novelraw Chapter 523 Actions of Private Space Enterprises
Chapter 523 Actions of Private Space Enterprises
Chapter 523 Actions of Private Space Enterprises
"Ten years ago, I proposed the 'Starlink Project'. Most people thought I was crazy! But only I know that I am not crazy. I firmly believe that as long as tens of thousands of satellites are launched, the 'Starlink Project' will be completed. Then there is no need to build millions or tens of millions of communication base stations, and people can surf the Internet in any corner of the earth, even in the Pacific Ocean, even in the Amazon forest, no exception!"
"And now, we have launched 1800 satellites and completed more than 10% of the plan. We are making unremitting efforts. We will eventually have 1.2 satellites in low-earth orbit, so as to establish a complete global Internet communication service!"
"Of course, 1.2 satellites is not the goal, but only the first stage goal. Our real goal is 4.2 satellites!"
"Now the world's spaceflight is very frequent. Various countries have proposed their own space programs, and even manned landing on the moon! As the world's largest and most advanced launch vehicle technology, Space X has decided to launch manned landing after careful consideration. The monthly plan is to send tourists who want to travel to the moon in 2030. To travel to the moon, let him stand on the moon and look up at the earth. I think that scene is absolutely great and unbelievable, and the boat ticket from the earth to the moon , A piece of paper only needs 99.999 million US dollars! With [-] million US dollars, you can start your own wonderful space journey, go to the moon for vacation, stand on the moon and watch the earth and starry sky, and you will surpass [-]% of the people on the earth!"
Musk is giving a speech passionately, and under him are a group of young people full of fanaticism. They worship Musk and think that Musk is so cool that Musk is God.
Seeing the excited cheers from his supporters, Musk is also very high-spirited. Thanks to the flying aerospace news these days, Musk’s Space X stock has been rising, and his wealth has also skyrocketed.
His "Starlink Project" is very unreliable, and it is impossible to make money by collecting communication fees, but from the beginning, Musk never thought that the "Starlink Project" would make money by collecting communication fees. It is enough for the stock to grow because of this, and it is enough to make money. As for the other part of the money, it charges track fees from other countries.
Anyway, don't touch the satellites or space stations of those two or three countries, other countries can only stare blankly, dare not speak out, even if they dare to speak up, so what, is it possible to shoot down his satellites?
And now, outside of the 'Starlink Project', Musk has officially launched the concept of lunar tourism. To do space tourism business, there is no need for many people to actually buy tickets, but only for stockholders to buy it and promote the stock market. , that's it.
Space X has received a lot of big orders in the past few years, with 30 billion US dollars in the account every year, and relying on Musk's advocacy and the popularity of the aerospace field, the market value of Space X is now as high as 2000 billion US dollars, compared with 2020. In 10, not only did it not decline, but it increased by [-] times. In the entire US stock market, only Space X was included.
How can Musk, who has tasted this kind of sweetness, look at the golden boom period of spaceflight and remain indifferent!
In fact, not only Musk, many private aerospace companies in the United States, such as Axiom Space, Space Dev, Bigelow Aerospace, Blue Origin, etc., have accelerated their space projects, raised large sums of money from the financial market, and sold themselves to investors. space project.
Compared with China's private aerospace companies, American private aerospace companies are undoubtedly larger and more powerful. For example, in this field, they have almost no restrictions. Even these private aerospace companies can wave money, poach people from NASA, and even He also earns money by undertaking aerospace projects from NASA.
For example, Blue Origin is the well-known Blue Origin. It is a commercial space company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. When Amazon was blocked from going out of the United States, and now it is trapped in the United States, and the market potential has been exhausted, global space activities have changed. Frequently, Jeff Bezos saw the opportunity and increased his investment.
Blue Origin will develop a rocket engine called BE-4, and at the same time accelerate its own "suborbital tourism" project, and now Blue Origin has mastered considerable spaceship recovery technology, rocket power recovery technology, and hydrogen-oxygen engine technology And other high-tech technologies, it can be said that it ranks third among the private aerospace companies in the United States!
It can be said that the United States still has a profound aerospace background, and the aerospace technology of a private aerospace company exceeds that of most countries.
It can also be seen from this that aerospace engineering is a high-tech job with full technical content. It is impossible to carry out aerospace engineering without two or three brushes.
From another point of view, aerospace engineering is the standard equipment of a big country, and only a big country can afford it.Back then, Huaxia also tightened their belts, and a group of outstanding scientists overcame many difficulties before they made some achievements in aerospace engineering.
It was only in the 21st century that Huaxia's economy had achieved world-renowned achievements, with relatively sufficient financial guarantees, and increased investment in the aerospace field, Huaxia's rapid development in the aerospace field.
When private aerospace companies in the United States launched their own space programs one after another, various incredible space concepts were proposed.
In China, private aerospace companies have also increased their investment and financing. With the launch of space programs by major countries, the entire aerospace topic is hot, and the market is naturally heating up. For many large securities companies and financial institutions, they Often medium and long-term investments are being made, and stockholders have greatly boosted their confidence in this.
Unlike the half-dead Huaxia stock market in the previous generation, as people did not invest money in real estate, many people invested money in the stock market as a means of managing money, making Huaxia the second largest stock market in the world, with the highest market value in the world. Although the total value of the stock market Far inferior to US stocks, but still far ahead of other stock markets.
In addition, there are many half-dead stocks on the A-shares, which make people feel resentful and helpless when they fall into the big pit. The financing of these private aerospace companies has made many people bite their teeth and stop losses to buy these private aerospace companies. stock.
Qin Yuanqing accompanied the dean to conduct a three-day investigation period on desert control. After several years of treatment, remarkable results have been achieved, which has won the favor of many environmentalists and environmental protection organizations in Huaxia. He has repeatedly praised Huaxia in public. The positive attitude in governance and the unbelievable achievements have made Huaxia's image in the world continue to develop positively.
"Academician Qin, how many years do you think it will take us to grow food and vegetables here, and turn this place into a real granary?" The dean pointed to the land that had just erupted in front of him, and said emotionally.
In China, no matter the bottom or the top, they always have a special liking for growing food and vegetables. Even in the city, they always open up a small vegetable garden on the balcony or on the roof of the building to grow some vegetables, as if it is a kind of farmer's gene Engraved in everyone's bones.
Obviously, with the fruitful achievements in desert control, the dean has begun to imagine that the once desert of more than 200 million square kilometers has become a new living space for China, and it has become a granary to solve China's food security problem, so that if there is any What troubles, this food security is a fatal issue.
"Dean, from our scientific point of view, the Three Norths is actually not suitable to be a granary. Even if desert control is completed, the annual rainfall in the Three Norths can only meet the annual harvest. Then Or, at this stage, population decline is already foreseeable!" Qin Yuanqing said after a while.
Although from 2010 to 2020, due to the impact of his reasons, there were a total of 1.8 million newborns, which is much better than the previous life, but in fact, the number of people who die every year is constantly increasing, making Huaxia perhaps in the In recent years, there will be negative population growth.
As a result, women are becoming more and more independent, and they are reluctant to have two children at most. Many women even only have one child, or even choose not to have children.Secondly, the aging society is like this. There are always birth, old age, sickness and death. After 1949, the annual birth population in China is basically about 2000 million, and even after 1960, the annual birth population is 2500-3000 million. Between 1970 and 1980, it was basically in the range of 2000 million to 2500 million, and these age groups belonged to the old age of life.
Even if life gets better and life expectancy gets longer, it doesn't mean that we can break through the limit of human life span.
As for the Three North region, Qin Yuanqing did not think it was suitable for the development of agriculture. In this region, the annual agricultural output can meet the needs of the region, which is already very good.
"Furthermore, there are supplementary imports of agricultural products from Southeast Asia, which can greatly improve China's dining table. It is reasonable for the land in the Three Norths to take a good rest. At least this decade is not suitable for large-scale development!" Although Qin Yuanqing has not worked hard on desert control It takes a lot of effort, but we know that covering the desert with vegetation does not mean that desert control is completed in an instant. In fact, this is only the first step. It will take at least ten years or so to regain a balance just because of the huge changes in the environment.
Besides, the sand in the desert is actually very barren, and Qin Yuanqing actually has no hope that it can be turned into fertile soil in ten years.
"The Middle East wants to ask for help to control the desert. What do you think about this matter?" the dean mentioned.
Qin Yuanqing showed a thoughtful look, but he had no doubt that such a thing would happen. The climate types in the Middle East mainly include tropical desert climate, Mediterranean climate, and temperate continental climate. The climate is generally dry and rainless, making most of the Middle East very Dry, desert is a common thing.
If it weren't for the rich oil in the Middle East in the past few decades, which has brought unimaginable wealth to various countries in the Middle East, the Middle East would definitely not be able to enjoy high welfare.
However, since the birth of lithium-air batteries, the value of oil has fallen from a high level and has remained at a relatively low level. The first test in the "Jinwu Device" almost represents the advent of the era of controllable nuclear fusion, which has given oil a fatal blow. One blow has kept the price of oil at a low level, and the income from oil extraction is no longer enough to make the Middle East as rich as it used to be.
(End of this chapter)