Chapter 258: Nuclear fusion experiment begins!

That's right.

With current technology.

What could be more effective than a space elevator for transporting supplies to space?

After all, the cost of transporting one ton of supplies to space via a space elevator is one-thirtieth that of a traditional rocket launch.

That's right.

Only one-thirtieth.

But the construction of a space elevator is also extremely difficult.

Not only does it require heaven-defying materials like carbon nanotubes.

There are also all kinds of problems.

After all, a space elevator requires a satellite in geostationary orbit to hang a rope down.

Connecting to the ground.

Using centrifugal force to keep pulling the satellite.

In between.

The rope must not only resist its own gravity.

It also needs to withstand the load of the elevator during transport.

Moreover, there are requirements for the construction site.

Not only is it required to be around the equator.

But it also needs to be free of earthquakes locally.

No typhoons and other severe weather.

It's not enough for the place to be calm.

It also requires that there be no people there at all.

It is an uninhabited area.

Zhang Wen wrote them down one by one on paper.

But when he finished writing.

Zhang Wen suddenly became sluggish.

This place.

Zhang Wen seems to have really been there.

It's that small island in Australia.

Damn it!

Zhang Wen's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Damn it!"

"Does that mean."

"Now we just need to wait for Wang Cheng's nuclear fusion to succeed."

"Mass-produce carbon nanotubes."

"Now we can directly build a space elevator on that small island."

"Then upgrade the Kunpeng."

"Or build a new ship directly."

"Built directly in outer space."

"And put the survival base on it too."

"By then, wouldn't we be able to colonize Mars directly?!"

Zhang Wen thought of this.

He immediately started urging them.

And explained the situation to Director Yang.

He asked for that small island.

Anyway, what the navy wanted was that naval base.

Not that small island.

Whether the space elevator is under construction or after it is built.

It needs the military to protect it.

Then the naval base stationed there is the best protection.

Zhang Wen felt extremely excited as soon as he thought of this.

But he had to suppress it.

A few days later.

Wang Cheng's experimental facilities were finally moved to the aerospace base.

And Zhu Xinghan's rockets were all ready.

After all the relocation work was prepared.

Zhang Wen took some astronauts and Wang Cheng.

And the survival base components prepared by the Qingtian Factory.

And flew into the sky again.

In space.

Today, the people at the aerospace base were busy to death.

The message released to the outside world was that the Beidou satellites were being re-networked.

Otherwise, there would be no way to explain the spectacular scene of six rockets launching into the sky in one day.

After the rockets went up.

Dozens of astronauts moved everything to the Tianguong Kongjianzhan.

This wave gathered all the astronauts currently in Dongda.

Even some astronauts who were about to retire came over.

No choice, there were just too many.

Fortunately, there is zero gravity in space.

Otherwise, these things would really be hard to handle.

After putting the things in the space station, they returned to Earth in the return capsule.

Only Zhang Wen and Wang Cheng were left.

"There are only two of us."

"Can we handle so many things?"

Wang Cheng looked at Zhang Wen and asked suspiciously.

"It's the 21st century now, it's an era of machines, do you still want to move them yourself?"

Zhang Wen said speechlessly.

With an order.

The Kunpeng's artificial intelligence directly took over control of these warehouses on the Tianguong.

The warehouses extended mechanical arms one by one.

"Look, we have these things."

These things were prepared as early as when Zhang Wen built the space station warehouse.

It was to deal with these situations.

Mechanical arms extended one by one.

Helping Zhang Wen complete a series of tasks.

And Wang Cheng stared blankly at everything in front of him.

"It's installed, let's go."

"The Kunpeng's internal space is limited, we can only make a few more trips."

Zhang Wen said helplessly.

Afterwards, Zhang Wen and Wang Cheng took some equipment and headed to the Moon first.

"I'll follow your blueprint."

"After all, this is the Moon, although it only has one-sixth of Earth's gravity."

"But it's still tough."

"I've prepared some transport robots, let them do it."

"But the key parts still need us two."

"Then I'll place it according to the blueprint you gave me before."

After Zhang Wen finished speaking, he piloted the Kunpeng to the far side of the Moon.

After placing it at the location specified on the blueprint.

He returned to the space station.

Just like this, back and forth eight times.

Only then were all the experimental equipment and survival base components finally placed on the Moon.

Then Zhang Wen took out the Helium-3 extraction device.

And started extracting.

After that, it was non-stop assembly by the robots, Zhang Wen, and Wang Cheng.

After a full day and night.

It was finally installed.

The two of them lay in the survival base, panting heavily.

"Ha, ha, ha."

Zhang Wen said, panting heavily.

"Rest for a while, and then we'll confirm if the experimental equipment can operate normally."

"Alright."

Wang Cheng also said, panting heavily.

After the two rested for a while, they entered the nuclear fusion experimental base.

After Wang Cheng went through a series of tests.

He finally confirmed.

The current experimental base can be used completely.

"Alright, then I'll send the Helium-3 to you."

Zhang Wen said.

"Alright!"

"I'll set the parameters for the experiment again, after all, the parameters here are different from Earth."

Wang Cheng replied immediately.

"Alright!"

After a day, the extraction device had already extracted quite a bit.

Zhang Wen immediately brought this Helium-3 back.

Wang Cheng then put all the Helium-3 into the experimental device.

"What next?"

Zhang Wen asked.

After all, the current situation is that if people are left here.

They must bear the consequences of the experiment failing.

After all, there was a reason why Wang Cheng wanted a 500,000 square kilometer site in the first place.

Once an accident occurs.

The people left here will all die.

"Go, you go to the space station."

"I've already finished designing the experiments here."

"I'll just stay here and guard it."

Wang Cheng said immediately.

"Ah?"

"Are you sure?"

"If there's even a little accident in the experiment."

"You won't even be able to find your ashes here."

Zhang Wen said immediately.

"I'm very sure, I've been studying it for decades."

"This is my only hope now."

"I must watch it here."

Wang Cheng said immediately.

"Then I don't need to go back either."

"I'll stay here with you."

Zhang Wen said.

"Hahaha!"

"I'm not making fun of you."

"You are the authority among authorities in the military industry field."

"However, in the field of nuclear physics."

"You're not even as good as my students."

"You're of no use here at all."

"If any problem occurs, you won't even know what's going on."

"You should just wait at the space station."

Wang Cheng said sincerely.

In his view, being able to fulfill his lifelong dream was enough to die without regrets.

To let Zhang Wen die with him.

He wasn't that shameless.

Seeing that Zhang Wen still hadn't refused.

Wang Cheng pulled Zhang Wen directly onto the spaceship.

It could be considered revenge for Zhang Wen always pulling him.

"Kunpeng, return to the space station."

After Wang Cheng finished speaking.

He waved at the Kunpeng as it took off.

"Bye-bye! Wait for my good news!" ===== CHAPTER 259 =====

"Bye-bye! Wait for my good news!"