Free Web NovelChapter 1301: Chapter 623: Spacecraft Design Demonstration Meeting
On their way back, Zhao Yi and Sun Liang seriously discussed a biological question and ultimately arrived at two conclusions.
First, Niu Lianhua’s family genes were not bad at all, with Zhao Linlin being a clear testament to that fact, they had met Zhao Linlin’s other relatives, and their appearances and attractiveness were quite impressive too.
In fact, Niu Lianhua herself didn’t look bad either, the reason she seemed somewhat frightening was mainly because of her large build and the aura of someone with deep-seated grievances, along with her messy, ungroomed hairstyle, not to mention her incredibly ugly glasses.
In short, there were many factors. freewebnσvel.cѳm
All these added together could overwhelm the slight advantage of good looks.
As for Xue Pinggui, it was purely an issue with his genes.
The conclusion that Zhao Yi and Sun Liang reached was that Xue Pinggui’s family genes were passed on to the males but not the females; having fathered two lovely daughters explained it all.
Of course, jokes aside, they were genuinely happy for the two teachers who could live a happy life together.
Zhao Yi was even happier than Sun Liang.
If he looked back at the past, Zhao Yi could be considered their matchmaker; having facilitated a good marriage, he felt he had done a good deed.
At the same time, he also reflected that history had been greatly changed.
In his original memory, Xue Pinggui’s wife was not Niu Lianhua; at best, they were just colleagues with an always strained relationship. He fared slightly better, having married and led a mundane life, while Niu Lianhua seemed to have always been single.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but glance at Sun Liang.
Sun Liang certainly had no idea that his own life had also been drastically changed.
These were minor changes.
The entire world had undergone unprecedented major alterations due to him, and the little butterfly had already grown into a demon that with a single flap of its wings, could cause a global storm—
"Pah!"
Zhao Yi spat softly and then couldn’t help but laugh. He had to continue changing the world.
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A week later.
Zhao Yi traveled back to the capital by car.
By that time, discussions related to the spacecraft project had even reached public attention, with numerous small media outlets catching at straws, reporting that a project to build a spacecraft would be initiated in the country.
Such claims had no accurate sources, nor was there knowledge on the specifics of the project, but there was plenty of reported information.
Beneath Zhao Yi’s Weibo posts, many netizens also left comments inquiring about the spacecraft project.
Which was quite normal.
The spacecraft project was of such significance that higher-level departments had held one meeting after another for it, making complete secrecy impossible.
Moreover, from an external perspective, initiating a spacecraft project seemed natural, given the successful space shuttle experiments. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Having accomplished space shuttle experiments, the next step would undoubtedly be to build ships capable of direct space travel, as the lure of reaching other planets swiftly was simply too great.
The establishment of Yixing Technology also suggested that domestic efforts in aerospace research were about to intensify, making the initiation of a spacecraft project a logical next step.
Building a universe-spanning spacecraft required solving three major technological difficulties.
One of these was energy.
Energy was the most crucial technology; only with a continuous supply could a spacecraft operate over the long term.
The domestic nuclear fusion research group had announced their experimental developments. The fusion experiment had lasted seven hours, hinting that in the future, it could sustain for even longer, indicating an imminent technological breakthrough.
The second was propulsion speed. The universe was immensely vast, and the distance between planets was easily hundreds of millions of kilometers.
With conventional technology, a trip to Mars would take three months. Exploring a single planet might require generations.
Space shuttle technology had perfectly resolved the issue of distance.
The third core aspect was materials, which were also crucial. High-performance materials were needed to ensure the spacecraft’s integrity.
Space might appear empty, but it was filled with dangers such as high-intensity radiation and high-energy cosmic storms within the range of starlight, posing fatal risks to equipment.
Without the support of high-performance materials, no matter how technologically advanced a spaceship or equipment was, in the vastness of space, they would be as fragile as paper.
Given the already public information on space shuttle technology and the yet-to-be-perfected controllable nuclear fusion technology, the news of the spacecraft project was not unexpected.
This news reached abroad, where the international media were not surprised either.
Many foreign institutions hoped to participate, eager to learn some new technologies by joining the project.
This was similar to the trend decades ago when domestic institutions learned technology from abroad. Because foreign technology was more advanced, there was the hope of learning from it to remedy domestic technological shortcomings.
In the latest technological research and development, the domestic scene had far outpaced the world.
Although many people were aware of and believed in the spacecraft project, considering it was indeed undergoing preliminary validation, the project was still classified, with internal meetings continuing to be confidential.
The first major meeting would take place in a week, attended by senior leaders and heads of relevant research institutions, where they would make the final decision.
The discussion now was not whether to initiate the spacecraft project but how to carry it out, which organizations needed to be involved, and the main focus of the first meeting’s decision was whether to allow foreign institutions to participate.
