Chapter 468: Race against time
Earth coordinates captured!
After being bombarded with all kinds of information and speculation, and with most of the people present being students with even more imaginative ideas, there was a burst of exclamations throughout the venue for a moment.
Many people started asking questions on the spot.
"Excuse me, Professor Wang, what is the possibility of the coordinates being captured?"
"Did this creature enter the starry sky on its own?"
“What is their overall ability like?”
"Do you think there's a threat?"
“…”
Humanity's own exploration of space is still in its earliest stages.
If there is any civilization that can reach the Earth from outside the solar system, the gap between the two sides would be enormous!
It's totally impossible to fight against!
Wang Yi seemed to be aware of the concerns of these students. He coughed to clear the microphone, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
Then he continued
"The activity of the corpse has a weak signal. When it is alive, it is likely to be able to transmit far away. But don't worry, the transmission of the signal also takes time. In addition, since this creature landed in a meteorite, it is not ruled out that it is a special phenomenon caused by some super volcanic eruption or crustal movement. However, if there is a second similar visitor, then it is probably that we have been captured..."
Wang Yi’s meaning is also very clear, the universe is vast and has endless possibilities.
But if you encounter the same possibility twice, it is no longer a coincidence.
“Moreover, even if they really have the ability to travel through space, there is no need to worry too much. At least at present, the technology tree of this race is very distorted, and it is highly unlikely that a fleet is attacking.
"Besides, considering the scale of the universe, if they don't master navigation technologies such as curvature and wormholes, it would take them an incalculable amount of time to travel across the vast galaxy. It's also a question mark as to how many people can come. And first of all, we have to determine what resources on Earth are worth their time to travel so far..."
Of course, Wang Yi would not deliberately spread panic after spreading the news, but he still wanted to comfort the people.
Different people's words will have different effects, and Wang Yi's calming effect is obviously very obvious. At least the scene has been stabilized temporarily, and many people feel relieved.
Some people even laughed at themselves, as if there was really nothing worth worrying about in their own homes.
What resources don’t they have to be able to travel through the stars?
Then some students joked
"That's true. Even if there really is an alien invasion, Da Piaoliang will be the first to take over."
"Oh, yes, yes, yes. When it really affects us, I'm afraid it will be the time when the whole world will fall."
“…”
Overall, Wang Yi's interview and discussion fully achieved his goal.
It not only lays some precautions, but also lays the foundation for Umbrella's future expansion into space!
With Penglai working hard on processing, some superconducting materials have been accumulated, and the construction of the first mass projector has also begun...
…
NASA, the great beautiful Aeronautics and Space Administration.
At this time, a group of people including Masla and some engineers gathered together and replayed Wang Yi's lecture.
"Professor William, you also got some of the remains to study. Can you confirm their statements?"
In the end, the alien corpses were salvaged by the rabbit.
But Rabbit has always cared about reputation, so he distributed all the corpses to major countries, including companies with outstanding biological research and development like Umbrella.
Da Piaoliang also got a butt.
Professor William, who was asked, sighed and slowly said while watching the video in front of him:
"Although we can't do magic tests with Umbrella, the activity of this kind of biological corpse is indeed unparalleled. Now we have always suspected that some cells are still missing in the sea. As long as there is a living cell, it can first forage for food and develop like a microorganism, and finally grow..."
After saying this, Professor William paused for a moment before continuing.
"So I agree with Professor Yi's inference. Whether it's him or Umbrella, they have never made any technical mistakes. The rest is what you need to consider."
After hearing Professor William's approval, the head of NASA also felt some pressure.
Now Congress has to come up with a plan first.
Isn't it the military's job to deal with aliens? Why do we have to come up with our own plan?
"Masra, how's the rocket going over there? Did the last test launch fail again?"
"We have recently replaced several materials with resins grown from culture media, and the reliability has been greatly improved. We expect to be able to successfully test-fire next month."
Masra also regained his confidence at this time.
Reusable rocket!
Once we succeed, the price of mass delivery to low orbit will be reduced to an incredible level, and soon, SX Rocket Company's satellites will fill the sky!
After hearing this, the head of NASA finally felt that there was good news.
Although due to thrust issues, satellites can only be repeatedly launched into low orbit for the time being, the vast majority of satellites are currently placed in low orbit for cost-effectiveness, and the same is true for space stations.
The key is that after starting from 0 to 1, it may be possible to develop reusable heavy rockets in the future, and space missions will no longer be an expensive expense.
The plan that Masla came up with at the beginning did look a bit funny.
In order to reduce costs, they tried every possible means, including using cheap methane fuel and directly welding the rocket surface with iron sheets.
But after continuous attempts, I finally succeeded.
Although it is currently impossible to launch objects that are too heavy, the unit cost has been reduced, and it is a huge reduction!
If quality isn’t enough, you can make up for it with quantity!
"But there is one question that I think I should mention."
"Go ahead."
"During the last Red Queen press conference, when testing Red Queen, they asked her to design a rocket launch blueprint. We took a look and found that it is actually very similar to our rocket, and even more simplified. Now our modifications are partly based on that blueprint."
Masra's words made the NASA director's expression freeze.
"You mean, Umbrella might also be working on this reusable rocket?"
"They don't have their own satellite system yet. I don't think Umbrella will allow itself to be controlled by others, even if they have a good relationship with the rabbits."
Masra put himself in Umbrella's shoes and realized that satellites were definitely one of the most pressing issues that Umbrella needed to solve!
Umbrella has an offshore city, and methane is definitely one of the most easily obtained minerals on the seabed. Under strong water pressure, it is almost everywhere.
"Someone has indeed filmed what Penglai is building recently. Maybe it's a rocket launcher. Well, if you guys keep speeding up, I'll try to apply for some subsidies."
"No problem. Rocket technology is not that easy to break through. Just like Umbrella needs to buy airplanes for modification, their speed is definitely not as fast as mine..."
At this point, Masra smiled confidently and continued
“Maybe my reusable rocket looks simple and is not something very advanced. It can be mastered if given time. However, we can use this time difference to occupy all low satellite orbits!
"When they start launching, they will find that my Starlink has already filled the sky! We are racing against time..."
Masra's ability to predict is quite strong, and he has already made a plan when he makes a decision!
At the beginning, America had a space shuttle program, hoping to make repeated trips back and forth to reduce costs, but it was eventually abandoned.
Masra also learned lessons and experience from the failure of the space shuttle, so he formulated the current plan.
Once the plan is successful, the price of launching a satellite can be reduced to tens of US dollars per kilogram, allowing the launch to be mass-produced directly!
Although this technology is said to be complicated, it is actually not that complicated. However, various data can only be obtained through continuous attempts and trial and error. This is the same as the precision of machine tools, which requires time to settle!
He knew that after his success, there would definitely be imitators, and because there was no critical threshold, the imitators would sooner or later be able to achieve similar goals and effects.
but……
There are only so many low-orbit satellites.
As long as you seize the initiative, all tracks will be yours!
