Chapter 1008: The United States Surrenders, and the Space Race Ends
Chapter 1008 The United States surrenders and the space race ends~
In the laboratory, Jim Rodrigo pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It would be great if we could get a Martian soil sample containing microorganisms from China and do some research on it. "
If the news disclosed by China is true, then they must have rock or soil samples containing microorganisms in their hands.
This is a dream for any country, any research institution, and any scholar.
After all, whether it is scientific research or philosophical research, whether extraterrestrial life really exists is an extremely important question.
The discovery of extraterrestrial life can provide a new way of thinking for mankind to understand the origin of life on earth.
If humans discover life on other planets, whether it is simple microorganisms or more complex life forms, it can help us conduct comparative studies of life and verify or revise existing theories about the origin of life.
Hearing this idea, Professor Nora Xiu, who was flipping through the documents in his hand, had a bitter smile on his face.
Today, when the Huami space race is extremely fierce, will those Chinese people share samples containing microorganisms with them?
The idea sounded almost like a dream.
Just like when the news of ancient microbial fossils discovered on the moon shocked the world, almost all countries tried to apply for samples from China for research. They also waited for China to fully understand the fossil samples before opening them to the outside world.
Moreover, when China opens up ancient microbial fossils for other countries to study, it does not mean distributing samples to various countries, but invites scientific researchers from various countries to come to China for research.
Obviously, no one can share the 'treasure' in their hands and let others study it before thoroughly studying the things in their hands and the secrets on the moon or Mars.
This doesn't sound very authentic.
But there is nothing wrong with this approach for a country.
If they, the United States, were the first to discover the existence of life on Mars, they might not even make this news public.
Or even if it is made public, it is most likely that they will make it public after they have thoroughly studied these microorganisms.
On the one hand, this discovery is too shocking. The research value of life from extraterrestrial life is undoubtedly huge.
On the other hand, disclosing this information in advance to the whole world will not bring much benefit except causing countless troubles to oneself.
There is life on Mars. This news is made public. It is conceivable that the whole world will focus on China.
It’s not just the pressure brought by governments and scientific research institutions, but also public opinion among the people.
For example, humans are not alone in the universe, the earth is not the only cradle of life, and the news that alien life exists on Mars may make the whole world restless.
For example, if microorganisms or bacteria on Mars enter the Earth's ecosystem, they may cause serious harm to humans or other animals and plants.
So no matter what aspect you consider, disclosing this information is not the best choice.
If their Perseverance rover or Curiosity rover discovered this, from their perspective, I am afraid they would not choose to make it public, or make the news public as soon as possible.
After shaking his head and getting rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, Professor Nora Xiu sighed and said: "It is not very likely that we can get microbial samples from the other party."
"If I were a manager in China, and if these microorganisms were real, I am afraid that soil samples carrying microorganisms would not be sent back to Earth in a short time."
"Because this may cause irreversible damage or harm to the earth's ecosystem. After all, we still don't know whether these microorganisms will affect the human body."
"I think they might send these microorganisms to a base on the moon to study them."
As soon as he finished speaking, another loud voice came from the side.
"You are right. China is not planning to send those Martian microorganisms back to the earth in the short term, but they are not allowed to send those microorganisms to the moon. Instead, they are planning to build a research base on Mars and then send a batch of them Researchers will go over and conduct research on Mars first.”
Hearing the sound coming from the door, Nora Xiu and Jim Rodriguez both raised their heads and looked at the door.
I saw Professor Michaels Lowes, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, walking in quickly.
"Director Lowes?"
Seeing the person coming, Jim Rodrigo asked curiously: "Didn't you go to the headquarters for a meeting?"
Michaels Lawes nodded and said hello: "I just came back not long ago."
On the side, Professor Nora Xiu didn’t care about this. He looked at Director Michaels Lowes, frowned slightly and asked:
"Building a Mars research base? Has their aerospace technology developed to this point?"
"You have to know that there is Mars. Just solving the basic necessities of life, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, is an extremely troublesome task, let alone doing research on Mars."
"Both the equipment and the personnel are very troublesome."
Director Lowes revealed quite a lot of information in one sentence.
Originally, he thought that it was already very difficult for China to send astronauts to Mars, but now it seems that this is far from the limit of those Chinese people.
Michaels Lauvis shrugged and said, "I don't know about this, but this news was given to me by the headquarters."
Shaking his head, Professor Nora Xiu sighed and said, "Forget it, there is no point in saying this. Can China let us participate in it?"
Michaels Lauvis smiled and said, "It's really possible."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Nora Xiu and Jim Rodrigue looked over at once.
Facing the inquiring gazes of the two, Director Lauvis shrugged his shoulders and continued, "This time I went to the headquarters for a meeting to discuss matters related to aerospace relations with China."
"Due to some factors, the authorities are ready to stop our competition with China in the aerospace field and are ready to repair relations with them."
"And Director Bill Nelson has already rushed to China and is negotiating with the other party."
"If everything goes well, the authorities and NASA will take the initiative to abolish the "Wolf Framework" and "New Competition Law" and other regulations, and even pay some other costs to make both sides The relationship between the two countries has been restored, at least in the field of aerospace."
In the laboratory, after hearing the news, Professor Nora Xiu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "Are the authorities and the headquarters ready to admit defeat in the field of aerospace?"
"Ahem~"
After coughing awkwardly, Michaels Lawes smiled and forcedly explained: "It may not be so appropriate to describe it as admitting defeat."
"In my opinion, this should be the cooperation between the two sides in the field of aerospace after reaching a consensus, which is beneficial to both sides."
Hearing this, Nora Xiu and Jim Rodriguez's faces were full of complex expressions.
Although Lawes was not very willing to admit that they had lost, everyone knew that they took the initiative to ask for peace with China, which was to choose to admit defeat.
However, for the authorities and NASA, choosing to make peace now may be the best choice.
After all, their opponents have achieved far more than them in aerospace technology, and even their allies have abandoned them and chosen to cooperate with each other.
If they continue to compete in the space field, they may miss not only the lunar biosphere project and scientific research activities on the moon, but also the more distant world.
Instead of this, it is better to give up the competition and take advantage of their still have some say in the field of aerospace, turn around and choose to cooperate with China to jointly develop space.
However, although it is said so, not everyone can accept such a choice.
After all, aerospace has been a deep-rooted pride for the United States for decades.
Especially for Michaels Lauvis, who participated in the meeting in Washington, he knew very well that this time he surrendered to China in the field of aerospace, and it was not just to take the initiative to abolish the "Wolf Framework" and "New Competition Law" and other regulations to repair the relationship with China in the field of aerospace.
After all, in the field of aerospace today, they need help from their opponents.
And when they need help from others, they have to pay more extra benefits in exchange for China to take them to play together in outer space.
Although he did not know what the authorities chose to pay, the price was probably not small.
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Moreover, for the United States today, there are probably not many things that can be offered as an exchange of interests and that China will pay attention to.
Sighing in his heart, Michaels Lawes skipped these ideas that he could not decide, looked at Professor Nora Xiu, and said.
"If Director Bilson's negotiations with China go smoothly, we should be able to participate in their research on Mars next."
"You are the chief researcher of the Perseverance Mars Rover, and you specialize in the field of ancient microorganisms. I have recommended you to the headquarters, if the next cooperation can be achieved."
Before Michaels Lawes finished speaking, Nora Xiu nodded quickly and said, "Of course, I do!"
At the same time, on the other side of the Pacific coast.
Jinling, Xiashu Space Base.
Director Wu Yuankang of the Space Administration found Xu Chuan who was studying microbial data on Mars.
"You mean the US and NASA have given up? They have taken the initiative to abolish the Wolf Amendment and the New Competition Act to ease space competition and seek cooperation between the two countries in the space field?"
In the office, after receiving the news brought by Director Wu Yuankang, Xu Chuan asked curiously.
Across the sofa, holding the tea prepared by his assistant, Wu Yuankang took a sip to moisten his throat, nodded with a smile, and spoke.
"That's right, this space competition is over, the US has given up to us, and the next space development will enter a new stage!"
Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "This is rare, they actually chose to take the initiative to bow their heads and give up to us."
Wu Yuankang smiled and said: "What if they don't give up?"
"In the field of aerospace, they are no longer the dominant force in the world in the 2000s. In fact, their current strength in the field of aerospace is not as good as it was in the 2000s. Space is no longer their final say."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan also smiled and nodded.
Indeed, since losing the former Soviet Union as a competitor, the development of the United States in aerospace technology has almost stagnated.
Although tens of billions of US dollars are still invested in the aerospace field every year, the development of aerospace technology has not made much progress.
Even after actively giving up the space shuttle technology, their aerospace strength has regressed a lot, and there was an embarrassing incident that astronauts had to rely on the Russian carrier rocket to go into space.
"Oh, by the way, how long will it take us to establish a temporary scientific research base on Mars?" After chatting for a while, Wu Yuankang looked at Xu Chuan and asked.
Hearing this question, Xu Chuan thought about it and said: "It won't take long. The Hanhai space shuttle has successfully landed on the surface of Mars. This means that we can directly modify the second-generation aircraft and send it to Mars, directly serving as a temporary scientific research base."
"According to the plan, the next batch of materials and scientific research equipment, as well as related scientific researchers, will be launched and transported to Mars in twenty days."
The discovery of Martian microorganisms forced them to comprehensively revise the plan for this manned Mars landing project.
It was originally planned that four astronauts would conduct scientific research activities on the surface of Mars for two and a half days, and then return to Earth with the collected Martian soil, rocks, water ice, atmosphere and other resources and exploration data.
However, the discovery of Martian microorganisms completely changed the plan to land on Mars.
Without determining whether the microorganisms on Mars would be harmful to the human body and the Earth's ecosystem, it was difficult for them to make a choice.
If there were no other options, they could only arrange for people to return to Earth or the Moon.
However, the successful landing of the Hanhai space shuttle gave them another option.
Therefore, after communication, the six astronauts who landed on Mars this time decided to stay on Mars temporarily, using the Hanhai space shuttle that landed on the surface of Mars as a temporary base.
Anyway, the various foods and resources on the space shuttle were enough to support them until the next batch of supplies arrived.
During this period, they could keep observing Martian microorganisms on the one hand, and conduct more scientific research activities on Mars on the other hand.
Wu Yuankang: "Can we bring one or two scientific researchers from the United States?"
Hearing this, Xu Chuan looked at Wu Yuankang in surprise: "Bring one or two scientific researchers from the United States?"
"Well, this is also the result of this negotiation."
Wu Yuankang smiled and continued: "After all, they have taken the initiative to admit defeat, repaired our relationship, and will achieve more cooperation with us in the future development of aerospace."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan looked at Director Wu and asked curiously: "Being able to squeeze people in here, what did the United States pay for this negotiation in the field of aerospace? Will they just repeal those two bills? "
Wu Yuankang laughed and said, "Of course not."
"Now they are begging us to play with them in the field of aerospace. Does it matter to us whether they repeal those two bills or not?"
After a slight pause, he looked at Xu Chuan and continued, "In addition to some cooperation and technology in the field of aerospace, the most important thing is that they promised to withdraw completely. You know~"
Hearing this, Xu Chuan suddenly understood. No wonder the higher-ups chose to put aside their prejudices in the field of aerospace and even arranged one or two researchers to follow their footsteps to study microorganisms on Mars.
It turned out that they made concessions in this regard.
Although they have long been able to take back the island and safeguard national territory, that is based on war or tough measures. If they can accept it smoothly, the higher-ups will naturally be more willing.