Armor Frenzy

It took a day to set up the functional cabin. The gravity far below the earth brought a lot of convenience to the placement work, but the heavy space suit also brought a lot of trouble to everyone.

After all the functional cabins were placed, the tired astronauts returned to the living cabin. After a brief tidying up, Gao Kai called everyone together and said bluntly: "Comrades, starting from today, this is our home. , according to the plan, we have to split into three groups."

Having said that, he deliberately paused to see if other people had any opinions.

In fact, Gao Kai doesn't have to be so cautious. He is the first team leader of the lunar surface construction team appointed by the ground. Unless it is a matter of principle, no one will raise objections.

Seeing that no one was talking, Gao Kai continued: "The first group is under my command, with Lu Hao as members..."

"Here!" Lu Hao raised his gesture.

"Zhang Hui!"

"arrive!"

"Lu Yang!

"arrive…"

Gao Kai named a total of seven people: "Okay, I will form an excavation team with you and be responsible for the excavation project. Is there any problem?"

"No!" replied the few people who were included in the first group.

Gao Kai continued: "The second group is the support group or the research group. Hu Liang is the group leader, and the team members are Liu Junming and Yuan Yu, who are responsible for equipment maintenance and logistical support. This is the moon, and we will be sentenced for any negligence. Death penalty, you must keep all equipment running safely."

"Don't worry, it's fine," Hu Liang said.

"The third group is the water-drawing group. Leader Ye Han, members Xu Hua and Duan Zhiyang, are there any problems?"

"Drawing water?" Ye Han was taken aback, "What kind of drawing method?"

"There is an ice lake 500 meters south. Your task is to find a suitable place to dig water ice, melt the ice and then electrolyze it... It's up to you whether we have oxygen or not." Gao Kai said with a breath. .

Ye Han nodded: "Understood."

"Who still has questions?" Gao Kai's eyes swept across the crowd, "If not, let me introduce the situation... Don't be so serious, just relax, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask."

Everyone laughed together, and the original serious atmosphere loosened up a little.

Gao Kai continued: "Everyone should know that this is the north pole of the moon, but you may not be clear. We are now located in a crater with a diameter of more than 30 kilometers, surrounded by mountains on all sides. It is temporarily named Pit No. 1."

"No wonder I had to see the sun, I thought it was a polar night."

"It is indeed polar night." Gao Kai said, "There are craters blocking it, and the sun will not shine here during the polar day, otherwise the water in the glacial lake would have dried up long ago."

As we all know, there are many "seas" on the surface of the moon. These so-called seas are actually the great plains on the moon, and the north and south poles of the moon are full of craters. It is not difficult to find a suitable rocky mountain, but it is difficult to find one with ice lakes. crater.

The moon has no atmosphere and naturally no air pressure. As long as the water ice melts, it will enter a boiling state. Although the heat taken away by the violent vaporization will make the water refreeze, as long as there is sunlight, this process will continue to repeat, no matter how much water It has long since run away due to vaporization.

Only in the polar environment where there is no sunlight can there be a chance to save some water ice.

"Is the ice lake big?" Ye Han asked curiously.

"It's not small, but it was just me and Hu Liang before. We didn't have time to investigate the reserves of the ice lake. You can check it." Gao Kai said.

"Understood." Ye Han nodded, "But there is no light here, where does the electricity come from?"

The space station can use photovoltaic battery packs to solve the power problem. The lunar poles have little light, and the camp is still hidden in the crater.

"We don't have photovoltaic cells, but we have a small metal stack, and we don't dare to say how much electricity is needed." Gao Kai said, "Now all equipment on the moon is powered by electricity, and even excavators have to be towed. A cable, we can't do anything without this reactor... Wasn't anyone briefing you when you came?"

"No." Ye Han said, "Maybe it's for confidentiality."

Gao Kai smiled noncommittally: "Then let me talk about the situation of the base. You don't need to tell me that everyone knows that the environment on the surface of the moon is very harsh. It doesn't make any sense to build a conventional ground base here. Our task is to dig an underground base. I don't need to say more about the benefits, right?"

Several people nodded at the same time.

There are many natural benefits of underground bases. Hidden underground can not only play the role of hidden bases, but also the lunar soil and rock formations on the lunar surface have a very good protective effect, making maximum use of the natural conditions of the moon.

"When it comes to underground bases, you may think of the kind of honeycomb bases in science fiction movies, but I have to tell you that it is impossible. Although the average thickness of the lunar soil is only ten centimeters, we lack the geological data of the moon. , I don't know where the rock formations are suitable for excavation bases."

"What should I do then?" Duan Zhiyang asked.

"It's very simple. Just like digging an air-raid shelter, find a suitable mountain and dig in horizontally. When the mountain is hollowed out, it is trivial to dig down or spread horizontally."

The crowd suddenly realized.

In a special period, all parts of the country were desperately digging air-raid shelters, and the civil air defense projects left over from that year could be found everywhere. The entrance and exit of the civil air defense projects were definitely not shafts, but gates opened on the mountain walls.

"What equipment do we use to dig mountains?"

"Laser rock drill." Gao Kai said, "This thing doesn't have a drill bit. It uses a laser to cut rocks. The efficiency is very high, but the power consumption is too poor. Without a nuclear reactor, it can't be used at all."

"What about the excavated stones? How can they be shipped out?"

"There is a set of conveyor belts. UUkanshu www.uukanshu.com refitted coal equipment must be easy to use. If it doesn't work, let the ground find a way to send a new set of equipment." Gao Kai said, "There is no need to transport the excavated gravel. Just go and pile it outside. The main component of this crater is lunar basalt, which is rich in iron and titanium and will be of great use in the future.”

"I heard." Ye Han nodded, "We have a certain understanding of the situation on the moon, but we don't know the construction plan."

"Probably that's all." Gao Kai said.

The actual situation is naturally not as simple as Gao Kai said. For example, if the underground base is not dug up, everything will be fine. Even if it is a whole piece of rock, there may be gaps. , and even lead to a drop in air pressure, which is dangerous.

Therefore, the base must consider the airtight problem, do airtight treatment on the excavated wall, and apply a layer of glue, paint and other coatings for sealing.

In short, a long way to go.