Chapter 405 Life in the Space Station
Homo sapiens space station.
After a day of assembly, the construction work was finally completed.
The 10 spacecraft were transformed into 10 space capsules, with the node capsule and two power capsules as the core and forming the central axis.
The other seven cabins are connected to the two connection points of the node cabin.
At this time, Meng Haiyang and maintenance worker Sha Yuegong were floating inside the cabin, checking various areas.
Among them, the nuclear power compartment is the focus of inspection.
The nuclear reactor in this nuclear power cabin is more like a nuclear battery due to technological innovation.
In order to reduce the accumulation of internal waste heat, the entire power generation system is equipped with four layers of temperature difference power generation, which squeezes the heat energy emitted by the nuclear reactor to the extreme and achieves an ultimate conversion efficiency of 99.99%.
In addition, the power generation system of this nuclear power cabin is also equipped with a liquid cooling system.
However, the liquid cooling system is connected to the liquid cooling pipes of other compartments.
Although the internal nuclear power waste heat has been suppressed to a minimum, the heat energy brought by solar radiation cannot be ignored.
Therefore, such a liquid cooling system was set up. This liquid cooling system will concentrate the solar thermal energy accumulated in the outer shell of the space station into the nuclear power cabin for supplementary power generation while taking into account refrigeration.
This liquid-cooled hybrid power generation system not only avoids the heat accumulation caused by solar radiation, but also provides the space station with an additional 0.3 megawatts of power generation capacity.
Of course, this power generation capacity refers to when the space station is directly exposed to the sun. If it is located in the shadow of the earth, then there will be no power generation capacity.
The space station handles this extra power generation by putting it into the artificial magnetic field.
During periods of direct sunlight, the amount of high-energy particles and cosmic rays in the Van Allen radiation belt will increase, and this amount of electricity can be used to enhance the shielding strength of the artificial magnetic field.
The Van Allen radiation belt was chosen as the orbit of the space station for safety reasons.
After all, the dangers posed by the natural environment can be overcome.
But the darkness in people's hearts is something that is difficult to predict.
For spacecraft from other forces, the Van Allen radiation belt is a restricted area, but for Homo sapiens, it is a pure land.
It's just that the cost of protection has increased a little and the range of the spacecraft has increased by 1,200 kilometers. It doesn't matter. Homo sapiens can afford this increase in cost.
If the operating orbit is arranged in a 400-kilometer orbit like the International Space Station, it would be very easy for the Starlink satellite to come and cause trouble.
When a satellite lowers its flying altitude, it is going with the flow, while flying towards the Van Allen radiation belt is going against the flow.
In addition, there are basically not many satellites in orbit around the Van Allen radiation belt, so the space station's magnetic field radar can easily detect approaching targets.
If it is in a 400-kilometer orbit, the difficulty of monitoring will increase by an order of magnitude due to the large number of Starlink satellites and other various microsatellites.
The space division of Sapiens is well aware that low-Earth orbit will become a space battlefield for various forces in the coming period.
There is no need to take risks in a scientific research facility like the space station.
The Van Allen radiation belts have become a protective layer for the Homo sapiens space station.
The Homo Sapiens Space Department is already planning to occupy the entire inner region of the Van Allen Radiation Belt in the future and achieve suppression of the entire low-Earth orbit.
By taking advantage of the height of the middle orbit and looking down from a high position, we will have a high advantage in future space confrontations.
At the same time, when flying in an orbit at an altitude of 1,600 kilometers, there is basically no need to consider atmospheric resistance. The altitude of the space station can remain stable for a long time, and there is no need to regularly increase the orbital altitude like the International Space Station.
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After Meng Haiyang and Sha Yuegong inspected the nuclear power compartment and confirmed that there were no problems, they continued to head towards the two power compartments.
The two power modules are also the main power systems of the entire space station, storing 160 tons of methane and liquid oxygen.
Since it was just used yesterday, the inspection was relatively simple, mainly checking whether the data from each sensor was normal.
After the two flew back to the node cabin, they saw deputy captain Mao Chuangxin and psychological counselor Zhang Gongyu coming out of the experimental cabin.
Meng Haiyang asked: "Is there any problem with the experimental equipment?"
"No problem."
Meng Haiyang turned around and asked with a smile: "Dr. Zhang, when do you plan to start the experiment?"
"Three days later! Let's get used to the environment first. After all, this is our first time in space, and we don't have as much experience as the space agencies of the great powers."
Zhang Gongyu is not only a psychological counselor, but also a materials scientist. He previously worked in the 2331 Laboratory of the Institute of Biomaterials.
In fact, these astronauts are all elite new humans who were specially selected to conduct scientific experiments in the space station, and each of them is a versatile person.
In order to go into space, they also implanted some special biological armor.
It looks like a space suit, but it's actually biological armor.
"Is there anything abnormal with Kija?"
Zhang Gongyu shook his head: "Nothing has been found yet, we need to observe for a while."
Although this type of aerospace armor is specially designed for outer space, it does not mean that everything is fine.
After all, Homo sapiens had never engaged in manned space flight before. Even if the Field Support Department "borrowed" the aerospace databases of major forces, it still was not 100% sure.
This is mainly because biotechnology is the core of the technology tree of Homo sapiens, and other forces do not have such things as biological armor. There is nowhere to learn from in this regard, and Homo sapiens can only rely on themselves to explore bit by bit.
Although the biological armor worn by the five astronauts has passed a large number of simulation experiments, simulation experiments are not real environments after all.
This is why Zhang Gongyu suggested observing for three days before considering doing the experiment.
"Alert! Solar wind detected..."
Meng Haiyang quickly said: "Return to the living cabin."
Everyone entered the living cabin like swimming fish.
The functions of the two living cabins are actually quite different. For example, the Living Cabin 1 that they are entering at this time is mainly used for sleeping, medical treatment, and driving.
Another living cabin is 2, which is used for washing, dining and entertainment.
In fact, you can also hang a few sleeping bags in the node cabin and use it as a temporary rest cabin.
After everyone entered the living module, the door was quickly locked automatically. This is a requirement of the space work regulations, which is to ensure that each cabin is an independent airtight cabin during daily operations.
This is mainly to avoid problems in one of the cabins from affecting other cabins.
Soon the solar wind reached the space station.
The space station's magnetic cage defense system blocks most of the charged proton flow, while cosmic rays are blocked by the radiation protection layer of the outer shell. The heat energy is carried to the nuclear power compartment by the liquid cooling cycle and converted into electrical energy.
After 17 minutes, this solar wind passed.
"David, report the situation."
“Everything is fine!”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Having blocked the test of the solar wind, they felt a lot more at ease.
Even new humans will feel fear and uneasiness when facing the vast starry sky. This is an inevitable emotion towards the unknown.
Only time can dilute everything.
After safely passing through this solar wind, everyone's faces showed a hint of confidence.
Meng Haiyang began to divide the troops into groups according to the needs of the garrison: "Chuangxin, Dr. Zhang, and David, you are in one group, and Sha Yue and I are in another group."
"no problem."
Taking turns on duty is very necessary and there is no other way around it .
However, even if you are on duty, you will not be busy for 12 hours. The company stipulates a 6-hour work system per day, which must be followed. The rest of the time can be used for entertainment, or to call family members.
