Time flowed by like water.
In the blink of an eye, it was the year 20X5.
That was the fifth year of the Federation.
In the past few years, the most lively events on Earth were as follows:
First, the vigorous development of life-prolonging medical technology was eye-catching.
Up to now, Xing Hai Hospital had completed life-prolonging treatment for a total of 5 million elderly people. The average lifespan of humans in the future could reach more than 150 years.
Currently, Xing Hai Hospital was the only institution that had mastered mature life-prolonging technology. Elderly people from all over the world could only complete their treatment by going to the city in the Northwest Desert Transformation Area of Z country.
The elderly, their families, and tourists. It was estimated that more than 30 million people would pour into the Desert Transformation Area every year.
With such a huge flow of people, as well as the elderly who needed to extend their lives, the economic benefits it would bring would undoubtedly be astonishing.
Those who had previously mocked Xing Hai Technologies for being stupid were now dumbfounded.
"The benefits that we think of as' stupid 'have brought to Xing Hai Technologies far exceed the imagination of us who think of ourselves as smart."
"Those who really want to do big things think about the next five or ten steps. We mortals only think about the half step in front of us."
"There's no need to try to think or prove that you're smarter than Xing Hai Technologies. No matter what Xing Hai Technologies does in the future, try your best to hitch a ride. This is the best shortcut to success."
"I know that Xing Hai Technologies grabs the biggest opportunity. I know that this company has always been the most profitable company in the world, but its success cannot be replicated. No other company can compete with it."
"Sigh, the invincible devil."
"Maybe this world will be dominated by Xing Hai Technologies in the future. I don't know if that will be a good thing or a bad thing."
Second, countries had increased their efforts in the development of the universe, setting off a wave of enthusiasm for the development of outer space resources.
The resources on the moon had become the focus of attention.
In particular, Xing Hai Technologies' unmanned transport spacecraft transported back batches of high-grade rare earth ores from the moon. After deducting the costs, it seemed to be slightly profitable.
The entire Earth was in a state of fanaticism.
Aerospace powers had formulated mining plans for lunar minerals and invested huge amounts of money to plan for the mineral resources on the moon.
Private aerospace companies emerged in batches. At present, there were as many as thousands of them.
Countless capital and hot money also poured into this super opportunity. Their faces were full of longing as they issued various fanatical slogans.
"The era of interstellar navigation is coming!"
"The opportunity in front of us is once in a blue moon, unprecedented."
"This is definitely the best era. Our air is filled with restlessness, and opportunities are as abundant as raindrops in a storm. As long as you don't hide under the eaves, you can embrace wealth and success!"
Impetuous.
The arrival of the space exploration craze made the entire world extremely restless.
However, in this restless atmosphere, Xing Hai Technologies, who was the first to enter the space mining industry and had made some gains, did not strike while the iron was hot and announce its plans and plans for the next step.
Instead, it had quietened down. It seemed to be satisfied with the dozen or so tons of rare earth ores mined from the Moon every day, sitting back and watching other private space companies make a name for themselves.
This time, many investors who worked closely with Xing Hai Technologies were anxious. One after another, they called to inquire.
"President Chen, where is your company's Moon Immigration Plan? Why haven't you announced it yet?"
"What about the Mars Development Plan and the exploration plans for other galaxies?"
"Boss Chen, if you have any big moves, don't hold them back. Hurry up and use them. We can't wait any longer."
But Chen Jin was not in a hurry. He definitely had a big move, but the time was not ripe yet. He did not like to brag and create hype. Xing Hai Technologies was not a company that was sustained by dreams and emotions.
When the time was ripe, smart investors would know which company was more reliable.
…
Federal Year 5, August.
An exciting piece of news came from Xing Hai Technologies' New Energy Research Center: the development of the High Energy 3 battery was a success.
In a remote video conference.
Zhao Qiang, who was in charge of the project, said excitedly,
"President Chen, President Ling, leaders, the High Energy 3 battery project is a success. We have achieved something that is theoretically impossible.
The energy density is 10000 Wh/kg, which is 2.5 times the energy density of the High Energy 2 battery at 4000 Wh/kg. It is close to the energy density of gasoline at 12000 Wh/kg.
We have repeatedly emphasized that the energy utilization rate of batteries is generally above 80%. By using high-temperature superconducting materials, the energy utilization rate can even exceed 95%. There is only a small impact of mechanical friction resistance.
Compared to gasoline, the process of converting chemical energy into heat energy and then into kinetic energy is omitted.
Therefore, in actual performance, one kilogram of the High Energy 3 battery is equivalent to two kilograms of gasoline. Its performance even exceeds that of the same mass of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
"If we put the High Energy 3 battery on the space shuttle, and then equip it with the ion engine developed by the company, we can accelerate the ionized working medium to generate thrust. According to our calculations, the space shuttle can be accelerated to the first cosmic speed and enter the orbit around Earth."
Even after entering space orbit, the battery can still have a small amount of power left, more than one ton of working medium, and carry about three tons of payload.
If it were the High Energy 2 battery, it would definitely not be able to achieve this performance.
In addition, our company is collaborating with the National Space Administration at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains to build an electromagnetic acceleration track with a length of 30 kilometers and a height of 7 kilometers. It is expected to be completed next year. By then, the space shuttle accelerated by the electromagnetic acceleration track can reach a terminal ejection speed of Mach 2.5. With the help of the electromagnetic acceleration track, the space shuttle can save about one-fifth of its energy, increasing the payload of the space shuttle to 10 tons.
High Energy 3 battery, electromagnetic acceleration track, and a payload of 10 tons.
President Chen, I think these three things can start the era of the great development of outer space resources in the solar system.
Moreover, the cost of this technology combination is currently the lowest. The launch cost per kilogram of payload will be reduced from $20,000 per kilogram to about $3,000 per kilogram. After the number of launches increases, it can even be reduced to $2,000 per kilogram, or even lower, about $1,000.
The launch cost of $3,000 per kilogram … Currently, no space launch organization can reduce the cost to this level.
But we can do it. Only we can do it.
In the future, we can complete any outer space construction project at the lowest cost. Our price-performance ratio is unparalleled. "
Hmm …
Chen Jin nodded.
It was time.
The time was ripe for Xing Hai Technologies to fully enter space.
Generally speaking, the explosion in the field of science and technology stemmed from the revolutionary development of information technology. For example, 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G communication technologies had brought explosive development to science and technology.
The explosion in the industrial field was mainly caused by the change in the way energy was used. For example, steam engines, internal combustion engines, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion … With the evolution of the way energy was used, the production efficiency and living space of mankind had been greatly improved.
The High Energy 3 battery was the beginning of mankind's full march into the universe.
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