Chapter 101 Boomerang
"hiss"
The cigarette had burned out at some point, and the high temperature of the cigarette butt made Mark cry out in pain.
"Space elevator, you mean space elevator?"
Mark didn't care about his burned fingers at all, he turned around and looked at Fan Ren in shock.
"Yes, it's the kind of space elevator you understand, which can send tens or hundreds of tons of materials into space through electromagnetic orbits in a flash."
Fan Ren smiled and pointed to the construction site in the distance.
"After the foundation construction here is completed and all the necessary data is collected, we will also prepare to build a space elevator on the moon. However, due to funding issues, the speed there may be temporarily slowed down."
Seeing how nonchalant he said it, Mark didn't know how to reply to him.
The announced investment budget for the first and second phases of his "Mars Project" is only 600 billion yuan. Although according to the usual operations of listed companies, this budget will continue to increase and change in the future, it will never exceed 1000 billion yuan.
But now, the young president in front has announced so bluntly that he will spend 5000 billion to build a space elevator.
Not only that, if financial resources allowed, he would even build a space elevator on the moon simultaneously.
"Mark, times have changed. We have controlled nuclear fusion technology to provide low-cost electricity for the space elevator, almost free of charge. We have tri-titanium alloy super-strong metals extracted from the moon as building materials, and we have carbon nanotubes for track construction to ensure absolute safety.
When all this is completed, relying on low-cost material transportation, the second phase of the project will expand the space elevator to an altitude of 100,000 kilometers.
At that time, the spacecraft docked at this altitude will be able to obtain the second cosmic speed once it leaves the port due to the outer ring speed brought by the earth's rotation, and will be able to reach any planet in the solar system without consuming any fuel.
Do you think that when the 'Mars Project' leaves our starry sea, will it still be necessary to exist?"
Fan Ren patted Mark, who already looked confused, in a mischievous manner, walked to the sofa and leaned back against the soft couch.
Mars Project?
It's a joke in front of the sea of stars.
After the completion of the second phase of the space elevator project, not only will the cost of traveling between the Earth and the Moon drop sharply, but even between the Earth and Mars will no longer be unable to travel nearly half of the time due to the large distance difference caused by the revolution of the two orbits.
Of course, with the second cosmic velocity it is definitely possible to reach Mars, but if a nuclear fusion engine is added on this basis, it is foreseeable that the time required for this ultra-long-distance voyage will be greatly reduced.
By then, quantum communication technology will be used to replace radio communication, and there will be no delay in communication between the earth and Mars.
Only then did Mars truly become worth developing.
Fan Ren's request was simply to make preparations in advance so as to avoid wasting additional manpower, material and financial resources in the future for these basic surveying and mapping data.
"Xinghai has always been cooperative with our company, right?"
Mark's voice was a little hoarse, and he stared at Fan Ren, trying to tell from his answer whether Fan Ren had any intention of lying to him.
“Since its inception, Xinghai has always been adhering to the concept of win-win cooperation, but I’m sure you know why it changed later.
I am not a person who repays evil with kindness. On the contrary, I believe that a certain degree of constraints can provide the basic guarantee for better cooperation between both parties.
President Mark, what do you think? "
Fan Ren's expression didn't change much, he still looked calm, no one could tell whether he was happy or angry.
"I hope so. It seems I don't have a choice."
The next day, Spieth's company issued an announcement.
Spieth will provide Xinghai with data such as Mars mapping. In return, Xinghai Technology will provide five small nuclear fusion reactors to provide energy support services for Spieth's Mars space station and Mars base.
At the same time, Xinghai Technology also issued an announcement.
Xinghai will provide nuclear fusion reactors for aerospace projects around the world at a price of 200 billion per set.
The power provided by this small nuclear fusion reactor is more than twice that of an American aircraft carrier. One set can meet the daily energy consumption of tens of thousands of people.
Moon, 'Guanghan Palace' base.
Against the backdrop of the pitch-black universe, the Star Series spacecraft was slowly descending towards the landing pad not far from the base.
Li Jian looked over there through the window and couldn't help but smile helplessly.
The rocket landed and the hatch opened.
This scene has happened hundreds of times at this landing field.
At this time, in the mining site farther away, the astronauts responsible for operating the automatic mining equipment had long been accustomed to this scene and were too lazy to even look up.
In Li Jian's sight, the rocket hatch opened, and then a figure jumped out.
That's right, he just jumped out.
really
Li Jian covered his eyes with his hands. In this kind of low-gravity environment, people who have not undergone long-term weightlessness training need a familiarization process.
I saw the figure start to turn sideways in the air, and then landed neither lightly nor heavily on the smooth landing field.
"Boss, Boss, if you hear me, please answer. I have landed safely and am in good condition. Over."
Li Jian was too embarrassed to look at it, it was so embarrassing.
Then another figure walked out from the cabin door.
This time it was much smoother.
The figure walked down the escalator, tiptoed lightly, then stood there in a daze for a moment, then walked forward and pulled up the shameful thing that was lying on the ground with its legs spread out.
"Reporting to the base commander, the 278th batch of supplies has arrived at Guanghan Palace successfully. Please send someone to receive them."
Li Jian breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Lao Er's voice coming from the loudspeaker.
Fortunately, he is still normal.
"Received. Someone has been sent to receive it. Just follow the signs to enter the base."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the entrance of the base.
I haven't seen them for a few months, but I didn't expect that these two brothers would come in person.
Fan Ren pulled Liu Jun up with amusement. Needless to say, he himself was eager to try something new in this novel environment.
No wonder the astronaut who set foot on the moon with the boss was jumping around non-stop during the live broadcast.
It later caused a huge sensation on the Internet.
After a series of expansions, the Guanghan Palace base now covers an area of nearly 1,000 square meters.
Moreover, with the nuclear fusion reactor as the energy source, the life support infrastructure of the base has been almost perfected.
The work area occupies 70% of the area, and the rest is divided into a leisure area, canteen, and rest area.
Because the subsequent expansion building materials used tri-titanium alloy, the Guanghan Palace at this time looked dazzling and shining silver under the sunlight when viewed from the outside.
The base is located at the lowest point in the center of the Aiken Basin. Looking into the distance, you can directly see dozens of large automatic mining machines being operated by astronauts, with smoke and dust rising, which is very spectacular.
Fan Ren looked around. Although he was the initiator of these projects, he only had an impression of the design of this base.
This time, we came here to conduct an on-site investigation to see where there is room for further improvement in preparation for future expansion.
At the same time, they are also here to select a site for a space elevator on the moon.
(End of this chapter)
