Chapter 109 Fortification overnight

  A large astronomical observatory in the United States.

As an astronomical observatory built in recent years for the so-called new round of space hegemony, in addition to defrauding a large amount of capital investment, this facility has the most sensitive radio telescope array in North America, and its accuracy can even track objects with a diameter of only half meter-sized fragments of meteorites, space junk—as long as it's within the Earth-Moon system.

   It can only be said that there are still some things left in the United States. In addition, China has deliberately promoted some fringe technologies over the years, so the United States built this observatory.

   It's just that this thing is destined to be left far behind by the leaping development of Huaguo.

   This astronomical observatory is nominally looking for habitable planets outside the solar system, but in fact most of the observation tasks are concentrated in the earth-moon orbit, and its purpose is needless to say.

  About a few days ago, Huaguo announced the launch schedule to the international community, announcing to the world that it will conduct a staggering collective launch.

  The scale of its launch is so large that experts wonder whether the Chinese space industry has left all the countries behind and entered the interstellar era.

  In the astronomical observatory, most of the experts in the United States have gray hair. In fact, they are about the same age as the experts in Huaguo, but Huaguo's life extension technology and nanotechnology have made the two sides of the same age group look very different.

  In fact, if they are willing to apply for naturalization in Huaguo, just like many colleagues in the past, they can also line up to enjoy various high-tech medical treatments.

   After all, the scientific community in Huaguo has not closed the door to attract elites from various countries in recent years. Nearly half of the scientists who participated in the Astronomical Conference a few years ago chose to be naturalized in Huaguo.

  But every country has some scientists who are still willing to stick to certain principles. For example, this old gray-haired expert is holding coffee in front of the projection screen.

  Since Hua Guoguan announced the launch plan, he and the observation team he led have not taken a day off. They are on standby for almost 24 hours at work, and they dare not relax for even an hour.

   "This collective launch is a total of 166 space shuttles, with a success rate of 100%."

   "According to the carrying capacity of the Huaguo space shuttle. My God! Are they trying to build another lunar base at the north pole of the moon at one time?"

  The reports came one after another, and the experts listened expressionlessly. But for some reason, there was a faint feeling of relief in his heart.

Once upon a time, they were the unique leaders in the field of deep space exploration on this planet. Now that Huaguo has changed its previous modest launch plan and revealed their true aviation level, experts understand that there is even a technological gap between them. .

   Those NASA officials can't even fool themselves now, can they?

  Development of deep space is the future of all mankind, so why not join the agreement of the federation honestly?

   It has been rumored that Huaguo is going to start building a space elevator, but looking at it now... there are some possibilities!

   Just as he was thinking so, his assistant quickly walked in to report.

   "Didn't the shuttle swarm go to the moon?"

   "Are they heading towards the second Lagrange point?"

The professor's eyes widened for a moment. The Huaguo-produced projection screen they used showed that a huge group of space shuttles used the gravitational slingshot effect of the earth to move towards the second Lagrangian in the sun-earth system instead of the moon. Click forward.

When Lagrange studied the restricted three-body problem, he found that there were five coplanar special points in the third body moving around the two major stars, and the gravitational and centrifugal forces on the objects at these five points were basically balanced. Later, people These five points are called Lagrangian points, also known as translation points. In the sun-earth system, the sun, the earth and the probe constitute the restricted three-body problem, and there are five Lagrangian points L1, L2, L3, L4, L5.

  Arranging the relay satellites at these five points can maintain the orbit of the satellites with less energy consumption, and the relay satellites can exist stably for a long time, thereby reducing the operating cost of the space network.

   Looking at such a large-scale launch, of course it can't be as simple as building a satellite?

   Over time, they even hooked up space telescopes to simultaneously observe what was going on in space.

   And those space shuttle groups, when they were about to reach the second Lagrangian point, opened their cabins one after another and ejected groups of standard cubes.

   What surprised the institutions who were always observing the situation here was that the groups of standard cubes were slowly approaching each other, and then merged at the joints!

   You must know that they look like they are moving slowly, but in fact they still retain a high speed and kinetic energy, and a little carelessness will immediately lead to a space accident.

   They should explode immediately when they collide. How could it be as smooth as a seamless connection?

   A set of standard squares seems to be assembled by a pair of invisible hands, and all the squares are combined to form a circle that firmly occupies the second Lagrangian point!

   And this process only took a mere two hours!

  In the eyes of Americans, it is like a miracle!

"This is impossible!"

   "Not building a space station, but building a space city! These modules are beginning to be spliced ​​with nanorobots!"

   "My God! Their nanotechnology can already be used in cutting-edge medical treatment. I should have understood that this technology will be used in aerospace engineering sooner or later!"

  The expression on the expert's face was equally shocking.

  If it wasn’t for the limited carrying capacity of the space shuttle, and this time there were only these cubes, the experts had no doubt that the space city in human history would have been completed as soon as they woke up!

  Build a city overnight!

   And it’s still a space city. It sounds like a dream, but it’s actually happening right before your eyes!

   This is no longer a generation difference, but a difference in civilization level!

   No matter how you realize your shame and act bravely, you are destined to fail to keep up with the gap...

  【Is it still too late to apply for naturalization? 】

  The expert once again felt deep regret. If he had chosen to stay after the astronomical meeting, he wondered if he could enjoy the joy of completing this great project on the other side, instead of just staring at it dumbfounded.

   "My resignation letter, please help me submit it to NASA."

  Looking at the space city in front of him, the expert realized that his persistence was meaningless.

  God no longer blesses America, and then they need Hua to bless them, especially from space...

   Written on the successful launch of the Shenzhou 14th, the delay of the new generation of American moon landing rockets.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)