Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

For the first time, there are semi-permanent bases on three planets, each with five astronauts stationed there permanently.

News reports that three planets have successively entered the stage of permanent astronaut residency and continued construction of bases,

One after another.

People who are paying attention to the development of aerospace are a little overwhelmed.

There is no room for emotional regression.

From the spring to the summer of 1953, the entire Internet and reality were extremely lively because of this.

This excitement reached its peak after the Discovery Institute's Boya arrived at Mercury.

People are excited and inspired by the astronauts who are currently stationed tens to hundreds of millions of kilometers away from the earth, at the edge of human footsteps.

I am also proud of the technology that humans have at the moment.

Even in this era, there is no doubt that this is a leap forward and a feat.

Since then, the boundaries of the area where human civilization lives have been broadened due to the putting into use of these three semi-permanent bases.

From now on, there will be humans living there even hundreds of millions of kilometers away.

Just thinking about it is enough to make most people's blood boil with excitement.

Of course, there's also a reason why people are so excited and know that this is just the beginning.

Based on trust in Qiusuo Research Institute and the country,

Everyone knows that after the Qiusuo Research Institute began to build an extraterrestrial base,

The development of other extraterrestrial planets will continue, and permanent residents will begin to gradually expand the scale of extraterrestrial bases and the number of permanent personnel.

"I don't know when interstellar tourism will be developed in Mars, Mercury, and Venus. I can't wait."

"It's almost time. Let's talk about it. Don't compete with me for your interstellar travel qualifications. I'll help you test the waters first."

"I can't wait to experience the alien scenery."

"I think I have been stationed on these three planets recently, one after another. I am so excited that I can't sleep well."

People continued to discuss excitedly,

Related topics have occupied the entire Internet discussion center for a long time.

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The hustle and bustle of the outside world did not affect the busyness of the Qiusuo Research Institute.

Begin to station permanent personnel on these three planets,

For most, this would be a milestone achievement.

But for Qiusuo Research Institute,

Even for the ultimate goal of this stage, there is still a long way to go.

Stationing five astronauts on each of the three planets is not the purpose of the Research Institute.

It is just the beginning of what the Qiusu Institute wants to do.

The electric propulsion spacecraft gives the Research Institute the foundation for further development of other planets and stars beyond the moon.

But this time, the permanent presence of these three planets has also reflected some problems.

The journey to and from these three planets still takes too long.

The trip to Mercury took more than a month, with most of the time spent accelerating and decelerating.

Even for most people in this era who have an idea of ​​the distance between earth and water, more than a month has gone very quickly.

But for Qiusuo Research Institute and the interstellar colonization and interstellar development that Qiusuo Research Institute wants to accomplish,

This time is still too long.

The round trip takes nearly three months, and such a long voyage naturally carries great risks.

Whenever the spacecraft that astronauts and passengers rely on has some malfunction,

In the vast universe, it is a very despairing thing.

And such a long voyage,

Whenever something goes wrong with the astronauts stationed on these three planets,

If you want to launch a rescue from a near-Earth space platform, the probability of success will be very low.

This is different from the exchanges between the earth and the moon at this moment.

Theoretically, if the Di-Moon is accelerated at full speed and regardless of cost, it can reach the lunar orbit and dock with the near-lunar space platform within 24 hours.

For the research institute's development and resource collection on these three planets,

This sailing time is still an obstacle.

"Now, Qiusuo Research Institute has three main directions."

"Helium 3 fusion is used as an energy source and added to the spacecraft's electric propulsion system."

"The Suigu Plan."

"The final work of the first phase of the voyage plan. Conduct more in-depth exploration and development of other planets and corresponding satellites in the solar system."

"Based on the last point, I hope to further improve the current electric propulsion system. The power provided by the electric propulsion system is still not enough to meet our current demand for transportation capacity."

In August, Mo Dao convened a meeting with most of the core researchers in the Qiusuo Research Institute.

Faced with Mo Dao’s announcement about the next direction of the Qiusuo Research Institute,

The core researchers responsible for various teams in various fields naturally have no objections.

Although these three tasks, each one is very simple.

But in comparison, the mountains that Qiusuo Research Institute has climbed, and the goals that Qiusuo Research Institute ultimately wants to achieve,

So what the heck.

At this moment,

The entire Qiusuo Research Institute's trust in Mo Dao has almost reached its peak from top to bottom.

After realizing deuterium-tritium fusion, helium-3 fusion, and room temperature superconductivity,

After building a permanent lunar base with more than 2,000 people on the moon,

A group of core researchers firmly believe that under the leadership of Mo Dao, they can overcome all difficulties.

There is no problem that can stop Qisu Research Institute.

For science,

This is probably a bit blind.

But for the researchers at Qiusuo Research Institute,

Based on the journey that Qiusuo Research Institute has taken in the past, it is difficult not to have some blind trust in Mo Dao.

For Qiusuo Research Institute and even human technology,

Mo Dao is almost a spiritual totem in this era.

Therefore, even if Mo Dao simply explains the next work at this moment,

Even though many of the core researchers below are a little younger, they still feel that the passion that has never cooled down since joining the Qiusuo Research Institute is still surging.

As long as Mo Dao is still alive, driven by Mo Dao's will,

The behemoth Qiusuo Research Institute is already able to operate at the highest efficiency.

Most people are working towards a great goal.

"I will also be directly involved in the improvement of electric propulsion."

"Other plans and teams involved in various fields should also continue to advance."

Mo Dao said something more, ending the meeting between the core researchers.

After the meeting,

Explore the huge scientific research machine, the heart of scientific research, of the Research Institute.

Then operate efficiently and closely.

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54 years.

Qiusuo Research Institute completed the construction of the second Di-Moon spacecraft.

On this spaceship,

Researchers at Qiusuo Research Institute,

Compared with the deuterium-tritium fusion reactor, the helium-3 fusion reactor, which has been much smaller in size, is stuffed into this newly built earth-moon shuttle.

For this reason, the size of the Earth-Moon spacecraft had to be expanded.

Compared with the previous Diyue-1 spacecraft, the Diyue-2 spacecraft is once again larger.

But the improvement brought about by this is also obvious.

When the Earth-Moon probe carries enough working fluid, it can travel repeatedly between the Earth and the Moon for several months before it needs to replenish the working fluid once.

When fully loaded, it can transport thousands of passengers at a time between the earth and the moon.

The transportation capacity between the earth and the moon has been greatly improved.

certainly,

Equally important is that the improved electric propulsion system is also used on Dimo-2.

Diyue-2's one-way flight time between the Earth and the Moon has been kept within twenty hours under daily operation.

In an emergency, this time can be further shortened.