August 7.

Medan, Luzon Space Base.

An improved version of the Ape-Eater launch vehicle is being erected in the launch tower.

After 12 consecutive test launches, the Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle technology has finally reached a mature stage and can be applied in space missions.

An improved version of the Ape-Eater launch vehicle with a payload of up to 150 tons in low-Earth orbit.

“10……”

“3……”

“0……”

Rumble! The engine vent of the Ape-Eater launch vehicle spews pale blue flames, propelling the massive weight into the sky.

The Ape-Eater Eagle launch vehicle, which has been improved and launched many times, made the engineers at the space base very calm, and no one was too nervous.

"Adjust Flight Posture ......"

"Breaking through the Kármán ......"

"Core primary separation ......"

The spacecraft, codenamed New Luzon, separated from the Ape-Eater launch vehicle and flew to a higher orbit.

The autopilot system on the spacecraft, with the help of the space positioning satellite system of the Ministry of Space, flies diagonally upwards at a chamfered angle.

At this time, the speed of the new Luzon spacecraft was the first cosmic velocity - 7.9 kilometers per second.

About 2533 seconds have passed.

"Reach the predetermined altitude and start adjusting the flight posture."

"Start to slow down ......"

At this time, the position of the new Luzon spacecraft is in the middle orbit above the low earth orbit, and the altitude above the ground is about 1,621 kilometers.

There is a special term for this height - the inner layer of the Van Allen radiation belt.

Few spacecraft operate in this area, and the reason is very simple, since the radiation intensity here is very high, flooded with a large number of charged protons.

Spacecraft that are not specially designed and operate within the Van Allen radiation belt can easily be interfered with and damaged, resulting in a reduced service life or even direct scrapping.

The new Luzon spacecraft adjusted its flight direction and began to orbit the Earth, and its speed dropped a lot.

……

The Luzon Aerospace City recovered the 13th core stage of the Ape-eating Eagle that had returned to the ground.

At the same time, on the second launch tower of the space city, another Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle is already in place.

Then it was quickly launched into the air.

The Ape-Eater Eagle 14 carried five astronauts on board.

Homo sapiens' first manned spaceflight was to transport five astronauts to space at one time, and because it was a manned spacecraft, the spacecraft carried by the Ape-eating Eagle carrier rocket, the New Visayas, weighed 142 tons.

As the first batch of new humans to go to space, the astronauts were very excited.

After the carrier rocket and the spacecraft separated, Captain Meng Haiyang quickly ordered: "Everyone is in place." ”

"Roger."

Deputy captain Maung Chuangxin, psychological counselor Zhang Fengyu, correspondent David Fernando, and maintenance worker Sha Yuegong entered the work state with their respective duties.

Maung Chuangxin stared at the dashboard: "There are still 3:21 seconds left before arriving at the predetermined location." ”

David, a communications soldier who also works as a radar, also has a very serious expression: "There are many Starlink satellites in the surrounding orbits, and they are constantly tracking. ”

"Stay vigilant." Meng Haiyang replied while looking at the dashboard surface of the manual driving, ready to intervene manually at any time.

The next second.

A shrill siren sounded in the cockpit.

David frowned: "The orbit of the target 832 Starlink satellite has changed abnormally, and the supercomputer is simulating its trajectory...... The simulation is complete, and it is expected that the distance to us will be 2.7 kilometers after 43 seconds, and further approaches are not ruled out. ”

Meng Haiyang made a quick decision, quickly intervened in the pilot, and cut into the No. 7 backup flight path.

The spacecraft's auxiliary engines spewed flames, changing its trajectory and avoiding the Starlink satellite.

Soon the new Visayas flew over the orbital area of the Starlink satellite.

In fact, Starlink satellites often "get out of control", especially during the launch of spacecraft by Homo sapiens, and there is often friction between the two sides.

Last month, one of Homo sapiens' spy satellites knocked three Starlink satellites down in one fell swoop.

Because the materials of Homo sapiens' satellites are very good, as well as the special anti-impact design and protective armor, it is natural that they will not be afraid of the collision of Starlink satellites.

If it weren't for the fact that the gamma-ray cannon had not yet matured, Meng Haiyang would not have chosen to change orbit, but would directly destroy the Starlink satellites.

Homo sapiens is very aware of the purpose of the Starlink system, after all, the intelligence within the US military is transparent to Homo sapiens.

The U.S. military supports Musk's Starlink system, naturally not for any satellite communications, but for anti-missile, positioning, monitoring and striking spacecraft of other forces, and also to occupy valuable low-earth orbit.

At present, there are more than 2,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, and 40,000 are planned to be deployed in the future, with an orbit of 540~560 kilometers.

Satellites of this magnitude would quickly fill the Earth's low-Earth orbit.

At that time, the US military will definitely "lose control of the satellite" every once in a while.

Even if it does not get out of control, it will make it difficult for other forces to operate satellites in low-earth orbit, and even make it difficult to safely launch spacecraft through low-earth orbit.

In this regard, the space department of Homo sapiens has also made a corresponding response plan.

On the one hand, it is also frantically launching satellites to seize orbital resources in low-earth orbit.

On the other hand, it is to do a good job in the protection design of spacecraft, and set up an emergency system for rapid maneuvering and orbit change, relying on hard power to counter the threat of the Starlink system.

And the spacecraft launched this time has protective armor and an emergency orbit change system.

After avoiding the Starlink satellites, after about 4 minutes and 17 seconds, the spacecraft finally entered the predetermined orbit.

Meng Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief: "There is no danger." ”

He turned his head and ordered, "David, report our situation to the ground command center." ”

"Roger." In accordance with the procedures of the space work regulations, David quickly sent a debriefing email to the ground command center.

Meng Haiyang, Maung Chuangxin, Zhang Fengyu, and Sha Yuegong began to adjust their flight posture and speed, preparing to join the previous new Luzon spacecraft.

The other side.

The city of Luzon continues to launch launch vehicles, launching half of the 16 launch vehicles in its inventory at a frequency of once every half hour.

That is, today 10 launch vehicles will be launched in Luzon Space City, and the remaining 8 will be used as emergency backups.

Ten spacecraft will converge in the Van Allen radiation belt at an altitude of 1,600 kilometers to form the Homo sapiens space station.

The entire Homo sapiens space station will have a mass of about 1,100 tons, including 240 tons of spare fuel, plus a recently developed space thorium-based molten salt nuclear reactor.

The reactor uses the newly developed lead-tungsten-gold alloy, directly uses temperature difference power generation as the power generation method, plus the storage battery, substation and distribution device, and emergency system, all of which are integrated into a spacecraft, with a power generation of 5 megawatts.

Therefore, the Homo sapiens space station does not need to be equipped with solar panels, and in terms of combined shape, it is significantly different from the International Space Station.

In addition, in order to combat the high-energy particles and cosmic radiation in the Van Allen radiation belt, the Homo sapiens space station adopts an artificial magnetic field protection system, which uses the surging electrical energy of the nuclear reactor to resist high-energy particles and cosmic radiation.

The entire space station currently contains a nuclear power module, two power modules, a node module, two living modules, and four experimental modules.

With a total mass of 1,100 tons and an internal volume of 2,432 cubic meters, it can accommodate 10 astronauts at the same time for a long time.

Of course, this is not the complete body of the station.

It took only one day for the Homo sapiens space ministry to build a large space station in Earth's mid-orbit.

This speed has stunned the forces that are paying attention to the Homo sapiens space industry.

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