From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

The primary target of the interstellar mining industry is asteroids.

The planets with mining value in the solar system are all asteroids, and even the most valuable planets in other galaxies are also asteroids.

Spirit Star is still a relatively huge asteroid. Most of the valuable targets are much smaller than Spirit Star. However, it has the same characteristics as Spirit Star, that is, there are a large number of precious metals and rare metals on the surface. and other rare minerals.

This type of asteroid is generally the core of a planet. After a violent collision between planets, the surface layer breaks away from the planet and collapses, leaving the core alone.

If we are mining a planet similar to the Earth, just like mining on the surface of the Earth, the mining process will be very complicated and the cost will become very high.

Mineral mining on other planets is obviously much more difficult than on Earth.

In the early stage of interstellar mining, you can only carry out simple mining, for example, find a whole piece of high-value mineral deposits directly on the surface, because in the early stage there must be only a simple base and simple equipment, and the transportation cost of large equipment will be very high.

So how to mine asteroids?

Many asteroids are only a few kilometers in diameter, so it is impossible to build a base on them. The best way is to 'capture' the asteroids and then transport them to a fixed location.

For example, if you build a base on a certain planet and capture asteroids near the base, you can carry out mining activities.

The way to capture asteroids is obviously not to use fishing nets or other similar equipment. Gravity pulling technology is very important.

With stable gravitational pull technology, you can use a spacecraft to continuously release the gravitational field on the asteroid, constantly correct and change its trajectory, let it fly in a predetermined direction, and slowly control it to land at a designated location. .

Of course, towing an asteroid with gravity technology is definitely a huge project, but if it can be successfully towed, the harvest will be extremely huge.

At present, gravitational field technology is already available, and the release coverage range can reach several kilometers or more than ten kilometers. The technical difficulty is mainly in the fine control of gravitational field coverage.

If the gravity control is not precise, the trajectory of the asteroid will not be stable, and there will be great risks. After all, the object is an asteroid. If it collides violently with a large planet, it will be more serious and even cause devastating consequences. disaster.

At the spacecraft company's meeting, they talked about gravitational pull technology and the fine control of gravitational field technology.

This kind of fine control requires technological upgrades and a lot of experimental data to support it.

In addition, it is to manufacture a ‘traction spacecraft’.

A 'traction spacecraft' is a spacecraft that releases a gravitational field to pull an asteroid. The research and development of a towing spacecraft has also become an important part of the plan.

Now the spacecraft company has made it very clear that interstellar mining will become the company's most important research and development direction in the future.

A lot can be seen from the current international market situation. Affected by various new technologies, the energy industry has been severely shaken from top to bottom.

The petrodollar is essentially bankrupt.

The main reason is the changes brought about by new technologies, including the realization of nuclear fusion power generation technology and the exposure of annihilation particle technology. Many people know that the future belongs to advanced technologies such as nuclear fusion and annihilation particles. Both technologies are Clean and pollution-free, especially the latter can bring a steady stream of energy, and it is also pure energy.

At the same time, polluting fossil energy has naturally been severely impacted. International oil prices have dropped five times from five years ago. Even if some organizations continue to announce supply reductions, they can only barely stabilize the price decline.

In the financial industry, future expectations for an item are very important.

Everyone knows that in an environment where fossil energy is bound to be replaced, whether it is oil, natural gas or traditional coal, it will be severely impacted.

In contrast, metal prices continue to rise.

Metal resources on the earth are limited, and precious metals on the surface are very rare. Many new technology industries use a lot of metal materials. Annihilation Technology Company also uses a large amount of precious metals to create rarer and more widely used first-order precious metals. , the price of metals naturally keeps rising.

In addition, with the bankruptcy of the petrodollar, gold has once again become an important currency anchor.

The Anti-Gravity Center also released results, announcing the creation of first-order gold. First-order gold has stronger stability, its resistance value is infinitely close to superconducting, and its unit current carrying capacity is far higher than ordinary superconducting materials.

The combination of so many characteristics has also caused the price of gold to continue to rise, which has increased fourfold compared with five years ago.

Many experts in the financial industry have come forward and believe that gold will continue to rise, because gold is no longer just a precious metal to be hoarded, but has many practical applications, that is, gold will continue to be consumed and will appear in various Among equipment and products, the price of gold will naturally continue to rise.

"Even, there is no upper limit in sight for the time being."

Ledmer, the head of an internationally renowned investment fund, said in an interview, "The current situation is that mining cannot keep up with use. Central banks of various countries are hoarding gold, but the total amount is still decreasing."

"Until there is no new gold, or some technology emerges to replace gold, the price of gold can remain stable at the lowest level."

"Normally, it will continue to rise."

The price of gold continues to rise, and the prices of other precious metals are also growing, which has also affected many manufacturing industries, and the cost of products has also continued to rise.

Against this background, interstellar mining has broad prospects.

But the premise is that it can be done and precious metals can be transported back to the earth at low cost.

Interstellar mining involves two points, one is the construction of the base, and the other is the manufacturing of the transport ship.

It is not easy to build a base on other planets that can provide human survival and simple mining. In fact, technology is not the main problem, the main problem is transportation.

Humanity has established space stations for decades at most.

Building a base for human survival on the surface of the planet is no more difficult than building a space station. The single point is mainly reflected in transportation, that is, transporting a large number of equipment and tools needed for human life and mineral mining to other planets.

At the same time, there must be a large, low-cost transport ship that can transport the mined minerals back to the earth.

Putting the two together, the cost is also very high.

Just for humans to be able to survive and work on the surface of other planets, the cost is astronomical, and the manufacturing of transport ships requires more detailed demonstration.

Wang Hao generally does not express opinions on the development issues of the spacecraft company, but as the company's chief consultant and the only individual shareholder, he will still make suggestions on technical issues.

For example, some ideas and suggestions have been put forward regarding gravitational pull technology.

In addition, there is the issue of transport ship manufacturing.

Wang Hao proposed a feasible plan, "I think transverse anti-gravity technology should be used to build large transport ships."

"But without the combination of transverse anti-gravity and light pressure engines, such a transport ship would be too complex and the cost would be simply unimaginable."

"We should use annihilation particle technology combined with light energy magnetization power generation as the energy basis, and use a combination of Hall propulsion technology and conventional propulsion technology as the main propulsion method."

"Transport ships do not need high acceleration, high speed, or too many manned cabins. What they need is large capacity, low cost, and a wide range of lateral anti-gravity technology that can help the spacecraft escape gravity. , combined with conventional propulsion technology is enough.”

"The energy source is light energy magnetization power generation. This technology is sufficient to support lateral anti-gravity and the power required for propulsion."

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Strong S-wave experimental base.

Wang Qiang, Zhang Junlei and others should prepare a new experiment. The new experiment is the same as the last one, which is to repeatedly verify the laser transmission problem.

Wang Qiang was a little depressed because his experimental proposal was rejected, and Wang Hao only approved to conduct the same experiment again.

"The experiments we designed can verify a lot of content, but unfortunately, Academician Wang does not agree..."

Wang Qiang felt very depressed just thinking about it.

Zhang Junlei said, "Don't worry too much. The risks of the experiments we designed are indeed very high. It's just that detection is a problem, and the detection personnel will also be in great danger. We can't put other people in danger because of research. I think Academician Wang is right.”

"But, Academician Wang is coming back!" Wang Qiang said with depression, he already felt that time was running out.

After Wang Hao left, Wang Qiang became the main person in charge of the experimental base, and there were several other co-persons in charge. They discussed and discussed the direction of experimental research together.

Wang Qiang hopes to prove himself, and others have similar thoughts, including Zhang Junlei.

They design experiments together and make new discoveries. They can feel the great success and their contributions can be recorded clearly.

It will be different when Wang Hao comes back.

Many studies feel like Wang Hao's own contribution, and others are just a foil. The review team of the science and technology department thinks so. They feel that if another group of people research with Wang Hao, they can also make progress and breakthroughs.

Of course, this is indeed the case.

So they hope to have a chance to prove themselves, and Wang Hao's imminent return has become a pressure.

Xiao Xinyu and Yan Jing were very calm. They had been following Wang Hao for a longer time and were already immune to these things.

At the same time, they also have a very clear understanding of themselves.

Xiao Xinyu was a good old guy, so he stood nearby and just smiled. Yan Jing gave a 'friendly' suggestion, "Team Leader Wang, if not, you can apply for a research project yourself, maybe you can directly apply to study wormholes." If there is a breakthrough in technology, funding will not be a problem.”

"..."

Wang Qiang was silenced by Yan Jing's words.

The others wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh, so they covered their mouths. Finally, they heard Wang Qiang reluctantly say, "If I had the ability, I would have applied long ago..."

After Yan Jing left, Zhang Junlei smiled and comforted Wang Qiang, "Professor Yan has been following Academician Wang for a long time. She probably can't hear what Academician Wang said, so don't worry about it."

"I don't care, I'm not that narrow-minded."

Wang Qiang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The problem is, Professor Yan is right. It's impossible for us to study it ourselves, we still have to rely on Academician Wang. So what do we want to prove, it's funny when you think about it."

"You really have the same mentality as a child..."

"Too childish!"

Wang Qiang's words silenced the others. It makes sense if you think about it carefully. The strong S wave was discovered under the leadership of Academician Wang, including the basic theory and experimental direction, all set by Academician Wang.

Now that Academician Wang is at the Tianjin Aerospace Base, they have a short period of time to design their own experiments. Even if they discover anything, they will conduct research in the direction set by Academician Wang.

If a group of people were replaced, they would still have the same findings, and they might even do better.

So it’s no big deal if we find something.

They continued to prepare new experiments, and the experimental preparations were almost done. When they submitted the new experiments before, they had already prepared, and they had prepared more content.

In terms of testing, the relevant responsible groups have already been prepared.

This time, the team that went to the Mediterranean for testing was replaced by a team led by Meng Jun. They also took a cargo ship there, but the destination was not the Port of Naples, but changed to Barcelona, ​​and they only passed by the area around the Port of Naples.

Because there had been an experiment before, the team leader Meng Jun knew what would happen, but the other members of the team knew nothing.

They arrived early near the sea area where strong S-wave thin layers appeared, and used encrypted military satellite equipment to maintain communication with the country. They also took video footage of the entire scene.

The difficulty of the mission performed by Meng Jun's team was higher than that of Zhang Yaokun's team.

Because they have determined the location and know what phenomena will occur in advance, they also brought advanced detection equipment and placed it in seawater dozens of meters deep in advance.

The main purpose of this experiment was to determine the ‘nature of the phenomenon discovered’.

There are two possibilities for seeing strong light in sea water. One is the excitation effect of penetrating field force, and the other is direct energy transmission. The difference lies in whether it is transmission or copying.

If it is teleportation, naturally only light and heat can be seen, and there will be no other phenomena.

The ‘excitation effect of penetrating field force’ is different.

This method is equivalent to annihilating the laser first, and then creating the same strong light in a strong S-wave thin layer. It is like completely destroying one thing and then creating the same thing. Other things will be detected in the process. , because strong light cannot appear out of thin air.

At that time, based on the on-site conditions and the information detected by the equipment, a judgment can be made to a certain extent.