This star is going to the moon

Chapter 72: Not a Spectacle, Not Simple

Because the biggest technical problem of the Wanhu rocket has been solved, it can be manufactured and tested according to the schedule. Therefore, Lu Yun no longer needs to get up early and stay up late every day to lead the team to do research, and can do some of his own things.

For example, the "technology points" that appeared before were worth one hundred, and Lu Yun wanted to get more.

You can just use that thing to watch the wonders of technology, which is much more convenient than studying hard.

It's just some kind of dark blue with some dots.

To be honest, one of the reasons why humans develop technology is that they want to be lazy. So Lu Yun wants to be lazy and gain technology points... which can also be regarded as a kind of law of technological development.

Well, that’s what Lu Yun thought anyway.

The first technological wonder in aerospace engineering that came to his mind was the space station, so he immediately mobilized his connections and took a walk around the space city.

This is one of the three largest astronaut centers in the world. It is the location of the domestic astronaut scientific research and training center, as well as the location of the Space Technology Research Institute and the Space Flight Control Center. It is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing and has a large area of ​​buildings.

After arriving here, Lu Yun first went to see the 1:1 three-cabin combination simulation cabin of the Tiangong Space Station located in the Astronaut Research and Training Center.

The Tiangong-2 space laboratory, which was launched two years ago, only docked with a manned spacecraft and a cargo spacecraft last year. After they separated, the Tiangong-2 space laboratory switched to independent operation mode, and its ground simulation cabin was replaced with the Tiangong space station simulation cabin to be launched next year.

As expected, Lu Yun did not get any technology points after looking at it.

Obviously, the simulator is not a technological wonder.

So Lu Yun smoothly turned to the Space Technology Research Institute next door to see the real space station cabin.

However, because of his interference in this life, the domestic aerospace world line has changed greatly, so the Tianhe core module that should have been here has been sent to Tianjin for vacuum thermal testing.

So Lu Yun only saw the Wentian experimental cabin here.

As for the Mengtian Experimental Cabin, it was manufactured by the Magic City Space Technology Research Institute.

Unfortunately, the actual space station module did not bring any technology points to Lu Yun.

Lu Yun was a little puzzled when he returned to the company.

It may be easy to obtain "technology points", but it is not possible to obtain them easily.

I thought I just needed to watch the technological wonders, but it turns out I have to figure out what a "technological wonder" is by myself, unlike the straightforward experience points gained from skill levels.

"Does it have to wait until the three modules of the Tiangong Space Station are assembled together in space before it can be considered a spectacle?"

"In that case, the much larger International Space Station should be considered a technological wonder."

Thinking of this, Lu Yun searched the Internet for videos about the International Space Station. Because the first three technology points he obtained were obtained by watching live broadcasts, then watching videos should be about the same.

The result is no good.

“Is it because live streaming is real-time that it works?”

"Or is the International Space Station not a technological wonder?"

Because this is not a technical problem but an identification problem, Lu Yun plans to find other people to discuss it indirectly.

So during dinner in the evening, Lu Yun talked to Yu Xingchen and others about how he was "invited" to see the space station during the day. Then he changed the topic and used his "voice, stage, shape and expression" skills to talk about the technological content of the International Space Station.

The others quickly engaged in a heated discussion. "...The International Space Station was designed and built too early, and its technology is already quite outdated. It looks so huge that it's visible from the ground, but that's precisely a reflection of its technological backwardness."

"That's right. Although the International Space Station is known as the fourth-generation manned space station and its most prominent feature is its truss structure, its interior is still built like a building block. Of its 420-ton capacity, the modules for astronauts to work and live in are only about 180 tons. These modules are held together in a building block-like structure."

"Yes, and the 180-ton cabin is limited by the varying standards of various countries and the technological limitations of the era in which it was developed. This results in a large amount of wasted and unused space. The combined capacity of several cabins is only equivalent to that of a single cabin in the Tiangong Space Station."

"Our Tiangong space station has a strong latecomer advantage. The flexible battery wings on the two experimental modules use triple-junction gallium arsenide cells, which have a photoelectric conversion efficiency of over 30%, nearly twice the power generation capacity of the solar panels on the International Space Station. The two battery panels plus the core module battery panels can generate over 100 kilowatts of power, while the four giant battery panels on the International Space Station generate only 90 kilowatts."

"The International Space Station is a reflection of the limitations of the times and the lack of technology, which is why it has to use a huge and cumbersome truss structure. Moreover, the first module launched has been in service for almost 20 years and is seriously aging. There's no telling when it will..."

"Although saying this may seem like taking advantage, once the Tiangong space station is assembled in space, it will be the most advanced space station of our time. Those third-generation and fourth-generation specifications are just bluffs..."

"Yes, we acknowledge that the Tiangong Space Station has a latecomer advantage, but that doesn't prevent it from being the most advanced space station currently, unless there are other new space stations with latecomer advantages..."

Lu Yun probably knew where the problem lay.

The International Space Station is indeed large, but because its technology is outdated, it is not considered a technological wonder.

After all, the focus of technological wonders is "technology", and they also give "technology points".

On the other hand, although the Tiangong Space Station has only three cabins, its technological content is high enough, so it will be a technological wonder after being assembled in space.

It’s a pity that it is still on the ground and has not been launched into space for assembly, so it is not considered a technological wonder at the moment.

"..."

Lu Yun was speechless. Isn’t this just a case of “being stubborn and blocked at both ends”?
However, he was a little unwilling to give up, so he asked, "You have been in the capital for quite a while. Do you know if there are any technological wonders here that are comparable to the cultural wonders like the Great Wall?"

"It's just that when you talk about it, it sounds really awesome, like there aren't many people like it in the world?"

"Yes, I have!"

Yu Xingchen immediately said, "The most famous one is the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider. It's a serious scientific facility, one of the world's eight major high-energy accelerator centers, and the first high-energy accelerator in China!"

Beijing Electron-Positron Collider?
Large scientific device?
Lu Yun’s eyes suddenly lit up!
After Yu Xingchen reminded him, he remembered that the TV series "The Three-Body Problem" in his previous life was filmed there.

So the next day Lu Yun checked his contacts to take a look.

Because the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider is located in the high-energy physics system and has no direct connection with the aerospace system where Lu Yun is located, Lu Yun asked an academician in high-energy physics he knew to act as a bridge.

After he was taken around inside, his data panel indeed responded.

[Technical Points +1]

"really……"

The escort was puzzled: "What?"

"It's true that watching technological wonders is refreshing!"

"Haha, Comrade Lu is indeed a star with a science background. This large scientific device really has an ultimate technological beauty. We have 20 such large scientific devices in our country!"

Lu Yun leaned back upon hearing this!
(End of this chapter)