Chapter 784 Space Building Blocks

In just a few days, No. 99, Longbin Road, Taicang, became lively.

General staff gradually activated this "Wanhu Base". The office building was cleaned out, new office supplies were moved in, and the purchasing team never stopped.

Shan Chunyuan got off the bus with his bag on his back, took off his sunglasses, and looked around.

It's so deserted. Where have I been? Is this still China?

Before, he was worried that he would not adapt to the big city. It turned out that he was overthinking. What does this have to do with Shanghai!

There are pure industrial areas for dozens of kilometers! It's not as good as the Xichang Base. The Xichang Base at least has tree-lined mountain views.

There is only dust on the road here.

Shan Chunyuan pushed the box in one hand and carried the bag in the other hand, moving forward according to the navigation.

He went back to his hometown before coming here. He originally planned to stay for ten days or half a month before coming back, but he couldn't hold on for a week, mainly because he couldn't stand the pressure of marriage.

My parents played "Huluwa" at home every day just to hear the cartoon shouting "Grandpa".

The blind dates arranged for him ranged from high school graduates at the age of 18 to senior doctors at the age of 35.

Who can bear this?

Since he arrived earlier than planned, he did not ask anyone to pick him up and just came directly according to the address.

He greeted the security guard and waited for a long time before someone came out to greet him. A supervisor named Yan Lanhong led him inside.

"Mr. Shan, do you want to put your things in the office building first, or go directly to Factory No. 1 to find Mr. Zhou?"

Shan Chunyuan: "I'll go directly to him."

"Please come this way."

Yan Lanhong drove a brand new factory car. The plastic sheet on the seat was not torn off. It made a rustling sound when driving, just like a tablecloth.

The base is very large. The car took seven or eight minutes to reach the door of Room No. 1. After Shan Chunyuan entered from the side door, he couldn't help but take off his sunglasses for the second time.

This progress is too fast, right? It's already started?

In the huge factory building, a small area was used. Many equipments shipped from Xichang Base had arrived, and there were even many parts that were not used up last time.

Four or five people gathered together, and on the operating stand was a strange thing.

A cube with a side length of about two meters.

Wang Tao, who was squatting on the ground working, saw Shan Chunyuan and quickly greeted him: "Mr. Shan, you came so soon?"

Shan Chunyuan pretended to be calm and said: "Well, I was worried about this place, so I came to see it in advance."

After looking at the cube, Shan Chunyuan said: "What is this?"

Wang Tao explained: "This is the capture device 2.0."

Shan Chunyuan raised his eyes in surprise. Is this a capture device?

The original capture device is a two-meter-high cone with a maximum diameter of only 80 centimeters.

The bottom is the thruster, the belly is the fuel system and the capture net, and the tip is the four mechanical arms that can be split.

Now this

It can't be said to be exactly the same, it can only be said to be completely unrelated.

Function determines the appearance. With such a huge change, it is obvious that the design requirements are completely different.

"Where's Mr. Zhou?"

A muffled voice came from inside the "Capture Device 2.0".

"I'm inside, wait a minute."

After a few minutes, Zhou Rui came out from the top of the cube, moving lightly and freely. Only then did Shan Chunyuan realize that there was a hole on it, but he didn't see it because of his height.

After not seeing each other for a while, Zhou Rui still had the classic look of "mechanical arm guard". He was also a little surprised that Shan Chunyuan came early.

"Didn't you go back to your hometown? Why don't you stay a few more days?"

Shan Chunyuan was just about to say: "Set up a front for the brothers."

Zhou Rui answered: "Could it be that you can't stay because you are urged to get married?"

Shan Chunyuan: I hate people who are too smart and have no sense of propriety.

Try to bring the topic back to the technical level, Shan Chunyuan took the initiative to ask: "When did you design this thing?"

Zhou Rui said calmly: "This? Just two days ago"

Shan Chunyuan was a little speechless. You designed aerospace things in two days?

No, no, no, this has a prototype in two days. Giving birth is not so fast.

Zhou Rui looked at Shan Chunyuan's expression of internal injury, smiled and didn't explain. In fact, this was not a temporary idea, but an original version had already been created.

That was the "matrix rocket" inspired by "similar purpose".

Or, it was a verified variant of the "matrix rocket" idea.

Its size is much smaller than the "matrix rocket", only one eighth of the volume, and it is not aimed at transportation, but as a working equipment outside the atmosphere, there are many things that can be learned.

This variant can also help him accumulate experience for the future "matrix rocket".

Zhou Rui patted this "prototype" and said: "By then, this guy will be made into solar panels on the outside, and it can standby for a long time when it is running without power, and then hunt satellites through "track cutting and speed change", with two modes of capture and destruction."

Needless to say, capture, pull the net to take it away, with more sufficient braking fuel, the ability to bring it back safely is greatly enhanced.

Destruction is simpler, extend the robotic arm, even just a few pokes, it can destroy fragile and delicate satellites.

The most powerful thing about this thing is not that it can destroy satellites, nor that it can switch orbits. It is purely the magic created by the outrageous hardware control ability of "mechanical intelligence".

Mechanical intelligence, especially internally networked mechanical intelligence, is really suitable for space.

"When the fuel is below the lower limit, it can actively return to the atmosphere and conduct regular maintenance. Of course, in the future, we can also develop a fuel replenishment device on orbit. It's very simple."

Shan Chunyuan: Yes, yes, yes, it's all very simple.

However, this design is really radical.

"How long can it be on standby?"

Zhou Rui said: "In theory, if it is always in unpowered mode, it can be on standby for 10 years. The main changes come from the attenuation of solar panel efficiency and fuel escape."

One can freely chase satellites and stay in the sky for ten years.

This is fucking terrifying. The standby time has caused a qualitative change.

Let's put it this way, it's equivalent to you launching a missile, the missile has been circling the earth, and it can be used at any time within ten years.

Isn't this scary?

This is much better than launching it as needed, because it can be accumulated.

Wang Tao patted Shan Chunyuan on the shoulder: "This is nothing. In the boss's design, this thing can also be combined and docked on the track to form a larger individual, such as adding some functional accessories."

Shan Chunyuan simulated it in his mind. Seven or eight cubes are combined into a larger whole in space

Or a long line? Space train?

The picture is too exciting.

Star Wars is still too conservative!

After a while, he suddenly realized: "Are you going to develop a space station?"

The space station relies on this on-orbit docking capability to build and replenish supplies bit by bit.

Zhou Rui stretched out a finger, shook it and said: "No, no, no, the space station is too troublesome. We also have to consider the survival system, escape system, oxygen cycle, water cycle, and waste cycle."

It is not a wise choice to have "mechanical intelligence" and think about "people" in everything.

It is too troublesome to feed a person, and the country already has its own space station plan. He doesn't need to grab the job. At most, he can provide some technical support.

Zhou Rui looked at the cube in front of him and said, "This is at most a 'space building block'. Let's slowly stack it up and see what can be built. In the future, capturing satellites may be just one of its functions."

Wang Tao: "Boss, are you really not considering calling it the 'Universe Cube'?"

"I don't want to let that side get in the way, I'd rather call it the Heaven-Flipping Seal."

In the evening, Zhou Rui, Wang Tao and others went to Taicang County to have dinner to welcome Shan Chunyuan. After that, Shan Chunyuan would live in the dormitory, and they arranged a room for each of them, 60 square meters, which was very good.

Of course, such an important talent, whether Zhou Rui himself or the "Taitian workers", should not be treated unfairly. In the future, the car must be equipped, the house must be scored, and the wife must be rich.

Then they will work hard for Zhou Rui all their lives.

At the table, several engineers talked about everything and had a lot of fun, after all, everyone had a common language.

"Did your mother force you to get married?"

"Your mother forced you?"

"Yes, didn't your mother force you?"

After eating and drinking, Zhou Rui remembered that there was one thing he hadn't done yet, so he took out his phone and edited a tweet.

Since we are going to make a big fuss, let's make an official announcement.

"Zhou Rui (CEO of Kaiming Intelligence and Taiyi Tiangong)"

"I apologize for the long name. I will arrive in the Ryukyu region next month to inspect the reconstruction. I look forward to meeting old friends and everyone in Ryukyu."

"Photo: (Photo with the Governor of Ryukyu)"

The Wanhu Base will not be completed so quickly, and the Capture Device 2.0 will not be completed quickly. By then, the "Ryukyu Trip" may be completed first.