Chapter 259 Quantum Drone [Subscription Request]

Setvi was silent in the office. He didn't expect that his boss had already done this, although it didn't achieve any substantial effect.

We saw that China successfully mastered the technology of autonomous rendezvous and docking in space orbit in its first experiment.

Now the world’s second space station has been built.

Its strength in the aerospace field has already been fully demonstrated.

If he was skeptical and pessimistic at first, now he has only admiration.

And NASA, after completing the International Space Station project, has made almost no progress in recent years.

There was even a regression.

From these aspects, cooperating with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is indeed a good choice.

Maybe a win-win situation can be achieved.

Obviously, Bolsons also saw this point, so he reported it to the House of Representatives, hoping to revoke the previously finalized documents and promote cooperation between the two sides in the aerospace field.

But unfortunately, his goal was not achieved.

"We underestimated their growth rate. They have indeed created many miracles in the field of aerospace."

At this time, Borsons stood up and said this to Setev. When he said the last sentence, there was obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.

"As for those congressmen, they are just idiots."

The original document issued to prohibit cooperation between the two parties was mainly intended to restrict the other party's technological development in the aerospace field.

But the result?

Not only are they mastering advanced aerospace technology faster, they are even on the verge of leading the world.

It can only be said that no one expected that as a newcomer in the aerospace industry who started late, he could create miracles one after another, quickly become a new aerospace elite, and attract the attention of the global aerospace field.

The key point has come that both parties are almost at the same level, so trying to cooperate is undoubtedly a very good choice.

But this approach doesn't work.

Setvi listened to everything that Borsons said, and then asked with a serious expression:

"From the current situation, they are indeed growing very fast in the field of aerospace technology, but it does not mean that building a space station will definitely enable them to complete the manned lunar mission."

"There is a long distance between the space station and manned lunar landing."

“Can they really pull this off?”

"I don't think anyone can give an answer to this question." Borsons shook his head and said, "But what is certain is that once they really achieve manned lunar landing, it will be difficult for us to actively seek cooperation."

At the end, his expression showed some worry.

Manned lunar landing does require very advanced aerospace technology, and its difficulty is far greater than that of a space station.

After all, no human has visited the moon again in the past few decades.

But the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has created many miracles, and it is not impossible for it to create another miracle in the field of manned lunar landing.

What's more, there is the genius Xu Yuan.

Having experienced what happened at the Tiangong Space Station, it is natural that one would not easily make a more affirmative judgment.

Otherwise, if others successfully land on the moon, it will only make them look shameful.

Setvi undoubtedly had a deeper understanding of this kind of thing, and he nodded in agreement as he listened.

At the same time, he also knew what Bolsons was worried about.

At present, they are still in the leading position in some aerospace technologies in the field.

To put it simply, we have the bargaining chips in our hands and can discuss cooperation with the Aerospace Science and Technology Group. I believe that the other party will most likely not refuse.

After all, this is undoubtedly a good thing for the entire human civilization and the exploration of space.

It will help in faster development of aerospace field.

However, as long as the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation achieves independent lunar landing, it will mean that all related technical difficulties have been overcome and solved. By then, even if they are very interested in seeking cooperation, I am afraid there will be no further progress in this matter, and they will be surpassed by others and left far behind.

But there is nothing we can do about it. They have no say in whether to cooperate or not.

Setvi digested what Bolsons said, and then suddenly thought of something.

He immediately opened his mouth and asked another question.

"Are they really planning to restart the moon landing?"

Judging from the expectant expression on his face, Setvi obviously cared very much about this matter.

I don’t know how many decades have passed since the manned moon landing.

During this period, the moon landing mission remained in a frozen state.

He did not witness the moon landing.

In a way, it is also a big regret in life.

But if the moon landing plan can be restarted, it will undoubtedly be sensational news for the whole world.

By then, we will even be able to regain the previously lost aerospace influence all at once.

Let the outside world know who is the big brother in aerospace.

Compared to Setev's excitement, Borsons did not show any emotional fluctuations.

He sat back in his chair and then shook his head and continued:

"Each manned moon landing is a complex project that requires a lot of money. I don't think restarting the moon landing can be smoothly promoted."

“Otherwise it wouldn’t have been sealed for decades.”

After hearing this, Setvi fell silent and did not continue speaking.

If you think about it carefully, it is true. Just considering the cost of manned lunar landing, it is not so easy to restart.

I'm afraid the only thing he can look forward to is the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's moon landing plan.

As for whether they will be surpassed in the aerospace field in the future, it has little to do with him.

With the thought lingering here, Setvi felt much more relieved. He did not linger on this thought any longer, said something to Bolsons, and turned to leave the office.

Finally, as the popularity of the Tiangong space station spread, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration came forward to respond.

However, the content was not to congratulate the completion of the Tiangong space station, but to release research on restarting the moon landing, which made many overseas netizens feel this sudden joy.

The original feeling of disappointment was replaced by some anticipation.

Of course, more people still scoff and do not believe this.

After all, just talking about it, this kind of thing with words, is something that anyone can do.

It's totally unconvincing.

Unless concrete actions are taken.

Otherwise, it would be hard to believe that there would really be a plan to restart the moon landing.

The relevant news soon spread back to China, sparking heated discussions among netizens.

"They're actually planning to restart the moon landing. Are they really defeated by us?"

"I don't believe it anyway."

"If we can really resume the moon landing, it will be a good thing for space research."

"Let me put this on hold. By the time we land on the moon, I guess the reboot may not have been successful yet."

"No matter whether they restart or not, I am only focusing on our own moon landing project now."

"I feel like this day won't be too long."

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After the press conference, Xu Yuan did not return to school, but was taken to the Space Technology Research Institute by Chen Jianfang.

He said that as a researcher at the Space Technology Research Institute, he hadn't been there for a while and should visit.

Xu Yuan naturally would not refuse this.

Anyway, he doesn't have anything important to do right now.

"Come and try the tea I just brewed. This is the good tea I got from Chairman Guo."

In the office, Chen Jianfang handed the teacup to Xu Yuan with a warm smile on his face.

Facing his father-in-law, Xu Yuan certainly wouldn't be polite. After taking it, he immediately put it to his mouth and tasted it.

"It's really good."

He made this comment with a smile and put the cup down again.

Then he immediately said, "If you have something to say, just tell me. There are no outsiders here."

He has been in contact with Chen Jianfang for such a long time, how could he not know the other party's usual style.

I specifically called him here today. If there wasn't something going on, I probably wouldn't have done this.

Instead of waiting for the other party to hesitate and be too embarrassed to speak out, it is better to get straight to the point.

And things happened just as Xu Yuan expected. As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jianfang raised his hand and cursed with a smile:
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but it's not a big deal. It's still related to the manned moon landing."

Chen Jianfang was not at all surprised by Xu Yuan's words. He explained and then added more details.

"You should also know the difficulties we are facing now."

"Now that the Tiangong space station is fully built and put into use, we can carry out various space science experiments, but we still do not have the ability to land humans on the moon."

"There is still a gap compared with the most advanced international level."

"To completely solve the problem and successfully realize our manned lunar landing, we need to develop a new generation of launch vehicles, as well as a new generation of manned spacecraft and lunar lander."

"These tasks all fall on our Space Technology Research Institute, Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute, Rocket Technology Research Institute and other scientific research institutions. The pressure is relatively high."

"So you, as a researcher, will have to do more to help when the time comes."

After listening to everything Chen Jianfang said, Xu Yuan immediately understood that the other party wanted him to participate in this project.

After figuring out what was going on, he didn't know what to say.

Since he is nominally a researcher at the Space Technology Research Institute, he will certainly not ignore the manned lunar landing. If you need help in technical research, he will definitely do his best.

So even if Chen Jianfang didn't mention this matter, he would still help.

So in order to reassure Chen Jianfang, he raised the corners of his mouth with a smile and immediately answered.

"This is what I should do. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. After all, I also want to see the realization of manned lunar landing as soon as possible."

"I feel much more relieved after hearing what you said." Chen Jianfang immediately smiled brightly upon hearing that.

With Xu Yuan's current status as an academician of the two academies, he will certainly be responsible for and participate in many projects.

And they are definitely national key projects.

So there is definitely no way but to stay in the Space Technology Research Institute.

Being able to provide help on some key issues can solve the troubles they encounter.

The cycle should be shortened as much as possible so that manned lunar landing can be realized as soon as possible.

While the two of them were talking, they heard someone knocking on the office door from outside.

In response, Chen Jianfang immediately put down his teacup, raised his eyes to the door, and slowly pronounced two words.

"Please come in."

At this time, Xu Yuan did not forget to stop and tidy up his clothes.

However, after seeing the person coming in, a surprised smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Did I interrupt your conversation?"

Gao Duo pushed the door open and saw Chen Jianfang and Xu Yuan in the office. He immediately said this with a smile.

Xu Yuan hadn't seen Gao Duo for some time, so he quickly stood up and greeted him.

"Professor Gao."

Chen Jianfang greeted them warmly, "Please take a seat."

We all know each other. We worked on the same project when developing the Chang'e-1 satellite.

They didn't seem to be restrained with each other.

Hearing this, he sat down again.

Only then did Chen Jian remember to ask Gao Duo why he came today.

"By the way, Lao Gao, what are you doing here this time?"

"It's not a big deal, but I just saw some interesting news on the Internet. The overseas space agency issued a document, which seemed to be planning to restart the moon landing plan." Gao Duo didn't keep the secret and told the details directly.

It can be seen that Chen Jianfang is obviously very concerned about this matter, and he spoke subconsciously before Gao Duo finished speaking.

"You said they're going to restart the moon landing program?"

"There is such a saying at present, but no one knows whether it can be implemented or not." Gao Duo nodded to confirm again.

Xu Yuan also heard about this, but he was not surprised at all.

On the contrary, it was somewhat expected.

It can only be said that the complete success of the Tiangong space station has brought a sense of crisis to overseas space agencies.

We are eager to reverse our decline in the international aerospace field and get everyone to focus on it again.

Landing on the moon again after decades is undoubtedly the most direct and effective approach.

However, he is skeptical about whether this matter can be implemented smoothly.

Originally, he had no intention of expressing his opinion right away, but as if Chen Jianfang had noticed it, he was called upon to express his opinion the next second.

"Xiao Xu."

"What do you think about this?"

When Gao Duo next to him heard this, he immediately looked over.

I am also curious about Xu Yuan’s thoughts.

Meeting the gazes of the two elders, Xu Yuan did not keep them in suspense. He organized his words a little and then talked in detail about restarting the moon landing plan.

"Regarding the moon landing plan, overseas has not launched it for decades. It seems that this time they really feel the danger to our space station, so they are eager to reverse the decline."

"But it's more indicative of how fast we're moving, which is really astonishing in the aerospace field."

"Also, even if they do pass the review and decide to implement the plan to restart the moon landing, their moon landing time will be later than ours."

What Xu Yuan said was not taken for granted, but was based on certainty and confidence.

Landing on the moon is never a small matter; it requires a lot of resources.

For overseas space agencies, the process from the plan being reviewed and approved for execution of the moon landing plan to the final launch of the spacecraft to send astronauts up there will definitely be a long one.

However, China's aerospace technology has basically matured. What is lacking is a breakthrough on the original basis so that its performance can meet all the conditions for landing on the moon.

So if everything goes well, it won't last too long, which is why he said the manned lunar landing project will come first.

Having said this, Xu Yuan paused and remained silent on purpose, giving Chen Jianfang and Gao Duo time to think.

After about ten seconds, the two men finally came out of their contemplative state.

Chen Jianfang was even more excited and said: "You are right. Whether the other party wants to restart the moon landing or not, they will be behind us and will not have any impact on us."

"It seems that we need to speed up our progress and strive to master the relevant technologies and successfully land on the moon as soon as possible."

"With our Academician Xu here, it is only a matter of time before we successfully land on the moon." Gao Duo couldn't help but agree at this time.

In the following period of time, the few of them had a more detailed discussion on the follow-up plans.

Ensure the research and development of a new generation of launch vehicles, as well as manned spacecraft and lunar landers.

It will not affect the progress.

In addition to the manned lunar landing project, Xu Yuan had other things in his mind.

So as they talked further, Xu Yuan did not forget to ask a specific question.

"By the way, Professor Gao, I heard that we will launch a quantum satellite in the near future."

"I didn't expect you were interested in this." When Gao Duo heard Xu Yuan asking about the quantum satellite, he couldn't help but take a closer look in confusion.

After all, what they had discussed before was manned lunar landing, and suddenly the topic shifted to quantum satellites.

It is inevitable that I will feel a little surprised.

Even Chen Jianfang, who was making tea nearby, couldn't help but cast a curious look.

Fortunately, although Gao Duo was confused, he did not deliberately conceal any information.

Then he told what he knew.

"That's true. This is our first quantum satellite, developed by the Space Science Center of the Academy of Sciences."

"According to the confirmed launch mission, it should be launched at the Satellite Launch Center next month."

"Why are you suddenly concerned about quantum satellites? Is it related to the project you are currently working on?" Chen Jianfang took over Gao Duo's words and asked Xu Yuan this question.

Quantum mechanics has great potential and great value waiting to be discovered by scientific researchers.

For this reason, many countries have begun to develop in this field.

Hopefully it will become a killer feature in the future.

The purpose of developing this first quantum satellite is to conduct experiments in related quantum fields with the help of satellite platform.

As an academician of the Academy of Sciences, he is of course clear about the specific situation of this quantum satellite.

At present, the development of domestic drones can be said to have entered an era of explosive growth.

In addition to the Wing Loong and stealth unmanned bomber, which are world-leading models in terms of technical performance, many companies have also invested in the research and development of civil drones.

And some of the latest models also have very good and excellent performance.

Even if it is used in actual combat, it only needs slight modifications to bring out unexpected advantages.

After all, with the technological breakthroughs in high-performance carbon fiber composite materials and the improvement in the performance of domestic engines, it is very easy to develop advanced drones.

However, drones also face a problem, which is that they are easily interfered with by enemy signals.

This causes it to lose connection and no longer have combat capability.

In such circumstances, drones cannot fully demonstrate their advantages.

At the Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute, since the successful first flight test of the stealth unmanned bomber, they have mainly focused on research in this area.

It is hoped that the UAV will have strong anti-interference capabilities to maximize the combat capability of the UAV.

As long as this problem is solved, there is no doubt that the future belongs to the era of drones.

Unless a more powerful aerospace fighter can be developed.

According to Xu Yuan's idea, since he has conducted in-depth research on quantum mechanics, he has discovered that it might be possible to combine quantum mechanics with drones.

Create a quantum drone.

Due to the particularity of quantum communication itself, drones are no longer afraid of interference.

Completely solve this shortcoming.

However, due to the lack of necessary conditions, he could only conduct theoretical research in the early stages.

Now that the first quantum satellite is about to be launched, he will be able to carry out relevant experiments.

As long as progress can be made, new quantum satellites can be launched in the future to make it a quantum communication network for drones. At that time, unless the drones are directly destroyed, simple interference will no longer have any effect.

He went against all odds and proposed to focus the research direction of the institute on drones.

And with the world-leading Wing Loong UAV, it will completely change other forces' perception of drones.

This has led to a lot more attention paid to drones by various countries.

Now with the success of the stealth unmanned bomber, he certainly wants to make it more perfect.

Eliminate the interference problem.

With his mind working quickly, Xu Yuan did not explain in detail, but just nodded to agree with Chen Jianfang's words.

After all, Chen Jianfang and Gao Duo both belong to the aerospace system, so there is really no need for them to understand projects in the aviation system.

"That's it."

When Chen Jianfang heard Xu Yuan's answer, he obviously guessed something and stopped asking further questions.

In the following time, Xu Yuan took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

After returning to his office at Qinghua University, he continued his previous research results on quantum communications and prepared for specific experiments after the launch of the first quantum satellite next month.

At the same time, he also contacted Liang Zhanjun and asked him to make preparations for the experiment.

It is also worth mentioning that in the process of studying quantum communication, he also developed a keen interest in quantum entanglement.

Even try to find ways to thoroughly prove quantum entanglement and contribute to research in the field of quantum mechanics.

However, these still require specific experimental analysis, and theory alone is definitely not enough to support them.

Just like that, it’s June.

The country’s first quantum satellite was also announced to have been successfully launched.

However, since there have been no major results in domestic research in the field of quantum mechanics, it did not attract much attention online, and even the hot search did not last long.

However, Xu Yuan was very happy when he received the news, thinking that he could finally officially carry out relevant experiments.

He is very much looking forward to this and is eager to see the advent of quantum drones.

You know, the powerful combat performance of the Wing Loong UAV alone on the world stage gave everyone a big surprise.

This has given everyone new perspectives on drone research and has led to a surge in drone research projects.

So what kind of sensation would it cause if the most advanced stealth unmanned bomber combined with quantum communication appeared on the world stage?
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(End of this chapter)