Chapter 96 Pathfinder successfully launched

Hearing the words of the Councillor, Mo Zeyang's breathing suddenly became a little faster.

He cried out in surprise: "What is Professor Lu going to do?!"

"Quantum supercomputing center, and...artificial intelligence." The Councillor said word by word, staring at Mo Zeyang's eyes, "Do you think this is possible?"

Mo Zeyang was stunned.

Gradually, his face gradually turned red, and sparks of excitement flashed in his eyes!

He stood up from his chair with a bang, and said excitedly: "Councillor! Where is Professor Lu?"

"I want to find him!"

"I have said it a long time ago that superconducting circuit quantum computers are the key to solving artificial intelligence!" Mo Zeyang's face was full of excitement, "After so many years, I finally waited!"

Mo Zeyang's reaction obviously exceeded the Councillor's expectations.

Councillor Li calmed down and said slowly: "Do you think this architecture can realize a universal quantum computer?"

Faced with Councillor Li's question, Mo Zeyang hesitated for a moment, and nodded firmly and slowly.

...

At the same time, the United States, the rocket launch base.

Three Saturn VI heavy-lift rockets, each over 150 meters high, rested quietly against the launch iron frame.

In the landing capsule, three astronauts sat in their seats with nervous expressions.

Andrew swallowed slightly and whispered to his companion beside him: "Bruno, I'm a little nervous..."

Hearing Andrew's words, Bruno looked at Andrew with a wry smile: "Don't talk about you, I'm nervous too."

"I haven't been to space yet..."

Joey, the female astronaut on the other side, sighed slightly and said faintly: "Me too..."

Andrew: "..."

Of course he knew that neither of them had been to space!

I don't know what kind of plane NASA is working on. The three astronauts in the Pathfinder program are all volunteers.

After a short and rough training, the three selected astronauts were hastily sent to the Saturn VI launch vehicle.

Andrew still remembers the look his instructor gave him.

There was a bit of sympathy in the regret.

Andrew twisted his body, which was fixed tightly by the safety belt, uneasily: "Do you think we can survive?"

Bruno sighed slightly and shook his head slowly: "It's difficult."

"NASA has promised us!" Andrew looked more and more uneasy, "They said..."

"Tsk..." Joey, who had been silent all the time, sneered unhappily, "Do you believe NASA's words?"

"Anyway, I came to participate in this project, and I didn't plan to go back alive... The $500,000 pension is enough for my parents to live."

Hearing this, Andrew fell into silence.

After a long time, he exhaled a long breath.

Forget it, at least my wife and children can live more comfortably.

"Tsk..." There was a burst of electric current in the radio.

"Attention, there are still 15 minutes before the launch time!"

...

United States, Houston Ground Control Center.

Morton looked at the three huge rockets on the big screen nervously.

"Professor Chris, are you sure you have finished the inspection?"

Hearing the question, Professor Chris, who was wearing a white coat, shook his head helplessly: "Director Morton, this is the fifth time you have asked this question."

"I will tell you one last time, the three Saturn VI launch vehicles have been checked three times, and no faults have been found."

"Believe me, they can definitely send the three astronauts to Mars safely!"

...

American TV station.

A talk show quietly opened.

"Hello, everyone, welcome to watch this show."

"Today, we will bring you the real-time launch scene of the Saturn VI rocket!"

"For this show, we specially invited Professor Parker from NASA!"

As the host's voice fell, three Saturn VI rockets arranged in a triangular shape appeared on the TV screen.

The close-up of the rocket ended, and the screen cut back to the talk show scene again.

The host held the microphone and asked the white-haired professor beside him: "Professor Parker, can you tell us why the Pathfinder program uses three Saturn VI launch vehicles?"

Parker's eyes moved slightly, and he responded in a slightly hoarse voice: "It's very simple, because our astronauts will spend three months on Mars."

The host showed an amazed expression at the right time: "Wow, so long?"

"Then it should carry a lot of survival supplies, right?"

Parker nodded gently: "Yes."

"The three astronauts are in the landing capsule of the Pathfinder 1 rocket."

"Pathfinder 2 carries the Mars capsule and the return capsule."

"As for the Pathfinder 3 rocket, it carries various survival supplies, including food, water and essential oxygen. In addition, in order to prevent accidents, there are some spare parts for key equipment in the Pathfinder 3 rocket."

The host nodded gently and was about to continue to say something, but was interrupted by Parker: "Okay, the rocket is about to launch."

Hearing this, the host quickly cast his eyes on the big screen beside him.

The TV screen also switched to the rocket launch site at this time.

…

"Attention, the rocket will ignite in one minute."

"Countdown, 30 seconds!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Ignite!"

With the command, a tail flame that gradually changed from orange to blue appeared at the bottom of the rocket.

Driven by the liquid oxygen-kerosene engine, three huge Saturn VI rockets slowly rose.

The three astronauts in the landing module only felt a powerful force pressing themselves on the seats.

The speed of Saturn VI gradually increased, drawing a beautiful arc in the sky.

"Arrived at the scheduled orbit, the first-stage rocket is ready to separate!"

"Separation successful!"

"Successfully entered the low-Earth orbit!"

"The second-stage rocket separated successfully!"

As time passed, reports came from the radio.

A faint smile gradually appeared on Morton's face.

Success!

Professor Chris on the side breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the microphone, and turned on the radio communication switch.

"Pathfinder 1, this is the Houston Ground Command Center, please reply if you receive it!"

After a short wait, Andrew's response came from the radio.

"Calling Houston, Pathfinder 1 received, please speak!"

"Report the situation!"

"Calling Houston, the rocket is in good condition, the astronauts are in good condition, everything is normal!"

Andrew's voice was transmitted to the Houston ground command center through the radio signal, and then it was heard on major TV stations and radio stations in the United States.

After a short silence, every researcher in the Houston command center stood up and applauded vigorously!

Looking at the thunderous applause in front of him, Morton's eyes suddenly had a trace of tears.

"God bless the United States..."

He stretched out his hand and drew a cross on his chest, muttering to himself.

PS. Can anyone help me think of a name for this book...I may change the name later, and I really can't think of a name...