The call was from Chen Yushan.
As soon as the call connected, a pleasant voice sounded in Lu Zhou's ears.
"Hello, what are you doing? I called you earlier, but you didn't pick up. "
"I was eating outside."
Chen Yushan asked curiously, "Eating? Is it a guy or a girl? "
"An academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, he's in his seventies." Lu Zhou coughed and said, "Let's not talk about this. What's up?"
Chen Yushan: "Yeah, the Commission for Science and Technology for National Defense just called our company."
"Commission for Science and Technology for National Defense?" Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "What did they say?"
"They asked if Star Sky Technology is interested in the manned moon landing project at the end of the year. If we are interested, we can start preparing a proposal and submit it within two months."
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and asked, "What's the specific content of the project? Did they say anything? "
"The specific content of the project can be found on the official website of the Commission for Science and Technology for National Defense. I briefly looked through it. Basically, the first phase of the project is for the bidders to be able to provide a low-Earth orbit delivery capacity of 50 tons and complete it within five years."
A low-Earth orbit delivery capacity of 50 tons?
What a big appetite.
One had to know that the low-Earth orbit delivery capacity of the Long March V was only 25 tons. Based on the current level of domestic aerospace companies, almost no one could complete this task.
As for the Long March 9, which was still under design, it was hard to say. After all, the design of this thing was expected to be completed in 2026. However, considering that the aerospace funding had increased a lot, it could be completed within five years.
Lu Zhou leaned back in his chair and thought for a bit.
"I understand, I'll write a proposal in a few days."
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
After the phone call ended, Lu Zhou looked at his computer and thought for a bit.
Even though he didn't consider bidding for this aerospace project at the beginning of the year, he didn't expect the miniaturization of controllable fusion technology to break through so quickly.
In particular, the scanner gun that he had won from the lucky draw had directly cracked the secret of the Hall-effect propulsion unit, greatly reducing the time he needed to reverse engineer Debris No.3.
Currently, the energy supply equipment was already using deuterium-tritium fusion batteries. With the most advanced five-axis CNC machine tools and the most advanced neural network algorithms, it was not a big problem to recreate the Hall-effect thruster unit from the blueprints. It would be a shame not to participate in this project.
After all, he had seen the budget for the moon landing project last time. The budget for this phase of the project was at least 20 billion yuan. He didn't have enough money to spend on aerospace. It would be best if someone could pay for his research results.
Also, sending a 50-ton load to low-Earth orbit wasn't difficult for him.
With that in mind, Lu Zhou opened the document tool, placed both of his hands on the keyboard, and typed a title.
[Feasibility of Fusion Battery Technology and Ion Thruster Propulsion Systems in the Aerospace Field]
…
Over the past few days, Lu Zhou had been going back and forth between the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study and the space shuttle assembly center to collect the necessary data for his thesis report. He didn't even have time to go to Jin Ling University.
However, that didn't matter. He didn't have many classes in the second half of the school year. At most, he would give two or three lectures on number theory, theoretical physics, and surface chemistry.
Even if students occasionally came to ask him questions, the two PhD students in his office were more than capable of dealing with them.
As for the other trivial matters, his three assistants took care of them for him.
On the other hand, two weeks after the beginning of the new semester, Lu Zhou finally finished his thesis report. He received a call from Luo Wenxuan, who was on a business trip in Europe.
As soon as the call connected, Luo Wenxuan's familiar and exaggerated voice traveled through the phone.
"It's a shame you couldn't come. The award ceremony is at the world-famous Institut de France. You have no idea how grand the Clay Institute is for you!"
"Really?" When Lu Zhou heard Luo Wenxuan's excited tone, he smiled and said, "But it's not a shame, I've already been there once."
The other end of the phone went silent for a while.
After half a minute, Luo Wenxuan coughed.
"Okay, I almost forgot, this is the second time you've won the award …"
Jesus, I didn't expect this.
I got tricked by this guy again!
Lu Zhou didn't know what Luo Wenxuan was thinking. He smiled and said, "Remember to thank Professor Carlson, Jaffe, and Witten for me."
Luo Wenxuan sighed helplessly and said, "I knew you would say that, I already did that … Oh yeah, I've already sent you the medal and bonus check from the Clay Institute. Remember to check the package."
Lu Zhou said, "You're sending it by mail? Can't you bring it back yourself? "
Luo Wenxuan: "Traveling with a million-dollar check and a pure medal? Are you crazy or am I crazy? "
Lu Zhou: "Okay then, how long do you plan on staying in France?"
"Haha, um … I haven't decided yet." Luo Wenxuan looked out the hotel window and awkwardly said, "Anyway, I have to use up this month's vacation, right? I'm planning to go to Liechtenstein for a while. "
Lu Zhou: "…"
This guy is still as unreliable as ever.
However, since Luo Wenxuan already did what he needed to do, Lu Zhou didn't want to scold him anymore.
Lu Zhou sighed and said, "If you're done playing, come back soon."
"No problem! Actually, I'm not just traveling for fun, I'm also traveling to accumulate inspiration. Do you know who I admire the most? "
Lu Zhou: "… Who?"
It's not me, right?
How can I …
Luo Wenxuan: "It's Schrodinger! He discovered the great wave equation in the foothills of the Alps and his lover in Vienna! I'm sure you understand this feeling of inspiration, just like how you teach undergraduate students. My way of finding inspiration is — "
"Like hell I'll believe you!"
Lu Zhou hung up the phone and threw his phone on the table.
He looked at the completed thesis on his computer screen and checked it from beginning to end. He then converted the thesis and sent it to the relevant office of the China National Space Administration.
He was sure that after seeing his name, the relevant departments would take his opinion seriously.
As for Luo Wenxuan …
He didn't have any physics projects that needed his help, so he could do whatever he wanted.
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