Chapter 493 Landing on the Moon Base

Chapter 493 Landing on the Moon Base

The rocket flew along the predetermined route in space, with the destination being the moon.

At this time, it was about twelve hours away from the moon.

As the distance from the earth got farther and farther, Gao Yuan and others could not see the situation on the earth because of the viewing angle.

"If you want to see it, Mr. Gao, Mr. Musk, you two can leave the cabin for a short time when we slow down next time." The captain of the rocket said, "We will arrange it for you later."

"Okay!"

Musk nodded.

Only when you leave the cabin can you feel the vastness of the entire universe, and you can also look back at the earth.

"Some people say that the most frightening thing in space is to look back at the earth." The captain laughed, "Because when you are on the earth, you step on the ground and have the ground as a fulcrum."

"In space, everything is empty, and people are like floating in the universe. When you get close to the earth, the earth is so huge that the giant phobia will spread instantly."

"In space, there is nothingness, and there is an abyss that you can't see the bottom of under your feet, and there is nothingness when you look up."

This is the universe.

The distance between planets is far.

And because the universe has been expanding at an accelerating rate, and the speed of expansion is far greater than the speed of light.

This means that the stars in the night sky have actually been moving away from the earth at a high speed. Perhaps in a few years, when future generations look up at the starry sky, it will be dim and no stars can be seen.

The light emitted by those stars is too dim to be noticed.

If the universe stops expanding and begins to collapse and shrink, the distance between the planets will become closer and closer, and the light emitted by those planets will all appear in the sky.

According to this concept, the stars will cover the entire starry sky at night, and the light they bring will be equivalent to daytime.

Not long after, Gao Yuan and Musk put on their space suits.

Under the guidance of the staff, they went to the exit cabin.

This is a completely enclosed space.

After the oxygen cylinder began to supply oxygen, the hatch opened and the towing rope was fixed.

Gao Yuan climbed the hatch and took the first step.

Walking in space, this wonderful feeling is indeed amazing.

Looking at the huge earth from a distance, Gao Yuan was still a little flustered despite a lot of psychological counseling, but soon, this panic was over.

After a while, Musk also came out.

There is no air in space, and communication can only rely on headsets.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, this feeling is really amazing."

Musk couldn't help but say, "The vast universe is like being in the abyss, and the blue star is in front of you."

In a broad sense, everyone thinks that space is black.

In fact, it is not the case. If you really want to describe it, you can use colorless description.

It's like the world seen by the blind.

The stars in the distance are twinkling, clearer than what you see on Earth.

Walking in space, the two lost their voices and quietly watched the beautiful scenery.

Until ten minutes later, the captain reminded the two not to stay outside for too long and had to continue on their way.

Hearing this, Gao Yuan and Musk returned to the rocket cabin.

The two couldn't calm down for a long time.

...

The next is a long period of torment.

There is no topic to talk about, but some music and TV series were downloaded, but Gao Yuan and Musk were not in the mood to watch them.

After staying on the spacecraft for another eight hours.

Finally approached the moon.

Then, they circled the moon and looked for a landing opportunity.

"Mr. Gao, Mr. Musk, you two need to fasten your seat belts. We will fall faster and it will be bumpy on the way." The captain reminded them.

So Gao Yuan and Musk immediately fastened their seat belts according to the captain's instructions.

They have been captured by the gravity of the moon. In the next few minutes, they need to perform free fall according to the gravity of the moon. When they are about tens of kilometers away from the surface of the moon, they will use the rocket to brake.

Slowly land with rocket thrust.

This process may only take a few minutes, and no mistakes can be made.

At this time, the rocket also began to shake violently. Ling Feng and Musk felt a little uncomfortable inside the rocket.

But as long as they can get through this period, there will be no big problem.

"Bang!"

Finally, the rocket landed!

"Mr. Gao, Mr. Musk, the landing was a complete success. We have arrived on the moon." The captain reminded, "Next, please put on your space suits, we will enter the lunar surface."

"It should be noted that the gravity of the moon is about six times smaller than that of the earth, so when we enter the lunar surface, we must control the force, otherwise there will be many unnecessary dangers."

Assuming that the vertical jump height on the earth is about one meter, the vertical jump height on the moon will reach six meters.

This place is different from the earth, so you can't mess around.

"By the way, there is no air on the moon, so you must pay attention to protecting your protective clothing. Once the protective clothing is broken, tell us immediately." The captain reminded again, "The radiation on the moon is very strong, don't expose your skin on the moon easily."

"Someone has been sent to pick us up at the lunar base. You two can move around on the surface for ten minutes, then get on the lunar rover, and we will go to the lunar base together."

"The landing point is about 20 kilometers away from the lunar base, which is not far away."

After these instructions, Gao Yuan and Musk walked out of the rocket together.

There is indeed a different feeling when you step on the moon's soil.

Every step you take here may be a piece of land that humans have not yet set foot on.

Gao Yuan stepped on it, and it felt like walking on the Gobi Desert. The gravel on the ground was very fine, and there were almost no big stones.

You can also look at the earth from here.

But it's just a ball the size of a basketball.

A distance of 380,000 kilometers.

Calculated based on the speed of a car, which is 200 kilometers per hour, it would take nearly 2,000 hours to drive here, which translates to about 80 days.

You can't jump hard on the moon, so Gao Yuan and Musk walked carefully.

Musk took out his phone and took a photo in the direction of the Earth.

"Mr. Gao Yuan, what do netizens think if I upload this photo to Twitter?" Musk joked.

"I might think you are bragging." Gao Yuan said with a smile, "But you can try it and send it out to see the reaction of those netizens."

"By the way, take a picture for me. I want to show it to my family."

Gao Yuan stood on the side of the space rocket.

Musk raised his phone and pressed the camera button.

Wearing a bloated down jacket, I really couldn't see Gao Yuan's true appearance inside.

But this photo is also of great commemorative value.

It didn't take long for Gao Yuan to see dust and smoke not far away, but he couldn't hear any sound.

The difference between the moon and the earth is indeed very big. At least from Gao Yuan's point of view, it seems a little uncomfortable when he can't hear any sound.

If we were on Earth, at this distance, the roar of the car would have been heard long ago.

Now I can only see its form but not hear its sound.

"Mr. Gao, Mr. Musk!"

The sound of the lunar rover came from the headset.

The driver is an elite graduate from the Australian military training base and one of the first members to go into space.

He is the general person in charge and coordinates the construction of the entire lunar base.

At the same time, he is responsible for the safety of the first scientists to land on the moon, as well as coordinating the relationship between staff and scientific research experts, and also takes care of logistics matters.

All in all, he doesn't have much power, but he does a lot of trivial things.

"Please get in the car!"

The person in charge respectfully invited the two people to get into the car.

After riding the lunar rover, head to the lunar base.

On the way, several people chatted through the shortwave communication of the headset.

"Mr. Gao, due to various restrictions, the speed on the moon is almost 40 kilometers per hour. It is mainly equipped with motors from distant cars."

"I have to say that the performance of Yuanfang Car is so excellent. This car is specially built for the lunar base and is driven by solar power."

"Other performance has also been improved, such as improving the strength of the roll cage, etc."

The person in charge told Gao Yuan about the situation of the lunar rover.

Because the moon's roads are rugged, it can only be transported this way.

In addition, the infrastructure on the moon still has a long way to go.

This vehicle can be fully enclosed and provide oxygen inside the vehicle. If the outer layer of the vehicle is coated with high-tech radiation protection, then you can be safe without wearing any protective equipment when in the lunar rover. Sitting in the car is no different from being on earth.

However, considering that in the event of an emergency, such as a vehicle rollover and other factors, the car will be damaged, the air in the car will leak, and it will also be exposed to radiation, which greatly increases the risk.

Therefore, the lunar rover did not adopt a fully enclosed method. Instead, passengers were asked to wear protective suits. There were also several sets of protective suits in the trunk of the rover. In case of problems, they could directly replace them with a new set of protective suits.

In this way, many surrounding things can be eliminated, and there is no car glass or anything else, which can reduce the weight of the car.

Reduce power consumption.

"Don't just say nice things, is there any defect in this car?" Gao Yuan asked with a smile.

"There are flaws..." the person in charge pondered for a moment, and then said, "Of course there are flaws, and there are quite a few. For example, the biggest flaw is that the speed is too slow, and you can't even race if you want."

"Forty kilometers per hour is too slow. It would be better if it could be faster."

"Also, the functions on this lunar rover are too crude. I wonder if we can modify this lunar rover and install two robotic arms on the lunar rover, and then install some tools and other things to facilitate daily use. ”

"..."

He named a dozen shortcomings in one go.

These shortcomings are also the current shortcomings of the lunar rover.

Some problems can be solved, but there are still some problems that may not be solved in a short time.

For example, it is currently difficult to speed up the lunar rover.

Because the moon's gravity is too small, if the lunar rover moves too fast, the rover may fly up with a slight bump, and it will be seriously damaged when it lands on the ground.

So the speed must not be too fast.

Installing a robotic arm on a car is a little easier. The only thing that needs to be considered is to increase the battery capacity of the car, so that more power can be supplied to the robotic arm.

With the support of the robotic arm, this car will indeed be much more convenient.

"You have stayed at the lunar base for a long time, and then you can summarize the problems and send them to the space base on Earth, and they will be solved by the base." Gao Yuan said, "There are many scientific research experts at the space base, and it is not easy for them. It’s hard to calculate.”

While several people were talking, the car drove into the moon base.

Seeing the lunar base in surveillance is different from seeing the lunar base in reality.

Only when Gao Yuan and Musk actually stood in front of the lunar base could they feel the vastness of the base.

The highest part of the entire base is about ten meters, and the lowest part is five meters.

The moon drove all the way into the underground parking lot.

There are also several staff here, wearing space suits, working intensively and orderly.

After getting off the car, the person in charge led the two people into the partition cabin.

This cabin is airtight. Once you enter, you can take off your spacesuit and at the same time, oxygen will be injected into the partition cabin.

Then, the hatch opened again, and Gao Yuan and Musk stepped into the lunar base.

The entire base currently relies on solar power.

The person in charge led Gao Yuan and Musk through the corridor and towards the scientific research room.

"Mr. Gao, Mr. Musk, our scientific research office is currently developing and testing the mineral resources of the moon." The person in charge said, "In addition, a detailed map of the entire moon has been drawn."

"Our lunar base is currently located 70 kilometers east of the Apennine Mountains. According to these scientists, because the moon is constantly struck by meteorites, we must change our strategy in the future."

"In other words, the maximum number of buildings on the lunar surface is about 10,000 square meters, and the next step is to build a base underground on the moon. In this way, safety can be greatly improved, and at the same time, a lot of resources and unnecessary costs can be saved. expenditure."

For example, if it is built on the lunar surface, the roof and walls must be coated with radiation-proof materials.

As a result, funding will increase significantly.

Moreover, Gaoyuan only has one hundred tons of Y alloy. A lot of Y alloy has been used to build rockets and establish preliminary lunar bases, and now the reserves of Y alloy are getting less and less.

Good materials must be used on the cutting edge and must not be wasted.

So it is possible to build cities underground.

In a narrow sense, the moon is dead, and there is not too much geological activity inside the moon, so it is practical to build underground cities. As long as the power supply is sufficient, life for people down there will not be a problem.

Now these scientists are studying how to build a nuclear power station on the moon.

As long as this nuclear power plant can be built, even with the smallest power, a nuclear power plant can solve the electricity consumption problem of one million people for a year. (End of chapter)