Chapter 476: Trying to Imitate
A high-definition photo of the moon taken by the Yunhai Capital Space Shuttle in low-earth orbit is circulating on the Internet.
There is nothing unusual about this photo, the moon is still the same moon.
But there are many details in the photos that are very disturbing to some people.
Most notably, there are more than 200 red dots on the front side of the moon.
When you zoom in on the red dots, you can faintly see a red flag made of soft metal, fluttering above the improvised building.
Internationally, it is very eye-catching, and the national flag is basically all red. Very recognizable, there used to be two more.
But after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, it was the only country that could plant a flag of this color on the moon.
The five-star red flag stands all over the moon, showing that the Chinese power is spread throughout the front of the moon.
In a gorgeous villa, Zhao Jiaming excitedly looked at the information on the Internet.
He walked up to his father and said in surprise: "Dad, our company is famous." You can see that the images I posted on the Internet have more than 50 million likes. ”
Zhao Yunhai read this information carefully, and there was no trace of joy on his face.
"Hey! This means that it looks good on the face and does not bring practical benefits.
I also blame my hot head for not carefully reading the relevant explanations about the space industry. Just put a lot of money into it.
It seems that we are really going down the path of collecting asteroids.
I want to plant a flag on the moon. It's naïve to think that you can take a piece of land for yourself.
How could the state allow such a statement, or was fascinated by desire #hope. ”
Zhao Jiaming saw his father's sighing appearance, and he asked carefully: "Dad, what happened?" ”
Zhao Yunhai waved his hand and said helplessly: "Jiaming, you must not be impulsive in doing things in the future."
The state's policy stipulates that the ownership of the development area shall be handed over to the development enterprise.
This is equivalent to having a separate land of its own. You can do whatever you want.
However, the development prescribed by the state is completely different from the development we want.
Mining doesn't count as anything, it is necessary to establish a stable settlement or research center.
It is also subject to review by specialized government agencies and the Space Development Council. The possibility of false vacation has been basically eliminated.
Now we're just mining to subsidize the cost of the space shuttle. It's okay to catch an asteroid.
Looking forward to an asteroid of great value?
Otherwise, we can only wait for major changes in the space industry before we have a chance to find a way to make a fortune. ”
Zhao Yunhai didn't care about this high-definition picture of the front of the moon full of national flags.
But some people look at these pictures, and they have reached the point where they can't sleep.
NASA Administrator Calvance couldn't sleep.
China's private institutions have all gone to the moon to enclose.
And they are the official institutions of the United States, even through the union of capital, to mobilize the cooperation of major professional scientific research institutions and universities and institutes.
A safe and reliable way to land on the moon has still not been found.
"Hi Calvins. What are you worried about? MIT professor Doerr asked him.
Calvance looked very happy when he saw Durr come near him. Dürk is a leading expert in spacecraft.
He asked expectantly, "Dürr, your research has been headless. Look at the private institutions in China now, they have all gone to the lunar enclosure.
We, as one of the two poles of the world, have no means to deal with it until now.
In the long run, in the competition in the aerospace field, we will definitely be dragged down by China.
You have good news now, even a little bit can boost your confidence. ”
Durr shook his head and said helplessly: "There is really no good way to use a rocket engine now." It's too costly, it's still a one-off.
With such an expensive big toy, how can it be possible to compete with Huaxia.
I want to study the reusable space shuttle. The Space Shuttle, which we built in the last century, is outdated in every way. There is basically no reference value.
Now I want to research a new space shuttle, unless I get a Chinese space shuttle. Try to make a replica of them. ”
Calvance was pleasantly surprised, "Is this true?" You can reverse-engineer the space shuttle in China. ”
Durr replied in a tangled way: "The most powerful reverse engineering in the world is still Huaxia." We used to be at the top of the curve and basically didn't focus much on reverse engineering.
However, having the Chinese space shuttle as a reference will definitely be of great help to us in developing our own space shuttle. ”
Calvance nodded and said, "Then I'll try my best to arrange and find a way to get a space shuttle from Huaxia." ”
Calvance felt that this was the only way to do it right now.
He immediately reported the idea to the top of the United States.
The President of the United States quickly agreed to his plan and asked the American intelligence agencies to assist him in this goal.
Qingci Technology has openly sold the space shuttle, which can be bought as long as there is money and a certain amount of capital.
But the official channels must pass the review, and the American intelligence agencies are afraid that when the Chinese intelligence agencies secretly review them, their situation will be exposed.
They bought a second-hand space shuttle at a high price, and because they couldn't afford space fuel, they were about to sell it to a bankrupt company.
After the U.S. intelligence agencies acquired the shuttle, they immediately arranged for personnel to learn how to operate the shuttle, with the assistance of this company.
Finally, the space shuttle flew over the United States, risking the destruction of the shuttle's communications equipment.
Artificially created a situation where the space shuttle malfunctioned, and used the space shuttle's emergency evacuation procedures to make the space shuttle make a forced landing to the United States.
When Dürr and his team saw the arrival of the shuttle, they immediately began reverse engineering.
American scientists and engineers, though not good at reverse engineering.
But they still have a very strong scientific and technological background, disassembling the shuttle and analyzing its approximate components.
This is the ability that the team of experts in the United States can still do.
In half a month, Dürr successfully imitated a space shuttle based on the space shuttle he calculated.
Calvance looked at Dürr's replica of the shuttle, and he gave Doerr a big hug.
He gave a thumbs up and said excitedly, "Professor Dürr, you are really too strong. ”
Durr shook his head and said, "Calvins, don't be too happy yet.
Because of the material, we learned about the mechanical structure of the space shuttle though. But we still have some gaps from the original.
The ion engine of the space shuttle is not difficult to build, and we have successfully copied it.
But the fuel used by the ion engine of the space shuttle. We didn't make anything that performant. It can only be used in combination with similar raw materials.
And there's a thermal power generation unit inside it, and there's a lot of material here, which we don't know either. There is no way to imitate it. ”
Calvins's face sank, and he asked Dürr: "Then what is the gap between the space shuttle you imitated and the space shuttle in Huaxia now?" ”
Dürr said with a flushed face: "It, it flies in the atmosphere, and its performance is very good. The performance is better than that of the F22, and the cost is not as high as that of the F22.
If I study it for a few more days, I will definitely be able to make a more advanced fighter. ”
Calvins' mouth widened, not knowing what to say.
But he knew that this attempt to imitate the space shuttle would end in failure.