Super Copy of Great Power Technology

Speaking of lunar mining, we have to mention the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which was signed by many countries in the last century. It is also known as the Moon Convention or the Outer Space Treaty. The treaty clearly stipulates that the moon is the common property of all mankind, and no country may claim sovereignty over the moon. The mining of lunar resources adheres to the principle of first come, first served, that is, whoever lands on the moon first and occupies it will own it. China is a responsible big country, and it will definitely fulfill the conventions it has signed. So after their astronaut team successfully landed on the moon, they only occupied several mineral-rich areas for mining development, without claiming sovereignty over the moon, nor restricting latecomers from demarcating territory for mining.

Seeing the boss do the same after landing on the moon, Ruida Aerospace followed suit and occupied several rich mineral deposits. After that, he focused on mining and scientific research, and only wanted to make a little money. However, as a responsible national entrepreneur, Qiao Ruida still did some tricks secretly. He used the golden finger to copy several more aerospace plane production lines and lifted the restrictions on the sale of aerospace planes in the domestic market. As a result, domestic private capital was boiling, and everyone called friends to pool money to purchase aerospace planes and set up aerospace companies. So in less than a month, dozens of aerospace companies of all sizes were registered and established.

As we all know, Chinese people have a strong love for land. Some wealthy people in China like to buy farms in New Zealand, Australia and other countries after they have savings. When the first batch of aerospace companies received the space shuttle, they began to run space transportation missions. When they arrived on the moon, they found that it was ownerless. Countless lands belonged to whoever occupied them first. Although there is no air, no water, and very little gravity on the moon, the land cannot be planted at all, but it is still land after all. If you occupy it, you can't grow plants, but you can't mine. So these aerospace companies showed their magical powers on the moon and occupied the land in various ways. On the front of the moon, several resource-rich areas have become the focus of development and have been almost divided up. Tu Shengli's Shengli Aerospace Company, as one of the top ten private aerospace companies in China, naturally would not miss this feast of dividing the moon. It took action early and occupied several important mining areas. It's just that the company was short of funds in the early stage and had no money to build and develop. Recently, the company has made huge profits, so it invested in resource development on the moon.

There have been many reports on the Internet about the feast of dividing up the moon in China. Other countries on Earth have seen it all and are anxious. After all, who wouldn't want a piece of land like the moon that has no owner and is rich in various minerals? However, the threshold for landing on the moon and occupying a piece of land is extremely high, which has blocked more than 95% of the countries on Earth. The few remaining space powers have seen it with envy and have increased their investment in the aerospace field. Those who have already accelerated their manned lunar landing plans have begun to form alliances, using funds, technology, and manpower to invest and join other companies' manned lunar landing plans. Some countries that think highly of themselves, disdain to cooperate with other countries, and simply take the lead alone and formulate very radical manned lunar landing plans. As for whether it can be realized and when it can be realized, only God knows.

Well, the topic has gone a bit off topic, let's get back to the point. At the full moon banquet, Tu Shengli took the opportunity to ask Qiao Ruida when the space mining ship would be sold to the public. What happened here attracted the attention of almost all the guests around. After all, everyone is a business person and is interested in all projects that can make money. Not to mention the information related to the popular space mining industry, everyone pricked up their ears, fearing that they would miss the key information.

Qiao Ruida thought for a moment and said, "Don't even think about the first two space mining ships. They have already been taken by owners. One belongs to our Ruida Group's own mining company, and the other was sold to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. There are currently no buyers for the subsequent space mining ships. You can contact Ruida Aerospace's sales department for consultation. I would like to remind everyone that the price of a space mining ship is very expensive, starting at at least ten figures, so you should be mentally prepared."

"It starts in the tens, which means a space mining ship would cost more than a billion. If you are not wealthy enough, you really can't afford such a big ship."

"Is 1 billion RMB a lot? It is indeed a lot of money on Earth, but in space, it is nothing. After we get the space mining ship, we can go to the asteroid belt and easily bring back two metal asteroids to make back our money."

"I just don't know the performance of the space mining ship. How big an asteroid can it tow?"

"I know this. It's described on the official website of Reda Aerospace. The space mining ship is 350 meters long, powered by a maintenance-free nuclear fusion reactor, with two medium-sized anti-gravity engines as the main power and several plasma engines as the auxiliary power. The maximum speed is one-eighth the speed of light. The maximum traction force is 760 million Newtons. In a space environment where only gravity is at work, it can easily tow an asteroid weighing more than tons."

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The topic of discussion at the table soon turned to the field of space development. Another boss at the same table asked Qiao Ruida, "Boss Qiao, your Ruida Group is also involved in the exploration and development of the Star Stream Channel and Proxima B. Can you tell us what the environment of Proxima B is like and whether humans can really migrate there?"

Qiao Ruida took a bite of the food and continued, "How should I put it? Compared with the environment on Earth, Proxima b is much worse, but it can still meet the basic survival and living needs of humans. Proxima b is in a similar state to the moon, in a tidally locked state. The air on the side facing Proxima is dry and the temperature is very high, forming a large desert. The climate on the shady side is cold and covered with ice and snow that has not melted for thousands of years. Only near the terminator is the temperature moderate and there is liquid water. Most of the native plants and animals are distributed in this area. If humans want to establish an advance base or an immigration base on Proxima b, the terminator will be the best choice."

"Is there intelligent life on Proxima b, the kind that has formed a civilization?"

"No, at least according to the current detection results, no highly intelligent species have been found on Proxima B. Not even mammals have been found, but there are many insects of various kinds."

"That's a shame! I thought there really were Trisolarans in the Proxima Galaxy!"

"The Trisolarans are a concept in science fiction. How could they really exist?" (End of this chapter)