The Rise Of Space Technology

Chapter 420 Mars Base

In a high mountain near the equator in the southern plateau area of Mars, small spacecraft are constantly rising and falling here. On the red and desolate surface of Mars, you can see that engineering vehicles are constantly busy. Transport truckloads of dirt from the hinterland of the mountains.

This is the Mars base, the Mars base under construction by Xingchen.

The original design of the Mars base was only for the convenience of scientists for scientific research and research on Mars, and was specially used to study the history, life, and exploration resources on Mars.

Because the atmosphere of Mars is very thin, the temperature is very low, and the surface of Mars often has super strong winds of more than 20 magnitudes.

Therefore, in terms of site selection, after repeated consideration, Zheng Yuan’s team also decided to build the Mars base underground on Mars, in the mountains.

This has many advantages. First of all, it is very safe. It can ensure safety in the underground and the belly of the mountain. Don’t worry about the strong wind on Mars. Secondly, the temperature can be higher, and the temperature difference will not be too large. It is relatively speaking. Although the amount of work is larger, the base can be used for many years after it is built.

“The boss actually put a space factory, a space factory for smelting asteroids, and manufacturing spacecraft on Mars.”

Zheng Yuan, who was busy researching life on Mars, also frowned when he received Liu Yuan’s order.

According to the plan, the current Mars base will be completed soon. After the completion of the Mars base, everyone can go back to Earth. After more than a year, everyone has been homesick. I didn’t expect that at this time, the company’s There is a new order.

It is required that Zheng Yuan’s side must expand the Mars base. Next, Xinghai Technology will continue to have a large number of spacecraft, personnel, and materials arriving on Mars, and will build multiple Mars bases on Mars. At the same time, the construction of space solar power stations will begin. , Space Factory, etc.

Even in the future, Xinghai Technology will have tens of thousands of people on Mars for a long time, and even hundreds of thousands of people will settle on Mars, work and live on Mars.

This also means that the time for everyone to return to Earth may be delayed for a few days.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yuan also put down his research work and prepared to go to the base to take a good look.

The scale of the Mars base construction is very large. It was built by directly hollowing out a large mountain. In the planning, the entire base includes four areas and plates: living and leisure area, scientific research area, agricultural planting area, and industrial area.

The scale of each area and plate is very large, and it is designed according to the scientific research base of thousands of people, which is enough for thousands of scientific researchers to live here at the same time.

But now, according to the meaning of Xinghai Science and Technology Headquarters, this base has to be expanded, and the construction will continue to expand. If it cannot be expanded, it is necessary to find another place to build a new Mars base.

Walking in this huge base, the basic areas have been completed, and only a few areas are still under construction.

The construction is also very simple and rough, excavating directly with large machines, and then using steel to support and build walls, roads, etc. The construction speed is very fast.

In the process of this construction, the Earth side has also dispatched several spacecraft to the Mars side to send various supplies and materials to ensure the construction of the base.

The entire Martian base is not all buried deep underground. Some areas are also exposed on the surface of Mars, but thickened tempered glass is used as the dome, and high-tech technology is added to the glass. , can be used to block ultraviolet rays and cosmic rays, preventing damage to people, animals and plants in the base.

The reason for building such areas is mainly to experiment with the cultivation of crops on Mars.

After all, Mars is far away from the earth, and it is very inconvenient to travel. Even Xinghai Technology has now developed a second-generation anti-gravity engine, which has strong power and faster speed, but it is still inconvenient to travel. It will take at least several days. If vegetables and fruits are too dependent on the earth, then they will not be able to eat fresh vegetables and fruits.

So on the Mars side, not only is there an agricultural planting area in the Mars base, where dozens of vegetables and several kinds of fruits can be grown. In space, there are also space farms, which can produce food and vegetables on a large scale, and the scale is sufficient Easily meet the daily needs of tens of thousands of people.

In addition to the needs of growing crops, people who live underground for a long time are also prone to depression and claustrophobia. Therefore, it is necessary to build some spacious open areas where you can see the sky outside for everyone to relax. , entertainment, relaxation and more.

Here in the industrial zone, it was originally planned to be able to simply smelt steel and process it to produce some not too complicated industrial products.

But now, according to the company’s decision, the industrial area needs to be expanded, and there will be a lot of things to be produced in the future, and even cement will be produced on Mars to meet the needs of building multiple Mars bases.

“Fortunately, there is a lot of water in the north and south poles of Mars. At least, there is no need to rush water. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome and expensive to transport water from the earth.”

It took more than an hour to visit the entire Martian base. The only thing that Zheng Yuan is happy about is that there is a lot of water on the north and south poles of Mars. If there is water, many problems can be solved easily.

There is no problem with the life here at the base, and the water supply in the agricultural planting area is also completely satisfactory. If there is no water, it would be really difficult to transport water from the earth. Water is a liquid, and liquid is the most difficult to compress, which means that it would be very expensive to transport water from the earth.

At present, most of the spacecraft going back and forth between the earth and the moon are transporting water from the earth to the moon. The mining bases on the moon consume a lot of water. Although they all use the water circulation system, they still It takes a lot of water from the earth to the moon.

The advantage of Mars is that there is a lot of water in the north and south poles. The Mars base can directly obtain a large amount of water resources from the north and south poles to meet the needs of the base.

“We have to build a space solar power station on Mars. If there is no power station, the energy of this base will also be a problem. Fortunately, I heard that the scientific research institute has made a breakthrough in wireless power transmission technology, so they can quickly get a few sets.”

Zheng Yuan kept thinking about what to do next. Originally, he planned to return to Earth next month, but now it seems that it may be delayed for another month or two.

“The connection with the earth is also a troublesome thing. I heard that the quantum research institute is researching quantum communication technology, and I don’t know when it will be researched. With quantum communication technology, the communication between Mars and the earth will be It can be very convenient.”

“At that time, the difference between living on Mars and living on Earth will not be too big, and the opinions of employees will be much smaller. This point must be mentioned to the boss, so that he can study quantum communication technology as soon as possible. come out.”

“There are still a lot of employees who want to come back to Earth. After the next spacecraft arrives, they will start to arrange for people to return to Earth to rest.”

Zheng Yuan wrote down these things silently. As the person in charge of Xinghai Technology on Mars, he is not only busy with scientific research and life on Mars, but also takes full responsibility for everything on Mars and completes the instructions given by the boss. thing.

Zheng Yuan received Liu Yuan’s order and was busy and preparing for the next big construction on Mars.

On the other side, on this side of the earth.

Here in the Xinghai Aerospace Industrial Base, a spacecraft as large as the Xingchen is quietly standing in the open space. The huge hatch has been opened, revealing a huge belly, and large transport vehicles are constantly being shipped inside. goods.

“Wang Wei, you are going to Mars this time. The task is very heavy. You need to prepare for the next plan. In the future, Mars will be an important base for our company, and the production task of the spacecraft will be placed on On Mars, it is mainly responsible for the production of large and medium-sized spacecraft, which are produced directly in space.”

“So at that time, Mars will definitely need a large number of people, ranging from tens of thousands to more than 100,000 people, and hundreds of thousands of people will work and live on Mars at the same time.”

“The most important thing about this Mars base is to take into account safety, and nothing should happen.”

Liu Yuan is giving instructions to Wang Wei who is about to leave for Mars.

The deployment on Mars is related to the next major event, so Liu Yuan also reminded Wang Wei repeatedly.

“Yes, boss~ I promise there will be no problem.”

Wang Wei also nodded quickly and replied.

“If you need anything, you can send a message back, and I will have someone transport it as soon as possible. Now the distance between the earth and Mars is getting farther and farther, and the communication is getting more and more inconvenient. You need to calm down here. Deal with various problems, and if there is anything, I can discuss it with everyone.”

Liu Yuan nodded and warned again. To be honest, Liu Yuan really wanted to go to the Mars base to have a look.

But it is obviously not suitable now. After the Mars side is almost built, I will find time to go to Mars side.

“Yes, boss~”

Wang Wei nodded solemnly, thinking of going to Mars, Wang Wei was also a little excited, the boss entrusted such an important task to himself, which is definitely a trust and reuse of himself.

“Boss, there are several Japanese people who want to see you, saying that they want to buy our spaceship, a spaceship that can mine asteroids.”

At this time, Lu Yong came over and reported to Liu Yuan.

“Japanese?”

“No see~”

When Liu Yuan heard this, he replied without thinking.