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Chapter 1451: Chapter 687: Selling the Mars-1 Spaceship for Ten Billion

Zhao Yi had never encountered such a situation before where he could conduct an experiment but was worried about the risk of an accident causing a major disaster.

This wasn’t just a major disaster to consider, but even the possibility of endangering the entire Earth.

The thought of conducting an experiment on Earth that was deemed too dangerous was terrifying and deeply frustrating; the others felt much the same.

As a scientist engaged in theoretical physics research, the most frustrating thing was the emergence of a new theory that could be directly validated through experimentation, only to find that the experiment could be very dangerous and could not be immediately verified.

Such experiments definitely couldn’t be done on Earth, but thankfully, with the rapid development of space exploration technology, other methods could be found.

Zhang Qican was the first to speak, "Could it be done on the Moon? The Moon should be relatively safe, right? We have plans for a Lunar Base, and we’ve already manufactured transport ships that could deliver the necessary equipment straight to the Moon to conduct the experiment."

"How long would that take?" Qiu Chengwen asked with interest.

Zhang Qican thought for a moment, "If we move quickly, two to three months should suffice, I guess? Of course, that’s assuming the experiment takes priority."

Edward Witten expressed his surprise, "That quick? Your transport ships are ready? I’ve been following this, and it seems that you were planning to send a Lunar Base vehicle first, right?"

"Exactly."

Zhang Qican nodded.

Zhao Yi shook his head, "The Moon might not be safe either."

Everyone else fell silent upon hearing this.

It was the truth.

If there were any significant disturbances on the Moon, they would surely impact the Earth.

Even if there was only a slight possibility that the experiment could threaten Earth and humanity, extreme caution was necessary.

Zhao Yi said, "But there are still ways to do it; we don’t need to think too complicated. If the requirements aren’t high, it’s just a small experiment."

"All we need is an Anti-Energy Barrier, a Z-wave Generator, and space link equipment."

"If the experiment were on the ground, a day of preparation would be enough, and it wouldn’t cost much either."

"To ensure safety, what we need is a spacecraft capable of deploying an Anti-Energy Barrier, distancing itself as far as possible from Earth before starting the experiment."

"Our requirements for the experiment aren’t high since it’s just a simple verification, so both the Z-wave Generator and space link equipment can be the simplest models."

The others thought about this and nodded, their eyes gleaming with anticipation.

Edward Witten asked, "So, what about the spacecraft? I know Yixing has one, but I’m not clear on the rest."

"The Aerospace Bureau has one too."

Zhao Yi said, "There should be four spacecraft capable of deploying Anti-Energy Barriers domestically. Yixing has one, the Aerospace Bureau has one, the anti-gravity team has one for experiments, and then there’s the cosmic spacecraft."

The cosmic spacecraft would certainly not be used for experimentation because it was simply too costly to risk.

The anti-gravity team’s experimental spacecraft was unlikely to meet technical performance standards since they mostly conducted near-Earth experiments and lacked space shuttle experience.

This shortfall in technical standards was mainly apparent in the electronic systems.

Since the hardware installation was complete, upgrading the electronic systems would be very complex, necessitating specialized programming and upgrading.

This process would take a long time.

Therefore, the anti-gravity team’s spacecraft could also be dismissed, leaving just Yixing’s and the Aerospace Bureau’s spacecraft.

Yixing’s spacecraft, the one used for the Mars Mission, was still in very good condition. After returning to Earth, it had been repaired and maintained, sitting idle at Yixing’s launch and manufacturing base.

This spacecraft had no immediate missions and was most suited for experimental tasks.

The Aerospace Bureau also had a newly built spacecraft, modeled after Yixing’s technology. It was built from scratch, addressing some of the technical and usability issues that occurred with Yixing’s Mars-1 spacecraft and featured a larger space that could also serve as a transport ship.

This spacecraft was built in preparation for future emergency missions.

For instance, in the event of issues at the Lunar Base, it could quickly provide support using this space vessel.

Or if there were problems with the cosmic spacecraft, it could also facilitate emergency rescues.

And so on.

Basically, it was a spacecraft designed for space rescue missions and had no tasks for the time being, making it suitable for experimentation as well.

Zhao Yi still preferred using the Aerospace Bureau’s spacecraft, as their research directly involved Z-waves and space transmission, analyzing space and unlocking the secrets of particle transmission. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

In other words, this was a fundamental theoretical physics research project, not research conducted for Yixing.

Naturally, such research should not be funded by Yixing, nor did it make sense for Yixing to provide a spacecraft for it.

Considering that a spacecraft’s value exceeded five billion, and that was just the basic manufacturing cost, excluding the technical value within.

If the spacecraft were to be sold abroad, it could easily fetch two hundred billion.

So, using the Aerospace Bureau’s spacecraft was preferable.

After the theoretical group discussed and agreed, they wrote the experimental proposal together. Since they were located in the building of the Science and Technology Department, they submitted the proposal directly to Director Liu of the department after they finished writing it.

When Zhao Yi went to deliver the proposal, he just handed it over to Director Liu and chatted with him briefly, talking about the hardships of work and the like.