Chapter 706 Major Flaw? (1/3)

Chapter 706 Major flaw? (13)

Inside NASA Headquarters Building.

Standing in the satellite control room, Aiden in a black suit threw a stack of reports on the table and spit in the face of a NASA expert, "Who told me so? , it is impossible for the electric propulsion system to send the spacecraft from the surface to the sky, not even an egg! Who is it! Huh? Now you tell me what this thing is!"

The NASA expert who had previously swore to say the impossible, with the word embarrassing written all over his face, said with a erratic look in his eyes.

"We don't know for sure what kind of propulsion they used, and if it's inferred from the engine plume alone, they may also have used a mixture of oxyhydromethane as propellant..."

"Go eat shit!"

Looking at the emotional Aiden, NASA Deputy Administrator Bill Gerstenmeier, who was standing next to him, coughed lightly and pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Mr. Aiden, it is your CIA's responsibility to collect intelligence. We are obliged to cooperate with your work, but it does not mean that we should be responsible for your work mistakes."

"You think it's my job error?" Aiden stared at Gerstenmeier, "Didn't you swore to tell me that if they could use electric propulsion to get the ship to the sky, you would eat their ship. down?"

"Isn't it still uncertain about the way they are advancing? Maybe the situation is not that bad..." With an embarrassed expression on his face, Deputy Director Gerstenmeier coughed lightly, "What's more, we didn't say Wrong, of course, traditional electric propulsion technology cannot send eggs from the surface to space. Its biggest advantage is that it uses hundreds of times more specific impulse than chemical propulsion to send eggs from the Earth-Moon system to Mars faster and more safely... ...But maybe Huaguo has found a more efficient way to accelerate the working fluid? This can only be asked by the people of Huaguo, after all, the electric propulsion project is not the focus of our research..."

Aiden sneered coldly: "Really? From what I understand, you apply for a little bit of money from Congress every year for electric propulsion projects."

Hearing Aiden talking about funding, Gerstenmeier deftly changed the subject and kicked the ball out.

"The matter of funding is not under my control, you have to ask the director."

Aiden took a deep breath and walked over to the satellite console.

Looking at the green dot on the screen, he wished he had a button for a missile launcher in his hand, and a missile flew over and shot that thing down.

I have to say, the idea is really tempting...

Just a little impractical.

Not to mention the anti-satellite weapons that are used to hit "fixed targets", can they hit aerospace planes that can change their orbits at any time and run at several kilometers per second? The guy at KM wouldn't be stupid enough to approve such a stupid plan.

Not to mention, the negotiation on controlled fusion is coming to an end at this juncture...

He only prayed for one thing now, and that was that the auspicious ship would disintegrate when it returned to the atmosphere.

Just like what happened to the "Columbia".

But at this moment, the NASA expert who had been mad at him earlier whispered something.

"I do hope he succeeds."

Aiden looked at him badly.

Noticing Aiden's gaze, the expert seemed to realize that what he said was out of place, so he explained with an embarrassed expression.

"I mean...if he succeeds, and the propulsion method used by the auspicious is indeed an electric propulsion system, then it proves that as long as the power is sufficient, electric propulsion can also do what chemical propulsion can do. You know what this means What? This will revolutionize the future of the aerospace industry!"

"Really? But if the change didn't happen in America, it wouldn't make any sense," Aiden said through gritted teeth, staring at the expert, "I hope that broken bird is as dead as the astronaut above. Whole corpse... wait, what did you say?"

Suddenly, halfway through speaking, Aiden seemed to realize something, and suddenly grabbed the expert's collar with both hands.

"Hey! What are you doing!" Gerstenmeier looked surprised and wanted to step forward to stop it, but was stopped by Aiden's subordinates.

The expert who was grabbed by the collar looked at Aiden with a bewildered expression, and said in a surprised voice.

"...What do you want to do? You want to fight? I warn you, as long as you dare to touch me—"

Aiden: "You said the power is enough?!"

"What, what power is enough..."

"Electric propulsion system!"

"Yes... I said, what's wrong?"

"How much electrical power is needed to lift a tens of tons of spaceships from the surface? Tell me!"

"100MW? Maybe 1000MW or higher? I don't know! We have never considered putting such a high-power battery on a rocket. The power supply components used in the satellite only need one lithium battery and two solar panels. !"

Aiden's expression changed completely.

Especially after hearing about the MW unit.

Vaguely, he remembered an undisclosed confidential document.

It was mentioned in that document that China may be researching controllable fusion miniaturization technology and the improvement of related technologies on the ship.

If the auspicious ship really uses an electric propulsion system...

Compared with the electric propulsion system itself, the energy supply device that can support the huge consumption of this electric propulsion system is what they should really worry about!

Thinking of this, a drop of cold sweat slid down Aiden's forehead...

...

Jinling City.

Star Technology Headquarters.

At this moment, the sky outside the window has darkened, and only the lights behind a few windows are still on.

Sitting in the CEO's office, Chen Yushan was anxiously calling the ground command of the Jinling Launch Center, and it took a while to get through.

"What's the situation? Lu, Lu Zhou, how did he go up with the space shuttle?"

It was not until the news broadcast ten minutes ago that she saw the successful launch of the auspicious ship and the 25-second video of congratulations on New Year's Day. She didn't know that Lu Zhou was also on the auspicious ship.

After receiving the call from the president, Hou Guang explained sweating profusely.

"us"

Chen Yushan was so angry that she wanted to cry: "Why didn't you persuade him!"

Hou Guang's expression was slightly embarrassed, and he said with a light cough.

"...Who can control him."

In the entire launch center, he is the one with the highest security authority.

Even if he wanted to tear down the plane, no one could stop him, let alone get on a plane.

Even if the general staff saw Professor Lu getting on the plane, they would not dare to go up to ask more questions, but they just thought he was worried and went up to check again.

And I am afraid that ordinary people will not think that he will stay on the plane forever, and when all the launch steps are over, they finally realize that the plane is already in the sky when there is no one left...

Hearing Hou Guang's embarrassing answer, Chen Yushan finally understood the cause and effect of the incident.

This guy……

This is the first time!

Why don't you take your own safety seriously.

No matter how interesting the research is, it's not like this...

With her chest heaving violently, Chen Yushan, who hung up the phone, leaned on the office chair with her forehead supported.

In order to ease the anxiety in her heart, she unlocked the screen of her mobile phone, opened her scarf and swiped.

When she saw the 30-second video of congratulations on New Year's Day shot in space released by CCTV's official account, and saw the surprised and excited netizens in the comment area, Chen Yushan's mouth suddenly turned into a smile, and her heart sank. Anxiety suddenly faded a lot.

For a moment, she suddenly understood what Lu Zhou was doing.

Perhaps, he wanted to use his own way to tell all those looking up at the starry sky that spaceflight is not an unattainable thing, nor is it a patent for professional astronauts, and it is not a risk of life and death... at least not In the distant future, it will come to everyone's side.

And this day is destined to come, and there is nothing to fear or fear.

The worry in her heart gradually eased, but just when she was completely relaxed, a piece of news suddenly caught her eye.

And after seeing the headline of this news, she almost fainted.

"Auspicious design is suspected to have major defects? It will be difficult to return to the atmosphere! 》

The latest report from the New York Times, a news source.

And, the NASA press conference scene...