"What I'm talking about here is already the fastest speed under ideal conditions. The world is hundreds of kilometers apart. Building an elevator that's hundreds of kilometers away is several times more difficult than building a dam in the Pacific Ocean.
What can be realized in the past hundred years is similar to Musk's 'interstellar' project. Of course, Musk's is just a prototype. The real interstellar spacecraft is more advanced and larger than it, and can compete with
Just like our civil airliners, they can carry hundreds or even hundreds of passengers at a time.
Of course, compared to this kind of ‘interstellar spacecraft’, I am actually more optimistic about aerospace aircraft.”
Space plane? Susie couldn't help but become interested.
Wu Hao nodded: "Yes, it is an aerospace plane. As the name suggests, it is an aircraft that can fly both in the atmosphere and in space.
It can be seen as a combination of our civil aviation and space shuttle technologies. It can fly in our atmosphere like a civil airliner, and it can also fly in space like a space shuttle."
What you said is too science fiction, can it be realized? Susie couldn't help but exclaimed.
Of course it can. Wu Hao smiled and replied: "Actually, the principle is quite simple. It taxis and takes off on the airport runway like a passenger plane, then flies to a certain height, the rocket engine on the plane ignites, and then continues to push the plane toward space.
mid-ascension.
And use the rocket engine on the aircraft, or a more advanced particle rejection machine, to propel the aerospace aircraft to fly in space.
When it's time to land, the rocket is first used to fly into the atmosphere, and then the turbofan engine is started to achieve flight and landing in the atmosphere.
In this way, we can completely eliminate the current launch vehicles and directly use this aerospace plane to enter and exit space. In addition, this aerospace plane can be used repeatedly for a long time like an ordinary passenger plane, so that the price of a single ticket
It won't be so expensive.
By then, your ticket to space may not be much more expensive than an intercontinental ticket."
Do you think this technology can be realized within a hundred years? Su Qian couldn't help but ask Wu Hao.
Wu Hao, on the other hand, nodded seriously and said: "In fact, companies and many aerospace agencies have begun to conduct research in this area. I think this technology will not be too far away from us.
However, it may take a long time for it to be used on a large scale, especially for civilian use.
After all, we don’t just need to go to space, so it will be difficult to open it to the civilian market in a short period of time, and it will also be difficult to popularize and expand it.”
Hearing his words, Susie and many people watching the live broadcast couldn't help but nodded in agreement. If advanced technology like this is developed, it will usually be used in the military field first.
As a result, it may take ten to twenty years or even longer to expand it to civilian use.
Just think about it, if an aerospace aircraft like this can freely enter and exit the sky and fly around the world, its military strategic significance is evident.
If nothing else, let’s just say that the aerospace strategic bomber transformed from this aerospace aircraft will likely become a new strategic deterrent weapon on the earth.
Because this kind of aerospace aircraft can fly to any corner of the earth in a short period of time to carry out cruise deterrence or even carry out strike missions, which is something that aircraft carriers cannot do.
As a result, I am afraid that the air and space strike fleet or air and space strike force evolved from this type of aerospace aircraft will replace the aircraft carrier and become a new strategic deterrent weapon.
Just imagine, once such a technology is mastered by any country, it will definitely be tightly guarded. How can it be put into civilian use so easily? Isn't it overkill?
Susie nodded and immediately changed direction. Her professional acumen prevented her from dwelling on this issue.
You have such a thorough understanding of this kind of aerospace aircraft, does your company also have related development plans?
Hehehehe...
Hearing this question, Wu Hao couldn't help but smile, then picked up the coffee and took a sip calmly, and then smiled.
"As a technology company, we are very interested in all advanced technologies, and this technology is no exception.
Of course, for us, being interested is one thing, and whether it can be done is another. Obviously, with our current capabilities, it is too early to talk about these things."
Of course it is still early, but Wu Hao has included the aerospace aircraft technology project in the long-term development goals of the aerospace field.
They have already begun to accumulate technology, funds, and talents for the development of this advanced spacecraft.
As long as they wait for the time to mature, they will officially start the research and development work on this project.
He nodded in familiarity, then looked at the transparent tablet in his hand for a while, then smiled at Wu Hao and asked: "Netizen 'Xiao Yuer Diandian' said that the 'Oasis One' expansion ship you launched this time
Compared to building a space station, he believes that the inflatable space experimental capsule is more like preparing for your next exploration of the moon and Mars, and establishing a permanent base or permanent human settlement on Mars.
He would like to ask you if you already have relevant plans in this area and can you tell us about it."
When Wu Hao heard this question, he smiled. Then he nodded slowly and said, "Just as the launch of this mission has been completed, we typed the words on the big screen in the launch command and control hall.
Our journey is the sea of stars!
This is the goal we have always adhered to and advocated.
Exploring the universe and exploring extraterrestrial planets is also one of our dreams. We also hope that one day we can establish a permanent and reliable base and permanent human settlements on the moon and Mars.
By then, we will not only be able to transport many scientists to the moon or even Mars to conduct scientific experiments, but we can also transport some tourists to visit.
Even if you want, you can live in this permanent settlement or research station for a period of time, have a romantic space vacation, or have a honeymoon.
I believe that the feeling of honeymooning on the moon or Mars will be extraordinary.
Of course, this is just an ideal of ours, and it remains to be seen whether it can be realized.
But just like all ideals or dreams, we all need to work hard for it. Only by working hard can we achieve success.
If you just dream and don't work hard, you will never succeed.
As a scientist with a technical background, I always believe that as long as we work hard, our dreams will always come true.
If it doesn't happen, it means you haven't worked hard enough.
Of course, there may be another reason, and that is that your dream is too ambitious. That is not a dream, but a daydream, and everyone can do this."