Chapter 933 Competition in Space
Repair satellites in space!
Many satellites, after being launched into orbit, cannot function normally due to various reasons, such as power unit failure, inability to unfold solar panels, observation system failure, etc.
In the past, even if this type of satellite was scrapped, the cost of a satellite plus the launch fee, which was worth hundreds of millions, would all be wasted!
Therefore, when the space shuttle was first built, it had this mission in mind. There was a cargo hold at the back of the space shuttle, which could capture the satellite, take it into the hold, repair it, and then launch it! The cost of a single repair was only a few million dollars, but it could bring the satellite back to life.
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Of course, so far, these are all theoretical, and how they actually work remains to be verified.
At this time, in the airlock behind the cockpit of the space shuttle, astronaut Nelson, who was wearing an extravehicular space suit, took a deep breath and gestured to the glass opposite.
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A hissing sound came from the airlock, and the air flow quickly dissipated, reaching the same vacuum state as the outside world.
After rechecking the connection device behind him, Nelson kicked off and left the airlock. Outside was the vast space!
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Spacewalk! It is an extravehicular activity with a very high degree of difficulty! If you are not careful, if you are lost in space, you will only have a few hours left to survive!
Breathing the oxygen in the oxygen tank on his back, Nelson approached the satellite that needed repair with the gripping connection device. He tried several times but failed. The gripping device had difficulty gripping the protruding part of the satellite and he failed.
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"Nelson, come back, let's try the second plan." The voice of the radio came from the headset.
Looking out the side porthole, astronaut Hart operated the joystick in his hand. Outside, a 15-meter-long Canadian-made robotic arm extended from the side of the space shuttle. He wanted to use this robotic arm to grab the satellite!
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The robotic arm is very thin. If it were on the ground, it would not be able to bear its own weight. However, in the weightless space, this robotic arm can easily capture a 10-ton satellite! It does not require strength, but flexibility.
However, the satellite was rotating, and just like Nelson just now, Hart failed. If he tried to force it, the robotic arm would most likely completely blow up the satellite!
"Grab it between its sail panels!" Nelson, who continued to observe from the side, keenly observed the most suitable position. Under his command, Hart finally operated the robotic arm again, slowly inserted it between the two solar sail panels of the satellite, and finally caught the satellite!
Successfully recycled!
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The robotic arm slowly came back, and at the same time, the door of the huge cargo hold in the middle of the space shuttle had been opened, and the robotic arm successfully recovered the satellite into the cargo hold!
Then Nelson floated back and entered the cargo hold. At this time, the cargo door above his head had slowly closed. This recovery was a complete success!
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Putting down the gripping connection device, Nelson put on a space-specific power screwdriver and prepared to dismantle the satellite to see where the problem was. At the same time, another astronaut, Hoftan, also floated in.
However, when preparing to start work, Hoftan suddenly said: "This satellite is not caused by the aging of some circuits, it was attacked!"
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Following the direction of Hoftan's finger, Nelson also saw clearly that, as expected, there was a hole in the satellite! The hole was not big, but seeing the surrounding melted, it was clear that the force of the attack was quite strong.
There is no other way, it can only be a space laser weapon! And the attacker must be the Soviets!
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"Report to the ground that this satellite has lost its value for repair. It was destroyed by a space laser weapon. Remind NASA to pay close attention and search for the location of the Soviet space laser weapon!" said Hoftan.
Space laser weapons! This is quite terrifying. In space, whether it is a satellite or a spacecraft, even if it encounters a piece of space junk, it is fatal!
And now, the Soviets actually have a real space laser weapon! Although this space laser weapon is not enough to completely explode the satellite, it only burns a hole, but this kind of satellite is no longer worth repairing.
However, this is also an opportunity! If the Soviet space laser weapon is nearby, we can try to capture it!
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Of course, you can recover satellites at will. In addition to recovering your own satellites, you can also recover the opponent's satellites!
To do this, we must first find the opponent's position, determine the opponent's orbit, then slowly approach and finally capture it! As long as NASA determines the location of this space laser weapon, we will have a way to capture it!
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The other party must be sailing on a nearby track!
Other satellites that have lost contact do not need to be repaired anymore. It must be the same reason! Thinking of this, the astronauts traveling in outer space were a little shocked. In the past few years, the Soviet Union's progress in space has been really rapid!
………
Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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The entirely black payload was hung on the side of the Energy rocket. The sixty-meter-high rocket pointed straight to the sky. This was the second launch of the Energy rocket and also a more practical one!
If this launch is successful, then there will be five similar launches in the next month! At the same time, in the factory behind, the new Energia rocket is being produced in an intense and orderly manner, and the workers are working overtime to carry out the rocket production task.
Even ordinary workers can smell something abnormal. This situation is very similar to the Second World War!
Is it true that a world war is about to break out?
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However, these have nothing to do with them. They are just a screw in the entire Soviet socialist building. They just need to do their own work well.
At this time, the launch hall was crowded with people. Nikolay Ustinov sat quietly in a corner, watching the rocket on the screen in the hall.
Next to the energy rocket, the space laser weapon is still mounted. This time, the model is named Scythian-E. Compared with the experimental model launched last time, the upper service module module, including solar panels, control instrument systems and chambered thruster systems, has not changed. This is the part that controls the flight and course adjustment of the spacecraft. The thickened lower body is obviously different!
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What is carried on it is an even more abnormal 2-megawatt space laser weapon!