More than thirty minutes later.
In the conference room of the Xia National Space Research Institute.
At Cao Liangcai's urging, all the scientific researchers in the institute quickly sat in their seats.
Lu Yongchang stood in front of the conference table, glanced at everyone with a serious look, then reached out and turned on the projector.
"Everyone, I believe everyone has received the notice from the higher-ups."
"The Long March 10 heavy-lift launch vehicle project will be discontinued from now on."
Although everyone present had received the news last night, at this moment, every researcher still showed a hint of sadness and reluctance on their face.
With a research cycle as long as five years, it is no exaggeration to say that the Long March 10 heavy-lift carrier rocket project is like a child that these scientific researchers carefully nurture!
"I am also doing research, and I understand the pain you are feeling."
"However, I believe you are all very clear about Xia Country's current situation!"
Feeling the heavy atmosphere in the conference room, Lu Yongchang took a deep breath and then pressed the left button of the mouse: "Xiaguo needs a more effective way to promote it!"
The changing lights of the projector attracted everyone's attention.
Electric Propulsion Technology
"Electric propulsion?!"
"This…this is impossible!"
In just a moment, the conference room became noisy.
Voices of doubt followed suit and reached Lu Yongchang's ears.
Cao Liangcai, the director of the research institute, looked slightly changed and looked at Lu Yongchang with a puzzled look.
"Ahem…"
Seeing that the discussions in the conference room were getting louder and louder, Cao Liangcai had no choice but to stand up and cough lightly.
"Professor Lu, the electric propulsion system you mentioned is the Hall thruster?"
Lu Yongchang nodded slightly, with a hint of smile in his eyes: "Why? Academician Cao has done research in this area?"
Cao Liangcai's pupils suddenly shrank!
Hall thruster...it is indeed a Hall thruster!
He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Professor Lu, if you want to use Hall thrusters instead of chemical fuel rockets... I advise you to give up as soon as possible."
There was a hint of doubt in Lu Yongchang's eyes: "What do you mean?"
Cao Liangcai sighed slightly and said, "Professor Lu, you must be interested in the specific impulse of the Hall thruster, right?"
Lu Yongchang's expression condensed slightly, and then he nodded.
Seeing this scene, the bitterness in Cao Liangcai's eyes became even stronger!
"Our institute has done research on the Hall thruster project a long time ago."
"At first, we were all confident in it, and even many academicians believed that the Hall thruster was the most perfect propulsion system!"
"Unfortunately, reality is always much more cruel than imagination."
"In the laboratory, the maximum thrust of the Hall thruster is about 200 millinewtons."
Having said this, Cao Liang sighed deeply again.
"Professor Lu, what can 200 millinewtons do?"
"In the atmosphere, it can only push a few A4 sheets, right?"
"In this case, do you think that Hall thrusters can still replace traditional chemical rockets?"
Facing Cao Liangcai's questioning, Lu Yongchang chuckled and said calmly, "Academician Cao, don't be anxious."
"It's not too late to listen to what I have to say before making any judgment."
As he spoke, Lu Yongchang gently pressed the mouse again.
"Academician Cao, may I ask, what is the power of the original Hall thruster in the institute?"
Cao Liangcai looked at the completely black cylinder on the projection screen and was stunned.
What is this?
With all his knowledge, he couldn't recognize the object in the picture? !
Hearing Lv Yongchang's question, he answered subconsciously: "About 20 kilowatts."
Lu Yongchang understood.
The next moment, a mysterious smile appeared on Lv Yongchang's face: "What if I say that I can increase the power to more than 1,000 megawatts?"
Cao Liangcai took a deep breath.
Even though he was a man who had experienced many storms, he could not bear the shock in his heart and jumped up from the chair beside the conference table!
"What did you say?!"
"1,000 megawatts?!"
A faint smile appeared on Lu Yongchang's lips and he nodded slightly.
Cao Liangcai's pupils trembled slightly. He swallowed lightly and asked in a hoarse voice: "Professor Lu, do you know what 1,000 megawatts means?"
"Could it be that you want Pangu No. 1 to provide it with energy?!"
Speaking of this, Cao Liang's heart moved slightly.
A crazy idea slowly emerged from his mind.
Could it be that...
He suddenly turned his head and looked at the projection screen beside him!
"That's not the case with Pangu No. 1." Lu Yongchang nodded with a smile and continued, "But there really is a miniaturized fusion reactor."
"What?!"
"What the hell?!!"
"What the hell?!"
In an instant, several exclamations were heard in the conference room.
Ignoring the "noise", Lu Yongchang straightened his expression and pointed to the projection screen: "Let me introduce it to you all."
"The latest achievement of Xiaguo's first laboratory, the miniaturization technology of fusion reactors."
"What you see in front of you is the core part of the small fusion reactor, which is equivalent to the reactor of Pangu 1."
"Two meters high and one meter in diameter!"
"Currently rated at 1,000 megawatts!"
"…"
After the words were spoken, the conference room fell into silence.
Cao Liangcai stood blankly beside the conference table, his hands trembling slightly with excitement.
"Professor Lu...is what you said true?"
It's not that he doesn't trust Lu Yongchang's words.
This is really too unbelievable!
Just recently, the Pangu-1 fusion reactor came into being.
Just over a month later, the fusion reactor miniaturization technology was already in front of him?!
Cao Liangcai even reached out and grabbed his thigh hard!
Hiss! It hurts!
"Of course it's true!" Lv Yongchang's expression became serious. "Yesterday, under the witness of Councillor Li, the first ignition experiment of the small fusion reactor was a complete success!"
"Although the supporting power generation device has not yet been designed, I can guarantee that within a month, the small fusion reactor technology will be fully mature!"
Cao Liangcai took a deep breath.
I have to say, he was moved!
1000 megawatts of power!
Even with the simplest and crudest multiple conversion, the thrust of the Hall thruster using a small fusion reactor can have a full 1 ton of thrust!
"Then...what about the problem of heat and loss?"
Cao Liangcai's heart moved slightly, and he thought of a very important question.
Ordinary wires cannot withstand the strong current of a small fusion reactor!
Lu Yongchang chuckled and clicked the mouse again.
"How about room temperature superconducting coils?"
"What?!" Cao Liangcai's eyes widened suddenly, "Xia Country already has room-temperature superconductor technology?!"
"Otherwise, Academician Cao, how do you think we built Pangu-1?"
Lu Yongchang asked back cheerfully.
Because of the confidentiality agreement, most scientific researchers are not aware of the advanced technology contained in Pangu-1.