Even though Lu Zhou could feel that the two pilots were somewhat reluctant to accept their new identities, it was gratifying that they didn't bring their emotions into their work and study. Instead, they completed every task very seriously.
What surprised Lu Zhou the most was that the two pilots were indeed elites selected from the test flight team. Whether it was the simulated weightlessness underwater training or the simulated supergravity pressure training inside the centrifuge, they achieved excellent results.
As for subjects like parachuting and wilderness survival training, there was no need to talk about them.
After becoming an official pilot, these things were compulsory subjects for them.
In fact, compared to a high-thrust manned rocket, Skyglow didn't have particularly high physical fitness requirements for the crew. The acceleration in the atmosphere was only two times the normal G. After entering low-Earth orbit, the Hall-effect thruster would be switched to outer space mode. The thrust-to-weight ratio would be prioritized, so even ordinary people could fly in this spacecraft.
However, even though he said that, he still had to make the necessary preparations.
Time quickly passed by, and soon, it was December.
The annual Nobel Prize banquet was held in the Blue Hall in Stockholm.
Even though Lu Zhou, like the other living Nobel Prize laureates, received an invitation from the Swedish royal family, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also asked him if he was interested in attending diplomatic events, after Lu Zhou thought about it again and again, he politely refused.
First of all, he was too busy with his research work, and second of all, it was boring to watch other people give out awards. Compared to watching other people give out awards, he preferred to receive awards. Even though he missed the food in the Blue Hall, he didn't miss it to the point where he had to go.
Also, this year's Nobel Prize in Physics was won by David O 'Sharon and C. Gossard.
The reason for winning the award was because of their research in the field of semiconductor spintronics.
The former received a PhD in physics from Cornell University and was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The latter was a big name in the fields of materials science and computer engineering, and he also taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Outstanding scholars who were proficient in two fields at the same time were rare in today's highly segmented era. It was even more difficult to produce outstanding results in two different fields. However, it was precisely because this was a difficulty that ordinary people could not accomplish that highlighted the importance of the two's research results.
In particular, the discovery of the quantum limited Stark effect and the fractional quantification of the Hall effect not only meant a major breakthrough in physics, but it also had a profound impact on the chip industry.
In fact, as early as a few years ago, there had been many people who had predicted that the two of them would win the award. It was just a pity that they had to wait until now.
Now that the award had finally fallen into the hands of the two of them, it could be said that they deserved it.
It was worth mentioning that some websites had been predicting whether or not Professor Lu would win the Nobel Prize in Physics. There were even many people betting on him on a famous gambling website.
However, just as Lu Zhou expected, the Nobel Prize Committee wouldn't consider awarding an award to the group research, even if the controllable fusion research was excellent enough.
However, Lu Zhou estimated that this was only one of the reasons. The main reason was probably because he had just won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Otherwise, the theoretical model of plasma turbulence would've been more than qualified for the award.
Worst of all, there was also the He-3 atom probe technology.
As a generous person, he didn't mind sharing the millions of kronor prize money with his old friend, Professor Lazerson.
On the day that Lu Zhou decided to skip the Nobel Prize banquet, there was news from the East Asia Power.
After a year of construction, the Xihe fusion reactor was finally built in Daya Bay. The final commissioning was expected to be completed before the end of the year, and it would begin to transmit clean and cheap electricity to Guangdong, Shenzhen, and Xiangjiang on New Year's Day.
So far, the installed capacity of the power station had reached 11,000 MW, which had exceeded the total installed capacity of the original Daya Bay nuclear power station. The Xihe reactor would continue to expand the power generation and eventually reach the total installed capacity of the Pangu reactor of 100,000 MW.
Also in December, the Southeast Asian cross-regional power grid project had entered the final stage. The Jinwu and Houyi reactors in the north and central regions had also completed their first phase of projects. They could be delivered for use by next fall at the latest.
By then, controllable fusion would cover the power grids in East China, South China, North China, and Central China, and some high-pollution thermal power stations would be gradually eliminated.
Apparently, because of the Houyi reactor, someone at the last conference proposed to demolish the Three Gorges Dam and restore the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. However, the pros and cons of this matter were very controversial in the academic community, so in the end, the discussion ended without a conclusion.
On the other hand, after the completion of the Xihe reactor, the other ITER member states had a stronger desire to negotiate.
A year ago, they were confident that they could replicate the success of the Pangu reactor in five or six years. But now, regardless of whether or not they were confident in their own scholars and ITER itself, the gap between China and the US in the energy field, as well as China's determination and courage to promote the energy revolution, made it impossible for them to wait any longer.
Lu Zhou didn't know the specific progress of the negotiations, nor did he know what the country had exchanged with the European and American countries. However, judging from the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited him to visit Stockholm with the delegation, the progress should be quite smooth.
After all, if the negotiations didn't go well, the relevant departments definitely wouldn't let him, the chief designer of the fusion project, take this risk.
When Lu Zhou thought about how he missed out on so many interesting things, he couldn't help but sigh.
Looking at the two people lying on the vibration test bench with their teeth chattering, he said in a regretful tone.
"I'm jealous …"
Wang Peng, who was standing next to Lu Zhou, paused for a second.
"Jealous?"
Wang Peng looked at the two pilots lying on the vibration test bench and looked at Lu Zhou with a strange expression.
What's there to be jealous of …
"Yeah." Lu Zhou didn't notice Wang Peng's expression. He nodded and said, "Don't you want to go to heaven?"
Wang Peng: "Heaven … Are you talking about space?"
"What else?"
Wang Peng thought for a second and shook his head. "I've never thought about flying that high."
Lu Zhou sighed and asked, "What's the highest altitude you can parachute to?"
Wang Peng: "The highest altitude … is about six kilometers."
Generally speaking, parachuting was done at an altitude of less than one kilometer. At this altitude, the temperature and air pressure outside the aircraft wouldn't drop too much, and the parachuting personnel wouldn't face the danger of freezing or hypoxia.
Parachuting from a height of more than five thousand meters was a dangerous thing even for the special forces. Unless it was a last resort, such as when the aircraft was close to a sensitive area and couldn't descend, no one would choose to parachute from a high altitude.
"The highest is more than 6,000 meters?" Lu Zhou smiled and said something that was difficult for ordinary people to understand. "Maybe in a few years, when you return to the army, parachuting from an altitude of one thousand kilometers will be a common occurrence."
One thousand kilometers?
Wang Peng subconsciously froze for a moment before he smiled.
He didn't expect Professor Lu, who had always been strict, to make a mistake …
Parachuting from an altitude of one thousand kilometers, people would probably become popsicles by the time they landed.
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