It's normal to develop some black technology in the future, right?

Chapter 358 Never Doubt Wright

After seeing the potential of this port, who would be willing to just buy an ordinary experimental cabin?

As the world is about to enter the 21s of the 30st century, after the University of East China and the University of West China have successively announced their lunar strategies, no one will doubt that humans will eventually realize the utilization of lunar resources in the first half of the 21st century.

Even if controlled nuclear fusion cannot be achieved in a short period of time, the resources on the moon still have extremely strong practical value.

When the public is aware of this, it is impossible for decision-makers in various countries not to realize it, especially countries like France that hope to become the de facto leader of Europe and lead Europe to compete with Eastern and Western countries.

Even if they are not strong enough, they hope to have their own place in the future era of interstellar navigation.

In the past, Guangjia Aerospace's rocket launches were unsuccessful. Before the composite-powered rocket was successfully developed, the outside world was generally skeptical about whether Guangjia could really be successfully launched to Lagrange Point 1 of the Earth-Moon system as expected.

From 400 kilometers to 32 kilometers, this is an absolute leap.

As the European space agency has extensive cooperation with NASA, its internal experts have witnessed many of NASA's delays and plan cuts.

Such delays and plan reductions have become increasingly serious in recent years, and some plans have even been abandoned outright.

European aerospace experts, who have witnessed such operations too many times, generally thought at the beginning that it was already in line with expectations for Guangjia Aerospace's space station to enter low-Earth orbit. The cooperation terms signed with Guangjia Aerospace did not restrict the height of the space station, as long as it met international aerospace standards.

Who knew that Light Armor Aerospace would bring them such a huge surprise? After the first launch, all the European experts in Shenhai did not leave immediately. They waited until the core module of Light Armor successfully entered the Lagrange point before planning to return to Europe one after another.

At that time, in the observation center inside Guangjia Aerospace, including Guangjia Aerospace employees and experts from the European Space Agency, after entering the designated position and stabilizing, the entire observation center burst into thunderous applause, cheers and hugs.

The most excited people were not the staff of Guangjia Aerospace, but the experts from France.

They screamed and hugged each other in the observation center, and their dancing could not hide their excitement.

"It's amazing that our space station has successfully entered space 32 kilometers away from the earth.

Although it has not yet met the definition of deep space according to international aviation standards, in my mind it is already the first space station in human history to successfully enter deep space.”

Said the expert from France and the light armor aerospace engineer who studied in France and knows French.

Different countries and organizations have different standards for the definition of deep space.

In China's military satellite standards, deep space is defined as 38 kilometers.

However, the standard revised by the World Radio Conference is 200 million kilometers.

Of course, there are also people who believe that as long as we escape the earth’s gravitational field, we are in deep space.

Although the distance of 32 kilometers does not meet the requirements of various standards by definition, compared with the 400 kilometers in the past, it is definitely deep space.

"Philip, you should be excited. You are right to be excited. You will make a lot of money in this business." The Light Armor Aerospace Engineer looked around. Except for the French experts, the other European experts all revealed envy in their eyes.

He immediately understood the look, which was clearly envy. Despite the missed delivery date and delayed progress, compared to the original plan of 2026, France's space station may not be delivered until 2028.

But this is a space station 32 kilometers away, and the module 32 kilometers away only cost the French $20 billion. If NASA charges you $200 billion, it would be a bargain.

"The French are so lucky.

Can it be considered a delay of only two years? Compared with NASA, this amount of money and delay is nothing at all." The expert from England complained.

Although England has left the EU, the English Space Agency still has a cooperative relationship with the European Space Agency in the field of aerospace.

As a troublemaker, the English Space Agency had to find a way to join the group on a light armor space flight, even if it was just to gather information.

In addition, given the close cooperation between the European Space Agency and NASA in the past, it is impossible that there are experts who are not related to NASA. Even if England does not send people, all what they see and hear in the light armor aerospace will definitely be fed back to America intact.

Therefore, apart from security checks, Guangjia Aerospace does not check your nationality and identity and allows you to come and see it openly.

The English expert's words are so sour. The difference between a 400-kilometer space station and a 32-kilometer space station is like this: you originally thought you just bought a good quality and low-priced product, but you didn't expect that you actually got a big bargain.

"That's true. Can a two-year delay be considered a delay? Some of you young experts may not know that when NASA helped Japan launch their Hope Module, the original plan was to launch it in 1999, but it was delayed until 2009 to complete the launch.

In less than 20 years, the International Space Station will be completely obsolete." The elderly German expert complained.

Thirty years ago, he also joined a tour group to Tokyo to visit Japan's Hope module. Compared with other modules of the International Space Station, Japan's module was built relatively late, so it was considered a very advanced space station module at the time.

In addition to the pressurization module and logistics transport module that traditional space station modules require, the Hope module also includes a terrace and a remote robotic arm that can support large-scale external experiments of the space station.

Simply put, previous space station experiments were all conducted inside the space station. Although it can simulate the space environment to the greatest extent, it is still different from the real space environment.

The Hope has 12 exposed unit ports, through which the experimental samples can be completely exposed to the space environment.

(Hope module, the ones exposed to space are its terraces)

"Hope cost $26.3 billion just to launch, and that was $90 billion in the 26.3s. This time, France spent only $20 billion on everything from manufacturing to launching, and the launch distance is 32 kilometers. It's really worth it.

After we return, we will strongly protest to Congress, and we should also buy the space station modules from Guangjia Aerospace.

The scientific research value of 32 km deep space is obviously much greater than 400 km. "German experts were indignant. Two years ago, Germany was going to ask Guangjia Aerospace to buy a space station module, but it failed to pass Congress at the budget stage, and the plan ended in vain. Now that I have seen the real thing, I am really jealous. The potential scientific research value is not comparable to the International Space Station at all.

For example, humans will eventually go into space. In the past, astronauts often stayed on the International Space Station for half a year.

But in the future, when there is a lunar base, we can stay there for half a year. However, the distance between the moon and the earth is completely different from that between the international space station and the earth, and the possible damage to human cells is also completely different.

In order to figure out this problem, NASA launched a cube satellite into deep space 65 kilometers away. The satellite carried yeast cells. These cells have similar biological mechanisms to human cells to explore the possible harm that deep space radiation may cause to the human body.

The impact of deep space solar spectrum and cosmic rays on biological compounds is a topic that can be explored extensively.

A 400-kilometer space station is not uncommon. In the past, the scientific research missions of the International Space Station have conducted comprehensive and in-depth explorations. The value of a 32-kilometer space station is truly unique.

“When we discussed the Light Mech internally last year, we all agreed that it was too far to go to the Lagrange point, and there were too many possible accidents along the way. In the end, Light Mech Aerospace would compromise and reselect an orbit above 400 kilometers and within 32 kilometers.

As a result, the mission to deep space was successfully achieved with a delay of only two years.

Having seen all sorts of projects in England that were indefinitely delayed and ultimately had to be abandoned, I have a genuine admiration for Light Armor Aerospace.

I only have one thought now, that is, never doubt Wright, Wright can really make it happen. "The expert from England complained.

After these experts returned to their countries, they all began to make reports within their respective countries, arguing that they should also look to Guangjia Aerospace to purchase cabins.

"The Light Armor Aerospace plan shows that they only have 39 modules in total, which is a very exaggerated number compared to the modules of the International Space Station.

However, considering Wright's ambition for the Light Mech, and the fact that the Light Mech will serve as a transit station for intensive round-trip missions between the moon and the earth in the future, there will not be many of the 39 modules that can be sold to the outside world.

France has already purchased one cabin, and according to our estimates, only 10 cabins will be available for sale.

Considering that it is the only space station currently in deep space, its value will rise again after the International Space Station is retired this year.

If we seek cooperation with NASA, we will need to spend 200 billion US dollars or even more to obtain a module from NASA's lunar space station, but if we cooperate with Guangjia Aerospace, it will only cost 20 billion US dollars.

I believe that this most intuitive numerical comparison is enough to prove the necessity of our cooperation with Guangjia Aerospace.

So in my opinion, we should pass a new fiscal budget and cooperate with Light Armor Space through this new fiscal budget. "After returning, the experts from England immediately held a hearing in the House of Commons to request an increase in the budget for aerospace.

“I agree with Sir Alex Grey that England needs to gain a position in the new space race.

If we fall behind in the space race, England will inevitably face a gradual slide back down the ladder," said Richard Branson.

The expert sent by England to the light armor aerospace was knighted for his outstanding contributions to the aerospace industry. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering in England and a prominent figure in the aerospace field.

Needless to say, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has always been committed to commercial space flight and owns the world's first spacecraft.

With these two people coming out to endorse it, its credibility can be said to be maxed out.

At the moment, the insightful people in France reacted faster, and although the insightful people in England reacted slower, everyone has noticed that everyone has sensed the coming of the space age.

With the advent of the space age, the world situation will be reorganized, and the foundations on which all developed countries rely for survival may be challenged.

Faced with such expectations, developed countries are playing their cards, hoping not to fall behind in the new era and to maintain their position in the world division of labor.

"My Lords, I understand the importance of this matter, but for England, our fiscal deficit does not support us spending more on space.

In cooperation with Guangjia Aerospace, the space station itself only costs 20 billion US dollars, but we need to launch astronauts to the space station regularly. Can our spacecraft reach the deep space 32 kilometers away?

Do we still need to rely on light armor for space travel?
Our people have gone there, and they need to survive and conduct space experiments, which all require the transportation of supplies, and they also need to rely on light armor aerospace.

Do we also have to rely on each other for the maintenance and power supply of space station modules?
Even if all these are OK and our annual space budget can cover them, should we still participate in NASA's space station program?

Does this mean that we have completely chosen sides in the space competition and are standing on the side of Light Armor Aerospace?
Two years ago, the budget was not passed because we were worried about sending a signal that we were completely entangled with China, and today we are still based on the same concerns.

"I'm sorry, sir, I don't think this is a problem now that Europe has already started a lot of cooperation with China.

More importantly, Guangjia Aerospace is a commercial aerospace company. We are cooperating with China's commercial aerospace companies. This is a completely normal business behavior.

If you have any concerns, I think Virgin Atlantic and Light Armor Aerospace can sign a cooperation agreement, and then the English Space Agency can issue a tender to the outside world and then give the order to Virgin Atlantic.

This not only avoids the difficulty of taking sides, but also achieves cooperation with Guangjia Aerospace.

I would like to remind you that if you want to gain the upper hand in the battle for lunar resources, then cooperation with Guangjia Aerospace is particularly important.

England can now continue to cooperate with Europe in the field of space, and it is possible to explore the exploitation of lunar resources with the help of the Light Mech.

Once the technology matures, we can use the mature industrial chain to quickly start mining lunar resources.

In the future, it will be completely different to have a module or not on the Light Mech. Without a module, the European Space Agency can kick us out at any time, but with a module, even if the European Space Agency wants to kick us out, they need to think twice. "Before the theory of the Strait of Malacca between the Earth and the Moon was widely spread, Branson realized the strategic value of the Light Mech.

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