"Five years?" Bill Gates was pleasantly surprised, "Elon, are you saying that you can build an aerospace plane in five years?" ”

"The space plane is a little difficult, but we improved the Falcon rocket technology and built the shuttle in five years, which also allows for private space travel. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info," Elon Musk said.

Bill Gates listened to the great loss of interest, before the advent of Space One, the space shuttle was the most advanced space vehicle, but its cost was enough to cause headaches for the United States. If not, it won't be obsolete. SpaceX was able to build its own space shuttle, which shows that they are indeed very high-tech, but even if they do, what is the use?

"Bill, the shuttle is just the first step. Moreover, our space shuttle is much more advanced than before NASA, and the cost of flight will also drop significantly. Based on the space shuttle, our next goal is an aerospace plane, and I believe that with our technology, an aerospace plane will be built sooner or later! "Elon Musk is full of fighting spirit.

"How long will it take?" Bill Gates' eldest daughter asked.

Elon said: "Thirty years at most, I have this confidence!" ”

"Thirty years ......" Bill Gates was secretly disappointed, although he also knew that aerospace technology could not be broken through in a short period of time, but seeing the frequent flight of aerospace planes on Penglai Island, he still hoped that his company would have aerospace planes as soon as possible.

Now it seems that I may not be able to wait for this day in my life.

Elon Musk is not as easy as he suggests, in fact, he is already under tremendous pressure from Penglai Aerospace. Before the emergence of Penglai Aerospace Company, SpaceX was the world's most famous private space company, which not only undertook the launch of commercial satellites, but also signed an agreement with NASA to be responsible for the transportation of astronauts on the International Space Station, which shows that its technology is indeed exquisite.

The space industry requires a lot of investment, but it is also very profitable, and the cost of SpaceX's rockets is relatively low, so Elon Musk can use the company's profits to invest in research. However, since the debut of Space One, SpaceX has fallen into the dust, and their so-called pride is not worth mentioning in front of Space One.

The biggest impact on SpaceX is the establishment of the International Space Agency, an international organization that has pushed the influence of Penglai Aerospace to the world, and the space orders of the member states of the International Space Agency are basically handed over to Penglai Aerospace Company. Last year, in order to be able to join the International Space Agency as soon as possible, many countries showed favor to Penglai Aerospace Company and handed over their satellite launch tasks to Penglai Island, for which SpaceX lost three orders!

Before 2016, SpaceX was touted by the media as the most popular air transportation company in the solar system in a hundred years, and it is also one of the companies with the best development prospects in Silicon Valley, but the world is unpredictable, and the emergence of Penglai Aerospace Company has almost cut off the future of SpaceX. If it weren't for the interference of the U.S. government, SpaceX would have almost never received orders last year.

After flying into space, the two ion engines on Space-1 started, and the plane began to accelerate, and finally Space-1 reached a speed of 100,000 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to 82 times the speed of sound, if it was on Earth, Space-1 could fly around the Earth for 2 and a half times in an hour, but in the universe, everyone could not feel how fast this was.

The universe is vast!

Space One didn't fly in the dark all the time, and halfway through, visitors saw the sun again. It is still shocking to observe the sun from a distance of more than 100,000 kilometers from the earth, and everyone takes out their own North Star to photograph it, because this experience is so rare.

"In two hours, we'll be at the Xuanyuan Sea base." Lu Yang said.

"Uncle Lu, how big is the Xuanyuan Sea base?" Feng Ya couldn't help but ask.

"The area is about the same as the Penglai Space Base." Lu Yang Road.

"What's in the base?" Zhu Xiaotong asked.

"Now the base is still relatively simple, with an aerospace airport, 10 warehouses, two signal stations, a satellite data center, an astronomical observation center, and an ecological laboratory...... Lu Yang said.

As the first lunar base of mankind, the Xuanyuan Sea base has been completed for more than half a year. At the beginning, there were only 20 engineering robots in the base, but then they gradually increased, and up to now, there are 60 large engineering robots.

The speed of base construction is still very fast, however, due to the limitation of energy, the base is still relatively rudimentary. Every month, Space-1 flies to the moon to replace the robot's power supply.

"Dad, what's the Eco Lab?" Xingxing said curiously.

"Ecological laboratory, that's the core building of the base......" Lu Yang was very satisfied with Xingxing's question, because he got to the point as soon as he asked.

"Is it a simulated ecosystem?" Xingxing asked.

Lu Yang laughed, touched Xingxing's head and boasted: "Good boy, really smart!" ”

Feng Ya looked at the stars, she felt very inferior, and felt that every time she was with him, she felt like a fool and didn't understand anything.

"Uncle Lu, what is a simulated ecosystem?" Feng Ya blurted out.

"This is complicated to say, and it involves the issue of lunar migration......"

"Lunar immigrants?" Everyone was stunned.

"Xiaoyang, I heard that there is no air on the moon, how can I emigrate?" Lu Xinguang has also made up some aerospace knowledge this year, and he has some understanding of the moon.

"Without air, we can build it. Let me give you an example, for example, our space-1 spacecraft, it has an intelligent air circulation system, and the air in it is not much different from the composition of the atmosphere, otherwise, we are now in a vacuum, how do we breathe? Lu Yang said with a smile.

"I'm afraid it's different, Space One has a limited flight time, but lunar immigrants, it's not a day or two of living on ......the moon," Zhu Guangzhi questioned.

"Yes, so we need to build an ecological cycle on the moon similar to that of the Earth. Because the mass of the moon is too small, the atmosphere is too thin, and the gravitational pull is too weak to retain air, if we want to build such a system, we must be in a closed environment, that is, an ecological laboratory. ”

"I kind of understand what you mean......" Zhu Guangzhi said.

"I get it...... too," the others said.

Lu Yang smiled: "It sounds easy, but in fact, the technical difficulty is very high. The ecological cycle on Earth is very complex, and we can only simulate a small part of it, trying to create an environment suitable for human survival. ”

"Why do I still feel that the lunar immigrants are unreliable, there is nothing on the moon, how can people live on it for a long time......" Lu Xinguang shook his head.

"It seems that there are many problems now, but in the future, the development of science and technology will solve all kinds of problems." Lu Yang Road.

"Boss, in five minutes, Space One will enter the lunar orbit, and in ten minutes, it will land at Xuanyuan Sea Aerospace Airport!"

More than an hour later, Lu Yang heard Chen Yusong's report.

"Have you checked with the command center?"

"Confirmed, everything is normal!"

"Okay, land normally!"

Half a minute later, the broadcast on Space One began to alert everyone.

"It's almost to the moon!"

"Look, the moon is just ahead!"

"It's finally here, and we'll be on the moon right away!"

There was a brief commotion on Space One, but it quickly subsided. The trip to the moon was attended by the world's elite and knew what to do and when. At the reminder of the broadcast, everyone began to wear Type 18 spacesuits.

"When you get off the plane, you can't run around, you know?" Many parents are telling their children.

Zhu Xiaotong also told Xingxing, but Lu Yang is not worried, don't look at Xingxing, he is only 6 years old, but he is very measured.

"Third child, you guys are ready to go down first!" Lu Yang said to the third child through the North Star.

On this trip to the moon, the mecha team led by the third child is responsible for safety protection, a total of ten people. In the event of any accidents, these ten people will immediately escort everyone into Space One.

"Okay, boss!" The third replied.

Before the moon trip, the third child had already participated in three moon landings, in order to adapt to the lunar environment, so he was already familiar with the moon landing.

Space 1 made a brief orbital adjustment, and then flew towards the Xuanyuan Sea base.

At this time, the Xuanyuan Sea base was half an hour before sunrise, and the temperature was very low, and the two signal towers in front of the base illuminated the base and assisted in the landing of Space 1. In fact, there is no danger in this link, both sides are controlled by Pangu, and the landing of Space 1 is like Pangu holding his right hand with his left hand.

"Attention all passengers, Space One will start landing in one minute, please be prepared! After Space One lands, please follow the prompts to get off the plane in turn! ”

"It's still night......

"I heard that the night on the moon is very cold, and the temperature can reach minus 180 degrees!"

"Not now, but it is estimated that it must be more than -100 degrees Celsius......"

Everyone looked out the window and couldn't help but discuss, and they were a little worried, is it really safe to go out now with such a low temperature?

"Rest assured, everyone!" Lu Yang learned about this and personally explained to everyone, "The Type 18 spacesuit can achieve intelligent temperature control, and in order to allow everyone to enjoy the sunrise on the moon, we have specially prepared anti-low temperature equipment, as long as you wear the spacesuit, there will be no problem!" ”

When the Type 18 spacesuit was tested, the temperature range was from 200 degrees to -80 degrees, and now the temperature outside Space One is -100 degrees, and an anti-low temperature device needs to be added. (To be continued.) )