Chapter 1255: The Americans don’t care, but we do!

Chapter 1255 The Americans don’t care, but we do!

Sun Yanlai still had some concerns at first. After all, if there really was a risk of public opinion, the one who would face the real pressure would be him, as the head of the space agency.

But Chang Haonan, who had anticipated this situation, quickly increased the stakes:

"In fact, as early as the beginning of last year, the X37 verification aircraft originally hosted by NASA and developed by Boeing had been transferred to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and soon conducted two air drop and glide tests... Considering that the final version of this project will have orbital flight capabilities, if we must talk about space weapons, it was the Americans who did it first."

"This accident is a great 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 again, allowing us to conduct these sensitive technology tests in a relatively good international environment..."

"In addition, we can also elevate this plan to the level of space rescue, so as to win a larger international market... From my previous experience working in the aviation field, I know that many Western countries may not necessarily be unwilling to cooperate with us, but they just lack the right opportunities and sufficient motivation. Once a breakthrough is made, the rest of the things will be much easier, and even logical..."

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

But the last two are very important.

Especially the part about striving for international markets and international cooperation can solve Sun Yanlai’s urgent problems.

Since the beginning of the new century, the Long March series of rockets have been very competitive in the field of space launches due to their outstanding reliability and cost-effectiveness.

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

After the stunning debut of Shenzhou V, the situation has improved compared to previous years, but for the same reason, those who extend olive branches of cooperation are still mainly emerging commercial aerospace companies.

Although everyone knows that these companies are just ESA's gloves.

But it’s just like the Xiro Company that was established in secret back then.

There is a layer in the middle, which is often inconvenient.

Recently, there have been rumors that the United States is preparing to introduce a ban to sanction all organizations and individuals that cooperate with China in the aerospace field.

From a purely technical perspective, China Aerospace has always maintained a highly independent development path and is not afraid of such threats.

But this is not the case at the market level.

Looking at his aviation industry peers next door who made a fortune in just ten years, it was obviously impossible for Sun Yanlai to say that he was not jealous at all.

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

At that time, even if the opponent imposes sanctions, it will only have a superficial impact at best.

At most, multiple middlemen can make a profit from the price difference.

It's just that there has been a lack of a suitable person to handle it.

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

"Yeah, it works!"

The leader, who was watching the situation on the scene through the big screen, was a little hesitant and was still hesitating whether he should eliminate Sun Yanlai's concerns himself.

As a result, he was blocked by the latter's Sichuan Opera face-changing, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth turned into:

"If you have no other opinions, I think we should end this meeting here. As for the final opinions, it would be best if you could submit a written report as soon as possible..."

Of course, when the leader said "go here", he meant that he would personally participate here, not that he would really adjourn the meeting immediately.

Therefore, after shutting down the video conferencing system, most of the participants stayed and began to discuss the specific implementation details.

First of all, the name.

A piece of space debris almost hit the International Space Station. Such a huge event could not be concealed.

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

It's just a matter of who leaks the news first.

In order to achieve what Chang Haonan said, "make a clear statement at the first time", a name that can leave a deep impression on people is indispensable.

Considering how it works, this rope-net capture solution is indeed somewhat similar to a trawler.

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

Don’t ask, the answer is that the Milky Way is also a river, and the sea of ​​stars is also a sea.

So you can catch fish...

……

Compared to the aerospace practitioners who are facing a great enemy, or thinking about countermeasures, or thinking about how to pass the buck, the news of the spectators is naturally not so well-informed -

In fact, only about three hours have passed since the Standard Missile 3 interceptor collided with the UARS satellite.

Only more than an hour had passed since the ABC broadcast ended.

Although some viewers have noticed that the end of the show was a bit abrupt, some particularly perceptive ones even found that the expressions of the host and guests in the final stage were not very natural.

But faced with such a historic moment, most people will still involuntarily immerse themselves in their own emotions.

Especially in China.

As early as last night, the administrator of a forum had already 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 heat of the intermediate-range missile test launch that was almost mistaken for a UFO incident a month ago was still there, but today it was poured a bucket of cold water on by the opponent on the other side of the ocean.

As a result, the atmosphere of the entire discussion seemed a little lost.

[The Americans said they were intercepting a defunct satellite, but in fact they were just demonstrating to us, right?]

[Is there any need to ask this question? The satellite's orbital altitude is similar to that of a medium-range missile, and its interception method is a typical direct ascent method. It's just short of slapping the words "anti-missile test" in our faces.]

[It’s not just anti-missile, but more importantly sea-based anti-missile… The missile tested on New Year’s Eve was an anti-ship ballistic missile, which was originally our country’s trump card weapon in anti-access operations, in order to avoid the situation that happened ten years ago… But someone used Aegis to perform an anti-satellite attack, which was obviously to prove to the outside world that they were capable of ensuring the safety of the aircraft carrier fleet! ]

【…】

Of course, some people are more professional or tend to be optimistic.

[From a technical perspective, although the target altitude is similar, the satellites operate in specific orbits for a long time, with fixed flight parameters, and they are also the Americans’ own satellites, so they know all the data in advance. The difficulty is much lower than true anti-missile defense.]

[Yes, although there is a big threat to us, there is no need to be too pessimistic. The United States has conducted real anti-missile interception tests before, and the success rate is only about half. Even if the difficulty of intercepting intermediate-range missiles is smaller than that of intercontinental missiles, as long as we can ensure the number of missiles fired in one salvo, we can still overload the opponent's missile defense system.]

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

But no matter how the objective situation changes, there will always be some people in reality who are willing to sing a different tune.

[Where are those people who shouted to drive the United States out of the second island chain some time ago? Why don’t they call for a change now? /laugh//laugh//laugh/]

[I advise you to be clear-headed. Don't you know how many missile brigades the Second Artillery Corps has? Even if all the medium-range missile units are equipped with anti-ship ballistic missiles, how many salvos can they fire? Even if others can intercept one with 3-4 missiles, it will only take two Aegis ships...]

[I've said it before, conventional missiles look powerful, but a little research will reveal that they are the weakest... They pose no effective threat to the opponent at all. The U.S. military gave up the long-range missile anti-ship approach a long time ago. Only your country is clinging to the Red Navy's stuff, and you can't even copy it well. It's a complete waste of resources/grin//grin/]

【…】

Although this group of people does not have the advantage in numbers, they are eager to express themselves, and objectively speaking, the US military did perform a very beautiful show of skill today.

The last time a similar achievement was achieved was also by the US military.

The US military 30 years ago.

After all, what happened in the 90s is a thing of the past.

Since entering the Internet age, most people are facing such a direct and realistic gap for the first time.

Even some netizens who initially just felt a little regretful could not help but feel a little disappointed...

Round after round of verbal sparring continued from morning till evening.

Until the 7pm news broadcast.

A piece of news came that was even more explosive than this morning——

"At noon local time today, the USS Charlotte launched a Standard Missile 3 interceptor missile in the central Pacific Ocean, hitting a failed meteorological research satellite at an altitude of about 480km. The collision process produced a large-scale space debris with a size of up to 4.5 meters by 1.5 meters, which then passed only two kilometers away from the International Space Station. Currently, this space debris is still operating in an orbit of about 400km, posing a serious threat to the operation safety of the International Space Station and other manned spacecraft..."

"As early as a month ago, we issued a well-intentioned warning about such risks, but the US side still ignored the dissuasion and insisted on taking the risk. All the consequences arising from this must be borne by the US alone..."

"........."

The whole world is shocked!

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

And it was anticipated by the Chinese side a long time ago!

What level of prediction is this?

Those who had previously been wildly making fun of and mocking others on the Internet were given a slap in the face by this sudden situation.

After all that bragging, it turns out that everything is under China's control?

ABC News was almost overwhelmed by angry citizens, but stocks related to private aerospace and space debris removal rose in response, and a large number of people gained new wealth...

Of course, being slapped in the face doesn’t mean you have to admit defeat.

Many people still have a hard mouth.

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 produced during the interception process?

To stop it is to win!

No matter what, China's trump card weapon was still neutralized by the opponent.

However, even this kind of face-saving did not last long.

Because after the 20 o'clock news, there is also an interview program lasting about minutes.

The theme of today's program is -

The Death of American Spaceflight

What’s even more heartbreaking is this.

At the beginning of the program, it was not the familiar CCTV host who appeared.

Instead, it is a small podium with the National Space Administration’s logo printed on it.

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

"Although this crisis was entirely caused by the United States' willful behavior, we hereby solemnly promise that if the United States is unable to deal with the dire situation caused by itself, China will immediately launch a plan codenamed 'Interstellar Fishing Boat' to remove this highly dangerous space debris from orbit and destroy it, setting an example for the international community..."