Academicians of major countries start from top students

Chapter 346 We Need a Spaceship

The formal establishment of the Global Space Exploration Alliance has made Xu Yuan a lot busier. In addition to handling various matters, he also has to connect with the scientific research teams sent by member countries.

As for the issues such as the funds and scientific research equipment required for the entire alliance, they will be discussed in detail by the top leaders.

In short, as a scientist of the alliance, Xu Yuan’s mission is to accelerate the development of human civilization in the space field.

Strive to allow humans to truly leave the earth as soon as possible.

Because such a large world organization, and it brings together elite scientific researchers from all over the world, they still need to get used to each other, and it is definitely impossible to get into work mode immediately in a short period of time. Anyway, scientific research is endless, so there is no need to rush.

Anyway, Xu Yuan acted very calmly and did not take the initiative to mention anything about the alliance's new project.

Winter passes and spring comes.

This year's Spring Festival undoubtedly has special significance for the Chinese people.

In view of the new situation in today's world, not only have people regained hope for the future, but the Spring Festival has also spread to the world.

Unlike previous festivals that only belonged to certain countries, after the world achieved great unity to a certain extent, other overseas regions also issued documents to designate the Spring Festival as their own festival.

Thus a new record was created.

On New Year's Eve, fireworks are set off almost simultaneously around the world.

Let’s celebrate this best era together.

Naturally, Xu Yuan was not obsessed with work in this world. He had stayed at home to accompany his family a few days ago and even returned to his hometown.

It is worth mentioning that today's Xuzhai Village, and even the entire Guyuan County, has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Happiness index and quality of life have skyrocketed.

Of course, the villagers will definitely not forget that this is all thanks to Xu Yuan.

Because their Xuzhai Village produced an outstanding national hero.

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Compared to the residents on Earth who are celebrating the New Year with their families, the scene in space is quite different.

The Kunlun aerospace mothership has been given important significance since its birth.

It is necessary to maintain the stability of the earth and ensure that human civilization is not threatened by outer space.

Therefore, the Kunlun must be on standby 24 hours a day.

This means that the crew on board can only leave the ship and return to the ground on specific dates.

However, the technology on the Kunlun is definitely incomparable to that of the Tiangong Space Station.

She can ensure that the crew can live a normal life inside.

If you cut the view to the Kunlun at this time, you will find that the cabin door here is also pasted with the word "Fu" and Spring Festival couplets, and the crew members' faces are filled with happy smiles.

There is no sadness at all about being away from home.

Soon, Captain Yue Jinwei walked in, waved his hand to signal everyone to stop their work, and said with a smile on his face: "Everyone has worked hard. Today, the ship has prepared dumplings for everyone. We can celebrate the New Year in space as usual."

Before he finished speaking, enthusiastic cheers from the crew members were heard in the cabin.

“We have dumplings today.”

"Great."

"This is my first time to celebrate Chinese New Year in space. This experience is really novel."

"Happy New Year, Captain."

Yue Jinwei saw this scene and felt very happy.

Since he is the captain of the Kunlun, he must set an example and stay on the ship to spend the New Year with everyone.

In addition, some of his joy came from the good news on the ground.

At present, the production line of the Xuanniao unmanned aerospace fighter is basically relatively mature. In addition, with the world's unity, many things have become more convenient, which has further improved the production efficiency of the Xuanniao unmanned aerospace fighter.

It is expected that within next year, the number of Xuanniao unmanned aerospace fighters in service will reach ten.

By then, the aircraft carrier platform of the aerospace carrier will not be empty like it is now.

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After the Spring Festival, a few days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Yuan also quickly adjusted his state and devoted himself to his new work.

After one or two months of preparation, the Global Space Exploration Alliance is now officially on track.

So he doesn't have to go to the Academy of Sciences anymore.

After leaving home, I took a special car and went straight to the specially approved building.

It is the headquarters of the Global Space Exploration Alliance.

Tuesday, October 2029, 2.

Xu Yuan walked into the building amid the greetings of a group of alliance staff. Just as he was about to enter the elevator, he noticed a young man with a dignified appearance and a well-proportioned figure jogging towards him.

Before he could completely steady himself, he said hurriedly, "Chief Xu, the alliance is holding a general meeting today. Dean He and Professor Wood are already here."

"I understand." Xu Yuan nodded quickly in response. It was obvious that he was no stranger to the boy in front of him.

The other party is Qinghua’s doctoral graduate, and is actually his junior.

His main areas of study were mathematics, physics and engineering mechanics. When the Space Exploration Alliance was recruiting, Qinghua recommended him. In addition, he was recognized by Tang Shihong and Xu Chongxing. Although he might not be as talented as him, he could be considered a genius.

This made him feel like he was seeing his younger self, so he decided to stay with him as his assistant temporarily.

If it is really good, it would be a good thing to train another outstanding scientist for the country.

In fact, from becoming a professor, to being elected as an academician, to today's chief scientist of the Global Space Exploration Alliance, he has never really devoted himself to teaching a few students.

Qin Ming was also very perceptive. After hearing what Xu Yuan said, he didn't say anything more.

He followed her into the elevator and stood silently behind Xu Yuan.

After the establishment of the Global Space Exploration Alliance, hundreds of space-related experts from all over the world have gathered here.

The plenary discussion meeting held today can be regarded as the first formal major action.

The meeting will also determine the new projects that the alliance will develop next.

However, Xu Yuan has not been idle during this period, and he has basically formed a clear idea about the selection of new projects.

As the elevator went up, Xu Yuan soon arrived at the meeting floor.

The relevant personnel standing in front of the conference hall door, after noticing that it was Xu Yuan coming, immediately took the initiative to push open the door of the conference hall.

As a place that gathers the world's top experts in the field of space, its security level is naturally top-notch.

In addition to the strict deployment, the personnel responsible for security are also extremely special.

Of course, given the current world situation, anyone who dares to cause trouble here would be considered an enemy of the entire world. Not to mention that there would be no place for them to stay on the entire planet, even if they fled to outer space, the outcome would be the same.

Even outer space might be worse.

At this time, there were already quite a few people sitting in the conference room, and judging from their skin color and appearance, they were indeed from all over the world. But after noticing Xu Yuan, he stood up spontaneously without being reminded by others.

Don't forget to take the initiative to say hello.

"Chief Xu."

"Happy New Year, Chief Xu."

Many of them even use Mandarin.

It’s not that they have integrated into the society and learned the ways of the world, but being able to develop projects together with their idols is definitely something that makes them happy and excited.

Xu Yuan played a big part in the reason why they were willing to join the Space Exploration Alliance.

Everyone in the scientific community knows Xu Yuan's strength. As long as he is involved in a project, there will be no failure.

Being able to join such a project, accelerate the development of human civilization, and have one's name remembered is definitely an irresistible temptation for scientific researchers.

But what makes them a little embarrassed is that the Global Space Exploration Alliance has been officially established for so long, but has not yet determined the direction of the new project.

This made everyone somewhat anxious.

Today's general meeting is obviously a good opportunity to ask about this matter.

The main reason I came here is to work on a new project with Xu Yuan. How can I waste time without doing any work every day?

Of course, among these hundreds of experts, there are definitely some who have a slightly impatient temper.

This is not.

Before Xu Yuan sat down on the stage, someone started shouting.

"Excuse me, Chief Xu, will the details of the project be announced today?"

The speaker was a bearded foreigner, whose height was above average among the crowd, but his sturdy arms and strong thighs made it hard to associate him with a scientist.

More like a trainer in the gym.

Xu Yuan's attention was drawn to him, and when he found that it was another old acquaintance, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Professor Wood can rest assured today. The alliance will officially announce the new project shortly."

He had a deep impression of Professor Wood.

The other party was originally an expert from Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Company, mainly responsible for the research and development of starships. He has rich experience and unique insights in many technical fields.

After the news of the establishment of the Global Space Exploration Alliance came out, Musk decisively expressed his support and directly sent Wood and other core team members to the alliance.

You must know that doing so basically means that the research and development progress of the starship will be suspended indefinitely.

But in Musk's words, he was willing to trust Xu Yuan and the Global Space Exploration Alliance.

It is believed that under Xu Yuan's leadership, humans will be able to land on Mars faster and even work towards realizing Mars immigration. This is also the significance of establishing the Space Exploration Alliance.

So faced with such a situation, it seems that there is not much point in continuing to test and develop the starship.

In any case, Xu Yuan will definitely surpass him in progress.

After all, they have mastered two advanced technologies: controlled nuclear fusion and force field drive.

It's better to be a smooth favor.

Xu Yuan had talked with Wood before and was quite impressed with his abilities.

The more experts like this you have under your command, the faster the project will proceed.

But Professor Wood was too impatient. He couldn't wait to start research and development of the new project right after coming from overseas. He was unwilling to waste even a minute.

However, Xu Yuan did not have a clear plan at that time, so he could not give a definite answer.

Hence the frequent inquiries later.

Fortunately, today we finally have a perfect result.

"Please sit down first, Professor Wood. The first project we will carry out after the formal establishment of the Global Space Exploration Alliance will definitely not disappoint you, so don't worry." At this time, He Luping next to him smiled and talked, which made the atmosphere around them liven up again.

The other people around him also nodded frequently, obviously agreeing with what He Luping said.

In the past, only China was responsible for its own projects, such as controlled nuclear fusion, aerospace fighters, and aerospace motherships. Now that the world's scientific research forces are concentrated on research and development, it will definitely not be easy.

After getting the definite answer, Wood's face was obviously happy, and then he sat back.

Half past nine in the morning.

The first plenary meeting of the Global Space Exploration Alliance was officially held in Yanjing.

In addition to the representatives arranged by several major alliance member countries, the participants in the meeting included hundreds of top experts in the space field in the audience, all of whom had rich experience and high level of skills.

Although several member representatives hold higher positions in terms of rules and regulations, the actual say is in Xu Yuan's hands.

Not to mention that in addition to being the chief scientist, he was also appointed as the representative of the Chinese side. His influence in the hearts of the experts in the audience alone is incomparable to anyone else.

Of course, several other representatives also showed enough respect for Xu Yuan.

Soon it was Xu Yuan's turn to speak. He didn't say much nonsense. He just made a few simple opening remarks and then went straight to the point, talking about what everyone was most concerned about.

“I am glad that you are willing to support human space exploration and come here from all over the world.”

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"As you can see, human exploration of space has only reached the moon."

“Even the first international lunar research station is still under construction.”

"The current efficiency of space exploration is still too slow. If we continue with the current situation, we don't know when we will be able to develop lunar resources or land on Mars to transform the Martian environment."

"So I think what we need to do next is to develop a real interstellar spacecraft that can travel within the solar system to transport supplies and speed up the exploration of outer planets."

As Xu Yuan finished speaking, it immediately caused a commotion in the audience.

But judging by the excitement on everyone’s faces, they were clearly excited about this upcoming project.

Yes.

After learning about the situation of the lunar research station, Xu Yuan realized that this efficiency was too slow.

Although it has been achieved on the moon to build the outer layer of the scientific research station by processing the lunar soil into lunar bricks, the equipment resources carried by the lunar lander of the same size are obviously not enough.

And the cost is extremely staggering.

Now we have mastered the technology of controlled nuclear fusion and have successful experience in aerospace fighters and aerospace carriers.

It is entirely possible to develop a nuclear fusion interstellar spacecraft and rely on it to transport equipment, resources and astronauts.

It is even possible to build the core of the Hyperloop IV device of the lunar research station in a short period of time, and expand the original research station design into a base.

Another goal is to travel to Mars and achieve a new milestone in human civilization's conquest of the stars.

Although interstellar spacecraft need to maintain speed and the ability to respond to various cosmic emergencies when traveling within the solar system, the research and development difficulty is higher than that of an aerospace mothership.

But now with the strength of the entire alliance, I think there should be no problem.

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(End of this chapter)