Chapter 1425: Chapter 675: It’s Important to Take the Initiative!_3
"The rear part of the moon rover can be expanded into a house or base, containing equipment and living supplies for the personnel to use,"
Zhao Yi said simply.
The senior leader asked with curiosity, "What’s the function of such a moon rover?"
"Our plan is to send astronauts and the moon rover to the moon after the first landing, with the mission objective of having the astronauts find a suitable area to construct a Lunar Base."
"I see," the senior leader realized, and then asked, "Isn’t this too advanced?"
"Not at all."
Zhao Yi said, "Our plans are to be executed step by step. On the first trip to the moon, we will use the transport ship that is being built to send both the moon rover and the astronauts to the moon."
"According to the plan, the astronauts will work on the moon for about a month and a half."
"The next step is to use the transport ship to carry the equipment for constructing the base, and at the same time, transport new personnel to the moon."
"Actually, there are no technical difficulties left; the main issues are the execution by the personnel and the manufacturing progress. We have found a cheap material that can be used as the main construction material for the Lunar Base."
"It can be understood like this: we just cover the surface completely, lay a layer of radiation-proof material on the ground, and after the space is fully enclosed, it turns into a large cabin which can provide a safe living environment."
"Outside the base, we first need to construct solar energy receiving devices to provide a continuous supply of electricity for the Lunar Base."
"This way, we can gradually complete the construction of the Lunar Base."
"As for personnel, we are still discussing that. There are many who are eligible to participate, and we need to carefully discuss the specific kinds of talents required and how to divide the work."
Zhao Yi was speaking of the personnel working on the moon. Reliance on just a few astronauts was utterly impractical. Working on the moon would definitely require professional technicians to assemble the Lunar Base. Many parts need to be joined together; there’s a lot of work to be done, necessitating a fair number of hands on deck.
Moreover, theoretically, a person can only work continuously for three months, or even less, before needing to return to Earth for corrections and detailed health checks, unless one day the work at the Lunar Base can be fully guaranteed to have no safety risks, otherwise personnel issues will remain a significant problem. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
After discussing the moon rover and the Lunar Base plan with the senior leaders, Zhao Yi took a rest in the room; after catching up on sleep and almost waking up, he received a message that the tour spaceship was ready to return.
Zhao Yi went to the command center, closely monitoring the return process.
Everything was normal.
The tour spaceship landed on Earth five minutes ahead of schedule.
A five-minute difference is negligible in the context of the mission.
The second test achieved perfect success.
At this time, the representatives of the companies and institutions were surrounding the Yixing staff, inquiring about the tour spaceship.
They were interested in two things: one was the operational time of space tourism and the price of tickets, the other was whether the tour spaceship would be sold to the public.
The former would only interest those passionate about space travel or eager for related information.
The latter concerned everyone.
Having a tour spaceship means entering the brand new market of space tourism; seizing the initiative in any fresh market field is very important.