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The outer space resources forum has come to an end, and it has also kicked off the competition among capitalists for the interests of the space market. A total of six large-scale external space stations with an area of more than 2,000 acres have been leased to developers around the world. Before all development work has begun, advertisements for space tourism and space real estate have already occupied the big screen in Times Square in the United States. .
Jiang Chen even heard that Yike Group had sold two thousand units of commercial housing in the Xinghuan City Development Zone in China before even transporting construction equipment to Anga Island.
Although most of the living space is in the ring part of the Halo City, not everyone is happy to live in a small living unit. Rich people who pursue quality of life don't care about the 10 to 20 million at all. What they pursue is a luxurious residence that overlooks the entire city and the entire starry sky.
With an income approaching over 30 billion, the CEO of Yike was so happy that he almost fell off his chair and hurriedly called Jiang Chen to thank him.
This is just the beginning. When all the 700 acres are developed, the income from various shopping mall buildings will not be lower than the income from this mere 2,000 sets of commercial housing.
On the other hand, "6x4 standard" has become a hot search term on the Internet.
It is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide, and is the diameter of the space station outside Star Ring City. If nothing else happens, the "6x4 standard" proposed by Starlink Trading will become the design standard for all space station interfaces in the interstellar era and will be used forever.
The power of habit is terrible, especially for a civilization. Unless there are irresolvable flaws, standards that have been accepted by everyone are basically unlikely to change.
Just like the imperfect USB interface, which has dominated almost the entire PC era.
As the details of the "6x4 standard" were made public, a large number of space station design companies emerged.
These companies are mainly concentrated in the Silicon Valley area, and most of them are transformed from aerospace companies engaged in the design of rocket launch satellites. These companies specialize in providing space station design solutions and helping them pass qualification certification for large enterprises that are interested in building their own space stations in Star Ring City but do not have the technical conditions themselves. Even SpaceX has launched a similar business, and its first business was to design an automated steelmaking space station for U.S. Steel that can be connected to Star Circle City.
It can be said that a business forum held by Xinghuan Trading directly gave birth to an industry with a scale of more than 10 billion.
Affected by this, aerospace-related majors, which were not considered popular majors in major universities, are now gradually becoming more popular, and a number of branch majors have even been born due to operational needs. Such as space station design, biosphere engineering, spacecraft design, etc...
In the field of aerospace, the University of Coro is undoubtedly ahead of many major international universities.
With many auras on its head, Koro University was established from the beginning to export talents to the star ring trade. With the establishment of the space elevator, it has gradually become favored by other large enterprises. Although it is still not first-class in the international academic field, its status in the business field has already gained considerable weight.
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Lunar colony.
A cargo spacecraft engraved with the Star Ring trade logo landed smoothly on the concrete apron. The staff who had been waiting for a long time operated the mechanical arm and unloaded the cargo box from the belly of the spacecraft. At the same time, a dozen people in spacesuits stepped off the spacecraft, led by a staff member, and headed towards the colony. direction.
This is already the fourth batch this month.
After the completion of the space elevator, the rockets that travel to and from the moon will no longer be disposable rockets, but will be replaced by cargo spacecraft that take off and land vertically. What used to be supplies once every few months has now become several times a month.
Another intuitive change is that there are more and more people in the colonies now.
From the first few dozen people, to more than a hundred people later, there are now five hundred people in the entire lunar colony. Except for some engineers and scientists, many of them had professions that had nothing to do with colonial construction. Such as journalists, musicians, painters, just ordinary people...
Standing in the colony, Tang Weijie looked at the new people coming this way from a distance. He didn't know what the use of having so many people was, but he believed that Star Ring Trading's top executives must have their intentions when making such a decision. It's just that he, the colonial administrator, can't understand it yet.
These dozen newcomers looked left and right along the way. Everything here was so new to them that some people even exclaimed when passing by a space farm... Although this exclaim was only He could hear it himself.
Compared to a few months ago, this colony on the lunar surface looks much more presentable. Except for mines and space farms, most living areas and working areas are connected by pipelines embedded in the ground.
Looking from a distance, it looks like a bunker connected by trenches. Until there is a breakthrough in shield technology, this design can effectively reduce the threat of meteorites. After all, the moon has no atmosphere, and the entire surface is full of craters and "bullet holes", which shows how frequent meteorite activity is.
The entrance to the colony is via two valves.
Just like the design of most submarine facilities, after crossing the first gate, the vacuum buffer chamber is filled with air, and then the second gate opens. The group continues to move forward, takes off their spacesuits in the locker room, and takes a shower. Then he changed into casual clothes with blowholes on the joints.
Then everyone gathered in the square in the center of the colony.
"Okay, newcomers, all look over here." Tang Weijie clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to look over at him, "You are the fourth batch this month. First of all, I have to wish you a happy life on the moon. .Also, I have to say one more thing, you will miss life on earth."
"Spend an hour or two every day to work out in the gravity room to avoid osteoporosis. Follow the colonial discipline, and anyone who fights will be expelled. Remember to bring your ID card at all times. That is your ID card. It can be used at any time. These are the things you need to pay attention to. If there is anything unclear, please ask."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone raised his hand.
"Where's our luggage?"
"It will be delivered directly to your residence in a moment, is there any more?" Tang Weijie asked.
When no one answered, he paused and continued.
"Very good, if you have any questions, you can consult through the personal terminal. You can ask or ask a psychiatrist. These two guys are the only ones in the entire colony who are available at any time. Someone will take you to get daily necessities in a while and bring you to life. district."
"Before that, let's roll the names and check the list..."
The list verification was completed quickly, and then Lu Fan got his ID card.
The soft graphene card feels smooth and can be rolled up and worn on your hand like a future phone. Your name and other words are written on the front of the card.
Under the guidance of the instructor, Lu Fan received his daily necessities and a room key. In the room of more than thirty square meters, he saw his suitcase.
But before he could pack his luggage and sit by the window to miss life on earth for a while, there was a knock on the door.
"Lu Fan? Electrical engineer?" The middle-aged man in colonial uniform looked Lu Fan up and down and asked in a questioning tone.
"Yes." Lu Fan nodded politely and asked, "Any questions?"
After receiving a positive answer, the middle-aged man immediately grinned and reached out to pat his shoulder.
"Haha, you're here! Let me introduce myself, my name is He Biao."
"The colony is preparing to replace the lines. In order to avoid problems, the manpower of our Electric Power Department is extremely tight. I just applied to the headquarters to send an electric power project to the headquarters some time ago. I didn't expect that the person was sent so quickly! Come on, come on, don't worry about your luggage for now, and I’m going somewhere.”
"Wait, change the line? Why do you want to change the line suddenly?" Lu Fan asked confused.
In his mind, this colony should have been established less than half a year ago.
"The colony plans to build two new mines, and the power generated by the solar power station cannot support it. The headquarters just ordered some time ago that we can put that equipment into use. In the future, the colony will never be short of power. However, by this time At the end of the month, I guess we won’t have much time off.”
When he said this, there was no complaint on He Biao's face.
Life on the moon is boring. Not working makes people feel more idle than working. The only way to relieve loneliness is to chat with a psychologist, or to vent your desires with a beautiful robot from Future Heavy Industries. He heard that after the power shortage problem is resolved, the colony can start building some entertainment facilities, which is why he is so enthusiastic.
Although the newcomer Lu Fan didn't quite understand his mood, he was attracted by a word in his words.
"Equipment? What equipment?" Lu Fan asked blankly.
Never run out of power again? Before coming, he had studied the power consumption of the lunar colony. The daily electricity consumption of just 500 people is actually higher than that of a small town of 10,000 people on Earth. Although the light on the moon's surface is strong, one day and night lasts nearly four weeks on Earth. For this reason, Xinghuan Trading had to invest in the construction of a large number of solar power panels and power storage equipment. Electricity alone consumes nearly SGD 50 million of Starlink Trading's capital every month.
Hearing Lu Fan ask about this, He Biao laughed and looked at him with a proud face.
"Do you know what our lunar soil collection center produces?"
"Rare earth?" Lu Fan asked confused.
"Although we also produce it, it's wrong!" He Biao smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice, "We produce helium 3, and we have produced I don't know how many tons!"
Lu Fan was stunned for a moment, and the expression on his face instantly turned into intense disbelief and shock.
Helium 3!
Controlled nuclear fusion? !
And can it be used to generate electricity? ! ,.