Chapter 716: White House Countermeasure

中央 The center of the Junggar Basin.
上 On the highway running through the Gurbantunggut Desert, a row of heavy engineering equipment was supporting the billowing dust, and it was dying into the depths of the desert.
After the site selection of the Tinder Plan was completed, funds from the Ministry of Science and Technology were quickly available. Almost at the same time as the bidding was completed, the construction unit's equipment went to the construction site from the nearest city of Ukraine.
At this moment, rows of mobile homes have been set up on the construction site near the barracks. Workers wearing small yellow hats quickly completed the loading and unloading of equipment and supplies, set up basic living facilities near the mobile home, and the open space not far away, the heavy equipment heading to the site has begun in the construction area. Farming within.
Any great project starts with the foundation, and the biosphere a is no exception.
之前 Before setting up the steel bar support, the construction unit will hollow out this area and dig a large pit with a depth of three to four meters, then drive the steel bar on the ground, pour the cement, and finally spread the stainless steel plate.
Looking at the engineering equipment plowed in the open space not far away, Professor Hu with a hard hat was meticulously looking at the engineering drawings and construction plan in his hand, listening to the person in charge of the construction site next to him.
"... This is our construction plan. Starting from the first phase of the project, it is now laying the foundation. You can see if there are any problems. If there are any, you can raise them now. I will try to solve them."
After carefully reading the drawings and construction plan, and confirming that there are no omissions, Professor Hu nodded.
"Basically no problem, when can it be built as soon as possible?"
Squinting at the distant horizon and the rolling yellow sand, the person in charge said: "The first phase of the project is three months, and all three phases are completed. If it is fast, it will take six months, and if it is slow, it will take seven or eight. Around the month, the weather depends on the weather. If there is a sandstorm every three to five, the construction period must be delayed. "
It's not just sandstorms.
There is also a sudden high temperature and so on.
施工 There are many uncertain factors in the construction of the desert. Any accident may occur, and the construction period is not accurate.
"Speed ​​is secondary, slower does not matter," returned the engineering drawing in hand to the person in charge, Hu Yang said with a serious expression, "please make sure to make more effort in quality, any minor omissions Can cause the entire experiment to fail. "
"Relax," he played the soot on the cigarette butt, and the person in charge relaxed and joked with a smile. "Quality is certain. This is a national project. How can I never make fun of myself for the rest of my life?"
If he dares to cut corners on this kind of project, he is just tired.
Even if no one said, he would take 120% of the attention.
At the same time, just as the Tinder Project was on track, news of Biosphere a followed.
Although the Gurban Tungut Desert is located in a life-restricted area, it is almost impossible for such a huge project to be completely confidential.
In fact, the Tinder Plan is not a confidential project, because it is not necessary at all. After all, it does not involve any national defense technology. Many researches in the fields of biology, ecology, meteorology and hydrology, etc. belong to the field of natural sciences and also need to cooperate with other international research institutions.
After the biosphere a officially started, the news that Hua Guo was constructing an artificial biosphere quickly spread throughout the international academia, and caused a huge sensation in related research fields and ecological protection public welfare organizations.
Since the failure of the US Biosphere 2 program, the call for building the Biosphere 3 has never stopped. However, no one has been willing to invest in such high-investment, high-risk, low-return research projects.
At least, it is absolutely impossible to count on Americans to jump into this pit once more.
Now Hua Guo is willing to pay for this "Biosphere III", which is the biosphere a being built in the center of the Junggar Basin. It is undoubtedly a shocking thing for scholars and public welfare professionals who are committed to promoting the study of artificial ecosystems. good news.
After all, China's investment in the natural sciences has been extremely limited. This time, willing to invest so much capital in the research of natural sciences has won the favor of many international scholars.
What ’s interesting is that, unlike the positive evaluation view in academia, the commentary views of major international media are rather subtle.
Some people think that this is yet another brave challenge initiated by mankind to control nature. Others have analyzed the background of this plan in the light of China ’s recent actions in the space field and determined that it is very likely that it is for China. China's "space expansion" paved the way.
Especially the well-known North American newspapers headed by the "New York Times" and "Washington Post" have used some "catching up military background" and "opaque parts of the project" as a cover to hide the "China Space" The title of "colonial outpost" sounded awe-inspiring and coquettish to the biosphere a under construction, and called on scholars in related fields to participate cautiously in the project.
Although these ideas may sound absurd, they still attract the attention of NASA.
Or rather, the importance of NSC.
About three years ago, after the United States announced its return to the moon, a cool-haired president signed the relevant decree and rebuilt the National Space Council, the so-called NSC, for the third time.
What is different this time is that the restructured NSC is directly affiliated with the President's Executive Office and is in charge of the Vice President. It is comparable in level to the National Security Council, the Office of Management and Budget, the Intelligence Advisory Committee and other agencies.
Obviously, the United States has demonstrated its determination to re-emerge in space.
某 A conference room in the White House.
I summoned my own staff team and senior officials in related departments, and the president patted his hands on the table with a serious expression.
"The Chinese have shown a considerable degree of ambition in the development of outer space resources, and we must review our own space program. No matter what we have achieved, if we cannot maintain our advantage in the space field, it will Meaningless!"
At this moment, a voice came from the conference room.
"Can I say a few words?"
I looked in the direction of that voice, and the president nodded.
"of course."
Looking at the pair of eyes that fell on her, NASA director slowly stood up and said.
"Hua Guo is still catching up with us ~ EbookFREE.me ~ I don't think there is any need to worry about transition. Of course, I don't mean to relax our vigilance. We just need to speed up our own pace and keep the lead."
He paused, NASA director continued.
"I propose to move our frontline farther away, while keeping the 'return to the moon' plan going forward. For example, Mars."
The president frowned.
"Mars?"
Whispers were heard in the conference room.
I didn't care about those talks, NASA director nodded and said seriously.
"Yes, you heard me right. We have the ability to explore Mars. We have many excellent aerospace companies capable of this task. We only need to provide them with some small help to integrate their power . "
He said that he paused for a moment and raised the volume to continue.
"I propose to launch the Ares program to curb China's ambitions on the moon!"
如果 "If they think that footprints on the moon will surpass us, then we will send our people to Mars farther while they footprints!"
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