I Found A Planet - Chapter 380

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Why would a regular battery be the one to blow the trumpets of humanity’s journey into the universe, and symbolize the dawn of the era of interstellar voyaging?

The High Energy 3 battery had an energy density close to that of gasoline . Why wouldn’t the fuel of the future be nuclear batteries, which had an even higher energy density, or the small fusion reactor?

The answer was obvious . Nuclear batteries were bulky, heavy, and had the danger of radiation . Aside from larger spacecraft, it was difficult to install them in smaller vehicles . High Energy 3 batteries had the advantages of high energy density, no radiation, improved safety and stability, and a wider application and bigger commercial value in the field of aerospace .

Seeing that the time was right, Chen Jin wasted no time . He immediately ordered the public announcement of Xing Hai Technologies’ outer space development plans, thus displaying their wild ambitions towards outer space in front of all their capitals and investors .

There were three main contents in the announcement .

First, the “Space City Project . ”

“In the next 50 to 100 years, it is estimated that Xing Hai Technologies will build more than 100 structures in space consisting of space cities, space smelters, and space factories . We will migrate more than 100 million people into these developments to become permanent residents in space cities . After conducting simulations on our supercomputers, we have identified that the cost of building a space city is lower than migrating humans to the moon or Mars . The involved expenditures will be much lower than if we tried to terraform the moon or the Martian environment . We can build our space cities at roughly 36,000 to 100,000 kilometers within Earth’s circular orbit . It will ease the transportation of materials from Earth or the moon and save a lot on traveling distance and time . ”

The representative of Xing Hai continued with the announcement, explaining all the exciting details to shareholders and the public .

“After space cities are built, we can flexibly deploy them to various locations according to the function of the city . For instance, with the city’s power system or traction device, an entire space city could relocate itself to the upper orbit of Mars to enhance developments on the red planet . They can also be relocated to the periphery of the asteroid belts or even to the orbit of Jupiter to harvest the resources nearby . We believe that unless there is a large amount of water on a certain planet, the cost-effectiveness of transforming planetary environments will be far less than the construction of a space city . It’s like the comparison between laying a carpet or making a pair of shoes . Both cushion your feet, but the latter has greater flexibility . Xing Hai Technologies will go full steam ahead on our ‘Space City’ project . Free Cities in space will be born one after another in our hands . ”

Second, “Asteroid Mining Plan . ”

The plan was to produce more than 100 “Mining Mother Ships” that utilized nuclear fusion in their energy system . The mother ships would have a tonnage of more than two million tons and would be equipped with various types of mining, mineral processing and smelting equipment for mining minerals on asteroids . If necessary, “Mining Mother Ships” would work closely with “Space Smelting Cities” with strong comprehensive capabilities, to increase the efficiency of resource extraction .

The third addition to Xing Hai’s plan was to enter the space tourism, space transportation, space medical, space adventure, and other industries to provide users with a safer and more complete service .

After Xing Hai Technologies’ space development plans were announced, a shockwave spread across the industry .

Heated discussions transpired all around the world . The share prices of hundreds of aerospace companies plummeted dramatically . Innumerable investors issued requests to Xing Hai Technologies, as they were generally optimistic about the company .

Xing Hai Technologies had the strongest technical prowess . Their proposed scheme would be more feasible, and the most reasonable .

“The truth will be exposed once an expert puts his hand into it . Compared to Xing Hai Technologies’ scheme, those hyped up proposals of other space companies are instantly overwhelmed by flaws . With just a single glance, I can tell that they’re solely after the investor’s money,” said one shareholder .

“At this stage, the ‘Space City’ scheme is indeed the best choice . Since the sun will shine on space cities 24 hours a day, their solar power generation capacity will be doubled compared with that of rotating planets . Besides, if our spacecraft were to depart from a space city to other places, there would be no need for them to be accelerated until escape velocity which would save a lot of fuel and energy . Another benefit is the incredible flexibility . ‘Space Cities’ can be relocated to any desired location, and can be backed up quickly if they were to come across any trouble,” discussed another investor .

“In a comprehensive comparison, the Space City scheme is indeed the best . ”

“I think that it isn’t a bad thing to build settlements on the surface of planets . It isn’t that we’ll need to terraform the entire planet’s environment, just a few eco-cities built like a ‘dome base’ will do . The distance of transporting resources will indeed be further, and initial costs will surely be higher . But after realizing autonomy at later phases, the cost of running the planet will be minimal while it is also able to continuously deliver resources back to Earth . Wouldn’t settling on planets be the better choice?” argued another man, voicing his dissent .

“Autonomy? This means a complete industrial system or at least a set of primary industrial systems . Do you know how much that will cost on a barren planet? Besides, industrial production consumes enormous amounts of water . In the lack of water resources, engaging in any kind of activity will consume a ton of money . In the end, Space Cities are still far better in terms of cost-effectiveness . ”

“Planets are dead fixed as they move about a permanent orbit . But we humans are very indefinite as we may face all kinds of unexpected circumstances at any given time . Space development activities are plagued with danger . Even if a single item is neglected, we might have to pay for our mistakes with our own lives,” said a concerned individual . “For that reason, I would trust Space Cities more . After all, cities can be positioned near the Earth during their initial phase . After testing their operations for a decade or so, the cities’ reliability can be improved rapidly . ”

“If it is built on a planet, a settlement may be destroyed if a hole is smashed through its protective dome . It will be years of waiting before backup arrives, just like what happened in “The Martian . ” No one would want to fall into such a mess . ”

“Within these two days, more than a thousand space companies have adjusted their previous space development plans and decided to go with Xing Hai Technologies’ Space City concept . Some requested to join Xing Hai Technologies while some even begged to be acquired . The big shot has arrived to unify the industry .

“That’s pretty good . Resources on earth are not limitless . We shouldn’t waste too many resources in the wrong place . Companies that follow Xing Hai Technologies’ footsteps will generally be able to avoid risks and make some profit . ”

“The true, profitable interstellar voyaging era has officially begun under Xing Hai Technologies’ lead . ”

The ultimate plan that Chen Jin had been holding onto had finally been unleashed .

The development of Xing Hai Technologies was complete and on the right track . They no longer had to deal with any restrictions . Their future development would only get better and better without much to worry about . He was now a man in his forties, though he looked younger, and he was already bored with many things and worn out of any interest . Being invincible was truly lonesome .

“As I look across the field, all of them are heralds . I lack any challenge at all . ”

Chen Jin shook his head . He felt that he should put aside less important things and go do something more challenging .

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