Chapter 589 Shortcut to Overtaking on Curved Roads

Connecting the control terminal of the industrial robot to Xiao Ai's server, Lu Zhou turned and left the underground laboratory after instructing it not to tamper with the things he put in the laboratory without permission.

The things listed on the list Xiaoai gave her are not particularly difficult to obtain, and there is no such troublesome online shopping at all.

After ordering a copy in the name of the Institute of Computational Materials, Lu Zhou moved the things to the underground laboratory.

Without even bothering to say thank you, Xiao Ai, who got the "new toy", immediately started playing with great interest.

Lu Zhou, who was standing next to him, watched it operate a six-axis general-purpose mechanical arm, skillfully opened the toolbox, pulled out a hammer from it, and then another mechanical arm picked up a piece of paper delivered by a logistics vehicle. The aluminum alloy plate was then pressed on the concrete floor and beaten up.

Looking at the mindless operation, Lu Zhou didn't know what it was trying to do.

His eyebrows twitched when he heard the sound of thump, thump, thump, but after thinking about it for a while, he finally didn't stop it. He simply told him not to damage the ground, then turned and left the laboratory.

He has to go to Beijing for a meeting in two days, so he has no time to take care of this side.

Lu Zhou's only thought now is that he hopes that when he comes back, this guy won't toss his laboratory too strangely...

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The morning of March 6th.

A red banner was displayed at the gate of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, welcoming the convening of the Moon Landing Project Symposium.

Both the organizer and the participants of this meeting are not small, and the topics discussed at the meeting are naturally extraordinary, and the security work has been carried out from the school's auditorium to the school gate.

Looking at the police explosion-proof car parked beside the asphalt road with a look of wonder, the two young ladies passing by outside the library whispered to each other.

"Is this some important figure who came to inspect the school?"

"No, I heard that it seems to be a meeting for manned moon landing or something."

"Manned to the moon?" The slightly tall girl wondered, "When will we be able to manned to the moon?"

"I don't know...but it's because I can't log in for the time being, so I have to hold a meeting to discuss how to get in."

At this moment, a gentle voice came from the side.

"Student, may I ask how to get to the auditorium of your school?"

Hearing the accosting voice, the two girls stopped in their tracks.

Casting a questioning look at him, the slightly taller girl asked.

"Are you here for that meeting?"

Lu Zhou nodded: "Well, that's right."

The tall girl pointed to the road on the right and continued.

"...Go straight along this road and turn right at the second intersection."

Lu Zhou looked in the direction she was pointing at, and was about to say thank you, when another petite girl next to her suddenly let out an ah.

"Wait, you, you, are you God Lu?"

Seeing her excited reaction, Lu Zhou froze for a moment, then smiled embarrassedly.

"Just call me Lu Zhou or Professor Lu."

I didn't expect to meet the fans on his scarf here, what a coincidence.

The petite girl looked straight at him, and said excitedly: "It's quite far from the auditorium, if you come here for the first time, it may not be easy to find, why don't I take you there!"

Seeing her enthusiastic look, Lu Zhou couldn't help but laugh, "Don't bother, I can just walk over by myself."

As he spoke, he thanked the two of them, then turned around and walked away in the direction the girl pointed earlier.

"...It turned out to be Lu Shen!" Looking at the back that was gradually walking away, the petite girl said with emotion, but at this moment, it seemed that she suddenly remembered something, and the emotion on her face instantly changed. Turned into remorse, "Ah! I actually forgot to ask him for an autograph!"

The tall girl looked at her speechlessly: "What's the use of asking him for an autograph?"

"Do you still need to ask? Bless me not to fail!"

"..."

...

Without spending a lot of effort, Lu Zhou quickly found the auditorium along the path pointed by the student.

Lu Zhou, who showed his conference pass and passed the security check at the door, walked into the venue.

Judging from the logos in the venue, not only the two central enterprises of Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Lu Zhou even saw the BAT Internet giants, Huawei and other private high-tech enterprises in the list of participating companies.

Affected by Space-X, global private aerospace companies are gradually turning from unpopular to warming up, and Huaguo is no exception.

Although aerospace-related technologies are basically monopolized in the hands of the two central enterprises of Aviation Science and Aviation Engineering, in fact, after a meeting in 2015 proposed that military-civilian integration be elevated to a national strategy, relevant policies have been gradually liberalized.

For example, onespace, the first private aerospace company in China, and Satellogic, which is invested by Penguin quietly, and the "Tianmao International" communication satellite and the "Candy Can" mini space station that Ali is expected to launch, etc. In terms of exploration, the role played by private enterprises is gradually becoming important.

It has to be admitted that the performance of private enterprises is indeed better than that of state-owned enterprises in the exploration of new technologies and new fields, as well as the ability and motivation of innovation.

Obviously, it is precisely because they are aware of this point that the top management will gradually open up the relevant markets through reforms.

Just when Lu Zhou was about to find a seat to sit down, someone suddenly called his name from behind.

Stopping in his tracks, Lu Zhou looked back and saw a man in a suit, about fifty or sixty years old, walking towards him with a smile on his face.

Staring at him for a while, Lu Zhou gradually remembered his name.

Xu Yuanming, the second in command of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

At the commendation meeting for the controllable fusion project, he chatted with this guy for a while.

"Secretary Xu?" Smiling and shaking his right hand, Lu Zhou greeted him, "Long time no see."

"Haha, actually it's only been two months." After shaking Lu Zhou's right hand enthusiastically and letting go, Xu Yuanming said with a smile, "The meeting is about to start, let's talk as we walk."

At Xu Yuanming's invitation, Lu Zhou walked towards the auditorium with him.

Along the way, through the conversation with Secretary Xu, Lu Zhou also had a preliminary understanding of the current situation of the domestic aerospace industry.

Especially when it comes to his biggest concern, the budget.

Overall, the situation is very pessimistic.

At present, China's space budget is only about 2 billion US dollars per year, and this is the sum of the Long March, Beidou, Chang'e, Shenzhou, Tianzhou, Tiangong, etc.

However, the total cost of the United States on the Apollo program reached 22.5 billion US dollars, accounting for 0.57% of the US GDP at that time! It is not easy to calculate how much the $22.5 billion is worth now, but it was more than enough to build an aircraft carrier battle group at that time.

This shows how much money the aerospace industry burns!

What's more, there are still industrial heritage and engine technology accumulation... These are problems that cannot be solved by spending money.

Secretary Xu's seat is next to Lu Zhou.

After sitting down with Lu Zhou, he spoke slowly and continued.

"We are not inferior to Western countries in terms of small rockets, but there is a big gap between us and the United States and Russia in terms of the carrying capacity of large rockets."

"Long March 5's carrying capacity in low-Earth orbit is only 25 tons, in synchronous orbit it is only 18 tons, in Earth-Moon transfer orbit it is only about 8 tons. And our Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft has a take-off mass of almost 8 tons. This figure. Considering that the lunar landing spacecraft must be redesigned for the moon’s magnetic field environment, and it must carry a lunar module weighing at least 3 tons and a living module of more than 5 tons, the final weight of the entire lunar landing spacecraft may exceed 20 tons. "

"With our current rocket technology, it is almost impossible to complete a manned landing on the moon."

Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully.

The engine is something that involves a whole set of industrial systems, and this kind of thing cannot be solved overnight. If you want to overtake on a curve, you have to find another way.

At this moment, his heart suddenly moved slightly, and he spoke.

"Why don't you consider electric push?"

"Electric push?" Xu Yuanming was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "The thrust of the electric push is good enough for shifting orbits, but it's not enough for launching rockets."

Lu Zhou continued: "We can build an electromagnetically accelerated land-based mass launcher on the ground, deliver unmanned components to low-Earth orbit, and then push them to the moon with a plasma engine."

It just so happens that the controllable fusion power station has also been built, and the cost of electricity will not be too high. It would be a pity not to use it. Although this device sounds a little sci-fi, it is not impossible to realize it technically.

After all, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, they have considered shooting satellites with cannons...

Xu Yuanming: "Then how do the astronauts go up?"

Lu Zhou: "Board from the space station."

Huaguo does not have the ability to send people to the moon for the time being, but there is no problem sending people to space.

Seemingly stunned by this astonishing proposal, Xu Yuanming stayed there for a long time without saying a word. After a long time, he smiled and said: "...This sounds very interesting, but it's a bit unbelievable."

Lu Zhou smiled and did not deny it.

"Boldly imagine, carefully verify. How can you realize it even if you don't even dare to think about it?"

Xu Yuanming himself is not a technician after all, but because he knows a little bit about work, he didn't continue to discuss this issue with Lu Zhou.

After a pause, he continued.

"At present, our strategic focus is still on the construction of cross-regional power grids and controllable fusion power plants. The high-level leaders agree that it is more important to be down-to-earth and focus on current interests than distant interests."

"Many people proposed to postpone the moon landing plan until 2030, but the leaders thought your opinion was equally important, so a compromise plan was discussed at the meeting."

Lu Zhou asked, "A compromise?"

Secretary Xu smiled mysteriously, and without going into details, he looked at the stage: "The meeting is about to start, and it happens to be about this matter, you will know if you continue to read."