I originally thought that this press conference was to explain some of Peng Lai's future situations.
In fact, with Umbrella's power, although Penglai is still a 'ship' on the sea, it has actually received the acquiescence of all parties.
Anyway, the location is not too sensitive. They are so powerful and they don't occupy other people's territory. They just built one nearby, so naturally they turn a blind eye.
As for the alien meteorite, in fact, it has also been a hot topic during this period, and it has always been on par with the 'Starry Sky Cup'.
In addition to worries about a situation like the original New York invasion, SX Company frequently showed their technical drawings and broadcast the bundling and control of rocket engines in the laboratory.
There was also a smooth collaboration with a certain song to mobilize the computing power of 'Don Quixote' for simulation. There is a kind of attitude towards aliens that is better than mine.
I just want to put pressure on them to get more funding. In fact, many people are paying attention to this point.
Especially the group of people who have been held back by the beautiful animals for too long. This time the whole world is "excited" "This is civilization" and "I am glad that technology is in the hands of civilization".
The momentum is quite huge. Even nowadays, there is a saying that others should stop launching. All the money is used to fund sx company, and the voice of concentrating on doing the best is constantly being circulated.
Are the aliens coming? Aren't we still united? All kinds of kidnappings from the moral high ground, all kinds of voices. The stock price of SX Automobile has skyrocketed, and it has become a breath of fresh air in today's turbulent economy. When Umbrella has not been listed and has not disclosed its financial affairs, Masla has jumped into the bright world. The position of the richest man.
Because Umbrella has never responded at all on this matter, and many media have repeatedly emphasized the limitations of the 'Quality Projector'.
Therefore, everyone subconsciously believes that Umbrella does not have its own rockets. Even if it has strong research and development capabilities, it will not be able to compare with SX Company in the short term.
The aliens are coming in less than a year, and there’s no time! It is precisely because of this that SX Company will take the lead this time.
However, where can I imagine it, at this press conference. Obviously, they just announced some of Peng Lai's future visa and settlement status, and listed detailed rules and regulations.
Looking back, it turned out that it was just in passing, and finally introduced such a terrifying super project!
After the press conference ended, there was an uproar around the world. This is another super technology that originally only existed in theory!
Because the principle of the space elevator can be said to be extremely simple, people with middle school knowledge can easily read and understand Umbrella's drawings.
However, the difficulty here makes everyone in this industry feel numb. A well-known retired NASA aerospace expert expressed emotion on his social platform.
"Although Umbrella has been creating miracles, making me feel like a Muggle in the past few years, and the mass projector has changed the entire aerospace industry with its miraculous skills, but the specifications of this space elevator are still insufficient. It’s too big! It turns out that the ultimate purpose of the mass projector is just for the space elevator!” This expert did not question Umbrella, because this company has never boasted until now!
I have doubted it before and was slapped in the face. But when this "consistently correct" trend appears, there will be no more doubts. This is a kind of confidence and even belief!
No matter how exaggerated this project is in the eyes of practitioners. For this purpose, some programs have invited well-known experts to ask questions and explain accordingly.
An aerospace expert appeared on the Da Meili family's famous interview program "Dare to Tell the Truth".
At the beginning, the host asked the expert quite sharply:
"I would like to ask Doctor, how feasible is Umbrella's plan? What is the success rate?" Faced with the host's sharp question, the expert did not answer directly, but said lightly
"Everyone knows about Umbrella. Currently, they have launched mass projectors, super powerful industrial robots, and super strong connection materials, so in theory they already have the ability to build a space elevator. The whole basis of.”
"All the basics? In other words, the possibility is very high?" the host asked back.
"How should I put it? If it were other companies, there would still be many problems that need to be overcome. But if the other company is Umbrella, then my answer is yes, the possibility is very high, and I also hope to succeed. This will be a milestone in the history of human spaceflight." After hearing this, the host was a little unhappy, and then said
"Oh, a milestone? In fact, the space station has been around for a long time, and it has always existed. We have already landed on the moon and had a Mars landing vehicle. These can be considered milestones, right? Can this space elevator have the same significance as these? Compare that?" When the aviation expert heard what the host said, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"You may have misunderstood me. The milestone I mentioned is unique and cannot be compared with other achievements, because if the space elevator succeeds, it will become a bridgehead for human exploration of space." As if to explain, The aviation expert continues
"Everyone should be very impressed by Umbrella's launch of 20,000 satellites."
"Yes, the mass projector is indeed powerful. It can launch so many in such a short time. However, there has been a lot of popular science about mass projectors recently. This tricky method requires extremely high materials, and it is impossible to carry people. What is launched There are also restrictions." The host immediately said quickly using the knowledge he had made up.
This is actually the reason why sx company has gained so much popularity after coming up with the starship project. Because the directions and strengths are different!
It is true that Umbrella's mass projector cannot deal with the flying alien visitors!
"This is what I said before because the company is Umbrella. It has a chance of success. Although their mass projector does have many limitations, it is undeniable that they are the strongest in earth orbit projection capabilities. There is no one. All others In terms of packaging, there is no way to compare with them." Before the host could speak, he continued.
"So, if Umbrella develops a space engineering robot that can interact with their satellites, and then cooperates with the continuous delivery of packaged modules and materials from the ground, and slowly completes the assembly in the relatively static and weightless environment of space, then This speed will also be amazing." At this point, the expert paused again and gave an example.
"For example, an engineering team in the East has developed a modular construction model. First, build each module, and then put them together like building blocks. It can build a skyscraper in seven days, and it is still on the ground. It will be theoretically easier to complete it in a gravity environment in space. As long as Umbrella has enough reserve modules, the speed will be amazing..." After hearing this expert speak, the host turned on With his new ideas, he couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Then, why is it said to be a bridgehead for future exploration?"
“Because the space elevator can do things that the mass projector cannot do, once the elevator is connected, people can be transported to space at low cost, and the same can be done with some more sophisticated instruments and equipment, which will reduce the original low cost. Efficient rocket launchers are completely eliminated, replaced by a steady stream of electricity for transportation, and then rockets and spaceships are assembled in space..." Having said this, the host actually fully understood what was going on.
In fact, the most important thing to overcome in various space launch missions is the gravity of the earth itself! However, the movement and energy consumption after arriving in space orbit are much less than those in the atmosphere.
If future detection rockets and spacecraft are assembled and used directly in the space elevator, this...
"This means that establishing a permanent base on the moon, or even colonizing Mars, will not just be a concept, but can be put into practice..." Chapter 653 Similar popular science live broadcast, in a large number of popular science videos It has appeared in the main broadcast and some TV stations.
When I gradually understood the true meaning of the space elevator and the blueprint behind it, the whole world was in a state of excitement!
It has to be you, Umbrella! In principle, it's nothing new at all. Some experts in the aerospace field can easily reveal the process with a small announcement from Umbrella, and Umbrella will naturally not hide it.
At the same time, it also announced some of its own new technologies and published related papers. It’s the feasibility report related to the space elevator!
"The orbital engineering robot specially built by our company for the space environment also uses our satellite technology. It uses more reliable chips and connections to ensure strength. In conjunction with the connection and interaction with the satellite, it can complete the connection with the Red Queen, so that it can be completed as planned. Space operations, building and maintaining the main body of the space elevator..." At the same time, details of the elevator connection were also announced.
Adopt the 'pendulum' mode and continuously extend into the earth's atmosphere! The gravity pendulum itself is similar to a fishing line. It is wrapped with connecting wires of sufficient length and strength. It also has an automatic adjustment function similar to a marine anchoring system. It relies on its own weight and balanced propeller to ensure key Proofreading can be completed with Peng Lai at any time.
Finally, cooperate with Penglai's own engineering equipment to capture and complete the connection! The principles, structures, and steps are all displayed generously.
But it’s useless for others to watch. It can’t be made! Of course we already know the principle! Who has your cheating materials?
And if it had been at any other time, if Umbrella had made such a big move, Big Beauty would still have jumped out and come up with some space agreements to restrict it.
After all, among other things, connecting cables hanging from space are definitely a threat to passing aircraft and flights, and they may also hit low-orbiting satellites in space. The excuses are all fair and high-sounding.
But my dear, these extraterrestrial aliens are coming to invade, and they can’t even hold back their efforts to create this thing!
You even have to give in completely! Earlier they fully touted the SX company's starship as the light of mankind.
All parties must put aside their prejudices and work together to help SX Company. But now that Umbrella has taken out this thing, how do you want us to shut up?
Did you do this on purpose? If it were other pretty little Karami, she would still be able to turn her face in an instant and swallow what she said.
They often break promises and tear up agreements. Not once or twice did he fall out on the spot after achieving his goal.
Well, Umbrella is a little different after all. Not to mention their own combat power, even business methods are now blocked by them a lot!
Sewage treatment, batteries, culture media, robots, bracelets, prosthetics, etc. Unknowingly, they have infiltrated into all walks of life, and they are still in key positions!
If they were blocked from the beginning, or Umbrella stopped selling big and beautiful things from the beginning, the impact would actually be small.
This is how we came here before, it doesn't matter anymore. He can also spread his hands and feet more. But now that I have gotten used to it, if I do this again, I would have just gritted my teeth when the economy was good, but with the invasion of New York now like this, it is really unbearable!
It’s hard to go from luxury to frugality! They even preferred to use force to show off, rather than Umbrella's economic death.
…
"What other good excuse is there?" He called together top experts and professors from NASA, SX Corporation, and various aviation fields. At this time, he also had a headache and wanted to find a way to deal with it.
Yes, Umbrella's move seems to be for 'all mankind', because it is the pressure brought by aliens!
But from their leisurely discovery of aliens to now, it was obvious that they had been preparing for a long time!
The plan for the space elevator can be known from Peng Lai's position. They have prepared and made long-term plans early.
But it has always been tight-knit and says nothing. Prefer the mass projector to be empty rather than fired. It wasn't until now that I started to build momentum with the starship that I was bragging about, and then I slowly took it out, and I was already in an invincible position in all aspects.
"No way, they have really never failed before. I'm afraid the probability of success is quite high..." Masla sighed. Umbrella is really his nemesis. He punched him when he was a falcon, and now he punches him again. Boxing, and electric cars too.
Anyway, the position of richest man that he had just occupied was immediately replaced by others. Well, in fact, the richest man was actually very fictitious, because Umbrella was not a listed company, so he had no idea about their financial situation.
"Is there a reason for the restriction?"
"How about the reason that there is not enough time? Although starships are also complicated, we can still greatly speed up the speed by taking out all the accumulated rocket engines. We will start building four starships simultaneously and should be able to deliver them in three months. Testing and inspection can be left to 'Don Quixote' for simulation." NASA experts suggested a direction.
Based on the acceleration of the suspected alien visitor, he will arrive in a year. It will take three months to build the starship, debug it and launch it. Subtracting the time spent on the road, that's about it!
Even if his space elevator has greater potential, can you guys make it in such a short time? Just like Peng Lai, it took a year for shipyards around the world to build the modules at full capacity, and they are still occupying major shipyards for module expansion until now.
"That's it, let's blow some wind first. Our talker is very good at this..."...
"We appreciate Umbrella's technical level and its contribution to the forefront of human science and technology, but it is a bit regrettable that we discovered the enemy a little late. We only have less than a year left, minus the flight time. There is no time, and our starship can complete the main body in three months." The speaker tweeted on a certain account and started to talk again.
It's not an official statement, but he himself is the talker, so it's just right. And his words are also very interesting, 'contribution to the frontier of human science and technology'!
A very big hat. After the alien problem is dealt with, we can go back and start to restrict the space elevator again.
When the time comes, it will be no problem to bring everyone else together and occupy the great righteousness! This thing of yours is very dangerous, and you still have a ropeway connected to it!
What should I do if I hit it? We must discuss and study it carefully, and it is best to directly turn it into an international cooperation project!
At that time, it will be like the International Space Station, which will greatly increase their voice! When the International Space Station was originally established, another purpose of Da Meili was to take a fancy to Mao Xiong's space station technology.
Some people may wonder that they are still worried about the space station technology when such a beautiful thing can land on the moon. But in fact, Mao Xiong’s space station has gone through many generations of upgrades, and Da Meixiong has not gone in this direction. It would be really difficult for them to do it.
Of course, it would be great to get Mao Xiong’s ready-made technology directly through cooperation. This time, you can do the same thing!
We don’t take advantage, we can provide money and resources. If you want our aerospace technology, that’s no problem. Let’s cooperate fully!
But not long after the tweet was posted, Umbrella responded politely.
"Thank you for your concern. In fact, our Penglai production equipment has been working hard to manufacture space elevator accessories. The launcher is very fast with its mass." Aren't you surprised that Penglai is so automated, so busy, and has such strong production capacity? Didn't you vomit anything out?
Except for small things like chips, robots, prosthetics, cars and everything else are now outsourced.
Either they are made in-house in factories in Mexico, Pakistan, Kangaroo, South Korea and Neon, or they are OEMed in some big country.
Now the showdown is over. What Peng Lai has been building is the components of the space elevator! The first phase of the project has now been completed!
Now that the components are in place, do we need to know the delivery efficiency of the mass projector? Chapter 654 starts!
Umbrella's response can be said to have once again shocked the world! The previous space elevator project is already quite shocking news.
But just like Penglai, the construction of Penglai took so long that it occupied shipyards around the world. Although the first phase of the space elevator does not need to be as big as Peng Lai, it is in synchronous orbit after all, dozens of times farther from the ground than ordinary satellites!
Surely this kind of project cannot be completed in a short time, right? Even most people think that this extraterrestrial visitor event was never caught up in the first place.
However, as soon as the beautiful talker spoke, Umbrella responded, which immediately made many people feel numb.
Good guys, you promised to build a washing machine, but what did you actually build? Subsequently, some of Umbrella's related papers have appeared in major journals.
Even various structural diagrams and principles have come out. But again...if you announce it, no one else can create it!
The first are four orbital robots on synchronized orbits. The robot's launch structure is a large square, but it can be deployed after reaching the synchronous orbit.
Although the name is still a robot, it is not humanoid in itself, but more like an orbiter. In addition to the solar panels, various 'tentacle' parts can be extended from it, and some complex splicing operations can be completed in space!
But in addition to the materials, there is also a complete super model, a black technology that surpasses today's technology.
That's the Orbital Thruster! When it comes to thrusters, we have to start with the most basic middle school knowledge.
For example, what is the source of thrust for a jet aircraft to finally take off? engine? flame? It’s actually air!
So there must be an air inlet. Rocket launch relies on fuel, plasma and combustion products that are ejected downward.
It does not mean that as long as an amount of energy is provided, movement will be guaranteed. If there is no material corresponding to 'ejection', it will be converted into heat energy, or it will be directly scattered in the form of 'light' and cannot be 'pushed' much.
The best method currently used by satellites and space stations is the 'Hall thruster'. Although it is not as powerful as traditional chemical rockets, it has unique advantages in terms of fuel consumption.
Anyway, in the microgravity environment of the earth's orbit, only a relatively small thrust is needed to complete the movement within the purpose, so the 'Hall thruster' is completely sufficient.
However, it also has its own shortcomings, that is, it still consumes propellant. Generally, hydrogen, xenon, and argon are used as propellant. Although it is already very economical, it still has its own service life.
Therefore, the satellite or space station is forced to change its orbit in order to avoid collision, which itself is a waste of service life.
However, generally speaking, Hall thrusters are more than sufficient for satellites. After all, normal satellites do not require much adjustment.
But for geostationary satellite orbit engineering robots, propellant consumption is a big problem.
"...The role of our Orbital-I to Orbital IV robot itself is to collect the launched space elevator module and complete the calibration and splicing. Although the approximate range of movement can be determined, the frequency of movement is very high, so the traditional The thrusters cannot meet our needs..." The concept map shows the transportation and connection of the orbiting robot that has arrived and the ejected space elevator module.
"So, we developed a new type of thruster, a magnesium hydride thruster." Then came the schematic drawings of the thruster.
Basically, through a special structure, electric energy excites magnesium hydride to produce a plasma jet, which is used to ensure that the orbital engineering robot moves on the track!
In terms of power, it is definitely far inferior to rocket engines and traditional chemical fuel engines, but it is more than enough in the special environment of synchronous orbit.
The key is that the magnesium hydride solidification package can also be launched together. When the robot is almost exhausted, it can go to a nearby orbit to pick up a new propulsion package for use. The use time and efficiency are far longer than that of the Hall thruster.
After all, the injection itself requires continuous backward injection of material that consumes mass. The storage efficiency of the solidified magnesium hydride far exceeds that of traditional satellite propellants, and it is easy to replace.
Everyone can understand this schematic diagram, but as for the effect of this transformation, major aerospace agencies have hit a wall.
I can’t do it! In fact, while Umbrella announced this new version of the orbital thruster, it also concealed another black technology installed on the orbital engineering robot.
That's a nuclear fission battery! After going up, the engineering robot will have high-intensity activities, and the stored battery energy and solar panel energy will still be insufficient.
After much thought, the only option was to install something really black! At present, mainstream power generation is at the stage of boiling water, and the same is true for nuclear power plants.
However, Umbrella's Penglai nuclear fusion reactor directly uses magic to complete the pure conversion of electrical energy, skipping the stage of boiling water.
The same goes for the fission battery installed on the robot. In fact, if possible, it is of course best to install a fusion reactor.
However, the currently optimized fusion reactor, with its output power and conversion rate reaching the standard, can barely be installed on a large transport aircraft.
It's really impossible to use it on such a small robot. Therefore, we can only use fission batteries to hold it up first. Once the installation of the fusion reactor on the space elevator is completed, there will be no problem.
At that time, it didn't matter if the life of the fission battery expired, just charge it directly on the space elevator. However, because the technology was too dark, it was not directly disclosed in the paper.
There are enough things to attract attention, and I can't focus on it for a while... The 'Starry Sky Cup' is over, but among the players in the knockout round, except for a few, most of the others have chosen to stay. Come down!
Needless to say, the top 16 players already have their quota of residence, and most of the other top 128 players who have long-term visa-free qualifications also choose to pay high accommodation fees and continue to stay!
The accommodation fee in Penglai is on an incremental basis. If you don't have the right to settle, the longer you stay, the higher the fee will be. If you can't afford it anymore, you need to leave Penglai temporarily and come back at least one month later.
However, for players who can enter the knockout round, even if they do not obtain the right to settle, it is completely fine to live there for a short period of time.
The reason why all of them choose to stay is because some of them require some follow-up treatment. After all, the medical cabin itself is not a god, and some optimizations also take time.
For ordinary people, it doesn't matter if they don't treat it. Most of it can be improved after just one treatment. But for some athletes, it usually takes four courses of treatment and about a month to fully 'recover'.
Restoration in the true sense of the word! Clear out some strain and damage to the soft tissue! Ligaments, menisci, and muscles all have corresponding fine-tuning.
In addition, in their free time, they also began to experience various supporting facilities in Penglai itself.
"Brothers, I can't go back. I hate it. I hate why I couldn't reach the top 16. It hurts. It hurts too much!" Xiao Xiao looked at the live broadcast screen with a painful expression.
Because of his insulin resistance, he also wanted to receive treatment for a longer period of time. By the way, he looked familiar in front of some superstars, and he also wanted to see Shuma's treatment.
But in my free time, I will also come to Penglai's entertainment venues to experience it. Although Penglai is not open to the public yet, except for some staff and robots who were here before, there are some multiplayer projects that cannot be played.
And he himself doesn’t like golf, surfing, diving and other activities, so he found a holographic simulation game.
Different from VR, the purpose of this game is to exercise. It is in a holographic venue. It is a bit similar to Monster Hunter's 'monster spawning', but the person spawning monsters is the puppy himself.
Get materials, add points, and make weapons. New weapon models will be delivered directly by drones. You can choose the weight of 'exercise'.
While following the doctor's advice on losing weight, I play while playing. It can be said that the puppy is sweating profusely every time!
And because Umbrella is very good at treating soft tissue, even if the puppy is prone to strain due to long-term inactivity, the problem can be easily solved!
In just a few days, the puppy can feel the joy all over his body. The endorphins brought by physical exercise and the dopamine stimulated by the holographic game itself make him want to stop.
But the puppy himself spends a lot of money these days. Even though the first treatment was free, he has already spent 100,000 credits in just a few days for accommodation, games, and follow-up treatments!
No matter how you compare it to other people, the fact that the puppy has a lifetime visa exemption is enough to make people jealous, but he is still here in Versailles.
Many fans left messages in the barrage.
"We are the ones who are envious!"
"Looking at the cost anyway, I can't afford it."
"Actually, the cost is not too exaggerated. Some top-level rooms in tourist resorts are more expensive than this. If you only choose ordinary treatment, cheap rooms and some ordinary entertainment items, I will follow the price list provided by the puppy. After all, it can be controlled within 40,000 credits for seven days excluding air tickets. It is still acceptable for traveling, not to mention that ordinary treatment is already very strong."
"Some common treatments in the medical cabin are not too expensive and are fast, but the cost of treating some difficult and complicated diseases is really high."
"There's nothing you can do about it. You get what you pay for. Even so, there are so many people trying to grab a spot."
"Yes, it's a pity that the quota cannot be transferred, otherwise I would really want to rely on this to grab it."
"You can grab a spot in the family version, and all your life-long matters will be solved."
"Haha, if I win, I will give it to a rich woman."
"Is it useful to recognize your father?"
"Haha..." We often travel as a family, so many of the places offered by Umbrella are family versions.
In this case, if you grab a spot, you will be given a wife as a gift, which is really not just talk! But at this moment, suddenly a prompt tone began to appear on Peng Lai's internal broadcast.
"Dear passengers, please note that Penglai will enter the launch period in the next period. For your safety, some entertainment projects will be restricted. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you..." After this voice appeared, he was talking to The puppy who was interacting with the water friends was also stunned for a moment.
Then a group of fans went crazy in the live broadcast room.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go watch the launch of the space elevator!"
"Fuck! Bunker!"
"Launching finally begins!"
"No wonder we didn't open tourism immediately after the competition. It turned out that we wanted to wait until the launch was completed..."————
