Chapter 1256 Yingzi, Is This Possible?

The program ended very quickly.

But the content of the program was like a huge wave, sweeping almost the entire world.

For melon-eating people, I’m afraid there will be a lot of fun to watch for a long time to come——

China's current wave is simply a show of output.

Translated into easy-to-understand words:

Yingzi, is that okay?

Yingzi, you can't control the depth of the anti-satellite water.

Yingzi, be obedient and leave it to your Uncle Rabbit. See how Uncle Rabbit handles it...

Although Director Sun said "if the United States is unable to deal with it", it seems to have added a precondition.

But anyone with even a little brain can realize that Americans will never admit that they are out of luck, but will do everything they can to stop their losses.

And it is impossible for China to really do nothing and wait quietly for its opponents to admit defeat.

What we have to do next is absolutely a ruthless race against time.

Whoever cleans up this space debris that is threatening the safety of the International Space Station first will have a clear initiative in the next step.

Since the 1980s, there has not been such a scene of vigorous vitality and competition for more than 20 years.

Professionals in the aerospace industry in various countries have even more issues to consider.

Of course, like the outside world, they could not have received the news after watching China's domestic talk show. Instead, they had received an official document issued by the China Space Administration earlier.

Although most of the content is the same as Director Sun's statement on the talk show, which is an indignant attack on NASA's unreliable official rhetoric, it clarifies a more specific plan timetable.

And more importantly.

A statement was added at the end of the document.

[Orbital space is a precious asset shared by all mankind. The peaceful use of space is a beautiful vision shared by all countries in the world. China is willing to cooperate with the international community to calm down the incident as soon as possible and ensure the life safety of astronauts in orbit...]

It may seem like a boring cliche, but it contains a very important message.

This is a great opportunity for open collaboration.

Three years ago, even if China made such a gesture, most countries would only sneer at it and would never take it seriously.

But now...

Someone has already been ready to make a move.

If what threatens the International Space Station is a complete scrapped satellite, there may still be some disputes over ownership and disposal rights.

But since it has been defined as "space junk," does NASA still dare to publicly state that it will just let this piece of space debris float around and prevent other countries from solving the dangers faced by the International Space Station?

…

"Of course not!"

NASA headquarters.

Chief Michael Griffin roared, slamming the table angrily.

He looked like a restless lion, pacing back and forth in the office with red eyes.

He had just held a night of meetings at the White House, and finally got rid of the blame. But before he could even sit down and warm up his butt when he returned to the office, his assistant Ray Ann Meyer brought a newspaper. , and a public document from the China Space Administration.

Secondly, the extremely mocking tone inside it. What really annoyed Griffin was that the other party announced that the "Interstellar Fishing Ship" project was open to the world and welcomed any partners to cooperate.

Meyer even smartly asked whether it was necessary to warn the European Space Agency so that they would not have contact with China on this matter.

Only then did he get the angry roar just now.

After calming down for a while, Griffin sat back on the office chair and explained to his loyal but brainless assistant:

"It took me almost a whole night to reluctantly remove NASA from this matter from the White House, and I also used this matter to convince several heavyweight senators that they believed in reusability. The importance of rockets and commercial aerospace in the future... If we do this kind of thing too much now, wouldn't it be equivalent to jumping into this pit again? "

It should be said that Griffin's political skills are indeed remarkable.

Even if we encounter such an outrageous black swan event, it can still be regarded as losing face and winning reputation.

To a large extent, he has advanced the goals he set when he took office.

In this round, the United States may have lost, but NASA, or rather he himself, did not lose.

The only trouble is that the size of the debris blown up this time is too large, and it coincidentally threatens the security of international space, causing public opinion to be completely unable to suppress the situation.

Therefore, the top priority is to cool down public opinion rather than continue to add fuel to the fire during this sensitive period.

Originally, if the Chinese people just cursed a few words, Griffin was even prepared to be a coward for a while.

However, the other party's posture was obviously preparing to take advantage of the situation and strike him back.

Still a knife with a critical strike.

This is what Griffin doesn't want to see.

He took several deep breaths, then closed his eyes and fell asleep to reorganize the situation in front of him——

If he simply made a press release and pretended to be dead according to the original plan, he would be sure to direct the main target of public opinion attacks at the Air Force Space Command, thus calming down the situation safely.

But in this way, regardless of whether China successfully fulfills its promise to resolve the crisis, it will gain unprecedented prestige. More importantly, the past situation of collective isolation by Western countries in the aerospace field will be broken.

Looking at the situation in the aviation market, I am afraid that I will have to face the threat posed by the other party before I leave office.

So at least I have to do something to express my stance...

After more than ten minutes of silence, Griffin suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight:

"Lei, please inform the press center. I am going to modify the content of today's press conference!"

Meyer, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly took out his notebook and started recording.

"The previous content remains unchanged, or is it that NASA is just cooperating to provide some satellite orbit data, and is not clear about the working conditions and specific technical parameters of the interceptor. In short, it is to shift the responsibility to the military... But in the end, we have to Add one to say that the situation is still under control and we are preparing new plans to resolve the crisis facing the International Space Station! "

Griffin has obviously made a decision, so this sentence is very simple.

But Meyer was only halfway through writing when his writing speed slowed down.

After memorizing all the content, his face was filled with doubts:

"But... Mr. Director, we only know the orbit of this fragment now, and we don't even know its specific posture and shape?"

There is a robotic arm on the space shuttle that can theoretically complete the grabbing action, but firstly, the positioning accuracy is not enough, and secondly, the target to be grabbed needs to have a relatively stable posture and regular appearance.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to complete such a difficult task as cleaning up space junk.

"Yeah, we really don't know."

Griffin shrugged:

"But if you think about it from another angle, even we don't know these details, how can the Chinese people know?"

"Well……"

Meyer was immediately asked, and after a while he replied angrily:

"I don't think so..."

"That's it."

Griffin pointed to the document on the table:

"So they just showed their attitude first, and they didn't really have a solution ready as stated here."

Meyer's eyes lit up:

"So we just need to make enough gestures and verbally agree with each other, and after a while, the heat on this matter will naturally subside?"

"That's not that simple..."

Griffin shook his head:

"In any case, the threat of this solar panel to the space station is real. If it is left on all the time, it will always be a trouble. One day a big thunder may explode."

Although he said the problem was serious, there was not much nervousness in his tone:

"I know what you were thinking just now... but it is too dangerous to use the space shuttle to carry out such a mission. Once something goes wrong, it will threaten the safety of the mission crew..."

"So after the press conference, you draft a plan as quickly as possible, saying that we need to develop an unmanned spacecraft that can operate in orbit for a long time and perform complex tasks, so that we can have the opportunity to completely complete the mission in the next few years. Eliminate hidden dangers.”

For Meyer, this description from his leader is not unfamiliar:

"Unmanned spacecraft in orbit for a long time, isn't that..."

"That's right."

Griffin showed a smile:

"Just take this opportunity to snatch the X37 project back from the Ministry of Defense..."

"And you can ask for more funding..."