The Science Fiction World of Xueba - Chapter 482

At the same time, a small storage compartment appeared on the side of the hibernation warehouse.

Pang Xuelin took a bag of gelatinous food from inside, opened it, and squeezed it slowly into his mouth.

This is a jelly-like food that relieves hibernation syndrome.

The so-called hibernation syndrome refers to a disease that humans are prone to show after a long hibernation.

The clinical manifestations include poor appetite, mental depression, skin ulcers, mucus in the mouth and nose, and difficulty in breathing.

Mainly because before humans enter hibernation, although they have emptied the food in the intestine as much as possible, there will always be food residues that have not been fully digested and absorbed. These food residues are accumulated in the stomach and intestines, and these high-nutrition food residues It is the culture medium of pathogenic microorganisms, breeding a large number of pathogenic bacteria.

Although most germs will die after entering a low temperature state, a small number will enter the hibernation state like humans. When humans wake up, they will also wake up.

The newly awakened humans have low immunity and disease resistance, and are easily infected with these bacteria, which can lead to the emergence of hibernation syndrome.

And this bag of food has the function of supplementing nutrition and cleaning up intestinal bacteria.

Although Pang Xuelin has undergone the transformation of genetic optimization agents, these problems will basically not occur, but in case this happens, this step cannot be omitted.

Subsequently, Pang Xuelin pushed the hatch of the hibernation warehouse by hand, slowly floating out of the hibernation warehouse.

Considering the limited power that solar sails can provide, the design of the Ark Spacecraft follows the modular and minimalist model, simplifying the structure inside the spacecraft as much as possible, reducing the use of electronic power equipment, and increasing the use of general parts Quantity.

For example, the doors of each cabin of the spaceship adopt a purely mechanical structure and can be opened manually.

Another example is that the spacecraft does not have a centrifugal gravity system and no complicated electronic circuit system. The equipment in each cabin is relatively independent. The overall appearance and function of each cabin are relatively similar. There are backup parts and food storage, which is convenient for even if you leave the spaceship in an emergency Can survive for a while in the universe.

In addition, considering the spaceship material reserves and equipment reliability issues, every ten years, two crew members (couples) will wake up and spend one to two years to maintain the entire ship.

Over the past three decades, two groups of crew members have been awakening one after another to carry out maintenance on the Fangzhou-1.

Of course, in order to prevent accidents, Pang Xuelin also left MOSS behind.

Once the crew participating in this spaceship have any other thoughts, MOSS can take over the whole ship.

This point, even Mu Qingqing is not very clear.

Therefore, this time, although the Ark spaceship is close to Centauri α, it will only wake up Pang Xuelin and Mu Qingqing, and the others are still asleep.

In this way, the life of Ark One will be greatly extended.

Pang Xuelin estimates that the Ark spacecraft may detect eight to ten stars in the future.

But this is only an estimate, and no one is sure what kind of accidents will occur during this adventure.

Pang Xuelin grabbed the armrest of his hibernation cabin and pushed it gently, and the whole body flew silently to another hibernation cabin like a fluff.

In the hibernation cabin, Mu Qingqing is still like a sleeping beauty, her eyes closed.

Pang Xuelin did not hesitate and gently pressed the wake button aside.

laugh……

A white mist was injected into the hibernation cabin, Mu Qingqing remained motionless and still in a state of deep sleep.

Pang Xuelin was not surprised. Considering the body’s ability to bear, the process of hibernation will continue for a period of time. This white medicine mist will be inhaled by Mu Qingqing step by step within the next 24 hours to gradually recover her physical function.

Pang Xuelin loosened the handle of the hibernation cabin and slowly drifted towards the exit of the hibernation zone.

Apart from the huge solar sail, the main part of the Ark Spacecraft No. 1 is composed of nine octagonal structure cabins and a cylindrical command and control cabin.

The octagonal cabin forms a lotus shape, forming eight different functional areas.

The eight functional areas are connected to the transition cabin in the middle part, and the transition cabin is connected to the cylindrical command and control cabin.

The structure of the entire spaceship is simple, each cabin can be separated from the spaceship, and has the ability to survive independently in space.

Pang Xuelin opened the hatch of the hibernation area and entered the transition cabin.

The transition cabin is equipped with some fitness equipment, such as bicycles, tensioners, treadmills, weight-lifting equipment, etc., to prevent astronauts from long-term space life causing muscle relaxation.

These devices have undergone a certain degree of transformation and are very different from the devices on the earth.

Pang Xuelin did not stop too much in the transition cabin, but went straight into the cylindrical command and control cabin.

In the command cabin, the screen of the command console emits a bright blue light. In front of the console, there is a huge porthole made of high-strength special optical materials.

The starry sky outside the porthole is dazzling, the neighboring star is hidden deep in the star sea, and there is no way to distinguish it with the naked eye.

At a distance of more than thirty-six trillion kilometers, this red dwarf star is no different from a normal star for Pang Xuelin unless it is observed with a special shipborne optical telescope.

At present, the speed of Ark One is close to one-tenth of the speed of light, and it will take at least one month to get closer to Proxima Star.

As for the unmanned probe that was released as early as ten years ago, it is estimated that it will take another ten years before it can be put into the orbit of Proximity Star because of the continuous deceleration.

By that time, Pang Xuelin had already left Alpha Centauri and went to Sirius.

Pang Xuelin sat down in front of the accusation desk and said, “MOSS, help me retrieve the logbook of the past three decades and the communication records with the earth!”

“understand.”

Soon, on the screen in front of Pang Xuelin, two folders appeared, one was the logbook and the other was the communication record.

The navigation log mainly records the flight status of the spacecraft in the past three decades.

This data volume is extremely huge, and Pang Xuelin will not look down one by one naturally, but with the assistance of MOSS, some of the sailing logs are screened out for browsing.

The navigation log not only records the overall flight status of the spacecraft, but also the corresponding maintenance status.

The area of ​​the solar sail of Ark One is as high as 100,000 square kilometers. During the four light-year journey, it will always encounter interstellar dust and possible meteorite groups.

Although the strength of the nanomirror film itself is high, accidental damage always occurs.

In the logbook, several repairs performed by the first four wakers were recorded.

In general, Ark One is in good condition. Even if some unexpected collisions or damages occur, it is within the scope of the system redundancy, and basically does not exceed the expectations at the time of departure.

After reading the logbook, Pang Xuelin focused his attention on the communication record.

The huge area of ​​the Ark-1 solar sail exceeds 100,000 square kilometers, making it a natural super antenna. It also makes it possible to carry out ultra-long-distance communication between the Ark-1 and the earth.

Over the past three decades, Ark One has basically communicated with the earth every once in a while.

At the beginning, this communication delay was very short, and it could be transmitted back and forth in a few hours.

Gradually, this communication began to extend to a few days, a few months.

Until now, after the news on the earth was sent, it would take at least eight years to receive feedback from Ark One.

Pang Xuelin first checked the official communication information.

Communication information with the aerospace sector is lacking.

Most of them are the channel information recorded when the spacecraft traverses the universe.

Of course, there are some new discoveries.

For example, the most significant discovery was that when Ark One traversed the Kuiper Belt, it discovered an ice giant with a slightly smaller mass than Uranus.

This ice giant has a revolution period of more than one thousand years and more than 300 astronomical units from the sun. It is considered by the scientific community as the ninth largest planet in the solar system.

This also surprised Pang Xuelin.

The so-called Kuiper Belt was first proposed by Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper. He believes that there is a zone of ice running on the edge of the solar system. In order to commemorate the discovery of Kuiper, this area is named “Kuiber Belt.” .

The Kuiper Belt is a doughnut-shaped ice ring that surrounds the sun, extending from 30 to 55 AU (astronomical units) in the orbit of Neptune. It can reach more than 1,000 astronomical units at the farthest.

There are thousands of ice bodies in the Kuiper Belt greater than 100 kilometers (62 miles). It is estimated that there are one trillion or more comets. Short-period comets (orbiting the sun less than 200 years) mostly originate in the Kuiper Belt.

Scientists have previously discovered that the orbits of some celestial bodies in the Kuiper Belt do not match the calculations. From this, they speculate that there is a large gravitational celestial body inside the Kuiper Belt, which affects the orbits of some objects in the Kuiper Belt. .

The discovery of Ark One was considered a real hammer.

In addition to this major discovery in the Kuiper Belt, Ark One also roughly calculated the diameter of the solar system’s Oort Nebula.

It also allows human astronomers to have a deeper understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system.

Most official communications are the exchange of these scientific data, and the rest of the information is basically private communications.

There are more than 100 of them belonging to Pang Xuelin, most of which are video materials.

Pang Xuelin clicked the top one according to the time of year, and the figure of Shuiwa appeared in the picture.

August 2015.

“Lin Wazi, time is passing fast, you all set off for three years in a blink of an eye, since you entered hibernation a year ago, my heart felt empty. Everything at home is fine, I have taken Uncle Mu to live Now, my mother had a cholecystectomy some time ago. The doctor said that the diet should be lighter in the future … “

The memory of thirty years ago slowly appeared in Pang Xuelin’s mind. The water baby in front of him was the same as the memory.

After reading Shuiwa’s information, Pang Xuelin found that there was another piece of information in August 2015. After clicking it, it turned out to be Liu Qi.

“Brother Pang, it is estimated that you should see this video again in 30 years’ time, haha, I don’t know what I will be like in these 30 years. Now the reform and separation of the Starring Group continue , The transition is very smooth, everything is going according to the process we designed that year. You once said that the short-sightedness and greed of capital may destroy the industry ecology. After you left, a lot of **** happened. , Old man Ren, my dad, and Uncle Ni are still there, and some people ca n’t afford anything … “

July 2018.

Shuiwa: “Lin Wazi, Professor Chen Wenyuan is gone. He walked peacefully, just remembering you and Qingqing, I hope you are all well. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you something, Wanying was pregnant again last year, I gave birth to a pair of dragons and phoenixes just two days ago. My mother is very happy, but I always remember you … “

April 2019.

Liu Qi: “Brother Pang, it’s time to chatter with you again. I have donated all my shares in Xinghuan Group. This is a real naked donation to the Hope Education Foundation you set up. Of course, I I still keep the property that my father left me. Haha, I am not a saint after all, I still want to leave something for my children. The country has developed well in recent years, and education investment has also been much higher. Now I hope that the Education Fund The focus will be shifted from primary and middle school students in poor areas to education equity. We have put forward a plan to pass on hope to the next generation. Through financial support, we will support teachers from famous schools in cities to teach in primary and middle schools in poverty-stricken areas in the Midwest. Education, the education gap between poor and rich areas, so that more people can have the opportunity to attend top universities … “

June 2025.

Shuiwa: “Lin Wazi, don’t know what to say? Mother left last month, and Uncle Mu died two days ago. When Uncle Mu walked, he was always talking about you and Qingqing. Like an old naughty boy, but I know that he always remembers you … “

January 2027.

Liu Qi: “Brother Pang, in a blink of an eye, you have been on your journey for fifteen years. I am also old. My dad left last month. When he was leaving, he took my hand and said that our greatest luck in this life is I can meet you, and hope I can see you again in my life. At that time, I was estimated to be seventy to eighty, and I do n’t know what you look like. Scientists say that hibernation technology can delay aging and sleep for decades. The time is just like stagnation. There are many rich people in the society who are thinking about going to the future through hibernation. The government is also discussing the expansion of hibernation technology. I was still a little bit emotional. I still think about it. It ’s normal, it ’s this age, and I still think about what it means … “

…

After a long time, Pang Xuelin finally pulled the video to the last one.

This video was sent four years ago, and Ark One just received it last month.

September 2038.

Pang Xuelin opened the video ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ In the picture, the figures of Shuiwa and Liu Qi appeared at the same time.

Both of them are covered with white hair. Although they seem to be well maintained, the spirit of the whole person is already much worse than before.

In the video, Shuiwa took the lead in saying: “Lin Wazi, I guess you will see this video when you wake up. Brother Liu asked me to come to the South to play some time ago. I came here with Wanying. My son is married. Now, I work on Mars with my daughter-in-law. Last year, I took a spaceship to Mars. I understand why you chose to go on such a trip … to be honest, I really envy you … “

After Shui Wa finished speaking, Liu Qi answered: “Brother Pang, I didn’t expect a blink of an eye. I’m more than seventy. Communication experts can’t say anything unexpectedly. After eight years, I will receive your response. I really look forward to it Ah. In recent years, there has been much less discussion about the Ark program on the earth, and it was a little hotter last year, because we received the information sent back by the second batch of awakening crew. The earth has changed too much in these years, and Star Ring Becoming the world ’s largest space construction contractor, I ’m afraid you did n’t think about it. Now that human beings are developing the moon and Mars, and nuclear fusion engineering has also broken through, think about when we first met and look at this era again. I feel that both Shuiwa and I are old … “

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