Chapter 286: We agreed to have a fight, why don’t you come?
A lunar soil handover ceremony will be held on site at this press conference, and the people attending the meeting are very solemn.

In addition to Xu Yuan, He Luping and Chen Jianfang, it also includes Guo Dongxiao, chairman of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and relevant officials from the Space Administration.

After all, this mission is the final battle of the lunar exploration project.

Has special meaning.

As the scheduled time arrived, under the watchful eyes of a large number of journalists from home and abroad, the briefing conference on the domestic lunar exploration project officially began.

The meeting began with an opening speech by the head of the space agency.

Then, under everyone's anticipation, the scientific researchers opened the return capsule on site.

Take out the collected lunar soil from it.

Although the whole process was not troublesome, it made everyone on the scene hold their breath and stare intently at the container containing the lunar soil in the hands of the researchers.

It was as if he was expecting some rare treasure to reveal its mysterious face.

Even with the professional qualities of a journalist, I can only try my best to keep my voice down.

Even some reporters from overseas seemed very excited.

The main thing is that although their country had already collected lunar soil and even sent people up there.

But that was decades ago.

Considering their age, this is the first time they witness the collection of lunar soil, so it is normal for them to be excited.

In addition, it is no exaggeration to say that the lunar soil, which was collected from the moon with great effort, is indeed priceless, otherwise the Ou Space Administration and even NASA would not hesitate to publicly ask for it.

He didn't care about his face at all.

Ignore the shamelessness.

The study of lunar soil is the best way for humans to understand the moon and to have a clearer understanding of what this planet is like.

It even relates to the future exploitation of lunar resources.

As long as it is related to future development, no one wants to fall behind.

At this time, Chen Jianfang put the lunar soil on the weighing tool, and then said with a smile the total amount collected.

"A total of 1731 grams of lunar soil was collected during this lunar exploration mission!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of warm applause in the space.

Everyone was happy with the result.

I still remember that we got 1 gram of lunar soil from the US. For this purpose, the researchers divided the 1 gram of lunar soil into two parts, used 0.5 grams of it for research, and published a research paper. The whole process can only be described with two simple words: tight.

As for the research institutes or university laboratories below, they don't even have the opportunity to study lunar soil.

Many years have passed until today.

With the collection of soil samples from the moon by Chinese people for the first time, the situation has changed dramatically.

There are more than 1,000 grams of newly-produced lunar soil, and even some university laboratories can get samples.

It will help promote the progress of domestic lunar exploration research.

for the rest of the time.

According to the original press conference process, the subsequent space planning needs to be explained accordingly, which is also what the reporters are most looking forward to. It is very likely that this will reveal news related to manned lunar landing, and any random report at that time will arouse discussion among netizens.

no way.

As far as the current situation in the aerospace field is concerned, manned lunar landing is undoubtedly the best of the best.

So when the reporters finally got to the question-and-answer session, everyone suddenly became impatient.

However, if you look closely, you will find that most of the reporters' eyes are focused on Xu Yuan on the right side of the stage.

Everyone knows that Xu Yuan undoubtedly plays an important role in the research and development of aerospace technology.

Those who know will definitely know better.

If we were to ask who on the scene could give the approximate time of the moon landing, it would undoubtedly be Xu Yuan.

You know, this kind of thing has happened before.

When Xu Yuan participated in the "Let's Talk" program, he gave the completion date of the Tiangong space in response to questions from college students.

In the end, it was proved that the estimated time given by Xu Yuan would only be earlier and never later.

"Now we will have questions from reporters. Let this reporter start first."

The host, who was sitting at the edge of the stage, chose a younger-looking male reporter to be the first reporter to ask questions at today's press conference.

I don’t know if it’s because he just started working, but this young male reporter seemed very excited.

When he saw that he was asked the first question, he seemed to be caught off guard and his face showed a look of obvious shock.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and quickly came to his senses. He picked up the microphone, stood up from his seat, and looked at Xu Yuan. He quickly asked his question the next second.

"I am Mi Bin, a reporter from Huaxin News Agency. I am honored to have this opportunity to stand here and conduct an interview."

"Excuse me, Academician Xu."

"We have successfully completed the third phase of the lunar exploration project, will we continue the lunar exploration mission next?"

"And I want to ask a question on behalf of netizens. When will our astronauts be able to land on the moon?"

Although Xu Yuan did not know the reporter, he was not surprised that the other party asked him questions first.

Because NASA publicly requested lunar soil samples these days, he also paid attention to the Internet. Naturally, he knew that many people were discussing the moon landing and were eager to see their own astronauts land on the moon.

To realize the great dream that the Chinese people have longed for for thousands of years.

In fact, he had already thought about similar problems before attending today's meeting.

And after thinking about it, I know how to answer correctly.

The thought stayed here, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He raised his eyes and looked at Mi Bin.

After organizing the topic a little, he began to speak:

"The lunar exploration mission helps us better understand the moon and also accumulates experience for manned lunar landing, so you can put this matter aside. We will continue to collect lunar soil in the future."

"As for the manned lunar landing that everyone is concerned about, the institute is currently developing a new generation of spacecraft for my country."

"I believe that within five years, we will be able to leave our own footprints on the lunar surface."

Almost as soon as Xu Yuan finished speaking, the reporters on the scene, including Mi Bin, suddenly showed shock on their faces as if there was an earthquake.

Besides not expecting Xu Yuan to actually give an estimated time, I was even more surprised that the time was so close.

There have been many voices emerging online in recent days, including from experts in related fields, but the estimated time they gave is basically within ten years.

Even if this time is conservative, it probably won't be too different.

After all, the development of a new generation of rockets, a new generation of manned spacecraft, and a new generation of lunar landers.

It's not an easy thing to do.

It seems that China's aerospace industry is now very developed and is considered a major aerospace power in the world.

Whether it is helping other countries launch satellites, or building the Tiangong space station to collect samples on the moon, it can be done relatively easily, but manned lunar landing belongs to another level.

There is a chasm in the middle that is difficult to cross.

To put it simply, if we regard current aerospace technology as high school knowledge.

Then the new generation of rockets and manned spacecraft, as well as lunar landers, will have reached the university stage.

What lies before them right now is the college entrance examination.

So to achieve this qualitative leap in technology, ten years is considered relatively fast.

But now Xu Yuan said that within five years, how can this not make people extremely surprised.

Moreover, according to Xu Yuan's style, five years is probably a conservative estimate.

If not everyone was aware of Xu Yuan's authority, they would have suspected that he was talking nonsense.

However, it was precisely because of their trust in Xu Yuan that when everyone reacted, they were filled with only ecstasy.

Everyone knows what kind of carnival this news will cause once it is reported.

Apart from Chen Jianfang and He Luping who looked calm, even Chairman Guo Dongxiao and the head of the Space Administration had a quick look of surprise and were also surprised by the result.

"Academician Xu, please tell me...is this true?"

Mi Bin took a deep breath and tried to suppress the emotions that were almost out of control.

Then he asked again stumblingly.

At the same time, this sentence also attracted the attention of other reporters, who listened attentively to Xu Yuan's answer.

"When have I ever told a lie?" Xu Yuan stared at the other person and answered with a smile on his face.

Although it was just such a casual remark, it undoubtedly gave everyone a shot in the arm.

It is no exaggeration to say that everyone now has only one thought in their mind.

That means landing on the moon within five years.

"A new generation of spacecraft is currently under development, so please give us more confidence."

Chen Jianfang couldn't help but interrupt and add a sentence, which in a way also expressed his attitude and indirectly proved what Xu Yuan had just said.

It is worth mentioning that Xu Yuan did not just give a time randomly on the spur of the moment.

During the more than 20 days of waiting for the lunar soil to return to Earth, he took the optimized design plan and conducted in-depth and detailed discussions with project members including Chen Jianfang, He Luping and Gao Duo, and finally came up with a result that convinced everyone.

That is, his optimization solution is applicable and almost perfectly solves the previous problems.

If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to enter the next stage soon.

Started R&D and manufacturing.

As long as it is built, we can land on the moon.

So the five-year time he gave is indeed quite conservative.

After getting the answer he wanted, the male reporter Mi Bin stopped asking questions.

He immediately sat down with a happy look on his face.

The questions raised by several reporters afterwards were answered by Guo Dongxiao and others because they were more official.

Even He Luping gave some response from the side.

It was not until a reporter, who was obviously from overseas, got the right to ask questions that attention was focused on Xu Yuan again.

"Hello, Academician Xu, my name is Britannia, and I'm from the New York Times." "Hello, reporter Bri." Xu Yuan responded.

Seeing that the other party introduced himself in poor Mandarin, he felt more comfortable.

But the question that followed immediately made him frown subconsciously.

"I would like to know how you will deal with these lunar soil samples?"

After listening to Britannia's question, Xu Yuan knew that the other party was obviously doing it on purpose. After all, issues like the distribution of lunar soil samples should be asked to other people.

Besides, Guo Dongxiao and the head of the space administration have already mentioned this when answering reporters' questions.

However, he did not question this question, but answered with a smile on his face:

"This batch of lunar soil samples is mainly used for the study of the lunar environment, which will help improve our understanding of the moon. In addition, some laboratories in our domestic universities also need lunar soil for teaching."

“So they will be allocated.”

"The rest are partners with whom we have aerospace cooperation, and we are willing to share with them."

As he answered these few sentences, it was seen that the reporter was obviously getting impatient and immediately raised the volume to ask again.

"I think you should donate samples to aerospace laboratories around the world, which will be more conducive to the progress of lunar research."

"In addition, our NASA has also donated lunar soil to you, and now you should get something in return."

When Britannia finished speaking, the people who reacted the most at the scene were undoubtedly the domestic journalists.

The word "contempt" was almost written on his face.

If it weren't for the fact that such occasions require attention to one's image so as not to be caught and reported by overseas media, one would have probably spoken out to fight back by now.

How shameless must one be to say such a thing.

Everyone knows that China's space development has suffered repeated setbacks and has been squeezed out by international space agency projects.

What further led to the isolation of the development of the domestic aerospace sector was the terms issued by NASA. Now that we have finally become a major aerospace power on our own, they come to us shamelessly asking for samples. This is a shameless act no matter how you look at it.

Xu Yuan did not directly refuse, but answered without any hesitation.

"We are aware that NASA has given us 1 gram of lunar soil, so to express our gratitude, we will directly give back 2 grams of lunar soil samples."

"Although we know that you have landed on the moon many times and collected a large amount of lunar soil."

"We don't need these 2 grams."

While speaking, Xu Yuan had a smile on his face the whole time, but he deliberately emphasized the tone when talking about specific numbers.

This action naturally made Britannia very angry, and it seemed like she would start cursing in the next second.

But it only lasted for a second.

Because Xu Yuan's next few words completely broke the opponent's defense.

"correct."

"We are also planning to bring out some lunar soil samples for a lucky draw among netizens."

"If reporter Bri is interested, he can participate."

As the saying goes, it is a heart-breaking act. Didn't NASA publicly ask for the lunar soil collected this time? Then it should be given double the amount received before, but in fact the number given to netizens for the lottery is more than this.

I believe that after the news reports are over, it will be a nice surprise for NASA.

This matter had already been discussed with Guo Dongxiao and others before the meeting, and a plan for the distribution of lunar soil was directly decided.

I just didn't expect that it would come out of his mouth in the end.

Britannia had the opportunity to attend this press conference with the idea of ​​questioning in public.

Using moral blackmail, they forced the lunar soil samples to be donated to members of the international space cooperation.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yuan would rather give the samples to netizens for a lottery, which was something he could never imagine.

With his defense completely broken, he did not stop asking questions, but continued speaking in a bad tone, and this time he used English.

"You are only now able to collect lunar soil, but we have already completed multiple manned lunar landings."

"And our starship is also under development. In the future, humans will hopefully travel to Mars on the starship and contribute to building a human community on Mars."

"We can even restart the moon landing at any time if we want."

Guo Dongxiao, who was already furious on the stage, immediately shouted to the security personnel who were maintaining order at the scene:

"Please remove this reporter who did not comply with the venue's rules. We will also review the professionalism of the New York Times and may ban your resident reporters from interviewing us."

When Britannia was about to be taken away, Xu Yuan sneered and responded:

"If NASA really wants to resume the moon landing, that would definitely be something we would like to see, which would help the progress of human exploration of outer space."

“I’m looking forward to hearing the news.”

"Since you are so active in mathematics, I think you should be able to do aerospace as well, right?"

After he announced his intention to study the Riemann hypothesis, the International Mathematical Union and the Clay Mathematics Institute immediately set up research teams to compete, obviously intending to compete in science and technology.

If this is just the field of mathematics, it would be too boring.

Being able to compete in the field of aerospace is the time to truly demonstrate your strength.

However, he also knew in his heart that it was impossible for overseas countries to restart the moon landing plan at this stage. After all, space flight is a very expensive project.

I believe that the House of Representatives alone will not spend a huge amount of money, it will just be a trip to the moon.

As for Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, it is currently busy researching starships and will not go to the moon.

Not long after.

As order was restored in the venue, the remaining question-and-answer session continued at the same pace. Since all the reporters were domestic journalists and media, the whole process was very harmonious.

The entire press conference lasted for two hours and finally ended successfully.

At this time, Xu Yuan was invited into the office by leaders including Guo Dongxiao.

Also traveling with them were Chen Jianfang, He Luping and others.

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"Academician Xu, how about you tell me the truth first? Are you really sure you can achieve a manned lunar landing within five years?"

"If it cannot be achieved by then, it will easily dampen the public's support and enthusiasm for the development of space."

In the office, Guo Dongxiao asked with some concern, his whole attention was on Xu Yuan, and he was eager to hear Xu Yuan's answer to this matter.

The main reason is that the estimated time of the moon landing had not been reported before, but now it is announced directly in front of so many reporters. It goes without saying that it will cause a sensation on the entire Internet.

If it fails to be achieved by then, there will definitely be a lot of questioning voices.

It just adds pressure to the hospital.

The head of the space agency next to him was not silent either. Before Xu Yuan could answer, a smile immediately appeared on his face and he took over the conversation and agreed.

"Lao Guo."

"We should trust Academician Xu. Since Academician Xu can estimate such a time, he should be very sure, right?"

After hearing what the two big leaders said, He Luping and Chen Jianfang, who were in the office, naturally stopped keeping the secret and immediately started to explain for Xu Yuan with a smile.

"We are mainly to blame for this incident, because it is a new situation, and we have not had time to report to the higher-ups during this lunar soil sample collection mission."

"After Xiaoyuan joined the design of the new generation of spacecraft, it quickly found the right optimization direction. After research, we believe that it fully meets the data standards of the new generation of spacecraft."

"I believe it won't be long before we can start developing and manufacturing our Long March 10 carrier rocket, Mengzhou manned spacecraft, and lunar lander."

"So if things go well, we can expect to achieve a manned lunar landing within five years."

After listening to what He Luping and Chen Jianfang said, Xu Yuan turned to Guo Dongxiao and answered with a faint smile.

"As a scientific researcher in the aerospace field, this is what I should do."

"And it's not just about manned lunar landings. In the future we're also going to build a lunar scientific research station on the moon."

The voice just fell.

Guo Dongxiao immediately said "good" several times and couldn't help but raised his hand and patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder.

"it is good."

"Great."

"Okay."

"I am very glad that the country has a pillar like you. I am confident that you will be entrusted with the manned lunar landing project."

It would obviously be a good thing to be able to achieve manned lunar landing as soon as possible.

And at the same time.

The situation at the morning press conference also began to be widely reported by various media.

The main topics of interest are undoubtedly the estimated time of the moon landing and the lunar soil lottery.

Netizens previously proposed to hold a lottery with lunar soil, but it was just a casual remark with a humorous tone. After all, everyone knows that it is not easy to collect this little lunar soil from the moon.

How could such a precious thing be taken out for a lottery?

But the actual situation is that not only did the Space Office agree, but the amount of the lottery was actually larger than that given to NASA.

There is also Xu Yuan's response to the conversation with overseas reporters, both of which made netizens excited.

In the comment section of the hot news video, a large number of comments are refreshed at a rocket-like speed.

"Oh my goodness, Academician Xu is so nice that he actually wants to give us lunar soil for a lottery. To be honest, I'm a little embarrassed to accept it if I win it."

"Being able to use lunar soil for the lottery means that it is no longer the case that we can use 0.5 gram samples for research!"

"Shouldn't the most concerning thing be that the number of raffle prizes given to netizens is greater than the amount given back to NASA? This is a direct and accurate slap in the face."

"I knew that Academician Xu would not let us down and that manned lunar landing would be possible within five years."

"I'm already looking forward to the day when I land on the moon!"

"This foreign reporter has said so much. If he has the guts, he should just restart the moon landing and show everyone. I think he can only compete with us in the academic field of mathematics. When it comes to spending money on aerospace, he can only talk big."

"Support Academician Xu. They have landed on the moon many times. Why do they need our lunar soil when there is so much of it?"

“I wonder if NASA will react to this news. It would be great if they could restart the moon landing and see how it goes.”

……

As the domestic enthusiasm spread rapidly, when the news spread overseas, the realization of manned lunar landing within five years also shocked foreign Internet users.

(End of this chapter)