The Outer Space Resources Development Forum came to an end, and at the same time, it also opened the prelude to capitalists competing for benefits in the space market. A total of six large external space stations with an area of more than two thousand acres were leased to developers around the world. Before any development work had begun, advertisements for space tourism and space property had already occupied the big screens in the United States' Times Square.
Jiang Chen even heard that Yike Group had sold two thousand commercial housing units in the Celestial City Development Zone before the construction equipment was shipped to Ange Island.
Although most of the living space was in the circular part of Celestial City, not everyone was happy to live in a small living unit. The rich who pursued a quality of life didn't care about ten or twenty million. A luxury residence that could overlook the entire city and look up at the entire starry sky was what they pursued.
With nearly 30 billion in revenue, the boss of Yike Group almost fell off his chair and quickly called Jiang Chen to thank him.
This was just the beginning. Once the seven hundred acres of land was fully developed, the revenue from various shopping malls and buildings would not be lower than the revenue from the two thousand commercial housing units.
On the other hand, "6X4 standard" became a trending term on the Internet.
With a length of six meters and a width of four meters, it was the diameter of the external space station of Celestial City. If nothing unexpected happened, the "6X4 standard" proposed by Celestial Trade would become the design standard for all space station interfaces in the interstellar era and would continue to be used.
The power of habit was terrifying, especially for a civilization. Unless there were unsolvable defects, the standard that had been accepted by everyone was basically impossible to change.
Just like the imperfect SIM interface dominated almost the entire PC era.
With the details of the "6X4 standard" being made public, a large number of space station design companies emerged.
These companies were mainly concentrated in the Silicon Valley area, and most of them were transformed from aerospace companies engaged in rocket launch and satellite design. These companies specialized in providing space station design plans for large companies that were interested in building their own space stations in Celestial City but did not have the technical conditions to help them pass the qualification certification. Even SpaceX opened a similar business, and the first business was to design an automated steelmaking space station for the UA Steel Company that could be connected to Celestial City.
It could be said that a business forum of Celestial Trade directly gave birth to an industry with a scale of more than ten billion.
Due to this, aerospace majors, which were originally not popular in major universities, were now gradually becoming popular. There were even a number of branch majors that were born due to operational needs. For example, space station design, biosphere engineering, spacecraft design, etc …
In the aerospace field, Coro University was undoubtedly ahead of many international universities.
With many halos above its head, Coro University, which was established from the beginning to export talents to Celestial Trade, gradually gained the favor of other large enterprises with the establishment of the space elevator. Even though it wasn't top-notch in the international academic field, its status in the business field was quite significant.
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Moon colony.
A cargo spacecraft engraved with the Celestial Trade logo landed smoothly on the concrete apron. The staff who had been waiting for a long time operated the robotic arm and unloaded the cargo box in the belly of the spaceship. At the same time, more than ten people in spacesuits walked down from the spaceship. Under the leadership of a staff member, they walked in the direction of the colony.
This was already the fourth batch this month.
After the completion of the space elevator, the shuttle to and from the moon was no longer the kind of rocket that was discarded after use. Instead, it was replaced by a vertical take-off and landing cargo spacecraft. What used to be once every few months had now become several times a month.
Another intuitive change was that there were now more and more people in the colony.
From the initial dozens of people to more than 100 people, there were now 500 people in the entire Moon colony. Except for some engineers and scientists, many of these people had nothing to do with colonial construction. For example, journalists, musicians, painters, and ordinary people …
Standing in the colony, Tang Weijie looked at the newcomers from a distance. He didn't know what the use of so many people was, but he believed that the executives of Celestial Trade must have their own reasons for making such a decision. It was just that he, as the colony administrator, couldn't understand it for the time being.
The dozen newcomers looked left and right along the way. Everything here was so new to them that when they passed by a space farm, someone even exclaimed … although only he could hear the exclamation.
Compared to a few months ago, the colony on the surface of the Moon was much more presentable. In addition to mines and space farms, most living areas and work areas were connected by pipelines embedded in the ground.
From a distance, it looked like a bunker connected by trenches. Before a breakthrough in shield technology, this design could effectively reduce the threat of meteorites. After all, the Moon had no atmosphere, and the entire surface was full of "bullet holes", which showed how frequent meteorite activity was.
The entrance to the colony was through two valves.
Just like the design of most seabed facilities, after crossing the first gate, the vacuum buffer chamber was filled with air, then the second gate opened, and the group continued to move forward. They took off their spacesuits in the locker room, took a shower, and changed into casual clothes with air jets at the joints.
Then, everyone gathered in the square in the center of the colony.
"Okay, newcomers, look over here." Tang Weijie clapped his hands and motioned everyone to look at him. "You are the fourth batch this month. First of all, I have to wish you a happy life on the Moon. In addition, I have to say that you will miss life on Earth. "
"Take an hour or two out of every day to the gravity room to avoid osteoporosis. Follow the discipline of the colony, and any fight will be dismissed. Remember to bring your ID card at all times. That is your ID card, and it can be used at any time. That's all you need to pay attention to. If there's anything you don't understand, ask. "
As soon as he finished speaking, someone raised his hand.
"What about our luggage?"
"It will be sent directly to your residence in a while. Is there anything else?" Tang Weijie asked.
When no one answered, he paused and continued.
"Very well, if you have any questions, you can consult through your personal terminal. You can ask AI or a psychiatrist. These two guys are the only ones in the colony who are free at any time. Someone will take you to get your daily necessities and take you to the living area. "
"Before that, let's do a roll call and check the list …"
The list check was quickly completed, and Lu Fan received his ID card.
The soft graphene card felt smooth and could be rolled up and worn on the hand like a Future phone. His name was written on the front of the card, as well as the words [Power Engineer].
Under the guidance of the instructor, Lu Fan received his daily necessities and a room key. In the 30-square-meter room, he saw his suitcase.
However, before he had time to pack his luggage and sit by the window to reminisce about life on Earth for a while, there was a knock on the door.
"Lu Fan? Power Engineer? "The middle-aged man in the colonial uniform looked at Lu Fan up and down and asked in a questioning tone.
"Yes." Lu Fan nodded politely and asked, "Is there a problem?"
After getting an affirmative answer, the middle-aged man immediately grinned and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
"Haha, you're finally here! Let me introduce myself. My name is He Biao. "
"The colony is preparing to replace the lines. In order to avoid accidents, the manpower in our Power Department is particularly tight. Some time ago, I just applied to the headquarters to send a power engineer over. I didn't expect him to be sent here so soon! Come, don't worry about your luggage. Let's go somewhere. "
"Wait, replace the lines? Why do you suddenly want to replace the lines? "Lu Fan was confused.
In his impression, this colony should have been established less than half a year ago.
"The colony plans to build two new mines, and the power generated by the solar power station can't support it. Just some time ago, the headquarters ordered that we can put that equipment into use. In the future, the colony will no longer lack electricity, but on the other hand, by the end of this month, we probably won't have any holidays. "
When He Biao said this, he didn't have the slightest complaint on his face.
Life on the Moon was boring. Not working was more boring than working. To relieve the loneliness, he could only chat with a psychologist or vent his desires on the beautiful robots of Future Heavy Industries. He heard that after the power shortage was solved, the colony could begin to build some entertainment facilities. It was no wonder he was so enthusiastic.
Although the newly arrived Lu Fan didn't quite understand his mood, he was attracted by one word in his words.
"Equipment? What equipment? "Lu Fan asked blankly.
There will no longer be a lack of electricity? Before he came, he studied the power consumption of the Moon colony. The electricity consumption of a mere 500 people was higher than that of a small town with a population of 10,000 on Earth. Although the surface of the Moon was bright, one day and night was nearly four weeks on Earth. For this reason, Celestial Trade had to invest in the construction of a large number of solar panels and power storage equipment. Electricity alone would consume nearly 50 million Xin New dollars every month.
When Lu Fan asked about this, He Biao laughed and looked at him proudly.
"Do you know what our Lunar Soil Collection Center produces?"
"Rare earth?" Lu Fan was puzzled.
"Although it also produces, it's wrong!" He Biao smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice. "We produce helium-3, and we have produced countless tons!"
Lu Fan was taken aback, and the expression on his face instantly turned into intense disbelief and shock.
Helium-3!
Controllable nuclear fusion?!
And it can be used to generate electricity?!
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