Chapter 173 Star Trek
The establishment of the hyperspace jump module has enabled humans to have the ability to march into outer space for the first time.
However, the structural strength of the spacecraft is not enough. After the first hyperspace jump, scientists conducted structural inspections on the spacecraft's hull and found a large number of cracks, indicating that the material technology is not yet up to standard.
The little scientists continued to analyze the material of the wreckage of the alien spacecraft and found that the various properties of the imitated materials exceeded the original alien spacecraft's wreckage, but why cracks appeared after jumping became the focus of scientists' attention.
Soon, scientists proposed a hypothesis that any material alone cannot support long-term, long-distance and multiple-number hyperspace jumps. It should be provided by the spacecraft itself with an energy protection, so that the wormhole subspace power can be reduced or prevented from destructive power of the spacecraft itself during each hyperspace jump.
Once this view was put forward, it immediately attracted the attention of the military.
In response to this problem, the military uses the most advanced quantum computer to analyze the size and weight of each wreckage, and then reorganize it in the computer to restore the original appearance of the alien spacecraft.
Finally, in the restored alien spacecraft, the quantum computer discovered a special energy release device, similar to a protective cover, which had always thought it was a weapon system.
This is a special system that releases energy when jumping in hyperspace to protect the spacecraft itself. Scientists call it a protective cover and carry out related research and development work.
After three years of hard work, scientists have created the first protective cover system, and humans can only use two space energy, electricity and magnetism. Therefore, the first protective cover is also composed of electromagnetic.
When the spacecraft performs hyperspace jumps, the protective cover system is opened at the same time, creating a strong electromagnetic field to fight the destruction of subspace energy in the wormhole.
The effect is very obvious. After using the electromagnetic protective cover system to jump, scientists found that the damage suffered by the spacecraft was greatly reduced, indicating that the direction of the research was correct.
Subsequently, scientists tried to obtain subspace energy for research at the moment of opening the wormhole. This cost was too great. The energy in the subspace could only be carried out at the moment when the hyperspace jumped.
But scientists always move forward bravely, spending several years to perform more than a dozen hyperspace jumps. The scientists finally discovered the characteristics of subspace energy and developed protective measures based on this characteristic.
The subspace is filled with positive matter and antimatter, and the two have reached an ideal equilibrium state, that is, they do not annihilate or disappear.
According to the scientists' concept, the length of a hyperspace jump is reflected in how long it can maintain this delicate equilibrium state. After the wormhole is opened, the longer the positive matter and antimatter maintain equilibrium, the longer the wormhole lasts and the further the distance of the space jump.
The positive and antimatter that can maintain this equilibrium state itself relies on the hyperspace jump module to release. The hyperspace jump module carried on the spacecraft created by scientists was used instantly and will not be opened in the wormhole, so the balance within the wormhole cannot be maintained, resulting in the hyperspace jumping distance not far.
After the scientists discovered this situation, they immediately had a solution. If the hyperspace jump module can continuously release antimatter after the wormhole is opened and replenish the wormhole consumption, it will jump further.
Therefore, scientists made bold attempts, and the Earth Government military also sent volunteers to participate.
A new spacecraft was built, equipped with a hyperspace jump module system that releases antimatter for a long time, and a new protective cover energy module system that uses electromagnetic technology to continuously release positive energy on the surface of the spacecraft to offset antimatter erosion. Fifteen volunteers participated and they will conduct a long-distance hyperspace jump test.
"Prepare for hyperspace jump!"
With the launch of the hyperspace jump module system, fifteen volunteers sat in the bridge command room, and through their own large screen, they could see the wormhole leading to the subspace opening.
The scene in front of the scientists in the Earth Space Station is different from the visual scenes of the fifteen volunteers. The scientists outside cannot see the space wormhole, and can only feel the violent shaking of the space around the spacecraft. Then the spacecraft slowly disappeared from beginning to end, as if it was wiped off by a huge rag, and then disappeared.
“Is there no news yet?”
It has been three days since there was still no news of the spacecraft, which attracted Zhang Meng's attention and he immediately asked about the matter.
Li Qiong replied: "There are two possibilities now. One is that the hyperspace jump test failed, and the spacecraft and volunteers were not in the subspace anymore. The other situation is that they succeeded, but the jump distance was too far. According to our current cosmic communication transmission speed, the communication has not been transmitted back."
"I hope it's the latter!" Zhang Meng didn't want to fail, after all, a spacecraft is expensive, and it would be a loss if it loses.
Half a year later, just when the Earth government was about to announce the failure of this hyperspace jump plan, the Earth Space Station received a report indicating that the spacecraft had successfully left the hyperspace and its current location was unknown.
"The location is unknown?" Zhang Meng asked in surprise.
Li Qiong explained to Zhang Meng: "That's right! Calculated according to the communication time, our spacecraft just jumped out of hyperspace and sent us a report back. Half a year has passed since we received it. This means that our spacecraft has left the solar system and is located somewhere in the Milky Way."
"Can't you be sure of their location?" Zhang Meng asked.
"Since we did not consider that this hyperspace jump would break through the solar system, there was no star map installed on the spacecraft. However, even if the spacecraft installed a star map, they would get lost once they left the solar system. Because the star map we see on Earth is just a two-dimensional plan. Once we leave the earth, we will see a three-dimensional space map. Each galaxy is actually several trillion light years or even further away, and we cannot judge its own position at all."
Zhang Meng frowned immediately and asked, "Then can't they come back?"
Li Qiong smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid this is the case!"
Zhang Meng was silent, and after a while, he said: "If we are doing hyperspace jumps in the future, what should we do after we exceed the solar system?"
Li Qiong replied: "Please rest assured, let's start drawing three-dimensional star maps outside the solar system. Before the field test, we will definitely be able to draw a star map that will not be lost."
Zhang Meng nodded. Now that things have come to this, he has no better way.
Chapter completed!