The experiment consisted of building a small mine on the moon.

The content of the mine is to excavate, separate and finally obtain helium-3.

Why do you need helium-3 for controlled nuclear fusion.

Because the helium-3 nucleus contains two protons and one neutron, few neutrons are produced in the process of thermonuclear fusion reaction with tritium, an isotope of hydrogen, so the radioactivity is small, and the reaction process is easy to control, which is both environmentally friendly and safe.

According to the lunar resource data currently held by the Xia people, as long as the depth of 3m is excavated in the location with a large storage of helium-3, and the lunar soil of 10 square kilometers to 15 square kilometers can be obtained, about 1 ton of helium-3 can be obtained.

It is quite surprising that such a rich mineral wealth is quite surprising, because the planet inhabited by humans is covered with a thick atmosphere, blocking the solar wind, and it is difficult for helium-3 to reach directly, so the natural reserves of helium-3 on the earth are very low, no more than 10 tons in total.

And digging three meters deep in lunar soil in 10 to 15 square kilometers will give you a helium-three. If you dig deeper, or over a wider area, you will get more helium-3 than the entire planet.

Based on the current global electricity price and space transportation cost, the value of 1 ton of helium-3 is about 30 billion yuan, and the total cost of transporting 1 ton of helium-3 from the moon by a specialized spacecraft is about 300 million yuan.

If all of them are used for controlled nuclear fusion, Xia only needs more than 10 tons of helium3 per year to supply all the energy in the country, and the world only needs more than 100 tons per year, and the helium-3 on the moon is enough for human use for tens of thousands of years.

The energy here is not only electricity, but also energy generated by oil and gas.

The Xia Lunar Exploration Center experimented with helium-3 minerals on the moon to calculate the true mining cost.

If the cost is calculated to be less than the cost of thermal power, hydropower and nuclear fission reactors currently used by human beings, then the next step will be based on the lunar base, building a base for scientific research, living and helium mining and processing, and the energy problems of mankind in the next 10,000 years or even longer have been solved.

If Pangu Technology's nuclear fusion thrusters, then humanity would be able to go farther into the depths of the universe.

The mine experiment project is also a joint effort between Pangu Technology and the Xia Guo Lunar Exploration Center.

At the beginning, the lunar experiment set by the Xia Aerospace Department was not a mine but a biological laboratory, hoping to cooperate with Pangu Science and Technology to try to grow crops that can be eaten by humans in the use of lunar soil.

This plan seems perfect, but it has major flaws.

What is the composition of the moon's soil? Most of it is glassy silica, and it is difficult for glassy silica to grow crops, regardless of whether other substances contained in the soil are harmful to crops.

If Xia Guo carried out a lunar planting experiment, not to mention the large investment, it would not be able to achieve good results. Deep space exploration can be done regardless of the cost, but knowing that there is no result and there is still investment, it is either stupid or stupid.

Some experts from the Xia Lunar Exploration Center have also proposed to use the moon to try a large-scale farm-like soilless cultivation experiment.

This proposal was also rejected by Pangu Technology.

What is the purpose of the large-scale soilless cultivation experiment? The aim is to give food to the astronauts who will live on the moon in the future. The topic is back to Pangu Technology's ecological cabin.

Since the eco-module is able to achieve the conservation of matter, it allows astronauts to last the longest with the least number of replenishments. Moreover, the technology of the eco-cabin is relatively mature, and there is no comparison with the soilless cultivation that costs a lot of time and money on the lunar attempt.

In the end, because of the insistence of Pangu Technology, the Lunar Exploration Center adopted the suggestions of mineral research and gave up the experiment on crops.

In terms of deep space exploration, neither the Xia Lunar Exploration Center nor Pangu Technology has enough experience, so it is very normal for such problems to occur, and the truth is becoming clearer and clearer the more it is debated.

And that's not all.

The Lunar Exploration Center instructed Pangu Technology to launch a rocket and launch the world's first truly civilian quantum satellite.

The Lunar Exploration Center is well aware of the technical and economic strength of Pangu Technology, so it proposes that the two sides vigorously develop launch vehicles with higher thrust on the basis of existing rockets.

Large launch vehicles were developed to accommodate the increasing frequency of deep space exploration.

This proposal was rejected by Pangu Technology.

The reason is the same as conducting planting experiments on the moon - worthless.

The kinetic energy that chemical fuels can provide can be calculated in detail in the laboratory, and it is completely possible to speculate that it cannot meet the future deep space exploration, and if we follow the old path of rocket development, human beings will not be able to transport heavier and larger equipment to space in a lifetime, let alone long-distance navigation.

But the controlled fusion engine offers new possibilities for the aerospace industry, and the powerful kinetic energy it provides is definitely not comparable to today's chemical propellants.

Therefore, Pangu Technology will also politely reject the proposal of the Xia Lunar Exploration Center and the Xia Aerospace Center to jointly develop rockets, not because there is no possibility of cooperation between the two sides, but all cooperation needs to wait for Pangu Technology's controllable nuclear fusion technology to mature.

This kind of rational judgment of Pangu Technology has become arrogant and unreasonable among experts.

However, everyone is for the aerospace industry of Xia Kingdom, so the choice of Pangu Technology is still very tolerant.

"Maybe Pangu Technology will have different ideas, and we should respect their ideas. ”

"There must be a reason why Pangu Technology is reluctant to cooperate immediately, and we should give it more trust. ”

"As long as we don't cooperate with the United States, our proposal may not be mature, maybe Pangu Technology will have better ideas. ”

"Because of Pangu Technology's technical support, we were able to land on the moon ten years ahead of schedule, and everyone should be satisfied. ”

Voices like this are the mainstream of the aerospace academia in Xia Guo, and tolerance and respect are the mainstream voices that should appear in the development of science and technology.

In the last month of 2025, Shi Kai and Wei Dong have been living on the moon for three weeks, which is far longer than originally expected and beyond the expectations of the international community.

According to the requirements, the two will have video calls with the ground control center every three hours during non-break hours.

Through the video footage, the ground control center can speculate that the two are now very healthy, and the food in the ecological cabin developed by Pangu Technology can meet all the nutrients and trace elements for the astronauts' health.

Small-scale mine experiments are also on track, with lunar rock mining and helium-3 extraction underway.

While the astronauts of Xia continue to conduct scientific research on the moon, the 76th International Astronautical Congress will be held in Washington, D.C.