After a period of digestion, everyone understood the shocking news. The people here are all elites, more or less scientifically educated. After thinking about it bit by bit, a kind of ecstasy surged from the depths of their hearts, like a monstrous flood, and they couldn't control their emotions directly.
"Ah! Ah!"
"Bang!" "Crack!"
The scene was full of people shouting and slapping the table. Many people cried with joy and buried their heads. Some people simply hugged each other, no matter whether they knew each other or not. It's really too big, but suddenly there is a magical turning point, from hell to heaven, the excitement in my heart can be imagined.
After about half an hour, the venue slowly calmed down.
Now there is still a problem that has not been resolved, and that is how to propel the 1.0386 million tons of spaceship!
The most powerful "Saturn 5 rocket" used by mankind has a propulsion force of about 3,500 tons. With the advancement of technology, the current rocket propulsion force of the "Victory" spacecraft has reached 5,000 tons, but compared with 1.0386 million tons Still too bad.
With the current productivity of human beings, it is impossible to manufacture hundreds of thousands of rockets within six months. How to do it?
Of course, such a small difficulty can't stump human beings. Crazy scientists have already figured out how to solve this problem, that is, the most powerful force under the control of human beings - nuclear bombs!
This crazy idea was not a temporary idea of scientists. It appeared as early as the 1960s, and it was called the "Orion Project"!
The "Orion Project" of the U.S. government was first launched in 1958, at the beginning of the Cold War and when the United States and the Soviet Union were just beginning to compete for space hegemony. It was against this background that the "Orion Project" was launched.
Scientists plan to build a spacecraft as huge as an ocean-going ship-"Orion", and use thousands of small nuclear bombs as power to send this spacecraft that can carry at least 40 astronauts to Mars, Jupiter or Saturn .
According to the plan, the "Orion" spacecraft can go to and from Mars in only 125 days, and the spacecraft can carry 100 tons of equipment and food. If it is replaced by a conventional rocket-propelled spacecraft, this is simply impossible.
However, one of the biggest problems of the "Orion Project" is nuclear pollution. The waste produced after the nuclear bomb explodes will not disappear for tens of thousands of years. It cannot pollute the entire earth's atmosphere just because of a spaceship, right? Therefore, the "Orion Project" was ultimately aborted.
But now, there is no such problem. Today's human beings are about to leave the moon, and it doesn't matter whether they pollute or not. People also have a greater determination to push a super-giant, megaton-class spaceship!
Felix took out a document from his desk and handed it to Jack. Jack looked at it and was shocked. It was the preliminary plan of the "Nuclear Bomb Propulsion Plan". After he read it, he passed it on to other people.
"Look, this is the preliminary plan discussed by more than 20 of us," Felix said.
"First of all, the first problem of the Orion program is the problem of safety. This problem is almost out of consideration, because our spacecraft is strong enough. For thirty years, scientists have done anything to it, I emphasize, everything, including nuclear weapons. Test! But there is no way to damage it at all. So, I think this ship is very safe."
"Secondly, there is the problem of acceleration. The huge acceleration caused by the explosion of the nuclear bomb can crush people into meatloaf in an instant. But this is not a problem... The interior of the spacecraft is its own space, since the mass cannot be expressed from the inside , then the external force cannot be transmitted to the inside."
"How should I put it..." Felix thought for a while, "When the spaceship is accelerating, we don't feel anything, and we also have speed. This seems very magical and violates the laws of physics. It may be that the entire space is Movement, and we are still relative to space... Alas, the current science cannot explain the specific reason, anyway, it is the truth."
"In the end it was a technical issue."
"According to the Orion plan, we plan to let the spacecraft carry a large number of nuclear bombs. When the spacecraft needs power, we will release one from the stern, and then release some solid discs made of hydrogen-containing plastic. When the spacecraft travels a certain distance , the nuclear bomb will explode behind the spaceship, vaporize the plastic disk, convert it into a high-heat plasma plasma, and then propel the spaceship in turn..."
Felix began to speak eloquently, and the enthusiasm in his eyes was getting higher and higher. The people below, no matter whether they understood or not, all shook their heads and listened. They believed that this guy was talking about something serious.
The more complicated he says, the more people believe it.
There are nuclear bombs in the base, not many, there are only three nuclear bombs in total. If people want to carry out this plan, nuclear bombs must be mass-produced.
The manufacture of atomic bombs is too troublesome, and a large number of centrifuges are required to purify enriched uranium-235, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and energy-consuming.
The hydrogen bomb is much less troublesome, there is enough deuterium (D) and tritium (T), and then it can be ignited with an atomic bomb. To put it bluntly, the atomic bomb is a gatekeeper in front of the hydrogen bomb. However, there are only three atomic bombs in the base, which is not a big problem.
"So, we don't have enough atomic bombs?" Jack asked.
"Yes, our centrifuges can only separate out industrial-grade uranium, so we have to re-manufacture a batch, at least five or six thousand. Second, the work of centrifuges requires a lot of electricity, so we need Apply for a larger power quota." An engineer said.
"Either there is another solution, which is to dismantle the original atomic bombs in the base into smaller ones. I think this solution is better!"
"Also, Mr. Jack, the tritium needed to make a hydrogen bomb is very expensive. It needs to bombard the lithium-6 compound with a neutron stream, and then use the thermal diffusion method. The electric energy required for this is not covered..."
"Also, we still need to design a chemical rocket engine. The purpose is not for propulsion, but for fine-tuning the direction of the spacecraft. How can we say that the propulsion must be at the level of 10,000 tons... Do you need hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel?"
I understand, it needs electricity and energy... I have a headache, Jack touched his head, and he quickly calculated, it really hurts, this also needs electricity, and that also needs electricity, where does it come from? So much electricity?
A large number of industries in the base now require electricity, and the current power plants are almost at full capacity.
But he also knew that it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and these people asked him for electricity only when they were in a hurry. They couldn't let someone take a sickle and hammer and forcefully smash out a nuclear bomb.
"To transform the entire spacecraft, the amount of work is a bit large, and metal smelting needs to be strengthened, and cement is also essential..."
"Things inside the spaceship are not counted as mass, but the equipment mounted on the outside is counted as mass, so it is best to use lighter titanium-aluminum alloy..."
The crowd was full of hope and chattered, and Jack felt that he was going crazy. This is also lacking, and that is also lacking. It is not suitable to develop power stations on a large scale. No matter how fast it will take five or six months, the day lily will be cold by then.
He thought about it in a blink of an eye, in fact, the current agricultural transformation plan and the space program are basically compatible. Many things have already been included in the agricultural transformation plan, and it only needs to be changed a little. Three months later, when the agricultural transformation plan is completed, a large amount of electricity will be freed up again.
"Also, Captain Jack, we have to carry materials on a large scale. Anyway, the weight is not considered. The more the better, the more appointments are made. In space, there are not too many things."
"Which planet are we going to, Titan, Europa, or Mars?"
Some people even fantasized about interstellar voyages with twinkling eyes. This is a real interstellar voyage! Things that have never been realized before will be inexplicably realized in the hands of the last 50,000 human beings. The world is really impermanent!
"Stop!" Jack slapped the table violently, he felt his head was a little confused, "You guys discuss find some practical solutions, don't tell me everything you have or don't have."
"We need to make an outline first, and the detailed plan and technical points can be discussed later. You also know the situation in the base. There is a shortage of electricity and water, so save some and be realistic!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jack ran to the toilet in a flash. He let out a long breath, lit a cigarette, and took a deep puff. These are the last few cigarettes, one is missing... He scratched his head, and suddenly found that he had lost a few strands of hair.
I am a superhuman! She will lose her hair, which shows that this position is really stressful...