Chapter 1: Colonization Plans
On February 22, 2222 A.D. There is a scientific conference at the highest level for all of humanity.
"I'm Bob, and I'm very honored to be the chairman and host of the conference, and I work part-time because the organizer can pay one less salary!" Bob said.
And the audience is not the participants, but the LCD screens! Behind each screen is a scientist in various fields who has been certified by the Supreme Council or a private scientific research institution!
"Hehe, it's not funny, is it? I practiced for 2 hours! So let's get straight to the first topic! The Martian colonization program has been postponed for 50 years, and for how long?! ”
"The official response I have received so far is that it took more than three and a half centuries for the Fermat conjecture to be resolved, and the Goldbach conjecture has survived for more than two and a half centuries. Compared to them, the colonization of Mars has only been delayed by 50 years! Bob said contemptuously.
However, he thought he was funny, and he did receive a boo from the screen!
"Alright! You guys are in charge, hush! I'm here to announce another more exciting plan than colonizing Mars! Taoyuan Project! Everyone, please see! Bob said, and all the attendees' videos switched to a set of promotional videos.
"We have made a decisive breakthrough in neuronal algorithms! And with the powerful computing power support of 12 E-class supercomputers, yes, we can replicate all 16 billion human neurons! Interstellar travel, you don't need to freeze or thaw it, there are many troublesome sequelae after death! Directly copy all 16 billion neurons of someone! And send it to space! It will be possible to achieve human interstellar travel at the speed of light! At the same time, the footage shows an array of supercomputers and several leading scientists.
Warm applause came from behind the many screens.
The screen turns!
Linde, CEO of the world's largest technology company, appears on screen and says: "In fact, we've recruited 1 million volunteers and selected 18 of them!" Conduct the first scientific experiment! Their neuronal messages will be sent into space! The target is Proxima Centauri, located 31 light-years from Earth. It is known that the planet's approximation to Earth is the highest of the 11.4 million terrestrial planets discovered so far! It's just that he is 1.5 billion years younger than the Earth! It is confirmed that the planet has a 1 billion year history of liquid water, and it should have begun to have the environment of the primordial oceans of the early earth! ”
The picture is an introduction to the system of galaxies where Proxima Centauri is located, a star slightly smaller than the Sun, and several major satellites inside, which form a gravitational system, the habitable zone. Proxima Centauri's own gravitational pull, magnetic field, and so on. There are even up to 2 million images taken by earlier detectors using visible, infrared, spectroscopy, microwave and other imaging techniques!
"Hi, Hello Linde! Do you know? Stuttering that hasn't happened for almost 100 years, we're happening now! Scientists are downloading and analyzing this huge amount of data, and they are asking a lot of questions! Bob, the host, said.
"Hello Bob! Understandable! Lind said.
"So are you going to launch today? But what's the point of just sending someone's neuronal information? I want to ask, how does he live? Bob asked.
"In terms of implementation, the probe that flew 100 years ago carried three 3D bioprinters! And put it there. They will be able to use 3D printing technology to reshape the flesh, of course, not necessarily in human form, depending on the surrounding environment, and then establish the first colony of human interstellar travel! We also intend to officially name it Taoyuan! Taken from an ancient poem, the meaning of paradise! Linde said with a smile.
"So is my list of the 18 lucky ones you said? 3 of them have passed away? Bob asked.
"That's right, they did pass away, like the number 11 named Qingxue, who died of a congenital heart attack, and we can get his neuronal information thanks to his choice to donate his body!" Linde nodded.
"Did I hear me right, congenital heart disease? So how could such a person be chosen? Isn't that something to be culled? He also suffers from ALS and Mediterranean syndrome. Bob wondered.
"Hehe, this is the difference between neuronal sampling and DNA sampling, if it is DNA sampling, it will indeed eliminate him, but neuronal replication is equivalent to obtaining his consciousness and thoughts! He's a strong-willed man! I was born in the ICU and spent 13 years of spring and autumn! Until death! In terms of implanted memories, there are not too many integrated memories, which is actually a good thing, and it reduces a lot of workload! Linde introduced.
"Oh! Thank you very much to the editors for sorting out the most frequently asked questions so far! Sending and receiving and things like signal interference, can you answer? Bob asked.
"These are optical communication technologies that were relatively mature 200 years ago, although optical fibers were still used as carriers 200 years ago. Oh, yes, there was a time when communication was digging ditches and burying threads everywhere! We're about emitting a beam that contains their information, and the receiving device at the other end receives them. The distraction factor is a big problem, but we've overcome it. Interference from general cosmic rays or radiation will be eliminated! We study celestial bodies farther away with the help of their light reaching the Earth. Hehe, we're just going to launch one in reverse. Linde said with a smile.
"Oh! Thank you, my friend, that our transfer is smooth again! But in order to improve the margin of safety, and I'm personally curious, the question is, how much is your Taoyuan project currently costing! Bob said.
"Uh, hehe, in fact, I've been afraid to look at the bill! All I say to my team, go out of business if you don't work a miracle! Lind said.
"Hahaha, this is so funny, this is the spirit of genius! Collapse without a miracle! Awesome! Bob said.
"Thank you Bob! Then the countdown to the launch begins! Lind said.
So the broadcast screen switches to a huge transmitter! And with the countdown to 5.4.3.2.1 launch!
A ray of light soars into the sky!
PS: Mobile phone users can't see what the author said, so I had to glue it into the text.
The planet that looks highly similar to Earth is 3.1 billion light-years away. For the sake of the plot, it needs to be changed to 31 light years. The E-class supercomputer is a supercomputer with 10 exascale calculations per second, and there are currently 3 prototypes in China. Of course, the book is written about the production model. This process references the process from the first prototype to the first production car.