"There are no problems in solving diseases and extending life span, but artificial wombs will involve ethical issues. Even if the technology is achieved, whether it can be implemented is still a question." Su Zhe thought for a while and said.
Disease, life extension, artificial wombs.
These three, strictly speaking.
Extending life is the most difficult.
To allow human lifespan to exceed the limit of 120 years, we must either start from the lowest level of genes or start from external gene expression.
No matter which direction you look at, it is very rare.
On the contrary, diseases and artificial wombs are easier to solve.
Compared with the two, the former disease is more difficult.
The range of diseases is too broad.
At present, what can be solved are tumors and diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.
Many of its own genetic defects or problems that arise cannot be solved.
On the contrary, it is the latter.
According to his understanding, artificial uterus technology is actually just a step away.
With the current research intensity, artificial uterus technology may have a breakthrough at any time.
However, the problem faced by artificial womb technology is not whether it can be realized technically, but an ethical issue.
Traditionally, when a child is born, his parents are not only biological parents, but also related to the relationship between the child's parents.
If artificial womb technology is promoted on a large scale, coupled with society's comprehensive care for newborns.
Traditional family relationships will be completely destroyed.
A child may be born with only biological parents, and the parents may not have any relationship at all.
In his opinion, this situation continues to develop.
In the end, adult men and women will only be asked to provide sperm and eggs, and nothing else like getting married or raising children will be required.
After the child is born, he will be raised by society.
Family in the traditional sense will disappear.
A person will exist as an independent individual in society.
If we go one step further, sperm and eggs do not need to be provided by adult men and women.
In fact, if you think about it, with the development of science and technology, if there is no conscious control, human beings will reach this day sooner or later.
"There are no ethical issues with disease and life extension, and we don't worry about exploding the earth." Fan Xiaoming explained, "Now everyone is cautious about artificial wombs. According to what was discussed at the meeting, artificial womb technology is only for backup. , or used under special circumstances, and what we want to promote is natural reproduction and encourage everyone to have more children."
To be honest, he was very torn when discussing this.
Even though they know that they will live a prosperous life, they are reluctant to have children.
As for the development of artificial uterus technology, it is also forced to do nothing.
We can't just watch the population continue to decrease, and human civilization cannot be continued!
In his view, humans must master the artificial womb technology. As for whether it should be promoted on a large scale, that is another question.
From a medical perspective, he does not hope that artificial uterus technology will be promoted on a large scale.
This can destroy existing traditional family relationships.
However, reason told him that if humans did not take the initiative to seek change, the day would come when artificial wombs would be promoted on a large scale.
Furthermore, consider the overall interests of mankind and do not consider those ethics.
The large-scale promotion of artificial womb technology can allow the human population to achieve explosive development in the shortest possible time.
In this way, there will be enough manpower to participate in basic and applied science research, as well as the comprehensive development of the solar system.
Accordingly, human science and technology will most likely develop rapidly.
With a sufficient population and advanced science and technology.
Human beings will be able to develop the outer space of the solar system on a large scale.
Then humans will become a true interstellar race.
Humanity will not be wiped out due to some small accidents.
Of course, this is from the perspective of all mankind.
But the reality is that ethical aspects must be taken into consideration.
The reason why people are human is that they take these ethical issues into consideration.
"We do need encouragement." Su Zhe thought for a while and said, "We must not only start with subsidies, but what we should do most is publicity. We must do all-round publicity to let young people know the importance of having children. Let them give birth to children willingly.”
Social atmosphere, public opinion.
In fact, these can all be guided consciously.
Fan Xiaoming smiled, nodded and said, "Yes! Everyone has the same opinion now. We should start with publicity to let everyone know the importance of having children."
The two chatted about the topics discussed at the meeting.
Soon, the flying car carried Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming to the Sanmen Base in Tamu Desert.
The flying car circled in the sky above the three-door base.
Different from what they had seen before, the beam generator and light energy collector in the center of Sanmen Base have been fully completed.
It is in a ready-to-start state.
At the same time, numerous flying saucers of various types were docked at Sanmen Base.
After the two circled around the Sanmen Base, the flying car parked in front of the Aerospace Building.
At this time, there were many people standing in front of the Aerospace Building.
There are teachers and students from major universities, as well as personnel from research institutes, enterprises and other related institutions.
After Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming got out of the car, the first thing they saw were familiar people such as Ning Changsheng, Ning Qiaoqiao, Bao Zhengyi, and Si Wenbo.
As for the school principal Xu Zhengping, the deans of various colleges, these people are all here.
Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming both greeted these people.
Together with everyone, we came to the control hall on the top floor of the Aerospace Building.
Today is the day for comprehensive testing and acceptance of the three-door plan.
Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming will witness this moment together with everyone.
At this time, the large screen in the control hall showed the images of five solar energy collection stations and two light energy transmission stations flying to their destinations.
At the same time, the large screen also displays the solar energy collection station and light energy transmission station that have been working for some time.
as well as a spaceport in geosynchronous orbit and a three-gate base on the ground.
There were more than 300 people with Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming.
These people were sitting in the visiting area, talking quietly.
"The development of science and technology is so fast. In just one year, earth-shaking changes have taken place. One thousand kilometers per second! This was not possible before."
"The completion of the three-door plan this time means that our development of the solar system has officially begun. We will develop the moon, Mars, and the entire solar system. Thinking about it is exciting."
"The diameter of the beam channel of the Sanmen Project is 500 meters, and the beam channel leading to the moon can also be 500 meters in diameter. We can speed up the delivery of supplies."
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Around Su Zhe, sitting on one side was Principal Xu Zhengping and on the other side was Ning Qiaoqiao.
Sitting on the other side of the principal was Fan Xiaoming.
Su Zhe, Xu Zhengping, and Fan Xiaoming were chatting about preparations for landing on Mars.
After the Sanmen plan is completed, the Mars landing plan will also begin.
Initially, a large amount of supplies will be transported to Mars through the newly built beam channels, especially the beam channels between the Earth and the moon.
Delivering supplies is the first step.
Among the supplies transported, there are one month's worth of living supplies for a total of 30,000 people to land on Mars.
Then there are the materials for building a permanent base on Mars and the materials for a spaceport in Mars orbit.
Finally, there are 90,000 remote-controlled humanoid robots.
Yes, compared to the previous Mars landing plan, the current one has changed.
This time the plan is to land on Mars.
The number of them increased from 10,000 to 30,000.
Originally, it was only planned to build a permanent base on Mars and then build a beam channel generator in Mars orbit.
Now the plan has changed. An additional 20,000 people will be added to build a spaceport in Mars orbit.
Let’s talk about the difference between a beam channel generator and a spaceport.
That is, the spaceport is a collection of many beam generators, and it also has other functions.
Xu Zhengping looked around at Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming, and said with a smile: "It's just now. In the past, who would have dared to send so much supplies and 30,000 people to Mars in such a short period of time?" Imagine.”
A year ago, landing on Mars was just a distant dream.
People around the world are still thinking about how to land on the moon and build bases on the moon.
Although some countries have landed on the moon, that was in the past.
They were also worried about how to land on the moon. After all, rockets often had problems.
As for landing on Mars, some companies talk about it every day.
Seriously, no country has a public plan to land on Mars.
In China, there are plans to land on the moon and build a base on the moon.
But there are many technical difficulties.
As a member of the moon landing program, he was well aware of the difficulty of achieving a moon landing with a rocket.
But just one year later, everything has changed.
After the simplified version of the heavy photon aerospace engine was successfully developed, rocket-powered spacecraft were basically abandoned.
The moon landing has been achieved, a huge permanent base has been built on the moon, and the moon must be fully developed.
Build eleven industrial cities on the moon.
Landing on Mars is no longer a dream.
The preparation work has already begun like a tea.
After the three-door plan is completed, related materials will also begin to be shipped.
It can be foreseen that the development of the entire solar system is already a certainty.
"Principal! I wonder if the school is too ambitious." Fan Xiaoming smiled, "At first, I thought about simply landing on Mars, but then I changed. I want to build a permanent base on Mars and build it in its orbit. Beam channel generator, now more direct, to meet the spaceport."
When he learned that the plan to land on Mars would increase the number of people from 10,000 to 30,000, he knew that the principal, Xu Zhengping, was restless.
Sure enough, Principal Xu Zhengping looked down upon the ability to create a beam channel generator with a diameter of one hundred meters.
Directly to the spaceport in geosynchronous orbit.
The most critical thing is that the spaceport built on Mars orbit is extraordinary.
It is an upgraded spaceport based on the first generation spaceport.
As the core of the comprehensive development of the solar system, Mars' space port is even more important than the space port in geosynchronous orbit.
Just like the preliminary plan for developing the solar system discussed at the meeting, Mars and the asteroid belt are the core.
"This is too big. We are just a little ahead." Xu Zhengping smiled, "After the Mars landing plan is over, I will devote my energy to the construction of the school's software and hardware and the cultivation of talents. No matter what, Talent is the core of development. We cannot be blinded by the temporary glory of the past, we must seize the essence of things."
"Yes! The principal is right, talent is the core." Su Zhe smiled.
"Principal! You can cultivate talents with confidence. We are charging ahead. Developing the solar system is nothing. We want to develop other star systems. We want human beings to set foot in every part of the universe." Fan Xiaoming said excitedly.
Xu Zhengping looked at Fan Xiaoming with a smile and said: "I dare not think about it being too far away. I want to feel at ease when I see human footprints throughout the entire solar system in my lifetime. If possible, I want to see us humans reach Proxima Centauri." .”
"Traveling through the entire solar system is no problem at all." Fan Xiaoming said with a smile, "This process will take less than a few years and can be achieved very quickly. As for traveling to Proxima Centauri, it is a bit difficult, but it is also possible."
For every place humans have traveled across the solar system.
As far as current science and technology are concerned, there is no problem at all.
If so, it’s also a matter of length of time.
For the development of the entire solar system.
The research center has conducted deductions in this area.
According to the results of the deduction, the initial development time will be longer.
For example, develop the moon and develop Mars.
Once the initial stage is passed, the speed of developing the solar system will usher in explosive development.
As deduced, it will take three years to complete the development of the moon and Mars, and another three years to complete the preliminary development of the entire solar system.
This is no joke.
This is the result of the participation of more than one billion people in the country.
If people all over the world participate, the development of the solar system will be faster.
The principal mentioned going to Proxima Centauri and waiting for the completion of the super beam channel across the inner solar system, or developing a real heavy photon aerospace engine.
At that time, millions of Proxima Centauri will not be a problem.
"I think I can see every place in the solar system. As for exploring Proxima Centauri, it's too difficult! Even if we have the conditions now, it will take eight or nine years at the fastest for someone like me. At your age, it is unrealistic to expect." Xu Zhengping said with a smile.
At his age, he can't afford it.
"Principal! Why can't you afford it? You are only a little over sixty. Now 90% of diseases can be effectively treated. Under normal circumstances, you can live to be one hundred and twenty years old, and you have more than fifty years left. Years of time." Fan Xiaoming smiled, "Even if fifty years is not enough, we are studying ways to extend human lifespan. If we study hard, it is still possible to spend ten or twenty years to develop ways to extend human lifespan. In this way, you will live longer, and when you have the conditions, you can just take a trip to Proxima Centauri."
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Travel to other star systems.
To be honest, it's too difficult.
The direct distance between its star system and the star system is too far.
Take the nearest star Proxima Centauri, which is too far away. The distance between the two is 4.2 light years.
No, just one round trip would take more than eight years.
How many eight and a half years does a normal person have?
As long as humans live, it will be difficult to explore the surrounding star systems.
But if it could exceed the speed of light, or human lifespan would be greatly increased.
It is possible to explore other surrounding star systems.
