Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 352 Star Reaching Project
Yang Xi also calmed down and said, "According to the Nantianmen Phase II project plan, the mass of the counterweight used to balance the earth ladder is between 1 million tons and 2 million tons."

"If calculated according to the density of rocky or iron asteroids, the diameter of the asteroid we want to capture should be about 800 meters."

"Such a small star is not as big as a spaceship. It is entirely possible for us to install an ion engine on it and then use the space plane to pull it back to Earth."

"The cost of this is far less than that of us transporting materials from the moon or the earth to build the counterweight, and it takes about the same time, and by the way, the task of delivering goods to Ceres is completed."

"I'm done talking, everyone think about it!"

After Yang Xi finished speaking, he sat down.

There was no sound in the meeting room, and the participants were lost in thought, and some people were performing deduction on their personal optical brains.

Zhong Cheng also quickly went through the relevant steps in his mind.

Except for the risk of finding a suitable asteroid in the asteroid belt, the risk of installing a planetary engine on it after finding the asteroid, and the trouble of public opinion in dragging the asteroid back to Earth, other problems are not major.

But these risks and hassles are nothing compared to the problems that exist today.

After figuring it out, Zhong Cheng didn't delay any longer.

He said decisively: "If everyone has no better way, let's make it like this!"

"We sent an aerospace plane to Ceres, and after completing the delivery mission, we will capture an asteroid and bring it back to Earth, and at the same time start the ladder erection project."

"This action is called the Star Reaching Project. I will be responsible for implementing it myself. Well, Yang Xi and Lin Wei will go with me."

As soon as Zhong Cheng finished speaking, the conference room became noisy again.

Chen Peng and Fu Huaquan were the first to quarrel, "Mr. Zhong, this is too dangerous, you can't go!"

Zhou Hu and Liu Yuzhu then said: "Mr. Zhong, let me go!"

"I'm almost 60, I've had enough, let me go!" Zhao Wei said harshly.

"Mr. Zhong, please be careful!" Lin Hansheng and others also persuaded him.

"Be quiet and listen to me!"

Zhong Cheng patted the table helplessly. The last time he went to the moon alone, everyone was already on tenterhooks. This time he ran farther, and it was normal for everyone to object together.

He thought for a while and said, "Are you so unconfident in the products of our Red Star Company? Our aerospace plane will fly around outer space without entering the atmosphere of other large stars. What's the danger?"

"This!" Everyone was momentarily asked.

"Everyone, don't worry, won't Yang Xi and Lin Wei go with me? There are so many flight crews and engineers, everything will be fine."

After Zhong Cheng finished speaking, he began to arrange tasks without waiting for everyone's response.

"Yang Xi and Lin Wei came down to formulate a detailed plan for the Star Reaching Plan. Chen Qiang will go to the plateau base of the ship manufacturing company tomorrow to urge Luanniao Aerospace Plane 305 to make relevant preparations!"

"Dismiss!"

After Zhong Cheng finished speaking, he left the meeting room first.

Everyone in the room looked at each other in blank dismay!

"Hey, let's leave it at that. Zhong Cheng has always been like this. He always rushes forward when there is any danger. I'm used to it!"

Zhao Wei complained, got up and left the meeting room, and went home to sleep.

Fu Huaquan looked at Yang Xi and Lin Wei, "Then please take care of Dong Zhong, and don't let him do dangerous things!"

……

12 month 21 day.

After more than a month of intensive preparations, the scheduled implementation time of the Star Reaching Project has arrived.

Zabuye Airport, Plateau City.

The brand-new Luanniao Aerospace Plane 305 has parked on the take-off runway. The huge and slender model shows a combination of sci-fi and mechanical beauty.

This new type of aerospace plane was named "Star Reaching" because of its implementation of the Star Reaching Program, in commemoration of this romantic deep space adventure.

In front of the boarding channel where the tail of the fuselage was lowered, 108 drivers and passengers lined up in a square formation. Zhong Cheng, Yang Xi, Lin Wei and Hu Bo, the team leader sent by the space agency, stood in front of the formation.

In the team going to Ceres this time, there are 36 crew members of the star-seeking crew, 24 personnel who install and implement the artificial gravity system, and 24 personnel who capture asteroids. These 84 people are personnel of Red Star Company.

The other 24 people are members of the space agency, and 8 of them are aerospace aircraft operators with many years of space navigation, and they specially provide random training and guidance for the relevant personnel of Red Star Company.

The other 16 are medical professionals who went to Ceres to provide medical service support.

Since the star picker will carry 1000 tons of Taiyi alloy 401 and related equipment of the artificial gravity system, as well as large-scale Zhurong electric thrusters and other related equipment used to capture asteroids.

Coupled with the consumption of nuclear materials, working fluids, and living supplies for hundreds of millions of kilometers to and from, the Asterisker has already reached the maximum take-off limit.

If it is not considered that some corresponding supplies can be replenished on Ceres, there are more than 100 people.

At this time, Zhong Cheng was saying goodbye to those who came to see him off one by one.

In addition to senior personnel from Red Star Company and Kunlun Research Institute, Ye Wenxin, Yang Shuzhen, Wu Tie and others also came.

Zhong Cheng and Ye Wenxin hugged tightly, Ye Wenxin's eyes were red.

He shook hands with Yang Shuzhen again, feeling her cold palm.

"Don't think too much about it, just take a long trip and be back soon!"

After finishing speaking, Zhong Cheng walked up to Wu Tie, and Wu Tie held Zhong Cheng's hands tightly.

Wu Tie said emotionally: "Brother Zhong, I really didn't expect you to go there in person. If it wasn't that I couldn't get away, I would also like to go with you."

Zhong Cheng said with a smile: "Brother Wu, everyone has their own responsibilities. During the time I'm away, I need to trouble you to take care of the Red Star Company's affairs!"

"Definitely!" Wu Tie replied firmly.

Zhong Cheng stood back in front of the team and said loudly, "Board the plane!"

Watching more than 100 people methodically walk into the huge belly of the Star Reacher from the boarding ramp, Zhong Cheng finally waved his hand to the seeing off crowd, turned around and walked up the ramp as well.

Afterwards, the boarding ramp was slowly raised and closed, blocking the sight of the crowd.

Zhong Cheng led Yang Xi and Lin Wei through the main passage on the central axis of the cabin to the command and control center at the head of the Asterisker.

At this time, Hu Bo was already preparing for take-off in the command staff.

Hu Bo is a young man in his 30s, with tough nerves and a strong physique under his gentle appearance.

He has eight years of experience in spaceflight, participated in the space agency's first moon landing until landing on Ceres, and is Wu Tie's capable man.

With his assistance in this emergency assistance to Ceres, both parties felt relieved.

Due to the thin headroom of the Star Reacher, the command center is divided into three layers in a stepped semicircle. The first layer is the flight control center of the Star Reacher, and the second layer is the system control center of the Star Reacher.

The third floor has the smallest area and is the command center. The three of Zhong Cheng stood in front of the guardrail of the command center, watching dozens of crew members busy.

Reports from the sub-control rooms of the aircraft came from the intercom from time to time, and Yang Xi and Lin Wei also received the news that their subordinates were in place in the living cabin.

Ten minutes later, Hu Bo and Li Qiwei, the captain of the Star Reacher, reported to Zhong Cheng that the carried materials and personnel had been checked correctly, and that the various functions of the Star Reacher had been checked correctly, and that they were ready for takeoff.

Zhong Cheng checked the time, it was 2033:12 on December 21, 9.

"take off!"

(End of this chapter)