Chapter 2229: Humanitys first scientific research drilling on an extraterrestrial planet
In the hall of Xinyuehu Space Command and Control Center, Zhou Xiangming, Shi Zhaoping and other leaders and technical experts gathered here to witness the first scientific research drilling of mankind on the moon.
Facing everyone's gaze, as the project commander, Zhou Xiangming issued the order.
The order has been issued!
Immediately, the picture on the big screen showed that the drilling platform had started. As the drill bit rotated in the lunar soil, a lot of dust was soon drilled out.
How long will the entire drilling take? A geological expert asked next to him.
Shi Zhaoping smiled and replied: "It will take about ten to fifteen hours."
So fast? Hearing Shi Zhaoping's words, the geological expert and other experts present were surprised. They did not expect that the entire drilling process would be so fast.
"If it were on Earth, it would only take dozens of minutes to reach a depth of fifteen meters." Zhou Xiangming said with a smile.
But this is on the moon, is it okay to go so fast? An expert on planetary geology asked.
Zhou Xiangming smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry, there will be no problem. We have tested the relevant technology many times and there will be no problems."
Drilling continues, and more and more lunar soil is accumulated at the edge of the drilling well. These are all lunar soil brought up by the rotation of the drill pipe. However, this is only a small part of the surface layer. What everyone is waiting for is actually the composition of the deep lunar soil.
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The entire exploration process should be said to be relatively boring, but the experts in the hall watched it quietly and interestingly. For them, there are several times in their lives that they can witness the exploration process of extraterrestrial planets.
The speed was a bit fast. Shi Zhaoping glanced at the data and frowned.
Isn't this bad? One of the experts present asked doubtfully, shouldn't it be a good thing that it is easier to drill?
After hearing what this expert said, one of the geological experts shook his head and said: "This shows that the surface lunar soil here is relatively soft, so it is easier to drill.
However, this kind of geological structure is not suitable for building housing facilities because it is easy to sink. Even if the moon's gravity is very small, there is still gravity."
Now we can only continue and see how the geological conditions are below. Another geological expert also said seriously: "However, this is quite in line with our expectations, isn't it? The entire Zhihai Sea is a large crater, so the soil layer must be
It is relatively loose. I wonder if the structure of the deep lunar soil will become more compact after such a long period of lunar geological activities and precipitation evolution.
As for whether it can hit the rock layer, I really can't say. Although it is on the edge of the Zhihai Sea, such a large crater is as powerful as the original impact and how deep it can be."
No, another expert present shook his head: "Relatively speaking, the structure of the lunar soil here should be more compact. The huge impact caused by the meteorite should exert a greater force on the lunar soil.
The peripheral and downward pressure forces the originally loose lunar soil structure to become more compact.
So I think right now this is just a layer of dead, floating soil on the surface, and the soil underneath will be more compacted."
I hope so. Everyone paused slightly after hearing this.
Zhou Xiangming, as for Zhou Xiangming, looked at the serious-faced people, smiled and said, "Actually, this is also a good thing, because this is great news for our lunar mining project.
As we all know, the helium-3 content in the lunar soil is mainly located on the surface of the lunar soil. If the surface of the lunar soil is too solid, it will definitely bring many difficulties to the mining process. But now we know that the surface lunar soil is loose, and helium mining in the future will
It’s much more convenient when you’re three.”
Hehehehe...
After hearing Zhou Xiangming's words, everyone at the scene laughed.
An expert asked Zhou Xiangming: "Why, are you really planning to mine helium-3 on the moon?"
Why don't you believe it?
Zhou Xiangming hesitated, and then said with a smile: "We have spent so much money and effort to build a lunar scientific research station on the moon. Is it just for research? The cost is really too high.
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Besides, how many companies do you think can support such scientific research projects, and how many scientists and scientific research institutions can afford such huge scientific research funds.
Take everyone here as an example. After the construction of our lunar scientific research station is successful in a few years, we will open relevant quotas to relevant geological science research experts and allow them to stay and conduct field work at the lunar scientific research station.
Research.
However, the relevant costs must be borne by you and the institutions behind you. At that time, there were only a few of you and the scientific research institutions behind you that could afford it."
Hearing Zhou Xiangming's words, many experts present shook their heads. The small amount of scientific research funds their scientific research institutes have each year can support such a large scientific research project.
Even if the funds are reduced, it is still not certain whether it will be my turn. First of all, in terms of physical health, there are few of them who are over fifty years old who can withstand the bumpy journey to space to the moon.
Not to mention anything else, let’s just talk about the load that the rocket has to bear during the ten minutes it takes off. This is not something that everyone can bear. Even though Haoyu Technology’s Walker manned spacecraft is very advanced, it is not suitable for
Members have certain requirements.
As Zhou Xiangming said, if such a large project is only used for scientific research, it would be too wasteful. They are a private aerospace company and have invested so much. Naturally, it cannot be just to send a few experts to the moon.
Conducting scientific research must serve a greater purpose.
And helium-3 resource is a rare energy material that is relatively scarce on the earth. If it can be successfully mined and then brought back to the earth for sale, the profit will undoubtedly be huge.
And this can not only bring huge economic benefits to Haoyu Technology, but also help the country achieve energy freedom, and even promote the entire world to achieve energy freedom. We no longer have to worry about energy, because thermonuclear power generation using helium-3
It can bring abundant power resources to human society. Moreover, this resource is clean and green, has no emissions, and has no radiation danger. It should be said that it is the most ideal existence among the known energy sources discovered by mankind.
Therefore, after hearing Zhou Xiangming's words, many experts here couldn't help but feel shocked. It seems that the ambition of this group of people is greater than they imagined. Now they are still exploring the unknown, but these people are already in the process of exploring the unknown.
