Chapter 928: Abandoning the development of NASA with one move
The press conference held by NASA was like a meteorite hitting the earth, shining a bright and dazzling light in the sky around the world, attracting the attention of the world and arousing strong responses.
Lunar space elevator!
NASA has never given up its expansion in the aerospace field, and the United States will continue to lead human civilization into space...
This sudden news surprised the whole world, and plunged the American people and media into an emotional upsurge.
Many media outlets that had been criticizing NASA since losing to China in the aerospace competition and returning to the moon, at this moment, turned their guns and began to praise.
Even ABC Radio and Television, which had been scolding NASA, believing that NASA spends tens of billions of dollars in funding each year to waste and do nothing, uncharacteristically praised it, saying that this is what NASA should do.
Space is the future of human civilization. Aerospace is the pride of the United States. It is the responsibility of Americans to lead the development of human civilization.
After all, for most Americans, since the end of the space competition between the red and blue sides in the last century, which laid the foundation for them to become the largest space country in one fell swoop, they have been ahead of all other countries for decades.
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Aerospace has even become a part of their culture and spirit, and it is the pride of the American people.
However, just two years ago, they suffered a near-disastrous defeat in the field they were most proud of, losing to the country across the Pacific.
This naturally makes almost all Americans hate iron and steel, and have great opinions and dissatisfaction with NASA. They believe that NASA's inaction has given away all the advantages that the United States has led in the aerospace field for decades.
Now, when the lunar space elevator project was announced, Americans immediately became excited.
Sure enough, so what if China takes the lead in the aerospace field for a short period of time? Doesn't a century project like the lunar ladder still have to depend on them?
Besides the United States, which other country can lead such an international super project?
Although some netizens have expressed their views on Twitter, Facebook and other websites, they believe that the lunar space elevator technology may not be so mature at present and will be difficult to build in a short time; or simply believe that the project itself is not practical.
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But the voices of the minority are always insignificant, and their voices are quickly drowned out by the more mainstream self-confidence.
Elon Musk even publicly stated on Twitter that the latest signal of the super-heavy Starship is ready. Not only can it carry more than 250 tons of materials to low-Earth orbit, it is also fully reusable.
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If it cooperates with the new generation of "Endurance" space shuttle jointly developed by NASA and Sierra Nevada Corporation, they will be able to achieve perfect linkage between the low-Earth orbit rocket transfer of materials and the space shuttle for manned moon landing.
This means that the United States will once again have strong space development capabilities, even comparable to China's Xinghai Research Institute.
Not only SpaceX, but also American high-tech aerospace companies such as Blue Origin have expressed their opinions and publicly supported the lunar space elevator project.
Even the space agency of Sakura Country, which is far away on the other side of the Pacific, stood up publicly and held a press conference to express its opinions.
The R&D manager of Obayashi Group, who was invited to express his opinions at the press conference, said that the dream of a space elevator can be realized thanks to the development of carbon nanotechnology.
Compared with other materials, nanomaterials have better tensile strength, almost 100 times higher than steel. And Sakura Country has the world's top nanomaterial preparation technology.
They will actively participate in the lunar space elevator project led by NASA and the United States to promote the development of lunar resources and lunar immigration.
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At the same time that NASA unveiled its lunar space elevator project, the market value of numerous companies related to the aerospace field in North America was soaring.
Even some aerospace companies from other countries are seeing their market value rise, such as Sakura Country's Obayashi Group.
This company's real estate-related projects, such as construction, regional development, urban development, and ocean development, all experienced a considerable increase just because it showed up in this carnival.
The aerospace section is full of green, making the whole of North America seem to be in a carnival.
Just as the media in North America were covering the lunar space elevator project overwhelmingly, the relevant news also traveled across thousands of miles of ocean to the Eurasian continent.
Not only did the media in various European countries report this news one after another, but the relevant news was also immediately spread back to China, causing heated discussions on the Internet.
[Space elevator? Damn it?! Americans actually started to engage in this kind of black technology project? 】
[bus! Where do they get the confidence? They failed to land a man on the moon, but they are still building a space elevator on the moon?]
[The Wandering Earth 2, right? Le, things like space elevators are simply impractical at the moment, and the materials simply can’t support them.]
[But it’s so handsome (??w??)?). When I saw it in the cinema, I was really shocked by the space elevator clip. 】
[A careful analysis, building a space elevator on the earth is indeed impractical at present. However, it is really possible on the moon. The moon's environment is very suitable, with low gravity, no atmosphere, tidal locking, and no cables are needed. 3.6
Ten thousand kilometers, just reaching the moon’s low-Earth orbit is enough.]
[Theoretically, repairing is correct, but how can the United States repair it? Do they have the ability? Without us, how can the United States take the lead in repairing it?]
[You have underestimated America’s aerospace heritage too much. Not to mention the strength of NASA, America’s private aerospace companies, whether SpaceX or Blue Origin, including ULA United Launch Alliance, all have strong strength, at least domestically.
There is no aerospace company that can compare with it.】
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! [The person upstairs has been kneeling for too long, right? Are you still licking now? From what you said, everything combined cannot beat Sichuan God’s Xinghai Research Institute.
Laughing to death.]
[If the space elevator project is really feasible, I strongly recommend that Sichuan God also build one, and then traveling to the moon will be really convenient.]
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During the heated discussion on the Internet, Xu Chuan, who was flipping through a journal article on the Riemann Hypothesis at the Xinghai Research Institute, also received relevant information.
In the office, Wen Yuanhang, who had brought the news, took the tea cup from his assistant, thanked him and said with a smile: "You are so awesome, NASA is actually serious about it."
After flipping through the news in his hand, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Although this project cannot drag NASA into the abyss, it is enough to delay some of their development in the conventional aerospace field."
"According to my estimation, I'm afraid it will take at least two or three years before they gradually start to abandon the lunar space elevator project."
Gently blowing the water in the cup, Wen Yuanhang took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile: "Two or three years will be enough for us to widen a huge gap between our aerospace development and theirs."
"Even in three years' time, we may even have an outpost scientific research base on Mars. When they come back to their senses and want to catch up, it will be difficult."
"You can do it by destroying the aerospace capabilities of NASA and other national space agencies in one move."
Putting down the tablet in his hand, Xu Chuan gently shook his head and said: "To be honest, it is not my idea to abolish NASA's aerospace power. Relatively speaking, I am actually more willing to see them vigorously support aerospace technology.
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"Um?"
Hearing this, Wen Yuanhang had a trace of doubt in his eyes, and looked over with a little surprise on his face, a little curious as to why he said that.
Xu Chuan smiled and did not tell the real reason. He just joked: "Don't you think it's boring to be defeated alone?"
In fact, completely abolishing foreign aerospace forces is of little significance to him, or even to China as a whole.
Especially in the development of Mars they will face next.
Whether it is the comprehensive transformation of Mars that he envisions, or the traditional construction of a base on Mars, it actually requires the participation of other countries.
Even if he wanted to be alone and monopolize the entire Mars, it would be almost impossible.
Unless there is only one Chinese country in the world...this kind of thing cannot be done.
However, if China wants to fully develop the entire Mars on its own, even if their current aerospace technology is fully advanced, it will be much more difficult than uniting with other countries.
The difficulty in this aspect not only refers to technology, funds, aerospace resources, etc., but also other aspects.
Wen Yuanhang laughed and joked: "I'm afraid no one else is qualified to say this except you."
Dugu Qiufeng is indeed quite interesting to listen to, and this person is really qualified to say this.
In less than ten years, he single-handedly pushed the development of the entire country forward for decades.
Whether it is controllable nuclear fusion technology or the development of the aerospace field, if the development continues at the original speed, I am afraid that it will not reach the current level within fifty years.
Not to mention the former, this is a technology that will last fifty years.
As for the latter, given the scale of the Yuehuatai Outpost Research Station base they are building on the moon, and the development of traditional spacecraft, it is unknown whether it can be built within fifty years.
Even if it could be done, I'm afraid the amount of money invested would be dozens or hundreds of times what it is now.
The space shuttle built with a small fusion reactor and aerospace engine has an impact on the development of the aerospace field as much as an industrial revolution, or even a little less.
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