Chapter 1616: Preparation (1)
Using a net to scoop up garbage in space, Han Xuan can imagine that interesting picture, the technical difficulty is quite large, the cost is not small, and the cost of each launch is calculated in tens of millions of dollars.
Since this idea has been proposed, it shows that there is a possibility of success, and the professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have a good level of professionalism, and every year in order to attract high-quality graduates from this university, major companies do not hesitate to tear their faces.
The plan may succeed, but Han Xuan is not a selfless charity businessman, and spending huge sums of money to help other countries salvage space junk for free seems quite brainless.
You must know that a large part of those debris are the garbage left over from the "space warfare" test during the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, and other countries are not in a hurry to deal with them, and Han Xuan certainly doesn't have to worry about it, with the current detection technology, it is completely possible to avoid those space junks in advance before launch.
At this moment, he patted Mr. Griffin on the shoulder, and Han Xuan said: "Let's talk about this plan in the future, you will arrange for someone to study it first, and then we will discuss it when other countries are willing to pay for it one day." ”
Mr. Griffin is not the kind of nerd who only knows how to bury his head in research, and his emotional intelligence is very high, so he immediately figured out the reason from Han Xuan's words, so he nodded and said no more.
Compared with the "Space Fishing Net Project", the "Ocean Vacuum Cleaner" program funded by Han Xuan, which has been tested many times in the central Pacific Ocean, has recently reported good results.
The phased test was successful, and the special large net that was placed in the ocean successfully intercepted a lot of marine debris, and it has been sent to the shore by boat, and after calculation, it was found that the cost of fishing was greatly reduced, lower than expected, only about one-fifth of the cost of traditional clean-up.
Last year, a team of researchers at Yale University discovered that drifting plastic waste forms a giant whirlpool of garbage when driven by ocean currents, so they came up with a passive collection method that allows ocean currents to collect the garbage on their own.
For this purpose, a floating fence called a marine vacuum cleaner was invented, which was used to intercept the drifting plastics, which were transported by ocean currents to the center of some kind of installation, and finally collected by a huge storage tower, transported ashore by boat, and reused.
After hearing about the results of the test, Han Xuan planned to take the time to personally visit the United Nations headquarters in New York and urge all countries to contribute their money and efforts to eliminate the "giant continent" that seriously polluted the environment within 10 years.
How to deal with worthless garbage has become a headache for him, and some countries are not necessarily willing to contribute money and efforts, after all, it belongs to the high seas, who wants to spend a lot of unnecessary money for marine animals? They are all sweeping up the snow in front of their own doors, unless they use the powerful power of public opinion to coerce them to pay for it.
In fact, it doesn't cost too much money, even if Han Xuan pays for it himself, he is willing, which can bring a very good reputation, just like mending the ozone hole over Antarctica, and the "seventh continent" is also the focus of environmental enthusiasts.
At Han Xuan's worth, a good reputation is often far more useful than money......
When Han Xuan came to the command platform, Musk told him that the satellite had been successfully placed in the predetermined orbit, and it would be known after the test was launched whether it could successfully play a role, which had nothing to do with SpaceX.
He shook hands with the main leaders of the R&D project one by one, thanked them, and then went to visit the headquarters of SpaceX under the leadership of Musk and Griffin.
The red and white exterior wall looks full of science and technology, and the reporters followed them all the way to visit the R&D laboratory, assembly workshop, and accessories manufacturing plant.
In this regard, Han Xuan does not mind, and needs their help to praise SpaceX and make this small company famous, which will bring SpaceX a high market value.
They didn't leave until after dinner, during which Han Xuan personally gave bonuses to the employees, raising the total amount to $4 million.
When he gives money to others, he likes to use cash directly, which has a stronger impact, after all, no one doesn't love green dollar bills......
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For the next week or so, Han Xuan continued to stay in Seventeen Mile Bay and did not go anywhere.
In addition to helping with the zoo, fish and ranch, he also kindly donated a road to Monterey Town, where he could play golf and go out to sea on a yacht for fishing.
Subsequently, he began to be busy filming the recruitment propaganda film, and it took about ten days to finish it, and when he handed the sample film to the military personnel, the other party was stunned.
The bodyguards went into battle, and the cowboys also made cameos, especially the short-skirted military uniforms of the Victoria's Secret supermodels, and a major general began to wonder if the American army was really so good.
Han Xuan made a military uniform with five stars on his shoulders, and played the role of a soldier coolly, just when the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower returned to China for maintenance, he then went to the top in person in the name of collecting scenery, and he was wearing the uniform of a five-star general!
One word, cool!
For the requirements of the small boss, of course, they will not cut corners, and afterwards, a group of graphic designers handled the picture of him standing on the deck with a cigar in his mouth and the Star-Spangled Flag flying above his head.
It's just a propaganda film, it's not as troublesome as making a movie, the Pentagon didn't say anything after watching it, and handed them over to the media according to the original version given by Han Xuan, which caused hot news for a while, and the people found it interesting, and the specific effect is not clear for the time being.
Anya's coming-of-age ceremony is in March, specifically March 2nd, the days are approaching day by day, and the cohabitation relationship between the two is still maintained.
Han Xuan didn't do anything to her, and he was distressed because of it, and finally found out that it was probably because of his psychology - before the coming-of-age ceremony was over, he always treated Anya as a child.
The actual age of his soul is already so old, and he is a little embarrassed that "the old cow eats tender grass".
In fact, after the coming-of-age ceremony, Anya is only fifteen years old, which is the age when ordinary American girls have just entered high school, but he feels that he can pretend to be tender when the time comes.
Han Xuan is indeed still young in this life, his psychological age cannot be simply calculated by addition and subtraction, his previous life ended in a strange way in his early twenties, and after starting over in this life, he still maintains the mental age of his twenties, so he is not mature in his work.
Every time he thinks about popping, his heart is hot, and he has been a little impatient lately, and he has begun to count down when he gets up every day, and the number of times he secretly washes his underwear at night has also increased.
Anya seems to have been aware of this, so she often looks at him with strange eyes......