Chapter 590: General Counsel to the Moon

There is an urgent need for energy in China, but it does not exist in space.
Even if the success of the controllable fusion project saves the country more than two trillion yuan in annual energy costs, this money cannot be put into space projects.
Where each money is spent and what effect it takes, decisions need to be made through a strict set of procedures.
Especially with the solution of rocket recovery technology, the launch cost is not as good as before.
Taking the launch of a target as a low-Earth orbit satellite as an example, according to international quotations, Space-X's Falcon rocket has been able to achieve $ 1141 / kg, compared with NASA's Delta 4 rocket designed by the 1990s at $ 11,660 / kg. In terms of cost, it has been cut by almost ten times.
The launch cost of Huazhou's most commercially advantageous Clipper-1A rocket has also dropped from US $ 10,000 per kilogram to around US $ 5,000.
If the implementation of a manned mission to the moon requires that a spacecraft with a mass of about 50 tons be first delivered to low-Earth orbit, ignore the fact that the spacecraft is not a satellite and cannot be sent to the sky several times. This part The theoretical launch cost can be controlled within 250 million US dollars.
Therefore, just to get on board, there is no need to build a mass projector at all.
But Lu Zhou's idea is not just to send people up to insert a flag, but to establish a semi-permanent or even permanent scientific research station on the moon, or even a resource mining base.
Considering this long-term goal, it is quite necessary to use a theoretically lower-cost launch method to deliver mass from the surface to low-Earth orbit outside the atmosphere.
If chemical-powered rockets have been used, when the number of launches exceeds a thousand times, or even rises to the order of 10,000 times, space exploration will truly become a industry from scientific research activities, not to mention the issue of cost. I am afraid that the issue of environmental protection alone Enough headache.
You know, nitrous oxide and unsymmetrical hydrazine are toxic.
Of course, Lu Zhou also knew very well that such a trillion-level project cannot convince the Presbyterian Church by one idea, especially on aerospace projects that do not have urgent needs.
However, I believe that after he has achieved enough results, what he said should be more convincing.
The meeting was divided into two parts. The mid-day break was announced at 12 o'clock in the morning. After eating a brief meal during the meeting, we waited for the meeting to continue at 1:30 in the afternoon.
This afternoon's session was mainly the home of researchers and engineers, and the discussions were mainly focused on the technical field.
At the meeting, representatives of major research units enthusiastically spoke and put forward their views.
In addition to the aviation science and technology group showing a concept map of the Long March 9 rocket, many people have also proposed interesting technical ideas.
For example, a high researcher at the Space Science and Applied Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed that the model of the plasma engine is a very interesting idea in addition to the details of the acceleration technology.
In this meeting, Lu Zhou's speech was not too much, but he simply said his idea about the technical route of Hall thruster.
Part of this is his own point of view, and the other is some of his thoughts during a chat with researchers in the AF-MPD project team while he was a consultant in the PPPL laboratory.
Originally, he thought that his views were enough avant-garde, but he did not expect that there were people whose views were more sci-fi than him, and even thrown out the idea of ​​advancing without working substance.
In fact, the advancement of non-working substance can not be considered as science fiction, at least NASA has indeed done research in this area, and even related papers can be found on Arixv.
After all, no one dares to say anything absolute about the future. Even the most outstanding scholars dare not make "absolutely impossible" assertions about the "future", even if those things seemed unthinkable at the time.
In any case, the promotion of such distant things without working substance does not belong to the topic of this era.
Everyone just listened and just smiled, not too deeply.
This kind of seminar itself is not taboo. Basically, it is free to say anything. Everyone can say anything, and there is no such thing as a bargainer who just refutes nonsense.
As for the final technical route, it depends on the results.
That is, by the middle of the year, there will be a tender conference to bid on the most critical heavy-duty spacecraft in the moon landing plan.
Whether it is a rocket or a space shuttle, anyone who can put a load of at least 30 tons into the Earth-Moon Transfer Orbit and bring it back to Andes will have the hope of winning the bid.
At present, the most promising task is probably the Long March 9.
However, the first flight in 2028, if not extended, is still eight years away.
If the National Lunar Landing Project intends to complete the manned moon landing within five years to achieve the strategic purpose of containing the United States and Europe, the Long March 9 which is still in the design stage will probably miss this battle.
In this context, if other companies can come up with lower-cost and more advanced launch solutions, they will also be competitive.
About whether you want to make this hilarious ...
In fact, Lu Zhou hasn't thought too much about it yet.
As for the electric propulsion engine, he is only at the research stage, not to mention whether the technology in the wreckage can be reversed, and whether it can be used in the atmospheric environment after the reverse is not clear.
Maybe this kind of advanced civilization spacecraft itself is assembled on the space station or what space port? After they finish, they don't need to think about the issues of breaking through the atmospheric environment and launching into orbit from the surface.
This possibility is complete.
In short, until there is no absolute certainty or a clear expectation of the realization of technology, what he said is just to express his own opinion. As for the bidding project at the end of the year, probably he will not participate ...
After the meeting, Lu Zhou stepped out of the venue.
Then he suddenly noticed that there were more people around him than when he first entered.
Judging from the long guns, short cannons, and microphones they carry, there is no need to guess the identity of these people, no doubt they are journalists.
When the representatives of Penguin and Ali just stepped out of the venue, the reporters suddenly swarmed around like sharks smelling fishy smells.
Looking at the actions of these reporters, Lu Zhou's eyebrows could not help but jumped, but it was not time to be fortunate that it was not himself who was surrounded, and soon a sharp-eyed reporter found that he was also here, and his feet quickly surrounded him. Come up.
Even with Wang Peng blocking in front, only one microphone came in.
"Hello Professor Lu, we are the reporters of the NetEase News Technology Channel. I heard that China proposed the restart of the manned moon landing plan?"
"Hello Professor Lu, we are a reporter from Penguin News Technology Channel. It is rumored that China will soon realize space travel. What's your opinion?"
"... Someone is rumored that you will be the chief designer of the manned space program. Is this true?"
The scalp was numbed by the following questions, and it was impossible to break out of his eyes. Lu Zhou immediately caught a reporter closest to him, and caught him off guard: "Fake ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Reporter "" Uh ... then, then, please-- "
Taking control of the initiative, Lu Zhou took a deep breath and said rigorously: "The endless restart of the manned space program is because of my suggestion, but the country does have strategic needs in this regard. As for the general design of the manned moon landing Teacher, I do n’t know where you heard the news, but as far as I know, the relevant departments just invited me to serve as a consultant. "
However, at this time, I don't know when to go to the secretary Xu next to him, with a sudden smile added: "is the general counsel."
General Counsel!
These short three words completely detonated the atmosphere at the scene ...
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Thanks to the friend of the book "Yu Ming Fei" for the reward ~~~
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