Chapter 904: Public plan for manned mission to Mars!
Just when matters related to the development of the moon were being discussed on the Internet, and whether China monopolized the entire moon, a surprising piece of news once again broke the Internet.
Xinghai Research Institute officially held a press conference. Director of the Aerospace Research Institute Weng Yunzong announced in front of the world's media that the Xiashu Space Base will officially launch a spacecraft to Mars on March 15th to conduct a large-scale mission to Mars.
Large-scale unmanned exploration activities.
Just as all the media were surprised by this sudden news, another even more sensational news directly shocked everyone.
June 21st is the summer solstice, one of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar.
Xinghai Research Institute will launch two second-generation space shuttles and one first-generation space shuttle at one time, a total of three spacecrafts, with six astronauts, to carry out the first manned landing project in human history!
As soon as this news was announced, there was a storm in the press hall. The media reporters who came to attend the press conference were all so shocked that they could not look at Weng Yunzong standing on the stage.
The first manned mission to Mars in human history!
No one expected to receive such explosive news at today's press conference.
For a time, countless pairs of arms were raised high, and all the media were eager to get the first opportunity to ask questions.
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"The first manned mission to land on Mars in human history!"
"How difficult is it to land on Mars? Why, 51 years after manned landing on the moon, have humans not reached Mars yet?"
"200 million kilometers away from the earth! If astronauts want to land on Mars, how long will it take? Academician Xu Chuan will tell you the answer!"
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When the press conference ended, less than an hour later, information related to the manned mission to Mars was like wings, flying all over the country.
On the scarf, news and discussions about China’s monopoly on the moon were instantly brushed off.
Among the top ten hot searches, five are related to the manned mission, and two are related to Xuchuan and Xinghai Research Institute.
【I’m carrying a man on board the fire!!!】
[June 21st! The manned mission to the moon is officially launched, awesome! 】
[In my lifetime series! I didn’t expect to be able to witness a miracle again!]
[The soil on the moon contains helium-3 and cannot be used to grow vegetables. It should be possible on Mars, right? I remember that Mars has an atmosphere, although it is very weak.]
[Group a group to sign up to grow vegetables on Mars (1/999)! 】
【Occupy the front row!(2/999)!】
[I remember Musk once said that SpaceX will start manned landings on the moon and colonizing Mars in 2030. Now Kawaushen says: It’s too late for you, look at me!]
【How many steps does it take to send humans to Mars?】
[I know this, three steps! Open the ice...sorry, I went to the wrong set.]
[It’s right to say three steps, ignite and launch away from the earth, fly to Mars, and land on Mars!]
[I’m going straight to my stomach! The earth is renamed Mars! It’s faster!]
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As soon as the manned mission was announced, there was a surge of pride in the country.
A few years ago, they were still a long way from the United States in the aerospace field. They had not yet achieved a manned landing on the moon, let alone a manned landing on the moon.
But in just three or four years, they not only successfully landed a man on the moon, but also surpassed the United States and established the world's first scientific research base unique to China on the moon.
And now, their eyes have fallen on Mars, which is hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
For China, which has been lagging behind in the aerospace field for the past few decades, being the first to achieve a manned mission before the United States is undoubtedly something that can highly arouse a sense of national pride and pride.
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At the same time, on the other side.
Luxury homes in Texas, USA.
Elon Musk took out two sandwiches and a can of ice-cold Coke from the refrigerator as usual, sat on the sofa in the living room, grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV, eating while waiting for the TV show to start.
Although he is a super rich man who likes to surf the Internet and even bought the whole speculation because of it, he is not averse to TV news.
It’s not that you need to get the latest policy news from TV news.
In the United States, most of the timely news information is obtained not from television, but from one's own personal connections, such as congressmen or officials.
No matter how bad it is, you can also get the latest news through online social media software such as Twitter or Facebook.
He watches TV simply because, to a certain extent, watching the news on TV has become a pastime for him.
For example, today, the SpaceX company he leads will appear on CBS News, the earliest evening news program in the United States. And SpaceX will carry the glory of returning to the moon and let his name appear on everyone who watches the news around the world.
In eyes.
Although there were some unexpected situations in the first Artemis return to the moon plan, strictly speaking, it was not SpaceX's fault.
The Falcon Heavy launcher provided by SpaceX actually completed its mission perfectly.
This time, after the Artemis 2 lunar module completed its mission perfectly, Musk believes that SpaceX will become a company second only to Xinghai Research Institute in the field of aerospace.
Originally they had a chance to be number one.
But facing the sudden emergence of Professor Xu Chuan, whether it is him, SpaceX, or even NASA, they can only accept the current situation.
However, he has always believed that liquid oxygen methane engine technology will not be retired or disappear.
Especially when facing the development and immigration of Mars in the future, liquid oxygen methane engine technology will once again shine brightly that has been obscured by electric propulsion engines.
Because there is a large amount of methane in the atmosphere and geology of Mars, Mars will become a transfer station for liquid oxygen methane engine technology to explore space, allowing him and SpaceX to move further into deep space!
And just as he expected, after some news reports in the political field passed, the beautiful host of CBS media spoke immediately.
The plan to return to the Moon's South Pole-Aitken Basin will be officially launched within a month, to be precise, on March 19.
The rocket used to carry out this lunar landing mission is still the BFR heavy rocket provided by SpaceX. And in the future, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will serve as the main force to carry out the important task of building the American lunar base...
Listening to the news in the TV news report, Musk put a smile on his face, raised the Coke can in his hand towards the TV, and took a sip of ice-cold Coke.
Although this is not the first time that the BFR heavy rocket has appeared on television.
But compared to the past, this time SpaceX took over the heavy responsibility of building a US lunar base and transporting supplies, which can drive the development of space exploration technology companies and its stock price!
He can imagine that after today's news is broadcast, and under the current extremely hot situation in the aerospace field, what a wonderful number SpaceX's stock price will be tomorrow.
Just as he was imagining all this, another figure suddenly appeared in the CBS news broadcast.
To be precise, it was a hand passing a note to the female host who was announcing the program.
After seeing the content on the paper, a look of surprise appeared on the face of the beautiful host.
After a brief moment of surprise, she took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
"Sorry, temporarily interrupting a news message..."
"Just about two and a half hours ago, the Xinghai Research Institute in Jinling, China, announced that it would officially launch a manned space mission to land on Mars on June 21 this year."
"This news was announced by Junzong Weng, the head of the Aerospace Research Institute, a subsidiary of Xinghai Research Institute, and was confirmed by the media."
"We are contacting NASA for confirmation regarding the authenticity of the news about manned missions. We have not received a response yet. Please continue to pay attention to our news for subsequent reports."
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When this news was reported, Musk, who was sitting on the sofa, immediately fell into a state of confusion.
The Coke can he held in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and the foam splashed onto his feet, but he didn't pay attention at all, and he didn't even realize it.
Staring at the TV broadcast that had switched to other news, Musk stared blankly, but his mind was filled with the news just now.