"Hurry up! The master company has released news again." Zhou Ming pushed open the dormitory door.
"Oh, Zhou Ming, it's hard to have a Sunday and you can't sleep in. There will be classes tomorrow. Besides, you haven't graduated yet, why are you so excited!" Bai Haiming lazily turned over on the bed. body.
"You idiot. The Master Company is preparing to drag Vesta back, and is holding a press conference on this. Moreover, because there are many other resources, the Master Company is not ready to develop Vesta's mineral resources in the short term; And to build Vesta into a space-level tourism base
Wow, the gravity on Vesta is only 0.22, almost one-fiftieth of that on Earth, and the escape velocity is only 350 meters per second. Moreover, there are 18-kilometer-high peaks and various terrains that can only be seen in cartoons and movies. Such a wonderful sight, you don’t even pay attention! ”
"A trip to space costs at least 1 million, and the distance to the moon costs at least 2 million. Can you afford it? This bastard company is developing so fast and is so rich, why doesn't it give back to society?
Besides, Vesta is still in the asteroid belt. According to the time announced by Gaoshou Company, it will take at least three months before Vesta will come to the vicinity of the earth. It's early, it's early, go to bed! "Bai Haiming muttered, covered himself with a quilt, and went to sleep.
"Hey! You idiot. You don't know that the boss of Gaoshou Company came from our Qingzhou University. Now, Gaoshou Company has allocated a full 2,000 places for Qingzhou University. As long as you go to the press conference, you can draw a lottery and win the prize. The rate is as high as 1 in 2,000 people. First come first served!
Get up quickly. You lazy fool! ”
"Ah! Lottery! I like it! Haha, I just said that the master company is not a bastard company that deducts money like this. I wrongly blamed them." Bai Haiming jumped up from the bed. He put on a few clothes in the cold winter and just wore The slippers ran out!
"Hey, you bastard, wait for me! Do you know where the press conference is?"
"Needless to say! Everything released by Gaoshou Company in our school is released in Gaoshou Building! Haha, I'm not an idiot!" Bai Haiming wore slippers and sprinted at a speed of 100 meters. Running towards the master building two kilometers away.
Master Building. The original Gaoshou Company's research laboratory at Qingzhou University can now be regarded as a testing facility that is split equally between Gaoshou Company and Qingzhou University. For the master company, it is an excellent platform for selecting talents; for the school, it is an iconic building and the cradle of technology. The door is already somewhat mottled with the sign holding the big hand of the planet. But there is a kind of profound maturity. It is no longer as young and tender as it used to be.
And now. The Master Building is already overcrowded, of course. These are all staff and students of Qingzhou University.
At the same time, Gaoshou Company held simultaneous press conferences in 47 reclassified provinces across the country. Except for Qingzhou University, every province has 500 places. Such a gap has made many people envious of Qingzhou University, so much so that when it comes to admissions next year, Qingzhou University will be particularly popular - in fact, due to the special care of the master company and other reasons, Qingzhou University has now become China's No. 1 university. A school! Overtaking the capital.
At the headquarters of Gaoshou Company, Yang Pengduan, whose hair is already a little gray, is working in the background. The person in front of the press conference is Yang Peng's grandson, Yang Jianyu. As a beneficiary of the master's company strategy, Yang Jianyu directly inherited his grandfather's position. Of course, ability must also be achieved. In fact, Yang Jianyu graduated from Shenlan Middle School in Gaoshou Company. The new generation of Gaoshou Company is taking the lead.
"Mr. Yang, I would like to ask, how old are you this year? Of course, if it is inconvenient, you can refuse." A female reporter rushed to the front. Although she is not beautiful, she can be regarded as somewhat charming. It is always difficult to refuse the questions from beautiful women.
"21 years old. In addition, I have been studying with my grandfather for six years." Yang Jianyu is gentle and elegant.
"Wow, thank you. That's amazing. I'm Qingzhou Provincial Radio reporter Huang Ying.
Mr. Yang, I remember that your company did not hold a press conference for Ceres back then. Why did the smaller Vesta have a press conference? This leaves a lot of questions. ”
Yang Jianyu: "This is very simple. Because Vesta needs to be dragged into the space around the earth to facilitate landing and observation, and it needs to be built into an entertainment base. The original Ceres was sent directly to Venus, which was a dangerous process.
Next. ”
"Hello, Mr. Yang, I am Li Yang, a reporter from the Qingzhou Popular Science Channel. Your company said that it will build Vesta into a space entertainment base in a short time. Can you know the details?"
Yang Jianyu: "Actually, the plan to build a space entertainment base has been around a long time ago; but turning Vesta into an entertainment base has only been made recently. According to the master company's plan, if we want to promote human space development, we only need technology. , is far from enough. We also need to develop humanistic ideas, and obviously, tourism and entertainment will be a good way.
Therefore, we are preparing to develop Vesta into a tourist base. And this is also caused by Vesta's unique terrain.
In addition, what promotes this idea is the special geographical shape of Vesta.
Please see, a mountain peak rises from the ground in the middle, which is 18 kilometers long; and a ring of craters around it are on average 4-12 kilometers above the ground. This is a natural base with a good foundation. We can make an excellent harbor just by pulling on the carbon fiber and sealing film.
According to the plan, such construction is very simple and can be completed in about a month with current technology; then we will have a playground with an area of about 400 kilometers in diameter.
Here, the gravity is only 0.22; on earth it is 9.8; we can make this a playground full of different feelings. Everyone is welcome to visit then. With the Huaxia Resident Certificate, you will enjoy 100,000 yuan in entertainment expenses per day; of course, food, drinking water, housing, etc. need to be calculated separately.
Okay, next one. ”
"Hello, Mr. Yang. I am CCTV reporter Wang Yu." Wang Yu's long hair trembled with excitement. He unexpectedly got such news. More importantly, he had the opportunity to ask for the third time, "I want to ask , this Vesta obviously has the potential to be transformed into a space immigration base. Will your company consider building a space immigration base? The diameter of the habitable area is 400 kilometers, which is almost equivalent to the area of a medium-sized province in China. If it is well managed, it will be enough. 100 million people live! ”
At this moment, even Yang Peng raised his head to look at this young reporter who dared to think. Yang Jianyu's eyes were also full of surprise. "Ms. Wang has good taste."
"Thank you for the compliment." Wang Yu smiled slightly, showing his cute tiger teeth.
"On the surface, this plan is completely feasible. With a roof, Vesta will become a good spaceport in a short time. But there are several problems that cannot be ignored.
First and most important. Vesta's gravity is too low. In such an environment, occasional travel is okay and provides a different kind of enjoyment; but if you live for a long time, up to a month, the human body will undergo various changes such as musculoskeletal loosening and atrophy. Severe cases, lasting for more than three months, can even lead to body imbalance and death. So, for ordinary people, we are only allowed to stay up here for 10 days at most. Even the staff must be rotated once a month. One person can only stay on Vesta for a maximum of 6 months a year, and they cannot be consecutive.
Second, drink water! There is almost no water on Vesta, we have to import it from the outside. A small amount of input is fine, but when it comes to large-scale population migration, it cannot be satisfied. At least, not in the short term.
Third, industrial base. To develop into a good place to live, there must be an adequate industrial base. This development time will take at least ten years. Ten years from now, the earth will still be able to meet human needs. In a hundred years, immigration to Venus will probably be possible.
However, it cannot be immigrated, but it can be built into a granary in space. It is estimated that in three years, the food production on Ceres will be enough to meet the needs of 300 million human beings.
The last reason is that Vesta has a loose structure and is not particularly strong, especially since it has undergone violent collisions. Therefore, after we have exhausted the current mineral resources, Vesta will be dismantled and used as mineral resources. Compared to this, space immigrants cannot make full use of this precious resource. "Thank you for your detailed explanation." "(To be continued...)