Chapter 787 Space 4.0 Era

Global dust storm?

After hearing Hou Guang's words, Lu Zhou subconsciously looked at the calendar on the corner of the table and confirmed that the year of this year is 2021.

Noticing Lu Zhou's movements, Hou Guang probably guessed what he was thinking, so he spoke.

"I know you are surprised... In fact, the astronomical observers at the Qianzhou Radio Astronomy Observatory are also very surprised. It stands to reason that a global dust storm will only occur on Mars once every five to six years."

When he said this, Hou Guang's tone was a bit complicated.

Although it is a good thing for them that their opponents are in trouble, just as NASA does not want to see them so completely unlucky, it is not in their interest if the Ares project goes bankrupt like this.

After listening to his report, Lu Zhou pondered for a while before speaking.

"Is the reason clear?"

Hou Guang was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly.

"How is this so clear..."

The climate change on the surface of Mars has always been very metaphysical. Due to the thin atmosphere and severe desertification on the surface, there are basically no reliable observation methods that can accurately predict its climate change.

People can only infer from experience that summer is a period of frequent sandstorms. Global sandstorms occur every five to six years, and may last for several months or even a whole year. They are accompanied by lightning caused by the collision and friction of sand and gravel.

If you want to make accurate predictions on Mars' climate change, at least you have to throw a few weather satellites into Mars' low-Earth orbit.

Lu Zhou: "If there is a global sandstorm, what impact will it have on the colonists on Mars?"

Hou Guang: "Generally speaking, sandstorms mainly affect the normal operation of solar power generation equipment, but the New Virginia colony should be equipped with backup power supply equipment, so the problem should not be serious...Of course, no one can say what the specific situation is, only NASA knows what's up there."

The life support unit basically condenses the most advanced technologies of Space-X and Blue Origin and other aerospace companies. Although the Ares project was launched quite hastily, if Musk has been preparing for the colonization of Mars for ten years, It is impossible that his technicians did not take into account that they would encounter sandstorms.

It is not even ruled out that they have rehearsed similar situations on Earth.

Of course, these are just Lu Zhou's own speculations.

As Hou Guang said, only people on Mars know exactly what it is like.

Lu Zhou nodded, agreed with his words, pondered for a while and continued.

"Let the Qianzhou Radio Astronomy Observatory continue to pay attention to Mars... For the rest, it depends on what NASA has to say."

At present, the focus of his work is still on the moon, and he can only say that he is paying attention to the situation on Mars. It would be a good thing for him to see how far the Americans have come in terms of Mars colonization technology through this sandstorm.

After reporting the incident, Hou Guang left the office and closed the door behind him.

Looking at the closed door, Lu Zhou thought about the meeting with the director of the European Space Agency in the afternoon, and was about to stand up and prepare.

But at this moment, he suddenly stopped as if thinking of something, and after thinking for a few seconds, he spoke to the closed computer.

"Xiao Ai, adjust the order of file decryption, first crack the latest numbered communication file!"

The signal light flashed as a response to him.

Lu Zhou nodded, got up and walked out of the office.

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As the controllable fusion negotiations have entered the final stage, the relationship between Huaguo and other countries in the world is in the honeymoon stage. Whether it is cooperation in the economic field or in the field of science and technology, it has reached a very close level.

Hua Guo joined the International Space Station program, and the European Union and Hua Guo reached a cooperation agreement on the cooperation of the Moon Palace space station, which are the best proofs.

In the command tower of the Jinling Space Launch Center, Lu Zhou met Mr. Owens, Director of the European Space Agency.

After the meeting in Beijing, he made a special trip to arrange Jinling as part of his trip to China with the EU delegation. One of the main reasons was to meet Lu Zhou, the man who led the aerospace industry in China. Follow the chief designer of NASA's Lunar Orbit Construction Committee, the legendary scientist...

"Hi, Professor Lu, nice to meet you!"

As soon as they met, the thin and tall Owens enthusiastically held Lu Zhou's hand and shook it vigorously. For the smiling Mr. Owens, Lu Zhou also responded with a polite but enthusiastic smile, and said.

"Nice to meet you, too, Mr. Owens! Please take a seat."

Behind Owens were officials from the Office of the Secretary of the European Space Agency, as well as reporters from major media organizations in Europe and China.

This meeting is open, and the two sides will exchange views on specific cooperation plans, and at the same time send a signal to the international community.

In other words, the negotiations between China and the EU countries on the moon issue have made good progress this time.

During the meeting, Director Owens, sitting on the opposite sofa, expounded his views in a humorous tone.

"If we divide the history of human exploration of space in the past, I think it can be divided into three stages."

Lu Zhou smiled and asked, "Which three are they?"

Owens smiled and continued: "In the space 1.0 stage, human beings mainly studied astronomy and astrology, and religious and cultural factors accounted for a large proportion of it. In the space 2.0 stage, we entered space and set foot on the moon. , also entered the "Apollo" era. In the space 3.0 stage, space has become another dimension of human development, commercial launch missions are becoming more and more frequent, and our civilization has thus entered the "International Space Station" era.

Lu Zhou smiled and asked: "It sounds very interesting, so what do you think the Space 4.0 era will be like?"

After thinking for a moment, Owens said with a smile.

"I think the era of Space 4.0 is the era of the moon, and it is also the era of the moon palace."

"Oh?" Lu Zhou smiled and asked jokingly, "Why not the Ares era?"

Chief Owens shook his head with a smile.

"Mars is too far away. It takes several months to go back and forth. Europe is currently unable to participate. Maybe the next era will be the era of Ares, but at present we are more optimistic about the moon that is close at hand."

Hearing this sentence, Lu Zhou couldn't help feeling emotional.

That's what he said.

Even if they licked them, they did not lose face to the Americans. It is not that they are not optimistic about the Ares plan, but that they are not strong enough to participate in it.

By the way, is this guy really the German mentioned in the information?

Lu Zhou always felt that he was a bit different from the few German friends he knew...

Without stopping, Owens smiled slightly at the camera in the reporter's hand and continued.

"In this new era, our civilized human beings will establish a new space order, and pay more attention to social exchanges and internationalization in the space field. In the future, more countries will participate in space projects, and there will be more people of different skin colors. Aboard a spacecraft operating in outer space, we are bound together by a common destiny."

"If you are willing, we hope to work with you to develop lunar resources and build a 'Moon Village'."

Lu Zhou smiled and stretched out his right hand.

"Our position is of course as it always has been and we are pleased to have reached a consensus with you."