Northwest Survey
The FASTER Project Team has eighteen members who have signed confidentiality agreements. Under the leadership of Shen Qi, they have launched the "Project Starlight," which mainly studies Plan C for reflective satellite Fluid Plane Membrane.
The confidentiality agreement was signed because "Project Starlight" is currently still in the confidential stage.
However, absolute secrecy is difficult to achieve, given that other countries have satellites in the sky.
Not long ago, American CNN reported on a television program that "China is building a 50-megawatt satellite Solar Power Station":
Satellite images show that over 100 square kilometers of Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Battery Array have been established in Northwest China. Supporting facilities for these Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Battery Array are spread throughout the entire Northwest China. More than 100,000 Chinese scientists, Engineer, construction workers, and military personnel are involved in this project. And this is only the ground-based infrastructure.
"The core of this project is located in Geostationary Orbit, and China is expected to launch more than 100 special satellites for reflecting sunlight."
"These satellites and their advanced equipment will be able to precisely focus sunlight onto Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Battery Array on the ground with an efficiency hundreds of times greater than that of Natural Light Intensity, thereby achieving highly efficient and controllable Solar Energy generation."
"A 50-million-kilowatt Solar Energy plant was once an unimaginable and crazy plan, but now, China is implementing this plan step by step."
"We all know that generating electricity on the ground by reflecting sunlight through satellites is not an original Chinese invention."
"The US Department of Energy came up with a similar idea 25 years ago; they are the true originators."
"However, due to financial issues, the US Department of Energy's plan has not yet entered the engineering development stage to this day."
CNN's achievement of becoming Fortune 500 stems from its professionalism and efficiency.
It can be said that CNN's coverage of the "Project Starlight" was relatively objective.
So how did CNN obtain this objective evidence?
First, CNN has a large number of satellites in Geostationary Orbit, not just communication satellites.
Secondly, CNN mentioned that the concept of the "Project Starlight" originated from the US Department of Energy and American scientists.
Based on satellite observations and reasonable speculation from American experts, CNN provided important data on China, including "50 million kilowatts of installed capacity," "more than 100 square kilometers of Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Battery Array," "more than 100,000 construction workers," and "more than 100 reflector satellites."
Indeed, they are quite professional; the predictions made by CNN and American scientists seem quite reliable.
Shen Qi did not appear overly nervous after seeing the CNN report.
The fact that Americans could deduce macroeconomic data such as "50 million kilowatts," "100,000 people," and "100 units" was within Shen Qi's expectations.
This is by no means a traitor within the party, but rather a reflection of the Americans' capability.
After all, the idea of "using reflective satellites to focus sunlight to generate electricity on the ground" was first proposed by the Americans, and they could easily deduce some of the macroscopic features of the "Project Starlight" from satellite imagery.
If the specific technical data of "Project Starlight" falls into the hands of foreign groups, it indicates that there has been a traitor within the Party.
Fortunately, this did not happen, and it should never be allowed to happen.
After being reported by CNN, the "Project Starlight" has become semi-public internationally.
The attitude of the state and Shen Qi is that foreign media can report whatever they want; we are building public welfare projects on our own territory, which does not violate international law, does it?
Yes, that's right. The originator of the grand concept of "generating electricity on the ground by focusing sunlight through reflector satellites, and demanding an inexhaustible and environmentally friendly new energy source from the sun" was an American.
We must pay the highest tribute to the original proposers of this concept: Professor Sam Lansard of Caltech and Mr. Isaac Karanovic, Senior Technical Advisor at NASA.
However, mere conceptual ideas on paper cannot solve real problems affecting people's livelihoods.
All 13,000-plus technology patents associated with this grand vision are held by the Chinese government.
Empty talk harms the country, while hard work builds it.
Practical Chinese people have spent nearly twenty years transforming a wildly unrealistic theoretical concept into a massive, tangible project.
Shen Qi has been the Chief Scientist of the "Project Starlight" for some time now, and he has been staying in the capital and has not yet visited the Northwest Ground Base.
On an auspicious day, Shen Qi, accompanied by Chief Engineer You Junfeng and Logistics Commander Zhao Mingze Director Zhao, arrived at Dunhuang Airport by private jet. Second Lieutenant Wu Jianjun, Shen Qi's driver and bodyguard, accompanied him.
The headquarters of "Project Starlight" was located in the capital, Northwest Base Command Post was located in Dunhuang.
From the moment he stepped off the plane, Shen Qi sensed a solemn atmosphere of battle.
The people who received Shen Qi and his entourage were not leaders from the Dunhuang administrative or Ministry of Science and Technology, but Colonel Cheng, an officer from the Western Theater Command Colonel Cheng.
The appearance of Colonel Cheng confirmed CNN's speculation that Chinese military personnel were indeed involved in "Project Starlight".
Upon seeing Colonel Cheng, Wu Jianjun immediately gave a standard military salute.
Soldiers should take the initiative to salute superior officers, leaders of the Party and the State, or Party and government officials of higher rank than themselves. When interacting with ordinary people, a handshake is sufficient.
Colonel Cheng responded to Wu Jianjun with a military salute, while he, Shen Qi, Chief Engineer You, and Director Zhao shook hands.
"Chief Engineer You, Director Zhao, we meet again. Academician Shen, it's a pleasure to welcome you to the Northwest Base for guidance. Please get in the car." Colonel Cheng concisely greeted them.
A convoy with special license plates drove away from Dunhuang Airport, with military helicopters circling above it.
One of the seven-seater military vehicles carried six people. The driver was Colonel Cheng, Wu Jianjun was in the passenger seat, Shen Qi and Colonel Cheng were in the second row, and Director Zhao and Chief Engineer You were in the third row.
"Thank you for your trouble in making this Northwest Survey Colonel Cheng," Shen Qi said on behalf of the Capital Research Team, first expressing his gratitude to Colonel Cheng for his thoughtful arrangements.
"Academician Shen is a national hero in the field of scientific research. It is my duty to serve you and the Capital Headquarters," Colonel Cheng said politely.
Colonel Cheng and the troops he led bore the following main responsibilities in Project Starlight: 1. To protect the ground facilities, technical experts, and personnel of Project Starlight. In the event of attacks by foreign enemies or rioters, they were to fight to the death to protect national property and the safety of technical experts and the people. 2. To assist the technical engineering team in completing the construction of the ground facilities of Project Starlight.
To completely destroy the ground facilities of "Project Starlight"Project Starlight and eliminate its technical and construction personnel, at least an Elite Division of armed forces would be needed.
Such a large-scale armed attack is virtually impossible in present-day China.
No enemy would dare to do this; it would inevitably lead to a world war.
The construction of such a massive project as "Project Starlight" necessitates our Military Deployment, regardless of whether the enemy dares to attack us. This is why Colonel Cheng is here.
Shen Qi's feelings were somewhat complicated. First, he felt a strong sense of security. Second, he felt an even greater sense of responsibility. The country had invested astronomical amounts of human, material, and financial resources in the "Project Starlight," and this grand undertaking could only succeed and could not afford to fail.