Technological Supremacy Chapter 527: The battle for low-Earth orbit, the three major observatories are in a hurry!

When Wen Chengling mentioned fullerene, the word liar immediately came to Luo Jia's mind. Since the antioxidant capacity of fullerene is 125 times that of vitamin C, it is often used in In the field of cosmetics, female compatriots are charged IQ tax to manufacture products that claim to be able to quickly whiten skin.

But Luo Jia never expected that Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory had made a breakthrough in fullerenes. If the content of the anonymous letter was true, Luo Jia had to pay attention to it. After all, both the East and the West are trying to improve human life expectancy. , and even go one step further to master the secrets of life.

"How likely do you think this letter is to be true, and why did the person who wrote it remind us?" Luo Jia asked the Wen family brothers.

Wen Chengling frowned and said, "I can't figure out why someone would remind us that the people who can learn about the research and development progress of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory must be their internal personnel. Logically speaking, people in Cold Spring Harbor should hate us." Yes, after all, in the field of immune activation, Cold Spring Harbor lost to us, which can be said to be a complete defeat, which is quite miserable."

"Could it be because of potential safety hazards?" An Ran rubbed her chin and said, "Like last time, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's immune activation technology caused heavy casualties. There are kind-hearted scientists who remind us to avoid a repeat of the tragedy. Prepare early."

Luo Jia shook his head, "It's unlikely. That's the top team led by James Watson and Reinhardt. The last time they had a problem was because of impatience. If they were more cautious, they might not lose. I think I don't believe that such great people as Watson and Reinhardt would fall twice in the same place, that would be too insulting to their IQ."

Everyone nodded their heads. The probability of a top scientist in the world falling twice in a row because of safety is too low.

"Deliberately attracting us into the game? Let us spend energy on fullerenes to buy time for Cold Spring Harbor?" Shen Lang guessed.

"It's possible." Wen Chengfeng nodded slightly, "Fullerene is a three-dimensional cage structure composed of carbon molecules, and the number of carbon molecules is not fixed, it can be twenty or three hundred One, five hundred, because fullerenes produced in nature usually have sixty carbon molecules, so they are also called C60.”

"To put it simply, even if we know that Cold Spring Harbor is studying fullerenes, we still have no way of knowing which structure of fullerenes they are studying, whether there are any substances that match it, etc. If we then Opening a fullerene research line will undoubtedly increase the burden."

Luo Jia nodded slightly. After listening to everyone's opinions, he made the final decision.

"Responding to all changes, the Department of Life Sciences maintains the original plan, not seeking the fastest, but seeking the most stable. Yesterday in Cold Spring Harbor is a lesson for us. They used to be the most famous life science experiment on earth. The room, but now it has become notorious, there is no other reason, the pace is too fast, and it just hit the egg." Luo Jia said.

Wen Chengling nodded and agreed: "Understood, don't worry about any anonymous letters, we will continue to stick to our own rhythm, and my character is precarious, so I am not going to move."

Luo Jia nodded, "Very well, let's end the meeting."

"By the way, An Ran, ask the secretary to arrange a time. Director Guo Shouyu of the National Astronomical Observatory will come this afternoon. It seems that he is in a hurry. We'd better meet him together."

An Ran showed a strange expression, "National Astronomical Observatory? What's the matter with them? They found a comet that was about to hit the earth, and the whole world was in danger, so they came to ask us for help?"

Puff~

Everyone laughs, besides Luo Jia, the second most powerful person in the company is An Ran, but this man still retains a bit of innocence in his heart, as soon as Luo Jia said that the people from the observatory came, he immediately thought of the end of the earth , The thinking is also clear enough.

Luo Jia smiled, "If it's really that serious, it won't be the director of the observatory, at least it must be a minister or something."

"Don't think too much, Director Guo came to us to complain. The National Astronomical Observatory, Purple Mountain Observatory, Shanghai Metropolitan Observatory, and the three major domestic astronomical observatories have recently encountered troubles and urgently need our help."

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"Bastard!"

"Musk is a bastard!"

Director Guo of the National Astronomical Observatory really came to Xingchen Technology to complain. We just met in the office for a few words in the afternoon. The director, who wears black-rimmed glasses and has a strong scholarly atmosphere, started to get angry. bad language.

"In just half a year, Musk's **** Starlink project has launched more than 4,000 satellites, and they are occupying a **** low-Earth orbit!"

"How do we observe this!?"

"If this continues, our entire astronomical observation system will be destroyed by Musk!"

"There is money inside and out!"

"The National Astronomical Observatory has more than one observatory, but dozens of large and small ones. From the capital to the western Xinjiang, how much money has the country invested in these projects, and how much youth have my colleagues dedicated!?"

"Yangbajing, Kashgar, Ali, Xilin Gol, for better observation conditions, many observation stations are located in remote and barren places. Many of our researchers stay in these places for a lifetime, it is too hard!"

"It's good now. Musk's Starlink project is getting more and more crazy. I wish I could build a thousand satellites a week. As soon as we open the mirror, the satellites, the satellites, the satellites are all **** Musk's satellites. More than 4,000 satellites have brought great troubles to our space observation work. We, a group of astronomical observers, have already worked very hard. Musk directly tripled our hard work! The probability of error is also very high. It has tripled!"

"I heard that according to Musk's plan, he will eventually place more than 100,000 communication satellites in low-earth orbit. This is simply killing us!"

"At that time, not only us, but all observatories in the world except North America will have to lie down!"

Director Guo was very excited. Having been engaged in astronomical observation all his life, he was almost pushed to the brink of collapse. When talking about his colleagues, his voice choked up several times.

Luo Jia frowned. Of course he knows the importance of astronomical observation. Without the ability of astronomical observation, you are like a blind man without eyes. You don't even know that a meteorite hits the earth.

Without astronomical observation capabilities, there would be no star map, and even the sea of ​​stars, you wouldn't even know where the starship was headed.

"Why except North America? Musk's Starlink occupies low-Earth orbit resources, and the North American Observatory should also be affected?" An Ran asked casually.

"They have two space telescopes, Hubble and Webb. The cost of the Webb space telescope is as high as more than 10 billion US dollars. The astronomical observation capabilities are unique in the world. In addition, North America also plans to launch a survey telescope. LUVOIR, Super Telescope Origin, Bloodhound, etc.”

"In short, North America has been preparing for a long time. They know that the Starlink project will cause the ground observatory to lose its function, so they are going to move the telescope to space. However, my country's space program started late. So far, we have not My own space telescope, as for the survey-level super space telescope like Genesis, is beyond the reach."

Speaking of this, Luo Jia and An Ran looked at each other. They did not expect that things would collapse so quickly. Musk is absolutely crazy. Launch a rocket and throw a whole bunch of satellites in low earth orbit.

On November 11, 2019, when the Chinese people celebrated Double Eleven and sent money to merchants to pay IQ tax, an incident occurred at the Cape Canaveral Air Base in Florida, North America. A major event in the history of spaceflight.

When Musk launched the Starlink communication satellite, he found that one of the satellites had failed. According to the logic, the faulty satellite should be removed and replaced with a new one.

However, Musk made a move that surprised everyone. I don’t want the faulty satellite! Launch it up first, then let the faulty satellite fall down by itself.

Only those who really understand aerospace engineering will understand the meaning behind this incident.

It means that the Starlink project has entered the stage of real commercial operation. The cost of communication satellites is so low that the cost of the Falcon 9 rocket has reached the point where Musk can waste it recklessly!

Once this kind of launch rhythm is entered, Musk is too lazy to dismantle the unqualified satellites and send them directly to space to throw them away. The symbolic meaning behind them is too great. From now on, the Earth's low-Earth orbit will be surrounded by North American communication satellites layer by layer, like an iron wall, and it will be difficult for others to insert their own satellites into it.

This is typical hegemony of non-renewable resources in space!

Once Starlink succeeds, it will definitely have a serious impact on the global telecommunications network, this gigantic industry worth ten trillion dollars!

Hearing Master Guo's words, An Ran scratched his head. At first, he felt that the matter was a bit tricky. The three major observatories are the lifeblood of my country's space research. The huge impact and heavy losses cannot be measured by money.

In addition, he is also a bit guilty. Anyone who understands knows that Musk is so crazy to engage in Starlink, and he is not forced by Star Technology. Star Technology is even crazier. They built the space elevator and the No. 0 space station, these two super projects. In contrast, the only super space project in North America is Starlink.

Of course, falling behind for a short time does not mean anything. Other North American plans to fight against Star Technology are still under intense preparation, and I believe they will be launched soon.

After thinking for a while, Luo Jia raised his head, saw a smile on his face, and said to An Ran: "It seems that the plan must be advanced."

An Ran nodded and said: "Well, although it is troublesome to adjust the plan, it is also forced by the situation. Musk, this guy, is much faster than we imagined."

Luo Jia rubbed his hands, "Then let's make a decision like this. You don't need to discuss it with the administration. You are in charge of adjusting the plan. I will personally go to the Optical Department and Mr. Lu."

An Ran slapped her thigh and stood up, "Okay, but the plan is a bit complicated, I need at least ten days."

"It shouldn't be a problem." Luo Jia thought for a while and said, "After all, Mr. Lu also has his own difficulties."

Director Guo was confused, he frowned and asked in confusion, "You two, what are you talking about?"

"We're talking about the space telescope." Luo Jia said calmly and calmly: "If you still have the impression, we hired Dr. Jean-Pierre and his colleagues from the European Space Agency last year. team."

"Dr. Pierre is now in our subsidiary ~IndoMTL.com~Xingchen Optics Group, working with Zhang Yuechuan and Mr. Lu Chengfeng to prepare our first space telescope."

Director Guo was taken aback for a moment, and his pupils dilated rapidly, "The chief observation expert of ESA, Dr. Pierre, who is in charge of the Gaia 2 project?"

"Yes, Director Guo knows him?"

Guo Shouyu nodded heavily, and said excitedly: "I know you. We have attended several academic conferences together, but we are not very familiar with each other. By the way, how is your space telescope project going?"

After hearing this, Luo Jia habitually picked up the whiteboard and scribbled on it.

"The zero space station is like a big house, and the space telescope is like the furniture in the house. According to the normal logic, the house must be built and decorated first, and then the furniture can be installed, and the last step is for people to live in it. .”

"The zero space station has not been built yet, so it's too early to talk about furniture."

"But it's okay, I told An Ran and asked him to adjust the plan. Before the zero space station is completed, install the space telescope on it now!"