Chapter 104 Countermeasures
Li Jian did not agree to build an ordinary non-confidential satellite, but he did not deny it either.
Fan Ren observed his expression and instantly understood what the other party meant, so he did not continue the discussion.
Five days later, a new batch of Star Transport spacecraft responsible for transporting supplies and returning to Earth with ore arrived at the landing site.
After bidding farewell to these awe-inspiring astronauts, Fan Ren and Liu Jun boarded the carrier spacecraft again.
As a designer involved in the spacecraft control, although he did not know it very well, he knew more than most astronauts. Otherwise, he would not have dared to come here with Liu Jun and the other two.
"The rocket body inspection is complete. The payload is 75 tons. The current fuel remaining is 40%. It is in good condition and can take off."
Fan Ren turned his head to look at the astronauts standing in a row outside the base and waved.
He knew they couldn't see the action.
"Brothers, we are leaving now. You have worked hard. Remember to find me when you return to Earth. I will treat you to a good drink. Don't forget!"
Liu Jun connected the intercom system and shouted at the top of his voice, which was met with waves of friendly responses.
"Ready to ignite, target geosynchronous orbit."
Fan Ren smiled slightly, and the rocket suddenly vibrated. Then he and Liu Jun were pressed firmly on their seats by the huge thrust.
The rocket rose into the dark night sky until it disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Bon Voyage."
Li Jian murmured a blessing, and then led everyone to start a new day of boring work.
Kyoto, Kyoto.
After returning to Earth, Fan Ren said goodbye to Liu Jun and took a special plane directly to the military headquarters.
Liu Shengzhan was covered in sweat, obviously having just come down from the training ground. He took Fan Ren directly to sit in the office.
"Boy, you are amazing. You ran to the moon base without saying a word and didn't even think of calling me. I don't know when I will have to wait to go to the moon next time."
He took the towel and simply wiped the sweat off his face, looking at Fan Ren with envy.
Fan Ren was immediately infected by the other party's cheerful personality. He knew that Liu Shengzhan was not joking.
But there is really nothing we can do.
Liu Shengzhan was entrusted with an important task, and his every move was of great importance. He was forbidden to run around without permission.
"Liu Shuai, please don't joke with me. But don't worry, when you retire, I will arrange for someone to take you for a ride in the solar system every day."
He was half joking. It would take at least ten years for him to retire. He didn't even know how Xinghai would develop in ten years.
But one thing is certain: by then, aerospace will no longer be a field that is difficult for ordinary people to get involved in.
"Well, I've been waiting for this day. You're just trying to get me started, right? Are you thinking of letting that kid Li Jian take over from me? Then you'll have to wait a while, haha."
Liu Shengzhan smiled and turned the tables on him.
Fan Ren smiled awkwardly and introduced the basic situation of the lunar base to the other party, and finally told the purpose of this trip.
"Liu Shuai, based on what I've seen this time, I don't think our astronauts should be wasting their time on boring mining operations, which are tasks that many ordinary people can handle." "You don't have to worry about that. It's boring for soldiers to perform missions. You just need to rotate on time. What? Are you worried about the guy up there? Haha."
Although Liu Shengzhan directly refuted, he looked at Fan Ren with admiration.
Just be not an ungrateful person.
Fan Ren shook his head and said softly, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Liu Jun and I stayed up there for a week. I was fine, after all, I had a mission to complete, so I didn't feel anything. But Liu Jun started to have some emotional problems on the third day. The environment here is really too depressing."
Upon hearing this, Liu Shengzhan frowned and his face turned serious.
"The situation you mentioned does happen. For example, some of our remote outposts will feel lonely because of the uninhabited environment. But this won't happen to astronauts. They are all elites of the military who have been strictly screened during the selection process. As long as they are rotated every few months in the future, there won't be any problems."
Seeing his firm tone, Fan Ren did not continue to refute and directly expressed his thoughts.
“Here’s what I think. When it comes to mining and other professional projects, we at Xinghai will recruit professionals from related industries from around the world and provide them with certain assessments and training to replace our astronauts in completing the corresponding production work.
Because of the content of their training, our astronauts are more professionally inclined towards manned spacecraft, space stations and the operation of these equipment.
They even dabble in physics, mathematics, life sciences, environmental sciences and so on. What they learn is more applicable to space navigation, space station stationing and maintenance of space equipment.
Using them for mining and future projects such as the lunar space elevator is undoubtedly a huge waste of resources."
Fan Ren paused, then noticed that the other party looked serious and continued.
"You also know that due to the above reasons, our military has a long training period for astronauts. Once the large-scale construction process of space is carried out in the future, the astronauts trained by the military will be far behind the speed."
After he said this, he paused and looked at Liu Shengzhan quietly, waiting for him to consume these contents.
After a long while, Liu Shengzhan looked at him solemnly and asked, "Is the lunar space elevator project inevitable?"
Fan Ren nodded without any hesitation.
Hearing this, Liu Shengzhan sighed and said, "That's because we really can't keep up with your speed. What you said makes sense. Professional talents should be used in their professional fields. Now we are using highly screened astronauts for mining operations, which is indeed a waste of resources."
He closed his eyes and thought for a while. Fanren's space elevator project has already started on Earth, and now he has decided to build one on the moon as well.
Moreover, the expansion plan of the lunar base will be carried out next.
These projects all require professional construction engineers, but the military's astronauts receive very little training in this area.
It is indeed inappropriate.
He opened his eyes, nodded and said, "In that case, from now on, the military's astronauts will only be responsible for their professional work. Xinghai will recruit talents in other areas and be responsible for the relevant training."
Fan Ren laughed when he heard this, which meant there was no problem.
"Also, Commander Liu, I am considering having Daxia's astronauts retire and then go to Xinghai to train astronauts. If you agree, we can sign a cooperation agreement."
This proposal was exactly what Liu Shengzhan wanted.
He could hear the respect for these astronauts in Fan Ren's words, and he also knew that Xinghai's salaries were very high.
He then said solemnly: "On behalf of the Daxia astronauts, I thank you for your decision."
(End of this chapter)
