Chapter 1013: The vane of change in the aerospace field
The authorities signed a new aerospace bill for 2025, announcing the abolition of a series of aerospace provisions signed more than ten years ago, such as the Wolf Clause and the New Competition Act...
.NASA announced that it has reached multiple cooperation agreements with the Chinese Space Administration and the Xiashu Space Base to jointly develop space resources such as the moon and Mars.
Almost as soon as this news came out, related discussions started boiling down in aerospace and other related fields.
Especially on the Internet, even though the discovery of microorganisms on Mars still occupies most people's attention, the United States' decision this time still triggered a considerable degree of heated discussion.
Discussions on this topic have been on the top of hot searches, especially on platforms such as Tieba and Tieba, and related discussions are happening one after another.
[Holy shit! Did the Americans abolish the Wolf Clause? Did they take the wrong medicine?]
【????This is... admitting defeat???】
[Laughing, I still prefer to see Americans acting unruly.]
【Want to cooperate now? It’s too late!】
[Strongly request to refuse cooperation! Let the Americans play alone!]
[Agree! With the little money the Americans have and the backward aerospace technology, who cares? Maybe they see that we are ahead and want to come in and learn the technology secretly.]
[It’s really unbelievable. Last year, both countries were still competing in the space race and their brains were almost boiling. This year, they actually gave up? 】
[Normally, you have to know who is in charge now, and businessmen cannot afford to be early without profit.]
The United States voluntarily gave up the space race in the aerospace field and chose to cooperate with its competitors to enter the new era of space.
It has to be said that this news has triggered quite a heated discussion on the Internet. Not only in China, but also in the European Union, Japan, South Korea and other countries, netizens expressed their surprise and disbelief.
You know, if it were more than ten years ago, or even five years ago, the United States would still be the world's number one in the aerospace field.
Even though they have declined, they still have an undisputed right to speak in space.
However, now, in this field that Americans have always regarded as their pride and glory, they actually lowered their heads and took the initiative to seek peace with their competitors with their money and technology.
This subversive change is something that many people have never thought of, and it can't help but make people sigh.
In the face of the wheel of the times, no matter how powerful a country is, if it does not want to make progress, it will only rest on its historical achievements and rest on its laurels. Even if it has a strong family background, it will inevitably decline.
However, for other countries, this news is surprising and makes people want to eat melon. For the people of the United States, the experience is completely different.
Although the White House's internal rhetoric is that the "Wolf Clause" and the "New Competition Act" have long been outdated and no longer adapt to the current situation, today's space development requires the unity of the world, and NASA is still working hard to develop aerospace.
technology, and is about to launch a manned mission, etc., and has never given up on the development of the aerospace field and space technology.
But obviously, this set of arguments is not so easy to convince.
In particular, more than 5 billion yuan of gold and various aerospace technical assistance are even more incredible to many Americans.
China is their opponent in the space race! They actually spend money and technology to help their competitors?
In the eyes of many Americans, especially those fanatics who regard aerospace as the glory and symbol of the United States, this is simply unacceptable.
Demonstrations and protests took place one after another directly occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., and also occupied the streets of Washington, D.C.
"Is White House crazy? Giving up the development of the aerospace field is equivalent to giving up the entire future! The United States will no longer be great. If we lose the moon and Mars, we will lose all opportunities for space development!"
"NASA is like shit! It wastes tens of billions of taxpayers' money every year, but it does things that bring shame to all of us and the entire country!"
"I really can't figure out why a field that has been ahead for decades and that everyone is proud of would be surpassed by its opponents in just two years!"
"This only shows that the institutions that control this field are really rubbish!"
Soon, people who regarded spaceflight as an honor, or who surrendered to the protesting authorities and thought they had given up their pride in spaceflight, took to the streets.
They used angry words and held high banners to protest the decisions of the authorities and the men on Capitol Hill. They also threw stinky cheese and stinky leather shoes at the door of the NASA headquarters to protest their failure, making the entire United States and all Americans feel guilty.
Along with it, we were both humiliated.
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In the building of NASA's headquarters.
Standing in his office, Bill Nelson looked down at the ongoing protest march on the street below, his face expressionless and showing no thought.
As the person with the most say in the aerospace field in the world in the past few years, his words and deeds have always been regarded as a benchmark for the development of the global aerospace field.
However, now, this weather vane can no longer indicate which field the aerospace field should develop and advance in.
Instead, there was the red flag that he didn't want to see more than anyone else.
His eyes fell on the parade, and after staring at the crowd downstairs for a long time, the NASA director finally moved his lips and cursed weakly in a low voice.
"A bunch of self-righteous fools!"
No one wants to lead NASA forward more than he does, and no one wants to restore the glory of the United States in the aerospace field and regain its position as the space supremacy.
But the reality is that no matter how hard they try, it's all to no avail.
Perhaps the reason is the completion of controllable nuclear fusion technology, or the establishment of a scientific research institution called Xinghai Research Institute, or perhaps the United States has declined and is no longer able to support their return to space dominance...
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In short, the reason why they have reached this point in the aerospace field is very complicated and destined.
The wheel of the times never stops turning because of anyone's footsteps.
Neither the United States nor NASA have the ability to rebuild space hegemony.
Let alone aerospace development, even the two more important fields of energy and chip manufacturing have been or are being lost step by step.
For the current United States, if they want to retain the seeds of hope and rise again, they must give up many interests that originally belonged to them.
This group of idiots have no idea how much they have paid in order to participate in the scientific research projects of the Chinese people in order to learn more advanced aerospace technology and occupy a place in future space development.
The abolition of the "Wolf Clause" and the "New Competition Act" and a series of aerospace provisions signed more than ten years ago, and the investment of 5 billion yuan are just conditions on the surface.
In this glamorous world, in the corners that these people who only know how to march and protest cannot see, they have paid more benefits in exchange for this glimmer of hope.
But now, these things have nothing to do with him.
After all, in less than a month, he, the director of NASA, should bear all the "infamy" and get out of this building in disgrace.
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At the same time, on the other side, Mars is tens of millions of kilometers away.
The space shuttle Hanhai has successfully landed in the Corinto Crater in the Elysium Planitia on the equator of Mars.
Wearing a spacesuit inside the cabin, Liu Yang, the only female astronaut, was studying Martian microbial samples collected from the Cabro secondary crater in a cabin that had been temporarily cleared and used as a biological research laboratory.
Yes, the microorganisms discovered on Mars this time were discovered by Tang Hongbo in the Cabro secondary crater.
At a depth of about ten to twelve meters underground, in the area where the underground clay soil and ice are intertwined, there are at least three types of microorganisms with different forms.
This was only determined through some crude observation equipment carried on the Hanhai.
Due to limited observation conditions and the fact that none of the six astronauts are biologists, the observations they can make on these 'little lives' on Mars are extremely limited.
At present, in addition to using optical microscopes and electron microscopes to observe the morphology, structure, and appearance of these three microorganisms, we have also learned about how they reproduce, eat, what they feed on, and how they move...whether they are harmful to the human body, and whether they are harmful to the human body.
Nothing to do with causing damage to the earth's ecological environment, etc.
Moreover, the samples they observed, except for the initial unknowing exposure to active Martian microorganisms, were observed in all subsequent experiments.
That is to say, these Martian microorganisms are first killed by inactivation means, then sliced or peeled off, and then observed.
This plan was a measure taken by the Xiashu Aerospace Base after receiving the news and urgently contacting the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
And the first batch of people who were 'accidentally' exposed to these active Martian microorganisms, as well as their space suits, were treated with high temperature sterilization.
The only imperfection is that by the time the landing team knew that these rock samples collected from the ground contained Martian life, they had already boarded the Hanhai space shuttle.
During the preliminary testing of these specimen samples through scientific research equipment in the indoor environment of the space shuttle, two people had already come into contact with these cores without the protection of spacesuits.
Although it is not completely unprotected contact, there is still a certain degree of risk.
If these Martian microorganisms are harmful to the human body, they may pose a great life safety risk to the two astronauts and may also be transmitted to other people.
Therefore, after discussions among the six astronauts who had manned the mission, the four astronauts who had already landed on the mission contacted the Earth Command Center to discuss and modify the mission process.
They will stay on Mars, rely on the sufficient supplies carried by the two space shuttles to get through the next period of time, and wait for the arrival of the next batch of scientific researchers and supplies and equipment.
After all, none of the six-person team that boarded the fire was a biological expert, and they knew nothing about how to study these microorganisms on Mars.
Even if Liu Yang, who has the highest academic qualifications, barely had some knowledge in the field of chemistry during his PhD, it is not enough to solve the dilemma they are currently facing.
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"Liu Yang, do a checkup first."
While Liu Yang was observing these little lives on Mars with a microscope, the cabin door opened automatically, and Zhai Zhigang, wearing a spacesuit inside the cabin, walked in, carrying small equipment such as a physiological signal test box and an electrocardiogram recording device.
Although there are built-in life signature detection devices in the extravehicular spacesuits, they do not have them inside the space shuttle or when operating on the space station.
Since they came into contact with these microorganisms on Mars, physiological indicators such as electrocardiogram, respiration, and body temperature have increased from three times a day in the original cabin to once every four hours.
In addition, blood collection will be conducted twice a day to detect whether there are any abnormalities in the blood, etc.
After all, no one knows whether they have been infected by these alien microorganisms.
After spending some time to complete the entire set of physiological health tests, Zhai Zhigang took a look at the data on the tablet and breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, he looked at Liu Yang and asked: "The physical examination data are currently normal. Do you feel any discomfort or abnormality in your body?"
Liu Yang thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "Not yet."
"Okay." Zhai Zhigang nodded, breathed a sigh of relief and then said with concern: "If there is any abnormality in your body, you must report it to me as soon as possible."
"Yes, I know." Liu Yang nodded and replied.
After putting away the medical examination equipment on the table, Zhai Zhigang looked at the experimental table and asked with some curiosity: "What are the current observations of these Martian microorganisms?"
Upon hearing the inquiry, Liu Yang looked away from the camera, shook his head gently, and said, "I'm not a biologist, so I don't know much."
"And the headquarters does not allow us to conduct in-vivo observations and experiments, so it is difficult to know their life forms and activities."
"but....."
After a slight pause, she walked aside, picked up a temporary glass box from the table, picked it up, and continued.
"But what is certain is that among the three currently identified microorganisms, one of them may be silicon-based life, at least its surface is covered with a layer of silicide."
"Judging from the results of the spectrum analyzer, its surface covering material contains silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, oxygen, hydrogen and other elements. These elements are obviously built together with silicon as the core."
"Under an electron microscope, this surface layer shows a quadrilateral shape between regular and irregular shapes. It looks slightly like glass, but there are wisps of white lines inside."
"I personally speculate that these white lines may be blood vessels similar to the human body structure? Or maybe they are nerve structures?"
"I can't make much judgment about the other two microorganisms. They look a bit like bacteria on Earth."
After a pause, she continued: "In short, there are too many mysteries. If you want to fully understand these little lives on Mars, I'm afraid you have to wait for the next group of professionals to come and study them."
Liu Yang shook his head and briefly described the results of the experimental observations with deep interest and curiosity in his eyes.
She is very interested in these little lives on Mars, but unfortunately she is not a biologist.
Zhai Zhigang: "Have all these data been recorded and sent back to Earth?"
"Um."
Liu Yang nodded and said: "It has been sorted out and sent back to Earth through the Guihai tide. I will collect more useful information and data in the future."
These preliminary observation data will be completely sent back to Earth for careful analysis and judgment by biologists and medical staff on Earth.
On the one hand, it is to understand the situation of these Martian life.
On the other hand, it is to determine what harm they may cause and the corresponding treatment drugs, etc., so that the next Mars supply can send them the corresponding protective drugs.
Although these Martian lifeforms are not necessarily harmful to the human body, it is always right to be prepared just in case.