Chapter 741: Route Choice

Lu Zhou usually doesn't have any special hobbies. If he wants to say that the only thing that can be called a hobby, and he enjoys it, I'm afraid it is to occasionally take off his scarf and give a thumbs up to those who tell the truth.

For example, those who praised him as handsome.

Coincidentally, in the past few days, I went to the scarf to search for news about the Ares project, and many people with good deeds posted him under the reprinted article.

Out of curiosity, Lu Zhou clicked in to read it, and read the article from beginning to end.

Seeing the end, he couldn't help smiling, and said in amazement.

"This buddy is a talent."

To be able to analyze the domestic academic environment so thoroughly, and to explain the technical details of the "Raptor" engine in such detail, is at least half an industry insider.

It's just that the tendency of this article is too strong, the thrust of the Heixiangrui is not wrong, he himself knows that the thrust of that thing can't even keep up with the Chang 5. But only mentioning thrust, not mentioning thrust-to-weight ratio, and not mentioning endurance capability, that would be too much.

And it's not that the Americans don't want to engage in electric propulsion systems, but they still can't do it to this level. How come this person disdains it? Before he left Princeton, the PPPL laboratory was working on it.

And the part that blacked him, probably confused the long 5 with the long 9. And even if the auspicious launch is successful, it does not mean that Chang 9 will not be launched. In the case of relatively expensive electric propulsion aerospace aircraft, it is still possible to use chemical rockets to solve space missions such as low-Earth orbit satellite launches.

Back then, the French invented the steam tricycle, and they used horses to deliver mail for more than a century. The replacement of new technologies and old technologies did not happen in a day or two.

This is also due to the fact that the Xiangrui successfully sent the astronauts to the moon. If this manned moon landing fails, I am afraid that he will have to be beaten as a sinner through the ages.

Although I don't know what this person's academic attainment is, but with this rhythmic ability, there is no problem at all in switching to self-media.

Wang Peng, who had been silently observing the expression on Lu Zhou's face, suddenly said.

"Do you need my help with the investigation?"

Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head: "Investigation is useless, you can still go along the network cable, can't you fix him?"

Wang Peng hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not in accordance with the rules to repair a meal... But for slandering a national hero, there is nothing wrong with detaining him on the 15th."

With the weight of the Lingyun Medal and the Aerospace First Class Meritorious Medal, there is no doubt that it meets the standard of a national hero.

Seeing Wang Peng's serious face, Lu Zhouhan said: "No need, I was just joking. It's too exaggerated not to say anything, not to mention that he didn't mention his name. If he likes to beep, let him beep." Go beep beep."

Lu Zhou asked himself that he was still a relatively easy-going person, and he didn't particularly care about what others said.

If he couldn't bear even this little criticism, he would have spent so long playing with the scarf.

Wang Peng looked at Lu Zhou with some incomprehension: "But... let's forget it?"

"My time is precious, but I don't have time to waste it on this kind of person." Lu Zhou smiled, turned off the phone screen, and stood up from the chair. A meeting, let's go."

"OK."

Wang Peng didn't say much, nodded, and walked out the door quickly.

...

When he came downstairs to the hotel, Lu Zhou got into the car and asked Wang Peng to send him to the great hall on Chang'an Road, then he leaned on the seat and closed his eyes to rest.

It was already early March.

Originally, he planned to return to Jinling after receiving the prize, but he didn't expect to be dragged until now.

As for the reason, it is obvious.

This meeting is aimed at the Ares Project of the United States.

Walk into the stepped conference hall next to the Great Hall.

Lu Zhou, who entered from entrance A, found a seat with his name tag in the first row and sat down. He took out his phone and turned on the recording.

This meeting is non-confidential, and many things discussed at the meeting will be made public after the meeting, so the communication equipment will not be confiscated when entering the venue.

Lu Zhou sent a message to Xiao Ai, asking him to help organize the meeting notes. In this way, you can save yourself a lot of time.

Just as Lu Zhou was flipping through the meeting minutes on the table, waiting for the meeting to start, an old man sat next to him, looked sideways at him several times, and cleared his throat pretending to be serious. Said in a slow voice.

"The Americans are planning to land on Mars, what do you think?"

Attracted by the sound, Lu Zhou turned his head to look, and the person sitting next to him is Academician Yuan Huanmin, the chief engineer of Hangke Group.

At the manned moon landing meeting in Harbin some time ago, the old man made things difficult for him. It wasn't until the successful test flight of the Xiangrui that he gradually stopped talking.

Unable to figure out what he meant, Lu Zhou pondered for a while, then smiled and said.

"The Americans plan to land on Mars, what does it have to do with me, Lu?"

Yuan Huanmin froze for a moment, then frowned and thought for a moment, then said as if talking to himself.

"You mean, we don't need to pay attention to them, just go our own way? That's how it is, wonderful..."

Lu Zhou: "...?"

What the hell?

Interrupted by the old man, the meeting started before Lu Zhou had time to go through the meeting minutes.

Walking to the front of the stage, the secretary of the space agency office read out the meeting procedure and some matters about the discipline of the meeting, and then gave the microphone to Director Li, the leader of the Science and Industry Bureau.

Standing directly on the stage, Director Li cleared his throat and said with a serious expression.

"I'm sorry to let everyone take time out of their busy schedules to sit here. Originally, this meeting was supposed to be held next month, but it had to be brought forward due to some things."

Although he didn't say what the specific reason was, everyone in the audience had a somewhat clear expression on their faces.

NASA announced the launch of the Ares program in a high-profile manner. Now it does not target Huaguo in name, but whether it is the launch schedule or the intensity of investment, it is clearly pointed at Huaguo's manned moon landing project.

Although neither side has verbally admitted that there is even cooperation in some fields, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this space race has entered a fever pitch.

"Yesterday, the high-level central government met and concluded two general directions. One is to follow in the footsteps of the Americans and start preparing to land on Mars. The other is to continue to advance our moon strategy and consolidate our moon landing achievements."

"As for the specific route to take, I have to ask the opinions of experts. I hope that everyone can speak freely and don't hesitate about anything. Even if you disagree with these two development routes, or have any better ideas, you can put them forward."

Director Li's voice fell, and there were whispers in the stepped meeting room.

In these two short sentences, the amount of information is not insignificant. It is no exaggeration to say that the results of today's meeting will determine Huaguo's national strategy for the next five years, or even ten years, and major aerospace companies and research institutes will also shift to "manned fire" with policy adjustments. Or continue with "Moon Exploration."

Therefore, the expressions on many people's faces gradually became more cautious, and they began to seriously think about this issue.

At this time, a steady voice sounded from the front row of the conference room.

"Let me say a few words."

Looking at the old man sitting in the front row of the conference room, Director Li said politely.

"Academician Yuan, please speak."

Standing up slowly, Yuan Huanmin paused for a moment, and said unhurriedly: "The Americans plan to land on Mars, that's their business. We don't have to mess around, just do our job well. I think , The focus of our future development is still on the moon, and at this stage, nothing is more important than consolidating the achievements we have made on the manned moon landing."

Mr. Yuan is still very prestigious in the aerospace industry, and this sentence is quite pertinent, and it immediately won the approval of many people.

Of course, there are also a small number of people who hold a reserved attitude, or they are more supportive of following in the footsteps of the Americans, intensifying efforts to develop Mars landing technology, and developing rockets with greater thrust.

This has nothing to do with which route is more suitable, just because they themselves are researching rockets, not spacecraft or other outer space equipment.

After nodding to sign Mr. Yuan to sit down, Director Li turned his attention to Lu Zhou who was also sitting in the first row and flipping through the minutes of the meeting.

After waiting for a long time without seeing Lu Zhou intending to speak, he finally couldn't help but speak.

"Professor Lu, please say something."