Chapter 261 Decommissioning of the International Space Station

The International Space Station is retiring!

This is a big thing that happened recently.

Since Damao withdrew from the International Space Station project, the decommissioning of the International Space Station has become a certainty.

Even before, many people were speculating whether Da Mao would help bring the astronauts from the International Space Station back to Earth.

Fortunately, Da Mao was quite generous. He yelled and cursed, but he still brought all the astronauts from the space station back to Earth.

Now, it is finally time for the International Space Station to come to an end.

The global live broadcast of the decommissioning ceremony of the International Space Station has started!

Cai Jin and Nie Xiaoyu watched this live broadcast at home.

"Oh, I think back then, the International Space Station was hailed as the miracle of the century and a model of international cooperation, but now it is going to be retired." Nie Xiaoyu said in a complicated tone while watching the picture of the International Space Station on TV.

The International Space Station is an international cooperation plan jointly promoted by six major international space agencies. The six space agencies are NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the Canadian National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA and the Brazilian Space Agency.

A total of 16 countries or regional organizations participate in the plan, led by the United States and Russia. The other four important members are ESA, Japan, Canada and Brazil. Among the ESA member countries, the countries participating in the International Space Station plan are: Belgium

, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, of which the United Kingdom participated after the project began.

There are several typical international cooperation projects in the world, the International Space Station and the European Nuclear Center are examples of them.

When it comes to the International Space Station, the Chinese people definitely have very complicated feelings.

Just like the European Galileo global navigation system!

Once upon a time, China actively applied to join the International Space Station project, thinking of developing its own aerospace technology with the help of advanced technologies from Western European and American countries. Unfortunately, the United States refused.

Therefore, China can only develop aerospace technology independently.

It’s not that I don’t want to rely on external forces, it’s that there are no external forces to rely on and people don’t want to!

Therefore, with the Shenzhou series of manned spacecraft, the Tiangong space station, the Chang'e space shuttle, and manned moon landings, we also have the world's most advanced navigation system - the Beidou navigation system!

"If you do the math, it has been 30 years since the design was completed in 1993 and implemented!" Cai Jin said with emotion: "The construction cost alone has reached 100 billion U.S. dollars! This is still not complete!"

In 2018, a slight air leak occurred on the International Space Station. Preliminary searches found that it may have been caused by micrometeorites hitting the Russian spacecraft docked on the space station and causing tiny cracks. Therefore, six astronauts on the International Space Station carried out repair work.

It was also this time that the International Space Station, which might have been in service until 2028, had to be retired early.

Of course, the most important reason is that Lao Mao quits!

Although Lao Mao has no money, I have to say that his aerospace technology is still quite impressive. Even if he complains that he has been standing still for thirty years, resting on his laurels and can only rummage through the data pile, but even so, he is still the world's leader.

Only the third country has manned space technology. Even the European Space Agency cannot do this.

In fact, Lao Mao has a lot of aerospace technology, which is even more powerful than the aerospace technology of Lao America.

"Now that the Tiangong Space Station is located above the International Space Station, the global live broadcast of the International Space Station's decommissioning ceremony is really like a lifetime ago!" Nie Xiaoyu said with emotion.

This time, the Tiangong Space Station and six satellites cooperated to conduct a full 360-degree live broadcast to the International Space Station.

This will cause people to have a very complicated mentality.

The current International Space Station, after the latest docking construction, is no less quality than the International Space Station.

The International Space Station does not belong to a certain country, but each has its own module.

But the ‘Tiangong Space Station’ belongs exclusively to China!

"Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty. Emperor Yan's words are indeed true!" Cai Jin said: "Look, the International Space Station has begun to change course!"

Everyone started watching TV with all their attention.

This time, not only did the two of them watch the live broadcast of the International Space Station, Cai Jin's parents and Nie Xiaoyu's parents also gathered together to witness history.

This scene is definitely witnessing history!

This means that the project that has been promoted as a model for international cooperation has completely come to an end.

According to previous reports, the International Space Station changed orbit under the control of the ground control center, entered the atmosphere, and then finally fell into the Pacific Ocean.

Although, the ground control center swore that the technology was absolutely advanced and the crash location was absolutely accurate.

But no one is really worried.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens!

Those who are capable should start monitoring early, monitor the whole process, grasp the traces, and even activate anti-aircraft missiles early. If something goes wrong, they will launch anti-aircraft missiles.

Those who have no ability can only pray silently and be in fear.

Even if a lot of them will be burned, the power generated by the remaining unburned components is probably equivalent to the explosion of an atomic bomb of millions of tons or tens of millions of tons, which can easily destroy a very large city.

Cai Jin knew that none of the aerospace force, ground survey stations, ocean survey stations, command centers and other departments were on holiday today.

Even Cai Jin asked Benben to track the International Space Station throughout its entire journey in suborbital orbit.

Once something goes wrong, they will be attacked.

According to predictions, the fall area of ​​the International Space Station is roughly between the Tropic of Capricorn in the Pacific Ocean and the equator.

Australian Space Agency.

Inside the aerospace control hall at this time.

"How is the situation?" White, the director of the Australian Space Agency, asked nervously.

"Mr. White, don't worry, we have been closely monitoring the International Space Station. If it is determined to be within our territory, we will take immediate action. The military's missiles are ready and all radars are on!" the professor said solemnly.

"Shit, people like Lao Mei are completely unreliable when they fall off the hook at critical moments!" White cursed in a low voice.

Australia actually has strong objections to the crash site of the International Space Station.

Because according to the predicted crash site in the red box, the closest one to Australia is only 100 kilometers away.

100 kilometers seems like a long distance, but everyone who knows it knows that if it is slightly off, it may fall directly on the Australian continent.

"International Space Station, it's better to land in North America and kill those bastards!" White was very unhappy.

He hasn't slept well these past few days.

Speaking of which, they and Lao Mei are distant relatives, and they have become very close over the years.

The result was good, because they just chose this area as the fall point, without any regard for the safety of their relatives.

Since the announcement, air tickets from Australia to other places have increased more than ten times, making it difficult to get a ticket.

White looked at the CCTV4 footage.

Although the Australian Space Agency also has its own monitoring station, it is unable to conduct live broadcasts. Even the process monitoring is announced in China.

White could only bite the bullet and sit on the sofa, cursing in his heart.

Soon, the International Space Station began to rush into the Karman Line.

The Karman Line is the boundary between the atmosphere and space defined by the International Federation of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The height is 100 kilometers, and beyond the Karman Line is space!

Of course, many countries do not agree, because in fact there is no clear boundary between space and the earth's atmosphere.

Once entering the Karman line, the friction between the atmosphere and the high-speed movement of the International Space Station directly caused the International Space Station to burst into flames.

In the dark night, it looks particularly bright.

At this moment, countless space enthusiasts took prepared space telescopes and watched this scene in person.

As long as the telescope is not too bad, you can clearly see the fire ball in space.

"Oh, mygod! According to the trajectory, there was a mistake. It did not fall in this area, but went to North America!" A technician looked at the arc line on the big screen and shouted in horror.

White jumped up immediately, and his heart couldn't help but speed up a bit.

Damn it!

No way!

I just organized Laomei hundreds of times and it worked!?

My own mouth is a crow’s mouth!?

"Damn it, this is too outrageous, it's just a tiny bit off!" White was dumbfounded.

You said the deviation is two to three hundred kilometers, which is understandable.

This deviation is thousands of kilometers, which is simply outrageous!

NASA, command center!

As a self-proclaimed "global space leader," NASA has naturally monitored the International Space Station from the beginning.

The results were great. The trajectory of the entire simulation was deviated by hundreds of millions of points.

"Quickly, contact Sleepy Bridge!" NASA trusted the director and screamed in fear.

Contacted the above immediately.

At this time, it is naturally impossible to adjust the International Space Station, which is completely different from the space shuttle and the core module of the spacecraft!
To be continued...