Homo sapiens.

Jeju Island.

Space Tower Experiment Project.

At this time, on the floating launch platform at an altitude of 120 meters, a [-]-ton solid-fuel launch vehicle has been pulled up from the launch base below by cables.

As the chairman of the Earth Federation Association, Kong De, he also personally came to the Jeju Island Space Base at this time.

And Jorge Moran, the vice president and technical executive of the project's design company Tote, is accompanying Conde and his party.

"President Moran, isn't the anti-wind disturbance system still working?"

Hearing Conte's question, Jorge Moran was somewhat embarrassed. After all, their company had vowed that there was no problem at the beginning, but now they have not completed the PPT vision.

Knowing the peeing nature of these guys for a long time, Kong De did not show any expression of anger, but reminded him coldly:

"President Moran, it's better to study more technology! There is no way to develop technology by speculating on stocks. After all, there are a lot of suppliers and partners in the ground, and no one is indispensable."

"Uh..." Jorge Moran was somewhat at a loss. Of course, he knew that the company was hyping, and the total value of the company's stock soared from the previous 3.6 million to 57 billion in less than a year.

This increase made a lot of shareholders earn a lot of money.

For this kind of behavior, the four major forces and the Earth Federation did not prohibit it, but the speed of technology research and development and engineering integration of Tote Company has been slow, which made the Earth Alliance Association very dissatisfied.

Jorge Moran, who had reacted, quickly replied: "President, please rest assured that our company has almost completed technology integration. This time, the technology update can make the space tower resist strong winds below level 10."

"Then I'll wait for the good news from your company. When will the launch start?" Kong De turned his head and asked Park Yuanguang, the manager of the base.

Park Yuanguang replied respectfully like a dog's leg: "President Kong De, the Sagittarius launch vehicle is ready, and it is just right to go to the ground control center now."

"Then let's go!" Kong De was very satisfied with the stick's respect.

After a while, a group of people came to the ground control center.

Hundreds of staff are busy in front of the computer.

On the split screen of the large screen, you can see the three areas of the Sagittarius solid launch vehicle, as well as the countdown to the launch, which is about 12 minutes away from the launch.

Considering that the anti-wind disturbance system of the space tower is not very good at this time, a second adjustment was made on the launch platform.

It can be seen from the big screen that half of the rocket body of the Sagittarius launch vehicle is submerged in the airbag of the launch platform, and the other half is exposed.

Doing so can reduce the impact of vibrations. After all, stratospheric gusts do not have too fine a pattern. In case of a sudden gust of wind during launch, it is easy to cause intense vibrations on the launch platform.

If the launch vehicle is erected directly on the platform, it is easy to tilt or collapse.

The semi-buried type can effectively avoid the above situation.

In fact, this is the missile launch system borrowed from warships and submarines.

Park Yuanguang looked at the time and found that it was almost time, so he asked, "President, why don't you announce the launch?"

Kong De was very speechless in his heart, and waved his hands with a dry smile on his face: "I will not interfere, you follow the procedure yourself."

After all, this launch was a test launch, and if it failed, he would be too embarrassed. Kong De secretly despised this guy for having a hole in his head.

Pu Yuanguang didn't notice Kong De's displeasure, but thought that Kong De was taking care of him, so he shouted more enthusiastically:

"Under the wise leadership of Chairman Kong De, this launch will surely be a success. Everyone applauds."

Clap, clap... All the staff applauded reluctantly.

hehe!I thank you!Conte's fists were hardened.

Jorge Moran on the side also has a weird face. You haven't launched yet, and you're here to celebrate with champagne, and you even set up the president of the Earth Federation Association to toast. What are you going to do?That's not how flattering is done!

However, when Park Yuanguang saw Kong De with his face flushed, he clapped harder.

Jorge Moran, who couldn't stand it anymore, felt that Kong De's nostrils were thicker, and quickly interrupted Park Yuanguang's self-moving: "Ahem, Mr. Park, it's time for the launch."

Park Yuanguang turned his head and found that there was really not much time left, so he bowed to Kong De: "President, I will arrange the launch immediately. This launch will surely become a milestone in human spaceflight."

Kong De was already so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, he waved his hands as if chasing flies away: "Go!"

Looking at the back of Park Yuanguang leaving, Jorge Moran said in a low voice: "President, don't be angry, these sticks are like this."

Kong De didn't want to talk anymore, and sat directly in the VIP room, looking at the broadcast screen of the launch platform.

2 minute later.

An English countdown sounded inside the control center.

[10...9...0!emission! ]

On the launch platform at an altitude of [-] meters.

The Sagittarius rocket ignited its solid fuel, and soon the flames propelled the 120-ton rocket toward the Karman line.

By avoiding the dense air of the troposphere, the launch distance is also reduced, which makes it easier for the launch vehicle to escape the atmosphere.

The technology of this small solid-fuel launch vehicle is very mature for forces such as America, and under normal circumstances, the probability of launch failure is very small.

When Kongde saw that the launch vehicle began to adjust its posture, accelerated into orbit with the help of the earth's angular velocity, and then broke through the Karman line, a smile finally appeared on his face.

The low-Earth orbit payload of this launch vehicle is about 27 tons, and it is equipped with 130 200-kilogram miniature attitude control engines.

That's right, the payloads launched this time are all miniature posture control engines.

When the launch vehicle successfully reached an altitude of 500 kilometers in low-earth orbit, 130 attitude control engines were ejected one after another.

Then, under the control of the ground center, these engines quickly approach those defunct satellites, especially those with relatively complete bodies, which are the main targets.

Some of the relatively close abandoned satellites have been captured by the attitude control engine, and then the attitude engine quickly adjusted the flight trajectory, pulling the abandoned satellites to the spacecraft cemetery in the South Pacific and falling.

Park Yuanguang ran over excitedly: "This launch was very successful, thanks to Chairman Kong De's wise guidance."

"Haha... Mr. Park has worked hard." Kong De was a little ecstatic.

And Jorge Moran also laughed dryly on his face, but secretly despised Conte as a chameleon in his heart.

However, Ken Kongde still knows some sense of propriety, and he was not dazed by Park Yuanguang's flattery. He ordered: "You have to conduct a comprehensive test on the space tower project. We will build a larger space tower next. Your experience Very important."

"President, please rest assured, we will do our best for the sake of a free world." Park Yuanguang promised with his head held high.

Kong De and his party stayed here for several days, and he left Jeju Island with satisfaction after seeing hundreds of abandoned satellite wreckage being dragged down into the atmosphere and destroyed.

The reason why the Earth Federation Association attaches so much importance to this launch is, on the one hand, because the launch load ratio of the space tower platform is very high, and on the other hand, it is because there is too much space junk in low-Earth orbit.

If these space junks are not cleaned up as soon as possible, they will have to worry about launching spacecraft in the future.

This can only be said to be self-inflicted.

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