The lunch was very rich, and the contribution of the Gravina Triumvirate was indispensable, and Tang Feng's three sons added three fat and big hares to the lunch, and after Tang Feng's mother's cooking, these three hares immediately became the target of Chris's coaxing.

Half-full, Tang Feng put down his chopsticks, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin and said: "The moon landing plan was actually in place last year when I established the Star Exploration Company with Benjamin and Sam, but I didn't tell the big guys at that time, because I didn't have a lot of money at that time. However, after the discovery of the Gravina precious metals mine, I was already very well funded, so I decided to launch this project in advance. ”

Sam nodded and said, "I understand this, when the Star Exploration Company was established in September last year, Tang only had one Beaumont oil field under his name, although that oil field was very valuable, but it couldn't support such a big plan alone." But after the discovery of the precious metal mine on this island. Don's net worth immediately skyrocketed, so that there was enough money to support this plan. ”

As the CEO of Tang Mining, Sam is very familiar with Tang's financial situation.

Tang Feng nodded, agreeing with Sam's explanation, and then continued: "Originally, I wanted to cooperate with Boeing, but I happened to meet Andrew at this time, and Rockwell International under the name of their Mellon family is a well-known manufacturing company in the aerospace industry, and Andrew has joined our Star Exploration Company, so I decided to cooperate with Rockwell International." As things stand, it's clear that this cooperation is a win-win situation, and I'm very satisfied with Rockwell International's plans to build a lunar spacecraft and a lunar lander. As he spoke, Tang Feng nodded at Andrew. Gesture for Andrew to explain.

Andrew put down the knife and fork in his hand and said, "Chris, Benjamin or Sam, let me tell you about Rockwell International's plans for the creation of a lunar spacecraft and a lunar lander." ”

When Don decided to work with Rockwell International in March, he made it clear that the lunar spacecraft had to be the kind of spacecraft that could be reused. Moreover, the space must be large, and at the same time, it must be able to meet the function of multi-faceted connection with other spacecraft. As for the lunar lander, Tang's requirements are very strict, that is, the lander must also be a lander that can be reused, and it can dock with a lunar spacecraft or other spacecraft. Well, this requirement of Don is very strict and demanding, because the moon spacecraft is okay to say, and reuse is not a problem. But the lunar lander is not easy to say, that kind of thing has always been disposable, at least the lunar lander used in the Apollo program back then was disposable. However, the addition of Dr. Schmitz has turned the design of the lunar lander upside down, and now I can tell you with certainty that Rockwell International has successfully developed a lander that can be reused. ”

Sam asked, "We all know Rockwell International's expertise in spacecraft manufacturing. But does this have anything to do with why Tang carried out the moon landing program ahead of schedule? Sam finished asking this sentence and looked at Tang Feng. It seems that this guy is vowing to break the casserole and ask to the end.

Tang Feng smiled bitterly and let out a long breath, and said: "Sam, I'm sorry that I didn't inform you in advance of this matter, mainly because you have been busy with the affairs of Tang Mining some time ago, I don't want this kind of thing to distract you, I just want to wait until the spaceship and lander have a clear construction period before telling you." ”

Sam spread his hands. I apologize for accepting Tang's favor.

Tang Feng continued: "Sam, in fact, I want to carry out the moon landing plan so early, mainly because I want to land on the moon one day earlier!" ”

Hearing Tang Feng say this, Sam's eyes immediately bulged out, and he said with a look of disbelief: "Could it be that bet Chris and Andrew made is true?" Wind. Do you really want to go to the moon yourself? ”

Tang Feng nodded with a smile and said, "Why not?" I am now young and strong, there is no problem with my health, and this moon landing program was mainly funded by me, as the main funder, why can't I follow the spacecraft to the moon? ”

"Oh Maiga, you're such a crazy guy!" Sam shook his head with a wry smile.

Tang Feng said with a smile: "Sam, my good brother, in fact, I have a dream in my heart, that is, I not only want to go to the moon, but I also prepare to be the first human to land on Mars!" ”

As soon as Tang Feng's words came out, not only Sam, but even Chris's eyes widened.

Tang Feng said with a smile: "That's right, this is my dream." It is precisely because of this dream that I made such a request to Andrew, because the moon landing program was just a practical exercise for me to prepare for the march to Mars. It is precisely because of this that I asked Rockwell International to carry out a special design for the lunar spacecraft, because if nothing else, this lunar spacecraft will be the core node of the Mars spacecraft, and as long as the moon landing is successful, then in the next spacecraft to carry out the Mars landing mission, it will be built around this lunar spacecraft as the core. Just like the Dawning functional cargo compartment back then, the entire ISS was built around that small functional cargo module. So, as long as we are determined, then building a spacecraft that can carry people to Mars is definitely not a dream! ”

Hearing Tang Feng say this, Sam muttered, "This is crazy! ”

"HEHE, BUDDY, THIS ISN'T CRAZY, IT'S BEEN CAREFULLY DEMONSTRATED. I once talked to Dr. Schmitz about the idea of a human landing on Mars, and Dr. Schmitz agreed with it, and he has designed a large spacecraft that can carry six to eight people on Mars! ”

After a pause, Tang Feng continued: "In fact, the construction of this kind of large spacecraft is not difficult for the current human technology, the reason why no one has come to carry out this mission before is because of the spacecraft engine, and now we have made a breakthrough in ion thrusters, we can completely put the most advanced ion thrusters on our Mars spacecraft, so that the time for us to reach Mars from the earth is shortened from ten months to five months or even three months!" (To be continued.) )