my tech museum

Chapter 289 Guanghan Palace Moon Base

"Commander Wu suddenly contacted me. Is there something wrong with Guanghangong Moon Base?"

"This is not."

Wu Chuping, who was in the holographic projection state, explained: "Actually, I interrupted rashly this time because the lunar base is about to be officially completed. I want to invite Academician Xu to come to participate in the celebration."

"At that time, we will broadcast live to Guanghangong Moon Base."

"besides."

"The first batch of lunar resources will also be mined and transported to the ground by space elevators."

After hearing Wu Chuping's words, Xu Lei immediately understood.

It turned out that the other party had something good to find him.

Not asking for help.

But it's right to think about it, the space elevator is a very mature technology.

In addition, future technology provides life capsules.

Enough to ensure that astronauts survive on the moon in the early stage.

With such prerequisites, it is not difficult to complete the construction of the lunar base.

After Xu Lei knew that the lunar base project was on track, the space agency implemented the near-moon spaceport plan, which made the transportation of astronauts and materials more efficient and convenient.

In the next step, a Mars base will even be built, and solar system monitoring stations will be arranged on it to ensure that dangers can be detected in time to ensure the safety of the earth and stars.

However, in just over a year, the Guanghan Palace Moon Base was built, which still surprised Xu Lei.

Faster than he imagined.

As for Wu Chuping's invitation, Xu Lei was not too interested.

Right now is a critical time, and it won't take long for the Science and Technology Museum to unlock new exhibits, and even unknown special changes may occur.

Now he just wants to wait for the influence to reach tens of millions.

I'm really not in the mood to participate in any activities.

Not to mention going to Dengtian Island.

Since the space agency wants to follow his previous practice and set up a live broadcast to share joy at this important moment, then he can be regarded as participating in it by watching the live broadcast, and the key thing can be done sitting at home.

With his thoughts running quickly, Xu Lei directly opened his mouth to express his thoughts to Wu Chuping.

"Commander Wu."

"Congratulations on successfully completing the construction of the Guanghan Palace Moon Base."

"Become the first moon base in history."

"I will watch the live broadcast on time, but there is no need to attend the event."

Seeing that he was rejected in this way, instead of showing any anger, Wu Chuping showed gratitude on his face, and then said seriously: "Academician Xu did this because I don't want future technology to occupy too much attention from the outside world. So ignore our space agency."

"You can rest assured about this, after all, they are all contributing to the development of the country."

Regarding Wu Chuping's thought of this aspect, Xu Lei couldn't laugh or cry, and really didn't know what to say.

In the end, after a little hesitation, he decided to stick to what he had just done.

"Commander Wu, I understand what you mean, but there is a special situation on the company's side that requires me to take charge of it personally, so there is definitely no way to go to Dengtian Island."

Speaking of this, Wu Chuping naturally knew that it was impossible for him to persuade Xu Lei.

So no more wasting time.

But in the end, he still expressed his regret.

"That's such a pity. Next time I will definitely invite you personally."

"Next time definitely."

After Xu Lei responded to Wu Chuping with a smile, the video call also ended.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Lei turned his attention to Xingtong, and specifically instructed him: "When the live broadcast of the lunar base of the space agency starts, remember to remind me."

"Alright boss." Xingtong nodded in response.

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And since the two live broadcasts of the space elevator and the moon landing mission proposed by Xu Lei ended, the situation of the Guanghan Palace Moon Base has basically become a closed state. Apart from the occasional official release of a few photos, there are no other additional information channels. to follow.

This makes the details of the moon base unclear to the outside world.

In addition, the popularity of virtual helmets and neuroprosthetics has been too high recently, and they have successfully attracted everyone's attention.

No one cares about the base.

I can't remember it in a short time.

So when the space agency issued an announcement, it pointed out that a new live broadcast event would be held to let everyone have a clearer understanding of the Guanghan Palace Moon Base.

Once the news came out.

Suddenly a new hot topic was discussed.

Although the number of pageviews on the whole network is still not comparable to that of the virtual world, it still ranks second with dozens of times ahead of No.3.

Many people have expressed their expectations for this live broadcast.

"Are we going to live broadcast our moon base again? There is no news during this period, and I almost forget that there are still many astronauts living on the moon."

"Thanks for this announcement for reminding me that there are astronauts on the moon."

"Speaking of how the construction of the Guanghan Palace Moon Base is going, the people in the space agency are still not as good as Mr. Xu. It has been a year and there is no new news."

"Suddenly going to start a live broadcast, could it be that there is a big progress, looking forward to it!"

"Could it be that Chang'e was discovered?"

"I just want to know when the space elevator will be commercially available, and I really want to experience the feeling of entering the space station and the moon base."

"Some people can feel dizzy in a car. I don't think it's better to take a space elevator. Why bother to make mistakes for yourself."

"It's a pity that Mr. Xu has to be in charge of the virtual world, so he can't be the commander-in-chief of the moon base. Otherwise, I'm afraid the construction progress of the base will definitely be faster than it is now."

……

three days later.

Sunday, January 2027, 12.

It is not an exaggeration to say that today is the day with the fewest number of people online since the opening of the virtual world.

Because the space agency launched the live broadcast of the moon again after a year.

Eight in the morning.

Binjiang City.

Longhu Hi-Tech Park.

Just after Xu Lei came to the office after breakfast, Xingtong's reminder sounded next to his ears: "Boss, the live broadcast room of Guanghan Palace Moon Base has been opened, do you want to connect?"

"Has it started yet?"

Xu Lei was startled when he heard the sound, then sat down on the sofa and said softly, "Open the live broadcast room."

Previously, he rejected Wu Chuping's invitation and did not go to Dengtian Island to participate in the celebration of the completion of the lunar base. However, this lunar base has the participation of future technology, and he also wants to see how the overall situation of the base is. of.

What's more, he had already promised Wu Chuping that he would watch the live broadcast.

Following the order, Xingtong naturally projected a holographic virtual light curtain from his own eyes without any hesitation.

What is shown above is the live broadcast of the Moon Base.

Look around.

It can be found that the name of the live broadcast room is called Guanghan Palace Moon Base Live Room.

What surprised him was that the astronaut who was introducing the situation to the audience in the screen at this time was no stranger.

It was Ye Junmin.

After the successful operation of the space elevator, Ye Junmin was selected to participate in the moon landing mission as a rookie on the space mission for the first time. In addition, the live broadcast was still from his perspective as a third-person live broadcast, so Xu Lei still had some impressions of him.

It seems that he has been staying on the moon during this time, participating in the construction of the base.

"Hello, viewers and friends in the live broadcast room, I am astronaut Ye Junmin, and today I will lead you to visit the Guanghan Palace Moon Base."

Inside the moon base.

Ye Junmin, who was still a little shy, greeted the camera.

And put on a warm smile.

However, unlike the heavy space suit he wore in the last live broadcast, this time he was only wearing blue cabin overalls.

Of course, this situation also quickly aroused the curiosity of the audience.

Some people even boldly guessed that Ye Junmin was not on the moon base at all.

It is very likely that there is a problem with the moon base, so they want to use the live broadcast to appease the public, so that they can have an explanation for the expectations of the outside world.

As a result, the refresh rate of bullet screens has been significantly accelerated, and everyone is asking this question.

"This time I can finally see the real face of Astronaut Ye. Last time, I broadcast live from his perspective, but I basically couldn't see him in person."

"Shouldn't you be wearing a space suit on the moon?"

"It feels so strange!"

"It stands to reason that the Guanghangong lunar base should still be in the construction stage, and it is impossible to provide astronauts with the cabin environment of a space station."

"There must be some insider situation."

"Can you stop talking about the rhythm here, and watch the live broadcast carefully first."

"I believe it is reasonable for astronauts to do this. Don't use your interests to question other people's majors."

Ye Junmin served as the host of the live broadcast. He must have been familiar with the whole process in advance, and naturally took into account various situations that may arise.

So in the face of the doubts raised in the live broadcast room, he didn't show any worry on his face.

Dang even opened his mouth to answer the questions raised by the barrage.

"I'm about to tell you the good news. After the efforts of all members of the space agency and future technology, our Guanghangong lunar base has been officially built after one year."

"The front is in normal operation."

"So staying inside the base, we astronauts only need to wear cabin overalls."

"This is also convenient for the next lunar resource mining work."

Ye Junmian's few short sentences revealed two important messages.

The Guanghangong Moon Base was successfully constructed.

And will carry out lunar resource mining.

For the audience in the live broadcast room, they basically think about it in this regard. No one would have expected that the moon base, which looks very difficult, would be built in such a short period of time.

You must know that this is only the strength of the domestic space agency and future technology, and it has not cooperated with overseas forces.

As soon as Ye Junmin talked about these situations, his face was extremely serious, and he didn't look like he was lying at all, but everyone still couldn't dispel their doubts.

With the rapid refresh of the barrage, the doubts are getting louder.

It is worth mentioning that although Ye Junmin served as the host of this live broadcast, he did not control the live broadcast in the live broadcast room.

At the moment, it is located in the control center of the ground station. After Wu Chuping saw this situation, the commander-in-chief immediately gave instructions to the staff next to him.

"Switch the live view to the periphery of the base."

"Since everyone doesn't believe it and thinks that we are cheating, let them appreciate our Guanghan Palace Moon Base."

"It's the commander-in-chief." The staff member who was also suffocating in his heart suddenly nodded and smiled.

soon.

Under the control of the staff of the ground control center, the audience suddenly found that the astronaut Ye Junmin disappeared from the live broadcast and was replaced by a familiar scene of lunar soil.

This is the same picture as when the astronauts came out of the Yutu lunar module.

To put it simply, the perspective of the live broadcast room is the lunar rover outside the base. As the lunar rover began to move under the control of the ground control center personnel, the live broadcast screen gradually moved forward, and it was transferred from the desolate lunar soil to the On a special building that resembles an eggshell.

Since the Guanghangong lunar base is built on the basis of the crater, which has an inherent advantage, the base will not be much higher than the lunar surface.

And the top resembles an eggshell-like structure.

It is made of high-strength lightweight special alloy material, which has the characteristics of anti-corrosion and anti-radiation.

Together with the internal cabin structure and various equipment and instruments that meet the needs of astronauts, they together form the current Guanghangong Moon Base.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that Xu Lei has fully seen the overall appearance of the Guanghan Palace Moon Base.

The idea of ​​wanting to live there for a few days could not help but emerge in my heart.

Of course this is just a thought.

The lunar base does provide astronauts with living conditions, but the comfort level is definitely not comparable to that of the Earth Star or even the Tiangong space station, and it must always deal with the special environmental changes on the moon.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is bad.

The selection of astronauts is so complicated that it needs to go through layers of screening, almost reaching one in ten million, in order to ensure that they can survive safely in a changing environment.

Ordinary people go up rashly just because they are afraid that there will be unknown changes in their bodies.

This kind of risk is really unacceptable.

Unless humans can create real spaceships or galaxy warships.

But it is not a problem to say whether to take the space elevator to the Tiangong space station for a short experience.

"It's no wonder that the Guanghangong Moon Base can be built so quickly. Using this relatively simple base structure method, coupled with the advantage of the geographical location, can indeed greatly improve the construction efficiency."

Looking at the moon base in the picture, even Xu Lei had to admire the experts in the space agency. It can only be said that they are indeed very powerful in the moon landing project that human civilization has always been looking forward to.

It can be said that his space elevator created an opportunity for them to turn theoretical research into reality.

After all, it started on the day the moon landing program was established.

The design of the moon base is in progress, and the two are synchronized.

Let's talk about the audience in the live broadcast room.

Facing the Guanghan Palace Moon Base in front of him, even Xu Lei expressed his admiration for it, let alone these ordinary people.

After seeing that what Ye Junmin said was true, everyone was overjoyed!

And that powerful sense of pride and honor instantly filled the whole body.

No one thought that the base had already been built.

The barrage in the live broadcast room stopped for a few seconds before resuming updating, but this time the frequency was several times as high as before.

Everyone is expressing their excitement.

No more questioning remarks.

"Fuck, is this really our Guanghan Palace Moon Base?"

"Is there a boss who counts the time? It's incredible that the base construction was completed so quickly!"

"It's nothing short of a miracle."

"My sister asked me why I was kneeling on the sofa."

"It's my short experience. I was still doubting the authenticity of the moon base just now."

"Although I was severely slapped in the face, I am very happy, what's going on?"

"Has the title of infrastructure madman reached the moon yet?"

"No wonder the live broadcast is suddenly launched. It turns out that the purpose is to submit this perfect score to the public!"

"I seem to have heard astronaut Ye talk about mining resources on the moon just now. This is definitely good news. Maybe our controllable nuclear fusion energy will be available."

……

There are still many professionals in the live broadcast room with tens of millions of people.

After learning that the Guanghangong Moon Base has not only been completed, but also that the mining of lunar resources will begin immediately, the whole person is immediately excited.

After all, everyone knows that the moon contains a large amount of helium-3 resources, which is an important part of the research and development of controllable nuclear fusion energy. If it is successfully mined from the moon and transported to the earth by a space elevator, then the research on controllable nuclear fusion energy will be very important. Usher in breakthrough progress.

Maybe it is just around the corner that humans can achieve controllable nuclear fusion.

At that time, human civilization will officially become a first-level civilization and move towards a second-level star civilization.

This will be a milestone breakthrough.

Because there is still a lot of content in this live broadcast, including the environment inside the base, the living conditions of the astronauts, and the most important resource mining area, the live broadcast from the external perspective did not stay for too long.

Soon it switched back to Ye Junmin.

Seeing the earth-shaking changes in the scope of the live broadcast room compared to just now, the smile on Ye Junmin's face became even brighter.

Heart filled with strong pride.

"Next, please follow my perspective to explore the world's first Guanghan Palace Moon Base. I will also explain to you and answer your questions."

"I believe that today's live broadcast will be unforgettable for everyone."

The voice just fell.

With light steps, he first walked towards the cabin next to him.

The next live broadcast will be more teaching-oriented.

Under the introduction of Ye Junmin, everyone saw the places where astronauts sleep and rest, as well as the various tasks that need to be done every day.

Besides.

The most important thing is the source of food.

Rely on the transportation of the space elevator as soon as possible, and replenish supplies for the base from time to time.

However, advanced technology will also be used in the base to synthesize starch through carbon dioxide to meet the physical energy needs of certain astronauts.

This also proves once again the greatness of science.

As time passed, the originally planned one-hour live broadcast event finally came to an end.

At this time, Ye Junmin was standing at the lunar resource mining site, giving a final explanation to the audience in the live broadcast room.

"After our scientific testing in this area, we can confirm that there are rich ilmenite deposits below, and then we will use this special equipment to mine.

"In order to install this equipment, the Shenzhou spacecraft has traveled several times."

"At that time, when the ilmenite ore is mined, it will be transported to the space station by a cargo spacecraft for docking, and then sent to the ground by a space elevator."

"Also tell everyone a little knowledge."

"The helium-3 needed for controlled nuclear fusion is extracted from the lunar soil rich in ilmenite."

……

"This is the end of today's live broadcast, and I look forward to meeting you next time."

When the screen in the live broadcast room turns off and turns into a blue screen, the viewers are naturally unsatisfied, and they all hope to extend the live broadcast time or start the broadcast at a fixed time.

But I think so, but everyone also understands that these are basically impossible.

After all, astronauts staying at the moon base are not eating, drinking and having fun, and the work they have to do every day is not easy.

How can there be time to broadcast live frequently.

The only entertainment is a virtual headset funded entirely by futuristic technology.

But in the face of such a sudden stop, it is relatively difficult for everyone to quickly calm down and do other things.

So after exiting the live broadcast room, everyone went to the platform website to continue discussing the Guanghan Palace Moon Base.

Some people with strong professionalism have even conducted more detailed analysis and explanations on the things mentioned in the live broadcast, which is quite hardcore.

As for those netizens who like to have fun, they deliberately went over the wall and went to the Internet to show off. After all, since the advent of the space elevator, the plans of other overseas forces' moon bases have basically been put on hold.

Knowing that it is no match for Yan Kingdom, why waste resources in vain.

As the so-called feng shui turns, 30 years in the east of the river and 30 years in the west of the river.

Once upon a time, China could only look up to the powerful technology of overseas, and it was envied besides envy, but now it is not what it used to be.

Yan Country has grown to the point where others look up to them.

What everyone didn't expect was that according to the urinating nature of overseas forces in the past, Yanfang, as the first superpower with a moon base, would definitely face all kinds of belittling or ridicule.

But this time they immediately sent a message to congratulate Yan Fang.

These include four other permanent council forces.

But thinking of the influence of their own country in the world today, everyone didn't think much about it, thinking that this was just a disguised show of favor from overseas forces.

at the same time.

After watching the live broadcast, Xu Lei stood up from the sofa and stretched his neck, and gave Xingtong a new order.

"Star pupil."

"Constructing the Lunar Guanghan Palace base in the virtual world."

"Since everyone can't experience it in the real world, it's not bad to be able to realize their dreams in the virtual world."

Yes.

After seeing the living conditions of the astronauts in the moon base, Xu Lei came up with the idea of ​​building a moon in the virtual world. After all, the virtual world is meant to benchmark against the real world.

In this way, users can obtain the qualification to go to the moon in the virtual world in a special way.

Anyway, there is only one Guanghan Palace base on the moon, and it doesn't take long to build the star pupil.

But it needs to be explained that this is not what Xu Lei wants to experience.

He just wants to benefit the virtual world users.

Ok.

That's it.

Xingtong must obey his boss's order unconditionally, and immediately nodded in response after receiving the order: "Good boss, Xingtong will start the construction of the moon base immediately."

After finishing this matter, Xu Lei let out a breath of foul air slowly, and he immediately relaxed a lot.

In the next few days, he will wait for the influence to exceed tens of millions in a relatively relaxed state, and welcome the unlocking of new exhibits.

But what Xu Lei didn't know was that when the moon base began to mine the underground ilmenite, Yang Senping, the dean of the Imperial Capital Chinese Academy of Sciences headquarters, held a meeting at this moment.

And this meeting is related to the direction of the next scientific research field, and whether to cooperate with overseas forces.

(End of this chapter)