The Space Mothership moved slowly through the stars, slowly rolling as well. Chu Fei stood behind the porthole, quietly gazing at the massive White Dwarf ahead—the sun of the Tenglong Galaxy.
Although he had been here for more than a year, the sight still struck him with awe every time.
The Space Mothership's so-called "slow" movement was only slow by the standards of space. In reality, the Space Mothership and the entire fleet were orbiting the star, and because the orbit was so close, their velocity reached fifty-six kilometers per second.
The Space Mothership itself completed one rotation every eight hours. In other words, its day-night cycle lasted eight hours.
Eight hours was a duration that had been rigorously demonstrated and thoroughly tested.
Being too close to the star meant that overly long periods of sunlight would place the ship's cooling systems under heavy strain. It would also put psychological pressure on the crew.
A sun this close, with light this intense, naturally created a certain sense of psychological oppression. The fierce radiance had already been filtered; otherwise, the direct-exposure temperature could exceed five hundred degrees.
But if the cycle were too short, it would affect work and place pressure on the ship's structure, life-support systems, and more. Short cycles would also disrupt both work and daily life.
After weighing everything, they had ultimately chosen an eight-hour rotation period.
After more than a year, everyone had grown accustomed to life here. As for the work, progress was still rapid—put bluntly, they remained quite a distance from success.
Meanwhile, the Sun Exploration Project was operating efficiently, producing continuous results. Those results became the foundation of Chu Fei's knowledge and provided him with Wisdom Dewdrops.
Xinghai Development Group attached great importance to this star. It could be called their foremost exploration mission