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Chapter 67 Selection of Academicians

"The nuclear thermal thruster takes the Mars spacecraft out of the atmosphere, gives it an initial speed, and then turns on the nuclear electric ion thruster in space to continuously accelerate with minimal energy consumption. Such a nuclear thermal + nuclear electric thruster will allow The Mars spacecraft flies to Mars at the fastest speed!" Du Xingyu already had a plan in mind.

He immediately said in his mind: "Invest one hundred thousand energy points and start the nuclear ion thruster simulation!"

Technology Simulator: "Simulation is on."

In front of Du Xingyu, the relevant structures needed for a nuclear reactor and an ion thruster appeared, and Du Xingyu began to design and assemble them.

He had already overcome the difficulty of small and safe nuclear reactors last time. What he wanted to do this time was how to stably output nuclear energy into nuclear power and design an ion thruster to meet the demand.

"It is better to use a liquid hydrogen cooling cycle system... The nuclear power system is connected to a radio frequency generator to heat the ions to one million degrees Celsius, restrain them through a magnetic field, and allow the ions to rotate at a fixed frequency. By injecting energy, the propulsion force can be continuously increased... …”

During the days when Du Xingyu was thinking about nuclear ion thrusters, another episode occurred at the space agency.

"This time the selection of academicians of the two academies has begun. All research institutes of our space agency have applied for it, but we don't know how many will be selected." Cao Liang said at the meeting of the space agency, "This year They attach great importance to our space agency, and I hope everyone will pay attention to it when applying for materials. Which of you can be selected will not only be a personal honor, but also the pride of the space agency!"

The two academies are naturally the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, which are almost the highest honorary titles for Chinese scholars.

Because of this, it is difficult to become an academician of the two academies! Each of them is a leading figure with outstanding contributions and research results in the scientific community. For example, Du Xingyu’s teacher Liu Yuan and his uncle Xiong Ming are both academicians of the National Academy of Engineering.

Everyone is very serious, this is also an opportunity that many scholars dream of!

After the meeting, Cao Liang stayed with Du Xingyu and said, "There are several places in the bureau this year. I plan to apply for you. You can prepare the materials."

"Me?" Du Xingyu asked, "Is it too early?"

As the top scientific research institutions in the country, most of the academicians in the two academies are over fifty years old. Now the youngest academician of the two academies is nearly forty years old! And Du Xingyu is only in his early twenties.

"You are very young." Cao Liang said, "But the two academies do not stipulate how old you must be to be selected as an academician. Your scientific research contribution is definitely enough. In any case, apply first!"

"Okay, thank you, leader." Du Xingyu thanked him. He knew that if he could become an academician, he would get more convenience in applying for scientific research funds! His opinions will also have more weight!

Du Xingyu submitted the materials, and some scientific researchers at the space agency who were much older than him also submitted materials.

The members of the Management Committee of the National Academy of Engineering are a group of old academicians, the pillars of the country, and they are currently discussing the list of candidates to be selected into the Academy of Engineering this year.

They have discussed the general situation, and there is only one most controversial name left - Du Xingyu.

"Everyone, what do you think about whether to select Du Xingyu as an academician of our academy?" a member asked.

"Du Xingyu, of course he is capable in terms of ability." said an old academician. "And he is very good in aerospace dynamics and meets the requirements of our Academy of Engineering. However... he is only in his early twenties. There is no precedent for this."

The National Academy of Sciences is more focused on theoretical science, while the Academy of Engineering is more inclined to applied science. Du Xingyu is obviously more suitable for the Academy of Engineering. If you have made achievements in both fields, you are eligible to serve as an academician of both houses at the same time!

"Our selection criteria are not based on age!" Liu Yuan said, "It can be said that Du Xingyu's achievements in aerodynamics have surpassed mine, and he is enough to be elected as an academician!"

"Old Liu, Du Xingyu is your student. He is indeed outstanding. There is no doubt that he will become an academician in the future." said an old academician. "But we still have many candidates, some of whom have applied for seven or eight consecutive years. For those who haven’t been selected yet, should they be given priority this year?”

"The capable ones go first!" Xiong Ming said, "Now that capable young people have emerged, we should give them a bigger stage! I support letting Du Xingyu enter the Academy of Engineering!"

"I'm not against it. Du Xingyu can indeed enter the Academy of Engineering, but can't he wait until next year or the year after?"

Everyone discussed it for a long time, but couldn't make a decision.

At this time, someone reported a piece of news.

The members who heard the news were overjoyed and stood up and announced: "Everyone, I just got the news. The Nobel Prize Selection Committee announced that Du Xingyu has been nominated for next year's Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on aerodynamics, and he has been nominated." It was approved by the majority of committee members.”

"What? He was nominated for the Nobel Prize?" These old academicians were quite surprised. Some of them had been nominated for the Nobel Prize, and some of the two houses had won the Nobel Prize.

But no one can match Du Xingyu's age.

"Based on Du Xingyu's achievements in aerospace dynamics, he will definitely win the Nobel Prize in Physics next year!" Liu Yuan said in surprise. If one of his students could win the Nobel Prize, he would be proud as a teacher.

"What a boy, you have brought glory to our country!" someone said with emotion.

"I think Du Xingyu is definitely qualified to join the Academy of Engineering. We can't bury talents!" said a big boss of the Academy of Engineering.

"right!"

Everyone discussed and finally decided that Du Xingyu will become the youngest academician of the Academy of Engineering!

…

"Congratulations, congratulations! From now on you will be upgraded from Dr. Du to Academician Du!" Xu Lianqiu from the Space Administration's Rocket Power Research Institute joked to Du Xingyu.

"You seem to be cheating on your upgrade. I haven't even graduated from graduate school, and you are already an academician! You have also been nominated for the Nobel Prize..." Xu Lianqiu's tone was full of envy and admiration. She stared at Du Xingyu intently, trying to Find some clues on his body.

"Just so so." Du Xingyu said with a smile, "Now that I have become an academician, the Mars mission application should be submitted."

Du Xingyu has applied to the higher authorities, hoping to change the next unmanned Mars exploration plan to a manned landing, and the higher authorities are still considering it.

"Academician Xiao Du, half of your application has been approved!" He Jingcheng also walked over with a smile on his face.

"He Gong, what do you mean by half? Is it possible that I only bought the ticket to Mars, but not the return trip?" Du Xingyu said jokingly.

"Haha." He Jingcheng said with a smile, "The bureau is still a little worried. One is the funding issue. Space missions have been too frequent recently, and there is indeed some constraints."

"Secondly, with the Mars landing mission being carried out so soon, the bureau is worried that the technology is immature and may cause accidents to the astronauts."

"So it was decided from above that if we can successfully build a Mars spacecraft before the window period between Mars and Earth, we will launch a manned mission to Mars. If not, we will continue to launch an unmanned Mars probe according to the original plan."

"Great!" Du Xingyu affirmed, "The Mars spacecraft will definitely be manufactured before the window period! Now we can start designing the three-dimensional model of the spacecraft..."

Thank you to the host who rewarded the actors for entering the show!

Thanks to Feng, honest Dunzi, 20~58, and rice-loving Taozi for the tip.

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