Chapter 704： Musk

"Moon???"

Several big question marks appeared on Chen Hao's head.

Before Musk arrived, he thought that the other party wanted to cooperate with Guanghua, such as building a hyperloop between Washington and New York?

Good guy, this guy's thinking is too divergent, right?

"Yes, it's the moon!" Musk continued in good spirits, "The construction of a vacuum hyperloop on Earth will be limited by the cost of vacuum pipes, but the moon is different!"

"The moon has no atmosphere, it is a vacuum environment! The construction of a vacuum pipeline on the moon not only requires less technical requirements, but also does not need to worry about safety issues in a vacuum environment."

Of course what Musk said is true, the vacuum hyperloop requires quite high vacuum technology, after all, this will affect the safety of passengers.

"Of course I know that."

Chen Hao rubbed his eyebrows and said with a headache, "I just feel very surprised, and..."

Deliberately paused, "Also, I remember that Mr. Musk announced to the media that he would log on to Mars in 2026, build a Martian city, and complete interstellar immigration, right?"

Looking at Chen Hao's playful smile, Musk laughed and didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"Professor Chen, this is naturally to fool the Congress and shareholders."

Later, Musk said with a straight face: "However, the Mars colonization plan is also true, but the more important thing is to complete the large-scale development of the moon first. After all, the moon's gravity is small, and it is very suitable as a pedal to transport materials to space."

[Moon or Mars, which is more suitable to be the first human alien permanent colony? 】

This question is very hot, and both views have their own fans.

But in fact, as Chen Hao, who has a doctorate in physics, he agrees with the former.

The idea that Mars would be a better place to be the first colony comes from conventional thinking.

That is, it is believed that human beings should live in aliens as they do on Earth.

The starting point of this kind of thinking is: Mars has an atmosphere, the day and night changes are similar to those of the earth, the climate is milder than that of the moon, it has more water and carbon dioxide, and it is suitable for cultivation, so it is more suitable for human survival.

But this kind of thinking fails to take into account that even though the living conditions of Mars appear to be much better than those of the Moon, they are still much worse than those of Earth (atmospheric pressure is only one percent of Earth's).

To change the planetary environment to be similar to the earth, suitable for the survival of life on the earth, is very difficult (the amount of engineering is huge, and the energy is not guaranteed), and it cannot be a short-term work.

Of course, it is not to deny Mars, but the moon is more suitable as a springboard for human exploration of the universe, and a lunar base can be built on the moon as a transit point for the earth and other planets.

After all, it only takes three days for the earth to go to the moon, and the round trip is only one week.

But to go to Mars, the round-trip time alone is as high as one year, not to mention that due to the harsh weather conditions, it usually takes two years to usher in a window period for launching rockets.

Mars may be the first to be transformed into a habitable planet, but it must be after the large-scale development of the moon.

Regardless of whether it is inhabited or not, the moon is the first choice for the outpost of human space development!

Musk looked like a great man, and told Chen Hao a lot of his views.

Chen Hao smiled lightly, if he didn't know that there are abundant mineral resources on the moon, such as... Helium-3, which makes Wuchang coveted, he would almost believe the other party's nonsense.

Musk is a genius, but also a businessman.

It's just that Chen Hao's response was:

"Mr. Musk, I'm sorry, I can't agree."

"Professor Chen, don't you agree with my plan?" Musk frowned, feeling like he was hitting cotton with a fist.

"No, I agree with your plan."

Chen Hao looked at Musk and sighed: "If it was someone else who proposed, even Mr. Bill Gates, I would agree, but if this person is Elon Musk, I believe he will do it."

"That's why I can't agree."

Honestly, it's hard to say no.

The price offered by the other party is much higher than what China introduced to the four foreign high-speed rail giants more than ten years ago.

Prototypes cost $1 billion per column, and the technology transfer fee is $20 billion!

Unit: USD!

And the technology is limited to space use only.

"Hahaha!" Musk laughed, then suddenly got up and stretched out a hand.

"Meet again, Elon Musk, a man who will change the future of humanity."

Chen Hao also stood up and shook hands with the other party, and said with a chuckle, "Chen Hao, a person who will change the present of mankind."

Musk was stunned for a moment, then laughed again.

"Chen, even though our cooperation failed this time, we can be friends because we are all a kind of people, right?"

Chen Hao is the most interesting person he has ever met, bar none.

In 1983, when he was only twelve years old, Musk taught himself programming and designed a game called , and successfully sold it to a magazine for $500, which was his first pot of gold.

Since then, his life has been smooth sailing. In 1992, he transferred to the world-renowned Wharton School of Business, majoring in economics, and received two bachelor's degrees in economics and physics within three years.

Also admitted to Stanford University as a doctoral student, Musk, like his predecessor Bill Gates, is not a person who is comfortable with learning.

To use a very common saying, this kind of person seems to be born to change the world.

However, few people agree with his idea.

why?

Because it's so crazy!

And today, he met a different person!

The failure of the cooperation did not disappoint Musk, but made him more excited as the discussion deepened.

"Oh god, this idea of ​​yours is incredible, damn, I didn't even think of it before!"

"It's so cool, that scene must be spectacular!"

If the assistant had not reminded Musk, I am afraid the two would have had a long conversation.

Before leaving, Musk blinked at Chen Hao, "Chen, I will come to China next month, if you are willing to treat me to an authentic Chinese meal, I think I will be very happy. Come to your Guanghua University as a friend to give a lecture."

"Then it's settled." Chen Hao said with a smile.

This is really a surprise. No matter what Musk's reputation in China is, it is a huge profit to be able to give a lecture at Guanghua University to talk to students!

Looking at the empty chair in front of him, UU reading remembered Musk who had just left, and Chen Hao shook his head and laughed.

Many people in China don’t like Musk very much, saying that he is a big fool, a high-end version of Ma Yun, and a successful version of the fake drug stop.

But in fact, many people don't know that Musk's reputation in the United States is not good, especially in left-wing public opinion.

But it's not so much to compete with Ma Yun. Bezos should be the one to compete with Ma Yun. It's even worse to say that it was a fake drug.

Charlie Munger, a famous American investment guru, one of the smartest people in the world, and Warren Buffett are golden partners.

And he commented on Musk like this:

"I think Elon Musk is a genius, and I don't use that word lightly. But I think he's one of the most daring men of all time and a proven genius."

Chinese people do not hate Musk, but hate the identity of the other party. If the other party is Chinese, I am afraid there will be no such remarks.

"Musk, you are right, the true destination of the vacuum hyperloop is indeed in space."