Chapter 786

Global sandstorm?

After hearing the sentence of waiting for light, the boat subconsciously looked at the calendar at the corner of the table and confirmed that this year's year is 2021.

Noticing the action of the boat, Hou Guang guessed what he was thinking, so he said.

"I know you are surprised In fact, the astronomical observers of Qianzhou Radio Observatory are also surprised. On average, a global dust storm will occur on Mars in five to six years. "

When he said this, Hou Guang's tone was a little complicated.

Although it's a good thing for them that their opponents are in trouble, just as NASA doesn't want to see their misfortune be so thorough, it's not in their interest if ares plan goes bankrupt.

After hearing his report, Lu Zhou thought for a while and said.

"Is the reason clear?"

Wait for light Leng next, immediately wry smile way.

"How clear is this..."

The climate change on the surface of Mars has always been very metaphysical. Due to the thin atmosphere and serious surface desertification, there is basically no reliable observation means to accurately predict the climate change.

People can only infer more empirically that summer is the period of frequent occurrence of sandstorms. Global sandstorms occur once every five to six years, and the duration may reach several months or even a whole year, accompanied by lightning generated by gravel collision and friction.

To predict climate change on Mars accurately, at least a few meteorological satellites should be thrown into Mars' low earth orbit.

"What would be the impact on the colonists on Mars if there were a global sandstorm?"

Hou Guang: "generally speaking, sandstorms mainly affect the normal operation of solar power generation equipment, but the new Virginia Colony should be equipped with standby power supply equipment, and the problem should not be serious Of course, no one can say exactly what the situation is. Only NASA knows what the situation is. "

The life support unit basically integrates the most advanced technologies of space-x, blue origin and other aerospace enterprises. Although ares plans to launch in a hurry, if musk has been preparing for colonizing Mars for ten years, his technicians cannot fail to consider the situation of sandstorm.

They've even rehearsed for similar situations on earth.

Of course, these are just the speculation of the land boat itself.

As Hou Guang said, it's only on Mars that we know exactly what it is.

Lu Zhou nodded, agreed with his words, pondered for a while and continued.

"Let Qianzhou Radio Observatory continue to pay attention to Mars The rest depends on what NASA says. "

At present, his focus is still on the moon, and he can only pay attention to the situation on Mars. It would be a good thing for him to see through this dust storm what steps the Americans have taken in the colonization of Mars.

After reporting the incident, Hou Guang left the office and conveniently took the office door.

Looking at the closed door, Lu Zhou thought of meeting with the director of ESA in the afternoon and was ready to stand up and prepare for it.

But at this time, he suddenly thought of what kind of stop, thought for a few seconds and then said to the closed computer.

"Xiaoai, adjust the decryption order of the file, and crack the latest number communication file first!"

The signal flashed in response to him.

Lu Zhou nodded his head, got up and walked out of the office.

……

With the controlled fusion negotiation has entered its final stage, the relationship between China and other countries in the world is in the honeymoon stage. Both economic cooperation and scientific and technological cooperation have reached a quite close level.

China's accession to the international space station program, and the cooperation agreement between the EU and China on the cooperation of the Moon Palace space station are the best proof.

Inside the command tower of the Jinling space launch center, Lu Zhou met Mr. Owens, director of ESA.

After the meeting in Beijing, he specially arranged Jinling for his visit to China with the European Union delegation. One of the main reasons was to see a land boat, the chief designer of the moon orbit construction committee who led the Chinese aerospace industry to catch up with NASA, the legendary scientist

"Hello, Professor Lu. Nice to meet you!"

As soon as they met, the tall and thin Owens warmly held the boat's hand and shook it vigorously. For the smiling Mr. Owens, Lu Zhou also responded with a polite but warm smile, and said.

"Nice to meet you, too, Mr Owens! Please have a seat. "

Behind Owens are officials from the ESA secretary's office and journalists from major European and Chinese media organizations.

The meeting is open. The two sides will exchange views on specific cooperation programs and at the same time send a signal to the international community.That is to say, the negotiation between China and EU countries on the moon has made good progress.

At the meeting, director Owens, sitting on the opposite sofa, expressed his views in a funny way.

"If we divide the history of human exploration into three parts, I think it can be divided into three parts."

"Which three are they?" Lu Zhou asked with a smile

Owens continued with a smile: "in the space 1.0 stage, human beings mainly study astronomy and astrology, and religious and cultural factors account for a large proportion. But in the space 2.0 stage, we entered the space, stepped on the moon, also entered the "Apollo" era. In the space 3.0 stage, space has become another dimension of human development. With the increasing frequency of commercial launch missions, our civilization has entered the era of "International Space Station".

"It sounds very interesting. What do you think the space 4.0 era will be?"

Owens said with a smile after thinking for a moment.

"I think the age of space 4.0 is the age of the moon and the age of the Moon Palace."

"Oh?" Lu Zhou smiled and asked, "why not the age of Ares?"

Director Owens smiled and shook his head.

"Mars is too far away. It will take several months to go back and forth. At present, Europe is unable to participate. Maybe the next era is the age of Ares, but at present we are more optimistic about the near moon. "

Hearing this, Lu Zhou's heart couldn't help feeling.

It's a very watertight remark.

Not only licked them, but also failed to face the Americans. It's not that I don't like the Ares plan. It's just that I'm not strong enough to participate in it.

Is this guy really a German on the record?

Lu Zhou always feels a little different from some German friends he knows

He didn't stop. Owens smiled at the camera and continued.

"In this new era, our civilized human beings will establish a new earth space order, pay more attention to social exchanges and internationalization in the space field. In the future, more countries will participate in space projects, more people of different colors will be active in outer space spacecraft, and our common destiny will connect us together."

"If you like, we hope to work with you to develop moon resources and build a" moon village. "

The boat smiled and held out its right hand.

"Our position is, of course, the same as before, and we are glad to reach a consensus with you."