Chapter 618 We are only a handful

This is not only because in English, Robert and robot are the same word, but also because Robert, like a robot, can accurately solve various problems.

Being able to have a conversation with Robert made Xu You more excited than talking with someone like Johnson.

"Researcher Robert, I'm glad to be able to talk to you." Xu You said politely.

"Academician Xu You, regarding the plan to use nuclear weapons to destroy asteroids, Sam Space Agency has given a complete plan. As long as several of our countries can come up with enough nuclear weapons, then this plan is enough to ensure the safety of the earth."

While talking, Robert shared this plan with Xu You.

Xu You opened the document and looked at it carefully.

"Sure enough... it's really a very accurate calculation!" Xu You sighed.

Putting aside other factors, Xu You has always praised the technology of Sam Space Agency, which is inseparable from many outstanding researchers.

As long as everyone is willing to cooperate with this plan, theoretically the crisis caused by the asteroid approaching the earth can be solved.

However, Xu You still thought of some secondary issues keenly.

As long as the collision between a nuclear device and an asteroid occurs near the Earth, it will inevitably have a considerable impact on the Earth.

The extent of this impact cannot yet be estimated, and the impact is likely to last for several years.

"Academician Xu You, what do you think of this plan?"

"There is nothing wrong with the plan itself, but I think we can come up with a better plan."

Robert was also surprised when he heard Xu You's answer.

"Academician Xu You, do you have any other ideas?"

With that said, Xu You told Robert about his worries just now.

"We also need to evaluate other effects of nuclear explosions. With our current capabilities, we cannot make the location of the nuclear explosion too far away from the earth. The huge magnetic field generated by the nuclear explosion will definitely have a great impact on the earth.

"

Nuclear explosions will not only affect various electronic devices, but also threaten people's health to a certain extent.

"That's right! Academician Xu You, this is also what I'm worried about! There are very few people like us in Sam Space Agency who hold these opinions!"

I don't know why, when he said these words, Robert suddenly became excited.

Xu You didn't know why Robert was like this, and he was muttering in his heart.

"Academician Xu You and the leaders of Sam Space Agency are inclined to use nuclear weapons to solve the problem. I am not opposed to this plan. In fact, including the specific details, they are all calculated by me. But I personally do not

I like this simple and crude way, without any artistic sense at all."

Xu You was a little surprised. Even though these calculations were very precise in his own eyes, they were evaluated as "simple and crude" by Robert.

"Researcher Robert, you don't want to use spacecraft impact to change the trajectory of the asteroid, do you?"

"That's right! This is the solution that I think is more appropriate. Academician Xu You, you should know that our Sam Space Agency has done such an experiment before."

Xu You made a detailed analysis of that experiment. In that impact, Sam Space Agency impacted an asteroid with a diameter of 160 meters, deviating by 10% of its original orbit.

Achieved good results.

However, if it were a larger asteroid, it would be difficult to cause it to deviate too much from its trajectory.

"Researcher Robert, can you share with me the information about this spacecraft impact experiment on an asteroid?"

"Academician Xu You, if I were the director of Sam Space Agency, of course I would be willing. Unfortunately, I am only a researcher and do not have such great power. But I will definitely let the director... let the director agree to your request as much as possible.

, this is the best solution to the asteroid problem."

Xu You could tell that Robert was indeed not as pure as Williams and Johnson.

The communication between the two mainly focused on discussing various technical issues, rather than those intrigues and interests.

After finishing the conversation with Robert, Xu You was in a pretty good mood.

"I hope Robert will really cooperate with me sincerely, and I hope that this time, everyone can really unite to solve the asteroid problem." Xu You thought.

What made Xu You happy was that after that, Sam Space Agency actually sent him some relevant information about the asteroid impact experiment.

These experimental data are very confidential, but at a critical moment, how to solve the crisis is the most important thing.

Xu You read the information inside carefully, and at the same time, his brain was running at high speed, thinking deeply about related issues.

"What a clever and exquisite design. An impact of this magnitude can be clearly distinguished through ground telescopes."

After all, it is a project that Sam Space Agency has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on, so the significance of the experiment is self-evident.

However, Xu You also discovered that there are many phenomena here that have not yet been fully explained.

For example, the mechanical analysis of the interior of the asteroid is inconsistent with the actual state of the asteroid, etc.

These issues require more experiments to draw accurate conclusions.

After reading this information, Xu You began to think in more detail.

"Theoretically, the impact of spacecraft can indeed change the trajectory of asteroids, causing them to deviate from their previous trajectory and move away from low-Earth orbit."

However, under the premise that the mass of the spacecraft is much smaller than the mass of the asteroid, the momentum of the spacecraft needs to be large enough to cause the asteroid to deviate.

Obviously, with the capabilities of the current launch vehicle of Sam Space Agency, it is impossible to allow the spacecraft to reach the ideal speed.

"No... even if it's Zhengtu No. 9, it's still a little bit behind." Xu You thought.

Even if everything is under the most ideal circumstances, the asteroid cannot deviate as much as expected.

After all, these three asteroids are indeed very large in size. If the relative speeds of the spacecraft and the asteroids were not very different, there would not be much change in the motion of the asteroids.

"Wait a minute...it seems there is another way."

At this time, Xu You suddenly had an idea.

The best way Xu You could think of before was to choose the launch site somewhere on the equator, so that the rocket's carrying capacity could be increased even more.

However, this requires building a rocket launch base at the equator, or directly choosing a rocket launch base at the equator, which requires facing many other problems.
Chapter completed!