Chapter 382 Cooperation? They Don't Have the Qualifications Either! (5K Votes Requested, Please Follow Up)

Bill suddenly thought that if they really encountered aliens, the situation might be better than now.

At least, the feeling of humiliation is not that strong.

He would rather cooperate with aliens than meet Luo Yao's group again!

At this time, his face turned pale instantly, and he clenched his fists, as if he wanted to squeeze a glimmer of hope from the air.

He couldn't believe that their carefully planned lunar exploration mission would be in such trouble because of an energy shield.

"The risk of landing in the Arctic is too great. Our equipment and technology are not ready yet." Peake's voice was trembling. He knew that this was an almost impossible task.

The terrain of the Moon's Arctic region is complex, with a large number of craters and mountains, and the surface is rugged, which poses a great challenge to the safe landing of the lander. Precise navigation and landing technology are required to avoid these obstacles and ensure Safe landing of the lander.

If landing at the south pole of the moon is difficult, then landing at the north pole can be considered hellish.

What’s even more frightening is that due to the long rotation period of the moon, there are long periods of darkness and extreme light conditions in the Arctic region. In the case of darkness and insufficient light, solar panels cannot fully function, which brings difficulties to the power supply of equipment. It will also affect the normal operation and communication of the device.

Here, there is also the terrifying permanent shadow area.

Due to long-term shadow coverage, the temperature is extremely low, which is a huge challenge for the starship's insulation system and electronic equipment. In addition, the lunar surface is also filled with tiny dust particles. These dusts are affected by external forces such as solar wind. , may form an elusive storm, posing a threat to the landing safety of the starship.

There may also be unknown dangerous factors hidden in the lunar north pole.

Since human exploration of the moon is still relatively limited, especially in remote areas like the Arctic, NASA has little understanding of its geological structure and potential hazards.

Therefore, unknown geological activities, meteorite impacts and other emergencies may be encountered during the landing process, which will pose a threat to the safety of the starship.

Letting Starship X1 fly directly to the North Pole of the moon is almost like a moth flying into a flame.

Bill was silent for a while, knowing that what Peake said was the truth.

However, he couldn't accept giving up like this.

Are their efforts and dreams just defeated by an energy shield?

"Director, I think we can return Starship X1 first and then make plans."

"Whether the actions of the Space Development Administration are legal or not requires long-term discussion. We cannot allow the other party to continue doing this randomly!"

Bill calmed down.

Now is indeed not the time for head-on confrontation. They need to find a more appropriate strategy to deal with this problem.

"We will return Starship X1 first. At the same time, I will also contact the space agencies of other countries to see if they are interested. We may be able to join forces to jointly deal with the Space Development Administration's problems."

After receiving the order, Starship X1 started the return process.

The three astronauts above all breathed a sigh of relief.

They have heard about what happened on Mars. If NASA really wants them to force it, they may not be as lucky as the members of the Mars exploration team to wait for rescue.

"Starship X1 has received the return command and is starting the return procedure. Please confirm that all systems are in normal condition."

The display on the control panel began to scroll to display detailed information: "The return-to-flight procedure has been activated. The estimated return-to-flight time is 71 hours and 22 minutes. Please check the propeller fuel reserves, life support systems, and the operating status of all key equipment."

Subsequently, the system began to perform self-tests and reported the results item by item: "The thruster fuel reserve is sufficient, the life support system is operating normally, the communication system connection is stable, and the navigation system calibration is completed."

The astronauts nervously performed their respective tasks and confirmed the status of various systems.

As the return procedure progressed, the system issued another prompt: "Starship X1 is about to adjust its course and enter the return orbit. All crew members are requested to be prepared and maintain a stable flight."

The astronauts looked at each other and saw a hint of relief in each other's eyes.

Finally leaving this terrible place!

Just when Starship X1 was about to adjust its course and enter the return orbit, the atmosphere in the cockpit suddenly became tense. The astronauts suddenly discovered that a dark thing appeared in front of them. It seemed to be a huge hole, swallowing All light around.

"What is that?" one astronaut exclaimed.

Another astronaut stared at the display screen, trying to analyze the dark material. However, their detection equipment seemed to have lost its function in this area and could not provide any useful information.

At this moment, Starship X1 suddenly seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and flew towards the dark thing. The astronauts realized in horror that they seemed to be unable to control the course of the starship.

"What should we do?" one astronaut asked anxiously.

At this time, a beam of light cut through the darkness and rushed straight towards the dark material.

At the moment of contact, the pitch-black material seemed to be torn apart by the beam, forming twisted space cracks.

Under the influence of this force, Starship X1 instantly got rid of the traction and regained its freedom.

After the astronauts hurriedly stabilized Starship X1, they saw clearly who was rescuing them.

A Baidi with a red flag and the four Chinese characters for "Leading Technology" appeared near them.

"Call, this is the White Emperor of China, do you need help?" A friendly female voice suddenly rang from the communication channel.

The already frightened starship astronauts relaxed a little after hearing human voices.

"We are fine for the time being and are preparing to return home. Do you know what the thing was just now?"

"Unknown substance, if you want to return, please leave here as soon as possible."

Wang Ying's calm voice came through the communication channel. She stared in the direction of Starship X1, with a hint of vigilance in her eyes.

She originally just wanted to see if the starship near the north pole of the moon had returned, but she encountered something bizarre.

Wang Ying fired the particle cannon without thinking at that time.

After the black substance absorbed the particle cannon, it disappeared due to the unstable internal structure.

Wang Ying was worried that the other party would appear again, so she wanted the starship to leave quickly.

The astronauts on Starship X1 heard Wang Ying's answer and quickly agreed.

They began to recheck the status of the starship to ensure that everything was normal and continued the return process.

Wang Ying piloted Baidi and maintained communication with Starship X1. She was well aware of the danger behind this unknown substance, and decided to personally escort it to ensure that Starship X1 could leave this area safely.

As time goes by, Starship I don't know how long it took before the other party disappeared.

After the communication returned to normal, the astronauts immediately reported the situation to NASA.

NASA immediately organized an emergency meeting after receiving the report from the Starship

"Gentlemen, it seems that we have really encountered an alien civilization."

A senior aerospace expert first broke the silence. He frowned and stared deeply at the data on the screen: "According to our existing data, the characteristics of this unknown substance are far beyond the scope of our current scientific and technological understanding." , this is likely to be some unknown substance in the universe.”

"Anyway, if the Chinese hadn't arrived, our starship might have been sucked in!"

"Everyone, the situation we are facing is very serious. The emergence of this unknown substance may mean that we are about to come into contact with an unknown alien civilization or some new phenomenon in the universe. But no matter what it is, we must remain calm and make plans. Come up with scientific countermeasures.”

"If we can detect and understand it, a new era of mankind may be opened by us!" Bill said excitedly.

He believed that this was an opportunity given by God to their ugly country!

"Director, I think we need to immediately cooperate with space agencies around the world to share information about this incident and jointly study countermeasures, especially Academician Luo Yao from China. He is a rare genius in many fields such as physics. If I can get his help..."

Bill didn't agree immediately.

Bill frowned slightly. He did not deny Academician Luo Yao's talent and influence, but he also had his own concerns.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "Academician Luo Yao is indeed a genius. His joining will undoubtedly bring us great help. However, we must also consider political and diplomatic factors. Cooperating with him is not a simple matter. We need to handle it with caution."

Another expert nodded and added: "The director is right, cooperation with Luo Yao does require careful consideration."

"However, I think we can first contact Academician Luo Yao through informal channels and listen to his opinions and suggestions. This can avoid politically sensitive issues and make full use of his professional knowledge."

"Don't forget, they also have to build a muon collider."

"good."

Bill searched for Luo Yao's contact information and finally found only one email address.

There was no other way, so Bill wrote an email to Luo Yao.

Luo Yao was still listening to Wang Ying's report with Director Lei and others.

Under the lights of the conference room, Luo Yao listened intently to Wang Ying's story.

When Wang Ying described in detail the strange characteristics of the dark matter and how it exerted a powerful influence simply by absorbing energy, Luo Yao couldn't help but frown.

"This kind of material appears suddenly and can absorb energy, but cannot release or transform it. This is completely beyond our current physical understanding." Luo Yao whispered to himself, tapping his fingers on the table unconsciously, as if Calculating the possible consequences of this substance.

He raised his head and looked at Wang Ying: "Are you sure this substance does not show any form of energy release or transformation? Such as heat energy, radiation or other forms of energy output?"

Wang Ying nodded firmly: "Yes, Academician Luo, on Baidi's detection instrument, we only observed the continuous absorption of energy, without any form of energy release or transformation."

Luo Yao stood up, walked to the whiteboard in the conference room, picked up a pen and began to draw a schematic diagram, trying to use physical theory to explain the strange properties of this dark matter.

"From a physical point of view," Luo Yao began to elaborate, "when any substance absorbs energy, it usually releases or transforms this energy in some form, whether it is heat energy, radiation or other forms of energy output. The embodiment of the law of conservation of energy.”

He pointed to the dark matter in the diagram: "But this substance breaks this convention. It seems to have a special mechanism that can completely absorb energy and store it inside without any form of energy conversion or freed."

Luo Yao pondered for a moment and continued: "We can imagine that there may be a special field or particle structure inside this material, which can interact with energy in a way that we have not yet understood."

"This interaction may allow energy to be completely absorbed and stored within the material, rather than being released in other forms."

"Is it possible that this is a kind of dark matter?" Academician Shi suddenly said.

Luo Yao is well aware that the existence of dark matter has always been a major problem in cosmological research, and the properties of matter that can absorb energy are indeed consistent with some theoretical properties of dark matter.

"Dark matter is considered to account for most of the material components of the universe, but we have not been able to directly detect it so far. This material also has the characteristics of absorbing energy and cannot release or convert energy. This is consistent with some of our theories about dark matter. The speculation coincides.”

"But there's no way of knowing for sure whether it's dark matter."

"I think we won't know all this until the muon collider is completed."

The muon collider's high-precision measurements will allow them to more precisely measure the weak signals that dark matter particles may produce.

Dark matter particles interact very weakly with ordinary matter, so they are difficult to detect directly. However, the muon collider can capture these weak signals with its excellent sensitivity and precision, revealing the existence and existence of dark matter to humans. Characteristics provide key evidence.

"My suggestion for this matter right now is to put it down for now and wait until the muon collider has completed its research."

Luo Yao spoke, and the other experts nodded with relief.

The substance reported by Wang Ying can be said to be completely beyond their knowledge. Now if they are asked to study it, they can't come up with any results.

Therefore, the best way is to wait until the muon collider is successfully built.

After the meeting, Luo Yao suddenly received a reminder from Xiao Moss - Bill sent him an email.

Luo Yao quickly opened the email and saw Bill's question.

In the email, Bill wrote: "Dear Academician Luo, hello! I believe you have learned about what happened on the moon. First of all, thank you very much for saving our astronauts. Secondly, I want to discuss it with you. , about the mysterious phenomena occurring near the moon."

"I'm deeply curious, what are the specific properties of this substance? Is it possible that there is a direct connection to dark matter? If this substance is indeed a form of dark matter, how will it affect our understanding of the universe?"

"I very much look forward to having in-depth exchanges with you and your team. I believe that through our joint efforts, we will be able to unveil the mystery of this substance and make significant contributions to human science."

Luo Yao looked at the email and didn't want to reply, but Shan Xing was still sharp-eyed. After seeing that the person who sent the email was Bill, he asked uneasily: "Gong Luo, is this email from Bill from NASA?" "

"What did he say?"

Luo Yao didn't bother to repeat himself and just pushed the laptop in front of him.

Shan Xing took the computer and carefully read the content of Bill's email.

"They seem to want to cooperate with us." Shan Xing put down the computer and looked at Luo Yao, "Gong Luo, what do you think?"

"Cooperation? They don't have the qualifications either." Luo Yao said calmly.

"I want a partner who can help me, not hold me back."

"I want funding, and so do people from the Space Development Administration. NASA is not of much use to me."

That being said, even if NASA is a little hot chick, they still have to keep up appearances.

Otherwise, it would be disrespectful.

Shan Xing thought awkwardly.

It was completely impossible for Luo Yao to reply to the email.

Shan Xing has long since given up on this idea.

With no choice, Shan Xing could only call NASA in person.

"Mr. Bill, we have received your email. Academician Luo is currently busy and has not focused on this, so if there is any progress in the future, we will report it in time."

After hearing this, Bill smacked his lips dissatisfied.

After all, he was also the director of NASA. He wrote the email personally, but Luo Yao didn't reply. This was something he didn't expect.

But Shan Xing called him, which at least saved him some face.

Bill tried to keep his tone calm and said: "Mr. Shan, I fully understand how busy Academician Luo is.

"But what I want to emphasize is that this matter is related to the entire humankind's understanding of the universe. It is a historic opportunity. We at NASA have advanced space technology and rich experimental resources. If we can cooperate with us, I believe we can Greatly speed up the research process.”

Shan Xing casually said a few perfunctory words to Bill and then hung up the phone.

Work with them to speed up research?

Isn't this nonsense?

It’s okay if they don’t cause any trouble!

"Gong Luo, it's a good thing you didn't contact Bill. These people are really outrageous." Shan Xing couldn't hold back and complained.

"Yeah, but he reminded me of one thing."

Shan was stunned. When did Bill remind him? Why didn't he know?

"Studying the phenomena that occur near the moon may require unconventional methods to solve it."

Shan Xing didn't understand. In order to expose his ignorance, Shan Xing decided to watch Luo Yao without speaking.

"President, have you ever considered what humans should do if this phenomenon happens frequently in the future?"