Chapter 1158 Unexpected Curative Effect
“Are you all already preparing to land on Mars?”
Chang Haonan asked half seriously and half jokingly.
Although on this timeline, the time nodes of several major projects of China Aerospace Engineering have not been significantly advanced, but when it comes to basic research, the progress is actually not much slower than the aviation field, which is constantly changing.
But because the new generation launch vehicle is still under development, many plans can only remain on paper.
Luan Wenjie did not directly deny it, but just smiled and waved his hand:
“Landing on Mars is still a bit far away...”
“But we have now proven that we can maintain astronauts in extraterrestrial space. normal life and work, the next step is to start technical pre-research on extraterrestrial planet detection... Core topics such as in-situ material modification and application should be included as long as they are theoretically feasible. Come among the pre-research projects"
Equipment is one generation, design is one generation, and pre-research is one generation.
Not only the military industry, but also most R&D projects in China have adopted similar working methods.
However, after all, not all equipment has the same clear generational classification as fighter jets, so there must be some differences in specific expressions.
After confirming that the other party was serious, Chang Haonan also suppressed the smile on his face:
“Our current exploration of the surface of Mars is still in a relatively preliminary state, so it is not good to Let’s directly draw a conclusion about what ingredients are contained in the surface regolith, and if we really want to plant on Mars...or any space, the soilless cultivation technology should be very mature."
Actually? , the International Space Station has had a proposal to grow vegetables directly inside it from the beginning, but in 2004, several experimental cabins had not been built yet, so it had not really started.
Just judging from the situation in the previous life, the results are quite optimistic.
The most troublesome thing is the weightless environment itself.
But if it is on an extraterrestrial planet, then there is no need to worry about it.
"I'm not talking about plants..."
Luan Wenjie replied directly:
"As far as what is known so far, the nitrogen content in the atmosphere of Mars is very low. I am afraid that it is difficult to support the growth of common plants on the earth, and if we want to use microorganisms or algae to change the environment of the entire planet... it is definitely not something that our generation can consider. ”
At this point, he changed the subject again:
“Actually, we are considering using Mars in-situ materials for necessary production and construction work...”
This time, Chang Haonan Finally it became clear.
If we only consider it from the perspective of survival, then human beings' demand for food is actually quite limited, and the recycling of water and air is already a very mature technology even for the current aerospace industry.
So even if these things are transported from the earth, it is completely acceptable.
But if other consumables and raw materials are also launched to Mars with rockets, the cost will be too outrageous...
He lowered his head and thought for a moment:
"In principle, weathering by space The material particles formed by the reaction will be sharper than the common sand particles on the earth. Therefore, it is easier to form a strong material with good interlocking properties. In addition, weathering products like basalt or similar rocks can also be used to make fibers..."< br>
“But what is still lacking at present is that one must first know the chemical composition of the regolith, and then it is possible to judge the feasibility of modification, or further give a specific modification plan, and the other is the surface of Mars. The environment is different from the earth. Many materials that we think are usable and useful on the earth may have some unknown problems there. These need to be verified in advance..."
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Anyway, it was just an exchange between the two of them, so Chang Haonan didn't speak too tightly, and just went through all the questions that could be thought of in his mind.
This process alone took almost twenty minutes.
It wasn’t until Chang felt that his mouth was dry and he turned around to get a bottle of water that he realized that the other party was not just listening, but had already taken a notebook and written down everything just now. .
After noticing Chang Haonan's shocked eyes, Luan Wenjie also showed a mysterious smile, and then put the pen aside:
"Let me sum it up, take a look. Are there any omissions? ”
After finishing speaking, without waiting for the former to nod, he continued:
"First, we need to obtain the morphology and composition data of the regolith on the surface of Mars. It is best to sample and return it for detailed analysis." "Then the following is Using regolith as raw material, conduct modification tests on the earth’s surface and find a technically feasible modification plan.”
“The third is to put the modified Mars in situ. Materials, or earth materials with similar properties, are deployed on the surface of Mars for testing to verify their ability to withstand exposure to the Martian atmosphere and radiation environment."
"Then, the modified raw materials are transported to Mars. Surface, in-situ modification test of regolith..."
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Luan Wenjie didn't just record what Chang Haonan just said.
Instead, a rough list of plans was listed directly.
Although this is still far from a rigorous project plan, it does not look like that kind of trivial pre-research...
Chang Haonan put down the mineral spring in his hand. Aquarius, sit opposite Luan Wenjie:
"Are you serious?"
A trace of hesitation flashed on the latter's face, but in the end he answered frankly:
"Actually, I can't say whether this is true or not. "..."
As he spoke, he rubbed his temples with some distress:
"We, the Russian Space Agency, and a European space exploration agency are preparing to sign a cooperation in the field of Mars exploration. Project..."
"In terms of purpose, this project is more about expressing a win-win attitude of cooperation, but after all, we still have to actually launch a set of detectors, so we thought, since we have already done it anyway, why not do something practical and useful? Scientific research..."
The sudden amount of information was a bit too much, and even Chang Haonan took a while to savor it.
China in the previous life did sign a similar cooperation agreement with the Russian Space Agency in 2007, and the final product was the Yinghuo-1 orbital probe and the Forbes-Soil sample returner.
But the object of the latter study is not Mars itself, but Phobos.
And it failed in the end.
Of course, this timeline has changed beyond recognition now, and it might as well be a little more off.
As for the failure to change orbit after launch...
In fact, as of 2011, humans have launched a total of 40 probes to Mars, of which only 15 eventually reached their destination. .
There is a lot of uncertainty in itself.
And detecting Mars is much easier than detecting Phobos.
Nor should we simply hold a pessimistic attitude because of the circumstances of our previous life.
What's more, the situation in China and Russia today is much better than in the previous life, plus Europe...
Wait...
Thinking of this, Chang Haonan Suddenly I realized something was not right.
"Europe?"
He asked in a somewhat uncertain tone:
"ESA took the initiative to come over to cooperate with us? Or is it on this kind of interstellar exploration project?"
You must know that at the beginning of last year, ESA Only then did they reject China’s invitation to cooperate in the field of global satellite positioning systems.
Although the later live broadcast of Shenzhou 5 in space was indeed very successful, and it had the purpose of attracting partners from the beginning.
But is the effect a bit too good?
Luan Wenjie shook his head:
"Strictly speaking, it is not ESA, but a commercial aerospace company established in Spain... But this company is a white glove, and even the people who come to negotiate with us are ESA's policy Development consultant Bernard Kandel and Director Dordan also confirmed the authenticity of this matter with us in private."
"Although the other party did not disclose more information, but..."< br>
He raised his head and glanced meaningfully at Chang Haonan opposite:
"It is probably affected by the Shenzhou-5 mission last year..."
(End of this chapter)