Three hundred and seventieth eight chapters willing to fight willing to suffer
Rhine and others quickly and carefully watched the exploration report of the Iron Star 1 asteroid. The more they looked at it, the more envious and jealous they became.
At the same time, I also have my eyes open to the resources in outer space. Just one asteroid is so rich in resources.
Although the proportion of mineral asteroids in the overall asteroids is small, the overall number of asteroids is huge.
The overall base of anything must be improved, and there will be more or less useful parts in it.
Asteroids are celestial bodies in the solar system that are similar to planets and orbit the sun, but are much smaller in size and mass than planets.
We all know that 98.5% of asteroids are distributed in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. There are also many asteroids distributed around Jupiter's l3l4 point, known as the Trojan group of asteroids.
If you have seen the star map of the solar system, you will know that most of the asteroids are very far away from the Blue Star and are more difficult to reach than Mars. For these distant asteroids, it is meaningless to develop them in recent years.
Then turn your attention to those asteroids that are closer to the Blue Star, that is, the near-Earth asteroids (near asteryiid, or nea for short).
Compared with other asteroids, developing near-Earth asteroids is obviously less difficult, cheaper, and technically easier to achieve.
Near-Earth asteroids usually refer to asteroids whose orbits intersect with the orbits of blue stars, and their orbital radii are usually between 0.983 au and 1.3 au.
au refers to the astronomical unit (astryinyimical unit, abbreviated au), which is a unit of length, approximately equal to the average distance between the blue star and the sun. It is one of the astronomical constants and is used to measure distances in astronomy, especially the distance between celestial bodies in the solar system.
The basic unit, the average distance from the Blue Star to the Sun is one astronomical unit. One astronomical unit is approximately equal to 149.6 million kilometers.
The number of known near-Earth asteroids is currently 129, and the rate of discovery is still growing.
Among them, the number of known near-Earth asteroids with diameters exceeding 1km is 873, but the rate of discovery is on a downward trend, and the number of such near-Earth asteroids is estimated to be around 9.
According to the different orbital radii, near-Earth asteroids can also be divided into the following 3 categories:
Ardennes-type asteroids. The average orbital radius of this type of asteroid is close to one astronomical unit, and the aphelion is larger than the perihelion of the Blue Star (0.983 au). They are often located within the orbit of the Blue Star.
Apollo-type asteroids, the average orbital radius of this type of asteroid is outside the blue star orbit, and the perihelion is within the blue star orbit.
Amor-type asteroids, this type of asteroid orbits between Blue Star and Mars, and its perihelion is a little outside the Blue Star orbit.
The Amor asteroid often crosses the orbit of Mars but not the orbit of Blue Star.
Mars' two natural satellites, Phobos and Deimos, appear to be Amor asteroids captured by Mars' gravity.
The next step is to take a look at the resources on the asteroid, mainly its mineral resources.
According to the different spectra of asteroids, they can be roughly divided into the following three categories: C-type asteroids, accounting for about 75% of the total number of asteroids; S-type asteroids, accounting for about 17% of the total asteroids; the rest are
m-type asteroids (x-type asteroids are m-type).
c-type asteroids have more abundant water resources, and geotechnical resources (such as silicon dioxide, magnesium oxide, iron oxide, etc.) are also relatively abundant;
S type asteroids have more geotechnical resources (mainly silica); M type asteroids have more metal resources (iron, nickel, etc.).
Many people may be more concerned about the content of things like platinum. In fact, we have inferred the content of platinum group metals in asteroids through statistics of the iridium (ir) content in iron meteorites on blue stars.
Platinum group metals are mainly distributed in m-type asteroids, and about 50 to 60% of m-type asteroids are richer in platinum ore than those on blue stars.
In other words, the C-type asteroids account for 75% of the total and the M-type asteroids account for 8% of the total. The water resources of the C-type asteroids and the metal resources of the M-type asteroids are crucial to the future expansion of the universe by mankind.
If you are lucky and encounter a resource-rich asteroid like Asteroid X, you can earn at least tens of billions from one.
What's more, there is the important satellite of the moon. The moon is not only a matter of resources, but also a more important position. Whoever occupies the moon will take the lead in the future development of the universe.
Mr. Fang, we need to think about it, after all, this amount is too big. Rhine is obviously a little moved, but such a large investment is indeed not something he can decide alone.
I can wait, but Mao Xiong and Tianzhu are also talking. The property rights of the mass projector will determine the share of future launches. Fang Dongliang reminded with a smile.
What he meant was that 49's property rights meant owning 49's launch share. If 300,000 tons of cargo could be launched a year, 49's share would be 147,000 tons of cargo.
Mr. Fang, we are very sincere, but please give us a little time. Rhine said anxiously.
I will give you three days and you will not wait until the expiration date. Fang Dongliang said directly.
Okay, we must make a decision within three days.
After this secret negotiation ended, Rhine quickly had a holographic conversation with Layton in Shanghai.
After Layton listened to Rhine's words, he knew that this was an opportunity and a threat. Once the Western Continent Alliance gave up cooperation, others might take the opportunity to take over.
We in the Rhineland will act individually and convince the country as soon as possible that even if it means reducing social welfare, we must spend money to win this project.
Their quotation is 1.3 trillion Chinese dollars, and we bear 80, which is 1.04 trillion Chinese dollars. The current exchange rate between Western dollars and Chinese dollars is 1:7.2, and we need to pay 144.44 billion Western dollars, Rhine said.
We can afford this number. Although it is a bit difficult, we can still prepare it if we find a way. Layton thought for a while and said.
There are currently 28 member states in the Western Continent Alliance. Excluding John's Family, there are still 27 member states. As the top four members of the Western Continent Alliance, they are the Hans Family, the Gaul Pasta Country, and their 2019
The total gross domestic product is approximately 5.5 trillion US dollars.
The total economic output of the Xizhou Alliance this year is about 18 trillion US dollars, so it is still feasible to spend 144.44 billion US dollars.
What's more, the money will definitely not be taken out in one go. They will definitely bring up the idea of installment payment during the negotiation.
After Rhine, Layton and others reported this situation to the Western Continent Alliance, the Western Continent Alliance immediately secretly held an emergency joint meeting.
In order to gain the first-mover advantage, the Hans family and Gaul joined forces to persuade other member states, even at the expense of increasing their own share of funds.
Rhine and Leighton didn't know how the West Continent Alliance fought internally, but this time they were very efficient. In less than two days, an approval document was in Leighton's hands.
The joint meeting has agreed to the project, but they asked us to push for as many conditions as possible, Layton told Rhine.
Great, I will try my best to negotiate with the Dongtang people to negotiate for other conditions. Rhine said quickly.
Then I’ll leave it to you. Layton said seriously.
Fang Dongliang, who is in Shanmei, has received a request for renegotiation from Rhineland. He did not expect that these guys from the West were so efficient. He originally thought that they would not be able to give a result in ten days and a half. It seems that people have potential.
is infinite.
Since they want to negotiate, Fang Dongliang has no reason to refuse. After all, they are here to give money. If they can get this money, the investment in the construction plan will almost be paid back.