The idea of the Orbital Reef Space Station is another unprecedented feat. If it were to be realized, the current International Space Station would be nothing but little Karami.
As Chen Zongwei gave a brief overview, everyone present looked at Fang Hong and waited for him to speak.
Although he is not a technical staff member of Jiuzhou Blue Arrow, nor is he directly involved in the management of this company, whether the idea of the orbital space station remains a vision or can assist practical actions depends entirely on whether he nods.
Because it is really expensive, with a minimum budget of 200 billion, the technical issues are feasible, but without sufficient financial support, it is just empty talk.
Finally, Fang Hong turned to Chen Zongwei and asked: "If we start the project now, in what year is it expected to be put into operation?"
Zheng Xin answered this question: "Since we have no relevant experience in building a space station, the team that applied to join the International Space Station was blocked by the West. Before officially building an orbital space station, we still need to build an experimental module to ensure that we have With sufficient experience support and technology accumulation, we can then develop an orbital reef space station.”
Fang Hong nodded when he heard this. Chen Zongwei and the others were still very pragmatic and did not magnify the satellite in front of the big boss and boast about it. After all, space exploration itself is very dangerous. Needless to say, its potential risks are so huge. If something goes wrong in your project, no one can take the responsibility.
There is nothing wrong with seeking stability.
At the same time, Zheng Xin added: "If the project is approved this year, and with sufficient funding support, the first experimental cabin can be launched in 2017, and it will take another three years to launch multiple experimental cabins to complete various test tasks. If everything All goes well, the first module of the Orbital Reef Space Station can be officially launched in 2020."
Chen Zongwei also said incidentally: "The Orbital Reef Space Station adopts a modular construction concept, so it can be expanded while operating. If the first module is launched in 2020, if everything goes well, we can add a main module every quarter. It is expected to be put into operation by around 2022 and can support normal scientific research, experiments and astronauts’ long-term stay in the orbital reef space station.”
This kind of ultra-large space project cannot be completed overnight. The time is calculated based on ten-year cycles, and it is extremely efficient to complete it in about ten years.
According to Chen Zongwei and others, the Orbital Reef Space Station will take about eight years from the establishment of the project this year to the initial operation in 2022. This efficiency is already extremely amazing, and it may be questioned by people in the international aerospace community.
However, Fang Hong believed that they must be confident enough when they said this.
This is also due to the idea of modular expansion, and it can be put into initial operation in 2022. At this time, the orbital space station should be considered a standard version with only the basic functions of the space station.
Regenerating the life support system, setting up a space vegetable garden on the space station, and even raising livestock and the like are definitely not possible during the "standard version". The standard version must have limited functions.
But the subsequent modular expansion will gradually upgrade and will definitely be realized.
After a moment, Fang Hong looked around at the crowd and made a decision directly: "Since it is technically and economically feasible, let's get started with the project. Starting from this year, the Orbital Reef Space Station project will be allocated about 20 billion in project funds every year. , with a total budget of 200 billion."
Chen Zongwei, Zheng Xin and others were all excited after hearing this. The big boss had spoken, and the matter was firmly settled.
The Orbital Reef Space Station project is said to have a budget of 200 billion, but Fang Hong knew that the final budget would definitely be more than that. Chen Zongwei and the others must have tried to make the number as small as possible, and the 200 billion budget figure they came up with must be based on the most ideal result. from.
After all, when the project is launched and the implementation reaches the mid-to-late stage, if the money is not enough and an additional budget is required, then it will definitely need to be increased. In the words of the stock market, this is a deep lock-in, and the only option is to increase the position.
Therefore, Fang Hong actually reserved some space in his heart. He calculated an extra budget size of 100 billion for this project, which is about 300 billion in total.
But the matter of reserving space must not be told to the people present. This kind of idea can only be kept in the stomach.
Chen Zongwei and the others must try to calculate as small as possible, while Fang Hong is just the opposite, trying to calculate as large as possible. The two completely opposite algorithms are different because the positions and positions of the two parties are different.
After a while, Fang Hong suddenly asked: "Does the Orbital Reef Space Station have a military defense system?"
Everyone was stunned. Chen Zongwei looked at Fang Hong and said, "Military defense system? This has not been taken into account."
When Fang Hong heard this, he said succinctly: "Similar to the space light energy power station, the Orbital Reef Space Station must also establish a defense system. It is inappropriate for hundreds of billions of our things to hang alone in outer space without any defense mechanism. "
Zheng Xin: "This..."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Zheng Xin turned to Fang Hong and said, "Isn't this a bit too cautious? Even a Meg man would not have the guts to attack the space station."
Fang Hong asked back: "Of course I don't dare to do it openly, but what about secretly using satellite debris? What about space junk?"
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Xin and others were speechless. They did not take into account the potential political and military problems. Fang Hong then added: "Let's put these aside, from the perspective of objective reality, as human beings continue to evolve in the world, Activities in the space field are becoming more frequent every day, and more space junk will be produced in the future. The unprecedented scale of our orbital reef space station means that the risk of being hit by space junk fragments is also greater. This must be fully considered. .”
Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this. This was indeed a problem. Even if the magistrate didn't have such bad intentions, the objective reality of the space environment was there and it must not be ignored, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
If you are really tricked by the Magnesium State, you can ask him for an explanation and a subject of accountability. If you are hit by natural space debris, you will not be able to find a place to cry.
At this time, Luo Liang, who was present at the meeting, thought about it and said: "To solve this problem, the space station itself can only develop a high-energy laser defense system, the same idea as the space light energy power station, to clean up debris close to the space station. In addition, it can also There needs to be an additional mobile platform, a smaller man-made space station that shares an orbit with the Orbital Reef space station."
Luo Liang continued: "It walks ahead and acts as a patrol mechanism. Its mission is to patrol the orbital area and clean up some space debris that may threaten the orbital reef space station along the way. In this way, even if the worst happens, the mobile Even if the platform is unable to clean up, it can be detected in advance, leaving enough time and space for the Orbital Reef Space Station behind to make an emergency change to avoid the risk of collision."
The Orbital Reef Space Station is such a huge man-made celestial body, and there will be many people, scientists and even space travelers inside it in the future. No matter how cautious you are, it is not enough to be sure. You have to be sure.
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