Vol 2 Chapter 1690: Grab turf on the moon

After touching a few more glasses, everyone came down comfortably, leaning on the backs of their chairs, chatting while blowing the breeze.
　　 Zhang Jun asked Wu Hao: "According to this progress, when will our "Wangshu" intelligent lunar patrol rover reach the south pole of the moon."
Wu Hao smiled and shook his head: "This is not clear, it depends on the state of travel. The terrain on the moon is very complicated, and the speed of vehicles is different. If you calculate it based on an average of 10 kilometers per hour, it is 200 per day. Forty kilometers, if you are really on the road, you may be able to reach it in three or four lunar days. But our car is not only galloping on the lunar rover, it also has to carry out exploration missions, so the speed will naturally be a lot full. .
　　 To reach the moon's south pole, I think it will take a year or two. "
　　 Does it take so long? Zou Xiaodong was slightly surprised and said, "Didn't it mean that we have the fastest lunar rover in history?"
　　 Yang Fan replied with a smile: "One or two years is considered fast enough, two, three, four or five years are considered very fast. Do you know how many meters the Chang'e 5 has traveled in all these years?
　　Furthermore, compared to the vast and infinite universe measured by light years, two or three years are nothing but a few seconds. "
"It is not the end of this "Wangshu" intelligent lunar patrol rover to reach near the south pole of the moon. In fact, this is the end of the mission. When we found out the ice cover near the south pole of the moon, After the relevant geological structure and mineral resources, the "Wangshu" intelligent lunar patrol rover will change direction, follow the edge of the moon's very low circle, and then drive westward, and cross the twilight line when appropriate , Arrived at the back of the moon.
　　 Although the back of the moon is not the first target of our lunar scientific research station and lunar city site selection, the back of the moon is still very valuable for exploration. On the one hand, we need to detect the rich mineral deposits on the far side of the moon. It stands to reason that the mineral deposits on the back of the moon are much richer than the mineral deposits on the front. Because the back is exposed to more meteorite attacks and cosmic rays, the mineral deposits formed are also richer.
　　 In addition, the back of the moon also has its unique advantages. It can shield the earth's complex electromagnetic waves, so that some related experimental projects can be carried out. In addition, the back of the moon always faces outer space, so it is an excellent deep space observation site, so it is more suitable for building astronomical telescopes and astronomical observatories.
　　 Finally, if humans go to deep space in the future, the back of the moon will be very suitable for establishing a space port, which will serve as a gateway to the moon. It will become an important gateway for humans to go to deep space and return to earth from deep space.
　　 There is another point, that is, from the perspective of military visits, the back of the moon is very suitable for establishing military bases. Internally, it can block many direct attacks from the earth. Externally, it can also defend against many threats to the earth from outer space, such as asteroid defense, or alien invasion, and so on. "
Speaking of this with a smile, Wu Hao calmly said: "Of course, it is too early to say this. What we have to do now is to find out the distribution of mineral resources on the front and back of the moon, and when the scientific research stations and lunar cities are. Site selection. While other countries and companies have not reached out, we will give priority to the occupation.
　　 This is just like when countries were vying to establish research stations on Antarctica. Based on the principle of first-come, first-served, all countries are looking for locations in Antarctica with better geographical conditions to establish scientific research stations. As for Laomi, he did even better, relying on his own advantages to directly establish a scientific research station on the poles of Antarctica and directly occupy the poles. In the later countries, if they want to build scientific research stations, they can only avoid this position. "
　　The north and south poles of the moon, do we need to start fighting in advance? Zhang Jun asked hurriedly.
　　 In response, Wu Hao waved his hand and explained: "No, it's not of much value to us.
　　 We must have a concept in our minds, that is, we are a private enterprise and we are engaged in a civil commercial aerospace exploration project, so our first task is of course to make a profit.
　　In this project, we have invested so much, the money will definitely not be worthless, we have to make it back. How to make it back is to rely on us to dig out some valuable projects on the moon first to seize the opportunity.
　　 The north and south poles of the moon have high scientific research value, but the economic value is relatively average. Rather than expending energy and resources to do that, we might as well grab more mineral resources and occupy more suitable sites for scientific research stations and lunar cities.
　　 Of course, this is not absolute. If someone has an organization that is willing to spend a lot of money to let us do it, then why not do it. "
　　 Ha ha ha ha... Hearing his words, everyone chuckled.
Everyone’s laughter fell, and Yang Fan continued Wu Hao’s words:
In fact, for projects such as the Lunar Research Station and Lunar City, I’m still inclined to postpone the project. At present, our focus is still on manned spaceflight and launch vehicles. .
　　Only with strong accumulation in the field of manned space technology and launch vehicle technology, will this be conducive to advancing our lunar scientific research station and lunar city projects. It can be said that the first two have laid a solid foundation for the latter. Only with a solid foundation can we proceed with the latter. Otherwise, it will be a castle in the air.
　　 Another lunar city for the construction of a lunar scientific research station at this stage, the investment is really huge~EbookFREE.me~ With our current strength, we still cannot afford it. So at this stage, on the one hand, we are developing manned space technology and launch vehicle technology to lay the foundation, on the other hand, we continue to accumulate strength and strengthen our own strength. Only when we are strong can we support the smooth progress of such a huge project. "
　　 I agree. Zou Xiaodong nodded and said: "If you step too far, it will be easy to pull the gear. Let's do it step by step. This way, although it is slower, every step is steady, so that there will be no problems."
After Zou Xiaodong's words fell, Wu Hao smiled and nodded in recognition: "That's right, it is indeed not suitable for launching the lunar scientific research station and the lunar city project at this stage. On the one hand, the technology is not mature enough, and there are still many problems that need to be solved by us. Too many technologies need us to overcome, so this requires a long process of thinking.
　　 On the other hand, what you just said is correct. At this stage, relying on our own strength, we definitely cannot support such a huge project.
　　 So at this stage, we still focus on some projects that are suitable for current development. Regardless of whether it is a manned space project or the development of a launch vehicle project, there are great market development prospects.
　　 As for other projects, such as lunar scientific research stations, lunar cities, Mars exploration, and deep space exploration projects, they can be postponed. However, related pre-research work still has to be continued, and it cannot be suspended directly because it is postponed. This is definitely not feasible.
　　 So we still have to do it with both hands. On the one hand, we focus on the development of key projects at this stage, and on the other hand, we will focus on the pre-research of future projects to lay a good foundation for the official launch in the future. "