Chapter 292 They Actually Have No Value in Exploring the Path! (5K Votes Requested, Please Follow Up)

John, JET Fusion Laboratory.

Mary became confused when she found out that Luo Yao hadn't replied to them for a week.

"Why is he unwilling to cooperate with us? If Luo Yao really observed end-flow data that can prove plasma, why didn't he respond to us?"

"Mary, do you think it's possible that they didn't dare to communicate with us because they found that the data didn't prove the plasma end flow phenomenon?" Robert guessed.

"This issue cannot be easily concluded for the time being. China's technological level has soared in recent years. It's like cheating. Science fiction movies don't dare to do that."

"Let's observe first and then talk. We can't offend them easily now."

Robert pursed his lips in secret disdain.

What a woman’s view!

At present, JET's nuclear fusion technology is no worse than anyone else. What does Luo Yao, an artificial intelligence person, know about nuclear fusion?

Without even daring to question, does this woman really take Luo Yao seriously?

Robert took advantage of Mary's departure from the laboratory to contact Oak, the director of Moore National Laboratory.

"Mr. Oak, the email we sent to Luo Yao did not receive a reply. We have reason to believe that the other party has not made progress in nuclear fusion technology."

"No? Then I'll be relieved." Oak was obviously relieved after hearing this.

After hanging up the phone, he went to the Hexagon Building. Today was the day they applied for funding from the official, so he had to cheer up.

Sitting in the conference room were the heads of various departments from Chou Country. What was different from the past was that no one was rushing to be the first to speak.

"You said at the beginning that the people of China were nothing to worry about, but what happened now?" The senior officer sitting at the top spoke up in the silence.

"People's aerospace planes have flown up! What do you do with the tens of billions of dollars you apply for every year?"

Faced with the anger of the people above, everyone knew that whoever stood up would be stupid.

Everyone is ready to be scalded by boiling water. The main one is scolding you, and I will sit on mine.

The chief scolded him for more than ten minutes, and when he saw that the people sitting there didn't make a sound, each one was like a quail, silently, he suddenly became even more angry!

"Do you still want the funds?"

Due to the attraction of funds, only then did someone speak up.

Someone from NASA said: "We really didn't expect this. We thought they were playing 'Star Wars' with us, using high technology to bring down our economy."

"You know, wasn't this why we planned the Apollo incident in the first place?"

"As soon as the promotional video of the Nantianmen Project came out, who would have expected that it was true?" The people at NASA were very aggrieved.

They were obviously just trying to make a big deal out of it, so why were they still taking it seriously?

"I don't care about that. Our position as the technological hegemon is currently under serious threat. Others feel that our technological level has lagged behind and cannot keep up with them!"

"If you want funds, you can give me a valid reason. In the new year, I don't want to see the news that our science and technology is lagging behind again!"

What? Because of that person named Luo Yao, the threshold for them to apply for funds has been raised again?

Everyone's faces turned ugly instantly.

Now it seems that the application reasons they prepared in advance may not work!

If they can't get funding, won't it be more difficult for them to achieve results in the new year?

After realizing this, everyone started to make up reasons in order to get funds.

"We think we have developed an aerospace aircraft as soon as possible! Our department currently wants to apply for 10 billion U.S. national currency for the preliminary research and development of this project."

"The next step is that they will definitely develop the moon. I think we should start first! Achieve manned landing on the moon as soon as possible! We should spend more money on the research and development of manned spacecraft!"

"Actually, I think we can also surprise them and make them think that our target is the moon, but in fact, we will also carry out Mars exploration projects simultaneously!"

"Mars?" The officer looked at the NASA man and motioned for him to continue.

The representative of NASA stood up and looked straight at everyone: "Yes, Mars, we believe that although lunar exploration is an important milestone, we should not stop here, we should move towards further goals, and Mars is the target of our next challenge."

"Mark from Terra, the founder of Space Exploration Company and PayPal, he talked to me recently."

The commander frowned: "Do you believe what that lunatic said? After all, who would name their child XA-12 Musk?"

"Anyone who doesn't know this would think it's a key!"

Everyone here laughed.

"He also said before that in another 500 million years, the sun will expand and the blue star will be heated to 80°C! Whether we humans can live that long is still unknown!"

"But the current estimated reserves of ilmenite on Mars are 1,500 trillion tons, and the amount of rare earth resources is 22.5 to 40 billion tons. There are also resources such as helium 3, phosphorus, and iron. It is very difficult to transport these resources back at this stage, but if As a supply station to other planets, it is indeed much more suitable than the moon."

"Although Mark said that Blue Star will be heated to 80 degrees Celsius, which is too far away, but for us, Blue Star has experienced multiple mass extinctions, meteorite impacts, ice ages, volcanic eruptions, magnetic pole reversals, etc., so we are looking for another A Blue Star is a very necessary thing.”

"Moreover, if we develop Mars in advance, our technological dominance can remain stable for hundreds of years!"

No one knows whether Mars can be developed.

But the status of technological supremacy can be stable for hundreds of years, which is more attractive than anything else!

In recent years, their reputation has been declining again and again, and if it continues to decline, life will be on them!

They urgently need something to prove themselves.

"Then it's decided, put the exploration of Mars on the agenda."

Just as the people at NASA were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the officer's question came again.

"Do you have any ideas about the spacecraft's thrusters?"

"Propulsor?"

"At present, most of our propulsion types are liquid oxygen methane fuel thrusters. Some people are also studying liquid oxygen methane fuel oxygen-rich staged combustion cycle thrusters, but this type of thruster is still in the experimental stage."

The officer's eyes showed confusion: "What kind of propeller do you think China's aerospace plane uses?"

The NASA person's expression became complicated: "I heard someone said that it is currently an electric thruster."

"How could it be an electric thruster? Are you kidding me?"

"You are professionals, don't you think it's ridiculous to say these things?"

"A spacecraft of the aerospace plane's level requires at least 150kn of thrust using electric thrusters to reach outer space orbit from the earth's surface."

“You’re telling us it’s an electric thruster now, aren’t you kidding?”

NASA people think, who are you kidding?

"Do you remember the flying car exhibited by Linghang Technology? Our engineers estimated that their thrust would be at least 25kn. As a pure electric vehicle, we inferred that the other party should have mastered thruster technology with greater thrust."

After he finished speaking, the faces of everyone present were as pale as the wall behind them.

If the electric thruster can really achieve a thrust of 150kn, what kind of strange behavior are the Chinese people?

"Ahem, but what we don't have to worry about is that the disadvantage of electric thrusters is their endurance."

"The battery life of their pure electric vehicles has reached 1,200 kilometers. Do you think this is very short?"

The people from NASA smiled: "This is 1,200 kilometers on the surface. In space, what does this endurance mean?"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Even if they prepare a few more battery packs, they won't be able to support them to reach the moon. If Baidi could drive directly to the moon, I believe they would have landed on the moon long ago."

Yes, Baidi's technology is supposed to be the pinnacle of the current aviation industry, but why don't the Chinese drive Baidi to the moon? Wouldn't it be much faster?

"It seems that the original intention of Baidi's design is not to carry out long-distance space travel. It is more used to perform tasks on the Blue Star orbit, such as reconnaissance, surveillance, etc. It must be adapted to the space environment and ensure the safety of the aircraft and crew. Safety requires extensive modifications and testing.”

The words of the experts have been affirmed by everyone. From this look, they still have the opportunity and time to surpass the Chinese.

"Then it's decided, the moon and Mars plans will be carried out at the same time! This time, we will join forces with allied companies such as Space Exploration to overcome the problems!"

When the people at the venue heard what the chief said, they were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

…

Shan Xing noticed that Luo Yao was silent on the phone and knew that the other party probably had an idea, so he asked, "Gong Luo, do you have any ideas about the space station?"

"The space station is still controlled by humans. Have you ever thought about adding artificial intelligence to the space station system?"

"Artificial intelligence system? Well, this can be considered. I'll come down and discuss it with the experts at the aviation center."

Luo Yao knew that the other party had misunderstood what he meant, so he added slowly: "I'm not talking about simply installing the moss, but using the moss to remotely control the space station in lunar orbit."

Shan Xing nodded, "You mean to integrate the artificial intelligence system into the control system of the space station to improve the intelligence and autonomy of the space station. Automating some repetitive and tedious tasks will greatly improve the work." Efficiency and quality of life… no, lunar orbit?”

Shan Xing finally realized something was wrong.

"Gong Luo, do you mean to let us build a space station in lunar orbit?"

"You finally understand."

Shan Xing:......

He just reacted half a beat too slowly. Isn't there something wrong with his IQ?

"This...I can't make a decision. In this way, tomorrow the space center will hold a meeting about the next work. They originally wanted to invite you to participate. You can raise this issue at the meeting tomorrow."

"good."

After chatting with Shan Xing for a while about the details of the AI ​​medical module on the space station, Luo Yao always felt that he had forgotten something important.

"Little Moss, is there something I haven't done?" Luo Yao looked at the cat-eared girl beside him.

[What Mr. Luo still needs to do now is... plan the transportation of the AI ​​​​medical cabin and entry into the space station, and check the work reports of Linghang Technology employees. 】

Linghang Technology's daily laboratory data will be transmitted to Luo Yao, and Luo Yao will check it from time to time to understand the internal work progress of Linghang Technology.

"Wait, work report?" Luo Yao realized that he had not received the report from Edela for two days.

He suddenly remembered that Adela and others had been taken to the capital by Zheng Yang. It had been two days, how come no one had contacted him?

After Luo Yao reacted, he called Zheng Yang: "Zheng Yuan, are the people from our company still with you?"

"Still."

"Why are you still there? Did you find any clues?"

"This is a bit complicated... let's meet and talk about it."

The way Zheng Yang hesitated to speak made Luo Yao suspicious.

In the afternoon, Zheng Yang came to Luo Yao's dormitory and looked unhappy.

"Zheng Yuan, the way you look now makes me suspect that you really hit a ghost."

Luo Yao made a rare joke and succeeded in making Zheng Yang look even worse.

"Gong Luo, don't say this nonsense. The development of the meteorite is a bit beyond our expectations."

Luo Yao played with the pen in his hand and asked nonchalantly: "Really?"

"We sent people to the place where Edela and others were traveling and found the boss who sold meteorites."

Zheng Yang recalled what the investigators told him.

When arriving at the local area, the investigators quickly found the other party based on the clues provided by Edela.

"Hey boss, are you selling this meteorite?"

The boss took one look at the photo, and his heart skipped a beat, but he refused to admit it.

"What meteorite, I don't know?"

"Don't know? If you don't know, then come back to the bureau with me and think about it carefully. We have time to remind you." The investigators are not vegetarians. One look at the boss's face and he knows that he is dishonest.

As soon as the boss heard the words "go back to the bureau", he quickly asked about their identities. After confirming that the other party was someone he could not afford to offend, the boss's memory recovered.

"I did pick up this meteorite. I saw it was dark and in good shape, so I took it back."

"As a result, I soon discovered something was wrong. Some unfamiliar words began to appear in my house. Moreover, the meteorite could roll by itself. I was so scared that I thought about getting rid of it. If I could sell it and make a profit, That was the best deal, and I actually met a group of foreigners later on."

"You know, we can't cheat our own people even if we cheat others, so I decided to cheat them."

"My thought at the time was that if there were really supernatural events, then foreigners would not be afraid of Chinese ghosts, so I boldly sold it to those people."

"Sir, what do you think of those people?"

The investigators had mixed emotions, thinking about how to tell the smart guy in front of him that he had deceived one of his own people in the end.

"They interrogated the boss who sold the meteorite. They finally determined that the boss did not know about the meteorite and came back."

"So Gong Luo, how do you think this matter should be handled better?"

Luo Yao:......

Wondering how to deal with this matter?

Is it possible to find a few Taoist priests to do this?

"Let's find someone to check the structure of the meteorite. I don't think this matter has anything to do with the strange power and chaos."

Zheng Yang had no choice but to nod after hearing this: "Then let's take it for examination first. Edela and the others will have to observe it more."

Zheng Yang immediately contacted the person in charge of the laboratory and completed the procedures for sending meteorite samples.

Soon, a team of senior scientists and experimental technicians began conducting detailed structural examinations of the meteorite.

They put the meteorite under a high-power microscope for observation. The scientists used magnifying glasses to carefully observe the surface of the meteorite to check for any cracks, pores or other abnormal structures.

Technicians in the laboratory use advanced spectroscopic instruments to perform spectral analysis on meteorites. They analyze the spectral characteristics of reflection, absorption and emission of meteorites to detect possible elements and compound compositions in them.

In addition, some experimenters conduct X-ray diffraction analysis on meteorites to determine their crystal structure and lattice parameters. This technology can provide detailed information about the internal structure of meteorites, including the arrangement of crystals and molecular structure.

In addition, they also conducted a series of mechanical property tests, such as hardness tests, tensile tests, etc., to evaluate the physical properties and structural strength of the meteorites.

But after the first phase of inspection work, they were confused.

There is no difference between this thing and ordinary meteorites!

"Zheng Yuan said that this meteorite will cause special circumstances. What exactly is it?"

"We don't know yet. Let's conduct the second phase of the experiment first."

The confused researchers could only continue to study the black meteorite.

…

The next day, Luo Yao drove Baidi to the space center.

There were so many experts and academicians at this meeting. Everyone was interested when they saw Luo Yao coming.

Academician Liu from Hangke Group said with a smile: "Gong Luo, all countries are currently seizing the time to complete manned landings on the moon and develop resources on the moon. The U.S. side is even more interested in exploring Mars. Do you have anything in this regard?" idea?"

"What does Chou Country's exploration of their Mars have to do with us?" Luo Yao asked curiously.

Academician Liu nodded and said, "Gong Luo is right. We don't have to mess around. We just need to follow our plan."

"It's better to let Chou Guo explore the way for us first."

Luo Yao shook his head and said, "They actually have no value in exploring the road now."

"In the past, we relied on their experience to cross the river, but now we no longer need them."

"We will definitely land humans on the moon and Mars faster than they do."

Others were stunned by Luo Yao's heroic words. Academician Liu reacted and said: "It is a good thing that young people have such hard work, but we need to eat step by step. We must first solve the moon landing issue." others."

"My current suggestion is to use rockets to propel the lunar module and send people to the moon..."

"Too much trouble."

"Once something goes wrong with the lunar module, wouldn't the astronauts be in danger?"

"Moreover, the purpose of our landing on the moon is not to leave footprints on it and pose for photos."

"We're going up there to establish a base."

"So I think building a space station in lunar orbit is the next thing that must be done."