The moon, people on Earth have been paying attention to it for a long time, probably a long time ago when humans were still "fools".

Of course, the human imagination is limitless, but technology is limited.

Baba has looked at the moon for so many years, knowing that there are rich mineral resources on the moon, and he wants to go up and have a look, and it was not until a few decades ago that human beings were fortunate enough to walk around the moon, but if they want to use the resources above, and from the perspective of using resources, make profits exceed inputs, it is still far behind.

But the technology doesn't work, so it doesn't delay people's imagination.

Originally, many countries and private companies wanted to build a lunar base on the far side of the moon, and many scientists also believed that the far side of the moon is the best location for the lunar base, in addition to mining mineral resources, it is also very good to install telescopes there, which is very beneficial for human beings to understand the universe.

However, there are also disadvantages, that is, a series of transit satellites are needed to maintain contact between the far side of the moon and the earth, but this condition can be solved with the development of technology.

This is an important psychological factor, because astronauts working on the far side of the moon must not feel isolated, but they must feel that they are not alone.

But while this solves the problem of communication, astronauts have a hard time getting a glimpse of the Earth on the far side of the moon.

Although it is a bit hypocritical to say this, sometimes human beings are like this, and if they can see "home" with their eyes, then they will not be lonely.

So later some people changed their minds, if purely out of resource considerations, then a place close to the south pole of the moon might be a better location.

Because there is a lot of water ice and other minerals, and because the Moon is a very different place from Earth, it takes nearly a month for the Moon to make one revolution, so in most areas of the lunar surface, each night lasts about two weeks.

However, some areas of the moon's south pole are illuminated almost constantly, similar to the summer conditions at the Earth's North Pole, which means that these areas do not have particularly large temperature variations, allowing the solar panels mounted there to absorb the abundant sunlight and provide electricity to the lunar base.

As for telescopes, they just need to be built outside the atmosphere.

This is also the reason why Lone Light Aerospace chose the site here, because Dong Chen didn't talk to them about nuclear fusion, and they only considered the existing high-conversion solar panels of Arc Space.

No matter how high the conversion rate is, it can't be separated from the sun, and the area they want to build is still so large, there are still so many facilities in it, and there must be a lot of electricity.

The initial base was only to test the survivability of human beings to build bases on alien planets, and to explore more distant extraterrestrial exploration and colonization plans in the future.

If you can't even stay on the nearest moon, don't even think about the distance.

Mining, experimentation, and tourism are also part of the experiment, but they don't talk about it to the outside world, and they also hope to make a profit, after all, it's still a private company.

Such a business model, coupled with the technical support of arc space, is still very promising for profitability.

Dong Chen's ultimate goal is to go for helium-3, and others can't use it for the time being, but he has ready-made technology in his hands, and this element is a trump card in his hand, and it is a rigid demand during the opening period of the universe, and it must be occupied.

And with a lunar base, it's one more way.

When Dong Chen finished introducing all the situation, he looked at the reporters below who were raising their hands like elementary school students, and pointed at one casually and said, "It's just you, what do you want to ask?" ”

Dong Chen didn't look carefully, and when he stood up and looked at the name card, he found that it was a reporter from the United States.

He raised his microphone and asked, "May I ask Mr. Dong Chen, when our country landed on the moon for the first time, you declared that the moon belonged to all mankind, so is your company's current behavior violating the United Nations' "Outer Space Treaty"?" After all, China is also a signatory to the treaty and cannot claim sovereignty over the moon. ”

"I'm done with my question, please answer?"

Looking at the reporter who sat down honestly after asking the question, Dong Chen was not sure if he was instructed by something, and he blamed himself for being blind.

However, he smiled and said, "This reporter from the United States, I think you got a wrong question, and you don't seem to know that there is also a Moon Agreement, right?" ”

Dong Chen raised his index finger and said, "First, the "Moon Agreement" mentions that the moon and its natural resources are the common property of mankind, that is, what you said belongs to all mankind, and no country, group or individual may take it for its own, but all countries are allowed to develop and use it. ”

"In other words, whoever develops first, who benefits first, our company's plan is completely fine."

"Second, we have not declared sovereignty over the moon, and our company is only responsible for the moon base and resource pits that we have built, and this is no problem."

"Thirdly, please find a comrade of "all mankind" to come out and talk to me, I am willing to sit down and talk to him. ”

"Fourth, it's true that your country was the first to land on the moon, but can you now develop your technology back to the moon with peace of mind? Don't bother with things you can't do, OK? New ships built? ”

"Fifth, the law depends on enforcement, not on words."

After finishing speaking, Dong Chen glanced at him, then turned his head to look beside him and said, "After the first question is answered, you ask the second one." ”

Because Dong Chen scolded the first reporter, the next reporters were much more honest.

As people in the news media industry, the fans of the Arc Group control the public opinion of some countries on their side, but they know much better than others.

That's pretty remarkable.

Fortunately, the whole press conference ended in a short time, but the problems brought by the press conference were not over, and even the discussion around the world was more lively than the first interaction before.

The reason lies in a series of rights and interests of human beings over extraterrestrial planets, such as sovereignty, ownership, and development rights.

Various countries have formulated some laws and regulations on this area through the United Nations, and many countries have signed them, but these laws and regulations have not been thoroughly implemented, and they are full of loopholes.

There have even been numerous jokes.

When the "Outer Space Treaty" first came out to restrict countries from declaring sovereignty over outer space, many private individuals declared sovereignty over outer space, and some people successfully made money.

But in the end, they all got rid of it, and they were even arrested because they couldn't "beat" the state institutions.

The feasibility of these laws has been discussed by the legal community, and although they have been signed, none of them have been conclusive.

Again, the problem of execution.

It is now difficult for human beings to land on the moon once, let alone carry out life and production activities on it.

And obviously he can't do anything, but he just thinks about framing the entire universe with a law, and he doesn't ask the aliens if they agree.

Therefore, although these laws and regulations have been pushed out, those powerful countries should still do what they should do, because these laws and regulations are simply useless.

Some international laws that only govern the earth are not very binding, let alone the laws of alien planets.

The Arc Group did not directly declare its sovereignty over the moon, that is because the base camp and foundation of the Arc Group is on the earth, and it is also felt that there is no need to quarrel with the countries of the earth for a small moon.

There's no need to make a mess of your big rear for the sake of the petty profits at the beginning.

Therefore, Dong Chen didn't plan to block all the roads, and left a lot of roads for them, as long as they could come up, Dong Chen didn't plan to block them.

As long as they are not insatiable, of course.

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