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Volume 4: Walking in the Solar System Chapter 39: Plan to Get Out of the Earth (2)

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    Since the emergence of aerospace planes, ASA has preferred to launch satellites, but mainly large satellites, which can mainly use ion engines and are powerful.  As for whether there is something fishy about these big guys, it is not something that the outside world can figure out.  Washington has said more than once that companies are engaged in a military race in space, but without evidence, ordinary people can only guess. Besides, the Pentagon and NASA themselves are not clean either.

    More than fifty small satellites have been launched, and there are orders from other scientific research institutions in Australia, some from government departments, and some from abroad. However, those who entrust the electromagnetic launch laboratory to conduct experiments are all internal institutions of the company, including the Military Industry Research Institute.

    "We use a lift machine, electromagnetic shielding materials and mechanical timing switches to achieve this. The electromagnetic shielding material also serves as the satellite's protective cover. It is a deformable system with a buffer device." The director of the laboratory explained.  The guy was still Chinese, but Li Zhuang only knew his surname was Zhang, but he didn't ask what his specific name was.

    "Thank you, pay attention to safety and cost." The chairman chatted with him for a few words and then took the people away.

    "The lift laboratory is very popular now, but it rarely appears in newspapers." Chen Xiaojun said to Arthur in the car, and the latter suddenly realized it.  The company's research has always been low-key, and it never says anything unless asked by the media.  The float plane is a pseudo-anti-gravity aircraft, and there is no need to publicize it.

    To mainstream physics, antigravity is pseudoscience because it is not a fundamental force.  According to scientific theory, there are currently four most basic forces in nature, namely universal gravitation, electromagnetic force, strong force and weak force.  The first two are long-range forces, and the last two are short-range forces.  In addition, all other forces are different manifestations of these four forces.

    Gravity is the weakest among them. The universal gravitational force between two protons is only 1/1035 of the electromagnetic force between them. The gravitational force of the proton on the earth is only 1/1 of the electromagnetic force of a weak electric field of 1000 volts/meter.  1010.  Therefore, when studying the interaction between particles or the movement of particles in electron microscopes and accelerators, the effect of gravity is not considered.

    Gravity is the common name for the universal gravitational force of the earth and other objects.  In order to resist gravity, we must first prove whether there is a "universal repulsion" and find this repulsion.  Philosophically speaking, if there is universal gravitation, there should be universal repulsion. Wherever there is positive, there must be negative. But philosophy is not physics.  Verifying and arriving at usable equations is a difficult task.  A theory without equations is just a theory and cannot be applied to engineering.

    Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, and many scientists spent their entire lives searching for them.  The predictions of general relativity are the most complete among various gravity-related theories, and its calculation formulas are often used by company scientists.  The absorption efficiency of gravitational waves by matter is extremely low. This kind of wave is extremely penetrating. A star as big as the Earth is almost transparent to gravitational waves.

    Antigravity is a hot topic. The Aerospace Dynamics Institute has an antigravity laboratory to study all fringe theories.  The floater is an ion wind engine. Based on the company's current comprehensive research level, it is very suitable for use on low-orbit small satellites. It is smaller than common ion engines. It is estimated that laser power transmission and super batteries are used this time.

    There is also a dedicated project team in the Dynamics Laboratory of the Aerospace Power Research Institute for the unimaginable magnetic fluid engine, but there is not much progress.  The density of the earth's magnetic field is small, and the method of capturing electrons through a double-satellite connection and using a motor to generate reaction force has only been tested once, and this method does not work well.

    United Technologies Corporation is very free in its research and is not restricted by so-called mainstream or fringe science, because science itself is imperfect.  In fact, most theoretical systems in cutting-edge fields are based on assumptions and cannot even be proven experimentally, although they can barely be justified in theory.

    There are many scientists and engineers in the field of fringe science, but not many can pass the company's test.  Li Zhuang does not look down on the ideas of civilian scientists, but most people do not even have basic common sense.  It doesn't matter if the theory is not good. The key is to have strong practical ability. The so-called "people's science" who can't even calculate the cost are directly rejected by the company.  For products that can be used on a large scale, you must first consider the cost issue. It is not that easy to be a savior.

    High-tech swindlers have no way out in Weizhou. There are a lot of scientific theories here, many of which violate the existing physics system. However, as long as something can be proven through experiments, the company¡¯s special fund of the Science and Technology Division will always be generous in funding.  Since the establishment of this fund, the Science and Technology Division has received many "scientists", but only a few have received funding.

    With the development of physics today, it is getting closer to the nature of the universe and the difficulty is getting higher and higher. Therefore, master-level figures rarely appear. This is a normal phenomenon.  Most early scientists started in experimental physics, but today the cost of building a particle research facility is beyond the reach of ordinary scientists.  Near earth science and distant starry sky exploration both cost huge amounts of money. Few unusual things that can be discovered around us can escape the attention of millions of researchers.Eye.

    In other words, it¡¯s hard to be a scientist now, but engineers can still live a more comfortable life.  Li Zhuang feels that aerospace technology is actually nothing interesting, and the closer it is to the target, the more worrying it becomes.  When he has free time, he visits the Military Industry Research Institute and the High Power Weapons Research Institute, a mysterious department of ASA. The research institutes under the Military Industry Research Institute are widely distributed. The research institutions on high-energy weapons are all located at the junction of Weisen City and Xinwei City. Here  It is one of the few areas that has not been completely transformed.

    "Boss, why don't you give Andreev a call? If you run away like this, he will definitely not be available." Chen Xiaojun said.

    "Tch, you think he is very idle. I didn't go to find him specifically. I went to the administrative center just to go through the motions. I mainly wanted to see the information in their confidential room." The computer expert said bluntly.

    "Oh, whatever you want, Xinwei City is not fun, but the Military Industry Research Institute is more interesting. I have never thought about the powerful weapons they are researching. Zhuangtou, you don't have the idea of ????war?" Chen Xiaojun thought of what happened during this time.  Something, I'm a little curious.

    "Haha, I see you are so confused. It's not easy to start a fight now, and who should we fight with? The power of the new weapons is different from before, and the casualties are staggering."

    The asa administrative center is only thirty kilometers away from the Xinwei Space Center. There were three former soldiers in the car, and they talked about weapons very fluently.  Time passed quickly, and Arthur was about to ask a few more questions, but Chen Xiaojun stopped saying anything. The young man felt like a cat's claws in his heart.

    The seven directors are all gone. After the Planetary Transformation Research Institute was disbanded, the integration with the asa has been in progress. Coupled with the frequent launches and the Moon Landing Spacecraft Project of the Aircraft Research Institute, everyone is very busy. Fortunately, the Director of the Confidentiality Office  exist.  The three bodyguards were not high enough and could only watch TV in the rest room.  Li Zhuang entered the special room to verify his identity and asked the director of the Confidential Office to bring over the catalog of recent research and development results.

    While waiting, the computer expert smiled helplessly.  The technical level of biological robots is accelerating, and managers are cautious in doing things, fearing that replicas will come and cause trouble.

    "Boss, this is the information you want. You need to ask Dr. Andreev for the specific progress. We only have the summary table for last month here." said the director of the confidential office.

    "You're busy, you're welcome, I just stopped by to take a look." The director of the confidential office is a woman. Because her husband's surname is Stark, everyone calls her Mrs. Stark.  She is a very senior eighth-level employee. She has been working in the company since she graduated with a doctorate degree, and has been there for fifteen years.

    "Okay, look, if you need anything, call me." After Mrs. Stark was polite, she went about her business, leaving the chairman frowning at the information.

    Popular science seems easy, but professional information is like a holy book in the eyes of laymen.  The computer expert didn't even understand fluid mechanics, so he just skipped the complicated data and picked up some that he could understand.

    The first thing to look at is anti-gravity. This thing has always been a dream product in the plan to leave the earth.  There are several levels of anti-gravity propulsion development. Pure anti-gravity equipment refers to the kind that flies off the ground in the planet's gravity circle. Maglev trains are considered prototypes, although this thing is essentially magnetic levitation.

    The second generation is being studied by the anti-gravity laboratory. It is an artificial gravity device that becomes a power source and can be called an anti-gravity engine.  Similar products have appeared in movies, such as the Taurus glider in "Stargate" and the alien's large and small flying saucers in "Earth Strikes Back". Their distinctive feature is that the spacecraft can still move directionally and hover without any nozzles.  The principle of the artificial gravity equipment in the ship is not complicated and can be done. The key is the anti-gravity engine.

    The ion wind engine developed by the Elevator Laboratory can already lift an object of 300 kilograms. The laboratory's goal is a five-ton landing module, but the larger it is, the more complicated it will be.  ASA management did not expect to be able to use this solution to send large spacecraft into space, and the research and development results of the Elevator Laboratory have other uses.

    The rest are theoretical assumptions, such as hyperspace gravity field, traction field equipment and gravity bombs.  Black hole bombs made of antimatter are things that humans can imagine. Fortunately, there have been no cross-space attacks.

    "Man-made black hole?" The computer expert touched his chin, thinking of the research equipment installed on the space station.  It is called an "artificial black hole" by Durand. It is essentially a simulation device that absorbs solar energy and electromagnetic waves, and the effect is good.  As for a truly artificial black hole, it is estimated that only the Large Hadron Collider at the Super Particle Research Center can complete it.

    The concept of "metamaterials" has been accepted by the materials science community. The company's internal Aerospace Materials Research Institute, Nanotechnology Research Institute and Materials Research Institute have previously fought lawsuits for this type of materials at the company's high-level joint meetings, and later they were transferred to the Aerospace Materials Research Institute.  In the name of ASA, because the experimental conditions of ASA are better.  Optical stealth systems use metamaterials. The principle of this kind of thing is not complicated, but it is said to be amazing.

    The grand unified field theory cannot be established until now.Even if the four basic forces are unified, we still need to face the complex interactions between the four forces.  Philosophers are everywhere these days, and scientific theories that cannot be proven can only be classified as philosophy, but cannot become usable guiding theories.  The reason why classical mechanics, relativity and quantum mechanics are widely accepted is that their research results can be used in engineering.

    Although gravitational waves are weak, indirect evidence can be found.  Scientists have been looking for gravitons. If they want to develop a real anti-gravity engine, they must find antigravitons.  If the principle of anti-gravity is not proven, this type of engine is just a castle in the air. How to start, how to stop, how much power to output, and what materials are needed all need to be quantified.

    As for fringe scientists, especially those involved in energy, most of them are liars. They cannot make enlarged objects themselves, so they rely on politics.  Science is science, and theories that cannot be quantified are difficult to apply to engineering. What is said is the same as what is not said.

    Although there is energy everywhere in the universe, there is not much that can be used at will.  After this adjustment, the strength of the Institute of Aerospace Energy has been unprecedentedly improved. Experts from the Institute of Energy Research and the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics have enriched all cutting-edge energy research.

    The computer expert was overwhelmed by the various ideas put forward by the researchers. What he did not expect was that the fringe scientific research projects of the Institute of Space Science, the Institute of Aerospace Energy and the Institute of Aerospace Power made the seven directors even more crazy.

    The verification of non-mainstream theories and assumptions requires a large amount of funds, and because it cannot be quantified for the time being, it cannot produce benefits.  In accordance with the company's principles, these were all provided with financial assistance by the Science and Technology Division.  Although Li Zhuang did not mention any dividends, the finance department had all the funds for the company's partial research attributed to him. Wang Mei also said that the general ledger would be calculated in a few years.

    There is no problem getting out of the earth. Manned spacecraft, VA-class aerospace planes and high-thrust chemical rockets can meet all needs. Various vehicles for different purposes reduce the cost to an acceptable range.

    "Frontier research is all burning money!" Li Zhuang couldn't help but sigh after looking at the company's material and energy cost tables and comparing the experimental data in the files.

    The computer expert walked out of the confidential room and accidentally met Andreev, who pulled him into his office to sit for a while.  Asa is now so large that the director has completely given up on his profession, recharging his batteries every day and busy with management work.

    As soon as he sat down in the office, Andreev asked: "I just came back from the weapons research institute. Do we need to develop these super weapons?"

    Asa has a weapons research institute, which has some overlap with the military industry research institute. However, most of the weapons are much more powerful than WLMs products and are full of science fiction.

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