Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

At this moment, the test run does not need to worry about whether the passengers can bear it under normal operation.

It only needs to consider the material limit.

The Qiusuo Research Institute sets an exaggerated acceleration for the new electric propulsion system in the test run.

Along the preset straight line,

from the slow acceleration at the beginning to a very short time later,

the new electric propulsion system as a whole can no longer be captured in the picture taken by the progressive intelligent spacecraft.

Only the electric propulsion system ejects plasma, and some faint light can be seen for a short time.

Even if the intelligent spacecraft also starts to accelerate at the same time under the coordination of the smart spacecraft, it cannot shorten the distance with the new electric propulsion system as a whole.

On the contrary, it seems that the smart spacecraft does not work at all. Soon, the plasma flow and faint light behind the new electric propulsion system as a whole can no longer be captured in the picture sent back.

However, this strong contrast makes the difference between the speed that the new electric propulsion system can reach and the previous electric propulsion engine more concrete.

"... The intelligent spacecraft has stopped chasing."

"The lunar surface and near-Earth space platforms have tracked the overall position of the new electric propulsion system."

The progressive intelligent spacecraft did not follow up, but fortunately, even if the speed is fast enough,

but for a while, the entire test electric propulsion system cannot escape the monitoring and tracking of other monitoring equipment in near-Earth space, the lunar surface, and even in space.

The screen in the command hall simultaneously displays a simulated animation with a logo, the approximate position and related values ​​of the electric propulsion system during the test,

and the overall electric propulsion system, which is transmitted back by the monitoring equipment it carries.

However, in the absence of contrast, the screen can only see the earth behind the direction of the electric propulsion system and the dark space that has not changed much.

In the command hall,

no one spoke for a while.

Although the previous simulation results were very optimistic,

the construction of the new electric propulsion system itself was completed smoothly and could be implemented to a great extent according to the theoretical design.

But when the first test run really started, the researchers were inevitably a little nervous.

In the silence of the command hall here,

Mo Dao looked back at the screen showing the numerical changes.

At this moment, the overall speed of the new electric propulsion system has reached 6852 meters per second, and it continues to climb at a more exaggerated acceleration.

Mo Dao did not say anything at this time,

he just stared at this most important value for the propulsion system and continued to jump.

"10,000 meters per second."

"20,000 meters per second."

"100,000 meters per second."

"...300,000 meters per second."

When the speed of the new electric propulsion system climbed to 300,000 meters per second, it was about one thousandth of the speed of light.

In the command hall, which had been quiet for a long time, after a pause, a strong cheer broke out.

Even if this first test run can move forward at a very high acceleration "regardless of life and death\

,"it still takes a relatively long time to accelerate to the speed of six-tenths of the speed of light that this test wants to reach.

As for the theoretical limit speed of eight-tenths of the speed of light, that will be a matter for later tests.

Therefore, accelerating to one thousandth of the speed of light at this moment has already been successful in the first phase of this test.

In particular, the speed growth curve at this moment, as well as the working fluid consumption currently fed back and the overall situation of the new propulsion system,

are also consistent with the simulation data completed at the beginning.

Based on the data inference, it is basically possible to declare the successful development of the new electric propulsion system at this moment.

"Thank you researchers for your efforts in the research and theoretical design of the new electric propulsion system."

"The first phase of the test of the new electric propulsion system has been successfully completed. We hope that the entire test can be successfully concluded as scheduled and achieve our expected goals."

Mo Dao made a summary of this test.

After Mo Dao's words, the cheers in the entire command hall became even more enthusiastic.

...

After that, the test of the new electric propulsion system continued.

Although Mo Dao has shifted his focus to the research of heavy nuclear fusion,

the researchers of the electric propulsion project research team in the Qiusuo Institute are still paying attention to the new electric propulsion system that is still accelerating in space.

In the end, the test results of the new electric propulsion system did not disappoint the researchers of the Qiusuo Institute.

After reaching one thousandth of the speed of light,

the electric propulsion system as a whole continued to accelerate towards Neptune for three months, reaching the expected speed of this test, six-tenths of the speed of light.

Then, it took another three months to gradually slow down from six-tenths of the speed of light until it stopped again.

The whole process lasted for half a year, and consumed ten-tenths of the working fluid and energy materials carried in this test.

There is no need to mention the amount of fluid carried, but the energy consumption part, the exaggerated propulsion capability, is terrifying.

This is just a test run of a single new electric propulsion engine. Except for energy, nothing else is added to a long-distance spacecraft.

But in the end, even if other aspects are forced,

After six months of testing, Qiusuo Research Institute’s new electric propulsion system has been declared successful.

If we say,

So the plan was to be the pinnacle product of the era of controllable nuclear fusion,

Then this new electric propulsion system is basically the pinnacle product of the intelligent era.

Under the leadership and participation of Mo Dao, Qiusuo Research Institute and Mo Dao basically reached the limit under the current technical conditions.

Under normal conditions, the propulsion speed can reach six/sixths of the speed of light.

With a longer acceleration time, it can gradually climb to 8/8 of the speed of light.

During the advancement process, the working fluid required is greatly reduced.

At the same time, theoretical design is still being carried out to make it possible to change the working fluid required in the propulsion process of the new electric propulsion system in the future.

Perhaps at a higher technological level, this electric propulsion system is not perfect yet.

But for the current human civilization, the Quest Research Institute, and Mo Dao, the interstellar spacecraft propulsion system is the most suitable.

final,

At the suggestion of a group of core researchers, Mo Dao gave this new propulsion system a name.

The previous 놅room temperature series will no longer be continued.

And 놆 is 뇽'Lin', 'Lin-1 electric propulsion system. ’

The name contains two meanings: 깊.

The first is that the Quest Research Institute and Modao will use this propulsion system to achieve the goal of reaching Proxima Centauri.

The second meaning is 놆, after the electric propulsion system 놋깊, ‘the world is as close as one’s neighbor’.

also,

The birth of the Proximity-1 electric propulsion system does not mean that it can only play a role in long-distance spacecraft.

In fact, since the birth of the Lin-1 propulsion system, it has begun to have some impact on this era.

1975, at the end of the year,

Qiusuo Research Institute began to build the first interstellar spacecraft using the Proximity series propulsion system.

After that, it took more than a year, which is already a long construction time for the smart era.

Completed the first Proxima series propulsion system 놅 interstellar spacecraft,

The main route of this interstellar spacecraft is from the Mars Industrial Center to the Triton Industrial Center.

Faster interstellar navigation speed, shorter navigation time,

It means faster exchange of materials and personnel,

Affected by this, the construction of Triton, a remote industrial center, began to accelerate.