"I'll do that."

Hearing Zuckerberg's words, Cai Ruichen nodded, in fact, he also likes the exploration work, searching for signs of life or terrestrial planets outside the earth, he is also very interested.

Strictly speaking, Cai Ruichen is also an astronomy enthusiast, but in fact, the earth is no longer of much interest to him, only the vast universe has more things that attract him.

The most important thing is that the future development of the base is also directly related to space exploration, and the earth is so big, it is impossible to accommodate his ambitions.

Hearing Cai Ruichen's words, Milner and Zuckerberg were also very happy, but then, Cai Ruichen's voice changed and said, "It's just ......."

However, the two words made the hearts of the two of them can't help but lift, and when they heard what Cai Ruichen said next, they were instantly replaced by surprise again.

"However, the kind of miniaturized satellite in this plan, I feel a little unreliable, the use of satellites similar to mobile phone camera function and communication function, although it is true that it can do only a few grams of weight, and the use of optical direction propulsion is indeed the best way, but I think the speed is still too slow, one-fifth of the speed of light, more than 20 years, during which it is full of uncertainty and various accidents, the success rate is still too low."

Seeing the nervous Milner and Zuckerberg, Cai Ruichen smiled slightly, and then said: "If you want to carry out this plan, it just so happens that our company has a satellite, which I believe can completely replace the small satellite in your plan."

Our satellites are only the size of nanobots, and they have intricate compositions. Not only can you take high-definition pictures, but also the dissemination of information is also very efficient.

If you use a satellite like ours that's a little bit smaller than an ant. Then use a larger optical capture umbrella surface and an optical very large antenna array to completely increase the speed to one-third of the speed of light, so that the time to reach Alpha can be shortened to less than 12 years. ”

Speaking of this, Cai Ruichen paused and continued: "And this microsatellite can also be in a working state all the way, and it can keep capturing all kinds of pictures along the way and transmitting them back to the control center. And if we use our company's analog neutrino transmission signal, we will be able to receive the information from the Alpha Star two years in advance......"

After listening to Cai Ruichen's introduction, whether it is Milner or Zuckerberg. It all changed from surprise to surprise to even greater surprise.

The strong scientific and technological strength of the Future Technology Group is indeed endless, and it can lead the world so much.

Nanobots, this is not an uncommon thing. But nanosatellites. It's really the first time I've heard of it.

What would have taken at least twenty-five years can now be shortened to fourteen years, and there is no more exciting news than this.

The most important thing is that the biggest problem can be solved immediately by the satellite, and from Cai Ruichen's confident tone, they can also understand it. The satellite is a mature product, and it will save a few years in the meantime.

Otherwise. The whole project is expected to span 30 years, and how many 30 years of life can wait.

Especially for Hawking or Milner, in thirty years, I am afraid that both of them have entered the loess, and this plan was originally to prepare for the future of mankind.

Even if it does make it to the halfway point of the 21st century, it will be totally worth it.

And they found Zuckerberg, that is, they fell in love with Zuckerberg's youth, and they can always lead the existence of such a plan, and they also have plans to find Cai Ruichen.

Otherwise, the plan has not been completed, and the entire board of directors of the plan will not be able to escape the fate of time, so what will the plan be like then?

No one can say this, after all, technology is changing with each passing day, and there are too many variables.

And being able to invest $100 million in such a plan shows Milner's feelings in this regard, because he may not even see the day when the plan will come to fruition.

As the saying goes, some things naturally need someone to do.

For those true scientists and scholars, this is what they pursue in their lives, and people live for only a hundred years, and what they can stay in this world is often the result of those who can change and explore the mysteries.

Seeing the excitement of Milner and Zuckerberg, Cai Ruichen could also feel that Hawking's heartbeat was also a little faster, and he immediately said: "But if it is according to what I said, the cost of the plan may increase a lot, because the cost of microsatellites is not cheap, it is not a simple camera and a communication device can be completed, and at the same time, a very large optical antenna array also requires a large amount of capital investment for construction." ”

Hearing that it's just a matter of money, whether it's Milner or Zuckerberg, they don't feel it at all, the last thing the two of them lack is money, although not as much as Cai Ruichen, but for them to be worth tens of billions of dollars, it is not difficult at all.

Originally, Zuckerberg was only invited by Hawking to join in, and when he heard Cai Ruichen's plan, he really moved.

As a young man, he also likes this kind of cosmic exploration, and in Western science fiction novels, Alpha Centauri, the closest planet to the solar system, is used as an imaginary point for extraterrestrial civilizations and aliens.

Zuckerberg also has a little idea, and the plan itself is to go to Alpha Star to look for possible terrestrial planets (Earth-like planets) and possible signs of life, and if they can really be found, it will be no less than the greatest discovery of the 21st century for mankind.

Thinking of this, Zuckerberg said very simply: "As long as there is no problem with technology, there is no problem with funding at all." ”

Just hearing Zuckerberg's words, Cai Ruichen shook his head and said: "The single construction cost of nano and micro satellites is as high as 100,000 US dollars, and according to my plan, at least 10,000 such satellites are needed, and the net can be as wide as possible.

Similarly, the construction of a very large optical antenna array also requires a very large amount of money to ensure that it can provide sufficient optical power for all satellite optical receiving umbrellas at the same time. This plan, with an estimated total consumption, is not something that can be achieved by simply $100 million, but requires at least $2 billion. (To be continued.) )