Chapter 376: An Extraordinarily Fulfilling Moon Trip
From Lei Zong’s perspective, today is the first day arriving on the Moon, and the entire arrangement is already rich enough, with landing, long-distance rush, and in between completing the grid connection and power generation of the nuclear fission power station.
He himself has made quite a contribution in this process, shouldn’t work start tomorrow?
How come after resting a bit, it’s time to start working again?
Am I here for tourism, or for interstellar work? Lei Zong started muttering inwardly.
“Lei Zong, the Moon’s day and night are not like Earth’s; one lunar day is approximately equivalent to 29.5 Earth days.
So there’s no way to let you rest on the Moon following Earth’s schedule.
Generally speaking, like before with Neil and Buzz, that is, Buzz Aldrin and Armstrong during the 1960s moon landing, they could sleep at most two or three hours a day, then they would wake up.
Because it is a completely unfamiliar environment.
Wei Xuhang has come many times, and his longest sleep is ten hours, which has already set the human record for continuous sleep duration on the Moon.
Now you come first, this is also my second time; from past accumulated experience, our first sleep was two and a half hours.
That is to say, after eating, we have to go to the rest room collectively to sleep, and when time is up, we depart.
Collective rest is to avoid interference; now with technological progress, no need for shift duty, various sensors monitor parameters, and abnormalities will naturally trigger alarms.
And we are not luxurious enough to equip each astronaut with a separate room.
In short, what to do now is to eat and then everyone go rest together; just right, you can charge the Xiaomi Glasses during this time, and if you want to look at your mobile phone while eating, that’s fine too.
There is wifi here, with serious latency, but posting a Weibo with a picture is still doable.”
Lei Zong’s eyes lit up; he prepared to take out his mobile phone from his luggage for a group photo.
This time, Xiaomi Glasses can finally play a role; Xiaomi Glasses can aim at Xiaomi Mobile Phone for full promotion.
Lei Zong is very clear that now global audiences are watching, and in the future this video will continuously play on various social platforms, with clips spreading virally.
The long-tail promotion effect this brings will be very good.
“Come, Professor, let’s take a group photo to commemorate the first day on the Moon!” After Lei Zong said that, they at the dining table, with three silver-packaged disposable space meal boxes on the table, the photo captured all three faces.
“Our Xiaomi Mobile Phone’s front camera also has certain wide-angle capability, able to capture quite completely in one shot.” Lei Zong explained.
The last scene Earth audiences saw was the Xiaomi Mobile Phone’s image, and on the Xiaomi Mobile Phone’s screen, Lin Ran, Lei Zong, and Wei Xuhang three people smiling and waving.
“Alright, everyone see you in four hours!” After Lei Zong said that, Xiaomi Glasses powered off.
After the first day’s live broadcast ended, it was already 7 a.m. Yanjing time on Earth, with large numbers of Chinese Citizens staying up all night to watch the full live broadcast.
“How to evaluate Lei Zong’s first live broadcast of his Moon trip?”
“Laxative post: Lei Zong talked about how a small-town problem-solver like himself one day could go Moon tourism, saying it’s his honor, roughly meaning he rode on the spring breeze of China development to have today.
Such statement really makes me feel deeply emotional; our moon landing project started in January 2004 by the country.
The plan at that time was first launch lunar orbiting satellite, then unmanned rover achieve soft landing on the Moon, finally launch probe to collect samples on the Moon and return to Earth.
The plan at that time was 20 years, yes, 20 years not for manned moon landing, just to complete sample return from the Moon.
Ultimately completed by Chang’e 5 in 2020, landing near Mons Rümker in Ocean of Storms, completing the moon landing project plan four years ahead of schedule.
The Chang’e 5 that brought back 1731 grams of lunar samples to Earth was humanity’s first sample return from the Moon in 44 years; at that time Ran Shen was still in America.
At that time everyone’s expectations were, can we achieve manned moon landing before 2030? Even the most optimistic wouldn’t think we could complete moon landing in 2021, have Moon Base in 2022, and complete nuclear fission power station grid connection on the Moon in 2024.
This sounds more sci-fi than science fiction novels.
Although the technologies are all mature, moon landing achieved in 1969, lunar landing return, small nuclear fission power station, photovoltaic panel, unmanned cargo spaceship, etc., these technologies have existed for many years, not particularly new, just improvements on existing basis.
But this is extremely, extremely unbelievable; the unbelievable point lies in efficiency.
As I mentioned earlier, we planned in 2004, completed in 2020; here we have to bring out our old friend India again; they have a similar plan called Chandrayaan, meaning Moon ship, this mission started in 2003, one year earlier than us, with similar goal, bring back samples from the Moon.
But to this day, they haven’t brought back samples from the Moon.
Originally in the past, India could emphasize that we haven’t completed the mission because our destination is Lunar South Pole, to bring back water ice from Lunar South Pole, so haven’t completed; currently no country can achieve landing at Lunar South Pole.
This is also why on Twitter, Brother San in 2020 after China’s Chang’e 5 success, to prove India wins, the main argument: our goal is bigger, so it’s normal we’re later.
This is also why after Apollo Technology completed manned moon landing at Shackleton Crater at Lunar South Pole, Brother San all broke defense uniformly, because they just wanted to bring back samples, while we already sent people up.
Brother San’s probe sent to Lunar South Pole is about the size of a shoebox, and one-way ticket, can go but not return; we send cargo ships one after another to Lunar South Pole, now the base is already built.
What I want to say is efficiency; China Aerospace’s efficiency is stronger than India Aerospace, at least 50% higher.
But under Lin Ran’s leadership, Apollo Technology’s efficiency is perverted; moon landing in over a year, who could have thought before?
We aerospace enthusiasts always had such saying, that Musk’s SpaceX broke the halo of aerospace being lofty, rockets exploding one after another, finally exploded out Falcon 9, relying on massive test iterations, on the correct path, ultimately reaching the endpoint.
Similarly, the existence of Apollo Technology breaks the aerospace planning with decade-scale time, one year is enough, changing every year.
I feel Apollo Technology’s efficiency is 10 times that of any aerospace agency in the world, not just China Aerospace, compared to NASA, SpaceX too.
Such efficiency, only Lin Ran can achieve.
Then the Moon Base shown in the live broadcast, actually if enthusiasts or those slightly concerned about Moon Base progress, who read news, probably won’t be surprised; in the past when Wei Xuhang, Qian Fei, Zhao Jianguo these astronauts went to the Moon, there were live broadcasts.
Just not like Lei Zong, with first-person perspective, so comprehensive live broadcast.
But they all had live broadcasts, including Apollo Technology’s official account, which also does some 3D animations to explain what they will do and what they have done.
Moon Base, unmanned cargo spaceship, lunar rover, lunar solar panels these are not rare, I’ve seen many times.
This time what’s relatively rare is the comprehensive exposure of base interior, compared to previous fixed perspective, much more complete; from internal decoration structure, similar to South Pole research station, in future should further expand, even Moon hotel not impossible.
Nuclear fission power station also very noteworthy, because it’s small enough; such small size means China’s bases can cover the entire Moon.
Now can truly say the Moon is an inseparable part of China.
For foreign countries, especially America, their time window is not much left; with Apollo Technology’s progress, at most five years, if you don’t come in five years, no foothold for you on the Moon.
Finally back to this live broadcast, I see online some complaining, since the mission is so heavy, so many things to do, why bring Lei Zong up, why specifically do space tourism project this time, bringing a burden up; swap any astronaut, could do better than Lei Zong.
What I want to say is, without Lei Zong, this live broadcast effect wouldn’t be so good; even with Ran Shen, live broadcast effect and viewership would be greatly discounted.
I know some will think, why promote, why live broadcast; I want to say now is completely different from past, corporate image and entrepreneur image are very important, you can’t not do it just because not useful now.
To put it this way, now Xiaomi and Huawei are both car manufacturing, why doesn’t OV come out to car manufacture? Don’t want to? Everyone gradually realizes new energy vehicle can build entire ecosystem; the main reason they don’t make is their founders in public opinion arena not as good as Lei Zong and Yu Dawei, no clear bindable image, unable to achieve half the effort in product marketing.
Past OV marketing relying on network layout not applicable to new energy vehicle; now wanting to build founder image especially difficult, Zhou Hongyi already tried desperately, but couldn’t do it, couldn’t revive Neta.
Now for Apollo Technology these not important, but how to guarantee in future still not important?
If superconducting chip feasible, future extends to third-generation semiconductor technology usable on Earth under room temperature and pressure, Apollo Technology starts extending tentacles to consumer electronics field, then is Ran Shen’s personal image important? Need personal image to reduce corporate marketing cost?
This from business operations angle; for Ran Shen personally, he would make this choice, reason even simpler: he alone can handle everything, so whether bring third astronaut or not not important; since not important, this time bring a passenger, try Moon tourism trial operation.
I guess what Ran Shen thinks is, I personally come up can handle anything, and project so rich, properly promote Moon tourism.
You see, my living place so luxurious, scenery here so special, projects visible so rich; for tycoons who can afford, attractiveness maxed.
Including Lei Zong this choice, isn’t it clearly carefully selected, using Lei Zong’s built-in traffic to help promote?
Result whole live broadcast process achieved 1+1>2 effect; on my external network forums, from reddit to 2ch to naver etc., I checked all external network forums I occasionally browse, found all forum homepages have discussions about this live broadcast, influence very large.
Not to mention Musk posted on Twitter claiming he watched the live broadcast the entire time, on Twitter tech circle bloggers one by one all praise this live broadcast highly, everyone discussing from moon landing, Moon Base, various technology displays, ai glasses live effect etc.
This is truly China technological progress global muscle show, also letting more countries realize what Moon Base means.
“Thanks for invite, person in southern North America big countryside, in this godforsaken place, besides university just farms, oil extraction equipment, large numbers employed unemployed rednecks, white person nerds etc., anyway main one localization.
I want to briefly introduce, the university I’m at is called Texas Tech University, in western Texas plains, very remote and ruralized; besides university itself, almost nothing else attractive, surroundings mainly cotton farms, vast flatlands, and oil pumpjacks and oil equipment everywhere, because West Texas is one of America’s main oil production areas.
Here described by many as godforsaken, and university has large numbers engineering and oil-related white person nerds.
This is very very traditional America southern region; my university, white person proportion over 50%, if count Hispanic and Latino as white person too, white person proportion nearly 80%, Asians very rare, black person proportion only 5%, exaggerated.
My friends around mostly white person nerds; this moon landing live broadcast, I have a local aerospace enthusiast friend, he set up BBQ at his own villa, eating BBQ while watching live broadcast in outdoor environment.
Anyway very enjoyable, the BBQ here really good, meat cheap and juicy.
Everyone watched very happily, because Ran Shen and Lei Zong’s fame both high, and full of banter throughout, despite language barrier, under translation subtitles still understandable.
Me fitting in with them also thanks to Apollo Technology’s rapid rise; Apollo Technology’s moon landing made them pay attention, then consult me, hope I tell them America media won’t report news related to Apollo Technology.
Anyway in their view I’m also aerospace expert now, though I’m just transporting Zhihu and simplified Chinese social platform professional bloggers’ views.
Whole process very pleasant, until one white person suddenly said, why is every China moon landing yellow race male?
This sentence out, site atmosphere like virus infection, no one speaking, suddenly silent.
No one speaking, no one eating, everyone looking at each other, until one white person asked me: how come your moon landings all yellow race males? No other skin colors?
Then I said we already sent 8 people to the Moon, all yellow race males.
After he knew, smile stiffened, originally very happy, suddenly stiff there, like put in freezer, rapidly icing, then muttered: why our moon landing white women and black women? Why endure discrimination in our own country?
Suddenly, site started wailing, beer drunk before probably taking effect, then various F**K B**n, F**K White House, site chaos.
Then suddenly everyone started Great Again, someone took out big T’s hat and flag, I really wanted to ask if these made in China, afraid after asking can’t leave this villa, still held back.
Finally before I left, party host chatted with me, said very envy China, China can not be affected by damn LGBT, even if all moon landing astronauts male, no one says anything, too envious, say our country became like this because LGBT too much.
I just want to provide my perspective observation on this matter.
My feeling is, China stronger, technology development faster, influence on outside more direct; these rednecks white person nerds originally might never know China in lifetime, but with this live broadcast, they have new understanding of China.
Their impression of China is media shaped; on Zhihu platform, setting aside negative evaluations, for these rednecks, here over 99% mainstream nation, no LGBT narrative, this is tough power.
Everything here, simply paradise conservatives rednecks dream of.
But now, under live broadcast image popularization, they realize originally such conservative paradise can develop unprecedented technology; besides ideology fitting their aesthetic, technological progress so significant.
They will feel, if our country return to conservative, no longer do LGBT narrative, no longer pursue that values, can we also get back on track.
Although Texas is traditionally red state, red for many years, but I can feel obvious wind rising, this year’s presidential election big T very likely comeback!
Past narrative logic dying, disintegrating.
After Lin Ran returned to Earth and saw this answer, inwardly to big T campaigning in America: Godfather, I’m loyal enough to you, right? Still help your campaign in this way.
Lei Zong posted on Weibo: “This is the most wonderful journey of my life, very honored to travel with two companions, personally experienced Xiaomi rover, first day already so thrilling, hard to imagine how thrilling the subsequent journey, welcome everyone to watch my Moon trip the entire time!”
And attached two pictures, first is their group photo at Moon Base, second is Xiaomi rover’s photo.
Former’s watermark is Xiaomi Mobile Phone, latter’s is Xiaomi Glasses.
Likes broke five million in short one hour, considered very likely to become highest likes Weibo ever.
Compared to traffic stars’ Weibo, this has no fake.
Four hours passed in a flash, on Earth now 11 a.m., everyone starting work.
Originally didn’t rest well, large numbers stayed up all night yesterday watching live broadcast, immersive moon landing.
Now no mind to work at all.
Just over four hours, 11:07, Lei Zong, Xiaomi Group, Apollo Technology these official live channels have large audiences surging in:
“Open door!”
“Dying of anxiety!”
“Anxious anxious anxious anxious!”
“How not open door yet?”
“Open door!”
These comments in live room, on Weibo.
No anchor to save field in between, just Xiaomi posted a Weibo:
“Everyone stay calm, excitement continues soon.”
Waited full ten minutes, live room image then showed base appearance.
Saw Lin Ran and Wei Xuhang both appear in image, already geared up ready to go.
“We now go to next destination, that destination also a cargo spaceship, it has 3D printing factory module designed based on lunar environment, we need to transport it back.
Then complete installation and test run.” Lin Ran said.
Lei Zong got up following, 3D printing glasses perspective image also started shaking.
Audience friends follow Lei Zong’s lens, complete changing into extravehicular spacesuit, then enter lunar rover’s rear compartment.
When image stabilized, then slight shake, live broadcast audiences know, another departure started.
“Lei Zong, asleep?” Lin Ran asked: “My first time on Moon, no Moon Base yet, Buzz and I didn’t sleep at all, because stay time very short, only few hours.
This time also my first sleep on Moon; because gravity only one-sixth Earth’s, really wonderful, like if I exert a bit force I float up.”
Lei Zong said with a wry smile: “I don’t know if I slept, when I just lay down mind full of distractions, didn’t notice difference from Earth, then half asleep half awake felt rest room lights on, then ear heard you calling me.”
Lin Ran smiled: “Relax, we stay here whole seven days, in these seven days if tired naturally fall asleep immediately.”
Although separated by spacesuit helmet, he Lei Zong couldn’t see Lin Ran’s smile clearly, but always felt slightly sly.
Compared to landing time, now over seven hours passed, this hour of course Earth time unit.
At Lunar South Pole Shackleton Crater edge, no clouds on horizon, sun already low on horizon, closer to Moon’s night, long shadows like ice knife cut grooves.
Moon’s one natural day equivalent to Earth’s 29.5 natural days, so they will leave here before Lunar South Pole fully enters night.
So although looks like sun about to set, actually still early.
“Confirm coordinate, cargo cabin east-northeast 340 degrees, distance 1120 meters.” Wei Xuhang marked a green dot on navigation screen.
Lin Ran and Lei Zong sat behind, he after hearing thought moment then in communication channel said: “We take north slope detour, road slope small, dragging more stable; that thing more delicate than nuclear fission power station, no room for any accident.”
On Earth, Li Yiqing and Xu Xian also watching live broadcast; this is end of their doctoral career at Yenching University, about to leave campus; Li Yiqing successfully got Apollo Technology offer, Xu Xian because made big problem, plans stay at Yenching two more years, after postdoctoral seek domestic teaching position.
Even more direct, he hopes to teach at Jiaotong University, Shanghai good place, Jiaotong University top3, holding academician Fields Medalist Lin Ran, Jiaotong University’s mathematics department recruitment smooth these years, young teacher recruit soldiers and buy horses very smooth, continuously expanding.
This means many positions, Xu Xian aiming right there.
Last bit campus time, they in dorm watching live broadcast, each facing own notebook computer, occasionally chat two sentences.
“Not, Qing Shen, this live broadcast exposes too much info? Shackleton Crater this point itself found by Americans.
Then in live broadcast process expose so much geographic info and specific positions, don’t they know all about our base, cargo spaceship landing points etc. clear?
These don’t need secrecy?” Xu Xian asked.
He felt Li Yiqing soon joining Apollo Technology, surely knows about these.
Li Yiqing said: “I don’t know, but I think no big problem, after all America hasn’t landed at Lunar South Pole, not too worry, they can’t come over, even if know so what?”
Xu Xian posted a Zhihu dynamic, wanting answer from his fan group.
On Moon, they already arrived at cargo spaceship front; this cargo spaceship parked on flat rock surface, hatch already remotely unlocked from ground.
Lin Ran and Lei Zong got off, wearing spacesuits movements slow.
“Module weighs one ton 140 kg, lunar surface gravity only one-sixth Earth’s, but still be careful.” Lin Ran said.
Wei Xuhang operated automatic lift platform in cargo hold from car.
Hydraulic cylinder slowly lifted, 3D printing factory module with silver shell exposed main framework and four fixed brackets.
Lin Ran checked module external reinforcement straps and vibration buffers, confirmed locks intact, “Good, now we pull it down.”
Yes, also on a trailer, cargo hold hatch extended downward, metal plate ramp appeared, Lei Zong and Lin Ran grabbed front rope slowly dragged 3D printing factory down.
“Towing frame in position.” Lin Ran shouted via radio.
Wei Xuhang drove rover reverse to lift platform, mechanical arm extended, aligned towing hook with module bottom connection ring.
Towing weight increased, speed limited to 5 km/h, during uphill motor current peak once surged to 90% rated power.
Lin Ran said: “Wei Xuhang, watch power system temperature readings; if battery temperature approaches 45 degrees, we stop and rest a bit.”
Wei Xuhang said: “Understood, Professor!”
He inwardly sighed, Professor first time here, but knows lunar base itself, various equipment operation mechanisms, danger parameters like back of hand, as expected Professor.
45℃ is sensitive battery temperature; if battery explodes, then have to walk back to base transport spare battery.
Half hour later, they returned to base protection zone.
Outside airlock door, ground laid steel alloy rails, convenient for heavy equipment in/out.
Module slowly pushed into assembly workshop.
Workshop low-pressure nitrogen environment, temperature maintained at 15℃, to reduce metal thermal stress change.
Wei Xuhang got off car, removed transport reinforcement straps.
Lin Ran unfolded four support legs, electric hydraulic rods steadily lowered module to base platform.
“Positioning holes aligned… good, locked.” He confirmed positioning holes fitted.
Then, Lin Ran connected main power cable, plug double-sealed aviation connector.
Signal lines besides connecting Moon Base, can directly connect to Earth’s control center.
Display screen lit up, row of self-test items sequentially turned green: cooling system normal, print nozzle temp control normal, moon soil feed bin awaiting fill.
Then they dumped a car of moon soil into feed bin.
Wei Xuhang complained: “This is from my previous previous Moon trip with Qian Fei, labor of whole three days!”
Moon soil particles first through vacuum screening machine, separated stones larger than 2 mm, then sent to high-temp sintering furnace.
Furnace temp rose to 1200 degrees, oxides in moon soil partially reduced, remaining silicates and aluminosilicates melted into extrudable slurry at high temp.
First print command issued, print 50 cm square hexagonal structure brick.
Nozzle moved along set trajectory, each layer thickness 5 mm.
Cooling vents blew, prevent material rapid contraction cracking in vacuum.
Twenty minutes later, first lunar soil brick formed.
Lin Ran squatted, used measuring ruler and vernier caliper check dimensions, error less than 0.3 mm.
“This is a miracle!” Lei Zong said: “This is brick made from moon soil!”
Bullet screen flooded with 666 crazily.
This live broadcast screenshot went viral on global social media.
“Witness history, humanity’s first brick made from moon soil!”
“I saw dawn of future, humanity using existing raw materials on Moon to build Moon Base, this is sustainable development route.”
“Ohhhhhhh!”
“Too unbelievable.”
Lin Ran thought, asked: “Lei Zong, you think pull this thing back to Earth sell, what pricing appropriate?”
Lei Zong said: “Depends on cost, how much cost, you price ten times cost, I think everyone buy, of course premise confirm no radiation.
If has radiation, even if everyone wants to buy, won’t allow sale on marketplace.”
Lin Ran nodded: “Makes sense.”
He took lunar soil brick, lightly knocked brick surface with gloved hand, emitted dull echo.
“Strength should be enough.” Wei Xuhang said.
Human history adds new entry: July 12, 2024, 12:42, Lunar South Pole base completes first in-situ resource manufacturing.
“So this thing mainly used as outside, electromagnetic rail skeleton.” Lin Ran continued.
He clapped: “Good, Lei Zong now we do next work, that is inspect chip under low-temp environment; after inspection, our main work on Moon completed.”
Lei Zong surprised: “So fast?”
Lin Ran said: “Fast? I don’t think very fast; also because going to shadowed region for test, so I go alone fine, Lei Zong, you return to base rest a bit first.
Lei Zong, I know you’re definitely interested in superconducting chip, but shadowed region environment complex, laboratory very cramped; you can connect network to Earth’s web watch live broadcast.
Give me Xiaomi Glasses, I’ll handle live broadcast.
Or watch replay after back to Earth.”
Lei Zong nodded, he disagree no use, on Moon only accept.
But however think, feel strange, himself traveled far to Moon, watch Moon live broadcast, what kind of thing is this?
Data from Moon transmit to Earth, then from Earth transmit back to Moon, his watching live broadcast latency on Moon even higher than on Earth.
Lin Ran from Moon Base, carrying silver vacuum insulated box, left base.
This brought from Earth, temperature maintained at Earth’s 26 degrees; under low temp, superconductivity will appear, it will be activated.
Lei Zong long guessed this box is superconducting chip, result proved his guess.
“Professor won’t have accident? Here to shadowed region still some distance.” Lei Zong thought.
Only leave him alone resting at Moon Base, Wei Xuhang drive lunar rover send Lin Ran there.
After arriving light-dark intersection edge, Lin Ran along cable path laid by Wei Xuhang them slowly walked toward crater shadowed region depths.
Laboratory not fancy, half-underground steel frame structure, outer layer covered three layers anti-micrometeorite impact coatings.
Far less eye-catching than Moon Base.
Lighting all portable cold light panels, beams in vacuum seem somewhat lonely.
Wall row of low-temp compatible test cabinets, silver-white panels flashing green status lights.
In constant-temp changing room, Lin Ran changed into low-temp workwear, then carrying silver insulated box entered laboratory.
One more thing, ai glasses rely on workwear for stable operation, doesn’t mean Xiaomi Glasses can work at minus 173 degrees, already beyond Earth consumer electronics products requirements.
“Chip vacuum packaging intact, transport vibration during process not exceed 0.3g.” Lin Ran while fixing insulated box to workbench lock, while looking at transport process specific parameters.
He first in clean chamber buffer room removed outermost transport lock, vacuum box inner wall immediately fogged white frost, residual gas instantly condensed at low temp.
Chip fixed on ceramic substrate, encapsulation thickness less than 0.5 mm, edges silver-welded sealed.
Lin Ran operated mechanical arm send substrate into low-temp test chamber.
Test chamber itself temp 2 degrees lower than outside, through multi-stage radiation shielding maintained extreme stability, fluctuation not exceed 0.02℃.
First step resistance curve scan, Lin Ran input start command, chamber inner precision leads sequentially contact chip test points.
On display screen, resistance curve below -183℃ rapidly dropped to zero, stabilized under instrument noise floor.
“Zero resistance confirmed.” Lin Ran said, his voice transmitted back to Earth, control center engineer team can hear, live broadcast audiences same.
His tone very calm, but Earth’s Chinese Citizens not calm.
Wenchang Control Center, burst of cheers, everyone saw excitement and agitation on each other’s faces.
Most important superconductivity confirmed, others just problems to solve slowly.
Temperature change didn’t affect superconductivity, best news.
Bullet screen mad sending 6, everyone can only use such expression to vent inner excitement.
Second step critical current test, Lin Ran gradually increased current, from 1 mA, 10 mA to 100 mA gradually up, curve all kept straight unimpeded.
Until current raised to 1.2 amps, curve showed slight fluctuation, vortex motion at superconductivity state edge started affecting conduction.
“Critical current at 1.18 amps.” Lin Ran reported.
Third step quantum interference test, key step demonstrating chip quantum-level sensitivity.
Test chamber outer micro magnetic field generator produced several picotesla-level magnetic pulses.
Screen showed periodic oscillating interference fringes: clear, symmetric, no phase drift.
“We really okay letting him live broadcast like this?”
“No problem, besides America, other countries can go to Moon do tests? America go Moon is good, their energy consumed on space race, better than stirring globally?
Besides, this at most limited open source, large technical details not disclosed externally.”
“Right, Americans to moon landing, at least need refind hundreds of thousands industrial workers; if they can do that, manufacturing and international finance, at most one, good for us.”
Dialogue in Yanjing shows this live broadcast Lin Ran fully communicated with Yanjing side, this not tech leak, this pre-set muscle show, global-facing muscle show.
Lin Ran stared at screen, saved final test report locally, then transmitted back to Earth chain via network.
“.Sensitive to front-end parameter deviation, mass production need sample tolerance check.”
Data package: R-T, I-V, Ic(B), V-Φ, noise spectrum, S parameters
Chip slowly withdrawn from test chamber, repackaged into vacuum box, shell labeled “Pass”.
In Earth Apollo Technology archive management, this recorded as CWCD-01: Shackleton superconducting chip prototype.
Lin Ran stayed whole four hours in Moon shadowed side laboratory, completed test and record full process.
After data transmitted back to Earth, Earth staff wrote report.
Lin Ran completed experiments to do one by one, confirmed ultra-low temperature superconductivity this path feasible
On Earth Weibo hot search top only one:
“Ultra-low temperature superconducting Moon test success”
Nothing else, only this.
Click in is Baihua Society editorial posted on Weibo:
“Zero impedance leap—Our country completes ultra-low temperature superconducting chip in-orbit test at Lunar South Pole
Yanjing time July 12 13:42, at Lunar South Pole Shackleton Crater permanently shadowed region 384,000 km from Earth, our country’s lunar surface science test station transmitted exciting news: our country’s research team successfully completed full-parameter test of first Moon in-situ manufactured ultra-low temperature superconducting chip, all key indicators reached or exceeded design values, marking important step in our country’s frontier materials and quantum devices research under extreme low-temp conditions.
At Lunar South Pole, researchers only need build shielding and temp control system, can obtain long-term, stable, low-interference physical conditions; precisely this unique advantage makes Moon ideal test field for superconducting material, quantum devices, and deep space probe core electronic equipment.
‘Chip entering zero resistance state transition very clean, critical temperature, critical current density all reached expected upper limit.’ Wenchang Control Center superconducting chip related staff introduced to reporter.
He said, research team on lunar surface built vacuum anti-vibration platform, magnetic shielding system, four-probe precision measurement link, conducted full-process measurement of chip’s resistance-temperature curve, critical current, microwave resonance characteristics, magnetic flux noise spectrum etc. indicators.”
After Lin Ran returned to Moon Base, Lei Zong clapped to congratulate: “Professor, congratulations!”
