I handed over to another world

Chapter 452 The dispute between space elevator and launch platform

This is what Chen Lin can think of. In fact, the research and development needs to rely on professional scientific researchers from all walks of life. He doesn't know how far it can go.

"It still depends on how far those people can go in their research,"

Chen Lin calmed down his emotions a little and said to Xiao Wu: "But if we continue at this pace, our association will probably evolve into an unimaginable existence in the future."

Xiao Wu blinked and didn't know what Chen Lin meant, but he soon heard Chen Lin's voice again: "...For example, like a galaxy overlord at a higher-tech level, the small weapons at hand are rail guns, Particle bombs or nano bombs, nuclear weapons and the like will all be considered old-fashioned weapons to us."

After hearing this, Xiao Wu suddenly laughed: "What a great idea, brother!"

"We are still at the stage of concentrating our efforts on eating the technological heritage of the pioneer civilization. Although the pioneer civilization was wiped out by the Zerg, their technology tree is very advanced."

"When the time comes, we will build the space elevator and go out of this planet to venture into the space universe of this world. Let alone the Zerg. The vast space universe, so many planets and mineral resources, it is overwhelming to think about it. People feel excited.”

Chen Lin also laughed immediately. What Xiao Wu said was very reasonable. When they enter space, their field of vision will automatically broaden, and almost inexhaustible resources will be placed at their disposal. In front of me, I feel alluring just thinking about it!
Give some of the simplest examples.

For example, the asteroid belt that exists in space is obviously considered to be the leftover material from the formation of galaxies. It is also a cluster of asteroids. The asteroids inside are rich in mineral resources. For example, the most recent The common ones are metal minerals such as iron, nickel, cobalt, platinum, and palladium. There may be similar special ore minerals in the future.

These metals are extremely important for space technology and industry on earth. When the time comes to build a space elevator and enter the space field, as long as enough metal mineral resources can be collected or discovered, more and more people can continue to be inspired. Into space.

Not to mention the resources that may exist on various planets outside of the asteroid belt - metal minerals, water resources, energy resources, gas resources and even other potential resources, such as unique planetary specialties on some planets. Category.

"Where is our space elevator project now?"

Chen Lin came back to his senses, looked at Xiao Wu and asked.

Xiao Wu really hadn't studied these contents much, so he was a little stunned when Chen Lin asked him like this. In the end, Chen Lin relied on his intelligent assistant to inquire about the current research and development progress of the space elevator project team at Qinglong Base.

The space project team at Qinglong Base is not as fast as expected. The entire project team is still in the early stage of preparations. The carbon nanotube research that appeared at the meteorite fragment site was part of the results of its subordinate research laboratory.

Chen Lin took a brief look and realized that there was currently some dispute within the Qinglong Base - it was different from the previous plan. After the space elevator project team was established, it did invest early start-up capital. Chen Lin didn't know how much this amount was. It is too clear that this fund allowed the Qinglong Base to be renovated and ensured that the early project team carried out all work smoothly.

However, now that the follow-up work on the space elevator is about to be carried out, everyone suddenly realized that the funds invested in the early stage of the project were not even a drop in the bucket.

Because the funding gap that needs to be invested in the later period is really too large, a group of project team members compared the possible costs of using the aircraft and proposed the idea of ​​changing the pre-designed space elevator project into a flight launch platform and instead fully develop the interstellar spacecraft. .

The disputes within the Qinglong Base are currently concentrated here. There is also some hesitation within the Red Dragon Association because of the documents they submitted. The funds used for the two major projects are not small amounts. Even though the current Red Dragon Association is rich and powerful, There is no shortage of people and no shortage of money, but the total investment of tens of billions of funds still needs to be cautious.

Chen Lin carefully read the persuasive reasons given by both parties in the dispute. The space elevator project team still insisted on the common statement that the space elevator project promoted by their project team can significantly reduce the cost of sending objects into space.

After all, traditional rocket launches require a large amount of fuel to overcome the earth's gravity, while the space elevator uses electric energy to drive the climber up along the cable, thus saving a lot of energy and costs. At present, room temperature superconducting materials have achieved breakthroughs, and electricity is important for At this time, the Red Dragon Association has almost doubled its supply, and there is no need to worry about insufficient supply or power transportation losses.

In addition, the space elevator can continuously transport materials without being limited by the launch window and carrying capacity of the rocket. It can transport large amounts of materials into space more efficiently. Its advantages are obvious.

However, in Chen Lin's opinion, these things are all commonplace topics. The space elevator is still in the preparation stage as of now, because this project team is completely new and unprecedented, and a large amount of infrastructure is built for the first time by humans. , the only scenes that appeared before were in science fiction novels or science fiction movies and TV series.

The reason for the dispute is actually because the space elevator project team has too many problems.

For example, there was a material problem that had been difficult to break through before. Although the Red Dragon Association relied on the technical support provided by the Pioneer Civilization, it was possible to use carbon nanotubes to make tens of thousands of kilometers of elevator cables. The energy and funds are also unimaginable for ordinary projects.

In addition, after the space elevator is built, the elevator cables are complicatedly affected by wind, earth rotation, space debris and other factors during operation. Many things have never been encountered by researchers from the Red Dragon Association...

To sum up, the current problems of the space elevator project team mainly focus on technology, cost, maintenance and operation, safety and natural disasters. Blue Star itself is still a place with many problems. How many oceans have caused the area below the space elevator to definitely It will not be stable, which is also something that needs to be considered.

Various problems have ultimately caused many scientific researchers to be filled with a primitive fear of this unknown field. They will involuntarily tend to scenarios that they are more familiar with, such as resuming conventional propelled rocket aircraft projects.

As for the advantage on the other hand, it highlights a rogue thing - the current technology of aircraft is extremely mature, and it can reach any orbit in space, including the synchronous orbit of the blue sea star, surrounding satellites and other planets.

The fighter jet project that was vigorously developed in the past can be transformed into an interstellar aircraft at any time. The manufacturing of a huge interstellar battleship is also not complicated. After all, the Tianwei aerospace aircraft carrier has accumulated the most primitive experience.

The aerospace aircraft carrier can be transformed into a huge and stable interstellar battleship based on radical modifications.

From this aspect, the space elevator project does not have much advantage - by then it will be able to carry the ACS platform into space, and use a large amount of interstellar mineral materials to manufacture various basic buildings on site, and the space station can also be used outside Construction is completed in space. Chen Lin scanned the key points of the arguments between the two sides and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

The two parties are not arguing about the other's own talents, but the dispute is about cost performance and the best choice.

If the Red Dragon Association reconfirms the next direction after consideration, whether it is a space elevator or a launch platform, the Qinglong Base can continue to devote its full efforts to work at any time.

"The elevator project team estimates that the total cost will be around 1200 billion..."

Chen Lin's hands trembled slightly when he saw this figure. Investing more than 100 billion in funds is no joke. If the project fails, it will be a bloody operation.

However, this 1200 billion is somewhat unexpected for Chen Lin. According to his previous predictions, the space elevator project team's capital investment from the establishment of the project to the completion of construction and entry into outer space should be at least 2000- Around 3000 billion yuan is normal.

Considering that many current project teams’ construction work is fully automated by the ACS platform, although the large amount of heterogeneous powder and other materials used are claimed to be sold by the gram, the price is much more expensive than gold, but When used internally, this thing is a conventional construction material. As for the price itself, it is no longer considered.

In the end, the 1200 billion yuan calculated by the entire project team is considered a normal value.

"The total cost of the launch platform and subsequent upgrades and transformation of a large number of aircraft is about 700 billion yuan..."

Chen Lin saw the final conclusion displayed by the other party again, and couldn't help but clicked his tongue slightly.

In fact, the dispute between the two projects should not be discussed as a problem from the beginning. If Chen Lin's thoughts at this time are followed, the space elevator project team will continue, while the launch platform and aircraft modification and upgrade projects on the other side will It is also necessary to continue, and even need to build a large number of new interstellar spacecraft on a large scale in the next time, so as to be used for the outer space conditions that will appear in the next few years.

It's just that his thoughts are personal after all. What the Red Dragon Association will do next and how to do it are not issues that Chen Lin has to consider.

Since opening the portal and entering the Origin Star, the Red Dragon Association has obtained a large amount of materials through continuous mining, breeding, trading and even plundering. The total value of the materials obtained in just a few months has exceeded one trillion yuan. , this range has been greatly improved after the subsequent upgrade of the portal. At present, even Chen Lin does not know that in the few months after the upgrade of the portal, the association has gained value through the Origin Star and several of its affiliated planets. How many things...

But speaking of it, the value of the isomeric powder and heterogeneous steel found in the Stuttgart Mountains can no longer be measured in money. Their utilization itself is extremely popular and common, and the isomeric powder has many varieties and varieties. Exclusively for the ACS platform, the Red Dragon Association can easily obtain immeasurable funds just by selling these things on the other side of the earth.

Not to mention the natural room-temperature superconducting minerals obtained through intelligent mechanical mining on the Wood Planet.

If these things were really taken out and circulated on the black market here on Earth, it would be easy to sell them for millions per gram.

Therefore, the current Red Dragon Association is not short of money in principle. What it is short of is manpower, experience and even time.

Chen Lin personally hopes that the association can give full play to its own advantages. If possible, the two projects will be carried out simultaneously and strive to do the most things in the shortest time. This is in line with the consistent tone of the Red Dragon Association.

He turned back a few pages. Discussions within the Qinglong Base have been ongoing recently, even affecting the normal work progress. In addition to the research on meteorite fragments, the original space elevator project team has even been suspended. .

This is very dissatisfying to Chen Lin. If the space elevator is built, it will significantly reduce the cost of transporting materials to space, thus promoting the development of the space industry.

This includes satellite manufacturing and launch, space scientific research, space tourism, space resource mining, such as Blue Star’s satellites and mining of nearby asteroid belts. The sooner these things are developed, the better. Time is tight, Chen Lin Naturally, he was anxious.

At the same time, if this project is completed, as the cost of space decreases, new markets and business opportunities will emerge - such as the construction of the most basic space facilities, space power stations, space factories and the like will appear in large numbers, and space services ( Such as space debris cleanup, space rescue), etc. will also be born with the market operation. At that time, a new number of jobs will appear, which can urgently solve the existing involution situation on the earth.

At the same time, this project team will also affect the entire scientific community. It will jointly promote technological innovation in materials science, robotics, energy technology and other fields. These technological advances may spill over to other industries and promote the overall technological development.

The simplest ones are carbon nanotubes and the corresponding heterogeneous steel. By then, normal temperature superconducting materials will be used extensively in the entire space elevator orbit, and even those made by the fusion of newly discovered photosynthetic minerals and energy conversion ores, and heterogeneous powders. New materials also have their place to shine...

The existence of the entire project team as a core hub will drive the activity of a large number of related industries. At that time, the entire scientific community will be affected by this and develop the space industry.

Even though the space elevator is built on the Blue Sea Star and can only be used by the Red Dragon Association, Chen Lin believes that this thing will definitely be opened to associations in other countries. Those associations that have a good relationship with the Red Dragon Association themselves will not be able to use it. There is no doubt that priority will be given...

Chen Lin suddenly thought of the original idea of ​​building a space elevator on Blue Sea Planet - it was to enter outer space to eliminate a large number of Kara worms, and collect supplies and occupy the planet along the way. If possible, he would have A bad idea to let the Grizzly Bear Association be the first to enter the outer space of the Blue Sea Planet.

Think about it, the members of the Grizzly Bear Association, who are big and round, are wearing space combat suits, holding huge electromagnetic weapons, guarding the level and shooting wildly at the sea-like swarm of insects below) - it is also a special sense of déjà vu in the game. .

Hahaha……

Chen Lin couldn't help laughing when he thought of this.

(End of this chapter)