中国科幻的发展有何意义？听听航天技术专家杨宇光怎么说！

中国科幻电影《流浪地球2》引发了观众对其中天文知识的好奇以及对剧情的讨论。近年来，多部优秀科幻作品的诞生也使中国科幻产业备受关注。在接受CGTN记者郭梅平采访时，国际宇航联空间运输委员会副主席杨宇光博士表示，中国科幻产业的发展也将对科技发展起到积极作用。

China'shomemadesci-fimovie"TheWanderingEarthII"hasbecomeacertifiedblockbustersinceitsreleaseonJanuary22.BasedonashortstorybyChinesesci-finovelistLiuCixin,themoviehastriggeredaudiences'analysisoftheplotanddiscussiononChina'ssci-fiindustry.

CGTNsitswithDr.YangYuguang,vicechairoftheIAFSpaceTransportationCommittee,anddiscusseshowthedevelopmentofChina'ssci-fiindustrycanpositivelyimpactthecountry'sscientificandtechnologicaldevelopment.

Dr.Yangsees"TheWanderingEarthII"asthe"bestsci-fimovieeverbeenproducedbyChina"andmentionsthesceneofthespaceelevatorasthe"onlyshortcoming."

"Space[elevators]shoulduseelectricity,notpropellants,"saysDr.Yang,addingthatmaybetheproduceranddirectorusedarocketenginetopowertheelevatorforamorepowerfulvisualeffect.

Aposterof"TheWanderingEarthII"isseeninamovietheaterinBeijing,January14,2023./CFP

"Thereasonwestudythespaceelevatoristhatitdoesnotuseanypropellant,"hesays,addingthatifthespaceelevatorcanbebroughtintoreality,itwilluseonlyelectricityandgreatlyreducethecostofgoingtoouterspace. 

Dr.Yangcomplimentstheuseofmanytechnologicalconceptsinthemovie,includingthequantumcomputer,artificialintelligence(AI),andthepresentationoflivesinthedigitalworld.

In2020,Chinareleasedaseriesofpoliciestopromotethedevelopmentofsci-fimovies,includingbuildingapoolofscienceconsultantsforsci-fimovies.

"TheWanderingEarthII"andtheTVseriesbasedonLiuCixin'snovel,"TheThree-bodyProblem,"bothhadteamsofscienceconsultantsduringtheirproduction.

"TheydidaverygreatjobandplayedaveryimportantroleinproducingthesemoviesandTVseries,"Dr.Yangsays. 

Hestressesthetechnicians,engineersandscientistsmustsetupabridgebetweentheprofessionalscientificfieldsandthepublic.

MajorChinesetechnologyandscienceenterprisesexpresssupportfor"TheWanderingEarthII."/ZhuShangfan

ManymajorChinesetechnologyandscienceenterpriseshaveexpressedtheirsupportfor"TheWanderingEarthII"bysaying,"Youcanimagineit,wewillmakeithappen."

Dr.YangbelievesthedevelopmentofChina'ssci-fiindustrycanhelptoboostthecountry'stechnologicalandscientificdevelopment. 

"InmanyworksofMr.LiuCixin,healsohasverygoodideas.Forinstance,we'vealreadydiscussedthespaceelevator,"saysDr.Yang.Hementionsthatnanotechnologyandnanomaterialswillbeverycriticaltohopefullybecomingthekeypointofproducingthespaceelevatorin"TheWanderingEarthII."

"Also,AI,especiallythequantumcomputer…it'saveryhopefulfield,"hesays.