It can be said that even if all the astronauts in the world were given to Jiang Cheng, they would not be able to meet Jiang Cheng's huge needs.
However, this matter is not something Jiang Cheng needs to consider yet, and can be solved slowly later.
What Jiang Cheng needs to care about now is the construction of the Mars base. Only when Gu Li completes the construction of this base can he think about the problem of not enough astronauts.
Although the construction of the Mars base mainly involves the work of automated equipment, astronauts also play a supporting role.
But Jiang Cheng couldn't just ignore it. There was a lot of work to be done on the ground. How to build the base requires command from the ground, and coordination of every step of the work also requires ground assistance.
There are so many equipments for building Mars that astronauts cannot control them, and they also need help from the earth to input some data.
The Space Mission Center is currently busy with these things, and Jiang Cheng also stays here to care about the progress of the construction.
Jiang Cheng stood in the command hall, observing the progress of the base construction through the display screen.
The construction conditions on Mars were photographed and then transmitted back to the distant Earth.
The display screen in the hall is divided into several sections, each showing different real-time images.
These pictures are all scenes on Mars, representing the work conditions in different locations.
On one screen, several pieces of equipment were excavating the surface of Mars, looking like they were laying the foundation for a base.
In another picture, an astronaut is assembling some parts. The large number of parts looks very responsible, and there are all kinds of different shapes.
What he assembled should be the life-support equipment needed by the base. In the future, the people in the base will rely on this to survive.
On one screen, there are several welding robots welding different metal components. There is an astronaut standing next to them to assist, and they don't know what they are welding.
There is also a picture that shows not the site where the base was built, but another empty place.
There are dozens of machines busy on this land. It seems that the robots should be digging something.
This is the iron ore factory next to the Mars base, and the mining robots are busy digging for iron ore.
There is a smelting center right next to the iron ore plant. There are several integrated smelting and forging equipment that are constantly producing a variety of different steel products.
The manufactured steel products were quickly transported back to the base construction site not far away by automatic transport vehicles and became the main materials for building the base.
The Mars base requires a lot of steel, and it seems that this is the place to provide it.
The outer walls of the Mars base are composed of thick steel plates, and the amount of steel required is very large.
Therefore, the task here is very heavy, and it needs to supply the material requirements of the entire base.
The reason why Jiang Cheng used steel as the main construction material of the base was also due to the issue of sturdiness.
It's totally impossible to build a building on Mars if it's not strong enough.
Even if the walls of an ordinary house are broken, it won't be a big deal, but on Mars it will be a disaster.
In order to ensure the safety of the personnel in the Mars base, Jiang Cheng finally decided to use very thick steel plates to build the base.
It can be said that this base is made of steel, just a big lump of iron.
Only this kind of building composed entirely of thick steel plates can withstand the harsh environment on Mars.
Jiang Cheng was afraid that if there was any damage to the base's buildings, it would have an impact on the personnel stationed inside.
So in the end, we simply built the Mars base with steel, so that we would never encounter those problems.
It's not that Jiang Cheng couldn't come up with better materials. Originally, Jiang Cheng planned to use gold and titanium as building materials, so that they wouldn't be damaged for at least hundreds of years.
But the Mars base requires so much building materials that it is simply impossible to transport them from Earth.
However, it is not possible to make gold and titanium on Mars, so this super metal cannot be made at all.
It's not that there are no raw materials for making gold and titanium on Mars, it's just that Mars currently doesn't have the conditions to smelt "610" metal.
The manufacturing process of metals such as gold and titanium is very complicated. It is not easy to make it on the earth, not to mention that there is nothing on Mars now, so it is impossible to make such advanced things.
That's why Jiang Cheng chose steel in the end, because it is relatively simple to smelt and process steel. At the very beginning, it can be obtained locally on Mars and mined and smelted on a large scale. Perhaps in the future, the Mars base will be gradually improved and the relevant conditions will be sufficient.
Technology such as gold and titanium can also be produced on Mars, and buildings will be built using this material at that time.
But this may be a long time coming. I don’t know if it will take several expansions of the Mars base before it can be done.
Now astronauts on Mars still need to use those thick steel plates to slowly build buildings.
Everything needs to be done slowly. Only when the Mars base is initially established now can we talk about expanding development in the future.
"How is the construction progress of the Mars base now? Have you encountered any problems during the construction process? Jiang Cheng asked for details while watching the situation on the display screen.
There are many things that cannot be seen with his eyes alone, and many detailed things must be understood in depth.
The construction of the Mars base has begun for some time now, and astronauts on Mars will report the situation on site to Earth at any time.
The content of each report will be recorded in detail and used as the basis for the Space Mission Center to adjust the plan.
The construction plan of the Mars base is not static. Jiang Cheng will adjust the specific construction plan at any time based on the situation on site and the progress.
Jiang Chengya had just arrived at the space mission center today and had not yet learned about the situation on site, so he made such an inquiry.
After hearing Jiang Cheng ask about the situation on Mars, Xiao Peng beside him immediately stood up and said: "The construction progress is in line with our expected plan. As long as no accidents occur, it should be completed within the construction period."
Mars has not encountered any major problems so far. Several minor troubles have been solved and have not affected the construction work of the base.
Reporting this kind of thing to Jiang Cheng is usually done by Xiao Peng, and Xiao, the leader of the technical team, has been staying at the Space Mission Center during this time.
Peng knew everything about Martian's request, so it was most appropriate for him to introduce it to Jiang Cheng.
Xiao soon followed up and said to Jiang Cheng: "The overall construction situation is pretty good now, and basically nothing unexpected has happened.
The mining robots at the iron ore plant work very efficiently, and the materials needed to build the base can be supplied.
(End of chapter)