Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 1537 - 812: Gravitational Slingshot Effect and Mars (Subscribe Requested)_2
Chapter 1537: Chapter 812: Gravitational Slingshot Effect and Mars (Subscribe Requested)_2
The time for the graduation thesis defense flew by quickly.
Starting from 9:30 in the morning, in the blink of an eye, it was already 12 o’clock noon.
"Alright, that’s it for this morning’s graduation thesis defenses. Please come back this afternoon," announced the head of the Chinese Department.
After all, it was already noon, time for lunch. They couldn’t possibly not let people eat, making them go hungry and continue their thesis defenses.
"Principal Ding, how do you feel?"
After announcing the end of the morning session’s defenses, the head of the Chinese Department approached Principal Ding and asked.
There hadn’t been any problems with the progression of the thesis defenses, and every student’s performance was very impressive. The head of the Chinese Department wasn’t just asking; he was seeking Principal Ding’s praise.
Ding Yue was genuinely smiling and nodding as he responded, "Mm-hmm, not bad at all. Each student from your Chinese Department is well-prepared. In the future, these students will become elites in their respective professional fields."
"Thank you, Principal Ding, for your affirmation of our Chinese Department,"
said the department head excitedly.
"Alright, let’s go have lunch. We’ve been focused all morning and must be hungry by now. After eating, we have to continue in the afternoon, right?" Ding Yue reached out, gently patting the shoulder of the Chinese Department head.
"Yes, Principal Ding, we have to continue this afternoon, and because we have many students in the Chinese Department, it will take several days to successfully complete all thesis defenses,"
explained the Chinese Department head.
"Good, then I wish all the students of the Chinese Department a successful defense. I’m looking forward to it,"
Ding Yue said to the department head with a smile.
"We definitely won’t let Principal Ding down," the department head confidently declared.
After speaking, Ding Yue left the lecture hall with the artificial intelligence robot and his secretary Wen Ruohan. As they exited the classroom, female university students came up to chat with Principal Ding.
It was less chatting, more like flirting.
After all, in Mist City Arts and Science University, who isn’t craving Principal Ding’s company?
"Very well, you must continue to work hard after graduation. Carry on with the spirit of diligence and determination you’ve shown at Mist City Arts and Science University. Utilize the professional knowledge you’ve learned to benefit humanity in society and in your future jobs."
Ding Yue, like an affectionate father, reminded the students around him.
The students all responded one by one, expressing that they would definitely not disappoint Principal Ding and would live up to his expectations.
Actually,
when Ding Yue first founded Mist City Arts and Science University, he was merely aiming to complete a system task and had not considered the far-reaching implications. However, now that the time had come, watching the soon-to-be graduates from his university and reflecting on the impact that Mist City Arts and Science University had brought to society and humanity over the past few years, Ding Yue felt quite emotional.
A strong university can truly propel the advancement and development of human society and civilization by cultivating talented individuals and developing scientific and technological advancements.
Even the Chinese Department can contribute its share to this grand endeavor.
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In the following days, various faculties and departments at Mist City Arts and Science University were busy with intense and exciting thesis defenses.
Among them, the Aerospace College, School of Architecture, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Department, and Medical School, etc., produced one excellent thesis after another, with strong technical content and theoretically challenging the existing limits of their fields.
In no time at all, one brilliant graduation thesis after another from Mist City Arts and Science University created huge waves across the entire academic community.
This storm all started with a graduation thesis from the Aerospace College.
This thesis, surprisingly, discussed setting foot on and developing Mars, spanning from theory to extrapolation, resembling a massive Mars colonization plan that sparked endless speculation.
Most crucially, within this speculation, the theoretical support was very rigorous.
As such, within just a few hours, the defense video of this graduation thesis went viral in the sci-fi community and, following the rising popularity and the dazzling argumentation by the aerospace student, the video suddenly exploded in popularity outside its initial circle, even reaching the trending topics on Twitter.
Countless sci-fi enthusiasts, science fiction authors, and even key figures in academia began to take notice of this graduation thesis from Mist City Arts and Science University.
This Aerospace College thesis of Mist City Arts and Science University pointed directly at America’s ongoing intensive plans for a manned Mars mission, and also highlighted various technical and theoretical supports for such a mission.
It was as if, with this thesis, Xia Country could also achieve the grand feat of a manned Mars landing.
But ultimately it was just a thesis, merely giving everyone that impression. In reality, to accomplish a manned Mars landing based on this thesis alone is nothing but a pipe dream, given that such a mission is incredibly complex and highly challenging.
However, the impact and shock the paper brought were indeed profound.
Especially for ordinary people, it felt like after watching the defense video of this thesis, the prospect of Xia Country achieving a manned Mars landing seemed just around the corner.
And for professionals, there were many valuable parts within this thesis, such as utilizing the gravitational slingshot effect to accelerate spacecraft on their journey to Mars and thereby shorten the travel time.
And the gravitational slingshot effect suddenly became a hot topic online.
Today, on major media platforms, what netizens discussed the most were not celebrity scandals or big news, but the gravitational slingshot effect, manned Mars landings, Mars terraforming and development, and various other topics that sound decidedly sci-fi.
It’s indeed a breath of fresh air.
Ding Yue also checked out the defense video and the graduation thesis of this aerospace student, finding it truly exhilarating upon viewing.
His thesis contained content that was easy to understand, but also featured many abstruse elements related to aerospace studies.
Of course, those complex theories were not particularly challenging for Ding Yue. Why? Because Ding Yue himself came from a physics background, and the theoretical knowledge relevant to aerospace studies is inextricably linked to physics.
Physical theories are intimately related to our world, with almost nothing that can be discussed independently of physics.
"This student’s ideas are bold, but they are well-supported by sound theories. Good, very good," Ding Yue exclaimed after reading.
If the Aerospace College can produce top-tier genius students, that would indeed be fantastic.
In fact, when Ding Yue looked at the name on the thesis, he realized this student was none other than Zhang Hang, the famous prodigy from the Aerospace College.
Well, this fellow’s ambitions weren’t limited to just researching spacecraft; he had already set his sights on the manned Mars landing and the subsequent transformation and development of Mars.
It must be said that his vision was quite excellent.
Mars is a planet very similar to Earth. Scientists have suggested that billions of years ago, Mars might have been like Earth is now. Therefore, the importance of manned exploration and study of Mars is very significant.
And as human civilization continues to evolve, Earth may indeed no longer be able to meet the demands of humanity’s growth in terms of space and resources.
At that time, humanity will need to expand its sphere of activity and, among the expanse of the stars, within the planetary systems, Mars undoubtedly becomes the most suitable planet for human exploration and development.
This is why for so many years, whether it’s America or Xia Country, research on Mars has never ceased.
