When the Chinese Space Administration officially announced this sudden news, the shock around the world was obvious.
For the Earth society that has been accustomed to launching rockets to Mars during the so-called landing window period in the past, it is obviously difficult to accept the sudden action of breaking the rules and carrying out a mission to Mars.
This is like the continuous improvement of science and technology, which is unacceptable to many people who have been accustomed to living with the past technological level.
China has achieved many important results in the aerospace field over the years, but now, does it even have to challenge what they were accustomed to in the past?
Of course, for most countries, this incident really surprised them, but it was only a surprise.
There are very few countries that have the capability to conduct Mars exploration, let alone carry out manned missions. Currently, there are only three countries that have the ability to carry out manned spaceflight completely independently, let alone manned missions.
Already.
So for them, it's just a matter of surprise. This track is not prepared for them.
However, for the United States, this matter is very worrying for them.
After all, their rocket was launched just a month ago and it will take more than five months to reach their destination.
But now Hua suddenly announced at this time that they would also carry out a manned mission. Although it is not yet known where Hua's confidence comes from, no matter what, this also gave them an incomparable nervousness.
feel.
Waterhouse.
"Eisenberg Condie! Now! I need you to explain to me what's going on!"
"I can't come!"
In the president's office, the president slammed the table and questioned his space agency director.
But the director of his space agency also had an incomprehensible expression on his face, and then he stiffened his neck and told the president that he didn't know.
But obviously, his answer aggravated the president's already very angry mood even more.
"I don't know? That's the answer you gave me? Eisenberg Kandi, I think you want to lose your job!"
The President looked coldly at Eisenberg-Conti.
At this time, Eisenberg Kandi also had the expression of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. He continued to scratch his neck and wanted to show resistance. It was obvious that he did not intend to continue to be angry.
However, at this moment, the Secretary of State next to them stopped them and said: "Two, two, let's not continue arguing. After all, arguing is useless."
"After all, everyone has already made a decision, so I think we might as well discuss how to solve this problem."
The Secretary of State's words finally extinguished the anger between the two.
Of course, it was obviously not easy for the president to let this matter go away, so he then glanced at the Secretary of State and said: "Then what you said, does that mean you have any solution?
"
The Secretary of State smiled slightly, and then said: "I just had such an idea."
"They are just announcing this now, and they will start this plan a month later. Although they may have been planning this for a long time, and the sudden announcement is just to catch us off guard, but for their citizens, it is obviously
I don’t know.”
"At this time, we can guide the opinions among their citizens, and then let their citizens speak out to make them stop. Will we be able to stop them?"
The president frowned, then asked, "What if they still plan to launch?"
"Then go to Plan B."
"Plan B?"
The Secretary of State smiled slightly, then took a report from the side and handed it to the President, "Take a look at this."
The president received the report with confusion. After a while, his eyes lit up: "Boeing has actually developed this technology."
What is in this report is a new type of space weapon.
It is now 2029, and research on sixth-generation fighter jets in various countries has reached a critical juncture, and space weapons are also considered to be an important weapon on the future battlefield.
Because future wars will not only be limited to sea, land, air, and outer space, but will also become one of the important battlefields.
Therefore, the development of space weapons by various countries has also reached a point.
The space weapon in the report that the president has seen now is a kind of space suicide small satellite, which weighs about 300 kilograms. Of course, its main weight comes from the fuel it carries.
These fuels allow it to move freely in orbit because it also carries its own engine.
In this way, it can be remotely controlled from the ground, and then destroy enemy spacecraft, such as satellites, space stations, spacecraft, etc., through impact and explosion.
Of course, although it is still difficult to achieve precise impact in space, the key point is that the production cost of this thing is very cheap. You can build one for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The main cost still comes from the launch.
The cost of traveling to the universe.
At this time, the president also understood what the secretary of state meant.
Obviously, his intention is to use this thing to carry out a space attack!
So for a moment, the president frowned, and then said: "No, how can this work? At that time, people can completely think that this is a declaration of war against us. Once a war occurs, Secretary of State, this is not an outcome that you and I can accept.
"
The Secretary of State shook his head and smiled: "Mr. President, don't worry, war is not so easy between our two countries. Otherwise, a few years ago, we would not have thought of using satellites to collide with their space station.
"
"Moreover, this kind of suicide satellite can be disguised as space junk. At the same time, it also has a function, which is a non-explosion mode, that is, all the oxidants inside are discharged, so that it will not explode.
There will only be an impact, and it will be difficult for them to determine whether it is a satellite or space junk."
"The most important thing is that this will definitely stop them. After all, this 'space junk' can fly several kilometers per second. As long as it hits the spacecraft they use to board the fire, even if it cannot be completely destroyed,
, or they may have to choose to return due to malfunction, after all, they are responsible for their astronauts.”
"Of course, Mr. President, whether you do this or not is completely up to you. I am just making this suggestion. If you agree..."
The Secretary of State paused and then said: "Just in time, on May 30th, SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft will carry our cargo to the International Space Station. Calculating the time, we can assume that there will be a slight glitch in the spacecraft.
Reasons to stay in orbit for a while..."
"Then wait for their landing spacecraft to take off! Then we will throw three of these satellites out and try to intercept their spacecraft."
"As long as the plan is successful, the only one that will actually succeed in landing on fire will be our Mars Project!"
After hearing the Secretary of State's analysis, the president fell into deep thought.
Undoubtedly, these two plans are obviously very helpful to them currently.
As long as they can prevent the opponent from landing on the spacecraft, it is a victory for them. Although they only started landing on the spacecraft in June, logically speaking, it is completely impossible to catch up with their spacecraft that has been in space for two months, but they are not afraid of ten thousand.
Just afraid of what might happen.
After all, it only took more than 70 hours for others to land on the moon, and it took more than 100 hours for them to land on the moon, which is almost three-fifths. What if it took three-fifths for others to land on the fire?
Therefore, the president dare not gamble.
So in the end, he looked at the Secretary of State again and said: "Can you ensure that the entire plan is carried out secretly? At least, it will not be discovered by others that it is our stuff."
The Secretary of State smiled and nodded and said: "Don't worry, the president of Boeing and I are college classmates. We can definitely guarantee that it was 'sky garbage' that hit their spacecraft in the end."
The president nodded, and then gave his permission: "Okay, then go ahead and implement your plan!"
…
"Master, the person you mentioned living in the white house is discussing bad things again."
In the Dingguang Aerospace Research Institute, while Lin Xiao was studying a new aerospace aircraft based on an aerospace aircraft design drawing previously awarded by the system, Xiaomi's voice suddenly rang.
When he heard Xiaomi's words, Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then he knew.
He had previously asked Xiaomi to monitor the Walter House, including each of their cameras and microphones, so that he could report to him at any time whether the other party was discussing anything bad.
So he picked up the tea, took a sip, and said at the same time: "Tell me, what is the bad thing?"
Of course, he didn't have any expectations. People often mentioned the name of their country when giving speeches, let alone in private.
However, most of the bad things they discussed were innocuous and were meant to disgust people, so Lin Xiao basically ignored them. Thinking about it, what Xiaomi had to say this time was similar.
However, as soon as Xiaomi said those words, he almost spit out the tea in his mouth.
"They want to use satellites to attack Tiannian."
After choking on a sip of tea and coughing several times, Lin Xiao recovered and asked in surprise: "Satellite? Attack the Tiannian? They really dare to think about it!"
Then he started the computer and asked Xiaomi to sort out the details.
After reading the other party's plan, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sneer.
Whether it was their Plan A or Plan B, Lin Xiao didn't care. Plan A's influence through public opinion obviously couldn't prevent the launch of the Tiannian.
Plan B's plan to use a suicide weapon satellite to attack their Tiannian is no less than a fantasy.
Back then, they tried to use satellites to hit their space station but failed, let alone the Tiannian.
Even if they use this suicide satellite
"Humph, since they dare to do this, then we must show them some color!"
Lin Xiao then said: "Xiao Mi, once a troll appears on the Internet who deliberately slanders the 'Ying' plan, immediately investigate their identity. If they are Chinese and have received money, we will search for all relevant evidence.
Then send it to the National Security Bureau."
The "Ying" project is the name of their plan to land on Mars. It is taken from the word "ying" in the Mars word "yinghuo". Because the meaning of "huo" is not good, we just use the word "ying".
"Okay!" Xiaomi responded immediately.
"In addition, keep the evidence of their plan and wait until the matter is over before making it public."
"Uh-huh!"
"Finally, calculate the positions of the American satellites among all the satellites in orbit around the world. When the time comes, I will have to give them a surprise."
"Great!"
Afterwards, Xiaomi showed Lin Xiao all the American satellites in orbit, and Lin Xiao also began to study how to prepare for his surprise.
…
Time passed quickly.
For the White House, they were completely unaware that the conspiracy they were about to carry out was already fully known.
And their conspiracy was officially carried out.
After the space agency announced that they would launch their mission to the moon on June 1st, also known as the "Ying" project, it was okay at first. Most people in China expressed their happiness. They did not expect that they would also have to go to the moon.
The plan to reach the moon was launched, and naturally a large number of netizens expressed their support.
After all, most domestic netizens still believe in the country's aerospace capabilities. When foreign countries launch rockets, there will be movie-level scenes of launch failures and rocket explosions in the air from time to time.
Maybe the special effects of foreign movies are good because their special effects artists have seen real scenes with their own eyes. Just a plane crashing into a building is enough for these special effects artists to gain experience.
Although their country's rockets have also failed, large explosion scenes like this were almost only seen in the last century.
Therefore, many domestic netizens believe in their aerospace technology.
However, just a few days after this exciting situation passed, there were a number of critical voices on the Internet.
"I feel like this plan for landing on the moon is too hasty, right? Their Mars plan was announced two years in advance, but our plan for landing on the moon was announced one month in advance? Are you sure this wasn't decided with a slap on the head?"
"That's right! Although we now have a powerful aerospace aircraft like the Tiannian, the Tiannian can only realize the communication between the earth and the moon. Is it possible that the Tiannian can also realize the communication between the earth and Mars?
?』
"I guess the starting point of the people above is also good. After all, it is space exploration. Naturally, the farther the better, but at this juncture, isn't it obvious that they are having this dispute with the United States?
See, there’s absolutely no need for this!
If someone is awesome, let them be awesome. We might as well continue to hone our technology. For example, like the current transformation plan on the moon, we have to do it first, then we can do it on Mars in the future."
"..."
Among these objections, a big blogger named [Lilac Needle] wrote an article to evaluate this matter.
[The "Ying" Project: A battle of spirits that was "confused" by "Ying"]
"The "Ying" project is taken from the ancient name of Mars, Yinghuo, in order to prevent us from being "Yinghuo". In addition to referring to Mars, Yinghuo also means confusion.
But now, we are not confused by this flickering light in the universe, but we are confused by this battle of spirits.
Looking back at the past, any important space operation needs to be announced long in advance, such as the moon landing or Mars exploration. This can not only show that the preparation time is long enough, but also show that the preparation is sufficient.
Even if it is postponed, it is actually for the sake of safety.
But now, it is the turn of this important manned mission plan, but it was announced only one month in advance.
Let’s not talk about whether the procedure is in compliance with the rules, but in terms of the decision-making process, it is difficult to think about. We can’t help but think, is this really a decision made after careful consideration?
This has to make us think that this is a temporary plan decided out of a dispute with the other party.
And it is also based on the dispute of will in the aerospace field.
Don’t we have enough painful lessons from the past conflicts of minds in the aerospace field?
During the Cold War, how many astronauts did the two major countries sacrifice in order to compete for the title of major space powers?
On March 23, 1961, Darenko of the Soviet Union died during training before he even landed in space;
On January 27, 1967, three astronauts on the American Apollo 1 also died during a test on the ground;
On June 29, 1971, three Soviet astronauts conducted experiments in space orbit. After successfully completing their mission and preparing to return, they were buried in the universe forever due to an accident. Even their bodies could not be found.
return;
…
With so many lessons, do we still want our astronauts to take risks in this battle of spirits?
Or is it that the only lesson we can learn from history is that there is no lesson learned?”
As soon as Dingxiangzhen’s article was published, it attracted a lot of approval.
After all, the content in this article seems very real, and even the author behind it feels very satisfied.
In the magic city, in an office of a certain office building.
"Look, my article is awesome, right?"
A man wearing glasses said to his colleagues next to him with a smile.
They are the operators behind the Dingxiangzhen account, and where they are located is their company.
"Awesome, well written."
The colleagues next to me said one after another.
"It depends on the effect afterward." Another person said.
"Hmph, don't worry. After the system officially starts pushing, we will definitely get the results we want." The author of the article said confidently.
"But having said that, is it really okay for us to do this? Will we be found out?"
"What are you afraid of? Anyway, the bank that made the payment is also abroad and cannot be found in China." The author waved his hand and said very plainly: "What's more, we have been doing this for so long, what is there to worry about now?
If it wasn't too obvious, I would have wanted to rub off on our Chief Lin's popularity."
After hearing what this person said, the worried person nodded, "Okay."
Then they thought about the six-figure deposit they received, and the subsequent total amount of at least seven figures, and it was still in US dollars, and their hearts became hot.
Then, they waited for the popularity this article would gain. After all, it was related to the money they could ultimately earn.
Of course, looking at the tens of millions of fans on their scarves, no matter how you think about it, the popularity will never be low. What's more, most people on the Internet are famous for being good guides. After all, they have investigated
The undergraduate rate among domestic Internet users is less than 10%.
All I can say is, this time it’s a huge profit.
However, they took it for granted, but the final result surprised them.
After they spent more than 100,000 yuan to buy traffic and started pushing, the fans who came to comment and their netizens were different from the previous ones who were in favor of the article. Almost all of them cursed their article.
.
"Nm fart, the writing is nonsense, and there is a dispute of temper, I mean nm"
"What a curse!"
"The simplest bad mouth, the purest enjoyment"
"Isn't this lilac needle worth 50 W like those overturned big Vs? Can you publish such a stupid article?"
"According to what you say, we might as well not get involved in the fire. It's all just a fight of spirits anyway. As long as we don't do anything, we will stay on earth forever, and there will be no fights of spirits, and there will be no misery."
Lessons learned'
"Ah, right, right, in the future, when people ask you why you don't launch rockets, you just say it's all a dispute of will. If it weren't for the original fight of will, it would still be a question whether we humans have this kind of aerospace technology. As a result, you
It was all rejected with a dispute of will? We all have money to make money together.」
"It's very well written, but it's a pity that it wasn't written by a human being"
"..."
Seeing this situation, the operations team behind Lilac Needle was immediately taken aback.
What's happening here?
Why are they all scolding?
They didn't expect this to be the case at all.
What good guidance was promised?
And their number of fans also started to drop crazily, and it would drop by thousands every time they refreshed it. Although they are tens of millions of bloggers, they can't stand this situation!
After all, even they themselves don’t know how big their millions of fans are.
And now those who have passed the test are all real fans!
Immediately, someone suggested: "Would you like to open featured comments?"
"open!"
Someone immediately agreed.
"Looking at this situation, it would be best to delete the article, right?"
"Delete the article? There are more than one million dollars, you don't want it?"
"this……"
The top executives of these Dingxiang Needles are unable to make a decision.
However, at this moment, the door of their conference room was opened directly.
Then, more than a dozen police officers rushed in and surrounded them. Until finally, a man with obviously the highest police rank came in and said to the people present: "Lilac Needle, you are colluding with foreign forces."
The matter has been discovered, and now we will take you back to the National Security Bureau for investigation."
When the senior executives of Lilac Needle present saw this, they were stunned.
