Vol 3 Chapter 989: Increase your budget by 20 times

"Leave this to me."
Hearing what Zuckerberg said, Cai Ruichen nodded. In fact, he also likes the exploration work, searching for signs of life outside the earth or terrestrial planets, and he is also very interested.
Strictly speaking, Cai Ruichen is also an astronomy enthusiast, but in fact, the earth has no interest for him. Only the vast universe can attract him more.
The most important thing is that the future development of the base is also directly related to the exploration of the universe. The earth is so big, it is impossible to accommodate his ambitions.
And when they heard Cai Ruichen's words, both Milner and Zuckerberg were very happy. However, Cai Ruichen changed his voice and said, "But..."
However, the two words made the hearts of the two of them all unable to help but mention them. When they heard what Cai Ruichen said next, they were instantly replaced by surprises again.
"However, the miniaturized satellites in this plan are a bit unreliable to me. Using satellites with camera functions and communication functions similar to mobile phones, although it is indeed possible to achieve a weight of only a few grams, and the use of optical direction propulsion is indeed It’s the best way, but I think the speed is still too slow, one-fifth of the speed of light, over 20 years, full of uncertainty and various accidents, the success rate is still too low."
Seeing the nervous Milner and Zuckerberg, Cai Ruichen smiled slightly, and then said: "If this plan is to be carried out, our company has a satellite that I believe can completely replace the small satellite in your plan.
Our satellite is only the size of a nanorobot, and it has incomplicated structures and structures. It can not only take high-definition pictures, but also disseminate information very efficiently.
If we use satellites that are smaller than ants, use larger optics to capture the umbrella surface, and use very large optical antenna arrays to completely increase the speed to one-third of the speed of light. In this way, it will reach the Alpha star. The time can be shortened to within twelve years. "
Speaking of which. Cai Ruichen paused and continued: "Moreover, this microsatellite can still be in working condition along the way. It can capture all kinds of pictures along the way and send them back to the control center, and if we use our company's simulated neutrino The transmission signal can also receive the information sent back from Alphastar two years in advance..."
After listening to Cai Ruichen's introduction, whether it is Milner or Zuckerberg. They all changed from surprises to surprises to even greater surprises.
The strong technological strength of the Future Technology Group is indeed endless. Actually can lead the world so much.
Nano robots, this is no longer a rare thing, but nano satellites. Really heard of it for the first time.
It originally took at least 25 years, but now it can be shortened to 14 years. Nothing is more exciting than such news.
The main thing is the biggest trouble. The satellite can be resolved immediately, from Cai Ruichen's confident tone. They can also understand that this satellite is a mature product, and it can save a few years during this period.
if not. The whole plan is expected to span thirty years before and after, and how many thirty years can be waited in life.
Especially for Hawking or Milner, in thirty years, I am afraid that both of them have entered the loess, and this plan was originally for the future of mankind.
Even if it really crosses the half of the 21st century, it is totally worth it.
Moreover, they looked to Zuckerberg, that is, because of Zuckerberg's youth, and can always lead this kind of plan to exist, and Cai Ruichen also has plans in this regard.
Otherwise, the plan has not yet been completed, and the board members of the entire plan will not be able to escape the fate of time. What will happen to the plan?
No one can say this. After all, technology is changing with each passing day and there are too many variables.
And being able to invest 100 million US dollars in such a plan also shows Milner's feelings in this regard, because he may not even see the day when the plan will achieve results.
As one sentence says, there are some things that naturally need someone to do.
For those real scientists and scholars, this is what they pursue for a lifetime. People who live for just a hundred years and stay in this world are often the results of those who can change and explore mysteries.
Seeing the excitement of Milner and Zuckerberg, Cai Ruichen could also feel Hawking’s heartbeat speeding up. He immediately said: "But if I say it, the cost of the plan may increase a lot, because the microsatellites The cost is not cheap. It is not just a camera and a communication device. At the same time, a very large optical antenna array also requires a large amount of capital investment for construction."
I heard that it was only a matter of money. Neither Milner nor Zuckerberg felt at all. The most indispensable thing for the two of them is money. Although they are not as much as Cai Ruichen, they are both worth tens of billions of dollars. , It is not difficult at all.
Originally, Zuckerberg was only invited by Hawking to join in. He was really moved by Cai Ruichen's plan.
As a young man~EbookFREE.me~, he also likes this kind of cosmic exploration. In western science fiction, Alpha Centauri, the planet closest to the solar system, is regarded as an alien civilization and alien. Imagine it.
Zuckerberg also has a little idea. The plan itself is to go to Alpha to search for possible terrestrial planets (earth-like planets) and possible signs of life. If they can really be found, then for humans It is no less than the greatest discovery of the 21st century.
Thinking of this, Zuckerberg simply said: "As long as there is no problem with technology, there is no problem with funding."
After hearing Zuckerberg’s words, Cai Ruichen shook his head and said:
The cost of a single nano-microsatellite is as high as 100,000 U.S. dollars, and according to my plan, at least 10,000 such satellites are needed. Casting the net, after all, will take more than ten years of interstellar voyages, hoping to have more satellites and reach Alpha Star smoothly.
Similarly, the construction of the very large optical antenna array also requires a very large amount of funds to ensure that it can provide sufficient optical power for all satellite optical receiving umbrellas at the same time. This plan, the estimated total consumption, cannot be achieved with a simple 100 million U.S. dollars, and at least two billion U.S. dollars are required. "(To be continued.):