Chapter 645: Space docking, in-flight refueling
Diane's experience is, in many ways, legendary.
She has a number of "first" titles, which are very similar to her personality: strong and sharp.
Although she always has a good face, showing a gentle smile.
As the new Secretary of State, she is adjusting to her new job.
Fortunately, the foundation is good. When the election results were undecided, she led the promotion of the $700 billion rescue plan for the financial market at that time. As a result, she has gained the support of a large number of powerful elite forces.
These people will be her loyal supporters in the future, as long as they ...... She can always bring rewards to them.
Of course, the interests of these people have long been closely entangled with the interests of this country, and they do not conflict with her status as Minister of State.
When Howard stood in front of her and submitted this thick piece of information, Diane had looked at it carefully for a long time.
Rubbing her brows, she took a sip of the hot coffee brought by the secretary and said, "I'm already fully vigilant." Mr. Howard, in fact, I am preparing to suggest that Mr. Mabao formally present a strategy in this regard. It's time to return to Asia and the Pacific and balance the new global situation. ”
Howard nodded approvingly: "In the past two years, within the scope of my authority, I have done a lot of investigation and follow-up on this company. In Yenching, China, and Port Moresby, PNG, forces have been redeployed. At the moment, these forces are in silence, waiting for a sure plan. ”
Diane nodded: "This material will be used as an important reference to discuss the new strategy, and we will start to make new plans!"
Howard stood up and took his leave: "Waiting for your good news, ma'am. ”
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Gu Song, who had been mentioned in front of the topmost power case on the other side of the ocean, finally let go of some hearts in his heart.
Naturally, the "show love" satellite was successfully put into orbit and sprinkled dog food in the sky around the moon.
The second component of the giant satellite was also successfully launched at the end of February. The third component, simple, is a thruster, which was also launched in mid-March.
Of course, as a more advanced thruster, it doesn't actually take up as much space as it seems, and it actually carries private goods inside.
In the month of April before the Pear Lake Conference, a day that flintstone astronauts were most looking forward to had arrived.
After several days of orbit adjustments, it is finally time for the three components of this giant satellite to dock in space and form a whole.
The world's space community is watching the progress of this project.
If Flint Aerospace succeeds, it will be the world's first private company that can do just that.
The country behind it will also become the third country to master this technology.
This shows how difficult this technology is.
This is an unmanned docking, and after the orbit is adjusted, all docking operations will be done automatically relying on sensors and computer systems in space between different components.
On the ground, it's just looking at the process data and results.
In the hall of the Yanjing Satellite Tracking and Control Center, the bigwigs of China's aerospace industry gathered together.
Guo Yue didn't know how to feel, and sighed: "You are in the limelight this time, the people of the Shenzhou Project are here, the Chang'e Project, and the Tiangong Plan are all here." It was originally planned that Shenzhou 8 and Tiangong 1 would try to dock by the year after tomorrow. Now, it's actually two years ahead of you. ”
Gu Song smiled: "Technology sharing, technology sharing!"
Anyway, it's not a high-tech docking method.
Of course, this is what Gu Song thinks.
The country's space docking technology is indeed a more advanced "allogeneic isomorphic peripheral", which can be automatically docked or manually docked, and also ensures that after the docking is completed, it can form a channel that can be connected, passing people and goods.
Unlike this giant satellite, it can only dock automatically, and then connect it together and it's over.
It's easy to say, but the technical difficulty of space docking is actually very high.
The first is that the speed is extremely high, this is a spacecraft that is speeding at a speed of several kilometers per second, once the speed is not well controlled, this "tail" can be exciting to chase.
Therefore, it is necessary to precisely control the speed so that the two components to be docked can be in the same orbit and the speed is extremely close to each other, kissing at a relative speed of less than 0.2 seconds per second.
This requires ultra-high measurement accuracy and control equipment, but fortunately, this is the strongest point on paper after the explosion of precision instruments and artificial intelligence technology.
At present, the first docking is carried out by the two main parts of the satellite.
Judging from the data on the big screen, the distance between the two components has now shrunk to less than 30 kilometers.
It sounds far away, but the one chasing after it now is chasing at a speed of 4.9 kilometers per second if you calculate the relative speed.
It's constantly slowing down.
In just 1 minute, its speed dropped to a relative speed of 1 meter per second, and it was less than 500 meters away from the guy in front of it.
Next, it's a more subtle deceleration.
If you slow down suddenly, the one in front of you will run away.
If you slow down, you will hit it directly.
What's more, this kind of deceleration cannot make the attitude of the satellite shift.
Well...... To put it simply, the rod used for docking has to be aligned with this slot.
The horizontal error should be in the single-digit centimeter range.
Compared to the 6.5 tons of each of the two components, this is really threading a needle in space.
Thief pulls exciting!
At least everyone else except Gu Song felt this way, and couldn't help but clench their fists.
In fact, Gu Song is using the quantum communication module in the satellite to implant a neural simulation information system ready to correct it at any time.
Among these two big guys, there are miniature fusion generators!
How could Gu Song let such a crucial thing out of the basket?
This space docking must be perfect!
Gu Song is confident in the neural implantation simulation information system. But when the two components were already less than 5 meters apart and were slowly approaching at a speed of 0.3 seconds, he still clenched his hands.
"0.1 meters per second, sky, can you still control this accuracy?" I don't know which big guy let out an exclamation.
The slower the relative speed, the more stable it can be.
On a large scale, the two components are almost fixed.
However, from the measuring instrument of the butt decoration, it can be seen that at the horizontal level, there is a slight shaking in the relative position of the two components.
This is unavoidable for a spacecraft flying at high speeds.
Fortunately, this shaking is within an acceptable range.
Finally, the two components "collided" together, slightly.
Then, the docking ring received the signal from the imbalance sensor and began to capture the new partner.
This is followed by a series of sensors that cushion, correct, close, lock, and finally complete the rigid connection.
Heartfelt and warm applause rang out in the hall, and Zhang Liwei came over and patted him on the shoulder excitedly: "Have an exchange meeting as soon as possible, and let Director Fan introduce his experience!"
Gu Song responded with a smile, thinking to himself that the bald fan's painting style doesn't know if you can accept it now.
Guo Yue shook his head and sighed, it was really done, the whole process was perfect. The special plan for precision instruments led by this guy is an authority in artificial intelligence, and the docking is really beautiful.
Gu Song said politely to the people who were chatting in a circle before saying, "It's not over yet, there is still the docking of the thruster components, and I can't put my mind at ease." When it's all done, let's have a small-scale exchange right away. ”
Only then did everyone cheer up and pay attention to the next link, which was the third component that received the order to start speeding up the chase.
Gu Song suddenly remembered the obscene school emblem, this is on the plane?
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