The artificial moon is several times more difficult than the artificial sun. There are also rumors in China that the first artificial moon satellite will be launched in 2020. But now it's 2020, and it seems that the rumors have suddenly stopped. What's going on here?
The plan of artificial moon was really put forward by an experimental base in Chengdu on 20 18. But this is only a preliminary plan, and there is still a long way to go before the artificial moon is actually launched. After all, before this, another space power has implemented it, but the result is not optimistic. This country is Russia with short days and long nights. In order to save power resources, Russia naturally hopes to have an artificial moon to replace the power system to emit light, but I didn't expect that the artificial moon launched by Russia in 1999 attracted many jokes. Because this satellite with a mirror didn't achieve the expected effect. Russia has lost hundreds of millions of dollars instead of saving costs.
Although the ending is not ideal, the idea is beautiful. China's research institute has always had the idea of building an artificial sun and moon. Among them, the artificial sun has achieved a perfect temperature exceeding the sun. Although it can't replace the sun, it can also shine in a certain field, saving money and energy. The artificial moon launch in Chengdu, Sichuan, China was first announced by the Institute of Microelectronics Systems of Aerospace Science and Technology in 20 18. However, it is worth mentioning that the artificial moon in China is only built to shine at night, and it is impossible to replace the moon. Russia failed for two reasons. One is that the satellite does not follow the orbit of the moon, and the other is that the material selected for the reflection panel is not enough to reflect enough sunlight. As long as these two problems are solved, it will not be long before China successfully launches an artificial moon, but it will definitely not be in 2020.
In fact, China is in no hurry to build an artificial moon, because there is no shortage of moonlight in China. Moreover, it is difficult for humans to launch this artificial moon to the surface of the moon and make it run in the orbit of the moon. Most likely, this satellite orbits the earth like all satellites above it. This is the problem. On the one hand, the low-earth orbit is too far, so it is difficult for such a reflective panel to gather enough light. How many artificial moon satellites do you need to launch to make the whole sky bright? If the orbit above the earth has been completely occupied by the artificial moon. The space left for other satellites to play a role has been greatly reduced.
Although it is difficult to launch an artificial moon, if it is really possible, it will reduce China's electricity bill by at least 6,543.802 billion yuan every year. By then, street lamps in many provinces and cities will lose their functions. And that brightness of the artificial moon is controllable. At its brightest, it is more than eight times brighter than moonlight. Can take away the night and day of the earth. Although so far, it is expected to be built only in Chengdu and other bases. But if it is successfully launched into the sky, more and more urban areas in China will introduce artificial satellites.
Wu Shuo, President of Chengdu Tianfu New District System Science Research Association: We will learn from the Russian failure experience, so as to improve the possibility of China's artificial moon success. In the near future, it is very likely that man will really see the artificial moon. At that time, some people were excited and some people were worried. Science and technology have indeed changed people's daily lives, but does such rapid development violate ecological civilization?
People can't become fat in one bite, and it's hard to become old overnight. Let mankind suddenly accept the artificial moon and benefit the world. Will it also bring some uncontrollable injuries, such as too bright at night?