Chapter 394: The torment that makes people collapse

"Report, the asteroid is currently only about 200,000 kilometers away from the atmosphere! It is expected to reach the atmosphere in three days! ”

"Now is the best time to execute our plan for the near-Earth asteroid defense system, Chief Executive, do we want to carry out the defense system now!"

"That's right, as asteroids get closer to the atmosphere, the probability of changing the trajectory of the asteroid decreases."

"Once the distance of the asteroid from the atmosphere is only 50,000 kilometers, then if we change the trajectory of the asteroid, I am afraid it will only drop to less than 5%."

Li Dawei, the chief executor in charge of this plan, looked at the surveillance in the video with a solemn face.

Through the images emitted by the satellites, it is already possible to see that the asteroid is far closer to the Earth than the Moon.

Even in the field of view of artificial satellites, it has become incomparably large.

The oppressive force is greater than that of a tsunami.

Once an asteroid enters the atmosphere, there will never be any chance of starting all over again.

No matter how well prepared the Dragon Kingdom is, everything may come to naught.

At that time, it was a trivial matter that the efforts made by the Dragon Kingdom before were in vain.

But the problem is that all the people of the Dragon Kingdom will fall into an unprecedented crisis because of this.

It is even possible to die completely in this catastrophe.

"What should I do, do you want to contact the Special Office Command Center now? And let them come forward to guide the work, so that they can draw conclusions? ”

The staff asked with a solemn face.

There's no way, and now they're under a lot of pressure.

If it weren't for the fact that they were staff members of the General Space Administration, I am afraid they would not dare to sit here.

Every second is an ordeal.

I'm afraid no one finds time so hard to spend.

It was as if every second was telling them that they were one step closer to death.

Li Dawei crossed his hands in front of him, one hand supporting his chin, and his eyes were full of solemnity.

His gaze was even more serious.

The situation is even more complicated than previously anticipated.

At present, the near-Earth asteroid defense system has only just been completed, and it has not even been in the warm-up phase and testing phase.

In other words, no one knows if there are other hidden dangers and problems in the near-Earth asteroid defense system.

According to the previous prediction of the Space Administration, the asteroid should hit the Earth for about ten days.

In other words, they have plenty of time to prepare for the next five days.

to ensure that when the real asteroid comes within range, they can change direction accurately.

As a result, even if the General Space Administration made precise calculations, there was no way to predict that the speed of the asteroid would change during the time it was in space.

Especially after getting closer to Earth, the speed is significantly improved.

And that's where gravity comes in.

The space agency thought that they would be able to ensure the effect of gravity on the asteroid through precise calculations.

But now it seems that they don't know much about the properties of the asteroid itself, so they miscalculated the time.

Fortunately, the near-Earth asteroid defense system has been built.

If you want to use it forcibly, it is not impossible.

However, the time was too tight.

Now the asteroid has not yet entered range.

They also did not dare to rashly activate the active defense system.

Once the asteroid is in range, the time for active defense is very short, if it is within this time, they have no choice, or any failure of the defense system will completely affect the whole result.

It will even cause the entire dragon kingdom to be destroyed in this catastrophe.

And Li Dawei is also analyzing the situation in front of him.

Once the command center of the Dragon Country Special Office comes to the scene to command this work, it is true that they will not take on more responsibilities.

Any mistakes in decision-making will be held accountable by the Special Office Command Centre.

However, Li Dawei, as a senior commander and top technical personnel of the General Space Administration, felt that it might be more appropriate for him to command this battle.

The key point is that even if the command center of the special office sends someone to take charge, it may not be able to control the whole situation.

Li Dawei never thought of stealing credit.

He was thinking about how to ensure the safety of everyone in the Dragon Kingdom as best possible.

You must know that Li Dawei, as a scientific research worker, has always maintained a cautious and meticulous attitude in life and work.

This is a very good point.

Able to make the most rational and profitable actions at any critical time.

For many people who are engaged in decision-making work in important departments, it is of great significance.

"Chief Executor, there is not much time left for us now, we can't hesitate any longer, we must make up our minds now!"

The eyes of the staff on the side were full of anxiety.

This is an unprecedented fear.

Although they have long been accustomed to high-intensity work, they also want to one day be able to dedicate their lives to the country.

But the oppressive effects of asteroids are now greater than ever.

Humanity has probably never experienced anything like this before.

In this case, these people are ordinary people after all, taking off the appearance of being workers.

How can we not be afraid of such an unprecedented disaster?

"Can't we solve this situation ourselves?"

Li Dawei said meaningfully.

"Who in the country of Dragons knows more about the field of aerospace than us, and who knows better than us how asteroids will change when they approach the Earth?"

"If even we can only pin our hopes on others, then on whom can our people pin their hopes?"

When they heard this, they were silent.

They are not trying to shirk their responsibilities.

But now this situation is really overwhelming everyone.

And the decision made by Li Dawei is indeed impossible for everyone to have an unprecedented confidence.

To put it bluntly, they're not really looking for a person to make decisions.

It's about finding someone to give everyone confidence.

And let everyone rekindle the fighting spirit to protect the country and the people again.

If you have to wait for five more days, I'm afraid that some people will think that they can collapse.

Constant and high-intensity mental tension is a very strong load for any person.

It is possible that after this mission, even many scientific researchers of the General Space Administration will have to retire because of this.