Chapter 546: SpaceX Space Shuttle Test Flight
"Boss, I know you want to resurrect the dinosaurs, but you need to calm down first. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Professor Alfred poured cold water on Lu Yang, "I am afraid that this brontosaurus corpse has become a national treasure of the Russians, and it is not easy for you to obtain its blood. After all, humans have found such a brontosaurus corpse for hundreds of years, and who knows if another one will be found? ”
Lu Yang smiled: "I understand this, I will communicate with the Russians, you know, I can afford to pay a certain price." Either way, this is good news, and at least it gives me hope that the dinosaurs will be resurrected. Or, I should also send more expeditions, the earth always has something to offer. ”
"Expeditions are a matter of luck......," muttered Professor Alfred, who had been an explorer for a time in his youth, but had found nothing. Alfred, who came to his senses, put all his mind on research, and finally won the Nobel Prize for his biological genetic research.
"For me, strength is the bigger factor." Lu Yang smiled lightly.
As Professor Alfred said, the Russians soon announced their findings, and the frozen brontosaurus corpse made headlines in various media around the world. Human beings are always full of yearning for the dinosaurs, the former overlords of the earth, but unfortunately, this yearning is not out of worship or respect for the overlord, but just curiosity. To humans, dinosaurs are just toys.
The attraction of the frozen brontosaurus was so great that in the following days, most of the world's dinosaur experts rushed to Moscow. Unlike previous dinosaur fossils, which provided limited information, the frozen brontosaur carcass was different. Judging from the lifelike demeanor of the Brontosaurus alone, it is worth a thousand times more than a fossil.
Lu Yang did not leave immediately, but he kept an eye on the movements of the Russian government.
"Dad, can dinosaurs really come back to life?" One day at breakfast, Xing Xing asked, Zhu Xiaotong heard this, and also looked at Lu Yang.
"80% likely, if that frozen brontosaurus in Russia can provide complete DNA." Lu Yang said.
But don't scientists say that DNA has a lifespan of 6.8 million years? This brontosaurus is probably dead for 68 million years, and even if it is well preserved, its DNA has completely decomposed, right? Zhu Xiaotong asked.
Lu Yang looked at his wife and smiled: "When did you, a liberal arts student, start paying attention to these things?" ”
"Now it's all over the news of dinosaurs, and I don't think it's easy not to pay attention." Zhu Xiaotong said.
"It seems that the impact of this Russian discovery is really not small. DNA has a process of decomposition, but it doesn't have to be 6.8 million years, and under some extreme conditions, this process can be prolonged, such as freezing. Lu Yang explained.
"So you can really resurrect the dinosaurs this time?" Zhu Xiaotong opened his mouth slightly, "That's really dangerous, I feel a little panicked when I think of the reappearance of that kind of behemoth that is tens of meters high and weighs hundreds of tons." ”
"What are you panicking about, even if the dinosaurs are resurrected, humans are still the masters of the earth. No matter how powerful the dinosaurs are, can they still beat the guns of humans? Lu Yang comforted his wife, "Dinosaurs don't pose much of a threat to humans, and our mecha team on Penglai Island can easily destroy them." Besides, it's too early to say that the dinosaurs are resurrected......"
"Why is that, isn't it possible to extract DNA?"
"It's just possible that the dinosaurs were extinct for too long, and even if this brontosaurus was frozen in ice, humans would not necessarily be able to extract complete DNA from it. Even with intact DNA, it is difficult for humans to replicate dinosaur embryos. ”
"Then you still say that there is an 80% chance ......"
"If someone else were to do this, I can only say that the probability of the dinosaur resurrection is only 10%, but if I do it, the probability of 80% is still very scientific." Lu Yang said conceitedly, "This time I plan to take action in person, maybe in two or three years, you can see dinosaurs on Penglai Island!" ”
At the beginning of November, Lu Yang paid a low-key visit to Russia, but the Russian side held a grand welcoming ceremony. Ptsar, Medev and other Russian government officials personally greeted him at the airport. In the ice and snow, Lu Yang and Tsar Phu inspected the Russian honor guard together. After that, the Phu Tsar held a banquet for Luyang in the Kremlin.
In Russia, Lu Yang was treated as the head of a great power.
For Tsar Pu, Lu Yang's visit came as a surprise to him.
"Megev, why do you say Lu Yang is visiting Russia at this time?" The Ptsar pondered, "I have invited him several times, but he has not responded, and this time he actually took the initiative to visit, is there any special purpose?" ”
Mejeff smiled: "I may be able to answer this point, the intelligence says that Lu Yang has been conducting genetic research for several years, and has also purchased dinosaur fossils around the world, and many people speculate that he has plans to resurrect dinosaurs." ”
The Tsar said, "You mean, he came to attack the frozen Thunder Dragon?" ”
"It should be, I can't think of any other reason than that. Although Lu Yang also had an industry of more than billions of rubles in Russia, these were only a drop in the bucket for him, and he did not value them at all. I think that for the wealthy who are worth as much as Russia's GDP, interest should be more important than that little industry. Mejeff shrugged.
The Tsar fell into deep thought, and said for a long time: "You are right, for a rich man like Lu Yang, let alone billions of rubles, tens of billions of rubles may not be worth his special trip." And the things that pique his interest are different...... Perhaps, this is our chance. ”
"President, if Lu Yang wants a thunder dragon, will you give it to him?" Mejeff asked.
"As long as the conditions are right, what does it matter to him? Now it's up to Lu Yang to pay what price this thunder dragon is willing to pay! The Ptsar said decisively.
The next day, Lu Yang and Tsar Pu held talks, and the two had already dealt with each other several times, and the talks were very pleasant. Tsar Pte was a very powerful man, and his Russia dared to face the United States and Europe head-on, even at the cost of war, and to be honest, in the past few years, Russia has attracted a lot of hatred for China.
Lu Yang still appreciates this.
"Mr. Lu, this is your first visit to Russia, maybe you can stay in our country for a while longer, and I can be a guide to take you to enjoy the unique scenery of Russia." The Ptsar said enthusiastically.
Lu Yang smiled gently: "Mr. President, you are too polite, I have been longing for your country for a long time. Speaking of which, coming to Moscow in such weather was a very special experience for me. In my hometown, there is not such a big snowfall. ”
Russia's geographical location dictates its climate, and it's only November, Moscow has already experienced three heavy snowfalls, and now, the whole city is covered in white. On Penglai Island, the lowest temperature is also 20 degrees.
After his trip to the moon, Elon Musk gathered SpaceX's directors and lobbied them to increase their investment in the company. This time he had a good reason. If up to 600% of the profits from space travel allow these rich people to invest in the industry, then more than 2,000% of the profits from moon travel are enough for them to go on even bigger adventures.
In this case, Elon Musk raised $30 billion for the development of SpaceX's space shuttle. At the same time, the U.S. government has stepped up its support for SpaceX, and Elon Musk has received a lot of technology from NASA.
After 8 months, SpaceX's first space shuttle experimental model was successfully developed.
At the Air Force base in Nevada, Elon Musk tested the space shuttle with a team of SpaceX technicians and the head of the US Air Force. The Space Shuttle is not an aerospace aircraft, and it does not have the ability to take off directly from an airfield and then into space. During the take-off phase, it needs an acceleration platform, either a rocket or a large aircraft, and SpaceX's space shuttle uses a modified Boeing 747-9 airliner, which can fly to an altitude of 15,000 meters, and the space shuttle uses this platform as a platform to take off.
What is somewhat surprising is that many reporters were present at the scene of this experimental flight.
"Elon, are you really so sure about this test flight?" Holder, Elon's most powerful assistant at SpaceX, looked at the reporters and asked, "This was just an experimental flight of ours, and these reporters really shouldn't have been notified!" ”
Elon Musk was discussing preparations for takeoff with technicians, and when he heard Holder's complaints, he said impatiently: "It's just some journalists, and it won't affect our test flight." As for grasping, Holder, when have I ever done something that I wasn't sure of? ”
Holder choked on Elon's tone and couldn't help but scold: You have done too many things that you are not sure about.
"The space shuttle is too risky." Holder sighed, "We could have announced to the outside world after the successful test flight, if ......"
"I see what you mean, Holder." Elon interrupted him, "You mean to say the possibility of failure?" No, I tell you, in my dictionary, there is no such thing as failure. I am convinced that our test flight will be successful! ”
Holder knew that Elon's gambler personality had flare up again, and had to say, "Don't you think about another consequence?" ”
"It's too late to think about it, SpaceX has invested more than $10 billion in the space shuttle program, and if we want those directors to continue to invest, we have to let them see the results!" Elon Musk said.
Holder was silent, discovering that since Elon Musk took a space trip to Penglai Island more than a year ago, he had become a little paranoid about SpaceX. Before that, SpaceX had its own R&D schedule, and now, that schedule has been changed. (To be continued.) )