Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 58 The final conclusion
According to the technical manual and training requirements, the first part of the rocket's outer shell was installed.

The massive special aluminum-lithium alloy casing was hoisted in, and welding immediately began.

This is a special welding technique called "friction stir welding," which can ensure sufficient strength while guaranteeing a series of indicators such as sealing performance.

While the welding was underway, the remaining installation workers, either standing on the tower or suspended by ropes, began the installation of the subsequent equipment.

Originally, these tasks were performed sequentially, meaning that one task would be completed before the next would begin, with extensive testing and checks conducted in between to ensure the overall reliability of the rocket.

But time is of the essence now, and we can't worry about that now, so we directly adopted the parallel construction mode.

Assuming the rocket's first and second stages are 50 meters long and semi-circular in shape, its interior has a working area of ​​over 900 square meters. With proper scheduling, this is enough to accommodate more than 400 workers simultaneously carrying out construction work inside the rocket.

In addition to these workers, in other parts of the factory, more engineers and workers have already begun assembling and debugging some pre-installed equipment.

By completing these devices outside the rocket, the modules can be directly installed inside the rocket when needed, thus saving a significant amount of time.

With more than 2,000 workers and more than 1,000 support staff working tirelessly through the night, the construction of this giant rocket is progressing at an unimaginable pace.

In just a few hours, half of the rocket's body had already begun to take shape. A few hours later, its interior was filled with a dense network of pipes, cables, and equipment.

Sixteen hours later, all the internal equipment was installed. At this point, the rocket, as a whole, finally began its first comprehensive test.

This will also be the only in-depth test during its entire lifecycle.

During the two-hour testing period, the engineers will thoroughly and meticulously check for any potential faults and hidden dangers within the device, and then complete the troubleshooting within the next six hours.

After that, it will "cap" by welding the other half of the outer shell onto it.

With a total of eight hours, it is clearly insufficient to have only one testing and troubleshooting session.

Normally, such testing and screening would be conducted hundreds of times over several months. Now, it has been reduced to a fraction of the original amount.

This can lead to a large number of hidden faults that cannot be exposed or eliminated.

But there's no way around it; this is the limit of what people can do right now.

Inside the vast industrial park, everyone looked solemn and walked with hurried steps.

Eight hours passed quickly. Every engineer wore a complex expression as they watched the workers begin the "topping-out" operation.

Regardless of whether the preliminary work was done well or poorly, the matter is now settled.

All the hard work and effort, including all the potential hidden dangers and malfunctions, were now sealed inside this behemoth, which is 62 meters long and 5.8 meters in diameter and weighs more than 200 tons even before it has been fueled, along with the welding of the rocket's outer shell.

A giant special-purpose truck was already waiting outside.

This truck is over 80 meters long and seven meters wide, more than a meter longer than a small car parked sideways, and has over 100 wheels. When it's parked there, it looks like an island floating on the land.

With the combined lifting of several massive tower cranes, the giant rocket was hoisted onto the shock-absorbing device on the truck bed.

Rockets are too complex and too precise; even vibrations during transport could cause internal malfunctions, which must be eliminated as much as possible.

Once installed and covered with a tarpaulin, the truck roared out of the factory area, while inside the factory, the assembly of the second Giant God II rocket had begun.

Before this truck set off, another "pathfinder vehicle" of the same size and with the exact same load capacity had already departed.

Ahead on the road, more than a dozen engineering vehicles and scout vehicles had already set off.

The wide highway was now completely blocked off, and the median strip had been completely removed. The scout vehicle maintained a speed of about 80 kilometers per hour, driving smoothly, while vibration sensors installed throughout the vehicle recorded every vibration of the vehicle body.

"The vibration amplitude of section 1152 is too large and it needs to be leveled."

"Yes."

A construction vehicle, accompanied by several auxiliary vehicles, immediately set off. Large quantities of asphalt, sand, and other building materials were quickly laid on the already smooth road surface, and then carefully rolled back and forth to make it even smoother.

The scout vehicle drove onto a bridge.

This bridge is the only way to the launch site.

"Bridge No. 54 is at risk and needs temporary reinforcement."

"Yes."

Several cargo ships sped over, with one end of a large jack bracing against the ship's deck and the other end against the bottom of the bridge, providing it with tremendous support.
"The turning radius of section 1169 is too small."

"Yes."

The demolition truck roared in, quickly drilling holes in the rocky terrain where the guardrails had already been removed, and then detonating the explosives.

Amidst the roar and smoke, the hard rocks were blasted to pieces and then completely cleared away in less than half an hour;
"There is a tollbooth ahead."

"Yes."

Huge excavators, bulldozers, and cranes set off immediately. In less than half an hour, not only the toll station, but also the cement steps separating the different lanes were cleaned up and then paved with smooth asphalt and gravel.

With the efforts of an unknown number of workers, the scout vehicle, whose size and weight were exactly the same as the rocket transport vehicle, maintained a smooth road ahead.

If it can pass smoothly, the subsequent rocket transport vehicles will also be able to pass smoothly.

At a speed of 80 kilometers per hour, two giant special trucks sped forward.

At the same time, across the vast land, at least a hundred identical giant trucks were traveling on different roads and along different routes toward different launch sites.

Some assembly plants are located near the sea, so they choose sea freight.

The 200,000-ton cargo ship docked in the port had emptied all its cargo and completely cleared its massive deck, which was over 200 meters long. It loaded six rockets at once and headed at full speed toward the launch site on the shimmering sea.

At this moment, as many as 146 Giant God II rockets have been manufactured and are being transported to the launch site, but this is not the end of the construction.

According to previous arrangements, many assembly plants that have undergone overdraft-style renovations will be able to complete another round of construction before the deadline.

Thus, in five days, a total of 292 Giant Spirit II rockets were built.

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