Chapter 617 We are just a minority
This is not only because in English, Robert and robot are the same word, but also because Robert, like a robot, can accurately solve various problems.
Xu You was far more excited to be able to have a conversation with Robert than to talk to someone like Johnson.
"Researcher Robert, it's a pleasure to talk to you." Xu You said politely.
"Academician Xu You, regarding the plan of using nuclear weapons to destroy asteroids, the Sam Space Agency has already given a complete plan. As long as several of our countries can come up with enough nuclear weapons, this plan will be enough to ensure the safety of the Earth."
As he spoke, Robert shared the plan with Xu You.
Xu You opened the document and looked through it carefully.
"Sure enough...it's a very accurate calculation!" Xu You exclaimed.
Putting aside other factors, Xu You has always praised the technology of SAM Space Agency, which is inseparable from many outstanding researchers.
As long as everyone is willing to cooperate with this plan, the crisis caused by asteroids approaching the earth can theoretically be resolved.
However, Xu You still keenly thought of some secondary problems.
As long as the nuclear device collides with the asteroid near the Earth, it is bound to have a significant impact on the Earth.
The extent of this impact is still unknown, and the consequences are likely to last for several years.
"Academician Xu You, what do you think of this plan?"
"There is nothing wrong with this plan itself, but I think we can come up with a better plan."
Robert was also surprised to hear Xu You's answer.
"Academician Xu You, do you have any other ideas?"
As he spoke, Xu You told Robert about his concerns.
"We also need to assess other effects of a nuclear explosion. With our current capabilities, we cannot place a nuclear explosion too far away from the Earth. The huge magnetic field generated by a nuclear explosion will definitely have a great impact on the Earth."
Nuclear explosions will not only affect various electronic equipment, but will also threaten people's health to a certain extent.
"That's right! Academician Xu You, this is what I'm worried about! There are very few people like us in Sam Space Agency who hold these opinions!"
For some reason, Robert suddenly became excited when he said these words.
Xu You didn't know why Robert was like this, and was wondering in his heart.
"Academician Xu You, the leaders of the Sam Space Agency all prefer to use nuclear weapons to solve the problem. I don't object to this plan, including the specific details, which were actually mainly calculated by me. But I personally don't like this simple and crude method. There is no artistic sense at all."
Xu You was a little surprised. Even in his eyes, these were very precise calculations, but Robert actually described them as "simple and crude".
"Researcher Robert, you are not planning to use a spacecraft to impact the asteroid to change its trajectory, are you?"
"That's right! This is the more appropriate solution I think. Academician Xu You, you should know that our Sam Space Agency has done such an experiment before."
Xu You made a detailed analysis of that experiment. In that impact, SAM Space Agency hit an asteroid with a diameter of 160 meters, causing it to deviate by 10% from its original orbit, which indeed achieved good results.
However, if it were a larger asteroid, it would be difficult to cause it to deviate too much from its trajectory.
"Researcher Robert, can you share with me the information about this spacecraft impacting the asteroid experiment?"
"Academician Xu You, if I were the director of the Sam Space Agency, I would certainly agree. Unfortunately, I am just a researcher and do not have such great power. But I will definitely ask that... ask the director to try to agree to your request. This is the best solution to the asteroid problem."
Xu You could tell that Robert was indeed not as pure as Williams and Johnson.
The communication between the two people was mainly about various technical issues, rather than those intrigues and interests.
After finishing the conversation with Robert, Xu You was in a good mood.
"I hope Robert is really willing to cooperate with me, and I also hope that this time, everyone can really unite to solve the asteroid problem." Xu You thought.
What made Xu You happy was that afterwards, SAM Space Agency really sent him some relevant information about the asteroid impact experiment.
These experimental data are extremely confidential, but at a critical moment, how to resolve the crisis is the most important thing.
Xu You read the information carefully, while his brain was working at high speed, thinking deeply about the related issues.
"What a clever and ingenious design. An impact of this magnitude can be clearly distinguished through ground-based telescopes."
After all, this is a project that SAM Space Agency spent hundreds of millions of dollars on, and the significance of the experiment is self-evident.
However, Xu You also discovered that there are still many phenomena here that have not yet been fully explained.
For example, the mechanical analysis of the interior of an asteroid is inconsistent with the actual state of the asteroid .
These questions require more experiments to draw accurate conclusions.
After reading this information, Xu You began to think in more detail.
"In theory, the impact of spacecraft can indeed change the trajectory of asteroids, causing them to deviate from their previous trajectory and thus move away from low-Earth orbit."
However, under the premise that the mass of the spacecraft is much smaller than the mass of the asteroid, the momentum of the spacecraft needs to be large enough to cause the asteroid to deviate.
Obviously, with the current launch vehicle capabilities of SAM Space Agency, it is impossible for the spacecraft to reach the ideal speed.
"No... Even if it's Journey 9, it's still a little bit short." Xu You thought.
Even if everything went according to plan, it would still be impossible for the asteroid to deviate as expected.
After all, the volume of these three asteroids is really large. If the relative speed between the spacecraft and the asteroid is not very different, the movement state of the asteroid cannot be changed much at all.
"Wait a minute... there seems to be another way."
At this moment, Xu You suddenly had an idea.
The best method Xu You could think of before was to choose a launch site somewhere on the equator, so that the rocket's carrying capacity could be further increased.
However, this requires building a rocket launch base at the equator, or directly choosing a rocket launch base at the equator, which will face many other problems.
