Chapter 742 There Are No Stones to Touch

He was suddenly called by Director Li, and Lu Zhou, who was flipping through the minutes of the meeting, hadn't reacted yet. It was only when he met the eager eyes that he realized that he was calling himself.

emmmmm...

By the way, isn't this thing actively speaking?

Although he wasn't ready to say anything, Lu Zhou was too embarrassed to continue sitting there with Director Li's face.

So, he closed the meeting minutes in his hand, stood up, coughed lightly and said.

"I agree with Academician Yuan's point of view. The moon is so big, and we can do a lot. Since Americans are more interested in Mars... we should do something on the moon that they haven't done. For example, plant flowers and plants , or study how to mine on it, is much more meaningful than just stepping on it.”

By the way, whose point of view is this?

Forget it, never mind.

Just when Lu Zhou sat back in his seat, there were many voices of approval behind him.

Yes, manned landing on the moon is only the first step. There are still many things that can be done on the moon, and there are still many "firsts" that can be taken. There is no need to be led by the nose by the Americans and run all the way Landing on Mars, just to print a footprint on it, or pick up a few rocks.

The discussion has reached this point, in fact, there is no need to continue.

A veteran of the aerospace industry and a bigwig in the academic world, both of them agreed to take the lunar route, and even if the others had different opinions, they could only hold back at the moment.

What's more, the vast majority of people agree with the two proposals, and there are only a few dissidents.

As for the opinions of the experts present, Director Li symbolically asked if other people had any other opinions. Seeing that no one else raised their hands, he opened his mouth and said.

"It seems that there is no need to argue about whether to take the route to the moon or to Mars. The opinions discussed by the central government are similar. Compared with some empty honors, some practical things are more worth fighting for."

After a pause, Director Li continued.

"Then the next stage of work, we will still focus on the Earth-Moon system."

"After negotiating with other departments such as the space agency, and considering the increase in space activities in the future, our idea is to build a space station in outer space to resupply spacecraft fuel and other materials, and at the same time launch some missions in deep space. Scientific research tasks that cannot be completed on the surface."

"About this space station, the space agency has come up with two plans, one is in low-Earth orbit, and the target is the International Space Station, and the other is in lunar orbit, and the target is that the United States will launch it within this year. Lunar space station program."

"Where is the best place to build this space station? I hope everyone can actively express their opinions!"

As soon as the voice fell, there were noisy discussions in the meeting room.

What is different from before is that this time, whether it is the experts present or representatives from enterprises, the desire to speak is obviously much stronger, and the voice of controversy is also much louder.

There is no other reason. This major issue of the national strategic direction is related to the vital interests of everyone, whether it is for scholars or enterprises.

Some people have a more conservative view, and believe that we should proceed steadily, first build a space station in low-Earth orbit, and then gradually upgrade the technology over a five-year period to advance to lunar orbit.

The other part of the view is relatively more radical, thinking that since Huaguo has mastered the delivery capability of the 25-ton earth-moon transfer orbit, it is completely possible to build a space station directly on the moon orbit. Then go to the superfluous to build a unique one.

After all, in the negotiation of controlled fusion, one of the most critical items is to relax the entry threshold for international scientific research cooperation projects such as the International Space Station, and go to China to participate in them on equal terms.

If you want to ask which side Lu Zhou supports, it is undoubtedly the latter.

After all, the system task is in hand, if he does not take advantage of the national funds, the little money he has on his own is really not enough to win the second stage of the task.

Another one, although the current international situation is a bit difficult, he has always supported open cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results, and using science to achieve common progress and prosperity for all mankind.

It's just that he is hesitant at this moment, whether it is better to accumulate experience in low-Earth orbit first, or to be brave and directly step towards the lunar orbit.

Hearing the quarrel in his ears, Lu Zhou glanced sideways at Academician Yuan who was sitting next to him, and found that the old gentleman was the same at the moment, frowning tightly and lost in thought.

Maybe he noticed Lu Zhou's gaze, or maybe he planned to ask Lu Zhou's opinion, Yuan Huanmin raised his head, looked at him and asked.

"What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, he would suddenly ask himself this question. Just as Lu Zhou was about to express his thoughts, he suddenly changed his mind and said, "You speak first."

Seeing Lu Zhou kick the ball back, Academician Yuan was silent for a while, then sighed.

"Honestly, I don't know."

Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked in surprise, "I don't know?"

Don't know?

Aren't you always very assertive?

"Well," Yuan Huanmin nodded, his tone suddenly filled with emotion, "Our country started space very late, thanks to the blessings of those pioneers, we avoided a lot of detours. I'm not afraid of your jokes. The space shuttle was successfully launched, and we planned to develop a space shuttle. Why didn’t we do it later? It’s one thing for Mr. Qian to support the rocket, but the real decisive factor is that the Americans themselves stopped doing it, do you know what I mean?”

After listening to the short words, Lu Zhou nodded and said after being silent for a while.

"I understand, but it's nothing to laugh at."

Scientific research itself is a process of learning and discovery. No one is born to understand it. It is not shameful to follow others. The key is to be able to sum up what belongs to oneself after learning.

When he was studying in Princeton, he met many respectable scholars and learned a lot from them. These valuable knowledge and experiences have contributed to his current achievements.

Lu Zhou also understood Mr. Yuan's concerns.

Now that Huaguo has successfully sent astronauts to the moon, both hard power and soft power are already at the forefront of the world.

Up to now, the stones in the river have been touched clean, and the past examples can no longer be used as a reference.

The way of the future can only be tried by themselves little by little, and find the right way out of mistakes.

Looking at Academician Yuan with a sad face, Lu Zhou suddenly smiled and said, "I think this is a good thing for us."

Academician Yuan frowned and said, "How?"

Lu Zhou: "This means that we will become the forerunners from the chasers. In the future, we will set the standards of this world and watch others touch us to cross the river."

After hearing this sentence, Academician Yuan was obviously taken aback, then shook his head with a smile.

"Your generation is really interesting, isn't it good to make a fortune in silence?"

"Of course," Lu Zhou sighed, "but strength doesn't allow it."

Still making a fortune in silence.

Expect to be the second child for a lifetime?

Others are not stupid!

Mr. Yuan said with a smile: "Come on, you, when this space station is built in lunar orbit, you are bragging to me."

Lu Zhou: "...?"

Huh?

When did our relationship become so friendly that we could joke about it?

But what Lu Zhou didn't understand the most was how did this guy know that he supported the idea of ​​a space station in lunar orbit.

The debate at the meeting continued.

While the two were talking, an expert from the aerospace group stood up, the beard on his chin trembling violently, and said in an unquestionable tone.

"Low-Earth orbit, of course!"

"First, there are examples of the International Space Station for reference. Although the difficulty of our engineering realization exists, it will not be very great. Second, we can steadily push our aerospace strategy by accumulating construction experience in low-Earth orbit. , to accumulate experience for the construction of a space station in lunar orbit in the future!"

During the meeting, many conservatives voiced their approval.

There are also representatives of some companies whose main business projects are rocket launch projects, and they all nodded.

However, at this moment, an abrupt voice sounded.

"I have objections."

A pair of eyes, looking in the direction of the sound.

It was Professor Lu who stood up and sent three astronauts to the moon.

Director Li, who was still suffering from a headache while watching the debate in the conference room, immediately lifted his spirits, sat up straight, and said seriously: "Please speak."

Lu Zhou smiled, and said in a relaxed tone: "Anyway, a space station is going to be built. I think it's better to build it directly on the orbit of the moon!"

The voice fell.

The entire conference hall became lively in an instant.