The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

Chapter 1421 Juntian Plan
In fact, if we ignore the space station body which needs to reach a diameter of 600m and is unlikely to be made into a complete circle, Chang Haonan is still quite confident just talking about the energy supply module located in the middle part.

The risks of the entire plan, except for the reliability of the neutron shielding layer, are all concentrated in the space launch part.

That is to say, the nuclear reactor power is safely and accurately delivered to the predetermined Lagrange L4 point.

Things that happened afterwards were not that troublesome.

To take a step back, even if the core wake-up fails or the gas cooling is out of control, the thrusters can directly push the entire power supply unit into deep space, which will not affect the earth anyway.

It is highly unlikely that any aliens would come out to accuse him of "polluting the universe."

However, for the sake of his colleagues, Chang Haonan still needs to give the leaders some preventive measures in advance.

That's why I said that just now -

In recent decades, or even further back, since modern times, China has always played the role of a follower.

Of course, developing countries have their own difficulties, but moving forward along a path that has been proven to be feasible, or making some limited breakthroughs on this basis, is always less risky, both in terms of technology and psychology.

At this point, crossing the river by feeling the stones has become a style of doing things to some extent.

Even the standard format of materials such as research proposals and academic papers includes an indispensable "foreign research situation".

Even the project application submitted by Chang Haonan himself was not immune.

Low risk is, of course, a good thing.

However, low risk also has another side, which is conservatism.

In the past, this conservatism has greatly improved resource utilization efficiency.

However, as China's position in the field of science and technology gradually shifts from a follower to a pioneer, the corresponding mentality also needs to be changed in a timely manner.

From the perspective of 2009, this worry may be premature.

After all, Chang Haonan has a high academic status and he can always find a way to get the research resources he needs.

But China's technological progress over the years is by no means the result of his efforts alone. Future exploration and development will still require the joint efforts of the entire country's scientific research system.

Any policy has its inertia. If we wait until the problem breaks out on a large scale before making adjustments, we may miss an important window of opportunity.

The right thing to do is to prepare early.

"There are no more stones to cross the river by feeling your way across..."

The leader sitting in the middle repeated it in a low voice, and then continued solemnly:

"From a technical point of view, what Comrade Haonan said is correct, but the weight of this sentence is not entirely reflected in the technology..."

Although his eyes were still fixed on the PPT on the screen in front of him, judging from his tone, this sentence was obviously not directed at Chang Haonan.

The latter is of course also aware that this involves the underlying logic of major policies, so at most he can only serve as an initiator.

As for the deeper parts, it is beyond his control.

So just wait quietly for what happens next.

"In the field of science and technology, perhaps we should allow for more radical exploration than in the past, but it is better not to make major changes to the public statements..."

Someone soon suggested.

“But if we don’t make changes, how can we demonstrate our determination?”

Another voice obviously has a different opinion:

"This inevitably gives people the feeling that there's a lot of noise but little action, and it's hard for people below to let go..."

"..."

According to Chang Haonan's original expectation, this little episode should be over quickly, and then they can get back to the main topic of the space base.

However, a group of bigwigs actually started discussing it face to face.

He was horrified to hear that.

You have to know that every word spoken by everyone here is a secret that cannot be revealed.

If someone says something shocking, it would be embarrassing for me as an insider.

But he couldn't interrupt others at this time, so he had to bite the bullet and continue listening.

Fortunately, this period did not last too long, and ended with one of the bigwigs proposing to "combine top-level design with crossing the river by feeling the stones."

Everyone's attention was drawn back to the PPT.

Of course, the remaining part is just the ending.

"A transit station for manned deep space exploration..."

The leader suddenly proposed:
"Comrade Haonan, how about we combine all the ideas you've come up with these days and call it the 'Juntian Project'?"

When it comes to naming, Chang Haonan generally doesn't care much about it.

Now that a big boss is willing to help, there is no reason for him to disagree. Besides, being willing to help you come up with a name is a positive signal in itself.

However, the other party immediately changed the subject:
"As I recall, the concept of magnetohydrodynamic power generation itself is still in the verification stage, right?"

Then, without waiting for Chang Haonan to answer, he asked further:

"The electromagnetic energy transmitter you mentioned to me last time at the Dingxin Base, does it use the principle of magnetohydrodynamic power generation to provide energy?"

This chief himself is a big shot with a background in science and engineering, but it is still somewhat surprising that he can remember something that was mentioned casually before so clearly.

"That's right, but electromagnetic emission only requires pulse energy, and we also have to take into account cost and maintainability, so we use hydrogen-oxygen explosion to generate magnetic fluid, and the space reactor uses the high temperature of a nuclear reactor in consideration of its service life. This part of the technology is also being verified at Jincheng's Nuclear Industry 504 Plant."

"I have learned some knowledge about thermoelectric conversion in the past. At that time, apart from the traditional steam turbine, the main methods I learned were Stirling, Brayton, and thermionic. As for magnetohydrodynamic power generation, I think even if I find a hundred experts to discuss it, it probably won't have any effect..."

The leader's tone suddenly became relaxed:
"In that case, why don't we make an agreement to wait until the electromagnetic launch device proves the feasibility of the magnetic fluid power generation technology route before we formally approve the 'Juntian Project'. What do you think?"

"..."

……

Of course, Chang Haonan immediately expressed his agreement.

On the one hand, when your leader asks you what you think about a matter that has been fully discussed, he is not really asking for your opinion, but just giving both parties a decent look.

On the other hand, what the leaders didn't know was that the progress of the electromagnetic launch device was actually quite optimistic and the first test should be completed before the end of the first half of the year.

There are only a few days left, and it may not even be enough to go through the process.

This agreement actually advanced the progress of the Juntian project.

Naturally there is no reason to object.

Therefore, after returning to Huairou Science City, Chang Haonan immediately found Xing Muchun and asked him to prepare a formal project application material.

"Juntian Project?"

The latter looked confused when he heard the name, and felt that he seemed to be unable to keep up with the development of the situation.

"The name the chief himself proposed is quite appropriate in my opinion."

Chang Haonan opened his own PPT and explained:

"In fact, it is just a collection of the three parts from the past. The first is the next generation variable cycle engine. You don't have to worry about this. Someone from the Aviation Power Group will sort it out and send it to you. The second is the air-breathing hypersonic aircraft that we are about to invest in research and development. Most of the content is also ready-made..."

"You should mainly pay attention to the last part, which is the space immigration base we discussed before. It is powered by a nuclear reactor and serves as a transit station for extraterrestrial exploration..."

Xing Muchun graduated from the First Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology, so it was actually reasonable to let him be responsible for preparing the project.

But Lao Xing himself was completely unprepared for this.

"I thought……"

He looked at the magnificent 3D concept map on the computer screen, his voice a little hoarse:

"I thought it was just a proposal?"

“It was indeed just a concept at the beginning, but later we found that it is quite feasible…”

Chang Haonan shrugged:

"It's a long-term plan anyway, so it's okay to be bold. We can always come up with something useful in the process. It's not just a castle in the air."

There was silence for a long while.

A few minutes later, Xing Muchun finally spoke:
“This research status is not easy to write about…”

There was a hint of joking in his tone, as if he was trying to cover up the embarrassment of being shocked to the point of being speechless.

And this topic just happened to touch upon Chang Haonan's previous thoughts.

He recalled the attitudes of the previous leaders towards this matter, so he answered:

"This time, the project application does not need to be too formal. You can focus on the feasibility analysis and research value. As for the current status of the research, you can skip it..."

But halfway through his answer, he suddenly changed his words:

"Forget it, let's just keep it the same this time and stick with the original format."

Since the higher-ups want a gradual process, Chang Haonan shouldn't be too radical.

And he had come up with a better idea.

Xing Muchun, who had just taken out his notebook to record, stopped:
"Then this part..."

“The current status of research does not need to be divided into domestic and foreign, just write one sentence.”

Chang Haonan said categorically:

"This research is the first of its kind in the world, and there is no relevant experience abroad to refer to!"

(End of this chapter)