Chapter 266

Although people have long suspected that Zhang Wei might announce the plan of immigrating to the moon at the press conference, they still felt a shock when they heard it. This is the immigrating to the moon. Is the dream of human beings for many years really to be realized now? And in three years, it's so sci-fi, you know, the moon is still a desolate and dead world, even without air! If other people say this, they will certainly scoff at it, but Zhang Wei is not the same. What he says from his mouth, even if it is impossible, has convincing capital.

Of course, there will be no less doubts about believing. People don't question technology, because with Zhang Wei, there should be no problem in technology. The question is, will future technology companies have the money to build a city on the moon? Although the technology companies in the future are very rich, even the United States, which is still the first in the world in terms of GDP, dare not presume to have the financial resources to build a city on the moon for 300000 people! Because the moon is destitute, all materials and equipment, even a brick and a mouthful of oxygen, have to be transported from the earth. Such a cost is really terrible. Unless the whole world undertakes it together, it will be terrible to rely on the financial resources of future technology companies alone.

"Dr. Zhang, how much will the technology company invest in the future?"

"Dr. Zhang, will future technology companies be able to undertake the construction of the moon city on their own?"

Although we haven't reached the question section, the reporters under the stage can't help but ask questions loudly.

Zhang Wei said with a confident smile, "the investment of the future technology company must be an astronomical figure, which is hard to be estimated effectively even by ourselves for the time being, but I believe that the future technology company is fully capable of undertaking the construction of a moon city on its own."

His confidence comes from three sources.

First, in the future, the technology company will be a terrible gold monster for a long time, and will continue to provide financial support for the construction of the moon city.

Second, for others, the most important cost of building a lunar city is transportation cost, while the energy of FutureTech's spaceship is provided by nuclear fusion atomic furnace. Helium 3, the fuel of nuclear fusion atomic furnace, is now available for free from the moon, so the transportation cost of FutureTech's spaceship is almost zero. Of course, this is without considering the depreciation of spaceship and other equipment.

Third, in the future, science and technology companies will build a large number of moon factories on the moon. When these factories are completed, they can use the resources on the moon to build the moon city. As for the factory workers? Of course, it's smart robots that can adapt to the moon environment perfectly without pay.

Seeing Zhang Wei's self-confidence, there was a buzzing discussion under the stage. Then a reporter asked Zhang Wei loudly what was his morale.

However, Zhang Wei did not explain in detail, but entered the next topic, "the moon is just a starting point, after the moon, it is Mars. As we all know, Mars is the nearest neighbor of the earth, the most pleasant planet in the solar system besides the earth, and the most suitable planet for interstellar migration discovered by human beings so far.

According to the current exploration results and various theoretical studies, in ancient times, Mars was a world with humid climate and ecological environment suitable for life reproduction. The atmosphere was denser than it is now. There were vast oceans, scattered lakes, trickling rivers and alluvial fans formed by flooding on its surface. At that time, Mars was just as suitable as the earth The existence of life.

But after ancient times, Mars changed from a vibrant planet to a dead one. According to the analysis, the root cause is the cooling inside Mars. When Mars cooled down, the inner core stopped flowing, resulting in the loss of magnetism. The fierce solar wind directly blows on the surface of Mars, making the air of Mars drift into space. Then with the loss of water evaporation, there is no basis for the existence of life.

In theory, however, we can transform the Martian environment into a "blue planet" so that Mars is suitable for human survival. The solution is to heat Mars and make it "live".

Scientists have come up with a variety of solutions for how to heat Mars quickly.

For example, use a mirror to reflect sunlight. As you may have seen in science fiction, the principle of this method is not magical. It is to build a large number of giant Myra mirrors on the orbit. How big is it? It's about 250 kilometers wide. It can cover Lake Michigan directly. Since the whole project weighs nearly 200000 tons, the construction process can only be completed in space. Set up a mirror 210000 kilometers away from Mars, and the reflected sunlight will be enough to melt the carbon dioxide on Mars and activate the greenhouse effect. In terms of current technology, this scheme has great feasibility.

Another option is to throw a meteor at Mars. If we can catch or redirect an asteroid or comet flying through the solar system, maybe we can let it fall to Mars and burn and release a lot of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Similar to throwing a nuclear weapon, a more effective way is to throw a bunch of 10 billion tons of asteroids or comets directly at Mars, which will increase the temperature by about 5 degrees Fahrenheit. According to my expectation, in the next five to ten years, science and technology companies should be able to initially grasp the relevant technologies to pull small comets to impact Mars, which can not only increase the quality and temperature of Mars, but also bring water to Mars.

Another way is to create algae or other organisms that are suitable for living on Mars through genetic technology, so that these organisms can flourish and heat up Mars, and at the same time convert 96% of the carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere into oxygen that can be used for human respiration. This plan may take a long time, hundreds or even thousands of years. At least I can't wait so long, but it can be used as a backup plan.

Another option is an industrial revolution on Mars. We've seen everything on earth: the industrial revolution used fossil fuels a lot, which eventually led to global warming. The same trick may be played on Mars. We can build a series of plants on Mars that are driven by renewable energy and release greenhouse gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons. We can use these greenhouse gases to retain solar radiation and improve the temperature of the planet.

In addition, Mr. Elon Musk proposed that Mars could be transformed by throwing fusion bombs on it. In fact, although the idea is crazy, it has certain feasibility. If a large number of fusion bombs are thrown at the poles of Mars, a large amount of thermal radiation can be released in a short period of time to heat the planet. It then vaporizes frozen carbon dioxide, thickens the atmosphere and heats water, creating a greenhouse effect on Mars, a chain effect that can be created by heating Mars continuously. In this way, Mars should be able to slowly reach the proper temperature for human beings. There are also risks in this plan, because it may cause "nuclear winter", which can not only increase the temperature of Mars, but also reduce the temperature of Mars.

Of course, because human beings haven't landed on Mars and lack of further understanding of Mars, the above plans may not be implemented. Therefore, in the future, science and technology company will send spacecraft to Mars in a month, and it is expected to take 90 days to arrive at Mars, carry out field survey on Mars, and fully understand Mars, including its topography, material composition, surface environment and internal structure We should construct the basic characteristics and understand the impact of these characteristics on human survival on Mars, and then design a better Mars reconstruction plan according to the survey results. "

After saying this for a long time, Zhang Wei was a little thirsty. He took a sip of mineral water, looked around the audience, and then said, "no matter how difficult it is, it is imperative to transform Mars. There are three reasons.

First, there are more and more people on the earth, fewer and fewer resources, worse and worse environment, and lower and lower quality of life. Therefore, we should find a way to export too many people on the earth to other planets. In the solar system, the only one that can receive too many people on the earth is Mars. Compared with Mars, the moon is still a little smaller, and it is more difficult to transform the moon than to transform Mars.

Second, the earth we live on is not absolutely safe. We may face major disasters such as celestial impact at any time, or become a dead star like Mars. As the most similar planet in the solar system with the earth, Mars is a possible refuge for human beings in the face of these disasters.

Third, we human beings have always been an enterprising race. The history of human development is to constantly expand our living space, constantly transform the surrounding environment, and make it suitable for our own needs. Now that we have the ability to explore space, of course, we should continue to work hard and forge ahead to extend the human footprint to space and open up a wider space. The moon and Mars are just the first steps. One day, human footprints will surely spread all over the universe, or even conquer the whole universe! "

Speaking of this, Zhang Wei is also a little excited. He really hopes that human beings can become the masters of the universe in the future. Although this dream seems unrealistic, it often looks delirious, blind and impulsive. And apply a line from Shaolin football. If you don't have a dream, what's the difference between being a man and salted fish.

"Hiss..."

There was silence under the stage, followed by deafening applause. Zhang Wei's plan was so grand, even a little crazy, but I have to say, it was really shocking! It seems that human beings are really going to colonize Mars and conquer the universe!

The audience who was watching the live broadcast immediately got into a heated discussion.

"How do I feel the rhythm of 7 billion mad dogs coming out of the cage? Bad luck for the whole universe! "

"The moon plan is crazy, the Mars plan is even more crazy and wants to conquer the universe! My God, Zhang Wei seems to be on the road of rage! "

"Is Mars a little ahead of schedule? We can completely transform the Sahara desert and other places on earth that are not suitable for human habitation. After the transformation, the earth can completely accommodate twice the current population, so don't bother Mars. "

"I can't understand what Zhang Wei is talking about, but it seems to be very powerful."

"Conquer the universe? Aliens say they don't agree! "

"The Mars plan sounds feasible, but I have two questions. First, if there are creatures on the planet, is it a little cruel to transform them at will and destroy the native creatures? Second, which country rules Mars? If it is governed by a first come state, it means that it reduces the opportunities for the latter, if it is simply considered to be owned or associated by all mankind