The income from satellite launch services is indeed very good, but the international satellite launch service market is limited, and the future profits can even be seen, which cannot support large-scale space exploration activities at all.

A leader continued to ask, "In addition to satellite launch services, are there any other plans to increase profits?" ”

"Planetary Prospecting."

Wang Hao picked up the topic and said, "This is the goal we want to achieve in the future." On Earth, the space field is the launch and manufacture of various satellites and space vehicles. ”

"We have the ability to build large spaceships, but it is impossible to sell them to the outside world, and we still have to rely on the space agency for small spaceships, and of course it is impossible to sell them to the outside world for the time being."

"In terms of aerospace, we can't think of other big profit points for the time being, and our ultimate goal is to achieve interstellar prospecting, to mine space resources, and to extract ore from valuable asteroids."

Wang Hao smiled as he spoke, and said, "Actually, we already have a goal. This time, the spacecraft carried 37 probes, mainly to explore Mars and the asteroid belt. ”

"So far, the most valuable asteroid in the solar system is Psilois."

"If we can build a super-large transport ship in the future, and we can build a base on the Psitron, we can continuously transport the precious metals on the Psyche to Earth."

"Of course, for now, it's just a plan, just a development direction."

Wang Hao shook his head as he spoke, but his eyes were full of anticipation.

Psychia, located in the asteroid belt of the solar system, about 400 million kilometers from the earth, is considered the most valuable asteroid in the solar system.

This particular planet was first discovered in 1852 and was observed by astronomical telescopes at the time, and unlike ordinary asteroids, the volume of Psi is very large, several times that of ordinary asteroids, with a diameter of about 210 kilometers and a mass of 272 million trillion tons.

In the asteroid cluster belt, Psi is also very prominent and is easily observable.

Although the Spirit Star is not large compared to the Earth, and is only 1/220,000 of the mass of the Earth, it can occupy 6/1000 of the weight of the entire asteroid belt when placed in the asteroid belt.

Using state-of-the-art spectrometers, astronomers have found that the surface of Psi is rich in a series of metals such as gold, platinum, iron, nickel and copper, most of which are precious metals, which are extremely scarce and precious "treasures" on Earth.

Astronomers have confirmed that some of the veins on the star contain a large number of alloys of gold, platinum, and copper at the negative poles, and that they are also very widely distributed.

This asteroid, which appears to be the core of the planet, is obviously very valuable.

If you can mine the Psyche, you can get a lot of gold, platinum, and even some of the rarer and more precious metals.

Three of the probes carried by the spacecraft are bound for the Psyche, and will conduct more detailed exploration and investigation of the Psyche.

If the value of the Psitron can be confirmed, the spaceship company will focus on the mining of the Psychic Star, which will require the construction of large transport ships and the establishment of extraterrestrial bases.

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The spacecraft entered the journey to Jupiter, which became the most significant event in the world.

The reaction of international public opinion was very strong.

Everyone is talking about the spacecraft's trip to Jupiter, and related reports also occupy a lot of space, and some of them have all kinds of discussions-

"The spacecraft begins the journey of Jupiter".

"The Voyage Program was officially launched, and more than 100 scientists flew to Jupiter on a spacecraft".

"The first time human beings flew out of the Earth-Moon system, the journey of Jupiter marks the entry of human science and technology into the cosmic age! 》。

"Wang Hao: Jupiter's journey will be victorious!" 》

Many people have sent their best wishes for the voyage and the successful exploration of Jupiter by the spacecraft, including the landing on Europa.

The scientific community is looking forward to the work of landing on Europa, and until now, what scientists know about Europa has been limited to astronomical observations and the data sent back by the probe.

Whether it is an astronomical observation or the data sent by the detector, it is only an observation, and can only be analyzed based on the spectral color, and the results obtained are naturally very limited and not too accurate.

If you can successfully land on Europa and bring back samples of rock layers, soil, air, etc., you will be able to carry out detailed measurements, understand Europa to a greater extent, and further increase the possibility of life in its environment.

Of course, the best outcome is that the samples brought back contain components of the structure of life, but the probability is very small.

The most likely living thing on Europa is groundwater, and the surface environment is still too harsh for the survival of living organisms.

In many discussions, it was also said that the voyage program was very dangerous, and that based on the limited human understanding of the real universe, the spacecraft might never return.

Similar statements have been refuted a lot, even direct scolding and greetings.

In fact, a lot of people are worried about the danger.

Not to mention that others are worried, even the leading group and the spacecraft company are very worried, after all, it is an unprecedented exploration work, and the cosmic environment outside the Earth-Moon system is too harsh and not friendly to human beings.

The performance of the spacecraft can only be said to be safe within the scope of understanding, but there is also the possibility of problems during the voyage.

However, there is not much to be said about the dangerous topic.

The vast majority of people still hope that the spacecraft will successfully realize its plan and return to Earth.

Those who specifically talk about danger, or even say 'I will definitely not come back', are basically out of jealousy and sour hearts.

In a large number of public opinions, special reports will also be made on the personnel on board, and several people are the most reported, including captain Huang Youkun, including the famous domestic astronomer Zhang Jinzhi, as well as Crott James, Paul Phil-Jones, Ding Zhiqiang, etc.

There are clear differences in reporting on boarding personnel, with each country's media focusing more on its own boarding personnel.

For example, Ameriken.

There are two Amrikens on board the spacecraft, Krott James and Jonas Seaman, both of whom were sent by the Monet.

Ameriken also only has Monnet to get the boarding place, it's not that other companies are unwilling to pay, but the money to buy boarding tickets also requires qualifications, and follow-up screening is also needed, and the boarding personnel on behalf of the company must do valuable research to get the place.

Of course, local tyrants are the exception.

Sartre didn't need to follow this rule, because they gave too much.

Monaid Technology became the only company to receive a boarding spot, which was highlighted by the media on the American side, and a large number of reports also made Monnet Technology famous.

Naturally, this wave of publicity was a great success.

Stephen Baner, the president of Monet Technologies, was so impressed that he talked about his wise decisions, one of which was to join the race for a place on board the ship, and finally succeeded with his valuable research.

The second is to invite Krot James, who boarded the ship on behalf of Monet Technology, which is also a very hot topic in itself.

Krot James is also famous, he was originally the topic of the year, but many of the topics surrounding him were negative, until he decided to resign as the head of the project team of the Lake Groom Project, and he also carried the aura of a 'politically persecuted scholar'.

Now that Krot James has boarded a spacecraft to set off on his journey to Jupiter, his fame has suddenly become even greater.

On the one hand, they think that James is a physicist, representing the Monnet company engaged in biotechnology research, and the seriously interdisciplinary approach is simply an insult to science.

James represents the Monetic company, and the purpose is obviously not for research, but purely for publicity, which feels a bit like a celebrity endorsement.

On the other hand, James successfully boarded the spacecraft, and some scholars even secretly shouted in jealousy, "It's better not to come back!" ”

"Maybe he'll die in space so that he won't leave a trace on Earth."

"This is the real 'total clearance'!"

Another representative of Monet's company is Jonas Seaman, who is a pure microbiologist and relatively low-key, basically not appearing in front of the media cameras, and the topic is relatively small.

A good multimedia report, and it is only a brief introduction to Jonas Seaman.

In Amriken's media coverage, Paul Phil Jones's name also appears frequently, again with Krot James.

Paul Phil-Jones was once a leading scholar in the field of string theory, but later switched to annihilation theory, where he achieved a series of significant results, and is recognized as the top scholar of annihilation theory.

Interestingly, Paul Phil-Jones and James were college classmates, lived in a dorm room, and later became colleagues, both of whom stayed at Caltech.

Now the two are going to Jupiter together on a spacecraft to start the great journey of mankind to conquer the universe.

This kind of story sounds interesting, and Cal Poly has gained more recognition, and many Cal Poly alumni say they are proud of them.

On board the spacecraft, Paul Phil-Jones is not only the person who participates in the journey, he is also the chief technical adviser of the spacecraft, and the chief technical adviser is equivalent to the deputy captain.

In a way, it's not worse than the captain.

Many people in the scientific community are very envious of Paul Phil-Jones, who can have so many top research results, can participate in the research and development of the most cutting-edge technology, and can board a spacecraft to go to Jupiter.

All of this is because Paul Phil-Jones made the right choice, as a leader of the younger generation of string theory, he chose to switch to the theory of annihilation, the sworn enemy, and followed Wang Hao to conduct research.

Therefore, many physicists are also thinking about whether to switch to the Annihilation Theory, and of course, the most important thing is to work in the institution of the flower planter and do research and development related to annihilation technology.

Even if they don't do research related to annihilation technology, it will be easier to obtain first-order materials and have more opportunities to come into contact with annihilation technology, and if they continue to engage in the original research, they will definitely not be able to get in touch with top technology in 10 or 20 years.

The domestic public opinion situation is full of praise and expectation, of course, there are some nervous voices, all worried about the voyage plan, and there are a lot of reports on the boarding personnel in public opinion.

There are more than 100 domestic scientists, engineers or spacecraft operators on the spacecraft.

The list of personnel is detailed.

Ding Zhiqiang is still the most prominent one, and even the captain Huang Youkun can't compare, because in the ordinary people, his fame is greater than Huang Youkun, and even everyone else.

Many reports revolve around Ding Zhiqiang, not only in scientific research, but also in the field of personal private life.

Ordinary people are more concerned about private life issues, Ding Zhiqiang was exposed as a single, and Ding Zhiqiang's college classmate, it was revealed that he had no experience of falling in love until now.

"He has been following in the footsteps of Academician Wang since his sophomore year and has always devoted himself to his studies."

"Later, when he worked, he devoted himself to scientific research, and he didn't have time to fall in love at all, and he didn't seem to be interested in talking about his girlfriend."

"We were classmates in college for four years, and we were roommates in the same dorm, and to be honest, my impression of him was ...... I remember that year, Mr. Wang just came to Xihai University and opened an elective course, Ding Zhiqiang asked us not to take his course, and then he chose it himself......"

"I still remember it vividly!"

"In order to be able to learn from Mr. Wang, he is simply unscrupulous...... Of course, I'm not jealous or anything, but it's funny to think about. ”

The black material of Ding Zhiqiang's college education was exposed, and it was confirmed by many alumni of Xihai University, and some people even found out the post, and the screenshot was forwarded to Weibo, which caused a large number of onlookers.

Netizens just laughed when they saw it, and many people were very interested in Ding Zhiqiang's singleness so far.

Some media interviewed Ding Zhiqiang's parents, on the one hand, they were worried about Ding Zhiqiang's safety, and on the other hand, they expressed very sincerely that they hoped that after Ding Zhiqiang returned to the earth, he would quickly and successfully find a daughter-in-law to marry and have children.

After this news was reported, many women left messages saying that they wanted to talk to Ding Zhiqiang about a direct relationship with a baby, and even several girls went to Ding Zhiqiang's parents and recommended themselves to be their daughters-in-law.

Ding Zhiqiang's parents were dazzled and hurriedly memorized the girls' information and phone numbers.

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The launch of the spacecraft is not the end, and the first media will continue to report on it.

The first is the fast-track release of the satellite.

The first media reported the news of the successful release of the satellite by the space spacecraft at 36,000 kilometers, and it took 20 minutes to report on the launch of the large satellite.

Among them, there are two satellites highlighted, one is a large meteorological satellite, which can observe meteorological activities in more detail and accurately monitor meteorological changes in eastern Asia, Southeast Asia and the western Pacific coast.

The other is a 76-ton communications satellite, which is manufactured by a domestic communications company and is mainly used to provide satellite communication services.

"This superstar satellite has very high performance, it can emit penetrating electromagnetic wave signals, which can make satellite communication transmission smoother."

"If we can deploy more giant satellites, we can make satellite communication very fast and smooth, and we can also transmit more information, and even use satellite communication to access network services."

Satellite communications are the way of the future.

Satellite communication technology has many advantages, such as no interference from the area, as well as restrictions on ground facilities and the number of visitors, even in sparsely populated areas, satellite communication can still be smooth.

Of course, the shortcomings of satellite communication are also obvious, mainly reflected in three points, one is the high cost, the second is the signal transmission attenuation is serious, and the third is the high delay.

The third point is that there is no way to solve the problem of latency, which involves the speed of light and the analysis time of the computer.

The round-trip transmission time between the geosynchronous orbit satellite and the ground is more than 200 milliseconds, and in the central station-based star network system, the voice communication between small stations must go through a double-hop link, so the transmission time delay will reach 500 milliseconds, and the dialogue process will feel unsmooth.

The first two points have the same solution - large satellites.

The performance of tens or hundreds of tons of large satellites will be greatly improved, and a 100-ton large communication satellite can even exceed the total efficiency of hundreds of ordinary communication satellites.

This is because the weight of ordinary satellites must be considered in the manufacturing process, and the equipment will be compressed and compressed, which directly affects the performance problem.

In fact, just like the difference between a thin and light laptop, and a large server, the former also pursues performance, but thinness is more important than performance, and the latter pursues performance completely.

In addition, the cost of launching large satellites has been reduced.

The cost of satellite launch is calculated on average per kilogram, and the satellite launch service provided by the spacecraft is to fly to a certain altitude and directly move the satellite out of the capsule, so it prefers to carry a single heavier satellite.

If it is a large satellite of more than 50 tons, the average cost per kilogram can even be talked about to be less than 15,000 yuan.

In other words, the launch cost of a large satellite is reduced, and considering the performance per kilogram, considering the cost per kilogram of launch, the cost of manufacturing a large satellite can be greatly reduced.

At the same time, large satellites can release strong electromagnetic signals, and the transmission is relatively more stable.

Of course, no matter how strong the signal is, there will be a great attenuation when it reaches the ground, which will affect the quality of communication.

Large satellites also do not fully solve this problem.

In fact, there is a perfect solution to the problem of satellite signal attenuation - first-order electromagnetic communication.

The large satellites launched by the military transmit first-order electromagnetic waves and first-order radar signals, and the penetration of first-order electromagnetic waves is very strong, and there will be no problem of signal attenuation on the ground.

The first-order electromagnetic wave signal only has the problem of scattering energy, that is, the conventional ambient energy will slowly decrease, but the speed of reduction is very slow, and only the wave energy scattered very weakly to the surroundings.

At this stage, signal attenuation has not been clearly detected, so at least in the Earth-Moon system, it can be considered that there is no problem of signal attenuation.

Of course, the first-order electromagnetic wave and first-order radar technology are still in the stage of absolute secrecy, and it is impossible to disclose them to the public for the time being, and they will not be quickly applied in the civilian field.

(End of chapter)