Five o 'clock in the morning.
Harbin International Airport.
A bright silver flight slowly landed on the runway and taxied along the smooth runway.
Lu Zhou looked at the city shrouded in the morning mist and suddenly spoke.
"This is my first time coming to a place this far north."
Wang Peng looked out the window and spoke.
"This is my second time here."
"Oh?"
"The last time was about six years ago. I was on a mission at the border and passed by here. I stayed here for about a day and a half."
"There are missions in the north as well?"
"North, south, east, and west."
Lu Zhou nodded and didn't ask what the specific mission was.
First of all, Wang Peng probably wouldn't tell him. Second of all, Lu Zhou wasn't interested in this kind of thing.
After they got off the plane, a silver Buick stopped in front of the airport. A man dressed in a very low-key outfit got out of the car and opened the door for Lu Zhou. He then drove them to a hotel near Harbin Institute of Technology.
This time, the driver wasn't Wang Peng. Instead, it was someone from the State Administration for National Defense.
Unlike the conference held in Beijing last time, the participants of this aerospace engineering bidding conference were all of high status or sensitive status.
Due to the content of the conference, there might be some things that couldn't be disclosed to the outside world. Therefore, the identity of the participants, the time and place of the conference were strictly confidential.
Even Lu Zhou came here to attend an academic lecture at Harbin Institute of Technology.
After they got out of the car at the hotel entrance, two men waiting at the door greeted them.
The leader had a smile on his face as he reached out his right hand from a distance.
"Professor Lu, long time no see!"
Lu Zhou shook his right hand and smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Director Li."
After releasing his hand, Director Li looked at the old man standing next to him. He raised his right hand slightly and continued to speak.
"Please allow me to introduce, this is the principal of Harbin Institute of Technology, Academician Zou Yu."
"Nice to meet you."
"It's my pleasure to meet you." Academician Zou shook Lu Zhou's hand and said, "I've always heard that Professor Lu is young and promising. You really are extraordinary!"
"You flatter me."
Director Li smiled and said, "Well, let's not be polite. You got off the plane so early. You haven't had breakfast yet, right? It just so happens that the two of us are still hungry. Why don't we go to the hotel to eat something first? "
The group quickly reached a consensus.
Lu Zhou, in particular, did not sleep well on the plane last night.
At this moment, he was already famished.
When they arrived at the hotel, breakfast was already ready.
A bowl of piping hot mutton soup was served first, followed by a sesame seed cake wrapped in meat. Although it was simple and plain, it was surprisingly delicious. Especially that bowl of mutton soup. Lu Zhou only took a sip, and he felt as if all the coldness in his body had been dispelled. Even though he was in the northern city where winter was coming early, he didn't feel cold anymore.
The people sitting at the table chatted as they ate. Soon, they talked about academic matters.
While chatting, Lu Zhou learned that Academician Zou was researching ceramic composites and biocomposites in materials science. He was considered a big name in this field. When Lu Zhou heard him talk about biocomposite materials, he thought of something and asked.
"Biocomposite materials?" Lu Zhou smiled and asked, "Which area is Academician Zou researching?"
Academician Zou smiled and said, "Me? I'm mainly in the HA/Ti area. "
Hydroxyapatite and titanium composite materials?
When Lu Zhou heard Academician Zou's answer, he couldn't help but have a look of interest on his face.
Even though he hadn't researched it carefully, he still had some understanding of it.
As one of the more cutting-edge research areas in the field of materials science, hydroxyapatite and titanium composite materials were generally regarded as the new century artificial bone materials. If there was a breakthrough in this technology, it would have a huge impact on the medical and bionic machinery industries.
"We are currently working with Aurora University to develop a bionic artificial bone that can replace human bones. It can be controlled by neural electrical signals. If this technology is successful, it might completely solve the problem of amputation."
Lu Zhou: "Controlling machinery through neural electrical signals? That's not easy, right? "
Academician Zou nodded and said, "As expected of Professor Lu, you immediately saw the key to the problem. In fact, the biggest problem we are facing right now is the collection and feedback of neural signals. Especially feedback, it is not easy to simulate neural signals to deceive the brain. "
"This sounds interesting."
However, Lu Zhou wasn't thinking about bionic prosthetics; he was thinking about something else.
Academician Zou smiled and said, "It is quite interesting. If Professor Lu is interested, why don't you come and visit our laboratory? I can show you around. "
Lu Zhou: "After the moon landing project bidding conference is over, I'll have to trouble you then, Academician Zou."
Academician Zou said in a joking tone, "Not at all, if you're interested, you might be able to do us a big favor."
When a problem couldn't be solved, the easiest way was to make Professor Lu interested.
This saying was only used in the mathematics community, but now, it was no longer a privilege of the mathematics community …
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Early November.
The moon landing project bidding conference was held in the auditorium of Harbin Institute of Technology.
Lu Zhou showed the bar-coded invitation letter and ID card to the staff at the door. He then handed over his communication device and followed the receptionist into the venue. He then sat down in a seat with his ID tag.
In addition to the security check at the entrance, there was also a security check 15 minutes before the conference began. In addition to checking identity information, it was mainly to check if there were any missed communication devices.
After all of the security checks were completed, it was around ten o 'clock in the morning.
After a staff member from the State Administration for National Defense went on stage and read the confidential information, a leader from the State Administration for National Defense announced the beginning of the bidding conference.
This bidding conference was different from other bidding conferences. After the conference began, the bidders didn't state the specific requirements of the project. Instead, the bidders demonstrated the technology described in their bidding materials.
Of course, this demonstration was in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Other than some sensitive data, there was no specific technical core.
In fact, the two Chinese aerospace giants were quite strong. Even though there was still a gap between them and the world's top aerospace companies, they still demonstrated a lot of amazing technologies.
For example, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 500-ton liquid oxygen kerosene engine.
Even though it was only a PowerPoint presentation, according to the experts appointed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, this engine's high-power turbopump, high-flow gas generator, high-pressure high-flow low-temperature valve, and high-precision flow regulator had all been developed. The performance test samples had also been produced and were currently in the testing stage.
On the other hand, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation wasn't weak either. They demonstrated the latest high-temperature and wear-resistant ceramic coating technology, which solved the key technical problems of liquid oxygen and kerosene dynamic sealing under high-speed and heavy-load conditions. This technology could be applied to the sealing ring of the 120-ton liquid oxygen kerosene high-pressure combustion engine, which could effectively improve the performance and safety of the rocket engine. This was quite an advanced technology.
Finally, after the technical director of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation finished the technical presentation, it was finally Star Sky Technology's turn.
The conference host gestured for Lu Zhou to walk on stage and play the PowerPoint presentation he prepared a week ago, showing the latest ion thruster propulsion system developed by Star Sky Technology.
The second the PowerPoint was on the second page …
The entire auditorium was eerily quiet ….
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