Chapter 164, Meeting on the Moon
More than 20 lunar rovers in Chang'e City on the moon were fully loaded with supplies and were driving out of Chang'e City. More than 20 wealthy people wearing spacesuits were controlling the lunar rovers through virtual machines one by one.
"Haha, let's go, I'll clear the way in front, everyone will form a long queue."
Bezos said excitedly on the public call channel that there is no air on the moon, so communication with each other outside Chang'e City can only be achieved through radio.
Of course, China on the moon side has already established a global positioning system and a global communication system. Not only can they chat with each other, but they can also connect to the network on the earth side through virtual machines and interact with the earth side.
The lunar rover driven by Bezos was specially modified. It has a bulldozer-like device on the front that can push away some rocks blocking the way on the moon. Large rocks that cannot be pushed away can only be detoured.
At this time, Bezos was driving his lunar rover to lead the way, while not forgetting to use his camera to take pictures of the fleet behind him, and then connected to the virtual machine to start updating his homepage, circle of friends, etc.
"We have set off with a full load of supplies. We are still 180 kilometers away from our own base. Based on the current forward speed, it will take about 4 hours to arrive. China's lunar rover is too slow."
Bezos told the photos, the planned route and the approximate time point one by one. In the end, he couldn't help complaining. He didn't know that this lunar rover had been improved for several generations. If the first-generation lunar rover had been The car is slower.
Each lunar rover is relatively large in size, about the same size as a large forklift. Not only can it carry loads, but it also has two robotic arms with numerous functions, such as mining, digging soil, drilling holes, cutting stones, etc. There is no problem. It is a comprehensive engineering vehicle that integrates many functions.
Of course, the most important function of this lunar rover is its life support function. There is a separate life support system on the lunar rover, which can be activated in an emergency. The power is powered by a magnetic field battery, which is enough to last hundreds of hours.
At Uncle Sam's domestic NASA headquarters on Earth, everyone is looking at the big screen. On the big screen is playing the picture monitored by the lunar satellite. Here on the moon where there is no air, satellites in space can take very clear pictures of the lunar surface. everything of.
Naturally, the convoy of more than 20 huge lunar rovers cannot escape the eyes of the satellite. The picture is very clear. On one side is the picture of the convoy moving forward, and on the other side is a lunar map. A red dot on it is constantly moving towards the green dot. near.
"The materials they purchased this time are very large. If we use rockets to launch spacecrafts to transport them, we will need to launch dozens of times to transport such huge materials to the moon, and the financial resources consumed will exceed More than 200 billion, and we can save nearly 2 years in terms of time. Calculated in this way, we have actually taken a big advantage. "
Lawrence looked at the picture and felt a little emotional. At first, he never thought that it could be done like this.
"Yes! This time we have taken a big advantage, but when we think about China's space technology, we don't feel happy at all. They have aerospace planes, the transportation cost is very low, and their advantages in the space competition are too great. Big."
James on the side nodded and couldn't help but sigh.
"Is there really no way for us to get a space plane? If we still rely on traditional rocket technology to launch spacecraft, in this fierce space race, it will be difficult for us to persist in the end, and the cost will be too high "
"Especially once the lunar base is built and we have people stationed there for a long time, and we have to transport supplies and personnel regularly, our expenditure on this alone will be enough to bring us down."
Lawrence looked worried. He was an important person in charge of NASA. Of course, he knew that building a base on the moon was all about spending money. Billions and billions were invested at every turn. Even Uncle Sam, who was very wealthy, couldn't stand it. Huge investment, not to mention that Uncle Sam's economy is now deteriorating, and the domestic situation is getting worse and worse.
"The G20 summit will be held soon, and I think there will be changes."
James said affectionately, as an important member of Uncle Sam's government, of course he knew some very important information.
On the other side of the ocean, at the China Space Administration, when a huge amount of more than 150 billion U.S. dollars arrived, the entire aerospace department couldn't help but cheer. Such a huge amount of money is enough for China to do a lot of things.
Especially now, the funds earned by the aerospace department are only used by the aerospace department. Although the above allocation is very large, it still seems to be a bit stretched in all aspects. However, since the launch of lunar tourism, the funds in all aspects have become relatively sufficient. .
This time, another huge amount of more than 150 billion U.S. dollars has arrived. Now there is even a surplus. I can speed up my space progress and do some things that I couldn't do because of the shortage of funds.
"Tell this boy Li Fu to quickly produce aerospace planes for me. Don't think that I don't know his output. He will sell me 100 Hercules aerospace planes first."
Tang Yunshan holds a huge amount of funds in his hands, and the first thing he thinks of is purchasing aerospace aircraft. The more aerospace aircraft there are, the greater China's power in space will be.
"With food in hand, I feel more confident when talking. Space planes need to be purchased, and the mining of lunar resources needs to be stepped up. Rare earths are good things."
"Well, there are also iron ore resources on the moon. If the iron ore is smelted on the moon, it can then be used to build Chang'e City on the moon, and can also be used to build space factories in space, etc."
"Uncle Sam has occupied the Wells area. It seems that it is time for us to build other moon cities. Anyway, let's occupy the good places first. There will be many countries announcing manned moon landings next year. , polar bears, chickens, India, and the European Union, all are not to be outdone.”
"Humph! I'll occupy all the good places first, and I'll make you anxious to death."
Tang Yunshan, the person in charge of China's space field, can be said to be rich and powerful at this time, and his little calculations are ringing in his heart.
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The Lunar Wells area is where Uncle Sam's manned lunar landing is, which is where Uncle Sam's lunar base is. The three astronauts, Alan Glenn, John Shepard, and Guyon Collins, have been on the moon for a day and a night. Except for their rest time, they spent most of their time building a lunar base.
At this time, a lunar base that is not very large in scale but has very complete functions has almost begun to take shape. They only need to continue working for another day or so, and the lunar base will be almost complete and can be stationed there for a long time.
"Hey guys, it's break time. Let's take a break. I have some good news for you."
Alan~Glen stopped what he was doing and called his two teammates over through the communicator. Just now, he received news from the earth that someone would come to visit them. The reason why he did not tell them in advance was to let them know. They can work with peace of mind, but the convoy of Bezos and others will arrive soon, so it doesn't matter if they are told now.
"What's the good news?"
John Shepard couldn't help but smile and asked, what could be considered good news in this desolate moon.
"Haha, we'll have steak for lunch later."
Alan~Glenn continues to lie.
"Steak? God, my mouth is watering just talking about it, but where does the steak come from on the moon?"
Gain~Collins couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. He had been eating compressed food every day for the past few days and felt bad. Now when he heard about steak, he naturally drooled.
"Haha, the lunar takeout I ordered came from Chang'e City on the Chinese Moon. It's here!"
Alan Glenn looked in the direction of Chang'e City on the moon. After several hours of travel, the convoy of Bezos and others finally arrived. More than 20 lunar rovers lined up in a long queue and drove rapidly on the desolate surface of the moon.
"Oh, God!"
The other two people also saw it at this time, and they couldn't help but marvel. They could actually see a convoy driving towards them on this extremely desolate moon, and their heavy hearts these days suddenly relaxed.
Soon, Bezos and others drove the lunar rover to the three of them. The three of them could not help but widen their eyes as they looked at the lunar rovers loaded with supplies. At this time, they had received relevant information. Detailed information.
"Hey guys, how are you?"
"Look what we brought you, steak, how do you like it? Do you like this gift?"
Bezos and others stepped off the lunar rover and came over to say hello.
"Wow, I love you guys so much. Thank you so much."
Alan and Glenn went up to greet them. Both of them were wearing thick spacesuits, so they could only fist bump each other to express their inner feelings. This scene was just captured by the camera that had been prepared and sent to the earth. Here, the whole country of Uncle Sam suddenly burst into joy.
"On the moon 380,000 kilometers away, Alan Glenn and Jeff Bezos' fistfight marked the beginning of a new chapter in human history. We can already fight with each other on a distant planet. Move around, and soon the moon will become like the earth and become our new home."
The latest issue of Time magazine very decisively adopted this photo as its cover, and paired it with passionate text to announce the arrival of a new era.
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