I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

“Manpower controls seasonal changes, and the project makes breakthrough progress every day.”

"Chinese scientists recently launched a high-power sky-to-ground power transmission test, with a peak power of more than 2,300 kilowatts."

"The era of wireless energy has arrived, and Chengdu plans to use clean space power within 10 years."

“International ecological experts criticize microwave power transmission: it is a serious interference with the laws of nature.”

"'Green head overnight', Chang'an University of Science and Technology team brings spring in advance."

"..."

"Okay, okay, we need to increase investment in the daily plan!"

Lin Ju got the news about the successful test of Chiwu-3 at about the same speed as the media. After all, he had too many things to care about.

However, compared to the media, he had precise data on this experiment.

Use one word to describe it: smooth.

The received power is 2,320 kilowatts for 10 minutes, which can light up more than 9,000 street lights. It has practical value.

The reception efficiency has successfully reached the expected target with the support of the precise focusing system transplanted from Qianjunbang 1, which means that the construction foundation of the first phase of the 160-megawatt space power station has been established, which is enough to start construction.

But what attracted him the most was the new cake that Ding Bijun drew by the way. In addition to the ones that Yang Zhongkai boasted about, he also added another item: microwave refining.

This technology is not new. Microwave steelmaking technology has been widely used around the world. It is suitable for some slag ore or scrap metal with complex composition, but it is not mainstream.

The microwave refining proposed by Ding Bijun is of course applied to the moon, and does not conflict with laser smelting.

The temperature and efficiency of laser smelting are of course far superior to that of microwaves, but microwaves also have their own advantages.

The premise of laser smelting is to complete ore excavation, crushing, primary selection and pretreatment, but microwave ore refining, as its name suggests, can directly conduct preliminary smelting of buried raw ore.

Of course, actual application still requires crushing treatment, but it can directly roughen the ore and remove impurities with low melting points and high proportions first, so that laser refining can greatly improve the efficiency.

Moreover, as long as the microwave power and range are adjusted, it can also provide large-area wireless "electricity" coverage for the moon, and any equipment working on the lunar surface can obtain "endless energy."

Although these are just cakes drawn by Ding Bijun, Lin Ju wants to eat them!

However, Ye Changsi sighed slightly after seeing his happy look. The success of Zhuri Project may be the best news they have heard recently.

Today is January 12th. As usual, it has begun to become more relaxed due to the new year, but the upper levels of the base are still running at high speed.

They have made preparations for the New Year of 2018. All senior engineers except the middle and lower levels will stay, and the users of the 10 A-level cards have been basically determined. Once the upgrade is completed, they will start their work non-stop.

But he couldn't bear to ruin the good atmosphere now, so he smiled and cooperated:

"The breakthrough speed of the Zhuri Project is really fast, and it can even change the solar terms of a region. Maybe it can be used in the north in the future to make the frozen soil become more mature like the tropics several times a year, or to open up larger pastures, or Let the people truly feel the benefits of aerospace technology."

Lin Ju agreed very much with his point of view. What microwaves change is heat energy, that is, temperature. It goes without saying how much change can be brought about by adjusting the temperature of an area.

"Then you have to be careful, otherwise the rice will be cooked before it is harvested."

Both of them laughed at this cold joke. Of course, there is still a long way to go to achieve this point, and the scale of investment is unimaginable at this stage.

After some laughter, the two returned to the topic, and Ye Changsi expressed his thoughts:

"Three A+s are handed over to the three aspects of materials, nuclear technology, and theoretical physics. Basically, several important projects such as red Ren, metallic hydrogen, quantum technology, and nuclear fusion can be carried out. The remaining four A+s are assigned to 1 ,1,2 distribution.

I can barely be considered a physicist. Calculated, the overall strength is strongest in physics, followed by materials and nuclear technology. Coupled with the increase in research progress, the advancement speed should be almost the same.

In addition, I will apply for an additional budget of 2 billion yuan to add 20 B+ engineers, so that we should not lack research strength. "

"Then do this, and you'll be the one to decide."

Lin Ju did not struggle with this issue. Ye Changsi's ability here was completely overqualified. To exaggerate, it was second only to Mr. Qian.

"Our main focus now should be on strengthening the construction of space power. How long will Ruiyun do?"

"Very soon, 'Liuyun' has been offline and is undergoing equipment outfitting. The progress of 'Ruiyun' has exceeded 90%. Liuyun will be able to conduct its first flight test in early February, and Ruiyun will be a month later. Mainly because We have done a lot of optimization.”

Liuyun and Ruiyun are the two aerospace planes after Tengyun. The buyer of the former is the Air Force, and the latter is for personal use, but both should join the space construction.

"Let's make it faster. By the way, I'd like to ask how long the Air Force plans to have No. 4, 5, and 6 aircraft, and where they need to improve."

Ye Changsi: "You want to..."

Lin Ju nodded: "The current capacity of the aerospace aircraft is still a bit small. I asked Serev a few days ago and he said that NPAE can be optimized and loaded onto it, and a 65-ton load can be sent into the aircraft with a total weight of 180 tons. In low-Earth orbit, in the future, except for large cargo, the regular version of H2 will basically be retired."

Ye Changsi: "Well...then we may have to convince the environmental protection agencies around the world first."

…

Seattle.

"There's no way the FAA will issue a license for this damn thing, no way!"

FAA staff stand in Boeing's space shuttle modification facility, next to the space shuttle Endeavor.

He raised the Geiger counter in his hand and pointed angrily at a large box not far away that was tightly wrapped in red cloth.

"It's absolutely impossible for you to put them on the space shuttle and fly around. This is contempt for public life!"

Christopher Douglas, Boeing leader of the FATS program and chief engineer of the transformation program, stood aside, his face as stiff as a steel plate.

The FAA person in front of me is not a simple person. His other identity is a senator, and he relies on environmental protection and minorities to win votes, so he opposes it so fiercely.

The containers he objected to were the first nuclear engine delivered by JFT, the NERVA A105.

Unlike Tempest, which requires three A100s, one A105 can provide 37 tons of thrust, which is more than three A100s. However, NACA will never admit that one A105 is even slightly heavier than three A100s, and has specific thrust and power generation. The ability is far inferior.

But in any case, this is NACA's first advanced nuclear engine ready to be put into practical use, and it is much more advanced than any traditional engine in the past.

Due to ample funding, JFT manufactured the first batch of 10 test machines and conducted a total of more than 1,000 hours of violent testing to come up with an A105 that they believed had met the delivery standards.

It just so happened that Boeing also spent more than half a year renovating this severely backward space shuttle. The interior and exterior were completely brand new. Now that the engine is delivered, it can make its first flight at least two months ahead of schedule.

This also requires Christopher to complete the debugging of the nuclear engine within three months. This is the first time NACA has manufactured a serious large-scale nuclear-powered spacecraft, and time is not generous.

The congressman's behavior obviously greatly affected his work, so he didn't look good on him.