Chapter 1046: Bound for the Moon... (2/?)

The spaceship of Xiongzi Technology is launched!

At that moment, almost everyone wanted to know what this spaceship looked like!

However, its speed is too fast. Ordinary video cameras can only capture a ray of white light, while the pictures taken by ultra-high-speed cameras still need to be transcribed before they can be broadcast on TV stations. At the scene, those who watched Xiongzi Technology launch the moon landing spacecraft with naked eyes and binoculars could not see clearly what the spacecraft looked like at the first time!

The Bridge of Stars, also known as the original Lazy God bus, runs from the Cheongyang Campus of Cheongyang University to the Dongbin Campus, with a straight-line distance of 312 kilometers.

After the renovation of the Bridge of Stars, Section A was extended for several kilometers, reaching a total length of 320 kilometers.

In fact, the entire Bridge of Stars is a straight line, and the last section A is also a straight line, but because of the curvature of the earth, the end section of A section protrudes obliquely from the sea level, not far from the sea.

At that moment, a white ray of light shot out from under the sea water, and the terrifying air pressure and sonic boom caused the surrounding sea water to be slammed down like an invisible palm. A few seconds later, the waves suddenly swept over. The people standing by the sea screamed loudly and backed away frantically.

But at this moment, the spaceship has already disappeared from the field of vision and disappeared, leaving only a long track in the sky, like a white rainbow penetrating the sun.

The reporters who didn't know what to shoot for a long time, frantically filmed the sea and the white rainbow in the sky, which had not been calm for a long time. One reporter explained to the camera very excitedly: "Did everyone see it? The picture just now is too much." It's amazing, the moment Xiongzi Technology's spaceship is launched from the bridge of stars, there is simply only one word to describe it, the dragon emerges from the water, and Wan Hai surrenders! Everyone... er, what?"

"The wave is coming!" The cameraman had already photographed. Behind the host, a monstrous wave swept in, and the crowd at the beach fled wildly. No matter how he gestured, he couldn't stop the passion of the host who was addicted to speaking. In the end, I could only turn around and run with the camera on my shoulders.

With a sound of "wow", the waves washed the host from head to toe. He adjusted his glasses, wiped his face, looked at the cameraman running away, shook his hair, and waved to the cameraman in the distance. He zoomed in on the screen, squeezed the microphone in his hand and said: "We saw the Xiongzi Technology's spaceship bring up huge waves, which just proved what I just described. It is like a dragon emerging from the water, and Wan Hai surrenders..."

At this moment, everyone watching the live broadcast couldn't help shaking their heads: "It's hard work to be a host..."

"It's not easy to do anything."

After the initial episode, with the return of various feedback data, the hosts of various TV stations finally got rid of the embarrassment of having nothing to say.

An on-site host took the news he had just received and read: "The spacecraft of Xiongzi Technology has been launched...the initial speed is...an astonishing 14,000 kilometers per hour!"

After reading, the host held the note, feeling a little dazed, not knowing how to proceed.

This... 14,000 kilometers per hour is amazing, but what is the concept of this number? How fast is it?

Fortunately, at this moment, the host and guests in the studio helped him out.

The commentator took over the conversation and said: "The speed of 14,000 kilometers per hour, if converted into speed per second, is about 3.9 kilometers per second, which is about Mach 11.5. If you give everyone a reference, it is about 4 times the speed of bullets. ...or, in other words, it takes 45 minutes to fly from Beijing to New York."

The expert paused, and said: "You may be more familiar with the small bench No. 1. Its top flight speed is Mach 15. Of course, this speed is achieved at high altitudes where the air is thin."

"So, the launch speed of the Xiongzi Technology spaceship is not too fast?" The host made an analogy in his heart, and then he was a little disappointed. Like many laymen, he wanted to see Xiongzi Technology every second every second. All in seconds.

He said regretfully, "If I remember correctly, if you want to land on the moon, you must reach the second cosmic speed. That is 11.2 kilometers per second. The initial speed of the Xiongzi Technology spacecraft is only one-third of its initial speed. Can you go to the moon?"

"There is a misunderstanding here. If you just go to the moon, as long as you apply enough force, you can go to the moon even at a speed of 5 centimeters per second. The second cosmic speed refers to the absence of external force..."

"However, what you said is correct. In terms of absolute value, the initial velocity of Xiongzi Technology's spaceship is not fast. This is also limited by the short acceleration distance."

Experts showed a model: "The Bridge of Stars is a scaled-down version of the Earth's catapult, with a total length of 320 kilometers. With such a short acceleration distance, if you want to reach a speed of 3.9 kilometers per second, it means that you are in the process of accelerating. In the process, the passengers have to bear the pressure of 5 accelerations of gravity, which is already the limit for untrained people." Then, the expert said, "Actually, I am very worried now, the passengers in the spaceship are now Is it okay, for many people, this acceleration is enough to be fatal..."

When the expert said this, both the host and the viewers in front of the TV were a little worried. After all, the brats like Chen Haocong are not professional astronauts!

The host said worriedly: "So this launch is a bit too risky. Under the pressure of 5 gravitational accelerations, it can only reach half of the first cosmic speed. It is really better to use the normal launch method. It is too risky. So reckless..."

"Objectively speaking, being able to reach a speed of 3.9 kilometers per second is already extremely amazing. Usually when we launch a rocket, it is possible to achieve this when the first-stage rocket breaks away, the second-stage rocket burns to the middle and rear stages, and the rocket leaves the atmosphere. Speed, using the bridge of stars to launch, can compress the three-stage rocket into one stage, which is a huge cost reduction..." The expert said, "However, I agree with your statement, taking such a big risk, it only saves half The cost, which is really too rash, I don't think it's worth it..."

He said sternly: "Science requires an adventurous spirit, but when there are better, more mature, and safer methods, there is no need to take risks in order to use new technologies. Science needs to take risks and be more cautious. To be honest, I don't see this. The reason why Xiongzi Technology must use the Bridge of Stars to launch the spaceship..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the host had heard the voice from the earphones, and said to the expert: "We just received the news that the images captured by the ultra-high-speed camera have been transcribed and processed, and we are now connecting the images..."

After he finished speaking, he smiled at the experts next to him: "I don't know if it will be in the shape of a Coca-Cola bottle as the experts said..."

"I hope so. I'm a bet treater." The expert laughed.

The pictures captured by the ultra-high-speed camera are continuous pictures. After splicing and processing, they are played frame by frame, showing a still somewhat blurry video.

In the video, a dazzling white light erupted from the end of the Bridge of Stars. At that moment, the flames caused by the friction of the air, the water vapor caused by the drastic change in air pressure, and the air distortion caused by the shock wave, visually, it was like being in the bridge of stars. At the end of the bridge, a bomb was detonated, blasting out a huge cloud with a diameter of hundreds of meters.

Then, in this cloud, a white spaceship flew out. Its front end showed a smooth bullet shape, not the shape of a Coke bottle as everyone had guessed.

The expert was a little disappointed but not frustrated. He laughed: "It seems that I'm going to treat you. Well, judging from the screen, the shape of Xiongzi Technology's spaceship is relatively ordinary..."

The screen played slowly, and the tail of the spaceship began to draw in. The expert said with a smile: "From visual inspection, the length of this spaceship is about less than 30 meters. It is very short and compact, and it really saves a lot of energy."

Before he finished speaking, he let out an um, because he found that there was still a section connected to the back of the spaceship. He laughed and said: "It turns out that it is a two-stage structure. Yes, if it goes to the moon, the single-stage power is still the same." Insufficient, requires a lot of power to accelerate and return...no wonder there is a second stage...wait, there is a third stage? Is this a standard three-stage rocket? No, it is...should there be another The fourth level, this does not meet... This is... This is... What the hell is this!"

His voice became smaller and smaller, but his eyes opened wider and wider, as if they were about to explode.

"My God!" The host even lost his composure and almost fell off the stool.

As the spaceship was pulled out of the cloud one by one, almost everyone who saw the picture realized why Xiongzi Technology used the "Bridge of Stars" to launch the spacecraft to the moon.

One section is about 30 meters long, a total of sixteen sections, 500 meters long... a spaceship?

Damn, it's not a spaceship.

It's a train.

A train from Earth to the Moon. (To be continued.)