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Volume 4: Walking in the Solar System Chapter 55: Permanent Outpost

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    The four heroes who were rated as "mentally retarded" by the media did not care about the slander, they were very busy.  Earth TV viewers who are used to seeing serious broadcasts like them quite a lot, perhaps because of the sense of immersion.  The lunar base life broadcast rights auctioned by asa amounted to 110 million gold coupons. They were obtained by multiple media alliances. The possibility of losing money was very small. They were very cautious and paid in installments to avoid accidents.

    Because it started too late, all the sites for establishing bases in the south pole of the moon have been selected by other organizations. The lunar base project team racked their brains to choose the current location.  The Little Melbourne base is located in a high-altitude area near the Kaibus lunar crater. After the base is completed, the astronauts will live in large cave dwellings. There is a large area nearby suitable for spacecraft takeoff and landing, which will be used as a launch site after being leveled.  This is the result of a joint survey by expedition robots and ground telescopes. The base¡¯s sunshine rate is 85%, and the energy combination solution can easily ensure the supply of the base.

    The lunar test greenhouse that was launched earlier received instructions to open its six legs and meet the astronauts. Cape checked the operation and found that there was almost no difference from the feedback from the robot, which means that the four people's life on the moon will not be too difficult.

    Berg and Gao Chengjie are responsible for the maintenance of the base equipment. They first assembled the base master brains ae9916 and ae9917 and the supporting assembly robots. The two master brains gained vision and began to direct the robots to work.  Acting team leader Berg left Gao Chengjie to watch while he, Kaip, and Nanmu checked the remaining cabins. Everything was normal in the two living cabins, and there were no problems with the instruments that came down from the lunar module.

    The large lunar greenhouse originally scheduled to set off with the mea11mc spacecraft remains at the LTA space station. It will form a biological cultivation module with two other cabins.  Ji Chengjun and Moore need to overhaul the lunar space station. After completion, Ji Chengjun will take the rescue capsule down to the base to direct the construction, while Moore will fly back to the LTA space station to prepare for the cargo spacecraft two months later.

    The lmb base will have six astronauts stationed permanently in the first year. Before it is completed, it can only be regarded as a permanent outpost, with a maximum of twelve residents.  ASA plans to build a formal base that can accommodate 200 people in five to ten years, covering an area of ??five square kilometers, including living and rest areas, emergency shelters, biological cultivation areas, scientific research work areas, personnel training areas, energy areas,  Factory area, warehouse area and launch area.  The long-term capacity will be increased to about 2,000 people, covering an area of ??40 square kilometers. It will take 20 years to complete and will have a complete controlled ecological life support system.

    The initial consumption is mainly in the transportation of materials and personnel, which is not low. Asa¡¯s assessment is that a large self-circulating base will cost 10 billion gold coupons, about 500 million per year.  The lmb base implements militarized management and will build defense facilities based on laser cannons and electromagnetic guns to deal with meteorites and unpredictable dangers.

    The permanent outpost includes living cabins, leisure centers, biological cultivation cabins, scientific research work cabins, energy facilities, comprehensive factories, warehouses and robot groups, including construction robots, transport robots, manufacturing robots, exploration robots and combat robots.  Only by using robots on a large scale can we minimize costs and build solid three-story cave dwellings and factories for refining energy and rare minerals as soon as possible.

    The gravity of the moon is only one-sixth that of the earth. Leisure centers and auxiliary medicine are necessary, otherwise the astronauts' bodies are prone to problems.  After the official base is completed, it will have a large centrifuge to simulate the gravity of the earth and allow the residents of the base to rest.  This equipment takes up a lot of space. Researchers at the ASA Artificial Gravity Laboratory are working on ways to solve the technical problem.

    Artificial gravity, like aerospace energy and power, is a key technology to consider for interstellar voyages. The Artificial Gravity Laboratory is an institution under the Astronaut Center. Their research level in this field is quite good. I believe it can be used for landing on Mars in the future.  If the gas core nuclear fission engine or the deuterium-helium triple nuclear fusion engine is successfully developed, the time to Mars will be greatly shortened, and the Moon Fire spacecraft may not need large-scale artificial gravity equipment.

    Communication between Antarctica and the Earth is convenient. According to the requirements of the partners, the astronauts¡¯ work and life videos are within the scope that need to be disclosed except for the confidential parts.  The cargo bay is different from the lunar module. It lands directly on the moon surface without retaining the ascending part, so the payload is greatly increased.  In the early stages of the design, the researchers considered using the cargo bay as a base facility. After taking out the cargo, Gao Chengjie followed the process and converted it into a training cabin, which is part of the leisure center.  The training cabin has a large space and is sealed in sections, which can accommodate four astronauts exercising at the same time. The long-developed multi-layer ultra-high-strength nanoglass comes in handy.

    The mission of the Berg team did not include exploration. Safety was the top priority. They first set up a full set of surveillance equipment to deal with the quietly approaching danger.  ae9917 commanded nine small robots to form a monitoring network around the base, with two c221h on standby at any time.

    Compared with bloated astronauts, robots are much more flexible. The moon looks like a dead world from the surface, with almost no air. When the laser gun is fired, the human eye can only see occasional light.  Management takes this into considerationIn this case, the c221h was modified and the weight was reduced to 600 kg.  The c221h is a backup force. It can be transformed into an assembly robot or a processing robot by adding auxiliary tools, killing two birds with one stone, although it may be a waste of natural resources.

    The lunar soil is rich in metal-containing minerals. The first thing the lunar base project team thought of was to build a house, extract the iron, aluminum, silicon, titanium, magnesium, etc. in the lunar soil, first make it into a frame, and then pour lunar soil into it.  Isolate the damage to astronauts' bodies from cosmic rays and temperature changes.  Wearing spacesuits in the cabin of the outpost is not a long-term solution. Without the protection of the atmosphere and magnetic field, accidents are prone to occur.

    According to the design drawings, the first thing that needs to be built is the house where the living cabin is located. The wall thickness is 4.5 meters and the curved roof is made of composite materials. It is the most expensive part of the design.  As for the manufacturing of cement and concrete, it relies on water sources. Although research shows that there is a lot of water on the moon, it is not easy to use.  Less than one kilogram of water can be extracted from each ton of lunar soil, and even whether a sufficient amount of water can be extracted remains to be tested. Other institutions have not released relevant data.

    The data obtained in the lunar exploration era may not be the same as the data obtained in the establishment of a formal base. These are all obtained at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars and cannot be distributed everywhere as popular science information.

    Houses are connected by passages. This is a solution adopted by most institutions and is highly operable.  The thermoelectric generator is an important piece of equipment in the base, making full use of all available energy.

    After Ji Chengjun landed on the moon in the rescue capsule, Moore embarked on the return journey, and everything went smoothly.  With the arrival of the experienced team leader, the four people who stayed on the moon breathed a sigh of relief. In a silent environment, bold and careful leaders who can gain group recognition are needed.

    The departure time of the mea11c1 cargo spacecraft was delayed by half a month because there was a small problem at the lmb base and some parts in the integrated factory did not meet the design requirements.  Gao Chengjie improved the design, and the Aerospace Industrial Zone re-produced a batch, which was transported into space by aerospace aircraft.

    The cargo spacecraft is simpler than the manned spacecraft. The tightly protected ae9919 has a new home. It has a control cabin with a variety of electronic and optical equipment and uses an ion engine.  The control cabin is not large and can be easily connected to other cabins. There is no life support system, and the carbon-silicon optical network is something that humans cannot live without.

    Mea11c1, which consists of a nuclear power module, a conventional power module, three cargo compartments and two energy compartments, successfully reached the lunar orbit, and the cargo compartment and energy compartment successfully arrived at their destination.

    Moore did not return to the ground. He took the second batch of mea11mc2 spacecraft to return to the lmb base before Christmas and officially joined the five-person team, enriching the strength of the base.

    Repeated successes have boosted the confidence of ASA. Andreev¡¯s proposal was approved, and the Australian lunar development company MDA began selling shares to the Australian people.  At the beginning, only a few people subscribed, and most people were waiting and watching. They had doubts about whether the lmb base could be successfully completed.

    Andreev is not worried. He believes that MDA¡¯s capital adequacy ratio will far exceed people¡¯s imagination. Facts have proved that he was not wrong.  NASA launched the moon landing spacecraft before Christmas, which pushed the atmosphere of human beings to build a lunar base to a climax. They have nuclear power plants and do not care about the sunshine rate. If they set off early, they can encircle the territory earlier.  As various discoveries were made one after another, ordinary people were overwhelmed. News about the construction of the lunar base became the trump card of the cooperative media, and the advertising revenue made the bosses smile from ear to ear.

    With the hard work of the robots, the lmb base comprehensive factory started operations smoothly and began to refine various building materials needed for construction.  The speed of construction on the lunar surface began to increase with the addition of more powerful construction robots. By the time RSA launched the lunar landing spacecraft in August of the next year, the permanent outpost of the first phase of the LMB base's mission began to take shape.  Cape showed the rare metals and helium-3 extracted on the moon. The shares of the Australian Lunar Development Company were sold out in just one week, and enthusiastic investors almost overwhelmed the information desk.

    In early September, the mea11mc3 spacecraft transported twelve astronauts to the LMB base at one time. Tia Bonnet and Zhang Jingxuan became the first female astronauts to set foot on the moon.  Bonnet is the commander of the base, and Zhang Jingxuan is the doctor.  These twelve astronauts all have doctorate degrees and cover many fields such as architecture, optoelectronics, machinery, chemistry, materials, biology, medical treatment and aerospace. They can meet most of the needs of the base and their work efficiency will be far higher than that of the first  High approval.

    When mea11mc3 returned, it brought six astronauts who had worked hard at the base for a year back to the LTA space station. The astronauts transferred to the vss spacecraft and returned to the ground.

    "The "mentally retarded" people received a grand welcome. The new Australian President and Prime Minister went to the Xinwei Space Center to greet them. The satellite force's helicopter immediately found the two spacecraft return capsules on which the six heroes were riding.

    Ji Chengjun and Moore are both married people, and they have high exposure.  Although Berg and Cape were not married, they both had children. Gao Chengjie and Nanmu, who were both unmarried and childless, were pursued by unmarried ladies.cut.

    Although Kusunoki is not the first Japanese to land on the moon, he is the first to live on the moon for a long time. He has pure Japanese ancestry, so he is sought after by the Japanese media.  Jaxa does not have a large spaceship. Although the technology is more advanced than CNNA, it is not as stable as CNNA. In recent years, the launch failure rate of high-thrust rockets has been relatively high. Every time the astronauts' families go into space, they cry.

    Jaxa does not have a detailed lunar base construction plan, and its relationship with other aerospace agencies is not good.  Asa has three Japanese astronauts. Under this circumstance, voices calling on the government to recognize dual citizenship began to appear in batches.

    Nanmu¡¯s bravery not only gained him honor, but also brought him a beautiful bride, not from the local area, but a little sister from a neighbor¡¯s family.  In Gao Chengjie's words, "This guy bravely went to space because he was actually forced by his fianc¨¦e."  Nanmu pointed out tit for tat, "You can't get anywhere clean!"

    Topics involving privacy can arouse people's curiosity even more. Reporters asked again and again. Gao Chengjie put his arm around Nanmu's neck and said happily: "This is a secret, isn't it? Nanmu?!"

    Nanmu had a grimace on his face and did not dare to deny it. It seemed that something had fallen into Gao Chengjie's hands. He didn't know whether it was on the moon or the earth.  After the topic of the two young talents was published in the newspaper, readers were wondering what happened to Nanmu and what was Gao Chengjie's purpose of going to the moon.  They are very casual and are not people who like to make mysteries. The year-long broadcast of life on the moon exposed the characters of the six people to the audience. Gao Chengjie and Nanmu, who are not many people, are the two astronauts that the audience likes the most.

    With the improvement of spacecraft technology, traveling to the moon has become fashionable.  NASA is not the only organization engaged in aerospace in Citigroup. Private aerospace companies have contacted NASA and plan to open a line between the LTA space station and the lunar LMB base. It is said that many rich people have signed up.  This is a big business, the vss spaceship is very mature, and the corporate travel group has also launched a similar project. The price is not low, but many young rich people think it is worth it.

    "If the number of tourists can exceed 2,000, plus replenishing fuel for other institutions and transporting rare minerals, I believe the lmb base will not need to spend a penny, haha!" Xia Yuande said to Li Zhuang after attending the welcome banquet.

    Both the ASA lunar space station and the Earth space station have fuel supply facilities. The two VA-class space planes have frequent missions, but the price is too high.  The leadership of the business department hired two new experts who were familiar with the aerospace field. The price set was almost ten times the cost. Many aerospace agencies pinched their noses and endured it when they needed emergency help, including CNNA. Xia Yuande started to dominate his hometown.  No one is welcome when they come.

    "Haha, the Lunar Development Company's stock sales are beyond my imagination. Maybe the space era has begun." Li Zhuang chuckled and turned to ask about another thing: "Genetically modified agricultural products seem to be out of control. We launched  Is there any problem with the product?¡±

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    "We have only launched two products, and there are strict restrictions on their use. Everything is normal. At first, others laughed at us as a 'god worshipper', but now I'm afraid they have to ask us for help. To kill or not to kill is a question!"

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