The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master

The scene of the press conference was originally quite solemn and solemn, but now it was almost like a small theater.

What we are looking at is probably the only fishing in space that has never been done before or since.

After the applause gradually subsided, someone quickly asked:

"Excuse me, is the next step to send space junk back into the atmosphere?"

Sun Yanlai was actually more excited than anyone else present, and she couldn't wait to sing a verse on the spot.

But considering the situation, I still have to hold on tight.

He forcibly suppressed the curvature of the corners of his mouth, forced a serious face, and explained to the audience below:

"The destruction process requires deceleration and deorbiting, and the assembly has just passed over the International Space Station... In addition, considering that the solar panel is too large, it may not be completely burned during re-entry into the atmosphere. In short, for safety reasons, We will continue to maintain the current orbit for a while, and then start adjusting the orbit when it is approximately above the northern Indian Ocean. This can ensure that even if there is still debris, it will fall into the uninhabited sea in the middle of the Pacific. "

"But no matter what, the International Space Station is absolutely safe..."

For a moment, everyone even forgot to applaud again.

They were all just looking at the blue planet on the left side of the TV screen...

…

at the same time

Thousands of kilometers away, on-site launch personnel, including Chang Haonan, had already withdrawn to hotels near the sounding launch site.

At this time, they were gathered in a small conference room, watching the live broadcast from space on TV.

Of course, the nearby satellite communication network is also directly connected to the Beijing Flight Control Center to avoid any unexpected incidents that must be dealt with immediately.

It’s just that at this time, it’s more enjoyable to watch TV with people all over the world.

"I still can't believe it..."

Zhou Pingjian stared intently at the target that had been firmly captured in the center of the screen, and said leisurely:

"It has only been half a year since the Americans intercepted and produced this piece of space debris... but we actually got this thing first."

As the chief designer of the manned spaceflight project, he has verified a considerable part of the pre-processing technology in the spacecraft docking process through this mission.

Although the unmanned docking test will definitely still be carried out, it will greatly reduce the difficulty and risk of the future Shenzhou 8 mission.

It is even possible to advance the construction schedule of the entire space station by about a year.

"There are indeed many coincidences..."

This incident was also a complete surprise for Chang Haonan, especially as the solar storm happened to coincide with the expected launch time window, which directly pushed the public opinion impact of the entire operation to the highest point:

"Comrade Fuyuan, I'm afraid you should be mentally prepared..."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Fuyuan, who was sitting on the other side of the conference table, also looking at the TV screen.

"Um?"

The latter was obviously still immersed in his own thinking world and didn't even understand the meaning of this sentence for a while.

"Just now, Director Sun of our space agency personally gave you a wave of advertisements."

Chang Haonan said half-jokingly:

"I estimate that after this mission is over, users looking for you to launch small or micro-nano satellites will probably come in droves..."

Although for most countries, the so-called "fast space response" is actually a purely false demand, the low launch cost and short preparation period of Kuaizhou-1 are still attractive enough.

Only then did Zhao Fuyuan react, smiled and touched the back of his head:

"Then our production workshop can finally operate at full capacity..."

Missiles not only require experience in design and use, but also in production.

For a long time, due to the problem of equipment quantity, China's production of ballistic missiles, especially medium and long-range ballistic missiles, has been in a de facto handicraft state.

Therefore, if we can take advantage of this opportunity to truly promote Kuaizhou-1 to the space launch market, it can almost be regarded as revitalizing the entire solid rocket industry chain.

While a few people were talking and chatting, the satellite that had completed the capture operation finally flew to the planned sky over the northwest Indian Ocean.

"Start the reverse thrust engine and start decelerating!"

The sound on the communications network will sound several seconds ahead of the sound in the television broadcast signal.

Therefore, it was not until a few seconds after the command was announced that a dazzling blue-purple fire erupted from both sides of the screen on the TV screen.

Since the satellite and the captured space junk are now flying forward at the same time, the spaceborne engine needs to blow forward to reduce the speed of the combination.

It is equivalent to stopping the space debris flying at high speed.

If it is a general reentry spacecraft, in order to ensure the safety of the reentry process, this process will often be quite long.

But the purpose of re-entering the atmosphere this time was to burn the satellites and space junk together, so there was no need to worry about the re-entry angle.

Brake hard and that's it.

Therefore, the satellite altitude decreased almost at a speed visible to the naked eye in the next ten minutes, and the earth on the left side of the picture also began to approach and zoom in.

Soon, a layer of gray mist seemed to cover the camera lens, and then quickly turned orange-red.

This is a sign that friction with the upper atmosphere has begun.

In fact, at this point, it can be declared a complete success of the "space fishing boat" mission.

As for how long the camera system and signal transmission system can last...

This depends largely on luck.

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Only then did Chang Haonan finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he stood up and walked slowly to the window.

Quite a coincidence.

The windows of this conference room face almost due south.

He raised his head slightly, and sure enough he saw a streak of fire that was like a meteor streaking across from west to east, and then suddenly split into pieces in mid-air and disappeared into the almost pitch-black night sky.

At almost the same time, the picture on the TV screen froze at the last frame, and then turned into darkness...

…

In fact, most people who are in the midst of excitement have not yet realized what is happening at an orbital altitude of 400 kilometers above their heads.

The space junk No. 40396 that has just been firmly controlled by the flying net is of course a piece of unowned space debris.

But on another level, it could also count as a…

Non-cooperative spacecraft.

And because of its special shape, the actual area that needs to be covered by the rope net is very large.

To some extent, it even approximates a medium-sized satellite.

In other words, the Chinese used a spacecraft that was quickly launched into orbit to capture another spacecraft that was in a non-cooperative state.

In fact, it is equivalent to a co-orbital anti-satellite test.

At any time in the past, this kind of thing would most likely be regarded as a "space weapon" and become a target.

But now, not only has it not aroused any public backlash, but it has also been portrayed as a heroic feat to save the International Space Station...

You can even ask Americans to pay a share.

"Mr. Zhou... remember to sort out the expenses of the entire project when you go back, and then hand them over to the space agency."

Chang Haonan turned around and looked at Zhou Pingjian, who was just about to get up.

"Don't worry, I'm familiar with these things and have already prepared them."

The latter answered while sorting the information on the table without raising his head:

"It will be released as soon as tomorrow morning, and then through public pressure, NASA will pay for it... I think this is what you mean, Academician Chang, right?"

Chang Haonan nodded, and then suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, the research and development expenses of Kuaizhou One are also included... Of course, the name must be cleverly chosen, and it cannot be written so straightforwardly."

"ah?"

Zhou Pingjian and Zhao Fuyuan raised their heads at the same time.

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This Kuaizhou No. 1 was modified from Dongfeng 31, and will be used to verify the related technologies of Dongfeng 31A later...

Chang Haonan showed a strange smile at this time:

"Using American money to help us verify intercontinental ballistic missile-related technologies...don't you think it's very appropriate?"