Chapter 1255 Americans don’t care, we do!


    Sun Yanlai was still a little worried at first. After all, if there was a risk of public opinion, it would be him, the top leader of the space agency, who would really face the pressure.


    But Chang Haonan, who had long expected this situation, quickly added:


    "In fact, as early as the beginning of last year, the X37 demonstrator originally hosted by NASA and specifically developed by Boeing had been transferred to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and two air drop and gliding tests were quickly conducted... Considering this The final version of the project will have orbital capabilities, so if we have to talk about space weapons, it will be the Americans who did it first.”


    "This accident is an excellent opportunity for us. It can be said that in the next ten or even twenty years, we may not be able to find such a favorable situation that allows us to carry out these sensitive operations in a relatively good international environment. Technical trials…”


    "In addition, we can also elevate this plan to the level of space rescue, thereby gaining a larger international market... Judging from my previous experience in the aviation field, many Western countries may not be willing to cooperate with us. It’s just that there is a lack of suitable opportunities and enough motivation. Once a breakthrough is opened, the rest of the things will be much easier and even logical..."


    In fact, the first one here is purely to give yourself a reason to convince yourself.


    But the last two are very important.


    Especially the part about striving for the international market and international cooperation can solve Sun Yanlai''s urgent need.


    Since entering the new century, the Long March series of rockets were once very competitive in the space launch field with their outstanding reliability and cost-effectiveness.


    However, due to certain off-site factors, it is difficult to further expand the market.


    After the stunning debut of Shenzhou 5, the situation has improved compared to previous years. However, for the same reason, emerging commercial aerospace companies are still the main ones offering cooperation.


    Although everyone knows that these companies are nothing more than ESA''s gloves.


    But it was just like the Ciro Company that was established secretly back then.


    There is a layer in the middle, which is always inconvenient in many cases.


    Recently, there are rumors that the United States is preparing to launch a ban on all organizations and individuals that cooperate with China in the aerospace field.


    From a technical perspective alone, China Aerospace has always maintained a highly independent development path, but it is not afraid of this threat.


    But this is not the case at the market level.


    Looking at the aviation industry colleagues next door who have made a lot of money in just ten years, it is obviously impossible for Sun Yanlai not to be jealous at all.


    For him, the best way to respond is to refer to the strategies in the aviation field and deeply participate in the global industrial chain while ensuring autonomy.


    Even if the opponent moves to impose sanctions and bans, it will only have a superficial impact at best.


    At most, it’s just multiple middlemen making the difference.


    It''s just that there has been a lack of a suitable manager.


    Now seeing that Chang Haonan seemed to be planning to "volunteer", he almost performed a 180° turn in the air on the spot.


    "Well, it does work!"


    The leader, who was watching the scene through the big screen, was slightly delayed. He was still hesitating whether he should eliminate Sun Yanlai''s concerns by himself.


    As a result, he was directly blocked by the latter''s Sichuan Opera face change, and the words that had reached his mouth also became:


    "If comrades have no other opinions, I think it would be better to end today''s meeting here. As for the final opinions, it would be best to formulate a written report and submit it as soon as possible..."


    Of course, when the chief said "come here", he meant that he himself was participating here, rather than actually ending the meeting right away.


    Therefore, after the video conferencing system was turned off, most participants remained to discuss specific implementation details.


    First, there''s the name.


    A piece of space debris almost hit the International Space Station. It is impossible to hide such a huge event.


    The whole world will know this afternoon or evening at the latest.


    It''s just whoever breaks the news first.


    To achieve what Chang Haonan said, "make a clear statement at the first time", it is inseparable from a name that can leave a deep impression on people.


    Considering that from the perspective of working methods, this rope net capture scheme is indeed somewhat similar to that of a trawler.


    Therefore, this emergency plan to clean up space debris was finally named the "Interstellar Fishing Ship" project.


    Don''t ask, just ask: the Milky Way is also a river, and the stars and the sea are also seas.


    So you can catch fish...


    …


    Compared with the aerospace practitioners who are facing a formidable enemy and are either thinking about countermeasures or thinking about how to shirk the blame, the people who eat melons are naturally not so well-informed -


    In fact, it has only been about three hours since the Standard 3 interceptor collided with the UARS satellite.


    Only more than an hour has passed since ABC''s broadcast ended.


    Although some viewers have noticed that the show ended abruptly, some of them were particularly keen, and they also found that the expressions of the host and guests during the final stage were unnatural.


    But facing such a historic moment, most people will still be involuntarily immersed in their own emotions.


    Especially in China.


    As early as last night, the administrator of a certain forum had opened a special live broadcast discussion thread on the top page.


    Now it has been built to several thousand floors.


    And the heat hasn''t dropped at all.


    However, the enthusiasm for the intermediate-range ballistic missile test that was almost mistaken for a UFO incident a month ago was still there, but today it was poured cold water on it by its opponents on the other side of the ocean.


    As a result, the atmosphere of the entire discussion seemed a bit disappointing. [The Americans say they are intercepting scrapped satellites, but they are actually demonstrating against us, right? 】


    [Do you even need to ask... The orbital height of that satellite is similar to that of a medium-range missile, and the interception method is a typical direct ascent type. It just throws the words "anti-missile test" in our faces. 】


    [Not only anti-missile, but more importantly, sea-based anti-missile... What was tested on New Year''s Eve happened to be an anti-ship ballistic missile. It was originally used as a trump card weapon in our country''s anti-access operations, just to avoid the situation like ten years ago. Situation... As a result, someone else used Aegis to perform an anti-satellite backhand, obviously to prove to the outside world that they have the ability to ensure the safety of the aircraft carrier formation! 】


    【…】


    Of course, there are also people who are more professional or inclined toward optimism.


    [Although the targets are similar in terms of technology, the satellites operate in specific orbits for a long time, with fixed flight parameters. Moreover, they are American satellites, and all the data are known to them in advance. The difficulty is still lower than that of true anti-missile. many. 】


    [Yes, although there is a considerable threat to us, there is no need to be too pessimistic. The United States has also conducted real anti-missile interception tests before, and the success rate was only about half. Even if the interception of intermediate missiles is less difficult than that of intercontinental missiles , as long as we can ensure the number of salvos fired at one time, we can still overload the opponent''s missile defense system. 】


    In this timeline that has undergone tremendous changes, such relatively rational and confident voices clearly dominate the mainstream.


    But no matter how the objective situation changes, there will never be a shortage of people who are willing to play devil''s advocate in reality.


    [What about the people who shouted some time ago that they wanted to drive the United States out of the second island chain? Why isn''t it called a replacement now? /laugh//laugh//laugh/]


    [I advise you to wake up. Don’t you know how many missile brigades the Second Artillery Corps has in total? Even if all the intermediate-range missiles are equipped with anti-ship ballistic missiles, how many salvos can they fire? Even if someone else intercepts one with 3-4 rounds, it’s just a matter of two Aegis ships...]


    [I have already said that conventional missiles look powerful, but after a little research you will find that they are the weakest... they do not pose any effective threat to opponents at all. The US military has long given up on long-range anti-ship missiles. There is no way out. It’s just that your country doesn’t let go of the little stuff it has from the Red Navy, and you can’t even copy it. It’s a complete waste of resources.


    【…】


    Although the number of this group of people is not dominant, they cannot resist the excessive desire for expression, and objectively speaking, the US military did complete a very beautiful performance today.


    The last time it accomplished something similar was the U.S. military.


    The U.S. Army 30 years ago.


    After all, the things of the 1990s are in the past.


    Since entering the Internet era, most people have faced such an intuitive and realistic gap for the first time.


    Even some netizens who just felt a little regretful at first can''t help but feel a little discouraged...


    Round after round of verbal exchanges continued from morning to evening.


    Until the news broadcast at 7 p.m.


    A piece of news that was even more explosive than that in the morning came -


    "At noon local time today, the USS Shiloh launched a Standard Type 3 interceptor in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, hitting an out-of-service weather research satellite at an altitude of about 480km. The collision produced a 4.5m*1.5m piece of The large-sized space debris then passed only two kilometers away from the International Space Station. This space debris is still running at an altitude of about 400km, seriously threatening the operational safety of the International Space Station and other manned spacecraft..."


    "As early as a month ago, we gave a friendly reminder of such risks, but the U.S. still ignored dissuasion and insisted on taking risks. All consequences arising from this must be borne by the U.S. alone..."


    "..."


    The whole world is shocked!


    The interception operation actually threatened the safety of the space station!


    And it was already anticipated by China!


    What level of prediction is this?


    Those who had been ridiculing and ridiculing him wildly on the Internet were slapped hard by this sudden situation.


    After bragging for a long time, it turned out that everything was under China''s control?


    The phone lines of ABC News were almost exploded by angry people, but the concept stocks of private aerospace and space debris cleanup rose in response, and a large number of people gained their own new wealth...


    Of course, being slapped in the face does not mean admitting defeat.


    Many people still have hard mouths.


    After all, no matter what, the interception process itself was a real success.


    If a war really breaks out, who will care about how much space debris is generated during the interception process?


    To stop is to win!


    To put it bluntly, China''s trump card weapon was still invisible to the opponent.


    However, even this kind of respect did not last long.


    Because after the 7pm news, there is an interview program that lasts about 20 minutes.


    The theme of today’s program is-


    "The Death of American Spaceflight"


    What’s even more worrying is that.


    At the beginning of the program, it was not the CCTV host that everyone is familiar with.


    It is a small podium with the logo of the National Space Administration printed on it.


    And the serious face of Sun Yanlai, Director of the Space Administration:


    "Although this crisis is entirely caused by the willful actions of the United States, out of humanitarian principles and the beautiful vision of all mankind to jointly explore space, we hereby make a solemn commitment that if the United States is unable to clean up the serious situation caused by themselves, , then China will immediately launch a program code-named ''Interstellar Fishing Ship'' to take this highly dangerous space debris out of orbit and destroy it, so as to set an example to the international community..."


    (End of chapter)