Kunshan, Jiangsu, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xingchen Technology, Xingchen Optics.

Guo Shouyu followed Luo Jia here and met the person in charge Zhang Yuechuan and Lu Chengfeng. The two sides exchanged greetings, and then led by Zhang Yuechuan to the fourth workshop.

"This matter is a mess. Since you have a space telescope plan, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I don't know what the technical level of the mirror you designed is compared with the latest Weber telescope in North America?"

Walking on the road, Guo Shouyu asked many questions, but Zhang Yuechuan and Luo Jia were both embarrassed and did not answer immediately.

Luo Jia frowned and said, "Well... our space telescope is quite special. There is also a reason why we didn't notify everyone in advance. In short, it's hard to describe it. You will know after a look."

"It's hard to describe it?" Guo Shouyu was suspicious, "Then I want to see if your space telescope can still go against the sky? Over the years, telescopes around the world have almost the same design, because the optical principles are there."

Luo Jia and Zhang Yuechuan looked at each other, and didn't say anything, and continued to move forward.

The fourth workshop is independent of the factory area, connected by a narrow corridor, and the access control is very strict. Everyone must pass the iris detection and then pass through the huge metal reinforcement door before they can finally enter the interior of the workshop.

"robot!"

After entering the workshop, Guo Shouyu's eyes lit up and he exclaimed.

I saw that this is a futuristic factory with very advanced ideas, with its main productivity coming from human engineers, fine-fit robots, and general-purpose working robots led by Star Wings.

Among them, humans are more responsible for supervision and management, and super-fine work such as processing optical lenses is left to robots and robotic arms to ensure the final assembly accuracy.

"This is your lens!?"

Guo Shouyu suddenly stopped and looked at the huge optical lenses in the clean room, showing an incredible look, as if he had seen some kind of terrifying monster.

"Yes, what you see is the main lens we made in the space telescope." Zhang Yuechuan replied slightly plainly.

Guo Shouyu was completely shocked because this lens had surpassed his imagination. It was roughly estimated that the diameter was at least twenty-five meters, equivalent to the height of eight floors.

You should know that the famous Hubble Space Telescope has a diameter of only 2.4 meters and a cost of 10 billion yuan. The diameter of the super space telescope Weber is 6.5 meters. However, the space telescope designed by Xingchen Technology has a diameter of more than an astonishing twenty-five meters. What kind of crazy is this?

"You...you didn't use the storyboard technology!?" Guo Shouyu was stunned for a minute before asking in surprise.

Luo Jia curled her lips, "Indeed, the Weber Space Telescope in North America uses eighteen hexagonal lenses, a single piece with a diameter of one 1.3 meters and a weight of forty kilograms. Simply put, it is a combination lens. Weber's lenses are spliced ​​with eighteen hexagonal shapes."

"However, the problem is, does hexagonal splicing lenses really mean technologically advanced?"

"I don't think so, the reason why North America adopts a combination design is not from an optical perspective, but more because of other related reasons such as the stability of the mechanical mechanism, the flexibility of the motor control system, the limited volume inside the rocket's carrying capacity, and total cost control."

"In other words, North America wants to use integrated circular mirrors like us, but unfortunately they can't build them. The strength of the mechanical structure cannot support such super large lenses. Telescopes with a total weight of hundreds of tons are not as powerful as those in the West."

Although Star Optics is a rising star in the industry, it has long been a success. Inside the ultra-ultraviolet laser hybrid lithography machine, Star Optics can successfully develop the lens system that is so complex that it is unparalleled, which shows how high the team is.

In terms of auxiliary systems, the main mechanical structure of the Star Space Telescope uses more advanced graphene materials and more powerful ultrasonic motors. The transportation is not driven by rockets, but by space elevators located on Weigu Island. These prerequisites are not available in the West.

Different conditions are destined to be different in gameplay, so Xingchen Technology chose a simple and crude route and built a giant weighing hundreds of tons.

"It's not necessarily?" Guo Shouyu said after thinking for a moment: "After Webber splitting it into small mirrors, each small mirror actually has a motor to control it separately, so that if there is any optical aberration that needs to be adjusted, it can be controlled more flexibly."

"I remember that when Hubble telescope was sent to the sky, I found some optical aberrations. North America was crazy about finding the reason. It turned out that there was an error in the Hubble main mirror system, which eventually led to the main mirror being polished into an incorrect shape very accurately. They spent a lot of money and a lot of effort to correct the error, and the storyboard system exists to correct the error."

After hearing this, Luo Jia smiled and said lightly: "If there is an error, the storyboard system needs to be corrected. Our lens accuracy is zero point one nanometer, and there is no error, so there is no need for a storyboard."

"How many!?"

"You just said, what is the error of this lens!?"

Guo Shouyu grabbed his hair with his right hand, and he was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot, his voice significantly higher than octaves.

"One nanometer at zero point." Luo Jia replied frankly.

Guo Shouyu took a deep breath. He was shocked at first, and then he showed an ecstatic expression.

It is difficult for people who have never done astronomical observations to understand what the accuracy of zero point one nanometer means, the cost is more than 10 billion US dollars, and it is known as the most powerful space telescope in the 21st century. What is the lens error of the North American Webb?

Ten nanometers.

Xingchen Technology achieved zero point one nanometer, with an error of only one percent that of Weber.

What is even more incredible is that the diameter of the Webber lens is 1.3 meters, while the diameter of the Star Technology lens is 25.537 meters, which is three times that of the Webber!

I really don’t know how Star Technology did it in such a huge lens. Such a feat will definitely rewrite the history of the earth’s astronomical observation field.

"We did not use traditional grinding, but used robots and laser grinding technology." Luo Jia said lightly: "You may have forgotten that when we were studying lithography machines, we took out high-energy physics and set up a separate research institute. The president is Xu Guangling and the chief consultant is Wen Chengling."

"Wen Chengling's main energy is still in the Department of Life Sciences, but it also plays a very critical role in the work of the Institute of High Energy Physics. Anyway, we have made a lot of investment in the field of lasers. We do not have laser speed-firing cannons, but we have developed several laser precision machinery."

Guo Shouyu didn't know what to say, this is Xingchen Technology, a super agglomeration of people. Before Xu Guangling came to Xingchen Technology, he was the star of the future of the Institute of High Energy of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His strength should not be underestimated. Wen Chengling became even more legendary. He turned from a top laser expert to researching life sciences. The discipline span is unprecedented. What's more, he succeeded and became a strange scientist across high-energy physics and life sciences.

"We'd better not stay here, right?" Zhang Yuechuan looked at the watch and said, "Everyone is waiting, what you really want to show you is still behind."

Alas ~

Guo Shouyu suddenly felt like Liu Laolao entered the Grand View Garden. He thought that he was also the director of the National Observatory and had seen an expert in the field of astronomical observation in the world. After coming to Xingchen Technology, he felt that his eyes were not enough and he felt fresh when he saw it.

As the saying goes, people are so angry that people are more angry. This is probably the reason.

After walking through the busy production workshop, a group of people entered the test assembly area, where various parts will be assembled and produced as the final product.

"Oh my god, these are all space telescopes!" Guo Shouyu stopped and asked. He looked at the giants in front of him, feeling his legs were a little weak and he couldn't take any steps.

"Yes." Luo Jia said in a deep voice: "In addition to optical mirrors, we also prepared X-ray mirrors, infrared mirrors, ultraviolet mirrors, and radio lenses."

"Let's put it this way, our plan is called Eye of Stars. It is not composed of a certain astronomical telescope, but a complete astronomical observation array."

Eye of the Stars!

Complete astronomical observation array!

It is not a single space telescope, but an array composed of many telescopes!

Understanding the meaning of Luo Jia's words, Guo Shouyu felt that he was about to explode. This was probably Luo Jia's favorite overtaking on the curve. When the West was desperately building a space telescope, he created a composite super observation array!

"Are you asking An Ran to re-arrange the plan? Are you planning to love the Star Eye on the Space Station Zero?" Guo Shouyu asked.

Luo Jia smiled and shook her head, "Of course, a telescope will be installed on the Zero Space Station, but the Eye of Stars will not be placed there."
Chapter completed!