Chapter 498: The Space Station Faces a Direct Threat, Astronaut: I Won't Come Anytime!

There is still a lot of room for improvement in F-ray generation technology, which uses deuterium nuclear fusion as a built-in energy source.

One direction is the underlying superconducting material.

The underlying superconducting material supports the creation of stronger annihilation fields, including the strength of both anti-gravity and strong annihilation fields.

At present, the underlying superconducting materials used in the nuclear fusion center device are based on α iron, that is, conventional first-order iron-based superconducting materials, and the α iron element will produce specific phenomena, and the strength of the annihilation force field will be greatly limited.

If it is replaced by a superconducting material made of β elements, there will be no specific phenomenon, and the strength of the annihilation force field will naturally be greatly improved.

The choice of α iron for the central device is mainly due to safety.

The original design relied on α iron, and β iron was used later for experiments, and there was not much relevant experimental data, so it naturally lacked safety.

The second direction is to upgrade the raw materials and use the first-order deuterium material for fusion reaction.

The nuclear physics research group has experimented with the first-order deuterium-deuterium explosion experiment and collected a lot of data, which can determine that the reaction intensity of the first-order deuterium-deuterium fusion is higher, which means that the energy per unit of material is higher, and the built-in energy intensity of the central device has a positive correlation with the duration of F-rays.

However, the higher the energy intensity, the more difficult it is to control.

This is also the reason why the first-order deuterium is not used as a raw material.

After the F-ray release experiment, the test data came out, and one important data was a bit disappointing.

"We calculated the f-ray intensity from 14.9T to 15.8T, and the reference reference is the magnetization of the tin-platinum-lead alloy."

Xiang Qiansheng explained to others, "The tin-platinum-lead alloy material was discovered by the calculation team of the materials testing center, and there is a relationship between the magnetization data of this material and the strength of the annihilation force field, which is consistent with the quadratic function curve. ”

"We did a lot of research to determine that the relationship was accurate."

He added, "At least below 20 times the strength of the Annihilation Force is accurate." ”

The scholars of the Institute of Materials of the Academy of Sciences were suddenly a little disappointed.

The scholars of these materials institutes are very much looking forward to participating in the experiment, because they can get in touch with the magnetized materials made by the high-rate annihilation force field for the first time.

They were all very envious of Wang Hui and Zhou Qing.

In fact, in the field of basic elemental materials in chemistry, there is no scholar who does not envy Wang Hui and Zhou Qing, who work in the annihilation force field experimental group, and can get the magnetized materials made by the high-rate annihilation force field for the first time, which means that they can discover 'new advanced elements' at the first time, or have the discovery of other new elements and material properties.

That's almost the result at hand.

Now they finally had the opportunity to get their hands on the magnetized material made by the high-magnification annihilation force field for the first time, and the result was that the intensity of the F-rays produced was not satisfactory.

This strength is not yet up to the technology of the Annihilation Force Field Experimental Group.

But there's still a lot to look forward to.

Even though the Annihilation Force Field Experimental Group has made similar magnetized materials and has been carefully studied by the Materials Testing Center, they are also the second research team.

The first one is sure to have a lot to discover.

The second ......

Maybe there will be new discoveries, too?

Wang Hao didn't care so much, magnetized materials were just technical by-products, and importantly, the intensity of F-rays was not satisfactory.

He would have liked to have it more than 20 times, but if you think about it, you can understand it.

The influence of the built-in energy intensity of the device on the F-ray is mainly reflected in the duration and coverage, and the effect of increasing the F-ray intensity is not even as good as the effect of high magnetic interference.

"I still have to use β element!"

"Only by directly increasing the strength of the annihilation force field can the intensity of F-rays be greatly increased......"

"There is a direct relationship between the two."

"However, using β element means that a second fusion device will be built, and I don't know when it will ......"

Wang Hao could only shake his head helplessly.

While the nuclear fusion engineering team held a meeting to summarize the experiment, the Ameriken National Satellite Center building on the other side of the world was also discussing issues related to F-rays.

Instead of talking about F-rays, they were talking about the 'black lines' captured by satellites.

An image analyst named Montero Baigal zoomed in on a satellite photo and found a black line on the left.

Even though the image is taken with your back to the sun, there is a dim patch all around, and even the faint light is difficult to see, and the black lines still look quite noticeable.

It was a straight line of pure black.

Montero Baigal sensed something was wrong, and he pursed his lips and beckoned to his colleague next to him, "Lem, look at what this is?" The lens seems to have broken down. ”

"Dropped frames?"

"No, it's a straight crack, it's very thin, and you can only see it when you zoom in."

Lem leaned over to take a look at it and said nonchalantly, "Normal, right?" Maybe by daytime it won't be anymore. ”

“…… All right. ”

Montero Baigal thought about it and thought it wasn't a big deal, it was just a black line after zooming in on the photo, and many lens devices would have a similar situation.

He thought about it for a while, made a note, and uploaded the photo to the system.

And that was the end of the matter.

A few hours later, Adrian Davis was getting ready to leave work when he was packing up when he noticed a reminder that he clicked on it and noticed that it was a message from the space monitoring team.

This message contains a photograph taken by the ISS high-magnification camera, taken with its back to Earth, and the picture is completely dim.

Against a dim background, a black line appears in the corner of the edge of the photo.

The space monitoring team also sent an inquiry, "This black line is very abnormal, and we have determined that there is no problem with the camera that took the photo." ”

"Are there any similar findings at the satellite center?"

This is a routine inquiry.

In fact, satellite centers and space monitoring teams, a large number of similar things happen every day, and generally no one cares at all.

Adrian Davis didn't care, he took a closer look at the photo and thought that it was just the influence of light, or the electronic equipment was interfered with, in short, there were many possibilities.

When he was about to reply, out of a cautious attitude, he still checked the information uploaded today, and found the Montero Baikal record.

He flipped through the photos uploaded by Montero and compared them with the photos sent by the space detection team, and suddenly became serious.

"Is it a coincidence? Or what's the problem? ”

"It's not just a coincidence in the photo, after calculations, the position directly opposite the black line is close to the nuclear fusion center device."

"This ...... Could it be a coincidence? ”

Adrian Davis was a little puzzled, but still uploaded the two photos and the corresponding information to the intelligence center.

This is the end of his work.

What exactly that black line is, it is up to other departments to make a judgment.

Ameriken's intelligence center worked 24 hours a day, and they received the information uploaded by Adrian as soon as possible.

If the ground position directly opposite the black line was not the nuclear fusion center device, they would most likely not care at all, and the current situation is different.

The person in charge of the intelligence center immediately thought of the annihilation ray, and he immediately found the experts in the group, and also contacted the scholars of the Grum Lake Project Experimental Base to help analyze.

A large group of people analyzed a result

"There is a 50 percent chance that the black line is an annihilation ray, and it is an annihilation ray released by the nuclear fusion center device."

The intelligence center immediately made a report to the higher-level decision-making level, "It is normal for black lines to appear on the photo, but it is unlikely that several incidents will occur at the same time." ”

"First of all, the detection satellite and the space station captured the black line at almost the same time, and the duration was between 13 and 18 seconds."

"Secondly, the location directly opposite the black line is the nuclear fusion engineering base of the planter."

"Last ......"

The person in charge of the intelligence center said, "We already know about the annihilation ray, and we also know that the annihilation ray is related to the annihilation force field equipment. I asked several leading academics, including Korot from Cooper's team, and I determined one thing: a fusion device can actually be seen as a complex annihilation field generator. ”

"Taken together, we have reason to believe that the black line is an annihilation ray, in other words, the nuclear fusion team is using the central device to conduct an annihilation ray generation experiment......"

The result of this speculation is terrible.

The decision-makers all felt frightened when they heard it, and the most terrible thing was not that the black line was photographed, but that the black line lasted for more than ten seconds.

If the black line is the annihilation ray, it means that the annihilation ray technology mastered by the flower grower can easily hit low-altitude satellites and even the International Space Station.

Decision One rubbed his forehead vigorously as he listened to the report.

They only thought that the annihilation ray was dangerous and could directly threaten the satellite, but they did not think that the annihilation ray technology of the flower planter could directly hit the satellite.

Threatening and being able to hit are two different things.

For example, a new country has created a missile that already covers the territory of another country.

Another country can say, "This missile technology has already created a threat to us." ”

In fact, because it is a new technology being studied, the threat is still very small.

Perhaps the countries whose territories are covered by missiles have a well-developed anti-missile system, and the newly developed missiles are certainly far from accurate, and so on.

Threats are 'likely to impact', and if they can hit, they have a direct impact.

It's as if someone on the road has a knife, and another person has put the knife on the other person's neck, and with a single force, they can kill the other person.

Which situation is more terrifying?

Of course, there is no need to answer this.

Now the feeling of the decision-makers of No. 1 is that the annihilation ray technology owned by the flower growers is no longer 'able to threat', but 'capable of direct hitting', not only low-altitude satellites, but even direct hits on the International Space Station.

And they ......

There is no coping with it.

It is not only the ISS that is under threat, but also direct military deterrence, with most reconnaissance satellites in low orbit at an altitude of 1,200 km and mid-orbit at an altitude of 3,501,500 km.

There is no need to worry about military communication satellites, which are generally geosynchronous satellites, and their altitude is about 35,786 kilometers.

"Over 10,000 kilometers, don't worry about ......"

"But not necessarily, since it can reach 400 kilometers, who knows if it can't reach tens of thousands of kilometers?"

"If they use this kind of foundation, our satellites may be paralyzed, and even basic communication and positioning will not be able to ......"

If you think about it, your scalp is tingling!

Amriken's various departments communicated and worked together to analyze the effects of the Annihilation Ray technology, and in the end it was found that there was nothing they could do.

Now it's either a direct war and a missile to destroy the fusion center.

That's impossible.

In the absence of a deadly conflict, no one has the courage to start a war that could destroy all of humanity, nor can it receive any support, and no one can afford the consequences of a war.

As for conventional warfare......

The results of their deduction together are all ...... Can't beat it!

The flower grower has a high-end air-ship flying saucer, which can form a covering strike on an aircraft carrier, and it only takes one round of covering strike to destroy an aircraft carrier formation.

How does this work?

In the end, the result of the negotiations was calls and condemnations.

Ameriken made public the information of the intelligence center and turned on the condemnation mode, and many influential figures stood up and shouted, "Flower growers should not develop space weapon technology, high-end technology should be applied to the field of economic development, not to create satellite weapons!" ”

"It's not just an anti-satellite weapon, it's an anti-human weapon that affects every aspect of people's lives."

"This would be a direct threat to the planet!"

"Flower growers must stop experimenting and disclose technical information so that we can ensure the safety of space......"

"Our space station is under threat."

"Nuclear fusion technology can only be used to generate electricity, to make energy, not to direct space weapons......"

Ameriken has been very effective in creating public opinion, and international public opinion has taken a super turn from talking about high-end nuclear fusion technology to talking about 'annihilation ray technology'.

"This technology can directly destroy satellites!"

"I thought it was just a threat, but I didn't expect it to hit directly, this kind of beam can last for more than ten seconds, and any satellite can hit it!"

"This technique is terrifying!"

"The space station is the most threatened, and as long as the flower growers are willing to destroy the space station at any time, they may do so out of some kind of psychology......"

"After doing this, there will only be a space station in space."

The rhetoric about the space station threat gets to the point.

The vast majority of ordinary people are not worried, because the public information only says that the space station took pictures, and the International Space Station is only 400 kilometers above the ground.

Most civilian satellites are more than 1,000 kilometers above the ground, or even more than 10,000 kilometers.

In other words, annihilation rays do not threaten civilian satellites, but the threat to the space station is real, so the astronauts on the space station are frightened.

The astronauts working on the International Space Station are also able to use communication to know the news, and they can use computers as normally as they do on the ground.

They all saw the news.

One of those astronauts is Danny Brinks, a botanist to be precise, who came to the space station to do research on plant growth under space.

For this space trip, he did training for a year, but he didn't expect that he was threatened by ground weapons just after he went to space.

"I'm going to finish my mission, I want to go home."

"I still want to see my family, space is dangerous enough, I didn't expect to be threatened by high-end weapons, I don't want to die here......"

"Is all the news above true?"

"Hurry up and contact the headquarters and send a ship to pick me up......"

These cries certainly don't make sense.

If you are an ordinary staff member and feel that the working environment is not good, you can leave directly, but working in the International Space Station, it is simply impossible to leave.

The other three astronauts just watched the fun.

In fact, they are also very worried in their hearts, they all know that the relationship between the flower planter and Ameriken is not good, and the flower planter is doing high-end weapon experiments......

What if?

The International Space Station orbits the Earth more than 15 times a day, and every time it passes in the direction of China, there may be dangers, especially after reading a lot of news reports, it feels like a 'death alarm'.

The space station could be destroyed at any time......

It's horrible!

Several astronauts thought that they would never come up again when they got back to the surface.

Life is the most important thing!

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