Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

Chapter 2519 New Space Station
Kyushu Technology has a space station, and it is a super-large space station with a design that can be expanded and assembled, and it has grown to have as many as 23 modules.

Today, this space station has become a frequent subject in the photo albums of many astronomy enthusiasts, and space students from many countries often see photos and videos of this space station in class.

Even some professors from the Great Xia region, when talking to their students about this space station, would use a peculiar, flat tone to say: "Back then, a few colleagues and I also stayed on this space station. Although it is somewhat different in size from our Great Xia official space station, the internal structure of these two space stations is even more different."

Players can use Kyushu Points or Lingjing Ecological Copper Coins to draw from the Kyushu Star Sea Company's exclusive reward pool, where there is a certain probability of winning a space station trip.

"Of course, you can also apply to my doctoral program. Some of our research projects are space projects, and if they perform well, they can have the opportunity to work on the space station for a period of time."

These days, although the "value" of doctoral and master's degrees is not as exaggerated as it was thirty years ago, projects that truly require practical work and scientific research are unlikely to be open to ordinary undergraduates.

Even if a doctoral supervisor highly appreciates an undergraduate student and makes an exception to get into the project, it is impossible for them to get involved in the core projects right away.

Therefore, these kinds of empty promises made in large lectures are, in a sense, a way for these professors to screen students.

If there are students who are willing to work in this direction and who do have the potential to be nurtured, they will not overlook them.

In a practical sense, this is one of the important reasons why there are more and more aerospace professionals in Daxia today.

With two space stations, and these being our own little plot of land where we don't have to worry too much about "international needs," the amount of output we can produce each year is enormous.

The International Space Station, after years of patching and repairs, has even developed modules that no longer support some scientific experiments.

In the underground research lab, Gu Qing spent a few minutes taking out a special space station blueprint from the database.

After modifications, a virtual model of a space station with a complex structure appeared before Gu Qing.

The core module adopts a double-layer concentric circle structure design, with an inner layer containing a static zero-gravity living chamber and an outer layer containing a rotating gravity chamber with adjustable gravity.
The eccentric wheel system is equipped with four sets of titanium alloy eccentric wheels, each with a designed mass of 80 tons, a wheel diameter of 18 meters, adjustable eccentricity, and a maximum speed of 6 rpm.

Adjusting his glasses with his right hand, Gu Qing looked at the virtual model of the space station in front of him and said softly, "Centripetal force components are generated by eccentric mass rotation, and gravity vector synthesis is achieved by multi-wheel phase difference control. [Tiangong] uses quantum servers and carbon-based servers, and uses dynamic adjustment algorithms to ensure stable gravity fluctuations."

The main control computer and area controllers all use carbon-based chips and quantum chips, and the execution units rely on servo motors and hydraulic adjustment to ensure safety.

But there's still one thing missing: where should the nuclear fusion energy be located? In the core area? That's not impossible.

[Tiangong] Calculate the peak energy consumption.

After Gu Qing finished speaking, without any time to think, [Tiangong] gave the answer almost instantly.

"Sir, with nuclear fusion energy placed in the core area and the No. 1 protection plan adopted, the total mass of this space station project is 5800 tons, and the peak power demand is 35 MW (35 million watts)."

Typical distributed photovoltaic power stations typically have a capacity of only a few megawatts, while larger ones can generate tens of megawatts of power.

Of course, if we were to compare it to a nuclear fusion device, it wouldn't require the massive area needed for a solar power plant. This would allow the space station's outer shell to reduce the number of solar panels and instead utilize more robust and impact-resistant materials.

After designing the general functions and structure, Gu Qing nodded and said, "[Tiangong], send this information to Yang Shixiong. Also, have Xu Changqing lead a team to overcome the difficulties of miniaturizing nuclear fusion devices. Inform Sun Jiaduo to reduce commercial cooperation projects during this period, and the company will allocate human resources to the new space station project."

After Gu Qing issued the order, [Tiangong] and [Xiezhi] completed the data intelligence exchange in a very short time.

A few seconds later, Yang Shixiong, the engineer in charge of the Kyushu Science and Technology Space Station R&D project, was awakened by an urgent notification sound.

"Ugh, what's that noise? It's so noisy, it woke me up!"

Upon hearing the slightly unfamiliar and jarring notification sound, Yang Shixiong quickly patted his wife's back gently and reassured her, "It's an urgent matter at the company. We don't usually give such notifications for work. You and the children go to sleep first. I'll go to the study to see what it is."

"Yes, honey, take care of yourself. We have nothing to worry about now, your health is the most important thing. You promised we'd have another little daughter..."

Although he was still in good spirits, Yang Shixiong immediately perked up upon hearing his wife's words. Pretending not to hear, he quickly got out of bed, left the bedroom, and went to the study.

After he closed the door to his study, the smart home system immediately activated the signal-directed shielding and anti-commercial espionage modes exclusive to Kyushu Technology's senior executives. If necessary, the study could even provide independent drinking water and independent energy for a period of time.

Over the years, the Kyushu Space Station has earned a prestigious reputation in the international space industry and is a space station that many space agencies and organizations, including NASA, want to access.

Therefore, as the main person in charge of the Kyushu space station project, Yang Shih-hung's international status has also risen accordingly.

He opened the urgent letter from the company with a serious expression.

Then, the middle-aged man's breathing froze for a few seconds, and his pupils shrank slightly.

At the same time, Xu Changqing, the person in charge of the space station propulsion project, and Sun Jiaduo, the person in charge of commercial cooperation for the space station project, also left their comfortable lives and returned to their work rooms to start working.

The next day.

At the headquarters of the underground research base in the new science district of the Kyushu space station project's R&D department, the sounds of daily work could be heard.

"In the functional zoning design, we need to consider not only the working functions, but also the effects of gravity and rotation speed. For example, the research area is suitable for low gravity environments, and the eccentric wheel assembly control system area..."

"The circular ecological cabin area here is clearly required to have a planting area of ​​40% or more. I believe everyone should understand that our space breeding project cannot be suspended, so I agree to this design. The remaining share can be reserved for other projects."

"There are existing solutions for water circulation systems and artificial sunlight simulation systems, but I think we should also optimize and upgrade these technologies."

(End of this chapter)