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Li Nan immediately became nervous.

"Chairman, let's go to the emergency cabin first."

Huang Haojie nodded.

At the same time, both Ye Haisheng and others who were conducting experiments, as well as Zhang Yunfeng, Liao Qingsong and others in the middle area, all responded quickly.

Inside the main control cabin.

The red police lights flashed crazily, and Zhang Yunfeng frowned and looked at the holographic display.

"Boss, we're in big trouble." Li Xuan, who acted as the space station monitor, said hurriedly.

"I know, Li Xuan, please monitor the debris traces now, and prepare to activate the shield defense according to the situation." Zhang Yunfeng immediately ordered.

"receive."

Zhang Yunfeng picked up the communicator: "Qingsong, please come back."

"Liao Qingsong received it."

"You go to the upper area immediately and settle down the researchers."

"Then the chairman..."

"The chairman makes his own arrangements and executes orders."

"receive."

Zhang Yunfeng knew that Huang Junjie was a stand-in robot at this time, so there was nothing to worry about. He gave instructions to the other two staff members at the space station, and they went to the Qinglong-class spacecraft.

The emergency escape cabin of the new Kaohsiung Space Station is in the middle area and is connected to the parking area of ​​the Qinglong-class spacecraft. Once an unavoidable situation occurs, they can quickly enter the Qinglong-class spacecraft and escape from the space station.

After a while, five scientific researchers and Huang Junjie's stand-in robot appeared in the emergency cabin.

And Liao Qingsong arrived here soon after.

"Everyone, please follow the previous safety regulations and put on the outer space suit." Liao Qingsong said quickly.

"Chairman, you also wear..."

He suddenly became petrified because Huang Junjie opened the robot parts of his arm.

"Don't worry about me, this is a stand-in robot."

"Haha..." If you didn't say it earlier, you'd be worried to death. Liao Qingsong complained in his heart with black lines in his head.

After the scientific researchers were dressed, Liao Qingsong also stayed here, while Huang Junjie floated directly to the main control cabin.

After entering the main control cabin, he saw Zhang Yunfeng, Qin Xuexue, and Li Xuan who were busy.

"What on earth happened?"

"Chairman, the situation is..."

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The timeline goes back 34 minutes to March 26, 2020, around 14:21 pm Peking time.

At 550 kilometers in Blue Star's low-Earth orbit, an artificial satellite numbered Starlink 66 suddenly lost control and fell towards Blue Star.

If it just falls, it will not be enough to make the new Kaohsiung Space Station face a powerful enemy.

During the fall of Starlink 66, the Space Exploration Company tried to correct its orbit. As a result, an operating Xizhou Alliance weather satellite was canceled during the orbit correction process.

You must know that the Xizhou Alliance weather satellite that suffered a huge disaster was a large satellite weighing 14.7 tons.

All of a sudden, it was like poking a hornet's nest. The weather satellite instantly disintegrated into more than a dozen large pieces of debris and countless small fragments.

The satellites operating in nearby orbits are relatively dense, so under a chain reaction, three more satellites in low-Earth orbits of 500 to 450 kilometers were destroyed by debris in less than half an hour.

Countless satellite fragments are heading towards low-Earth orbit below 500 kilometers. The number of detected fragments with a diameter of more than 5 centimeters alone exceeds 30,000, not to mention smaller fragments.

The consequences are disastrous, because after the satellite is destroyed, more debris will be born, which is simply a vicious cycle.

The orbital altitudes of the new Kaohsiung Space Station and the new Bazhong Space Station are about 450 kilometers, so they will naturally bear the brunt.

Li Xuan shouted loudly: "There are 14 large pieces of debris flying towards us at high speed in the left orbit, and they are expected to collide with us in 10 minutes."

"Repeat, there are 14 large pieces of debris flying towards us at high speed from the left orbit, and they are expected to collide with us in 10 minutes."

"Study, prepare immediately, activate the shield protection system in five minutes, and the shield on the right side will not be activated for the time being." Zhang Yunfeng calmly ordered.

"Received." Qin Xuexue replied seriously.

Time passed by minute by minute.

at the same time.

The space agencies of Blue Star's various countries also started to curse, especially the Xizhou Alliance, which had two satellites reimbursed. They now have the intention to kill Elon Musk.

"Mr. Layton, the situation is very bad. Now the entire area below 500 kilometers in low-Earth orbit may be attacked by satellite debris at any time, especially the three behemoths of the New Kaohsiung Space Station, the New Bazhong Space Station, and the International Space Station..." Luke, the head of the satellite monitoring department, did not dare to continue talking.

Of course, Layton knew the danger involved. Once the space station was destroyed, the huge scale of debris could turn low-Earth orbit into a death zone.

Humans will not be able to safely pass through low-Earth orbit for at least the next decade, or they will have to launch into airspace where debris is relatively sparse.

Layton couldn't help but narrowed his eyes when he thought of this, but then he suppressed the speculation. After all, he was the head of the Western Space Bureau, and he couldn't just say such things without evidence.

Except for the Western Space Administration and the Sunland Space Administration, other countries have a very ambiguous attitude towards this space accident.

Not only is it sad that its own satellite may be hit by debris, but it also hopes that the satellites or space stations of other countries, especially Dongtang and the Galaxy Consortium, will be destroyed.

Because they all know that if the space station is destroyed, the huge debris can block the low-Earth orbit, which will effectively render the mass projectors of Dongtang and Galaxy Consortium useless.

They can use this time to develop their aerospace capabilities and maybe catch up.

NASA, Space Center Houston.

Maxwell frowned as he looked at the images monitored by geostationary satellites and the satellite radar tracking the debris.

There are dense debris marks on the screen and a large number of trajectory analysis reports.

Dr. Archimedes on the side reminded: "Mr. Mike, I'm afraid the International Space Station..."

"I know, but what can we do?" Maxwell said with an ugly face.

"..." Archimedes was suddenly speechless.

The launch of the Boeing spacecraft into orbit in December last year failed, and the control procedures are now being modified and comprehensive inspections are being conducted again.

As for Elon Musk's "Dragon spacecraft", the launch process in January this year was even more tragic. The launch vehicle engine lost control and the fuel tank exploded the entire spacecraft into slag.

Now they have no hope. As for asking the Mao Xiong Space Agency for help? They are helpless. The trouble with the launch vehicle is that the preparation time is too long.

When they prepare the launch vehicle, the astronauts on the International Space Station will be cool.

The only way to save the astronauts on the International Space Station is to ask the Space Development Council for help.

"Oh my God!"

"A lot of debris is rushing towards the new Kaohsiung Space Station."

The personnel in the satellite monitoring department suddenly exclaimed.

Maxwell, Archimedes and others quickly used satellite monitoring to enlarge the picture of the New Kaohsiung Space Station, and a very clear picture suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Maxwell even saw a huge piece of satellite debris quickly crashing into the new Kaohsiung Space Station.

"It seems that the New Kaohsiung Space Station is in danger." Dr. Archimedes said with some worry. Although the Mi Li family and the Dongtang-Galaxy Alliance did not deal with it, the death of rabbits and the sorrow of foxes are inevitable.