Universe dominance

"There are many designs of your spacecraft that are eye-catching, especially the layout of the nine launch vehicles is very reasonable, which can maximize the thrust of the rockets."

Chen Bin relaxed his brows, thought about it in his mind, and spoke slowly.

Zhou Wenhong and Qiu Guangming knew when they saw Chen Bin frowning that he must have discovered a fatal flaw in the spacecraft, so they also looked attentive.

"But I don't know if you have considered that when the thrust of the spacecraft is too strong, the requirements for the overall frame of the spacecraft will also increase accordingly. Judging from the thrust of your nine heavy-lift launch vehicles, the frame of your spacecraft will definitely not be able to support it. "

Chen Bin shook his head gently. Overall, the "Jiulong" spacecraft was okay. There would be absolutely no problem flying between the earth and the moon, but there would definitely be problems if it was used to mine asteroids in the solar system.

"What?"

When Qiu Guangming and Zhou Wenhong heard this, they were immediately dumbfounded. Then they connected the virtual machine in their minds and began to use the computer to perform deductions. The results of the deduction were undoubtedly exactly what Chen Bin said. Nine heavy-duty operating rockets were launched at the same time. , the overall frame of the spacecraft simply could not withstand such a huge thrust and fell apart.

"This, this, why didn't you consider this at the beginning?"

Qiu Guangming slapped himself in the face, looking very annoyed. Of course, this can't be blamed on him, because he had no experience in building such large spaceships before. Most of them were built on the earth and the moon. Small spacecraft flying between.

This kind of small spacecraft actually has very low technology content, especially those that do not need to go back and forth to the ground but just fly in space. They only need to be equipped with a good engine and can basically fly freely in the void between the earth and the moon. of flying.

However, the spacecraft used to mine asteroids are far from comparable to these small spacecrafts. This kind of spacecraft has a large mass and very powerful power. The requirements for the overall performance of the spacecraft, especially the spacecraft keel, are much higher. .

Small spacecrafts don't even have the concept of keels. In many cases, they are just a space capsule, which is similar to a small raft that can only walk in streams and rivers. It may be just a wooden plank or a few bamboos. consist of.

Such a small raft can only travel in small streams and rivers. Once it enters a larger river, it cannot withstand the wind and waves. The requirements for ships in large rivers are naturally much higher, and they need to be hard and strong. Only a keel can support strong winds and waves. As for ships sailing in the ocean, the requirements are even higher.

"Yeah, why didn't I take this factor into consideration? Fortunately, I asked the senior to come over to help, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Zhou Wenhong also nodded heavily. The "Nine Dragons" spacecraft built by many space technology companies jointly cost a lot of money and placed everyone's hopes on it. Now it is impossible to undertake the heavy task of mining asteroids.

"Actually, it's normal for you to make such mistakes. When I presided over the construction of the Dumbo spacecraft, it was the same at the beginning. Later, it was only through Brother Fu's guidance that I realized the importance of this and redesigned and Construction, and then the Dumbo spacecraft was successfully created.”

Speaking of Li Fu, Zhou Wenhong and Qiu Guangming's eyes couldn't help but light up. This legendary figure is the founder of Fuyun Group and a world-famous scientist. As people in the field of space technology, both of them are very fond of it. It is clear that China is in today's situation because of the emergence of Li Fu, who solved many major difficulties in aerospace aircraft.

"Senior, I wonder if there is any way we can remedy this? We have invested tens of billions of dollars in this spaceship. If we just give up like this, the loss will be too great."

Zhou Wenhong is still a little unwilling, hoping to find a remedy. After all, with such a huge investment, it would be a pity to scrap it.

"It's useless. Your spaceship has been finalized. My suggestion is to build another one. These spaceships can be used to travel between the earth and the moon, but the fuel consumption is too high, a bit useless, and tasteless. , It’s a pity to abandon it!”

Chen Bin shook his head. For such a large spaceship, and a spaceship that has been basically built, there is no way to remedy it. It is better to build a new spaceship.

"Used to travel between the earth and the moon? Then we will all go bankrupt. Although the launch vehicle technology is relatively backward, these high-purity fuels are valuable."

Qiu Guangming shook his head helplessly after hearing this. He knew very well that the most important reason why countries on earth cannot compete with China is that China firmly controls the cheap means of transportation to and from space - aerospace planes, which use traditional launch vehicles. The cost of technology traveling to and from space is too huge.

The cost of launching a rocket casually is at least tens of millions. There are 9 very large launch vehicles on this spacecraft. Once the launch vehicle is started, it will not consume fuel, but red Chinese dollars. .

"We can only dismantle the spacecraft and rebuild it again. At least many things can be used again, and the cost can be greatly reduced."

"It's just, senior, how should we design the keel and frame of the spacecraft, and what kind of materials should be used, please help us and give us some advice."

Zhou Wenhong also seemed helpless. Originally, everyone was ambitious to build a spaceship to mine asteroids in the asteroid belt and get a piece of this huge cake. But now it seems that the cake is not that delicious, nor is it Anything that everyone can eat.

"The design of the keel and frame can refer to ocean-going ships on the ground. As for what materials to use, I personally suggest that it is best to use black gold materials. Of course, if you can find materials with stronger strength, toughness, and pressure resistance, it is also possible."

After hearing this, Chen Bin thought carefully in his mind. This kind of spacecraft used to mine asteroids would be better to have a skeleton made of black gold materials like the Dumbo spacecraft, which would be safer.

However, this black gold material is the exclusive product of Fuyun Group, and even the Chinese official side does not have the relevant technology, so in the end the skeleton still requested to go to Fuyun Group.