Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

Lin Rong and Wang Ziming reported the next arrangements of Apple China at the headquarters in the United States this week.

They have no house in the United States, and naturally no car.

So they rented a car at the airport right after getting off the plane, a Ford Mondeo, which is considered a means of transportation for Americans.

They rented a high-end model, with navigation, reversing images and everything else.

After getting in the car, they used the navigation that came with the Mondeo, searched for the route, and headed towards the hotel.

It was not the first time for both of them to come to the United States, and they were very familiar with various procedures.

However, the road conditions in the United States were obviously not related to familiarity.

Except for those who often drive themselves, normal people who come to a relatively unfamiliar place must rely on navigation to accurately find the location.

At the beginning, everything was fine.

But after entering the city, Lin Rong suddenly found that the navigation seemed to have a problem.

It had been more than ten minutes, and the navigation did not have any new prompts.

This was obviously wrong.

But thinking that it was her leader who was in the car this time, Lin Rong did not want to show that she was a bad driver, so she endured and continued to drive for more than ten minutes.

The car navigation still didn't respond.

This time, she naturally knew that something was wrong.

After parking the car neatly, she operated the navigation again.

However, the situation was completely different from what she thought.

"Mr. Wang, the navigation of this car seems to have a problem."

Lin Rong said to Wang Ziming a little embarrassedly, "I'll try Google Maps on my phone."

Although the car navigation had a problem, the mobile phone navigation could still be used.

As soon as they got off the plane, they had already handled various operations such as changing the mobile phone card, so they didn't have to worry about the mobile phone not being able to be used.

But the situation was different this time. Lin Rong operated the Google APP on the mobile phone for a long time, but there was no response.

The software could be opened normally, but after searching for the target address, there was no response.

The only dialog box that popped up was "GPS signal is weak".

This time, they were in trouble.

Without navigation, they couldn't find the way to the hotel.

Not to mention in America, even in China, Lin Rong couldn't find the place without navigation.

"We are in the city, why is there no GPS signal?"

Wang Ziming also felt very strange.

Although he didn't know where to drive now, he didn't blame Lin Rong.

After all, it wasn't her fault.

"I'll check online to see what to do in this situation."

Lin Rong took a deep breath and picked up her phone nervously to check.

She was a little scared because she was unfamiliar with the place.

However, when she searched online, she found that this word had become a hot search word.

Not only did they encounter the problem of weak GPS signal, but a large number of people had this problem.

At this moment, she roughly understood what was going on, "Mr. Wang, it seems that there is a problem with GPS. I see that many people have encountered similar problems as us."

"But it's also very strange. This is the first time I've encountered this situation in so many years."

"I'll get off the car and ask to see how to get to the hotel."

As the head of sales, Lin Rong's mind is not so rigid.

Soon, she found a new solution.

However, the fact that GPS satellites have no signal in some areas of the United States is getting bigger and bigger.

"Granfin, it has been preliminarily confirmed that this time a GPS satellite has lost its signal, resulting in the loss of GPS signals in some areas."

"From the movement in space, the biggest possibility is that a Starlink satellite of Venus Technology approached the GPS satellite."

"Within two hours of the other party approaching, the signal of this GPS satellite disappeared."

"I guess not all of Venus Technology's Starlink satellites are communication satellites, but some are other satellites with military purposes."

As a representative of the Pentagon, John quickly found out about the relevant situation.

This matter can be big or small.

It must be announced that there were some minor faults in the GPS satellite, which have been repaired now.

This way, public opinion can be quickly dissipated, so as not to bring too much pressure to everyone.

But the actual reason is indeed unrelated to the fault.

The United States has already determined that this matter is related to Venus Technology.

You know, GPS is not a product of a certain company in the United States, it is a satellite navigation system directly managed by relevant departments.

It can be said that Venus Technology has touched the tiger's butt this time.

"We arranged a satellite to scare the Chang'e space station, and the other party directly arranged a jamming satellite to block part of our GPS signal."

"How dare they do this?"

Granfin found it hard to accept this result.

Originally, everyone was watching the fun, but how come the melon fell on their heads?

This matter is hard to accept.

For a long time, except for a few special organizations, no one dared to easily provoke the United States.

Now China's Qimingxing Technology dared to attack GPS, which is definitely hard to accept.

Even though they were the ones who started the incident, Griffin also felt that it was the fault of Venusstar Technology.

I can bully you, but you can't fight back.

America's logic is so overbearing.

"We may have to downplay this matter in the short term, but I think it is necessary to let the relevant departments set up a special project to develop our own jamming satellites in the next step."

"Otherwise, when there is a conflict in the future, we will be very passive."

America has always been far ahead in aerospace-related forces.

Especially in the layout of various satellites, America's technology is absolutely top-notch.

No one will deny this.

But now this situation is slowly ushering in a bigger challenge, which John and Griffin don't want to see.

John took the initiative to ask the relevant departments to allocate funds to study weapons such as jamming satellites, and everyone's enthusiasm is naturally very high.

"Our Space Exploration Technology Company is the world's leading technology in satellite launch. I am confident that this jamming satellite project will be completed as soon as possible."

Musk will naturally not miss such a good development opportunity.

Their Starlink satellite system has a large funding gap. Although there are many shareholders, no one is willing to take out money and waste it.

So if there is financial support from relevant departments, it would be the best.

At this time, Musk was not as wealthy as later generations.

After all, Tesla was far from as exaggerated as later generations.

"Many satellites before were manufactured by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and they have a deep technical foundation in this regard."

"I guess they will not give up this project easily."

Griffin is obviously very clear about the situation of the American aerospace industry.

Although NASA's main task is to launch various spacecraft, in fact, many satellite launch missions are also related to them.

They even help companies such as Lockheed Martin to launch some commercial satellites.

When facing the outside world, these military giants can unite and face the outside world in unison.

But when there are projects inside, the competition must still be carried out.

Like Boeing and Lockheed Martin, they are completely on two different paths.

In fact, they are fighting to the death inside the United States.

In this situation, only the Americans themselves know better.

"Boeing and Lockheed Martin are actually shareholders of SpaceX. Although they don't have many shares, I think it is entirely possible to cooperate and develop satellite jammers and other satellite weapon projects as a starting point."

"To deal with Venustech's satellites, we must still look for professionals from SpaceX."

Masco continued to talk about the advantages of his own company.

However, this kind of thing cannot be concluded now.

Venustech has interfered with the signals of the US GPS satellites, causing many people to be unable to use GPS-related equipment for a period of time.

This matter naturally cannot be hidden from those who are interested.

As for Qian Junfeng, who witnessed the whole process with his own eyes, his mood at this time is even more complicated.

"Mr. Cao, after you have developed this jamming satellite, the relevant departments will probably come to you soon."

"Venustech will definitely have more big business by then."

Qian Junfeng is very clear about the importance of the relevant departments to jamming satellites.

No one has developed this thing before because they think it is not very feasible.

After all, space is too vast, and ordinary jamming equipment has no way to exert any power at all.

And the size of the satellite is limited, which means that the size of the jamming equipment installed on it is also limited.

In this case, it will not play a big role in space.

Who knew that Venusstar Technology could come up with a unique way to make a name for itself.

That's very meaningful.

They have now proved their practicality by paralyzing a GPS satellite.

Although it only interfered for two hours and then returned to normal, it was also very remarkable.

Before this, no one could accomplish it.

"There are more and more satellites in space, and their safety is bound to need to be carefully considered."

"And with the advancement of various technologies, there are more and more things that can be done on satellites."

"Especially our next generation of 5G communications is going to be combined with Starlink satellites, so the safety performance of these satellites must be considered."

"Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, the situation will be more troublesome."

Cao Yang attaches so much importance to the Starlink satellite project, so he naturally needs to consider it more thoroughly.

Otherwise, if 5G communication is really done by then, problems will occur every now and then, which will be a big trouble.

After all, if 5G communication follows the path of Starlink satellites, then when we enter the 6G era, it will most likely continue to move in this direction.

In the future, satellites will be given more and more importance.

All parties will definitely try to do something about it.

"That's true. It seems that the laser weapon project we are working on together should be started as soon as possible."

"Only when we have the power to destroy our opponents can we truly guarantee the safety of our own satellites."

"Just like this time against GPS satellites, the United States now announced that its own system had failed, and did not dare to say that the satellite was interfered with."

Qian Junfeng is also very touched now.

This business trip to Guangzhou is really worth it.

...

Similar to Qian Junfeng's speculation, the next day Pan Jun came to discuss with Cao Yang on behalf of the relevant departments about interfering with the satellite production and launch business.

Although Venus Technology is a Chinese enterprise, it is not an institution directly managed by the relevant departments after all, and there is no way to conveniently command various satellites.

So the relevant departments naturally have their own needs for interfering with satellites.

Even this time, not only interfering with satellites, but also the relevant departments of reconnaissance satellites are also ready to cooperate with Venus Technology.

After all, Venus Technology's performance in satellite technology is completely worthy of everyone's attention.

"Pan, Representative, using Venusstar 9 MAX, we can launch more powerful jamming satellites into space to meet the needs of relevant departments."

"Or go one step further, just like building a space station, divide the large jamming satellite into several parts for launch, so that the power can be much greater."

Cao Yang had already expected that the relevant departments would contact him to discuss the jamming satellite.

So he already had some plans in mind.

"We hope that our jamming satellites will still be active in the name of ordinary satellites. It is too special, and other people will be able to know its use at once."

"So the five jamming satellite cooperation projects signed in the early stage are all the kind that are launched into space at one time."

"For the subsequent combined satellite project, after your technical plan comes out, I will invite the expert team to evaluate it and see whether it will be adopted."

Pan Jun knew that the relevant departments were now anxious to launch a few satellites into space to solve the problem of whether there is any.

And then consider other aspects.

At this time, it must be based on the plan currently used by Venusstar Technology.

If the speed is fast enough, it can be put into use next month.

This is definitely a very attractive thing for the relevant departments of China.

"That's fine. Some of our projects are already cooperating with Aerospace Science and Technology. You can also get to know the situation with Aerospace Science and Technology."

For some sensitive things, it is definitely more appropriate to let Aerospace Science and Technology take the lead.

After all, they are of good origin.

In this regard, Cao Yang does not feel that he is doing a favor for others.

Anyway, Aerospace Science and Technology will not get Venustech for free.

When the time comes, the parts procurement fee will not be less than a penny.

Now many products of Aerospace Science and Technology are not only purchased from Nanshan Carbon Fiber, but also many parts are purchased from Nanshan companies.

So as long as Cao Yang wants to make money, there are many ways.

This is not an emergency, so you can't always work at a loss.

You must make money where you should make money, so that the project can become sustainable.

The trend of space militarization is definitely not something that anyone can change whether they want it or not.

The main institutions must know about the battle between Venustech and the United States in space these two days.

It's just that ordinary people don't know.

Realizing the importance of satellite security, the polar bears must show their strength. Otherwise, they are also worried that their satellites will suddenly collide with other products when they are flying in orbit in the future. Or they will be interfered with by other people's products. No matter which one it is, they don't want to see it. So the polar bears also took some actions soon. "Dmitri, the relevant departments have given instructions and asked us to arrange a missile to hit the satellite test in the next few months." "We want to let the United States and China know that our strength in destroying satellites is also the world's leading." "Only in this way can we ensure that our satellites in orbit are in a safe and reliable state." Grogin called Dmitri to his office early in the morning and instructed him on a more important matter. As the epitome of the polar bear aerospace industry, the United Rocket and Space Corporation has undertaken many research and development tasks for missiles and spacecraft. For example, the anti-satellite missile project is what they are doing. Based on the original intercontinental ballistic missile, with appropriate modifications, it is natural to quickly produce a missile to deal with satellites. However, it seems that there is no difficulty in the technical direction, but it is not so easy to implement in practice. Because general intercontinental ballistic missiles, when they are actually used, have to consider carrying nuclear warheads, so the accuracy requirements are not that high.

You said that the accuracy of a product carrying a nuclear warhead is 100 meters and 200 meters, what is the difference?

But if it is used to hit satellites, the situation is different.

Generally speaking, the size of most satellites in space is only a dozen meters, at most a few dozen meters.

In this case, if your missile is not accurate enough, there is no way to hit it accurately.

And all space tests will be observed by other countries.

If you don't hit the target accurately, then the attempt to show off your muscles will become a joke.

However, the polar bear is still very strong in this regard.

Relying solely on its old capital, it can continue to maintain its leading position in the world.

It must be said that the polar bear's old capital is really too deep.

"There is no big problem in launching the test, but our missile plan is to explode directly near the satellite, so as to destroy the satellite through the missile fragments."

"In this case, a lot of space debris will be generated."

"The number of satellites on various orbits now has increased a lot compared to previous years."

"Our fragments may bring danger to other aircraft if we are not careful."

Dmitri expressed his concerns.

As an anti-satellite missile, there are several technical directions now.

The polar bear must use one of them, and it is also a relatively simple and crude solution.

This solution does not require relatively high accuracy of the missile. After all, as long as a part of the fragments hit the satellite, it can achieve a good effect.

Another way is to use the missile's own kinetic energy to hit the satellite.

Hitting the satellite at such a high speed can definitely destroy the satellite, thereby achieving the desired purpose.

Compared with the polar bear's plan, this plan will produce less debris, and the threat to other aircraft will naturally be smaller.

However, this plan has relatively high technical requirements for missiles. If it flies away accidentally, it will be embarrassing.

"As long as we don't damage our own satellites, we can't care so much about other things."

"There is a lot of garbage in space, and not all of it is caused by us."

Grogin only cares about whether he can complete the task assigned by his superiors.

As for whether he will bring any danger to other people in the process of completing this task, he can't care so much.

In his opinion, the first thing he needs to consider is the position under his buttocks.

He can't care so much about the safety of other countries.

"If this is the case, then arranging exercises in the next few months will definitely not be a big problem."

"It just so happens that one of our satellites has been scrapped this year, and it can be used as a test satellite at that time."

Dmitri didn't bother about anything anymore.

To a certain extent, his idea is actually the same as Grogin's.

The reason why I just brought it up is to make the risks clear in advance, so as to avoid being blamed by others.

Polar Bear can quickly take some countermeasures to the changes in the situation, but other countries cannot.

So far, only these three companies have the strength in this regard.

But although many countries cannot take any countermeasures, they will not sit and wait for death.

For example, the European Space Agency naturally thought about whether to take a good look at the joke of Venus Technology so that they can lower the price in future cooperation negotiations.

However, before they finished watching the excitement, the situation had changed.

Venus Technology was so fierce that it directly interfered with the GPS satellite.

Although it is not known whether it was a technical problem or mercy, only one satellite was affected in two hours.

But the shock it brought to some people was actually quite big.

China has never really threatened the United States in the field of space, but now it has actually affected your satellite.

As an insider, the European Space Agency will naturally not change at all.

"Joseph, please arrange it. We will go to China next month and have a good exchange with Venusstar Technology."

Since Venusstar Technology is so powerful that it dares to fight against the United States.

In this case, the attitude of the European Space Agency will naturally change.

By then, there will probably be many institutions that want to cooperate with Venusstar Technology.

If the European Space Agency does not finalize the cooperation as soon as possible, it is unknown when it will be able to send its astronauts to the Chang'e space station.

"It is indeed necessary to have a good exchange with the other party and finalize the details of the subsequent cooperation as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, the price and conditions of cooperation with Venusstar Technology may begin to change."

Joseph can naturally understand why Werner suddenly made this request to him now.

The situation is changing, and their response plan naturally needs to change.