Chapter 455: The Moon is a Treasure

Everyone is talking about the application of the new type of carrier before fire, what to do with the moon?

Everyone really couldn't figure it out. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"That's right, it's the moon." Ye Chen affirmed and said, "The greatest value of this kind of carrier rocket should be to allow human beings to rush out of the earth and go to the universe. ”

Rushing out of the earth and into the universe?

The chiefs savored it carefully, and couldn't help nodding, very much agreeing with Ye Chen's words.

This new type of carrier rocket, with a carrying capacity of tens of thousands of tons and so many materials, can be used by human beings to live in the universe for a long time, and can do a lot of things in the universe.

"So far, humanity has two of the most pressing crises, one is the population explosion and the other is the depletion of resources." Ye Chen began to explain in detail, "Regarding the population explosion, the people of the Celestial Empire have the best experience. The Celestial Empire has the largest population in the world, and this is still under the condition of strict implementation of 'family planning', if the people of the Celestial Empire let go of life, they would have already overwhelmed the earth. ”

The problem of population explosion has long been a major concern of all mankind, and people are worried that once the population is overcrowded, exceeding the capacity of the earth's resources, the consequences will be too serious.

In this regard, the Celestial Empire has the deepest experience.

Our country has been carrying out "planned human education" for decades in order to control population growth.

If the Celestial Empire had not carried out family planning and let go of the belly to give birth, the population of the Celestial Empire would have exploded long ago, and it would not be a problem to deflect the earth.

"Why are we worried about the population explosion? It is because the carrying capacity of the earth is insufficient, and the earth's resources will be quickly consumed. Ye Chen said again.

This is easy to understand, the Celestial Empire has the largest population in the world, which makes the Celestial Empire have a "demographic dividend" and has a lot of advantages in development. However, the disadvantages are also obvious, the housing prices in the Celestial Empire are surprisingly expensive.

Not to mention the high housing prices, the per capita occupancy is not large.

Our country is about the same size as the United States, but it has more than four times the population. On average, every American has the same resources as four Celestial Empire people.

If it were Canada, the Celestial Empire would kneel directly. Canada has a population of just over 35 million, but it has a land area larger than that of the Celestial Empire, with a population equivalent to one-fortieth of the Celestial Empire.

On average, one Canadian has the same amount of resources as forty Celestial Empire people.

Therefore, it is impossible to make the Celestial Empire on par with the United States or Canada in terms of housing.

"The earth is so big, there are so many resources, how many years can it be consumed at the current rate?" Ye Chen continued: "Don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about oil, at most, it can be used by human beings for dozens or hundreds of years." A hundred years later, when the oil runs out, what energy will humanity use? ”

Energy is the driving force for human progress, if there is not enough energy, what is there to talk about economic development, what is social progress.

Oil is now the main energy source and can only be used by humans for hundreds of years.

A hundred years later, when oil runs out, what will humanity use as power?

"Therefore, we should rush out of the earth and go to the universe, looking for the resources needed for human survival in the universe." Ye Chen came to a conclusion.

Bang Bang Bang!

The chief took the lead, and everyone applauded.

After Ye Chen's explanation, the chiefs understood that Ye Chen's vision had taken a longer term and had been put into the universe, and this foresight was admirable.

"Xiao Ye can become a world-renowned scientist, he is really powerful, far-sighted, and far-sighted." The chief did not hesitate to praise Ye Chen.

Admiral Xiao couldn't help but nod his head, agreeing with the chief's words.

What Admiral Xiao said was very useful, and it was an urgent task at hand. However, he lacks foresight and does not have such far-reaching vision as Ye Chen.

"This kind of launch vehicle has a large load capacity, it can carry tens of thousands of tons, so many materials, enough for human beings to do a lot of things in the universe." Ye Chen said again: "With the existing technology of human beings, it is impossible to go further. However, going to the moon should not be a problem. ”

The fact that the United States landed on the moon decades ago speaks volumes about the strength of humanity. Now, the Celestial Empire is already preparing to land on the moon, and it will become a logical thing to have this new type of carrier rocket to develop on the moon.

"Xiaoye's proposal is very good, and this is a problem that mankind must face in the future." The chief looked serious and said: "The population is increasing rapidly, resources are depleting rapidly, how many years can the earth be able to live for human beings?" Before, we didn't have this kind of technology, we were just doing some exploration, and we couldn't put it on the agenda. Now that we have a new launch vehicle, we can do much more, and let's talk about how to develop the moon. ”

Develop the Moon!

This kind of thinking has been around for a long time.

As early as the Cold War, the United States and the Red Empire were interested in the moon and competed. The United States even successfully landed on the moon, shocking the world.

However, because the cost was too high, the United States could not afford it, and finally had to stop the moon landing program.

Now the Celestial Empire is about to have a new launch vehicle, and the development of the moon is no longer a dream.

This is the first time that the Celestial Empire has proposed the development of the moon, and it is also the first time in human history that the development of the moon has been proposed, which is destined to go down in history and be praised by future generations.

Hehe!

The crowd laughed, laughed happily.

Now, what country would dare to come up with a plan to develop the Moon? Even the United States, which claims to be the hegemon of the world, does not dare to say so. The Celestial Empire said that it was so exciting.

"Moon, that's a treasure!" Zhuang Lao's face was full of surprise and sighed.

"Hmm." Chiefs, they strongly agreed.

"The moon is a gift from the universe to mankind!" Zhuang Lao seemed to feel that his words were not weighty, and added.

The chiefs nodded their heads in agreement.

The moon, the natural satellite of the earth, has endless legends, in fact, the moon is the gift of the universe to mankind. As long as there is the moon, human beings do not have to worry about the depletion of the earth's resources, and human beings will not be able to live.

"The moon is rich in minerals." Zhuang Lao continued: "There are more rare metal reserves on the moon than on the earth, and if you really want to be able to develop the moon, you don't have to worry about the lack of rare metals." ”

There are three types of lunar rocks, the first is the lunar sea basalt rich in iron and titanium, the second is plagioclase rich in potassium, rare earths and phosphorus, and the third is the breccia composed of 0.1~1 mm cuttings particles. Moon rocks have all the elements of the earth and about 60 kinds of minerals, of which 6 minerals are not found on the earth.

This is already very telling, and this alone is enough to prove that the moon is a treasure and a gift from the universe to mankind.

Moreover, the 17 most common elements on Earth abound on the Moon.

Taking iron as an example, there are hundreds of millions of tons of iron in the 5 cm thick sand layer on the surface of the moon alone, and the average 10 meters of sand on the entire lunar surface. How many years can it be used by humans?

If the Celestial Empire can really develop the moon, if nothing else, iron alone will allow the Celestial Empire to save a lot of money.

A few years ago, the three major foreign iron ore giants joined forces to card the neck of the Celestial Empire, which caused the Celestial Empire to suffer a lot of losses. If the Celestial Empire had been able to develop the moon, such a thing would never have happened again.

"There are abundant resources on the moon, but what really makes humanity care most is nothing else, but helium-3." Zhuang Lao was very excited and said: "Helium-3 is an important raw material for thermonuclear reactors, and fusion reactors with helium-3 and deuterium can be used as energy for nuclear power plants. This thermonuclear reactor is safe and pollution-free, and nuclear fusion is easy to control and has a high level of safety. Unfortunately, there is too little helium-3 on Earth. If our country were to take the lead in developing the moon, our country would be able to master a large amount of helium-3, which would give our country a huge advantage. ”

How much helium-3 is on the Moon?

There are more than 700,000 tons.

At present, human energy consumption is equivalent to almost 100 tons of helium-3 in a year, and the helium-3 on the moon can be used by humans for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

The development of the moon means that mankind no longer has to worry about energy depletion.

"Our country has made a major breakthrough in nuclear technology, and it is leading the world in control, and it can better control nuclear reactions, which is safer." Admiral Xiao's eyes were shining, and he said, "This kind of nuclear reactor can not only generate electricity for human use, but also serve as a power for space exploration. In the future, when human technology is reached, it will be possible to build a spaceship in the true sense of the word, using such a nuclear reactor, and it will be possible to travel in space for a long time. ”

The new launch vehicle, developed using new fuels, is very good, but it can allow mankind to rush out of the earth and into space. However, there is also a downside, and that is that there is always a time when the fuel runs out. Once the fuel runs out, such a launch vehicle cannot go further.

Nuclear reactors using helium-3 have super endurance and can sail in space for a long time with a hundred tons of helium-3. If you bring more, you can go far.

The benefits are so obvious that everyone can see them.

Sooner or later, humanity will go to the universe to obtain the resources that humanity needs, and this should have been prepared for a long time, otherwise it will be too late.

There is a saying that if you are one step ahead and one step ahead, and the Celestial Empire is one step ahead, the advantage will be too great.

If the Celestial Empire were to be the first to develop the moon, it would definitely have a huge advantage. By the time the technology of these countries reached the level of American woolly bears and developed the moon, the Celestial Empire had almost developed and had a lot of resources. Not to mention, no one knows how strong the Celestial Empire would be at that time.

However, one thing is certain, it is definitely more powerful than the United States and the woolly bear, and it is still too powerful to make these countries daunting.

It's a wonderful prospect, it's fascinating.

"The moon is indeed a treasure and a gift from the universe to mankind, and we must make good use of it to contribute to the country and serve mankind." The chief officially made a decision and said, "The lunar development plan can be put on the agenda." Everybody say, what are we going to do? ”

Although the United States was the first to land on the moon, it shocked the world. However, because the cost was too high, even the United States could not afford it, and finally had to suspend the plan.

Now, the Celestial Empire has such an advanced launch vehicle that makes the cost of developing the moon much smaller and completely affordable. It's time to put the development of the moon on the agenda.

Everyone was encouraged by the chief's words, and their eyes were on fire.