Rebirth: Fight For Life

   Chapter 718 The Unexpected Visitor of Ouranos

  NASA's Space Launch System SLS sounds too much like a plan to confront the Candle Dragon 2 rocket.

   Not only ESG friends, but others will have the same feeling when they see the SLS plan from the news.

  The first stage is a super-heavy launch vehicle with a capacity of 100-130 tons in low-Earth orbit for future manned spacecraft.

   In the second stage, on this basis, a cargo-type load task that provides 30%-50% of the capacity is developed. If you convert it, it is 169 tons, or even a maximum of 195 tons.

  The 132.5-ton low-Earth orbit capacity of Zhulong 2 is really obvious.

  NASA wants to restore Saturn V to glory and go further.

   What made Gu Song feel anxious about the commander was not only the early approval and release of the SLS plan, but also the continuation and strengthening of the constellation plan that would have died. In addition, it is the skyrocketing funding of NASA.

  According to the information at the SLS conference, NASA will plan at least $10 billion per year for SLS.

   This made the whole world terrifying.

   This number has more than tripled from what Gu Song remembered!

   With so much money, the schedule is naturally much more compact than before, full of confrontation.

   One comment exclaimed that the proportion of NASA funding in the budget has greatly increased.

In recent years, due to the stimulation of Huaguo and Flint Aerospace, NASA's funding has been rising year by year, and after the Huaguo National Review in 2009, the 2010 budget has exceeded 1%, reaching a huge $35 billion. .

   But looking at the current situation, the proportion of NASA's funding next year must go to 2% or even higher.

   Is it really going to go back a few decades ago, when it accounted for nearly 5%?

  …

   As if to provide evidence for this plan, SpaceX's Falcon 9 began the first official Dragon spacecraft cargo supply mission.

  Target: International Space Station.

  No, now, it should be called Battlestar Ouranos.

  If the Dragon spacecraft can complete the supply, then it will fill the supply gap of the Progress series cargo spacecraft after the North Bear Kingdom withdraws.

   But this time, in addition to the Dragon spacecraft that will deliver a cargo to Ouranos, the more important task is completed by the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

   The mission this time is to transport and install the laser orbital mirror array on Uranus.

  If the mission is done, then Uranus has a long-range strike.

   On Cape Canaveral, various cameras are lined up, aiming at the space shuttle quietly preparing to launch.

   And on another launch pad in the launch array, the Falcon 9 is also on standby.

  The funds are sufficient, and the personnel and materials are adequately guaranteed. NASA people are very confident in this mission, so they are so high-profile. According to the requirements of the commander, a large number of media have been invited to conduct live broadcasts and interviews.

   No matter which time, watching the launch of the space shuttle is exciting.

   So even in China, many people have been aroused by the intentional hype of some media.

  What represents the return of the power of the forefront of human technology...

  The SLS plan is huge, and the star era is in sight…

  My big space shuttle can fly for another hundred years...

The sound of    is not as loud as it was a few years ago, and there are not as many fans as before, but after all, this high-profile launch made a group of people excited.

The space shuttle Endeavour took off first. It only took a few minutes to reach low-Earth orbit, and began to adjust its attitude around the earth, chasing after Ouranos, and preparing for docking.

   And on the ground, the Falcon 9 was launched later.

   The scene is spectacular, beautifully ecstatic.

  …

  Oval Office, the mood of the chief commander is actually not beautiful.

   Deploying this set of laser technology on Ouranos actually has a limited deterrent effect, which he also knows.

  Compared to the opponent's ability to unwittingly cause their satellites to lose contact with each other for an accurate 60 seconds, the deployment of the laser orbital mirror seems to be just a child waving a toy water gun.

  Who knows what is in the flint space station that has gradually become round?

   According to preliminary estimates, from last summer to the present, there have been 10,000 tons of materials piled into it.

   Tons of ah! What is that concept?

   Not to mention the splendid space city in the future, even at this stage, the tonnage of Uranos has been increased by an order of magnitude compared to the other party.

   What is not a child?

  Although the Flint Space Station is currently photographed, humans and animals are harmless. Outside of the solar panel, there are no other special functional parts, just getting closer and closer to a saucer.

   A saucer with a diameter of over 100 meters!

   Like the situation in China, Ami also has quite a few sci-fi fans here, fanatically wondering if Flint Aerospace has mastered some kind of alien technology, but it is actually making flying saucers in space.

   Just like Hua Guo’s exquisite feel that the space shuttle launch is very emotional, they also feel that the Flint Space City is very emotional.

   "There won't be a problem with the docking, right?" The chief commander asked his scientific advisor.

   "It's all mature technology, there shouldn't be any problems."

The commander    nodded: "Then let's start discussing the research and development plan for cutting-edge strategic equipment. Everyone, to win such a budget from the two houses, we have to initially change the current passive situation next year."

   The general in uniform said: "Compared with research and development, many new equipment lacks a real testing ground."

The commander glanced at him: "Yes, their new aircraft carrier technology is very backward, their fighter jets are also backward in comprehensive strength, and the payload part of their hypersonic glide vehicles does not have hypersonic maneuverability. But what about the future? Give them a few more years, and who knows what will happen? Quantum supercomputing center, haven't your advisors warned you, what kind of catalytic effect will it bring?"

General    said solemnly: "I just said that the stimulating effect brought by the imaginary enemy is no better than the stimulating effect brought by the real enemy and the real battlefield."

   "There will be a plan for this!" The commander glanced at him again, "Now, according to the changes in the future situation, determine some future equipment that must be invested in research and development!"

   This small meeting finally got to the point.

   "Quantum Communication..."

   "Electromagnetic gun..."

   "Space-based anti-missile..."

   "Space plane..."

   For a while, the room became lively.

  As the discussion went on, the Great Commander's mood improved inexplicably.

   After all, now, there is still an absolute advantage in the power ratio.

   After all, all kinds of future scientific and technological research actually have some pre-requisitions, but because there is no opponent for so many years, there is no need to continue to spend national strength.

   Now that we have motivation, strong national strength and sufficient financial support, as long as we get through the difficult period of these two years, we may be able to usher in a technological blowout just like China has in recent years.

   Scale, maybe even bigger than them!

   Not to mention these next-generation technologies in the near future, even at present, there are many solutions to upgrade conventional forces that can be tried.

   Not to mention a whole generation difference, 0.5 generation difference is also something that will make the other party feel uncomfortable.

   involves the budget distribution for the coming year, and the discussion cannot be done in one day.

   Endeavour and Falcon 9 have both successfully entered orbit.

   Unlike the satellite docking that Flint Aerospace used to test at that time, the docking with Uranus was much more cautious.

   There has never been a precedent for rapid docking. It has to go through more than 30 laps around the earth, correcting the orbit again and again, and finally achieve a fine docking.

   In this regard, even the current construction of Flint Space City will not be sloppy.

   As the three-day defense budget discussion draws to a close, the good news of the successful docking finally came.

  Laser orbital mirrors are about to be installed in space.

  In a pleasant atmosphere, the meeting finally confirmed the results and officially ended. The chief commander encouraged with a smile on his face: "This is a good start, gentlemen, please, for Americon!"

   The result was agreed, and the general smiled: "For Americon!"

   In the atmosphere full of pride, the door of the office was knocked, and the voice was hurried.

"Come in."

  Howard pushed in the door, his face ugly.

The commander    had a bad premonition, but he still asked calmly, "What happened?"

   He took out a folder from his bag, and after opening it, there were two photos and a few sheets of paper.

   "Ten minutes ago, according to the results of our orbit prediction, the photo taken by Uranus."

The commander    looked at the unfamiliar aircraft in the photo, and his heart accelerated: "What is this...?"

Howard looked at the defense chiefs and generals who were looking at the photos, and said abruptly: "The takeoff of an airplane was monitored from Flint Island... Yes, from the radar feedback data, it was just an airplane. Then... The plane quickly broke the speed of sound, broke the Carmen line, and went to space..."

   This feature...people are all too familiar with it. In the past two days, it was also a topic of discussion, and it was regarded as something to be developed in a time node of 10 to 15 years.

   So now… what does that mean?

Facing their unbelievable eyes and expressions, Howard took a deep breath and said, "It's an aerospace plane! We've been trying our best to track its orbit and mobilize a lot of monitoring equipment. I suspect it's deliberately letting us It was detected because after it entered space, it swaggeredly changed its orbit and chased after Ouranos. Therefore, we urgently contacted Ouranos, and then we have these two photos. "

  The commander opened his mouth to speak, but found that he lost his voice. He cleared his throat before asking, "What about now?"

   "Returning!"

   "Are you still monitoring?"

  Howard nodded: "The communication channel is ready, you can pick it up immediately."

   So the monitoring data over there quickly appeared on the TV in the Oval Office.

   That little bright spot is returning.

  On this planet, there are only four groups of people who are paying attention to the return journey of this little bright spot.

   In addition to the command center of Flint Island and the measurement and control center of Yanjing, it is the group of Howard and the group of ESA.

   Ouranos mission is no secret to ESA.

Below   Uranos, the big guy who flew past slowly is no secret to ESA.

  This aeroplane that suddenly appeared, was returning to the direction of Flint Island.

   "This is crazy, crazy..." In the ESA's measurement and control hall, there were uncontrollable whispers in the silence. They didn't pay attention to its takeoff at the first time, but they confirmed that there were no launch vehicles from Huaguo or Flint Aerospace in the past two days.

   Except NASA and SpaceX.

   But looking at the state of Uranos just now facing a great enemy, could this be them?

   So… this is crazy.

   A real space plane is flying!

   Thanks to book friends 20180606123326838 for the reward!

   (end of this chapter)