Chapter 15: The Interstellar Age (3)

The news release of the Central Asian countries was like a basin of cold water poured into a hot oil pot, and it immediately set off a wave of heated discussions around the world.

Who knows, in this heated discussion, there are really people who stand and watch the excitement without backache. Pakistan immediately publicly seconded the proposal, and immediately gave the most positive response, respect and support to the joint petition of the five Central Asian countries.

This was followed by Afghanistan, which had been re-emerging for almost 50 years with the help of China.

You must know that Afghanistan at the beginning of the 22 nd century has long since taken off the hat of the "new triangle" and has long ceased to live by smashing, robbing, extorting and collecting protection money. With the help of the Chinese, they have already improved a series of infrastructure facilities and have long embarked on a road of self-reliance and development.

Just after Pakistan and the Railways took the brunt of the initiative, Afghanistan held a press conference immediately after, and also gave the most positive response, respect and support to the joint signing of the five Central Asian countries.

Interestingly, despite its location in the heart of Asia, Afghanistan is still a true Middle Eastern country in terms of its political system and cultural traditions, and should be among the 16 countries in the Middle East in West Asia, but Afghanistan is the only West Asian country that has not joined Region VI.

That's because Afghanistan has always considered itself to be the "crossroads of Asia", and since it is at the crossroads, it is entitled to choose its own destiny, right?

Therefore, when Pakistan Railway and Afghanistan stood up and publicly expressed their positions, the lineup of the 12 countries in Central and South Asia was immediately separated.

The five Central Asian countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, have joined forces to form a regional lineup.

And what about the organization of space in South Asia? It brings in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, and the three have combined into a regional lineup.

And what about the remaining three small countries in South Asia, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives? They remained neutral on the whole matter, expressing neither an opinion nor an opinion.

In this way, the union of the seven countries is far greater than the alliance of the three countries, so the five Central Asian countries join Pakistan and Afghanistan to win, and the South Asian space organization has almost no play.

And what about now?

RKA, who had already eaten a reassuring pill, stood up to play a round.

At the press conference, the RKA took the initiative to suggest that if the United Nations and the Interstellar Administration really consider setting up the 7th Starbase in Central Asia, then the RKA will definitely give the most active and strongest support, and is willing to share and use the Baikonur launch site with the people of Central Asia.

As soon as the South Asia Space Organization heard this, it immediately became furious.

However, the five Central Asian countries immediately reiterated their decision once again: If the Central Asian people want to make their own choice, then the "Seventh Star Base" must return to its roots, must be built in the hometown of their ancestors, "Zhaowu Nine Surnames", and must be built in the great northwest of China.

So, what about the attitude of the South Asian space organization?

The South Asia Space Organization simply stopped making any response.

RKA, who once again received such a down-to-earth and reassuring reply, stood up again, and shouted to the CNSA as a good friend of the five Central Asian countries: I implore the CNSA to come forward to coordinate.

However, the CNSA did not come forward.

The first to come forward was the United Nations, followed by the Interstellar Navigation Administration.

The United Nations has come forward to have open, extensive, positive, and in-depth exchanges with the people of the five Central Asian countries, the seven South Asian countries, and the Afghan people, which should belong to West Asia, on the establishment of the "Seventh Star Base."

The Interstellar Navigation Administration immediately assessed the hardcore conditions of the application submitted by the South Asia Space Organization and whether the Baikonur launch site has the possibility of supporting two interstellar bases at the same time.

In the end, the results of several communication and coordination came out.

Through the global announcement issued by the United Nations and approved by the Interstellar Administration, the CNSA has made it clear that in order to unite the people of Central Asia, to unite the people of Afghanistan, and to unite and encourage the people of Pakistan to exert a more important and active international influence in South Asia. The CNSA has agreed to add a 7th Interstellar Base in the Great Northwest of China.

Once this reply is announced, it means that the 7th district will be the last place in China.

However, the CNSA did not immediately respond to the application to locate the seventh district in the Zhangye area, but invited space agencies from various countries in Central and South Asia to send scientific expeditions to the Zhangye area for on-the-spot investigations, and at the same time provided an aerospace museum as an option.

The final result is that the CNSA proposed, unanimously agreed by the space agencies of Central and South Asian countries, then reported to the Interstellar Administration for approval, and finally issued a global announcement by the United Nations, the seventh interstellar base was finally located in Jiuquan, which is less than 200 kilometers away from Zhangye.

Since then, Jiuquan has a well-known name: the seventh district.

However, why did the aerospace scientific expedition led by the five Central Asian countries finally choose Jiuquan?

Why, no other.

Because the CNSA gave a very practical answer: Zhangye is good, and the corresponding supporting facilities are also very good, but if you want to build a strong interstellar base, you have to rebuild the infrastructure step by step. Not to mention the hassle and effort, the time has also been delayed.

However, Jiuquan, which is less than 200 kilometers away from Zhangye, is now only an aerospace museum, but the predecessor of this museum is the largest integrated missile and satellite launch center in the CNSA, that is, the Dongfeng Space Base.

This base has successfully carried out countless space launch missions, and has successfully sent countless satellites and countless manned spacecraft into space. At the beginning of the twenty-second century, the base evolved into an aerospace museum open to all of humanity on Earth.

And what about this museum?

It has also been under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry.

Hehe, it turns out that this is an aerospace museum under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry? Moreover, it is an almost ready-made base, and there is almost no need to bother, effort, and time to engage in infrastructure construction, which is completely in line with the meaning of the union of the five Central Asian countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, isn't it?

Don't?

Since the top six in the Middle East have all applied for the title of "Zone 6", now the cooperation between the seven countries of Central and South Asia and the Ministry of Machinery Industry of the CNSA to win the title of Zone 7 is simply a heavenly work.

As a result, due to many coincidences, from the beginning of the 22nd century, Jiuquan will be crowned with the name of the seventh interstellar base, and it will be called the seventh district.

Just as the South American Space Agency merged to manage interstellar affairs in Antarctica, and just as the African Space Agency merged to manage the interstellar affairs of African and Middle Eastern countries, the Seventh Interstellar Base was naturally under the responsibility of the CNSA.

In other words, the CNSA not only has to build the fifth district, but also supports the operation of the sixth district, and at the same time, it also has to bring the little brothers of Central Asia and South Asia to build the seventh district.

In this way, the fifth district and the sixth district are connected as a fait accompli.

At the same time, the Seventh Starfleet, which is matched with the Seventh Region, soon came out of the sky, and the five Central Asian countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan all sent a large number of interstellar peacekeeping troops, all of which actively participated in the construction of the Seventh Starfleet.

Together with the Seventh Region and the Seventh Starfleet, the Seventh Institute of Space Technology was added by the CNSA.

In fact, it stands to reason that for a long period of time, the CNSA is mainly to integrate interstellar resources, to formulate policies and regulations for galaxy navigation, to formulate interstellar development plans, to be responsible for the establishment, supervision, coordination and implementation of major interstellar development projects, and to coordinate aerospace exchanges and cooperation between continents, governments and international organizations.

Generally speaking, CNSA will not engage in specific interstellar exploration or design and development projects, but since the establishment of the Seventh Academy of Space Technology, CNSA has opened the prelude to the development of large-mass polar-orbiting satellites, super-large tonnage space stations, and super-large tonnage deep-space spacecraft. The first big deal after the birth of the Seventh Institute of Space Technology was to develop and design a large alien ship that was enough to arouse the attention of human beings around the world.

And this large alien ship is the Rubik's Cube starship.