Chapter 462: Space Race

Space Center, Houston, North America.

This is a NASA division that was upgraded based on the original facilities to compete with the German moon landing program.

It has the world's most advanced space technology, has the world's top astronauts, has the world's second largest spacecraft launch site, and is worthy of the name of the world's second largest space center.

But the proud North American empire, obviously unwilling to be the second, under the impetus of the White House, the first phase of the project passed the acceptance, and immediately followed up the construction of the second, third, fourth, and fifth phases.

And the slogan is particularly loud: Make North America Great Forever!

As a result, Space Center Houston has received a large amount of financial allocation, and has also received the support of countless North American private capital.

It's just that no one knows that the reason why the White House supports the construction of the Houston Space Center is because Xiaobu is about to leave the White House and return to Texas.

Or, Houston is the Houston of Texas, NASA is the NASA of North America, we will be the boss of Texas in the future, and before we leave the White House, we will move the North American NASA from Wharton Shing to Houston and let it become the NASA of Texas.

Against the backdrop of such intrigues, it took a year and a half for NASA headquarters to finally catch up with the footsteps of the northern lunar landing and start the manned space project.

The first stage of the project is to use a carrier rocket about 96 meters high, weighing 3,600 tons, and taking off nearly 5,000 tons to send 120 tons of materials into low earth orbit.

Then dock with the 'International Space Station', which has been under construction since 93 and is still unfinished.

The next step is to imitate Germany and build a space platform that belongs to North America.

Three years ago, it would have been fanciful for humans to lay platforms and build houses in outer space.

But with the help of the Large Particle Collider, Iron Sheet has acquired a series of new materials and broken countless conventional perceptions.

For example, graphite X sponge.

It seems to have only adsorption and storage.

But if we use it to make a house, and then reduce the house to one hundredth, or even one thousandth of the size, can we easily take the house into outer space?

When we wait in outer space, we release the graphite X sponge house, and then spray the aerosol developed by Daze Construction Engineering to make the internal and external surfaces all condense and compact, so that it has super air tightness.

Then we put pressure relief doors, oxygen devices, and even implanted ecosystems......

And so a space building appeared.

When NASA found out about this, its head shouted that it had created a 'space capsule', and while ordering everyone to keep it secret, they secretly purchased a large amount of graphite X sponge with the help of General Electric.

As a new material at the forefront of the world, graphite X sponge is definitely expensive, with a price of 1 million US dollars per cubic meter.

But in the aerospace field, even if it is expensive, NASA has to buy it, otherwise how to catch up with Germany.

In addition to graphite X sponge, NASA also secretly purchased an isolated oxygen concentrator from Razor Medical Devices.

Because this thing is more reliable than the aerospace oxygen supply machine produced by North America.

and the purchase of more reliable high-risk group life support devices than the North American astronaut life monitoring system,

3C communicator that is more reliable than North American aerospace communication equipment,

A special bracelet for morning sickness that is more reliable than various drugs in North America......

In this way, everything is ready.

The North American manned space project was officially launched.

On the morning of May 2, the fuel was filled and the self-inspection process began.

Although the spacecraft we bought was a launch vehicle, not a space shuttle, the contractor divided the space shuttle launch frame into a launch frame that matched the launch vehicle.

Therefore, Daze Construction Engineering has obtained the second, third, fourth, fifth and other projects.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the manned space project.

At noon on May 2, the astronauts got into the car.

Roughly speaking, seven astronauts enter the capsule, close the door, inspect the equipment, confirm with ground crews that all systems are working properly, and then test the entire flight system using handwheels, buttons, and other controllers.

Three hours ago, no problem.

On the evening of May 2, the ignition process began.

The head of NASA put the button, which had no cables and no wireless signal, in front of Xiaobu.

Xiaobu solemnly listened to the countdown, and then pressed the ignition with a holy face.

After a one-second delay, NASA straightens the microphone and says, "Ignition!" ”

WhewW......

The V series rocket holds the second and third stages of the Long March rocket body, and jumps smoothly and silkily into the sky.

Then accelerate, accelerate, accelerate......

The staff at the Space Center in Houston never imagined that launching a rocket would be so simple, let alone that the success rate would be so large.

When the launch vehicle entered the first speed of the universe and successfully separated the used fuel tank, the staff applauded and cheered.

"Oh my God, look at this arc, it's so silky!"

"Not only is it silky, but it's incredibly stable, and I didn't even see its shell shake violently!"

Suddenly, the pilot in the space capsule also shouted excitedly, "Yes babies, I didn't even enjoy the feeling of pushing my back, and I came to outer space!" ”

When the person in charge of NASA heard this, his face was full of confusion.

He did ask Raymond to purchase a new type of anti-load suit from the iron sheet company, which is said to alleviate the overload of 2~3 G.

For example, the overload of the launch vehicle is generally 3~5 G, and the astronauts can feel 1~2 G at most when wearing the new anti-load suit of the Iron Sheet Company.

But the overload of 1~2 G, which is equivalent to about 2 seconds of acceleration per 100 kilometers, how can there be no feeling of pushing back?

The person in charge of NASA checked all the instruments in the capsule and found that it was normal, exactly the same as the value transmitted by the launch vehicle.

Then look at the life support system for high-risk groups worn by astronauts.

The values are also normal, just like on the surface.

The person in charge of NASA was slightly stunned when he thought of this, and hurriedly picked up the newly listed tablet, connected to the reliable 3C network, and positioned the space capsule.

Then it was discovered that the No. 1 space capsule, which was supposed to fly to outer space with the No. 1 launch vehicle, was now quietly staying in the underground warehouse.

The spare capsule, on the other hand, flew into outer space with the No. 1 launch vehicle.

As for why the astronauts and staff didn't find out......

"This damn data sync!"

The 3C network has a very good function, that is, after you register a Hongqi account, no matter which computer you log in to with the account, the 3C network can synchronize your computer data to the computer you are currently using, and you can choose to log out of the account to delete the data, or log out of the account to retain the data.

So, you use your account to log in to your home computer and work computer separately, and if you create a document at work, you don't have to do anything, you can go home and open your home computer to view the contents of this document.

Of course, you can also choose to leave it out of sync.

NASA set up a spare space capsule, mainly to avoid accidents in such a large project, in case of instrument failure, it is completely possible for astronauts to enter the spare space capsule and then re-mount.

Now the backup capsule lifts off, and the data is synchronized to Capsule 1......

Things are reversed, but on the surface they are normal.

The only abnormality is that the astronaut does not feel pushed back.

The person in charge of NASA wanted to cover it up, give the astronauts a sense of pushing their backs, and then pretend to be astronauts, but the news media that came to watch were not only American, but also German.

Soon.

The space advisers arranged by Debei among the reporters found problems from the data released in North America.

Immediately afterward, the United Space Agency of the City of X, pointed out that North America seemed to have forgotten to carry a space capsule......

Just when the person in charge of NASA was sweating profusely and didn't know what to do, the launch vehicle that successfully entered the low orbit suddenly deviated from orbit with the help of its own remaining fuel.

Thirty seconds later, without waiting for NASA staff to adjust their attitude, the space platform in northern Germany happened to pass by.

Thirty seconds later, without waiting for NASA staff to adjust their attitude, the space platform in northern Germany happened to pass by.

And the launch vehicle accelerated and crashed into it......

The head of NASA was dumbfounded: "Oh, my god, no, no, no, no, no!" ”

Just when everyone thought that the space platform in Debei was about to become a space elevator and would also face serious damage.

The aircraft docking system of the space platform, which is passively turned on, automatically recognizes the incoming launch vehicle and issues deceleration commands.

After three seconds, the launch vehicle does not respond, and the aircraft docking system automatically classifies the launch vehicle as a 'runaway aircraft'.

Immediately afterwards, the spacecraft adjusted its orbit and attitude, and raised a mechanical claw up to 100 meters long.

The speed of the North American launch vehicle, similar to that of the space platform, is all at the first cosmic speed.

Therefore, the two sides are relatively stationary.

Based on this speed, the launch vehicle consumes the remaining fuel and accelerates, which is certainly far less than the first cosmic speed.

Therefore, people located on the surface, seeing the speed of the launch vehicle, think that the launch vehicle is flying very fast.

But in the eyes of the two breeding dogs on the space platform, the flying launch vehicle is like the Debei launch vehicle that came to the rescue before.

Thanks to the last operation, the two dogs were very skilled in activating the spacecraft docking system of the space platform.

Ten seconds later.

The North American launch vehicle, which was supposed to hit the space platform, was like a regular customer coming to the door, and it was parked at the space platform pier 2 very smoothly.

After the two dogs were busy, they contacted the astronaut who came to the rescue last time, but fell seriously ill due to weightlessness.

The latter uses the X-series graphics card, that is, 'countless elementary school students do multiple-choice questions', to test the North American capsule password one by one.

In less than three seconds, 'a certain elementary school student found the correct answer', that is, from the many sequences of numbers, the correct password was found.

Two sick astronauts, either on crutches or with bandages around their necks, led two scrawny hounds into the North American supply warehouse.

"Thank you North America!"

"Praise North America!"

"German and American friendly!"

………

White House.

Xiaobu sat at the head of the conference room, looking around the audience with a dark face, "I want to know, what's going on!" ”

NASA's head of NASA's North American national space drive said, "I don't seem to be waking up." ”

"But you've made us lose face!"

"Mr. Steward, I really don't know what's going on."

At this time, the NSA North American national security chief hesitated: "Mr. Governor, in fact, as early as three days ago, we overheard that someone was planning to destroy the space platform, but this has nothing to do with us, so we didn't pay attention to it." ”

"Is it too late to pay attention?"

"It's too late."

Xiao Bu just wanted to be angry, and the head of Folpole, who jointly investigated the attack on the space elevator with the president of Boeing, said:

"Mr. Steward, it is already clear that this is a conspiracy."

"Don't get involved in conspiracy for everything."

"Mr. Chief, you should know that the four major grain merchants have collapsed with Xu Fei, and Xu Fei plans to use space breeding and space cultivation to become the fifth largest grain merchant in the world."

Xiaobu must know this, and when he returns to Texas, the granary of North America, Texas, he will merge with the Mexican North Farm, in exchange for a 20% stake in the world's fifth-largest grain merchant for the Carlisle consortium.

The person in charge of Phopole continued: "There is a proverb in the East that a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and a rabbit bites in a hurry. And the five major grain merchants are fully capable of swapping the space capsule and bribing NASA staff, so that no one can find out that the pilot is not in the launch vehicle. ”

"You mean, the four major grain merchants manipulated the launch vehicle to hit the space platform?"

"Yes, Mr. Steward."

"It doesn't make sense, they can sacrifice seven astronauts and let them crash into the space platform together."

The person in charge of Fopole shook his head, "No, the remote control system of the launch vehicle this time uses the T-chip developed by TEP Group.

Its structure and principle are almost the same as those of the X-series graphics cards, which is why James sued Xu Fei for stealing United Defense military technology.

As we all know, the security level of the X-series graphics card is particularly high, and it is claimed to be comparable to a quantum computer, because it has a simple structure and simple computing modules, but the number of modules is super large.

For example, an ordinary graphics card, which is equivalent to a four-digit password, contains a variety of symbols, looks safe, but in fact it is very simple to unlock.

The X-series graphics card has no special symbols, only numbers, which may seem simple, but you have to enter tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, to unlock them.

Then, if someone enters tens of millions of passwords in advance with the help of the ghost and gets control of the launch vehicle, at this time, the 7 astronauts can take back control in an instant with the help of the administrator identity of the T chip.

But if the astronaut leaves the launch vehicle, just like the magnetic card is not inserted into the card slot, the astronaut automatically loses the administrator status, but we can't crack the password permission...... Equally, they have complete control over the launch vehicle.

Therefore, as long as we find the inner ghost, we can basically know who did it. ”

The head of NASA, after listening to the analysis of the head of Phopole, nodded thoughtfully.

In the project of a launch vehicle, or a space shuttle, there are generally not too many keys kept, because human nature is complex, and the fewer people who know, the better.

Just like the manned space project, there are basically three people, and one or two people will not be sent.

Because triangles are the most stable structures.

And the control of the launch vehicle, as well as the cryptographic intelligent input device, is also held by three people.

Including the head of NASA, Xiaobu, seven astronauts.

At present, it can be determined that the head of NASA is not an internal ghost, and the seven astronauts cannot become internal ghosts.

So, the person who leaked the launch vehicle control key......

The person in charge of NASA looked at Xiaobu, "Mr. Chief, who do you think it will be?" ”

"Could it really be that the four major grain merchants did it?"

The head of NASA said solemnly, "Maybe it's really them." ”

The person in charge of Phopole smiled slightly, "It must be them." ”

At this moment, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and the ADM controller, who had returned from the east, walked in with a black face.

Behind him stood an old man wearing a pure black jazz hat, a pure black tuxedo, and a monkey cheek with a sharp beak.

When Bob saw this person, he stood up and saluted, "Mr. Evelyn." ”

Evelyn Rothschild, the fifth head of the Rothschild family, is currently 71 years old, much younger than Morgan and the oil tycoon.

The four major grain merchants invited each other, and it was obvious that they had really come to a dead end.

Evelyn sat down casually, put the crutches on the table, and was about to speak, when he heard the sound of an electronic lifting coming from Xiaobu's watch.

"The first wave of attacks, with three calves, arrives at the countdown of 10, 9, and 8......"

When Evelyn heard this, she gave up her crutches and turned to run.

Xiaobu said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I took a shower yesterday and my watch got into the water, which is not very accurate." ”

Evelyn: "......"