"The fusion reactor is working fine."
Han Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
The energy supply module is one of the two most important modules in a spacecraft.
Thousands of engineers and scientists specifically responsible for the energy module are checking various parameters in detail, constantly adjusting its working status, and looking for any possible problems.
This aspect of testing will take some time. Han Yang's attention came to another crucial module.
propulsion system.
In today's solar system, spacecraft propulsion mainly adopts the ion propulsion mode.
Its basic principle is similar to that of a particle accelerator.
The electricity generated by the nuclear fusion reactor is converted into kinetic energy of ions through the accelerator, which is accelerated to extremely high speeds and ejected backward from the ion engine nozzle to obtain reverse thrust to propel the spacecraft forward.
As for the sources of ions, there are various sources. In addition to the specially carried working fluids, there are also domestic waste generated in the spacecraft.
The garbage is useless anyway, so it is better to ionize it directly and spray it into ions.
The testing of the propulsion system is also extremely complicated. People need to test instant thrust, maximum thrust, precise thrust, steering, acceleration, forward movement, high radiation propulsion, structural stability and many other aspects.
In the space, the main engine of the brightly lit huge spaceship gradually lit up, and a bright blue light beam violently ejected, pushing the huge spacecraft forward gradually.
There are also smaller light pillars on either side of it.
Those are steering and attitude adjustment engines.
In the test site, the spacecraft started various maneuvers.
In addition to these two major systems, other systems, such as circulation, power supply, life support, rotation and other systems, have also started synchronous testing.
During the month-long test, tens of thousands of problems or failures emerged, all of which had not been discovered before.
But this did not affect the mood of the team members at all, but made them even more excited.
Such a large spacecraft has billions of parts and thousands of subsystems. From being scrapped to being refurbished at this moment, only tens of thousands of problems have been tested? Are they all minor issues?
We are really awesome!
The team members were very excited and solved each problem one by one until they could no longer test new problems.
"This spacecraft is named Fuxing-1!"
At the celebration party, Han Yang announced the news excitedly.
The next moment, in the Fuxing Demolition Building, the cheers of nearly ten thousand people shook the roof.
"Fuxing No. 1! Fuxing No. 1!"
The test field testing is completed, and the next step is sea trials.
Of course, the sea trial here is not the sea above the planet, but the sea of stars.
At this moment, Liu Fujun jumped out again.
Yaoxing Media under his name directly released a talk show, once again bringing the dismantling of the revival to the forefront.
"Hello everyone, this is the daily commentary column, and I am the host A Yao.
…
Today, we specially invited Dr. Li Hongsheng, an expert on spacecraft structure. Hello Dr. Li, what do you think of Fuxing’s announcement that the Fuxing-1 spacecraft is about to undergo sea trials?
Hello everyone, my name is Li Hongsheng. I won’t talk about technology today, just common sense and logic.
As we all know, spacecraft maintenance is an industry with extremely high technical content, extremely high requirements for teamwork, and extremely high requirements for overall control.
A layman who had never been involved in the spacecraft manufacturing industry or the spacecraft dismantling and repair industry before spent money to form a grassroots team. It only took eight months - you heard me right, only eight months. Time has completed the renovation of a scrapped spaceship. Do you believe it?
Haha, it seems that Dr. Li is not optimistic about Fuxing No. 1.
of course. I can even assert that the Fuxing-1 spacecraft cannot even obtain an airworthiness certificate.
This is just a farce hosted by Han Yang.
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Without an airworthiness certificate, the Fuxing-1 spacecraft is not even qualified to go on the road except for test routes.
Han Yang didn't care at all about the uproar in public opinion.
Although it's true as they say, it's a big gamble.
Regarding the restoration of Fuxing No. 1, Han Yang and others invested a total of more than 2.5 billion in funds after completing the acquisition, which almost sucked up the cash flow of Fuxing Group.
If the sea test of Fuxing-1 fails, to put it bluntly, the entire Fuxing Group will be affected, and may even collapse completely.
This is an inevitable consequence of leapfrog development.
But Han Yang had no choice. The Eta's noose around the neck of human civilization is getting tighter and tighter, and he must hurry up.
Fortunately, Han Yang was confident enough.
At the test site, the huge Fuxing-1 spacecraft, driven by dozens of high-speed ion thrusters, slowly accelerated and flew towards the moon.
The experienced shipping team specially recruited were guarding the control room of the spacecraft as if facing a formidable enemy, which was only affected by the microgravity caused by acceleration.
In the Fuxing Dismantling Building, nearly 10,000 engineers were equally attentive, carefully monitoring the operating status of each system of the spacecraft.
This level of attention is high enough. But Han Yang still dispatched thousands of robots to guard various parts of the Fuxing-1 spacecraft, directly connecting with his mind through long-distance communication.
If there is a sudden failure anywhere, he can immediately operate the robot and rush to repair it.
Of course, under normal circumstances, he would not show up for minor glitches.
This is just the last resort.
The Fuxing-1 spacecraft was accelerating at a speed of up to 1 meter/S^2. In just two hours, it increased its speed to 7.2 kilometers per second. Counting the basic speed of its previous orbit around the earth, its speed relative to the moon has now increased to about 13 kilometers per second.
This speed is actually not very fast, but what needs to be tested in this sea trial is actually just the full-power acceleration rate, which is used to test the reliability of the nuclear fusion reactor and ion thruster.
When it was about to approach the moon, the Fuxing-1 spacecraft decelerated at the same rate, then relied on the moon's gravity to bypass the moon, and started to accelerate back to the earth again. When it arrived at the test site, it decelerated again. It took a total of one day to complete this mission. test.
There are still some problems exposed in this test, but they are also minor and the number is much lower than before.
After completing the lunar sea trials, the next step is the Mars sea trials.
The Fuxing-1 spacecraft needs to go to Mars and back to test its overall stability.
During this test, Han Yang submitted an application to the Interstellar Transportation Committee and asked them to send qualification reviewers to participate in the sea trial.
All went well with the voyage. Although some minor problems appeared again during the process, they were all dispensable. Han Yang directly threw a large amount of money at him, and the qualification reviewers immediately shut their mouths.
The airworthiness certificate was successfully issued.
(End of chapter)
