Chapter 800

Jinling Institute of higher learning.

Office of the director of the Institute of space science and technology.

After seeing the plan brought by Lu Zhou, the waiting light who had just finished the office was slightly stunned and asked subconsciously.

“…… Mining on the moon? "

Lu Zhou nodded and said in a concise and comprehensive way.

"Yes."

Seeing that Lu Zhou didn't seem to be joking, Hou Guang picked up his glasses from the table and put them on again. He opened the title page of the plan and looked at it carefully according to the summary.

After about two or three minutes, he casually turned over a few pages to the back of the plan, then put it on the table, pushed his glasses and looked at the boat, saying cautiously.

"I have finished reading the plan. Generally speaking Do you want to design a device that can be deployed on the surface of the moon to automatically mine shallow deposits? "

Lu Zhou: "that's right."

Yes

This time it's a new word.

Hearing that there was no ups and downs, just like saying what to eat today, Hou Guang could not help but smile bitterly.

"But we have just finished the first phase of the Moon Palace project, and now we start to mine the moon Isn't it a little too big? "

Lu zhoushook his head and said, "it's not very big, and the Moon Palace project itself is a project for the development of moon resources, and there is no conflict between the two. Now that the first magpie bridge is officially in service, I think it's time to move our steps from lunar orbit to the lunar soil below. "

The 1920s of the 21st century is the starting point of the "moon era".

Mining on the moon, if you said that a few years ago, may sound a little difficult to achieve, but in 2021 today, it is not a difficult thing to achieve.

Both NASA's deep space gate program and the license issued to moon express, as well as ESA's moon mining program and the contract with rocket manufacturer Ariane group, all set a schedule for the exploitation of moon resources within the period 2020-2030.

In the case of the MX series probe launched by moon express before 2020, it has been able to collect and bring back 20 kg of lunar rock samples from the moon. According to the new mining equipment R & D plan released in response to the "door to deep space" plan, it will focus on solving the problem of mining shallow deposits in low gravity environment.

Of course, the movements of the opponents are actually secondary. The most important thing is that the boat doesn't want to wait any longer.

The key to completing the second phase of "Earth Moon control" task chain of special events is to build a semi permanent scientific research station on the moon.

If we only get through the main line, with the current technical strength of star technology, it will not be very difficult to complete.

However, just through the main line, the reward of the task is quite poor.

According to the list of regional tasks, apart from those obviously unrealistic tasks, some of which are just promising tasks, of course, will not be easily let go.

One of them is to mine and smelt 100 tons of titanium alloy on the surface of the moon and collect 50 tons of rare earth raw ore from the lunar soil.

Now, the first phase of the Moon Palace project is just completed, and the second phase is about to start. A large number of structural materials are needed, and the moon happens to be rich in titanium ore reserves.

If we can put part of the production tasks of structural materials on the moon and realize the "self production and self sale" of the lunar system within the limited cost, we can undoubtedly reduce part of the cost.

At the same time, it is also the only chance for land boats to expand production scale on the moon.

By the end of the second phase of the Moon Palace project, the rest of the third phase of the project is just some modification on the original forming space station.

At that time, even if he produced so many titanium alloys according to the requirements of the system task, he would have to pay for it

Of course, although there is a theoretical basis for mining on the moon, the challenge is also great.

Whether it is the low temperature and low gravity working environment on the moon or the high cost of personnel allocation on the moon, it is a huge test for the automation technology of the equipment that will be deployed on the moon to complete the production task.

Hou Guang scratched his back and thought for a while.

For one thirty, he could not think of any constructive suggestions for the idea of Lu Zhou throwing it out suddenly. Even if he wanted to persuade, he did not know where to start, so he said, " Since you think so, let me have the plan first. I'll find some people to do research in this area But with all due respect, I'm afraid industrial production is not an area that we are good at. We still need to ask experts in this field for their opinions. "

"I've already considered what you said," Lu said, nodding his head. "It was discussed at the weekly meeting of the moon orbit construction committee yesterday, and relevant technical argumentation has been done."There was a pause, he continued.

"I will contact Shenji, and there are two major groups, aviation science and engineering. This project is not only for us to do, but also for the top institutions in the field of automation and space equipment in China. I can give you the bottom line. After the project starts, there are at least three academicians and above in the research group. I am the leader of the research group, but I have to ask you to pay more attention to the specific work. If you don't have enough people, you tell me. I'll find another way. "

Hearing what Lu Zhou said, Hou Guang quickly said.

"Enough, enough for sure! I can't digest any more. "

In general, there will be a large number of research dogs, such as Yangtze River scholars, outstanding young scholars, professors and associate professors, researchers, postdoctors, and doctors, etc., under academician level Daniel. If there is a academician in a research group, as long as it is not particularly indifferent or can not use so many people's research direction, it is basically equivalent to gathering together a group army in the field of scientific research.

Let alone three academicians

At that time, I'm afraid that just coordinating the relationship within the project team and organizing so many scientific research workers, there are some of them who are busy.

Think of here, Hou Guang heart is also not a burst of emotion.

In the domestic academic circle, Professor Lu may be the only one who can let academicians put down their projects and run to work for themselves and boast that such an enhanced version of "group army" has been created in the field

……

At the same time, the same plan appeared on the desk of an office of the Presbyterian.

After seeing the plan carefully, the elder took off his eyes, looked up at director Li, the head of science and Technology Bureau standing at the desk, and asked.

"Is this written by Professor Lu?"

Director Li nodded his head and said earnestly.

"Yes."

"Discussed at the meeting?"

"It's been discussed."

"What is the opinion of other experts?"

"Academician Yuan of aviation science and technology group thinks that we can try it, and academician Yang Zhongquan, chief engineer of Shenyang aircraft engineering group thinks the same. Although it is difficult, whether it can be achieved or not will be of great help to the automation industry technology of our country." Director Li briefly stated the course of the next meeting, basically reverting the meaning of the two main speakers.

After listening to Director Li, the old man nodded his head.

"It's a great honor for the country to have a scholar like Professor Lu."

He reached for his pen from the table, signed his name on the document, and then neatly stamped a bright red steel seal.

"Approved!"