"At 8:12 a.m. this morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched with a space probe, but just 40 seconds after launch, the rocket exploded in the air and the wreckage fell into the base shore and the Atlantic Ocean. ”

A full-time reporter for the Associated Press's Kennedy Aviation Center is holding a microphone into the camera and speaking at a very fast pace, and on his left screen, the explosion scene is still being replayed.

"Oh my God, my God, I can't believe it, I'm really freaked out......"

The black woman clutched her fat chest in horror, "It wasn't an ordinary accident, I saw it, many people saw it, there was a flash of light in the sky, and then the rocket exploded." ”

"Ma'am, okay ma'am, are you saying this is no ordinary explosion?" The reporter put the microphone on the lips of the black woman, keenly capturing the big news of any possibility.

"Yes, it can't be an ordinary accident. I said, 'Hey, did you see that?' What is that? Oh, it's not an ordinary thing, it's not an ordinary thing, we're not blind, it's an attack, it's a man-made attack, oh my God, it's not an ordinary accident at all, you smell, oh, the air and the smell of burnt hamburgers, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, if it's a normal accident, it's probably the taste of bacon, it's not normal, it's not normal, it's not normal......"

"Yes, yes, ma'am, thank you for the interview."

Forcibly snatching the microphone from the black woman's hand, the reporter said to the camera: "Everyone can see that since the accident, similar statements have dominated all the news headlines, and if it was just an ordinary accident, I'm sure that even naked on Wall Street would be much more valuable than this news." ”

"Whether this is an ordinary accident or a terrorist attack, let's turn our camera to the official NASA press conference."

At a press conference full of reporters from major news outlets, on the stage with the NASA logo, the official spokesperson of NASA was answering reporters' questions.

Originally, such spacecraft accidents were not uncommon in the history of American aerospace, and the number of occurrences was not too much news. But this time was different.

Almost all of the media are asking two questions.

One is why launch vehicles ahead of schedule?

The second question is what kind of weapon attacked the launch vehicle, and is this a terrorist attack?

There were even keen journalists who noticed the difference in the launch pad.

After every tricky question comes out of the reporters' mouths, the official spokesman must think carefully, and if it is not in the script, he must answer that the investigation is still underway, and please wait for the results of the investigation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is not the Sunday that everyone wants, there have been many accidents in the development of space flight, but we have never lost confidence in space flight, NASA has prepared for this, we will investigate the cause of the accident in many aspects, please be patient and wait for the results......"

"Wait, you haven't answered if we're attacking ...... or not."

In the face of questions from reporters from major media, the spokesman did not answer, but walked down the stage directly.

It is also due to the fact that a few tourists who happened to shoot videos in the sky earlier had just captured the laser-like light, which almost crossed the entire sky, and hit the launch vehicle in the air, and then produced a violent explosion that stunned the owner of the shooting.

These videos were immediately uploaded to social media and major online platforms, and immediately became the most lively headlines of the day.

However, apparently, the strange behavior of NASA and the government and even the chief operating officer of SpaceX has led to a lot of speculation, and the government has neither said whether this is a terrorist attack or not, nor the cause of the failure, but only that it is still asking NASA to investigate it.

But even a fool can see that the launch vehicle is certainly not an explosion caused by a malfunction, it is clearly shot down by man.

Since 2016, there have been many terrorist attacks in Europe, which have long made people in civilized society wary and worried, and if this time it is really a terrorist attack caused by an extremist group, does it not mean that 911 may happen again?

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"Whirring ......"

The CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter slowly landed on the ground, and before the propellers could completely stop, Max in a field suit stepped down.

He was accompanied by personnel from the Department of Homeland Security and the N.S.A., as well as collaborators who may have been sent by the CIA.

Since yesterday morning's launch vehicle explosion, the Kennedy Aviation Center has been completely locked down, all visitors have been dismissed, and no new visitors will be accepted here.

As soon as he stepped out of the cabin of the transport plane, Blas, a technical officer from the Department of Homeland Security, was startled and glanced around, more than ten hours ago, this was still a grass field and the scene after the explosion, but at this moment, this place has been completely covered by a temporary white plastic shed. It was surrounded by officers and heavily armed soldiers, staring at everyone who passed by.

Helicopters have landed in the sky from time to time, and Humvees and armored vehicles armed with machine guns have been parked around the perimeter, and the level of alert has been raised to the highest level.

"Well, I don't know what you used, but this matter should belong to our military."

As he walked, Max's disgruntled saliva was about to squirt in Blas's face.

"It's not your military alone...... We have reason to suspect that this was a premeditated terrorist attack that jeopardized homeland security and should fall within the jurisdiction of our department. ”

Blas retorted unceremoniously.

"That's a valid reason."

Max stopped and looked back at Blas condescendingly: "But it's all our people who died this time, can you imagine?" More than a hundred people all died here, not even the ashes were left, and they didn't even fight back! ”

"I'm sorry, but it's my job, Colonel, and you know I don't have a choice."

"I'm just telling you, don't want to leave us alone in this matter, it should be up to you to cooperate with us."

"You'll need to explain that to my superiors."

Blas ignored Max's vicious gaze, and walked straight into the plastic shed that had been erected under the soldiers' salute.

In a plastic shed the size of a football field, a large crater almost more than 30 meters in diameter and width first rushed into Blas's eyes, making him feel a little breathless at this moment, even though he looked at the photos.

"It's almost as powerful as Tomahawk missiles......"

Max followed, his eyes scanning the devastated battlefield, and he roughly estimated the power of the assault weapon just by looking at the damage on the spot.

It is very terrifying, the killing radius of the Tomahawk missile can reach more than 500 meters, and the damage radius at the scene is also nearly 200 meters, and the attack completely envelops the entire convoy, and all the people have no hope of surviving under such an attack.

But the attack did not come from missiles.

Upon inspection, there were no traces of missile and explosive attacks at the scene, i.e., no conventional traces of attack weapons were found at the scene, except for the ammunition that was implicated in the detonation.

But soon, after more than ten hours of testing here, as soon as he entered, another report was quickly presented to Max.

"Railgun?"

Looking at the report, Max couldn't believe it.

"Are you sure it's a railgun?"

In the face of Max's questioning, several military weapons professional and technical officers nodded: "Yes, sir, we checked the scene, and according to the trajectory and traces of the crater, we found that the attack weapon is no different from the electromagnetic cannon that our navy is testing, and more than 95% of the traces are similar...... This is indeed a sign of destruction caused by kinetic weapons. ”

"Are you sure someone can bring a dozen tons of electromagnetic guns here to use?"

Max was furious: "What about the supply? Could it be that the Kennedy Aviation Center had to pull a few separate wires for the attackers to provide energy? Will the attackers be able to remove the barrel of a cannon more than 10 meters long under our noses? (To be continued.) )