The preliminary selection of academicians (Happy New Year~~~)

The entire Spark Plan was divided into three phases.

The first phase involved the foundations, using welded stainless steel to isolate the ground within the enclosed area. The second phase focused on the supports, using steel resistant to tension and compression to erect a hexagonal mesh framework for the entire hemispherical artificial biosphere. The third phase involved fitting the framework with double-layered special glass and applying a special coating to the outer layer, which would work with the cooling towers to regulate the temperature inside the biosphere.

Later, a series of Biospheres B, C, D, and so on would be developed for the Martian environment and other specific extraterrestrial environments, with the aim of creating life-support systems that would allow colonists to live on particular planets.

Since even the slightest disturbance could have unpredictable consequences for the experiment, the biosphere had to be built in a lifeless region, far from living organisms, with outside interference eliminated as thoroughly as possible.

Fortunately, Hua Nation had vast territory and abundant resources. Finding such a place was easy.

Nowhere was better suited to this artificial biosphere than the desert at the center of the basin.

Lu Zhou spent three days surveying the surrounding geological conditions. After consulting Professor Hu and another geologist, he made the final decision to locate Biosphere A of the Spark Plan near a sparsely vegetated dune close to a highway.

The total investment in the project reached 1.5 billion RMB. Of that, 1.3 billion came from funding for forty-one government research projects, while Starry Sky Technology provided the remaining 200 million. Compared with the entire Lunar Landing Project, this represented only a small portion of the funding, but its significance was immense.

After taking care of the specific arrangements for the Spark Plan, Lu Zhou, who still had matters