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Professor, this was sent to me by a technician from Wangzhe Materials Company. He is a good friend of mine and knew that I had been looking for this type of film material, so he sent it to me. I think it is necessary to confirm it with you. Down.

Faced with James Buber's surprise, his assistant quickly stepped forward to explain.

The assistant also saw the joy on James Buber's face, and he had some guesses in his mind. Knowing that this kind of material attracted his attention, he couldn't help but feel a little happy, knowing that this time he must have made a contribution.

King material? Is it the new thin film material they developed?

James Buber was startled when he heard what he said, and then he quickly asked.

He is familiar with King Materials. It is a giant in the field of materials. It has invented countless materials since its establishment, which has greatly promoted the scientific and technological progress of society. If this material was invented by King Material, it is obviously authentic and reliable, and James Buber couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.

The Webb Deep Space Telescope project has a research and development cycle of more than 30 years and an investment of more than 10 billion US dollars. The difficulty is naturally among the highest in the world.

As the support for the main structural parts, the manufacturing difficulty is second only to the mirror surface of the core part.

Weber's mirror is composed of 18 hexagonal parts, each part is about 1.5 meters in diameter. Although the material of this mirror has to operate at around minus 223 degrees Celsius, traditional glass materials cannot withstand it, so quality is chosen. Beryllium is very light, but each mirror still weighs about 40 kilograms. With the actuator that controls the mirror, the total weight of each mirror reaches 40 kilograms. The total weight of 18 mirrors is 720 kilograms.

To support the 720 kilogram mirror, the supporting structure plays a major role.

At the same time, due to the geographical location, working conditions, and rocket launch requirements in space, the support base needs to be designed to be large and made into an umbrella shape, and it is a retractable umbrella.

Before the rocket is launched from the earth, the base is a shrinking umbrella.

After the launch is successful and it enters outer space, the support base will be stretched out to form an umbrella to block the sun's rays and prevent the sun's rays from shining on the mirror surface to prevent it from working.

Here, in addition to the bracket, the most critical thing for the base is the film material.

Thin film is applied layer after layer, ultimately forming the desired composite material.

High strength is a must; poor strength may not even be able to withstand the force of contraction and extension.

An ultra-wide temperature range is necessary. First, outer space is extremely cold. Second, when the support is stretched out and exposed to sunlight, the temperature will become extremely high, which leads to a huge temperature difference.

The shrinkage ratio is extremely small, which is naturally necessary. Within a huge temperature difference range, the expansion and contraction of this material must be extremely small, otherwise the entire support will be completely scrapped.

Finally, high durability, that is, the service life is still very long in environments with great temperature differences. Otherwise, if it needs to be repaired in a few days, it won't need to be launched into space at all, which is a complete waste.

James Buber experimented with many film materials, but none satisfied him.

Just in January, King Material Company launched their top-level material, which passed most of the tests, but failed on the key shrinkage ratio parameter. As a result, although it stretched normally after installation, it could not be retracted. , got stuck halfway, and became completely embarrassed.

James Buber was very lucky at that time. Fortunately, it was not launched into space, otherwise this big guy who invested tens of billions of dollars would have been in vain.

Thinking of this, James Buber suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately asked: Wait a minute, if it is a new product from King Material Company, there is no reason why they can't come to me directly.

The assistant smiled coquettishly: Professor, this is indeed not a new product developed by Wangzhe Materials Company. It comes from a materials company from China.

I see!

James Buber suddenly understood, with a very complicated expression on his face.

No wonder King Materials did not report the test of this material to the NSA space agency. If it did, it would be a slap in the face. King Materials would not do such stupid things, not to mention that this material comes from China.

Well, everyone understands.

But soon, James Buber abandoned these thoughts. These were not his business. He only cared about one thing, finding this material and completing his work on the Webb Deep Space Telescope project.

I think we need to get this material and test it.

James Buber then said.

The assistant suddenly looked embarrassed: Professor, you may not know that you are focused on research, but this Chinese materials company is being sanctioned by us in all aspects. It is very likely that its materials are not available, and what is available is only a small sample. , and will not have real use value.”

What?

James Buber was stunned when he heard this.

The assistant quickly explained: This Chinese company is called Feiyang Technology. It has risen very quickly. Its technical strength in the field of materials far exceeds that of King Materials. It is incredible. We all suspect that it has stolen our secrets. Except In addition, after the material was successfully mass-produced, the other party immediately implemented a dumping strategy and used despicable means to suppress Wangzhe Materials Company...

Listening to the assistant's clear explanation, James Buber's face immediately showed a sneer.

After the assistant finished speaking, James Buber immediately said: I think there must be so much water in their minds that they have become extremely idiots. Do they think that if they ban the other party, the other party's technology will stagnate? Can our technology improve? God, this is ridiculous!

The assistant felt embarrassed again. The professor's comment was actually about him.

In the end, James Buber did not change his eagerness to get this material, and said: We can no longer go down endlessly. Collect all the information about this material to me. I want to talk to the NSA Director. Let’s talk once.”

Okay, Professor!

The assistant replied quickly, and then collected the information to him as quickly as possible.

FY-02, Feiyang Technology?

James Buber looked at the paper report submitted by the other party and flipped through it as quickly as possible. The further he looked back, the more surprised he looked.

After watching everything, he immediately asked his assistant to prepare a car and took him to the NSA headquarters to find Nelson, the current director of the NSA, a madman with a sinister look on his face who often shouted that Air China was not sincere in cooperating.

James, I don't want to deny your professionalism, but don't you think that the materials developed by Feiyang, a company with a bad record, are fake?

After hearing James Buber's intention, Nelson immediately said with a look of disdain. It was obvious that he did not believe in the performance of Feiyang Technology and FY-02 materials at all, even with the endorsement of the test report of King Materials.

James Buber knew what kind of person Nelson was, so he didn't explain much. He just said in a tough manner: Director Nelson, now is not the time to act on impulse. We must take pragmatic actions and get the materials first. Test. Otherwise, tens of billions of dollars of investment have been made, and there has been no progress, and neither you nor I can live up to the expectations of the government and taxpayers.

Isn't it supposed to be you, James, who takes on this responsibility?

Nelson couldn't help but laugh.

James Buber loudly said: Do you have to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in research and development when there are ready-made materials? If you think this is right, Nelson, then I have no problem at all. Please do it now. Please approve the funding application I submitted last month.

Nelson's expression finally changed, and after a long time he said gloomily: I will arrange this matter. I hope it will be useful.