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Chapter 504: Mining Asteroids
While the Blue Star Space Energy Group is continuously building space solar radiation power stations in outer space of the earth, here in the asteroid belt.

A huge spaceship flew over from Mars, with the words "Ding Bell" printed on it.

This super-large anti-gravity spacecraft manufactured by Feiyun Aerospace Technology Group is over a thousand meters long, more than two hundred meters high, and more than 100 meters wide. It is a well-deserved behemoth.

However, it is named "Ding Bell", which gives people a very funny feeling.

There is no doubt that this is something that only the post-00 generation can do.

Each generation has its own name.

If the name was given by people born in the 1970s or 1980s, it would definitely be "Wukonghao", "Bajiehao", "Fuxihao" and so on.

If people born in the 1990s were to name their children, they would basically end up with names like "Zixuanhao" or "Muchenhao".

At this moment, a group of people on the Tinker Bell were looking at the empty space outside, discussing: "Aren't there countless asteroids in the asteroid belt?"

"We have already entered the asteroid belt, right?"

“Why can’t we see any asteroids?”

"Please!"

"The number of asteroids in the asteroid belt is very large, but they are also distributed in a very wide space. The density is only relatively dense compared to other cosmic spaces, but in fact it is still very empty."

Nangong Jie, a scientist who studies cosmic astronomy, said speechlessly.

"It's not easy to find asteroids in the asteroid belt with the naked eye. We must rely on a variety of detection equipment!"

"Things like framing cameras, gamma-ray and neutron detectors, visible and infrared mapping spectrometers, and the large number of exploration satellites we've sent to various parts of the asteroid belt."

"Only by relying on a variety of detection equipment can we discover asteroids released in the surrounding void."

"Our 'Ding Dong' carries the most advanced detection equipment available today. We have also launched a large number of detection satellites to various parts of the asteroid belt. I believe we will be able to discover an asteroid soon."

As soon as Nangong Jie finished speaking, a broadcast sounded on the spaceship.

"Asteroid detected, asteroid detected, all units please prepare!"

As the broadcast sounded, everyone on the spacecraft quickly became busy.

They traveled billions of miles from Earth to the asteroid belt to explore and study asteroids, and to mine one or two asteroids back home.

The asteroid belt contains extremely rich resources, and they are very easy to mine.

If you randomly mine an asteroid that contains a large amount of copper, it may contain hundreds of millions of tons of copper, while the annual copper mining volume on Earth is only more than 2000 million tons.

This is the method of resource exploitation in the era of interstellar universe. The speed and total amount of resources acquired far exceed those in the era of the mother star.

Just like steel smelting with the help of modern technology, the steel output of any small steel plant in a month is higher than the steel output of a powerful dynasty in ancient times during its peak period for three hundred years, and the quality is even better.

Technology is the most powerful force!
The control and command center of the 'Ding Bell'.

Captain Zhu Mingxuan was looking into the void in front of him, but he could not see anything with his naked eyes.

However, the various detectors on the spacecraft have clearly detected an asteroid in the void 2.5 kilometers away from us.

"Asteroid number XY0045-0089-0001."

"2.5 kilometers away!"

"The rotation speed is 23 hours, 12 minutes and 45 seconds, and the flying speed is 4.5 kilometers per second!"

"2345 meters long, 134 meters wide, 67 meters high, the whole is a cuboid, with a mass of 3.2 million tons!"

"Turn on the spectrometer and analyze the constituent elements."

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With the activation of various detection instruments, relevant information and data of this asteroid continued to appear in the computer system, and then were directly transmitted to everyone's minds through the virtual machine.

"Launch a detection satellite!"

Zhu Mingxuan gave the order decisively.

"Yes!"

"Launch a directional detection satellite!"

Following Zhu Mingxuan's order, a hatch of the "Ding Dong" slowly opened, and a detection satellite was launched, flying directly towards the discovered asteroid.

Through the open hatch, you can see that there are a large number of identical satellites inside, numbering tens of thousands.

In the past, launching a satellite was a grand event, and it would even be broadcast live on television.

But launching a satellite is really a simple thing now.

If anti-gravity spacecraft are placed into space, thousands of them can be launched at one time.

Satellites have become cheap, disposable items.

This time, "Dinger Bell" also carried a large number of exploration satellites, and it continued to launch these exploration satellites to various parts of the asteroid belt to detect asteroids.

Soon, data on the composition of the asteroid came out.

"It has a mass of 3.2 million tons, and its main components are 88% silicon and 10% carbon. It is a Class C asteroid and is not worth mining!"

When everyone saw the composition of the asteroid, they immediately felt a little sorry.

This time, in addition to exploring the asteroid belt, another important mission is to mine an asteroid and bring it back.

When mining asteroids, we naturally want to mine valuable M-type asteroids. M-type asteroids contain a large amount of metal resources. Ordinary iron is fine, but it would be great if we could find an asteroid containing hundreds of millions of tons of copper.

Then everyone will get rich.

Because according to the company's regulations, 5% of the profits will be used as rewards for everyone.

Although the prices of copper, iron and other commodities have fallen sharply, the price is only over 1 yuan per ton.

But if you can mine an asteroid containing 1 million tons of copper ore, this asteroid will be worth 5 trillion. Even if the reward is 500%, it will be billion.

Even if they give another 50% discount and reward everyone billion, it would be an astronomically huge reward for everyone on the spacecraft. After all, there are only a few hundred people on the entire spacecraft.

By then, even the chef on the ship will be able to receive a reward of several million.

"The spaceship is heading over there!"

Zhu Mingxuan didn't feel anything was wrong based on the information he had now.

More than 75% of the asteroids in the asteroid belt are C-type asteroids that have little mining value. M-type asteroids containing metal resources account for less than 8%, and S-type asteroids account for about 17%, which also have no mining value.

According to scientists' analysis, M-type asteroids are formed after the metal core of certain planets splits and contain large amounts of metal resources, making them valuable for mining.

Astronomical scientists have conducted in-depth research on the origin and formation of the solar system.

Especially in recent years, with the emergence of anti-gravity spacecraft, the development of interstellar mining and the space age has been promoted.

Scientists have discovered a large number of ancient meteorites on the moon and have made many new discoveries about the origin and formation of the solar system.

It is generally believed that in the early days of the solar system, the asteroid belt actually had a rocky planet similar to Earth and Mars.

However, with the formation of Jupiter, the strong gravitational force between Jupiter and the Sun directly tore the rocky planet into pieces, and eventually slowly formed the current asteroid belt.

There is evidence for this.

There are also massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, such as Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, etc. Each of them is a huge asteroid. Scientists believe that these massive asteroids were formed from the larger debris of the rocky planets that were torn apart.

Because the asteroid belt once contained massive rocky asteroids, the metal core of this massive rocky asteroid must contain a large amount of metal.

The metal cores of these rocky planets are impossible to obtain under normal circumstances.

Just like the Earth's metallic inner core is located within the Earth's core, it is simply impossible to access.

But it is easy to obtain in the asteroid belt because all the rocky asteroids are torn apart by the powerful gravity of Jupiter and the sun.

In addition to the extremely valuable metals in this type of asteroid, scientists can also use it to study the structure of the planet, the metal core of the planet, etc., and it has high scientific research value.

The 'Tinker Bell' spacecraft slowly approached the asteroid.

Soon, as the distance got closer, everyone could see the asteroid in the sky with their naked eyes. Although it was an asteroid, it was insignificant compared to a huge planet, but it was still a behemoth over 2000 meters long, and it was still spinning and flying at high speed.

"Launch a small unmanned spacecraft!"

Soon, with an order from Captain Zhu Mingxuan, another hatch on the spacecraft opened, and a small unmanned spacecraft slowly took off and flew towards the asteroid in the void.

Its mission is to collect some samples from the asteroid so that scientists can conduct some scientific research, studying the origin, formation, development history, etc. of the asteroid belt.

I saw the unmanned spacecraft slowly approaching the asteroid. Although the asteroid was flying very fast, its rotation speed was not fast, which greatly facilitated the unmanned spacecraft to collect samples.

The small unmanned spacecraft approached the asteroid and then slowly landed on it.

The asteroid's own mass is too small to generate gravity, so three electric drills appeared on the unmanned spacecraft, which quickly drilled three small holes on the asteroid and then fixed three devices in them.

The robotic arm on the unmanned spacecraft quickly collected soil and rock samples from all over its surface.

At the same time, electric drills are constantly drilling into the asteroid in order to collect soil and rock samples from the inside of the asteroid.

This is also very important.

In particular, biological scientists want to find traces of life on these asteroids in order to explore the origin of life.

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Time passed slowly, and after the unmanned spacecraft collected enough samples, it began to slowly leave the asteroid and return to 'Ding Bell'.

"On to the next asteroid!"

"125 kilometers away!"

After the unmanned spacecraft returned, "Dinger Bell" did not waste any more time, but quickly adjusted its direction and flew towards a newly formed asteroid.

Time is precious!
Especially for those who have been away from the earth for more than two months, they are always thinking about returning to Earth as soon as possible.

But now, their mission has not been completed, and they cannot go back even if they want to. What's more, they have not found any M-type asteroids on this trip, and the reward has not been settled yet.

'Dinger Bell' continues to fly in the asteroid belt, exploring and searching for asteroids.

The spacecraft carries a large number of the most advanced exploration equipment and instruments. As it continues to go deeper into the asteroid belt, more and more asteroids are discovered.

At the same time, while flying, it continuously launched a large number of exploration satellites to explore the entire asteroid belt and collect massive amounts of data, which played a very important role in helping scientists study the origin and formation of the asteroid belt.

"This is an M-type asteroid, but its main component is iron. It has no mining value. Iron is as cheap as cabbage now!"

"Another worthless C-class asteroid!"

"S-type asteroids contain some iron, but they are also worthless!"

"Wow, this M-type asteroid contains more than 40% copper. It's a pity that its mass is more than 20 billion tons, and our 'Ding Dong' has no way to drag it."

"What a pity, what a pity, otherwise there would be more than 8 million tons of copper, which is just small change!"

As time goes by, more and more asteroids are discovered, and people are constantly discussing these asteroids.

A few days later.

"Wow, wow!"

"Everyone, come and see, quickly, quickly!"

"This is an M-type asteroid. Although its mass is only 1.2 million tons, it contains 40% copper and 8% silver. It is a silver mountain!"

"That means it has 4800 million tons of copper and 960 million tons of silver!"

"Oh my God, I'm rich, I'm rich!"

"Let me do the math. Even if 4800 million tons is calculated at 1 yuan per ton, it's worth 4800 billion. Even if 9600 million tons of silver is calculated at 100 million per ton, it's still 96 trillion!"

"Oh my God! Did I calculate it wrong?"

"No, I have to calculate it again. No, I have to calculate it N times."

"There must be something wrong. This asteroid is worth 96 trillion. There must be something wrong. There must be something wrong with the data."

"Silver prices fluctuate greatly. Once a large amount of silver appears on the market, the price will definitely plummet. By then, it may be more valuable than copper. It is impossible for a ton to cost millions."

"But even if we calculate it at 10 yuan per ton, this asteroid is worth nearly 10 trillion!"

"Brothers, we are rich, we are rich!"

Following the discoverer's excited roar, everyone on the "Ding Dong" soon knew the news. They quickly connected to the virtual world and immediately obtained the data related to the asteroid.

“This time I’m really rich!”

When Zhu Mingxuan, Nangong Jie and others saw the data of the asteroid, they couldn't help but have their eyes light up.

An asteroid containing 960 million tons of silver!
Even though it's silver, not gold, it's enough to make everyone excited and unable to sleep.

The prices of gold and silver have fallen a lot now, but silver is still sold by gram. Even if you calculate it in any other way, there is no problem in selling a ton of silver for 10 yuan.

There is absolutely no problem with 960 million tons of silver worth 10 trillion.

"Contact Earth immediately!"

"Ask for instructions!"

Captain Zhu Mingxuan quickly gave the order.

The 'Ding Bell' spacecraft carries the latest quantum communication technology, which enables real-time communication with the Earth even at a distance of hundreds of millions of kilometers.

"what?"

"Discovered an asteroid containing 960 million tons of silver?"

Soon, Lv Yingwei, the president of Feiyun Interstellar Mining Group, received the news. He was slightly surprised and asked, "Are you sure it's 960 million tons of silver, or 960 tons of silver?"

"The news from the Tinker Bell is 960 million tons of silver, in addition to 4800 million tons of copper."

The secretary said hurriedly and solemnly.

“960 million tons of silver, 4800 million tons of copper?”

After hearing this, Lu Yingwei's head was buzzing.

Just one asteroid contains 960 million tons of silver and 4800 million tons of copper?
My God, this is even more outrageous than making false claims or boasting.

You might as well just say millions of tons of gold were discovered.

"Contact Zhu Mingxuan, Nangong Jie and others, and ask them to confirm it again and again."

Lu Yingwei still found it hard to believe it because it was too amazing.

As the president of Interstellar Mining Group, he is very clear about the annual output of various metal minerals in the world.

In the past, the annual output of copper was only more than 2000 million tons. Now that there are copper mines on the moon, the output has increased greatly, and the annual output exceeds 6000 million tons.

Now you tell me that there are 4800 million tons of copper in just one asteroid?
The current annual global silver production, including the mining volume on the moon and Mars, is less than 10 tons. How can you say that there are 960 million tons of silver in just one asteroid?
It is no wonder that Lu Yingwei does not believe this data. This exaggeration is a bit outrageous.

In other words, the silver on this asteroid is enough for Earth to use for nearly a hundred years.

"Boss Lu, I have confirmed with Zhu Mingxuan, Nangong Jie and others that the data is correct. According to the results of spectral detection, this asteroid does contain 960 million tons of silver and 4800 million tons of copper!"

The secretary came back soon to confirm.

"Really?"

After hearing this, Lu Yingwei still found it a little unbelievable, but he believed that science would not lie.

"No wonder the boss said that the resources in the asteroid belt are extremely rich. We can have enough food just by mining one asteroid!"

"This random asteroid actually contains 960 million tons of silver and 4800 million tons of copper."

"It wouldn't be surprising if an asteroid containing millions of tons of gold appeared in the future."

Lu Yingwei couldn't help shaking his head, it was really crazy.

"Send a message to Tinker Bell and have them mine this asteroid!"

　Liu Cixin of The Three-Body Problem once said that if we mine an asteroid and bring it back to Earth, the copper and iron it contains will be enough for the people on Earth to use for decades. Do you agree?
　　
　
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