Chapter 1003 - Learning The Truth from Experiments (2/2)

However, this had nothing to do with Jiang Chen. He mainly came to show his presence. After all, it was a very special period. His real purpose of coming to Russia must be hidden.

However, Yuri didn’t think so. Jiang Chen’s argument that “the chemical rocket has no future” won him over. Some might say that even Jiang Chen, as an outsider, saw the problem. Did Yuri as an expert not understand?

This involved a problem with research schools.

EmDrives or propulsion engines. It was hard to say which one was wrong. Could concepts be “wrong” in research? Two research directions, one focusing on the present while one focused on the future. Adhering to the more efficient development of chemical fuel rockets, the RM-300 had doubled the thrust to the push value of Falcon 9 rockets. Going down this road, who could say which was better? Before the Flintlock mechanism was invited, guns weren’t superior to bows.

Yuri also had his own ideas in mind. He copied Jiang Chen’s statement not to make notes but to use his aura to persuade those who supported the RM-320, to convince his bosses who were more optimistic about propulsion engines.

Although Jiang Chen claimed he didn’t understand aeros.p.a.ce technology and that he only understood general directions, who would doubt his words? Many people regarded him as the founder of the second “Great Navigation Age” of human beings, comparing him to people like Columbus.

Not to mention the Russian Aeros.p.a.ce Group, which largely inherited the success of the old Soviet Union, but even the director of NASA would still take notes. This wasn’t about academic authority but more about the truth determined from experience. If people had opinions? Why didn’t they build a s.p.a.ce elevator first then bring them up!

After copying several pages of notes, Yuri couldn’t stop smiling. He saw Jiang Chen to the door joyously and watched him disappear at the end of the horizon. Even Natasha looked at Jiang Chen a few more times. She couldn’t a.s.sociate the word “scientist” with this man. However, he was able to make technical director Yuri take notes, which made her uncertain.

“You…what you said was true?”

“I was bullsh*tting. I had nothing to do say.” Jiang Chen smiled. “But while my understanding of basic theory is limited, there aren’t many people in the world who know the general direction better than me.”

As for why, there was no need to say.

Natasha nodded.

After a long silence, she suddenly said, “Can I discuss something with you?”

“What’s the matter? Let’s talk.” Jiang Chen looked at Natasha with some surprise. He thought she wouldn’t talk with him today. He didn’t expect her to not be angry so quickly and even adopt a negotiating tone which was so unlike her personality.

After hesitating for a moment, Natasha said, “Can you go by yourself… to the c.o.c.ktail party tonight?”

(1) EmDrive is purported to generate thrust by reflecting microwaves internally in the device, in violation of the law of conservation of momentum and other laws of physics. (Source: Wikipedia)