Chapter 1252 Let’s save the International Space Station!

The person said this in a very low voice, and only the people in the last row could hear it.

The expressions of several bigwigs changed on the spot.

They looked at each other, and for a moment no one knew what to say.

Including Li Zhongyi.

Although he had done some mental preparation in advance, he never expected that this "large space junk" would be so big.

And the “threat to spacecraft in orbit” actually refers to the International Space Station…

As for everyone else…

They all have the same thought: "I was just trying to scare you before, but I didn't expect you to really do it?"

A prophecy that belongs to yes.

"Can you confirm its authenticity?"

Li Zhongyi has ten thousand questions in his mind right now, but this is the first one he asks.

It stands to reason that since the Russian Federal Space Agency has publicly announced this situation, it must have been verified and confirmed.

But the significance of this matter is so huge that anyone who comes here will have to digest it.

"There is no further news yet. We have also tried to verify the authenticity with NASA, but they have not responded to our concerns..."

Although this is not a direct answer, it actually explains the problem.

If the news is wrong, NASA will definitely jump out to refute it at the speed of light, without even having to wait to ask.

Since they haven't even responded yet, there's a 99% chance that they're working on a countermeasure.

In other words, playing dead.

At this time, Qiao Chenqing, who has the highest rank and the most experience, has already begun to make arrangements:

"You guys continue to pay close attention to the relevant news. If there are any other situations, report to Chief Engineer Zhou Pingjian and Director Sun Yanlai immediately."

After signaling the staff member to leave, he turned to the other people:

"Lao Jing and I will report the situation to our superiors right away. Director Zhongyi will also be with us. As for Comrade Ping Jian, you will continue to stay here and handle and report new situations at any time. Director Yan Lai, you will immediately contact the Space Administration's News Center and ask them to prepare and use our warning from a few days ago to continue to put pressure on the Americans..."

Although the original intention of the previous warning was just to occupy the moral high ground and point fingers, now that the warning has become a reality, it must be used -

You see, I have kindly warned you about the risks a long time ago, but it was your own will that led to the serious consequences now. So, the responsibility must be borne entirely by you, right?

After instructions were issued one after another, the originally quiet measurement and control center quickly became active again.

In fact, there are many more countermeasures that Qiao Chenqing just thought of.

But for the rest, we will have to wait until the leader gives instructions before making a decision.

After all, the risk now mainly focuses on the International Space Station.

However, Hua Xia did not really participate in this project because it was excluded.

If the reaction is too intense, it may seem a bit unreasonable.

It would be best to find a more reasonable entry point than the previous warning.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to deliver a solid punch.

Before leaving the measurement and control center, Li Zhongyi specially pulled his secretary over:

"You stay in the measurement and control center for the time being. Use the phone here to contact Academician Chang and briefly explain the situation to him..."

"..."

……

Chang Haonan watched the entire anti-satellite report at home.

The process...was not much different from what he expected.

When it comes to direct-ascent anti-satellite technology, we still need to respect the Americans.

Moreover, Standard 3 had actually successfully completed a similar test in its previous life. It was only because of the butterfly effect he brought about that it was completed more than a year earlier.

As for the large space debris that might appear in his calculations, even if it really occurred, the other party would definitely not report it publicly at the first time.

Just wait for further notifications.

But in any case, with the kind of attack the Americans have given China, the pressure it faces in subsequent anti-satellite or anti-missile tests will be much less.

And you can be more targeted during the planning process.

On the contrary, Yao Mengna felt somewhat nervous about this.

She didn't know much about the development of China's hypersonic weapons, including the missile test conducted on New Year's Eve. Like most people, she thought it was an anti-ship ballistic missile.

Now that we see this weapon that could potentially affect the strategic balance being successfully tested by our main adversary, we can't help but feel a sense of crisis.

After turning off the TV, Chang Haonan comforted her a lot.

"We survived the situation in the 90s. Now it's just a half-baked missile defense system..."

He stretched out his arms, grabbed the senior sister who was about to stand up, and pulled her onto his legs:

"Although he is indeed the target we need to target in the next phase, there is no need to be too nervous..."

The latter moved symbolically a few times, and it was more like it was rubbing against him actively than struggling.

Then he chose a comfortable position and lay still.

Chang Haonan had already gotten up early to watch the live broadcast, and was just considering whether to take a nap. Now that he was provoked like this, he decided on the spot to let the other party see how powerful he was.

So he decided to go all out and used both hands to grab the senior sister's legs, carried her on his shoulders and prepared to go upstairs.

Yao Mengna also cooperated by punching Chang Haonan on the back with her pink fists, playing the role of the wife of a bandit who was kidnapped by bandits.

However, the couple's little fun was interrupted by a well-timed phone ring.

The phone in the study is a work line, so if it rang, it must be something important.

So Chang Haonan had no choice but to put Yao Mengna aside and turned to answer the phone with an awkward look on his face:

"I'm Chang Haonan, who are you?"

When a good thing is interrupted, even a person with a good temper will inevitably feel a little angry.

"Academician Chang, I'm Qi Haizhong from the General Office of the Construction Commission..."

A somewhat embarrassed voice came from the other end of the phone:

"It's like this. We received news that after the UARS satellite collided with the kinetic interceptor, a solar panel separated from the main body of the satellite. It just passed by the International Space Station more than ten minutes ago, and the closest distance was less than five kilometers..."

Now, Chang Haonan was also confused.

The creation of large-sized fragments after the impact was indeed within his expectations.

But the collision process itself is too complex, with too many variables to count, to make it impossible to calculate specifically the trajectory of the new fragments.

And the current situation is even more troublesome than the worst situation he had imagined.

The Americans' outrageous actions actually threaten the International Space Station. If we analyze it from the perspective of gains and losses, it is certainly a good thing for China.

But on the other hand, the planned orbital altitude of China's own Shenzhou spacecraft, including the future Tiangong space station, is basically the same as that of the International Space Station.

Although these spacecraft have the ability to change their orbits autonomously and can actively avoid space debris that may cause collisions.

But if there really is such an uncontrolled thing that has been in orbit at about 400 kilometers, it is always a hidden danger...

Thinking of this, he became a little restless.

It has been almost 40 days since I started my wedding leave, and it is almost over.

In addition, with this kind of emergency happening, it is really not suitable to continue staying at home.

"okay, I get it."

Chang Haonan took a deep breath and hung up the phone.

However, he was not in a hurry to dial the next number or change his clothes to go out.

Instead, he sat back at his desk and began to think about how to get the most out of this emergency...

He seemed to have grasped some key points, but still couldn't sort out a coherent train of thought from his chaotic thoughts.

The biggest problem in the whole thing is that the International Space Station does not have a direct relationship with China.

China’s previous statement of “Don’t say I didn’t warn you” can only be regarded as a reminder at best.

Now that the Americans have made a big deal out of this, they can indeed give the other side a hard slap in the face.

But although it feels good to do this, it is difficult to gain more substantial benefits.

"Space debris..."

"space station……"

"Direct-ascent anti-satellite..."

Chang Haonan wrote all the key words on the same piece of paper.

Soon, the originally chaotic thoughts became clear again...

A bold idea suddenly popped up:

"What if... we take this opportunity to intercept this solar panel that threatens the safety of the International Space Station?"

Once this idea came into his mind, it quickly occupied his entire mind like a volcanic eruption.

Saving astronauts who might be in danger is absolutely politically correct.

Even nearly twenty years later, NASA would rather let the two astronauts float in the sky than let them rashly come down on a dangerous spacecraft.

And now it is less than three years since the Columbia accident.

Even if we are Americans, we can't just let this matter go.

Extorting a large sum of money is the most basic thing.

More importantly, once this banner is raised, anyone who dares to prevent space cooperation with China will be deliberately endangering the safety of the International Space Station and the astronauts on it, and will be a sinner in humanity's space industry!

This includes some technologies that were previously constrained by international public opinion and were inconvenient to test, and we can now boldly use them.

If handled properly, the entire Chinese aerospace industry market may take off directly as a result!

"Done!"

Chang Haonan took a deep breath, threw the ballpoint pen back into the pen holder, and then picked up the telephone receiver next to him:

"I'm Chang Haonan, please help me connect with Director Li Zhongyi of the Construction Committee..."