Huang Wenkang can also be regarded as exposing a secret.

When the international community built the International Space Station, it rejected its hometown on the grounds of technical security, but it did not expect that it would secretly reject the Future Technology Group.

Now that my hometown has built a space station on its own, and the Future Technology Group, although it has just come to the forefront, it is obviously ready to develop a space station.

Just now they have all seen the launch vehicle of the Future Technology Group, which can transport 180 tons of cargo to an orbit 500 kilometers above the ground, plus the space of the huge space capsule, it is fully capable of building a space station on its own.

At this point, these international tycoons present are quite clear about why so many high-tech companies in the world are now looking to space, and why space development and exploration have become an investment project that all venture capital companies and tycoons are very interested in.

Just because of the space project, it has become the first pursuit of mankind in the future.

In the United States, as well as around the world, there are at least thousands of powerful companies that are committed to the exploration of space science and technology.

Among them, companies that have the ability and have certain results will attract great attention from the outside world.

When the International Space Station project is about to end its useful life, many countries led by the United States that originally participated in the space station project want to participate in the space station project in their hometown, also because space is the commanding heights of science and technology.

Of course, the rejection of the hometown is not surprising at all, and it also declares that the Tiangong project will be open to all third world countries, but also says no to those countries that have rejected the hometown.

And the space station project that the Future Technology Group obviously wants to carry out has become the best choice for Western countries.

When the International Space Station has reached the end of its lifespan, it is a big question whether some countries, led by the United States, have spent huge sums of money to build a space station again.

Cost-effectiveness is also a major consideration.

The question asked by Musk can be regarded as asking for the US government.

And Huang Wenkang's answer is similar to his hometown, you rejected me back then, why should I let you join now?

"Excuse me, is there any commercial consideration for Future Technology Group to build the space station alone?" Bezos' vision is naturally not bad, as an international company, there will definitely be commercial considerations for the future technology group to build a space station.

This is also an important reason why major companies are in the field of space technology, and a large piece of the cake of interests that no one fights for will make people crazy.

"Mr. Bezos, you are right, the construction of a research and development space station, commercial use is naturally our primary purpose, and the inflatable capsule you see in front of you is a test bed for our future space hotel.

The space hotel we are about to build will have a large living area, and a ticket will only cost 20 million US dollars to live in the space hotel for a period of time. ”

Huang Wenkang's words were not expected by everyone present, and the biggest goal of the future technology group to build a space station is to make a profit.

Moreover, this kind of space hotel is only one of the profit points of the space station project, and as a human being who is committed to going out of the earth, the role that the space station can play also has a pivotal position.

One is satellite maintenance, if a satellite in orbit fails, it does not need to be abandoned, and only needs to be repaired by sending personnel from the space station.

There is also a manned landing on the moon on the ground, or a manned trip to Mars, or a large spacecraft for long-range performance, providing relay fuel refueling and increasing the range.

You must know that the spacecraft is launched from the surface of the earth to this stage of entering space, according to the quality of the launch, most of the fuel will be consumed, and in the vacuum environment, because there is no air resistance, the fuel consumption will be much less, so if there is a transfer station in space that can replenish the fuel of the aircraft, it will also greatly improve the continuous flight time of the space vehicle.

The space station is also an ideal base for the development of space resources, which can be used for research and development in military, scientific research, biological genetics and medicine, and agriculture.

"May I ask Mr. Huang, will your 3D printing technology be used in the space station?" Someone asked

"This is natural, we have mature 3D printing technology, and it is also the key technical core of the future development of space, and it is an important technical support for our development of space, which will naturally be used in the space station." Huang Wenkang replied very calmly.

The powerful effect of 3D printing technology, when applied in the field of space development, will be a multiplier of space development, and it is natural to make good use of it.

Especially when used to build alien bases, 3D printing technology will be the key technology of the entire space program.

Huang Wenkang has nothing to hide about this, anyway, all countries will know about it at that time.

"Can you ask what kind of size the space station will be?" Gates asked.

"Please come with me." Huang Wenkang gestured to please, led everyone, and entered another area of the laboratory.

Again, this is a separate laboratory with only a giant model floating under a simulated vacuum.

This model is a space station, which looks very large, and it is not the kind of long barrel-shaped space capsule connected together, but more like a platform floating in space.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what you see is our space station small-scale test platform, its size is 700 to 1 of a normal space station, the size of a complete space station, the length will reach 8,000 meters, the width will reach 3,600 meters, the total mass will be 12,000 tons, and the surface will all have a layer of photovoltaic shell to replace solar panels.

The interior space, which can accommodate thousands of people, is used and inhabited at the same time, has sixteen external supply stations, itself has a certain power system, but is not capable of long-distance interstellar flights. ”

Huang Wenkang's words were not finished, and everyone on the scene was blinded.

This is the space station?

No, where is this space station, it's simply a space city.

Before this, everyone thought that the space station of the future technology group is similar to the international space station, but no one thought that the future technology group would have such a crazy plan.

You must know that the International Space Station is only a hundred meters long and has a mass of several hundred tons, compared to this 10,000-ton space station, it is simply a small ant.

At this moment, everyone present once again refreshed their cognition of the future technology group, it is undeniable that this is a very crazy enterprise, too daring to think, too advanced.