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After everyone chuckled, Wu Hao answered with a smile.

"For now, our technology is still unable to achieve the miniaturization and portability of nuclear power plants. In addition, operating a nuclear power plant in a cruel environment like the moon is also a very difficult, very complex and systematic task. project.

With our current technology, humans are still unable to do this. Not to mention the utilization of helium-3 resources. At present, we have not yet broken through the fusion power generation technology of helium-3. In other words, nuclear power plants around the world currently use fission reactions and have not yet achieved fusion reaction to generate electricity, let alone us on the moon. Deployment and construction of nuclear power plants.

But in the future, I believe that as the lunar surface scientific research station is completed and put into use, more and more scientific research projects will be conducted here and breakthroughs will gradually be made. The dream of building a nuclear power plant on the moon will eventually come true. real. "

At this point, Wu Hao paused, and then changed his tone and said: "Since isotope thermoelectric generators and nuclear power plants are not working, there is only one way, and that is battery energy storage.

Use advanced battery packs to build a large-scale energy storage power station on the moon to meet the continuous and stable operation of the entire lunar surface scientific research station.

There is no atmosphere on the moon, so sunlight is relatively transparent during the day, so solar panels can generate electricity to the greatest extent. As the scale of solar power stations continues to increase, this also makes the power generation of solar power stations somewhat excessive, and That is to say, what was sent out could not be used up. At this time, we can store the excess electricity in the energy storage battery and then release it when needed.

In this way, even during the long lunar night, the energy storage battery will continue to provide power, and the lunar surface scientific research station can continue to operate stably. In addition, some other equipment and facilities can also be maintained through external power supply or necessary insulation to ensure that these equipment and facilities can survive the long lunar night safely and smoothly. "

"With electricity, other things will be easy to obtain. First of all, the network problem. Among the materials and equipment we transported this time, there is a high-power data antenna, which can meet the requirements between the moon and the earth for a long time in the future. Communication links to meet large-capacity communication needs.

Then there is water and air. In fact, these two are also easy to solve. In our previous exploration, we found that there are abundant solid water resources under the surface of the entire Zhihai Sea. In addition, there are very abundant solid water in the shadows of some nearby craters, in the shadows of some mountains, and in cracks and canyons.

We can use the principle of electric heating to collect and utilize the water resources in the lunar soil. Water can not only be drank and used directly, but water can also be used to electrolyze oxygen.

In this way, we can create a stable living environment on the moon, thus laying the conditions for long-term stationing of personnel.

In addition, with water, we can also carry out soilless cultivation and establish our own ecological farm, thereby achieving asset independence for some things.

In addition, the hydrogen and oxygen obtained by water electrolysis are high-quality fuels for hydrogen-oxygen rocket engines and can therefore be used for fueling requirements for landing and ascent.

Finally, some of the kitchen and bathroom waste produced by humans, including excrement, can be combined and fermented with the remaining wastewater after purification to produce high-quality fertilizer at the production site. These fertilizers can be used for soilless cultivation and can also be used to modify lunar soil to build farmland inside the lunar greenhouse. "

After saying this, Wu Hao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "Of course, these projects cannot be completed immediately, it will require a long construction process.

The most important thing we have to do now is to level the lunar soil in this area and make it as smooth as possible. In addition to this, we had to cast foundations underneath the site where we were going to build the research station.

We use the lunar soil 3D printer we transported up to print the bricks, and then tile them to form a complete raft foundation. Only after these are completed can we officially build the lunar surface scientific research station on it. "

Mr. Wu, when will this lunar scientific research station be built? Can we go there?

After he finished answering, a reporter in the front row took the opportunity to ask a question.

Hearing this question, Wu Hao took a breath, and then answered unhurriedly: "The Lunar Surface Scientific Research Station is divided into three phases, one of which will be completed within three years.

After the entire first phase of the project is completed and put into use, it will accommodate more than 20 astronauts and scientists to live and work there for a long time. By then, we will also be open to domestic and foreign countries, and all scientists will have the opportunity to go up there and conduct scientific research.

In addition, we will also open some quotas for tourists who are interested in traveling to the moon for vacation. "

At this point, Wu Hao changed his tone and said: "Of course, at this stage, the price of traveling to the moon is relatively expensive. We will also put into use the second and third phases of the Lunar Scientific Exploration Station. Later, it gradually expanded the number of tourists and used a variety of technologies to reduce the price of traveling to the moon.

For example, using recycling and reuse technology, we can reduce the price of personal travel to the sky to a very low range. After my space tourism project is launched in the future, we will all have the opportunity and ability to travel to space.

The same is true for lunar tourism. With the operation of our Space Express and the repeatable lunar landing ascender, the cost of traveling to the moon will be significantly reduced, and the price of tourist tickets between the earth and the moon will also be significantly reduced. of. And with the continuous application of new technologies, the cost continues to decrease, and it will eventually drop to a price range that ordinary people can afford. "

Speaking of this, Wu Hao paused for a moment, and then added: "Of course, the price range that I am talking about is within the price range that ordinary people can afford. It refers to people who have certain economic skills and can afford travel expenses. family.

After all, each of us has a different financial base. Some people would feel bad if they spent more than 100,000 yuan to travel, while some people would not feel bad if they spent only 100 or 200 yuan on a trip to tourist attractions. We cannot take that into consideration. Everyone.

No matter how low the price of space tourism and lunar tourism is in the future, it will not be low enough that everyone can afford it. After all, going to space and going to the moon will not be necessary for a long time in the foreseeable future. They are just high-consumer goods.

So how you choose depends on everyone. Some people may spend millions to buy a house and live a stable life, while others may spend millions to go crazy. Different life choices lead to different opportunities. .

It is impossible to say clearly which of these two choices is better, let alone right or wrong. Personal choices are different. "