The distance this equipment operates shortens the space and increases the speed of the spacecraft. It does not itself provide forward power.
Therefore, Jiang Cheng installed several galaxy-level engines on the Pioneer.
The galaxy-level engine was something Jiang Cheng had developed long ago and was specially designed for spacecraft.
This galaxy-level engine eliminates the working fluid of traditional engines and can directly convert energy into propulsion.
After eliminating the waste of working fluid, the efficiency of this engine is greatly improved.
This new type of engine without working fluid is countless times more advanced than traditional chemical propulsion and mechanical propulsion.
If Jiang Cheng hadn't developed it himself, it would have taken hundreds of years for humans to produce it.
It can be said that this most advanced engine is the core technology on the entire spacecraft.
In addition to the curvature engine and energy protection device, this engine has the highest technological content.
Jiang Cheng also spent several months developing this kind of engine without working fluid.
The galaxy-level engine designed by Jiang Cheng can provide huge power to the spacecraft, accelerating the spacecraft to half the speed of light.
Of course, if you want to continue to increase the speed, you need to draw the horse with curvature.
After all, the faster the speed, the more energy is needed to accelerate. Accelerating to half the speed of light is the limit of this kind of engine.
"The galaxy-class engine is operating normally, and the propulsion force is continuously increasing. It is expected to meet the take-off requirements in ten seconds.
Soon the engine in the power room began to run, providing strong power for the spacecraft.
When the galaxy-level engine started, the entire spacecraft began to vibrate.
The vibrations spread from the power room to the bridge, making Jiang Cheng sway in his seat.
This is not to say that the shock absorption system of the spacecraft is not good, it will cause such a large vibration.
It's just because the power of this engine is so strong that it makes such a big noise when it starts.
When the speed of the spacecraft increases, this vibration will disappear.
Power transmission is in progress and the thrusters begin to work normally!
Immediately after the thruster starts to start, the thruster will move
All the power generated in the force chamber is ejected from the nozzle.
Then the spacecraft will generate a huge thrust forward due to the reaction force.
The Pioneer's speed will also continue to increase as the propulsion force increases until it accelerates to its maximum speed.
If you look from the outside at this time, you can see a large amount of flames spraying out from the tail of the spacecraft.
These flames emit a blue light and look so beautiful.
As these blue flames continue to grow larger, the propulsion force of the tail continues to grow.
When the propulsion reaches the predetermined requirements, the Pioneer can fly towards the universe.
“The thrust reaches the take-off requirements and you can take off at any time!
After the entire set of startup procedures is completed, the Pioneer can take off at any time.
After hearing that the take-off procedures were completed, Jiang Cheng bypassed the sight of the spacecraft and issued his orders to everyone.
Pioneer, take off immediately
When his voice echoed in the bridge, a staff member pressed the take-off button.
Following Jiang Cheng's order, the Pioneer slowly floated into the air and began to fly towards the sky.
Soon the Pioneer broke out of the earth and entered the universe.
Jiang Cheng looked at the scenery outside the bridge, which changed from the blue sky to the dark universe, and gave the order to continue accelerating.
The spaceship accelerates!
At this time, the power output of the power chamber suddenly increased, and the speed of the Pioneer suddenly increased.
Adjust course, target Neptune!
Finally, Jiang Cheng revealed the destination of this trial voyage, the distant and mysterious Neptune.
Neptune is the farthest planet from Earth in the entire solar system.
Among all the eight planets, Neptune is the farthest, so Jiang Cheng chose Neptune as the target of this trial voyage.
Originally the farthest planet from Earth was Pluto, an object in the Kuiper Belt.
However, due to size and volume issues, this planet was removed from the nine planets in 2006. Now there are only eight planets in the solar system.
Since Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, the farthest planet from the Earth is Neptune.
Neptune's distance from the Earth is not static and will change greatly due to its revolution.
On average, the distance from the Earth to Neptune is almost four billion kilometers.
The number four billion kilometers seems very scary when you hear it. It is so far away that it is unimaginable.
Fortunately, the speed of the Pioneer itself is half the speed of light. Even without the use of curvature guidance, it would only take a few hours to reach Neptune.
Neptune's revolution period is one hundred and sixty years, which means that it takes more than a hundred years for the planet to orbit the sun.
One year on Neptune is equivalent to one hundred and sixty years on Earth. I have to say that this is a very wonderful thing.
The reason why Jiang Cheng chose Neptune as the destination for the trial voyage was because this planet is far enough away from the earth.
If we go to a place like Mars at the speed of the Pioneer, we can reach it in less than twenty minutes.
Nothing can be tested in such a short period of time, but it is not very good to conduct a trial flight over a long distance. If something goes wrong, there is no way to solve it.
So Neptune, the farthest planet from the earth, is very suitable. You can go and see this mysterious planet casually.
Neptune is said to be mysterious because humans know too little about it. In history, only Voyager 2 has briefly visited Neptune.
However, this short-lived detection yielded very little information. Human beings do not know much about Neptune. All they know are some basic evidence.
Voyager 2 roughly detected Neptune, giving mankind a preliminary understanding of it.
It can be calculated from the data obtained through detection that the climate on Neptune is undoubtedly very harsh.
Because it is so far away from the sun, the temperature is extremely low.
Low temperatures of more than 200 degrees below zero are very common on Neptune.
In addition to low temperatures, violent storms are also a feature of Neptune. There are some of the strongest storms in the solar system.
When Voyager 2 passed Neptune, it detected wind speeds exceeding 2,000 kilometers per hour.
If this kind of wind speed occurred on Earth, a city would be blown away.
This kind of extreme climate is still very common on various planets, and the earth is much milder in comparison.
The current position of Neptune has been detected and the course of the spacecraft is being adjusted!"
"Course adjustment completed, continue to accelerate!
(End of chapter)