Chapter 308 I hope that day will come sooner
From his previous understanding, Xu You knew that this new satellite solar array technology is closely related to 6G communications.
When it comes to 6G communication, many people may think that this will not be a technology of much significance in the near future.
Even 5G has not yet been fully popularized, and the performance of 5G is already a bit excessive for many people.
In most scenarios, a transmission speed of 10GB per second is not required.
Moreover, even with such a fast speed, it is impossible to pay such high traffic charges.
But in fact, the research and development work on 6G has already begun.
As early as 2018, research on 6G had begun at home and abroad.
In the short term, ordinary people will not be exposed to 6G, and it will take several years for 6G to be mass-produced.
The specific application direction of 6G is still in the exploration stage.
However, what is certain is that 6G will have great application value in many scenarios such as space communication, intelligent interaction, tactile Internet, emotional and tactile communication, multi-sensory mixed reality, machine-to-machine collaboration, and fully automatic transportation.
If a satellite capable of implementing 6G communication technology can be launched as soon as possible, faster transmission rates, shorter transmission delays and other effects can be achieved.
Even though it is still a long way from civilian use, it can be applied in some other fields within this year.
Because 6G communication increases the load on the entire satellite, the power of the solar panels will need to become increasingly greater.
At the same time, the solar panels must also have lighter mass and smaller volume to adapt to new satellite launch missions.
Flexible electronic technology plays a very critical role in this.
After a brief adjustment, Xu You started working on the second day after arriving at Suzhou Satellite Launch Center.
Through communication with Su Yiguo, Fan Liangzhong, Hu Shucheng and others, Xu You gained a better understanding of the situation of the entire solar array.
After Xu You provided samples of several new flexible electronic materials, testing of the materials is already underway.
After several years of training, Hu Shucheng's professional ability has greatly improved.
Xu You heard a lot of knowledge and information from Hu Shucheng that was not accessible to the outside world .
One day, during a break, Hu Shucheng took advantage of the fact that there was no one around Xu You and asked in a low voice:
"Xu You, I heard that you also participated in the development of the Gaofen satellite?"
Xu You was stunned.
This matter should be considered a secret.
However, since Hu Shucheng is from the aerospace system, it is reasonable for him to know about this matter.
"Old Hu, who told you that?" Xu You asked tentatively.
Hu Shucheng just smiled and said:
"Don't panic. Few people know about this. I just overheard it when I was chatting with Chief Engineer Su."
"Did you hear it by accident?" Xu You asked in surprise.
"That's right. No one noticed it at the time, but based on my understanding of you, I knew you were definitely involved. Sure enough, I later confirmed it with Chief Engineer Su in private, and Chief Engineer Su did not deny it, and even asked me not to spread it outside."
After Hu Shucheng's explanation, Xu You finally understood what was going on.
Because the launch mission of GF-1402 was too sudden, Hu Shucheng had some doubts in his mind.
Combined with a few details, Hu Shucheng thought of the possibility that Xu You was involved.
"It was originally a spare satellite and basically would not be launched again. The sudden launch again was most likely because there was a problem with the previous satellite. But I know that there was no problem with the previous satellite. So I think it must be because some technical improvements were made to this spare satellite. You are the only one I can think of to improve the technology of an idle satellite in such a short time."
Although Hu Shucheng's inference was not based on sufficient evidence, he basically determined the inside story of the matter.
"With your brain, it's a shame you can't be a leader."
After the two chatted for a while, Hu Shucheng talked to Xu You about some future directions of satellite development.
"In addition to scientific exploration, many of our satellite launch missions are also related to the military. Some newer combat methods, such as electronic warfare and space-based weapons, will use our latest satellite technology. If World War III really breaks out, these technologies are likely to be crucial."
In the analysis of these issues, Hu Shucheng is far more thorough than Xu You.
As early as high school, Hu Shucheng showed a maturity beyond his age on similar issues.
This is also one of the important reasons why Xu You likes to discuss issues with Hu Shucheng very much.
"Lao Hu, to be honest, I really hope that our future satellites can be used more for extraterrestrial exploration. Our understanding of the universe is still too superficial, and there are too many unknown things waiting for us to explore."
"Yes, as astronauts, our goal is the stars and the sea. We don't want to use these technologies to attack anyone, but we must have the strength to do so, otherwise we will always be in danger of being attacked. When our strength is really strong enough that no one dares to have any bad intentions towards us, we can focus our main energy on higher-level exploration."
After going through so many things, Xu You also understands this truth.
Xu You hopes that mankind can achieve true unity as soon as possible and stop focusing on internal friction.
After a period of research, the R&D team selected a material that was most suitable for use in solar arrays from several new flexible electronic materials made by Xu You.
Commander-in-chief Yang Wu called all the experts together to discuss the next mission plan.
"Regarding the new satellite flexible solar cell array, we now need to solve several major problems, including flexible power transmission technology, modular flexible solar cell assembly technology, flexible substrate technology, and flexible deployment mechanism technology. Professor Xu You from Jilin University has already done some research on these technologies and will help guide our work in the near future. Because Professor Xu has a heavy workload and limited time, we will try our best to summarize the key issues."
These experts from different aerospace institutes are older and have more experience than Xu You.
But at this time, none of them would look down on Xu You.
Xu You not only won the Nobel Prize in Physics at the age of twenty-one.
Even as a non-professional aerospace person, he participated in the research of many key aerospace technologies.
At the meeting, when Xu You was speaking, everyone looked at him respectfully.
His attitude was even more respectful than that towards the commander-in-chief Yang Wu.
After the meeting, all work immediately entered into a busy rhythm.
"Professor Xu, do you have any good insights on flexible power transmission technology?"
