"I got it from the relevant departments. It is related to state secrets. I will talk to you about this issue after the confidentiality period has passed." Without answering Yang Xu's question, Lu Zhou put the report on the table and said, " Is there any way to make this thing?"
Director Carson continued, "How are you going to get it to Mars?"
After pushing open the door of the Hummer and stepping out, Director Carson squinted his eyes as he looked at the hemispherical dome standing in the desert.
"... In fact, Mars is more suitable for colonization than the moon. There is a rich atmosphere there... although the density is very low. There are also rich minerals, as well as methane and other resources, which can be used by our colonists to develop light and heavy industries. When necessary , we can also consider melting the dry ice at the poles, liberating the carbon dioxide stored in the Martian rock formations, and using the greenhouse effect to revive the planet's atmosphere."
"Pharmaceutical companies?" Yang Xu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously touched his chin with his index finger. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Probably not. We mainly cooperate with some material and chemical companies, and pharmaceutical companies also Really not... is there any problem?"
Yang Xu: "What's the matter?"
"Yes." Walking to the side of the highway, Musk smiled and opened his arms, "Welcome to the oasis of Arizona, which will be the new home of our future colonists. Although it may look a little lacking in beauty from the outside, I guarantee its interior will be so luxurious that it will surprise you.”
After all, just having fun alone is not as good as sharing it all. If you use it yourself, the cost is too expensive. If the active ingredients extracted from liquid food and the special amino acids extracted from future brand cola are applied to food and health products respectively Even in the medical field, you can earn more money for him.
Several pieces of engineering equipment were parked next to him, and engineers wearing safety helmets were surrounding this strange-looking building, making final adjustments.
Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
"Of course with our BFR super rocket," Musk patted Director Carson on the shoulder and smiled. "Believe me, we are winning this competition and everything is under control."
Even if he does not believe that colonizing Mars can bring any visible direct benefits, he will still fully support this plan.
Yang Xu smiled bitterly and said: "The difficulty of industrial preparation of the two is not at the same level."
Musk didn't take Chief Carson's ridicule seriously. He had heard a lot of similar and more pointed ridicules over the years, and he didn't care at all.
If we really have that technology, instead of developing Mars tens of millions of kilometers away, it would be better to turn the Arizona desert into an oasis. This is far more practical than colonizing Mars.
Listening to this fantasy plan, Director Carson smiled and asked: "How many centuries do you plan to complete it?"
Looking at the billowing red sand outside the window, he said in a relaxed tone: "When the Union Pacific Railroad was built, some people sang the opposite and said it was a stupid project. But looking back today, no one can deny that this project has brought great benefits to the United States. The benefits. The same is true for flying to Mars. It can bring huge opportunities to mankind, and it can also give us the power and courage to challenge the future again... We are here."
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at their destination.
Lu Zhou immediately asked: "How does it compare with SG-1 superconducting material?"
In a barren desert, a Hummer was speeding along the road.
Of course, he only said these words in his heart.
Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "Are there any pharmaceutical companies that we have a good relationship with?"
Musk said with a smile: "Of course, although time does not allow us to do longer-term testing, judging from the reserve change functions of food, fresh water, oxygen and other survival supplies, as long as the continuous input of power is ensured, even Our colonists can survive for at least 30 months without engaging in any production activities."
Because he often stays in the laboratory, Yang Xu's ability in the experimental field is slightly stronger than that of him who is better at theoretical research.
Listening to this "state secret" that he had heard countless times, Yang Xu made a helpless expression and stopped asking further questions. He put the test tube in his hand back on the test tube rack and spoke.
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "I have two very interesting compounds here. I may need some professional institutions to help with clinical trials. If possible, I have to ask them to help with the manufacturing."
Director Carson raised his eyebrows and said, "This sounds weird, even a little funny."
Staring at the dome, Director Carson squinted his eyes and asked: "You know I don't care about this, what I want to know is, are you sure our colonists can spend 26 months safely in this strange building? "
The best thing is to help solve the problem of listing and selling by the way.
If he said that, then it would probably be the case.
"Then this is not a problem at all," Yang Xu smiled and said in a joking tone, "The Nobel Prize boss wants to find someone to cooperate with, but he is afraid that the people who come to ask for cooperation will line up from here to the Institute of Physics."
Yang Xu, who was doing experiments meticulously, suddenly raised his head, pushed up his glasses, looked at Lu Zhou standing at the door of the laboratory, and said.
Yang Xu pushed up his glasses and asked, "Does it have economic value? Or is it just a reagent used in experiments?"
Sure enough, as he guessed, this thing is not so easy to get.
After all, he has put all his chips on this plan.
Lu Zhou nodded: "It definitely has economic value. At least I personally feel that it will definitely be useful in the food and medical fields."
"Anyway, let's make a project about this material first. No matter whether it's difficult or not, let's try to solve it first... By the way, there's something else I need to ask you."
Next to a canyon, a white round egg-shaped building is located on the barren desert.
Arizona.
Sitting in the back of the Hummer, Musk, wearing sunglasses, looked at the desert and cacti outside the window, and spoke vividly to Director Carson sitting next to him.
Hearing Yang Xu's words, Lu Zhou's face showed a solemn expression.
After all, he is the director of NASA and the direct person in charge of the Ares program. The success or failure of this operation is related to the glory of the United States and the future of his official career.
"You're here? I just wanted to find you. That piece of fabric...where did you get it?"
…
Certain laboratories of the Institute for Computational Materials Science.
"Are you referring to laboratory preparation or industrial preparation?"
Musk said with excitement: "Maybe ten centuries? Or a hundred. But these are not the point. That is not the mission of Space-X. My positioning of Space-X is very clear. We will play the role of the space age in the future.' Railway companies' role, their mission is to open up shipping routes in space, build transportation systems, and establish a forward position for humans on Mars."
"Is this what it is?"
Then there is the liquid food that can also be used in the aerospace field.
To be honest, he didn't want to fantasize about something so far away.
After Yang Xu pondered for a moment, he said seriously: "I can do the former now, but the latter... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
Lu Zhou: "Both."