hsntnovel Chapter 82: Test Shot Before the New Year
Chapter 82: Test Shot Before the New Year
28 days passed in the blink of an eye.
As the year draws to a close, everyone is busy wrapping up year-end preparations for a good new year.
However, no matter how busy people are, apart from those on necessary public duty, everyone else took some time today to enter the same live broadcast room to witness the completion ceremony of the world's first and currently only epoch-making building: the completion ceremony of the national military-grade electromagnetic skid launch matrix.
"Ten, nine, eight..."
As the countdown reached its final ten seconds, the audience counted down in unison while watching the screen intently.
"Click/Zero!"
The countdown ended, and the chief installed the main start switch for the transmission matrix with perfect precision.
Then, enthusiastic applause rang out at the installation site.
"Let's go, let's go."
"Is that all?"
"I feel like I haven't had enough!"
"..."
Just when the audience thought it was over and were about to leave, two people carrying a red ribbon suddenly rushed into the scene and blocked the starting platform with the red ribbon.
Next, seven emcees carrying trays with gold and red scissors entered the frame.
"Isn't this an opening ceremony?! Does this mean the launch matrix can start operating right now?!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Only the hardware is built; the software hasn't even been debugged yet!"
"Adjusting the parameters is the most troublesome thing, and there's no engineering mech to help with that. If you ask me, it'll take at least three or four years before trial operation. By the time it's officially operational, my kid will probably be in college."
"..."
The audience's doubts rose and fell in the barrage of comments, which were so fast that it was almost impossible to read the words.
However, the next second, the live chat suddenly went empty.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today is not only the day the electromagnetic skid launch matrix project is successfully completed, but also the day it is officially put into operation!"
Because the joint debugging and testing of the transmission matrix was also completed along with the completion of the project.
Therefore, the entire transmission matrix system's hardware, software, and operating parameters have all been calibrated and are ready for formal deployment.
These words caused a brief silence in the live stream, followed by a deluge of exclamations.
"Wow! They even finished the debugging ahead of schedule? That's ridiculously efficient!"
"It truly lives up to its reputation as a national treasure, with its construction and commissioning completed in one go."
"I originally thought it would take at least another ten or eight years to get used to each other, but I didn't expect it to be done in one step."
"..."
Amidst a barrage of comments, the seven people simultaneously picked up the gold and red scissors and brought them down at the same time. The smooth red silk ribbon snapped in two, and the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause once again.
Suddenly, the live stream switched to the launch matrix field.
As the live stream camera slowly zoomed out, the entire launch matrix gradually came into view, causing viewers to subconsciously slow their breathing.
Traditional space launch sites are single-point, stand-alone buildings, and have a single launch pad.
However, the electromagnetic sled launch matrix in the picture is a super-building complex where the entire land has been reorganized and the entire airspace has been completely occupied.
The twelve tracks, varying in height and angle, correspond to different airspace inclinations such as near-Earth orbit, low-altitude orbit, and geostationary orbit. It is clear at a glance that the launch matrix can simultaneously complete multiple batches, multiple directions, and multiple payloads of continuous catapult launches.
However, although the height and angle of the tracks are different, each track is as straight as a ruler and as flat as a mirror, as if they were one.
"I have the screensavers for my phone and computer!"
"+1, the image quality and camera work are absolutely amazing!"
"I really want to see it for myself!"
"Hey upstairs, stop dreaming. The entire western part of Alashan is now a restricted area. If you want to see it for yourself, you either have to become a member of the audience at the ceremony or join the army and be assigned to this garrison."
Of course, trespassing is a different matter. (Dog head for protection.JPG)
"Alashan!? Isn't that a desert? The launch matrix is built on the desert???"
"The western core area of Alashan is a Gobi desert with a hard and stable surface, flat and contiguous terrain, dry and with little rain, stable climate, and clean airspace, making it the best location for a launch matrix."
"And what do you know?"
"..."
Just as the audience was chatting, the screen split in two again, one side showing a bird's-eye view of the entire launch matrix, and the other side showing the control room.
Inside, the cover on the main power switch button had been opened, and the top leader was standing in front of the button with a serious expression.
Standing to the side, Zhou Luming, barely able to contain his laughter, loudly announced, "Countdown begins in ten seconds, ten...zero!"
The moment the countdown ended, the chief pressed the button, and the next second, the audience saw the launch matrix awaken from its slumber.
The previously silent launch matrix was activated the moment the button was pressed, and the superconducting circuit buried deep underground was activated. A massive stream of energy flowed from the central hub, progressing along the twelve giant rails layer by layer, all the way to the end of the rails.
Subsequently, the magnetic field disturbance it generated also caused extremely subtle ripples in the live broadcast, causing viewers to experience a momentary sense of disorientation, both mentally and physically.
After the audience came to their senses, the live broadcast switched to the starting point of a launch trajectory.
At this moment, a magnetically driven space payload delivery module is quietly waiting at the starting point.
Its slender, sharp tip and rounded, tapered head maximize the removal of low-altitude air resistance while also adapting to the high-speed magnetic field enveloping it in orbit.
The fuselage has a full and well-organized midsection, with a built-in modular cargo carrying compartment, intelligent attitude control system and magnetic field sensing device, maximizing space utilization.
The bottom is embedded with a whole high-precision magnetic levitation base, which can perfectly engage with the magnetic field of the track to achieve zero friction and zero loss acceleration by leveraging force.
The fuselage has concealed folding adaptive aerodynamic wing surfaces on both sides. When not in use, they are completely retracted and fit snugly against the fuselage, forming a seamless whole. After taking off and breaking the sound barrier, they can automatically unfold and finely adjust their attitude.
The surface of the fuselage is extremely smooth, with no exposed screws or seams. The streamlined curves have been calibrated by wind field algorithms millions of times, and every line is perfectly in line with the principles of aerodynamics.
"Global energy calibration complete, magnetic field stable, payload locked, prepare for ejection!"
After the audience finished watching the magnetically driven space payload delivery capsule, Zhou Luming's voice came from off-screen: "Ejection countdown: ten seconds... zero!"
As the countdown ended, the blue light on the track suddenly blazed brightly, and the magnetic field of the entire track was instantly maximized.
The next second, there was no earth-shattering explosion, nor a sky full of scorching flames, only a sharp streak of light suddenly shot out.
When the camera pans to the direction in which the magnetically driven payload delivery capsule is flying, viewers can only see a black dot gradually disappearing from the screen, along with a pale blue sonic boom halo shooting straight into the sky.
The electromagnetic sled launch matrix successfully launched the first ejection capsule!