[Chapter 525: Soaring Influence]
When the "Arc Eagle No. 1" landed safely on the landing runway of the space base, the test flight mission will come to a successful conclusion. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although the test flight mission of CMSX was not announced to the public, it was not concealed, whether it was ESA, NASA, or SpaceX. Google satellites, which have been keeping an eye on the Matrix Technology headquarters, captured the successful return of the "Archawk 1" air and space transport plane to the runway of the space base, and soon after, Google announced the news.
Soon after, half an hour after the triumphant return of the "Arc Eagle One", Matrix Technology immediately announced the latest news, officially announcing the success of the space trial mission and some of its details in an official form, and also released a high-definition video of the transport aircraft delivering materials to the space station in outer space and the rendezvous and docking of the cargo module and the space station.
All of a sudden, the global aerospace field was a sensation, the "Arc Eagle No. 1" aerospace transport aircraft has become the new favorite of the media without suspense, and the media at home and abroad are hyping up the news related to it, and everyone is speculating about the performance of the space transport aircraft, among which the major aerospace powers and space agencies are most concerned about the capacity of the "Arc Eagle No. 1"? Why is it possible to complete an aerospace flight without the help of a rocket booster? What emerging technologies does CMSX use? Why can that tower replace a rocket booster? What is the approximate range of transportation costs?
Countless questions hang in the minds of major aerospace agencies and need to be urgently known.
CMSX's launch in the space field shocked the world, including the "Twin Plans" that caused a global uproar, but plans are plans after all, far from being comparable to actual actions. The complete success of this "double test flight" mission is of extraordinary significance. Directly let the influence and status of "China Matrix CMSX" in the field of global aerospace and space exploration technology skyrocket.
Even the influence of the Republic in the world has further increased, especially in the field of space exploration, which is currently hotly competitive, giving people a faint overwhelm the phenomenon of the Americans wanting to be the new "global boss" in this field.
The United States is already feeling tremendous pressure, and this is the second time since the defeat of the former Soviet Union since the end of World War II that it has felt an unprecedented sense of urgency, in other words, it is afraid that its position will not be secured. The Americans have always regarded the country on the other side of the Pacific as the most threatening potential competitor, and they have always made efforts to ensure that their global position will not waver, but this has backfired.
In recent years, the position of the United States has been frequently challenged enormously, and these challenges have come from various aspects and in many different fields, and its competitor has turned into another behemoth, the Soviet Union, and it is an opponent ten times more difficult than the Soviet Union. The United States used to compete with the Soviet Union as if it were a confrontation with a poor and reckless tough guy, but it is completely different from the current competitor, not only is it huge in size and wealth, but it is also able to penetrate the other side frequently, and many times it has won huge victories on the surface, but in fact it is not a vested interest, and the opponent can still endure the unbearable of ordinary people, which is an opponent that is more difficult and difficult to deal with than the Soviet Union.
Americans have such a feeling that in the face of such an opponent, even if they strike hard, it is like hitting cotton, and they are extremely helpless.
It is not terrible to have an opponent, but it is terrible that the opponent has great wisdom. The biggest difference between the "reckless man" and the "wise man" is that the "reckless man" can be tricked by the other party with a little trick, and the former Soviet Union was played to death and grinded to death by the United States, but the "wise man" is completely different, and if he is not careful, he may capsize in the gutter, and in the face of such a competitor, he must go all out, and he must be careful at every step, which can be described as haggard, and in order to solve this dilemma, the White House is also racking his brains.
The current administration of the United States has not had an easy time, the new administration has not been able to improve the current situation in the United States since its formation, and the unemployment rate has not been properly resolved.
Since the president took office, his approval rating has been gradually declining, except for "Wisconsin", the approval rating of other major states in the United States has generally fallen below 50%. In the face of this situation, it is estimated that it is the same for anyone who comes to power.
Washington, D.C., White House, Capital, Office of the President.
At this moment, the then president, secretary of state, and head of NASA, Charles Murphy. Bor was in his office.
The secretary of state and the head of NASA were standing at their desks, the back of their wheelchairs facing them, and the two men saw a head peeking out of their chair, and the president in the desk was facing away from them.
The "Charles ......" slides the wheelchair and turns 180 degrees, and the president, who has his back to the two, turns back to face the two, and his eyes are fixed on Charles. on Bol.
"Mr. President!" Bol bowed slightly in respect.
"When will the American flag be planted on the surface of Mars? When will American astronauts be able to leave the first human footprints on the surface of Mars? The president looked at him, "It's not just a scientific task, it's a political one." ”
"Based on the progress so far, and ......," Bor said immediately.
"Don't tell me this, I just need a result, a date!" The president interrupted Bol, who was preparing for a tirade.
Charles chose to shut up with interest, and in the face of the president's motionless gaze at him, he thought for a while, and then said: "14 months later! ”
"14 months is too long!" "Within eight months," the president said. I want you to complete the US landing on Mars in 8 months! ”
Charles immediately became anxious when he heard this, "Mr. President, I know your urgent hope and the urgent hope of the entire United States, but this is not an overnight thing, landing on Mars is not as simple as landing on the moon, the Earth and Mars orbit in two different orbits, only the closest time to the two planets is the best time to land, but this is periodic, even in the best landing time at our current speed, it will take up to half a year to complete the journey from Earth to Mars!" ”
The president was silent, then asked, "When is the best time to land?" ”
"Five months later, Mr. President!" Bor replied truthfully.
When the president heard this, he suddenly frowned, squinted at Bol, and said, "It seems that I heard you mention that landing on Mars takes half a year, so why is it an extra three months?" ”
Bor replied: "Yes, Mr. President, although we have been preparing for a long time, due to some technical problems, according to the normal arrangement, the completion of the Mars landing at the best investment cost should be in the next cycle. ”
As soon as he heard about the technical problem, the president was suddenly annoyed, and immediately reprimanded: "Since it is a technical problem, why are NASA and SpaceX still competing in secret?" Don't think I don't know the ridiculous contradictions between you, how much does it mean to send Americans to Mars? Elon. Musk, you, the difference? Take a good look at your opponents! Look at the cooperation between CMSX (China Matrix) and SA (National Aviation Administration), we are doomed to lose in this game! ”
(To be continued) (To be continued.) )