Chapter 180: Through the plan
Yuan Shichen could hear the implicit sound of Chris, so he struck while the iron was hot and continued to speak.
"I believe everyone will be interested in the real scene on Alpha Centaurus BB1. It happens to be in the "livable zone" and is likely to have the atmosphere and flowing water. The intensity of light it receives from Alpha Centaurus B is similar to the sunlight received by the earth. In theory, it can be used for photosynthesis to lay the foundation for the existence of life. But at present, we cannot provide definite evidence to judge whether there is life on Alpha Centaurus BB1. Because all space telescopes are only responsible for taking photos and have no way to observe planets at close range, which requires later technical means to follow up."
As he observed the expressions of the big guys present, he continued to introduce: "In other words, we must send the observation tools into the orbit of the Alpha Centaurus system."
"According to the information about the Creator's alien civilization we have mastered before, their technological level is at least a type 2 cosmic civilization that can master its stellar system resources. Therefore, all the planets on the Centaur Alpha Galaxy must have left their footprints." Dean Frank judged, "As early as 2.1 billion years ago, they had left the Centaur. There may be many reasons that prompted them to leave their hometown, which may be exhausted, or the environmental upheaval caused by the chaotic binary gravity system, which we are not aware of at present."
"2.1 billion years have passed, and it is hard to imagine what the Centaurus Alpha Galaxy looks like today!" Commander Watt sighed.
"Does the ruins of the Creator's civilization still exist?"
"Is it possible that a new civilized world will be born there again?"
Other senior officials also speculated.
"There is this possibility, but there is a problem that we must consider." Harashi Kazuchen continued to put forward his own ideas, "Genesis Artificial Intelligence 8 has continuously sent signals to the parent star, but has never received any response. I think everyone must understand what this means."
"In other words, there is already a deserted building, with only a piece of ruins left." A senior executive at the meeting replied.
"Interstellar immigration is not an easy task. Even if the Creator may have left, they are unlikely to take away the entire natural environment and ecosystem. It is very likely that relatively low-level living things will remain there. I guess that there should not be a more advanced intelligent life there, so we do not have the ability to contact Genesis Artificial Intelligence 8. At present, we can only stay at the level of conjecture. If we want to learn more about the truth, we must see with our own eyes what the Centauri Alpha Galaxy looks like." Yuan Hashichen continued to explain.
To be precise, no one knows whether life exists in the Alpha Centaurus. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the planet BB1 found is not far or near to its sun, and will not condense into ice when the cold water is frozen, nor will the water vapor be dry and hot water vapor be vaporized into gas.
However, even if a planet is in a habitable zone, it cannot be guaranteed that water will flow on the surface, and the moon is a negative example.
Commander Watt knew Yuan Shichen's request very well, so he said directly: "Frank has communicated with us before and talked about your general idea. Show your detailed plan to everyone."
"Thank you for your support!" Yuan Shichen smiled and opened the project plan that had been prepared long ago and shared it with everyone attending the meeting.
Chris, deputy commander of the Pacific Base, said appreciatively: "You can think of ways to borrow laser emitters from alien civilizations. This is really creative. Can you give me a detailed introduction to the entire action plan?"
"We plan to launch a miniature space telescope powered by laser sails in the outer space of the earth. "Zhengchen, while presenting the project plan information," due to our limited technology level, it is not possible to replicate the super laser emitters of alien civilizations for the time being. Therefore, we are designing the conversion bridge technology to dismantle the super laser emitters in order to be launched on the outer space station of the earth as a emission light source."
"The idea is very bold, but there are some risks we must consider." The commander at the beginning said with a serious look. "For such alien technology, including Mars, all humans have two. You must ensure that the whole process is not unexpected, otherwise, human civilization cannot bear such huge losses."
"Please rest assured, the most risky link is the process of transporting rockets to the space station. We will design the most comprehensive support device. Even if the rocket explodes in the air, it will not damage alien technology." Yuan Shichen replied confidently.
"Ok, all the details of safeguards must be fully evaluated before they can be implemented."
"We will do our best! In addition, we are full of confidence in the safety factor of rocket carrying at the base."
Yuan Shichen added that, after all, according to today's aerospace technology, the probability of the fact that the rocket explodes is too low.
"Very good, the discovery of Centauri Alpha Star BB1 makes this plan more meaningful." Chris nodded and said with a smile, "There is no problem with the launch of the miniature space telescope powered by laser sails. I believe that the senior management of IEA headquarters will also hope that we will take action as soon as possible."
"That's great!" This is exactly the result that Yuan Shichen wanted.
"Haha, we can finally see the worlds of other cosmic civilizations in our lifetime."
"So, the earlier we launch the laser sail miniature space telescope, the better, so that in about 8 years we can see the real scene in the Alpha Centaurus galaxy." Frank said with a smile.
The Earth is about 4 light years apart from the Centaur Alpha Galaxy. If the flight speed of the laser sail miniature space telescope can be close to the speed of light.
Then, in 4 years, it can reach the vicinity of the Alpha Centaurus, but the real-time images it captures still need to be spread in the universe for four years before it can reach the earth.
It is precisely because it takes 8 years to go back and forth that Yuan Shichen hopes to start this project as soon as possible.
The Alpha Centauri system is so important to Earth civilization.
There once was a super cosmic civilization there, and there was also a terrestrial planet that might be suitable for humans to live in. It will be the first stop for humans to embark on interstellar travel!
Chapter completed!