Beneath Deep Space

July 8, 0169 of the New Human Calendar.

A huge spaceship is slowly rotating around the Nix star.

The lights flashing regularly on it indicate that the spaceship is in the process of a routine inspection.

From a distance, the shape of the spaceship is like a huge rocket. This cylindrical design can make full use of space and reduce mass.

Unlike a rocket, there is an ellipsoidal structure in the middle of the spaceship, which constitutes the core of the Deep Space.

This ellipsoid should be the location of several nuclear explosion reactors and the "Noah".

In order to reduce the amount of engineering, save raw materials and increase the reliability of the nuclear explosion reactor, humans simply use part of the outer hull of the Noah as the wall of the nuclear explosion reactor... Anyway, the hull of the Noah can definitely take a large number of nuclear bombs steadily.

This is of course the great work of Professor Ding Yidong, the chief designer. Moreover, such a close structure is also more convenient for the transportation of nuclear reaction materials.

As for whether the Noah will be blown up by a nuclear bomb... Come on, the supernova did not cause any damage to it, let alone a million-ton nuclear bomb!

However, for safety reasons, people still added some protective layers inside the Noah.

If the hull is really damaged, this protective layer can also take a few nuclear bombs and sound an alarm to avoid devastating consequences.

There are a total of four large main explosion chambers in the nuclear explosion reactor, and eight spare small reactors, which are connected to the four ion engines at the rear of the "Deep Space".

These ion engines can re-accelerate the high-speed plasma produced by the nuclear explosion and then eject it to obtain a higher thrust.

There are also 16 auxiliary engines around the spacecraft, which can reverse deceleration and fine-tune the direction of the spacecraft's movement.

Theoretically, because the fuel stored in the Noah is far more than the mass of the spacecraft itself, the spacecraft can continue to accelerate with these kinetic engines alone.

But because of the structure of the spacecraft itself, the maximum speed of movement is designed to be... 0.12 times the speed of light.

Such sub-light speed is completely capable of interstellar navigation!

But the fact is not just that, there are some strange ring structures on the main engine, which are new projects added in the past thirty years...

For this new discovery, humans have been delayed for decades.

They are... curvature engines!

"Deep Space Project", took... 159 years!

This huge human mothership can finally set sail, built by the new human civilization!

Of course, this spaceship is only the first mothership of the new human civilization. All the technologies can be seen from more than 100 years ago, and the hull structure is also very simple and crude.

This rocket-shaped structure cannot land on a medium-mass solid planet, otherwise it will collapse due to its own gravity.

"If you want to directly enter the gravity well of a medium-sized planet, the spacecraft must have extremely high strength and manufacturing technology... The design requirements for materials and various components are also greatly increased. We don't need to do this for the time being... If we encounter a planet, the Deep Space mothership has a large number of space shuttles that can be landed conveniently."

A teacher is teaching the basic common sense of cosmology with a dozen children.

Regardless of whether they can understand it or not, these primary school students are watching curiously.

It has to be said that "space engineering" is indeed a catalyst for science and technology.

Compared with more than 160 years ago, the science and technology of the new human civilization has undergone a huge qualitative change, which is a truly earth-shaking change!

Several children looked at Nix in the distance quietly. Suddenly, a little boy asked, "Teacher Lianna, are we leaving? Are we leaving Nix?"

"Ah... yes!"

The blonde girl suddenly came back to her senses from her contemplation. She responded, "So let's take advantage of the moment to look at it for a while. I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future... We have to find... our own blue sky and white clouds!"

Speaking of this, she was also a little sad. To her, the pitch-black Nix was more intimate.

The young teacher was born on the Noah and had never seen the real blue sky and white clouds... but she was also taught this way since she was a child.

The earth, which has only been seen in some images, is very beautiful and blue.

These children seemed to feel the teacher's emotions, and they all looked at Nix with some sadness.

Are we leaving...

"Everyone, the nuclear explosion reactors have been running stably for thirty years. It has been proven that they can run for a long time with regular maintenance!"

"Except for a few rare substances, all warehouses are full of materials."

"The various parts of the spacecraft are also undergoing the seventh inspection, which is also the last one... It is expected to be officially completed in three days!"

"... If everything is checked correctly, we will set off in a week! We will make our first deep space voyage!"

In this government meeting, Yu Yifeng announced the final decision seriously and seriously.

The huge deep space warship was completed, and the new human civilization crossed the "Great Filter". It also marks... the new human civilization has become a true interstellar civilization! A rare interstellar civilization!

Humanity finally has the ability to move towards a wider distance!

When everything was completed, people were not as excited as they imagined.

Perhaps after more than one hundred and sixty years, all passion has been slowly worn away, and all hard work has become a habit...

It seems that the meaning of human existence is for "nuclear fusion" and to overcome the "big filter".

Now, it's finally done! Suddenly it was empty, and a strange feeling of emptiness appeared in everyone's heart.

Maybe after staying in the Knicks for more than a hundred years, feelings will always arise.

There are many old faces here, as well as new ones.

Due to the rapid development of science, human beings are living longer and longer, especially with the emergence of brain chips... Perfect elements are no longer just looking at the moon in water.

"Okay everyone, do you really want to stay in this ghost place forever? I'm fed up with this place! Even if you have to stay here for a long time, at least find a planet with light, a suitable temperature, and a normal atmosphere! " Dr. Rimbaud complained with distress.

"Since we are already an interstellar civilization and have the ability to navigate interstellar space, we must find a more beautiful planet to stay on, right?"

However, his complaints did alleviate the depression in people's hearts to a certain extent.

It’s true, the dark Knicks star doesn’t meet human requirements!

Yu Yifeng smiled and finally finalized all the decisions. "Everyone, within the next week, everyone will finish all the work in their hands, recall all surface staff, and we will begin the real... interstellar era!"

When the words "the final interstellar era" were spoken, everyone became excited.

People clapped and cheered loudly, trying to shake off their slightly sad mood.

Things in the world will always be beyond everyone’s expectations...

At the beginning, everyone disliked the dark Knick, but now they have feelings for him... Especially with the emergence of later generations, Knick has become the second mother of mankind.

Even Yu Yifeng felt a little like this, as if a wanderer was about to say goodbye to his mother.