China soars, and Shenzhou reaches for the heavens, carrying the nation's immense aspirations and passion into space. Together, we raise our glasses to the moon and raise our glasses to the heavens, inspiring generations of Chinese who have cherished the dream of space travel.
From ancient myths, the dream of reaching the moon in the sky has always run through the entire 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization.
The Dunhuang rock paintings along the Western Silk Road offer the Chinese people the ultimate expression of the dream of soaring. The romance of mythology gave rise to the timeless tale of Chang'e's flight to the moon. Yearning for the fairies in Guanghan Palace, gazing at the Moon Palace from space, the search for and pursuit of the dream of soaring has been a millennium in China.
From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present day, China's aerospace engineering has been pursued since its inception.
It has been more than 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. They have experienced many ups and downs along the way. However, from the beginning to the end, the dream of a rich and strong country, the dream of flying into space, which has been running through the entire history of New China... has indeed never stopped and has never left the land under their feet.
The "Dongfanghong" project, the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" program, and the "Long March" series of launch vehicles—all ignited with passion on this fertile soil. The older generation, Deng Xiaoping and Qian Qian—passed on, but their energy lives on with the nation forever. The space program hasn't stopped at this moment, but is now heading into the vast expanse of space.
Overseas countries have already taken the lead, their spacecraft even reaching Mars and Saturn. Undeterred, China continues its valiant pursuit! Wu Tong smiled deeply. She loved her country, its unwavering spirit and its majestic spirit! A tribute to those who have bravely fought for and contributed to our country.
Now, she inherited the wishes of her ancestors, Wu Tong solemnly stated:
"At this stage, we must proceed steadily. In this silent competition, I suggest that China first strengthen our influence over the Earth and the Moon. As a first step, let's try to build our own Guanghan Palace! From controlling the Earth and the Moon to envisioning even more distant star systems and the Milky Way! We must proceed steadily and not make any mistakes in one step!
As you know, controlled fusion technology currently has the basis for commercialization, but the fuel used in controlled fusion is deuterium and tritium. We have only solved the problem of tritium self-sustainability. However, no matter how high the self-sustainability efficiency is, the loss of tritium is still inevitable.
The first generation of controlled nuclear fusion technology can only be said to be a preliminary success. If we want to reduce the loss of reactor materials and release more energy, there has always been a more advanced cognitive point of view in the academic community. The best prediction is to use deuterium and helium-3 as reactants to carry out fusion reactions.
Since electrons are produced instead of neutrons when D and helium-3 fuse, helium-3 fusion is also widely regarded as the most ideal fuel for second-generation fusion!
Wu Tong quickly pulled out a piece of draft paper and a pen, and quickly wrote down a series of data.
According to relevant data, using helium-3 nuclear fusion power generation, the total annual power generation capacity across the sea would only require 25 tons of helium-3. China's annual power generation capacity in 1992 only required 8 tons of helium-3, and the world would only need 100 tons of helium-3 per year. Based on global electricity prices and space transportation costs, the value of one ton of helium-3 is approximately $4 billion. Furthermore, with the development of space technology, space transportation costs are expected to drop significantly.
Although the cost of power generation by deuterium-tritium reaction is already low and clean enough, they will most likely not be troubled by energy crisis in the next few hundred years.
However, compared to the thermonuclear fusion devices they already possess, which utilize deuterium and tritium reactions, using helium-3 for nuclear fusion reactions has many advantages over using tritium as fuel! First, the reaction produces greater energy and consumes less energy, which is the most critical point!
Second, in the traditional tritium nuclear reaction process, along with the generation of nuclear fusion energy, a large number of high-energy neutrons are produced, and these neutrons can cause extensive radioactive damage to the nuclear reaction device; on the contrary, if helium-3 is used as a reactant, it mainly produces high-energy protons rather than neutrons, which is more beneficial to environmental protection; third, tritium itself is radioactive, while helium-3 is not.
Of course, if helium-3 is really used as fuel, there are technical barriers. The more charge the nucleus carries, the greater the Coulomb repulsion, and the greater the kinetic energy required for the atomic nuclei to approach each other, that is, the smaller the reaction cross section.
Theoretical calculations show that the cross section of a deuterium-tritium fusion reaction is dozens of times greater than that of a deuterium-helium-3 fusion reaction. This means that in order to achieve the Lawson criterion for a fusion reaction, for helium-3 fusion, this data means that they must have materials that can withstand temperatures of billions of degrees.
Using helium-3 as fusion reactor fuel is clearly not yet possible with current technology. However, success depends on human effort, and they must first determine their future strategy. Earth's helium-3 reserves are mere one ton; the true rich resource lies on the moon, a place they admire and a symbol of countless hopes since ancient times.
There are rich reserves of helium-3 there. Although it may not be possible to utilize them in the near future, this does not affect the situation. It is a strategic resource that they need to plan and master in advance!
From the ancient yet passionate wish that the people have cherished for thousands of years, looking for the moon, longing for the moon, gazing at the moon... countless Chinese people have followed this wish for thousands of years.
The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd met, leaving behind beautiful legends in many parts of the sky. However, the symbol of the Big Dipper is the character of the Si Nan.
A sublime nation, standing atop the Great Wall and gazing at the horizon, the Great Wall itself is truly magnificent. Watch the rising sun, bathed in a dazzling halo; gaze down upon the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, and the blue planet. China, with its Shenzhou rocket, questions the boundless horizon; questions the world's dream of soaring into space; questions the nation's dream of science; questions the great rejuvenation of China!
Wu Tong's eyes were burning at this moment. She had the courage to continue the great rejuvenation dream of her ancestors and pursue space exploration and moon landing. She only needed to see whether she could launch a manned lunar landing program and build an orbital space station!
"Okay, Mr. Wu, I will report your suggestions to the higher-ups truthfully! Those who don't plan for the future will have immediate worries. Your foresight and planning for the future in advance are things we must consider first!" Chu Hengyuan was very sensitive. Wu Tong only mentioned it briefly, but he had already realized a lot.
Although they have taken the lead as the first country to successfully master controlled nuclear fusion, the world has already known which path Mr. Wu has taken to success. With the feasible technical routes and solutions already clear, the next country to master controlled fusion technology will emerge within 10 to 20 years at the latest.
This is not the ancient times when information was blocked. Even with the best protection, in the information age, no technology can keep secrets forever.
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