A helicopter flew out of Yanjing's West Mountain and flew directly into the Forbidden City.

When Chen Mingxuan and Ji Shaolong got off the helicopter, the first person they saw was actually Wei Xiangqian.

"Old Wei."

"Mingxuan." Wei stepped forward, "Everyone, please follow me, the others have already arrived." ”

"Do you know what?"

Wei Xiangqian smiled bitterly: "This is top secret, and there is not enough identity to know." ”

"You don't know?"

"Mingxuan, you make me think so badly. I was only in charge of contacting you before, you went to Taklamakan and I couldn't go with you, so I went back to the Forbidden City. ”

Chen Mingxuan shrugged his shoulders and said no more.

Wei Xiangqian led a few people around the palace and entered a palace, but it was all modernized, and there was no sense of history inside.

Wei Xiangqian led them to a conference room, exited, and closed the door.

There are a total of five people inside, Jiang Tao, Guo Ming, Yang Ke, and a young man dressed as a scientific and technological worker and a majestic old man.

Jiang Tao introduced: "Come on, Xiao Chen, this is our Minister of Defense Huo Guangwei. ”

Chen Mingxuan stretched out his hand: "Minister Huo, I saw you at the military parade." ”

Huo Guangwei shook Chen Mingxuan's hand and patted him on the shoulder: "In the past six months, my ears have been calloused when I hear your name, and I finally saw it today, and sure enough, my lips are red and my teeth are white, and my handsomeness is extraordinary." ”

The corners of Chen Mingxuan's mouth twitched: "Minister Huo, I have a tender face." ”

Jiang Tao laughed, and Ji Shaolong and the others were even more suffocated, so that their ears were red.

Yang Kedao: "Xiao Chen, this is our protagonist today, Xie Tianheng, the youngest celestial kinesiologist in China. ”

Chen Mingxuan stretched out his hand: "Hello, my name is Chen Mingxuan." ”

"Xie Tianheng." Xie Tianheng crampedly pushed the beer-bottomed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

Jiang Tao coughed: "Okay, since everyone has arrived, let's start here." ”

Guo Ming said: "Xiao Xie, you can start." ”

"Okay." Xie Tianheng sorted out his emotions and connected the laptop he was carrying to the projector.

The projector shows a dark red circular picture with some parameters next to it.

Stellar: Sky star

Classification: Red dwarfs

Diameter: 422000km

Surface temperature: 3200°C

Distance: 3.5LY

……

A litany of data simply describes the properties of a dark red picture!

Xie Tianheng's face flushed: "Everyone, this is the Heavenly Star, and I am very grateful to Director Guo for naming this star as the Heavenly Star." Well, this is a red dwarf star that I found, at an angle of 35° to the ecliptic, about 3.5 light-years from the Sun and 7.3 light-years from Proxima Centauri. Celestial stars are the closest stars ever discovered to the solar system. ”

Ji Shaolong interjected: "Then why didn't you find out before." ”

Xie Tianheng replied: "The brightness of the red dwarf star is very dim, if it is not discovered by chance, we may not find it in a few decades, or hundreds of years. ”

Yang Kedao: "Two years ago, Xie Tianheng discovered this star by chance, and we set up a team to observe this star. Xiao Xie, you continue. ”

Xie Tianheng flipped the slide to the next page and said, "After more than two years of observation, we have discovered this terrestrial planet that orbits the celestial star, and we named this planet Tianhengyi. The diameter of Tianheng is not much different from that of the earth, almost 5000km in diameter, and about 35 million kilometers away from the celestial star. ”

Xie Tianheng continued to explain the various data and observations of the Sky Stellar System for everyone, and it was over after more than 20 minutes.

Jiang Tao said: "Xiao Chen, the reason why I called you over and listed this meeting as a top-secret meeting is because Tianhengyi may have already produced life, and may even have developed civilization. She is our neighbor or our enemy, and we are the weaker side. Caiyun Aerospace is the only space company in China that has gone to the China National Space Administration, and I hope that the two can cooperate sincerely. ”

Chen Mingxuan and the seven people were shocked by the observation results in front of them, and Chen Mingxuan said: "What does NASA say? ”

Guo Mingdao: "NASA doesn't know, our observation data is top secret. ”

Huo Guangwei said: "NASA has secretly explored many planets in the solar system, and knows a lot about the data of various planets in the solar system, but after all, it is a game between countries, and we can't completely rely on the peaceful development of the solar system, and we also need to have a way back." ”

Guo Ming continued: "We have calculated that your floating power system can accelerate to 0.5 times the speed of light through the gravitational pull of the eight planets in at least one year, and after leaving the solar system, you can enter the celestial star system after flying for another seven years. ”

Guo Ming glanced at Chen Mingxuan deeply: "In nine years, our spaceship will reach the nearest star system to us - we, officially embark on interstellar travel!" ”

Yang Ke added: "Nine years is a moment for cosmic time!" ”

Jiang Tao said: "Xiao Chen, we have discussed, the country hopes that the Space Administration and Caiyun Aerospace will cooperate, we will build an interstellar travel spacecraft, you will be responsible for the floating power system and double-light speed communication, and the China National Space Administration will be responsible for other systems!" ”

Chen Mingxuan was shocked by Jiang Tao's courage, and at the same time knew that because the country had a floating power system and was full of confidence, the interplanetary solar system was no longer without great challenges!

He told Beichen in Taklamakan that the Northwest Space Field is now a huge spaceport, and the original large area of the Gobi is now covered with a large number of huge factories, and even two other railways have been laid specifically for the Northwest Space Field.

It is said that the floating power system has lowered the threshold of China's aerospace tenfold, which is recognized at home and abroad.

Indeed, the floating power system, since its start, the Northwest Space Field has been constantly familiar, and in addition to space launches, it has also created a lot of profits for the Northwest Space Park, after all, the 10,000-ton load load is not something that any tool can achieve!

Even Caiyun Group has generated a lot of profits because of ten floating power systems.

Chen Mingxuan muttered, "I need time. ”

Jiang Tao said: "Time is not a problem, how much time do you need?" ”

"One year." Chen Mingxuan said, "In half a year, I took out the preliminary design draft of the power system of the interstellar spacecraft, and in another half a year, I gave the final design draft, and then produced it." As for when the spacecraft will be able to depart, it depends on how well it is prepared. ”

Jiang Tao said: "Director Guo, what does the Space Administration say?" ”

Guo Ming said: "A year later, we have relatively mature experience in planetary-class spacecraft, and to build a large spaceship, I need state grants and the full support of the industries involved. ”

Jiang Tao said: "There is no problem, I will try to give the green light all the way." Minister Huo? ”

Huo Guangwei said: "I will set up an interstellar strategic staff to discuss the issue of the celestial star system. ”

He turned to Xie Tianheng and said, "Xiao Xie, I need you to provide relevant information, which will have an impact on our strategic plan." ”

"Okay, Minister Huo."

Guo Ming said suddenly: "Xiao Chen, after Xiao Xie's explanation just now, do you have a certain outline of the plan in your mind?" The interstellar spaceship must meet the survival requirements of a certain number of people, so the spacecraft needs to be built relatively large, and it also needs to have a perfect life-sustaining system - the construction and commissioning of the spaceship is not something that can be done in a year or two, according to my speculation, even if the state fully supports it and removes the part of the power system you are responsible for, it will take at least five years to complete. At that time, we cannot and cannot completely hide it, and all kinds of problems will have to be solved. ”

"Rough plan? How many people are you going to attend? ”

"The whole team, it will take twenty years to go back and forth, and there must be a team of at least a hundred or more people, otherwise the cruel space voyage will also destroy their spiritual world."

Beichen reminded: "Director Guo, communication at the speed of light can keep the crew in touch with the earth. ”

Director Guo turned to Chen Mingxuan and asked, "Is there any detailed data explanation for the communication delay?" ”

Chen Mingxuan said softly: "Instant messaging!" ”

"Really!?"

"Seriously."

Guo Ming still didn't believe it: "Do you know that it takes eight minutes for the sun to reach the earth?" ”

Chen Mingxuan said: "It takes 4.3 to 21 minutes from Earth to Mars. ”

"OK, you know the speed of light is fast."

"My light-speed communication is instant messaging."

"Okay, then in order for us to navigate the celestial spacecraft more accurately, we must at least form an accurate navigation system in the solar system, and I heard that you have already started to work on this technology."

Chen Mingxuan looked at Nangong Yue, Nangong Yue is Tao Lanzhi's best friend, and the six major families also have shares in Caiyun Aerospace, so Nangong Yue's understanding of Caiyun Aerospace is much better than Chen Mingxuan.

Nangong Yue will know: "The planetary-level navigation system of Caiyun Aerospace is also in charge of the communication part of Chen Mingxuan, and the manufacturing drawings have been issued, and the production progress is 92%. Half a month later, that is, a year ago, the renovation of Qinghuayuan Aerospace City was completed, and it could be put into use immediately, and the planetary navigation system began to be arranged. The farthest communication device will be laid on Pluto. ”

Chen Mingxuan said: "I plan to let the Sky Star spacecraft carry communication equipment and set up a navigation system in the Sky Star. ”

Jiang Tao asked, "This is your astrolabe plan?" ”

Chen Mingxuan nodded: "The astrolabe plan, if it is the first phase, it should be regarded as interplanetary, and then the second phase is interstellar." On that day, both the star and Proxima Centauri are equipped with a navigation system, then at least an accurate triangulation will be formed, completing the prototype of the interstellar navigation system. ”

Yang Ke added: "Instant communication at the speed of light is the biggest contributor, and it can promote the development of interstellar civilization more than the floating power system. ”

Why doesn't Chen Mingxuan know?

Up to now, the formations that spread out have the Spirit Gathering Array and the Energy Gathering Array. For other formations, he has always used the interlocking formations to disguise the original formation data, in order to prevent the formation from spreading outward.

Formation, as if it has become a new type of high-tech discipline, it leads the rise of civilization, and there are also many families and people coveting it, but because of the six families, they have always wanted to join Caiyun Company!

"I don't think we've rushed it too much?" Beichen Shang said suddenly.

"In a hurry?" Guo Ming frowned.

"If you go to Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, it's only a matter of a few months, but when you go on an interstellar trip, ten years is just a moment, but how many decades are there in your life? A spaceship of 100 people sails in the lonely void, with only one radio wave connecting to the home earth! Not to mention ten years, even two years is enough to make the whole team extremely boring, thus breeding all kinds of social problems, because a spaceship is a small society. And ......"

Chen Mingxuan nodded and added: "And, is it to send young scientists, or to send fifty middle-aged couples?" Human Ethics Issues, Physiological Needs ......"