I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

3.58%!

All the researchers were shocked and looked at the smiling Yu Min sitting in the wheelchair in disbelief.

The reaction rate of Plan No. 4 is only 0.85%. It not only consumes the least experimental materials, but also takes the least time to design.

It was difficult for Academician Yu to devote much energy to his work. Everyone only regarded Plan No. 4 as the residual warmth of an old man. They did not expect such an unexpected result.

And judging from Yu Min's still calm expression, this should have been expected by him.

Yes, the reaction rate has nothing to do with the amount of raw materials. On the contrary, Academician Yu is confident that he can achieve his goal with just a few test samples.

Feeling the admiring gazes, Yu Min finally explained:

"This is not entirely my fault. I asked Xiao Fu to help me make changes before launching to the moon. He and I completed the No. 4 plan together.

And if it really comes down to it, Xinyuan will be able to help. "

Fu Mingdong knew what he meant. After going to Huanxing Laboratory, he also exchanged a lot of things with Xinyuan scientists. Soon after relaying it to Yu Min, he asked for some fine-tuning of Plan 4.

But Fu Mingdong still did not lower his admiration for the old man at all. Even if what he said was true, only he had such a keen association.

He didn't know that the old man only had half a year left to live, and that returning to work would inevitably have a more serious impact on his health.

Although Academician Yu is now sitting in a wheelchair, he seems to be in good spirits. Perhaps due to the success of Plan 4, he looks better than usual.

"Xinyuan Company...they have real skills."

After thinking for a while, Academician Yu added that he still remembered the somewhat strange Cheng Nankai, and Ye Changsi, who had only met a few times, but was also very impressed.

I don't know why, but these people from Xinyuan Company always have an unusual yet inexplicably familiar feeling about them.

It was a kind of temperament, just like theirs at that time. Behind passionate work was certain missions and purposes. Compared with it, everything they encountered seemed unimportant.

He is indeed old, and even such short-term thinking is a bit tiring. In fact, after completing the basic design of Plan 4, he is no longer able to carry out any specific work.

Seeing the old man in the wheelchair suddenly closing his eyes to rest, everyone realized and quickly pushed him into the lounge, but still did not cover up the cheers.

The three feasible test plans are all to induce the fusion of helium-3 and deuterium, which is the reaction mode of second-generation nuclear fusion. The success of this test means that they have achieved an uncontrollable second-generation nuclear fusion reaction.

Although it is impossible to expect to achieve success in one step, this test has somewhat pushed EAST's progress forward a little bit.

Fu Mingdong is even more looking forward to the transformation plan finalized with Huanxing Laboratory. They will use existing technology to improve the ignition system of EAST and continue to increase the core temperature and ignition duration.

According to the upgraded goal, EAST will eventually achieve ignition at 150 million degrees Celsius for more than 60 seconds, and then continue to upgrade until the day a spontaneous chain reaction is formed.

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While Hefei is celebrating the success of the test, the Aviation Development Commission and United Mining are also actively sorting out the impact of the test.

First comes the loss.

A Laurel resource exploration satellite, 16 micro and cube satellites, and several on-orbit operating devices, Robin Hood caused at least about 700 million yuan in economic losses.

Fortunately, these are based on previous price statistics. The cost of replacing them is very low. Just let a few cheap nuclear-powered spaceships pass by. A dozen CubeSats combined are not much heavier than a Laurel satellite. The price It's also extremely cheap.

The remaining spacecraft in orbit were only temporarily affected and had little impact on their use.

The losses of other foreign orbiters were not large. Everyone was well prepared and no one asked for compensation. Only environmental groups came out to protest routinely.

Losses are already expected and accepted, and gains are satisfying.

Based on the test results of Robin Hood, the first thing everyone confirmed was that the predetermined quantity was too much.

Not to mention the possible 200-million-ton-yield giant, according to the plan, there are still five 1.5-million-ton-yield hydrogen bombs, 20 10-15 million-ton equivalent hydrogen bombs, and seven 50-million-ton equivalent hydrogen bombs, a total of 32 more. Nuclear bombs with a yield of 575 million tons were not used.

Not to mention bombing the planned 2,000-meter-deep mine, five of them would be enough. Using them all, we might be able to approach a depth of more than 5,000 meters.

But no one has mentioned reducing the number of nuclear bombs yet. It seems that everyone is enjoying the process of throwing firecrackers without restrictions.

Under the strong propaganda influence of Dai Ying, Operation 'Sherwood' has become a symbol of revival. Who would give up such a good opportunity?

United Mining will be able to fully develop the entire mine and is expected to begin smelting batches of ore in 2020.

Another popular project is the use of hydrogen bombs to change the terrain. Although Robin Hood did not deliberately accomplish this goal, judging from the performance of the astronauts using shovels to chop everywhere in the explosion crater, this idea is quite feasible.

The successful completion of Operation 'Sherwood' allowed Zhong Cheng to put aside his biggest worry about United Mining and continue to arrange the plan unhurriedly.

The only thing that needs attention throughout May is the launch of Typhoon. Both external fuel tanks were launched into space a week in advance, waiting for the upcoming launch of the space shuttle.

Typhoon is the largest, heaviest, most complex, fastest, most expensive, and farthest deep space exploration project in the history of China's aerospace industry. Although it was launched in a hurry, it received unanimous attention from everyone. For this reason, even The launch of Great Wall 1 was postponed to mid-June.

While ensuring this large-scale launch mission with many titles, the upper levels of the Aerospace Development Commission are also quietly experiencing a storm.

The leak of the laser satellite project has not yet caught the hidden moth. The aerospace department is the main target of suspicion. It seems that the situation will not give up until the person is caught.

Zhong Cheng believes that he and other colleagues who have access to this level still bring some troubles to his work, such as the peace negotiations with Ami.

Xu Rang has disappeared from the media for three days and has been bargaining with Sullivan. Aerospace is also an important area involved, and Zhong Cheng has a certain right to know.

The current aerospace-related negotiation topics include the abolition of the Wolf Clause, free competition among global aerospace companies, reasonable allocation of orbital resources, etc. In Zhong Cheng’s view, the actual value is not too high.

The aerospace industry is inherently conservative. The lifting of these bills is meaningful but not significant. They cannot freely seize the Aramco market anyway.

However, the superiors now only trust him and Academician She who has withdrawn from the front line in these matters. It is quite tiring for such a large task to fall on one person.