Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

The Americans' BFR rockets are firing!

The dining ark opened its mouth, silently placing the chopsticks on the dining box and holding the phone in its right hand.

“... fired? When?"

“Just last night! NASA released an announcement, and we also confirmed via satellite radar that the BFR rocket is leaving the NEO boundary, and it's been on the news... How long has it been since you've been online? ”

“Just yesterday... I've been almost preparing for the meeting all night, but I haven't noticed the news," he pinched his eyebrow and leaned on the chair for a moment, asking, "Is this a manned spaceship being launched? Or just a freighter. ”

“Just a cargo spacecraft with life-support units completed by several space companies such as SPACE-X, Blue Origin and more!” Speaking of which, Director Lee said with some headache, "How's the spark project going? Is that a little eyebrow now? ”

Ark: “Still in its infancy… what is it? ”

At present, the spark program is mainly under the responsibility of several scientific research institutions, such as the Agricultural University of China and the Institute of Biotechnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. There are not many projects under the responsibility of Star Sky Technology.

Professor Hu Yang, the director of the Ark and the project, contacted us some time ago. At present, the entire biosphere a has just been completed. No personnel and equipment have been moved in yet, and we must wait until the end of the month to get on track. There is still a long way to go before the relevant technological development matures.

The other side of the phone was silent for a while.

About ten seconds later, Director Lee lowered his voice and said.

“I say, if we give you another two billion dollars, do you think we can make a similar artificial biosphere and throw it on Mars? ”

Although the tone of solicitation is used, the tone clearly carries a slight seriousness. Obviously, this is not only the proposal of Director Li himself, but also somewhat of a central high level.

After hearing Director Li say this, the ark was almost choked by drool.

Two billion dollars?

He wants it, but is it a problem that can be solved with money?

Get another one on Mars. You think I'm Tinker Bell...

Without hesitation, the ark immediately said.

“Forget it. Our technology hasn't come to that yet. The Americans have been able to get to this point, and they've been accumulating for half a century. It's already good that we can send people to the moon now. It's important that we take the road under our feet step by step like everything else. ”

Although it had nothing to do with me, after hearing the news, there was a sense of urgency in the heart of the ark.

Looks like Cheung Rui's success on the moon really inspired Americans.

Otherwise, let's not say the life-support unit was fired so quickly, just because it had to be ripped off in Congress alone for a year and a half.

The phone was silent for a while and eventually sighed.

“Well, I also know it's not very realistic… how long before our Moon Orbit Space Station project starts. ”

The Ark thought for a moment and said, "As soon as possible at the end of this month, we will be able to get the core module of the Moon Palace up first. If the core compartment is stable, the launch tasks of the node compartment and the work compartment will be scheduled as soon as possible… depending on the launch plan and the steps that the space group has prepared. ”

The core module of the Moon Palace is the core of the entire Moon Orbit Space Station. It provides power, propulsion, navigation, communication, posture control, temperature control, pressurized small climate environment and other functions. It was designed a year ago by two major space giants in Aerospace Science and China and successfully tested at the beginning of this year.

In addition to those basic functions described above, there are four spacecraft docked outside this core compartment to dock with other work, experiments and node compartments.

The core chamber relies primarily on solar energy, with excess energy stored in large lithium-sulfur cells.

Although it has also been proposed to use small, controllable fusion units as core functional units, the programme was eventually abandoned, taking into account the multifaceted factors of heat dissipation, cost, maintenance difficulty and technical secrecy, and traditional and inexpensive solar energy was used to power the entire space station.

Director Li said slightly surprised: “Can it be done at the end of the month? ”

The ark said in a definite tone: "At the end of the month. ”

While the new Earth Moon Transfer Orbital Transport System is still being upgraded, this does not preclude the possibility of star science and technology taking over with the original spacecraft.

Director Li: “Well, I'll have Aeronautics complete the final test as soon as possible and send the core capsule to Jinling Launch Center... there's one more thing I need to ask for your opinion. ”

Ark: “What is it? ”

Director Li across the phone cleared his voice and spoke solemnly.

“… In order to facilitate the construction of the Moon Orbit Space Station and the subsequent exploitation of the resources of the Moon, it was decided, after discussion at a high central level, to establish the Moon Orbit Construction Committee to manage the funds of the Moon Resource Development Project in an integrated manner and to make decisions on the construction of public works and the development of supporting policies. The organization is administered centrally and the post of Chairman is appointed by the House of Elders at the full level. ”

Ark: “Hmm... then what? ”

“In addition to the post of Chairman, the Moon Orbit Construction Committee also has the post of Chief Designer…”

Speaking of which, after a moment of pause, Director Lee continued: “After discussion at the meeting, the center has decided that you will be the chief designer! ”

Ark: “…? ”

Although he has no reason to object to such an arrangement…

But is that what you call an opinion?

……

Xiangrui's next launch mission was scheduled for the end of the month. In order to demonstrate China's determination to win the space race, the central government attaches great importance to the launch plan, which is almost a green light for policy purposes.

At the same time, with the establishment of the Moon Orbit Construction Committee, the entire Moon Orbit Space Station project nominally is no longer aimed at NASA or ISIS units, but directly at the Presbyterian House.

This scene is the same as when the controllable fusion experimental reactor program was under way.

There are signs that China intends to be serious this time around.

Interestingly, however, the news of the establishment of the Moon Orbit Construction Commission, although it caused a shock in the domestic space industry, did not attract the attention of foreign media, even after the relevant news was published, and did not trigger any water flowers.

After all, the news of the intention of the State of China to build a space station in the moon orbit had spread a long time ago, and the international community had a generally negative view of it as an impossible project to succeed.

Even with state-of-the-art electric propulsion technology, from a cost perspective, trying to deliver more than 500 tons of material into the Moon's orbit is a matter for China's limited Earth and Moon transfer orbit capacity.

Not to mention the fact that China has no experience at all in building large orbital space stations.

Even with the evil of the landing professor, it's too hard to do it!

It is not only the view of the international community that the views of the domestic space industry are the same.

It was truly a remarkable thing to push the People on the Moon with one hand, but it was a little too high to begin preparations for the construction of a space station in the Moon's orbit.

Even more viewed radicals believe that China's aerospace industry has a bright future and is being brought into the gulf by swollen Professor Lu.

The news of the establishment of the original Moon Orbit Construction Committee also aroused many astronauts once, but after seeing the nominee for the post of chief designer on the Committee's list, at least a third of the people fell like frosted eggplants.

This is over...

It's completely hopeless.