope, and other compounds, at least need to add to the radioactive minerals that can jump two or three times, then go to the terrestrial planet to excavate, this is the safest way.
Both have their own reasons, but the second, that is, the collection of some materials here, has won the support of more than 70% of scientists, even Yao Yuan agrees with this.
However, the second opinion has a fatal flaw, that is, the hope that the number cannot be close to the asteroid belt, preventing the asteroid from colliding with the random collision, will produce a detached asteroid impact hope number. In fact, the current distance of 50 kilometers has been Some scientists have issued warnings, according to them, from 100 kilometers to 200 kilometers, this is a safe zone.
Because of this, the hope number could not be collected in person, so that only a small spacecraft such as a shuttle can be dispatched.
However, there is a key issue at present. I hope that there is only one shuttle machine at present. Even if it is collected 24 hours a day, this is not a digging of earth, but a collection of minerals in the universe. The size of the meteorite, the color of its appearance, in order to preliminarily judge its composition, try to choose the most minerals, and its capacity is limited, and so on, in a variety of situations, a shuttle can not afford the entire consumption of hope, It will take at least eight or nine months for the collection to be completed, and that these materials have already consumed a lot of material...+.
"Can you only choose the first method? Go to the terrestrial planet., landed on large asteroid fragments and then collected in a traditional way? Yao Yuan was a little bit worried about his brow.
Just as he looked at some of the documents in his hand, he suddenly found one of the documents. The author of the document was Polly. The only whisperer on the hopeful number... Ivan is still in the hospital’s intensive care unit. Serious burns should be completely recovered. It is estimated that the length of the genetically modified pigs will be stopped. The skin of the genetic pig can be transplanted to Yifan. This genetically modified pig is cultivated according to his genes. This is the technology after 2020. It is used here.
On Polly's paper, it is proposed to make a simple mineral collecting spacecraft, which is only about one-fifth of the size of the shuttle. The interior usually sits two to three people. It has a simple contact device, an ordinary propulsion system, and two The three-person living system can live four to five hours away from the ship. There is no mineral storage device. This ultra-small spacecraft has only one pair of robotic arms. It is very simple to build. After sitting in, you can drive a small spaceship. Fly to the asteroid belt, then pick five to ten cubic meters of asteroid meteorite, and then use the robotic arm to bring it back to the hope number, so it is counted...
Yao Yuan carefully looked at the design of this document. This mining small spacecraft is really small, the bulkhead is also very thin, and it is completely incomparable compared with the shuttle. The internal device is also very simple, a set of communication devices, common. Propulsion system and engine, two to three living system, no anti-gravity system, no complicated instruments, accurately speaking, this small spacecraft is not so much a spaceship, but rather a fully enclosed car It is just a little more than the front and rear propulsion system to accelerate and decelerate, plus the living system to maintain the oxygen, temperature, pressure or something in the ship, otherwise it is really no different.
However, this small spacecraft is extremely low in cost, can hardly consume much, and has no high-tech content. According to the data and calculation formulas listed by Polly, the smelting room, the parts room, the conversion room, and the skilled workers of the Hope. With engineers working hard to make five to seven ships a day, and with the proficiency and future transformation, it is possible to have ten ships a day.
"If it works..."
Yao Yuan thought of doing it. After a few minutes, he saw Polly, who was calculating something in a laboratory.
This is a girl who is always expressionless, looks beautiful and beautiful, but never dresses up, and the hair is a bit messy. When Yao Yuan proposed to see the model of this mineral collecting spacecraft, Boli is directly A handkerchief: "Explosion."
"Explosion? What do you mean?" Yao Yuan asked inexplicably.
"It's just bursting." Polly turned back to the past more inexplicably. The gaze seemed to be looking at the idiot. She pressed something on her computer. Soon, a set of simulated images appeared on the screen. .Yao Yuan saw that the simulated mining spacecraft left the hope and flew toward the asteroid. When it flew halfway, the engine suddenly sparked. Then, soon, the entire mining spaceship exploded. In the space, it turned directly into a spark. The most important thing is that at the end of this simulation, there was a picture of GAMEOVER, which made Yao Yuan's head full of cold sweat.
"The engine of the mining spacecraft cannot use the shuttle. Because the size is different, the energy required is different, and the energy that can be loaded is also different. This requires an urgent attack and special manufacturing, and the ability of me alone. It is impossible to solve this engine problem in a short period of time." Polly said calmly.
Yao Yuan had been completely disappointed. When he planned to leave, he heard this and immediately asked excitedly: "Is it? With our existing technology, can we create such a reduced space navigation engine?" ”
"Of course." Polly glanced at him and said faintly: "My design is ok, the key is that the engine needs special manufacturing, except..."
Yao Yuan was laughing and laughing. He took a small shot of Polly's head and attracted Polly. He looked at the past with a blank eye. He didn't care. He laughed and left the lab.
In the afternoon, engineers and scientists from various related disciplines were concentrated. Yao Yuan proposed a plan for a small mining machine and proposed the related engine research...
Three days later, the new version of the reduced version of the engine was created, the relevant personnel have issued a human currency coin of 50 to 100 yuan, and Boli as a designer, directly issued two hundred and fifty human coins, Then, it was the prototype of the first mining machine.
"Two hundred and fifty..."
Polly looked at the information on the screen about the arrival of the new transfer, she sneered, and there was a hint of blue veins on her head.
"Oh, knowing my identity, I don't need to tell me deliberately..."
"I am like two hundred and five! Your idiot is two hundred and five!"
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