Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 955: Barricade Plan
(The review was skipped yesterday, so I have to use more 'pronouns' in these chapters. I hope you understand.)
Two hours ago, Zhou Rui received the news at Wanhu Base.

Across the Pacific Ocean, at a military base.

The dim command center was completely illuminated by the screen, and many people's faces were covered in oily light.

Although the "critical moment" is still to come, they have actually been busy here for a week.

Yes, one week.

This operation, named "Operation Chevalier", is aimed at the rampant "Headless Horseman".

At least that's the case on the surface.

This operation can be described as secretive and massive, as they have gathered a large number of weapons experts, missile experts, aerospace experts, and satellite experts.

Half a month ago, when the outside world was still enjoying the afterglow of the Olympic Games, these people gathered together, and a week ago, they launched their own anti-satellite weapon "KE-S2".

As we all know, the trajectory of satellites is basically fixed. As long as we observe them continuously, we can infer their location very accurately. If it is our own satellite, it will be even more convenient.

For the "anti-satellite", although it is a moving target, the good news is that it is regular enough, and if you are not in a hurry, you can observe this "moving target" hundreds of times.

The bad news is that even so, no one has mastered mature anti-satellite technology.

This "maturity" refers to stable, high-success-rate and timely means.

Oh, yes. Now we have a certain ancient civilization that has come and has done a lot of great things.

White elephant:.
During the Cold War in the 1970s, both the United States and Russia conducted multiple rounds of anti-satellite tests, but all ended in "unsatisfactory" results. After the end of the Cold War, the tests were completely stagnant, creating a situation where "theoretically, they have the capability, but luck plays a large part."

Facing the west of the Pacific Ocean, the aerospace industry is getting closer and closer.
The situation is so severe that the taillights are almost out of sight. After the launch from the Nantianmen platform, the American military has been studying whether there are any ways to counter it. Naturally, the "anti-satellite technology" that was once used has been put on the table again.

Don’t say that the Russians are reaping the legacy of the Cold War; the Americans are no exception.

Anti-satellite weapons can generally be divided into two different types.

"Anti-satellite satellite": launch a device into a similar orbit, which circles with the target until the right time to collide with or blow up the target. This is also called "co-orbital".

"Anti-satellite missile": a missile is launched directly from the ground, straight into the sky, and kills the enemy cleanly and efficiently. It is also called "helicopter".

It is not difficult to see that the latter is more difficult.

So they used the former.

"Do you think it will work, Dr. Hansen?"

In the back row of the command center, an elderly white man folded his arms across his chest, holding his chin and looking at the screen. He looked a little impatient but was trying his best to hide it.

The person who asked him the question was a black expert who was about fifty years old.

"This question has been asked every day for half a month, and my answer will not change. Yes, I think it will, and this is already the most conservative option."

He is the head of the "Eye of Artemis" project, a top expert at NASA, and a meritorious engineer who participated in the Apollo program.

In the past year or so, he has put all his energy into the "Eye of Artemis" project, preparing for the United States' first lunar exploration more than 40 years after the Apollo program.

Hansen was very annoyed when he was called in as a consultant, but science is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships. He needed more funding and more support.
Coming here as a consultant is also a kind of exchange in a sense.
Speaking of recent times, Hansen has clearly felt that both Congress and the bureau, including those senators who are high-minded, seem to have increased support for the "space field."

It's not that you can get whatever you want, it's just a little easier than before. Hansen has no way of judging whether it's because the other side is too far ahead or because they have really started to take aerospace seriously from the bottom of their hearts.

The black expert said, "Yes, it's the most conservative plan. It took hundreds of turns to find the opportunity."

The "common rail" type requires constant adjustment and correction on the track. Due to the lack of the hardware intelligence and mimicry command technology of Taiyi Tiangong, it is quite difficult for them.

It is roughly equivalent to controlling a remote-controlled aircraft to hit another one based on data rather than vision from a distance of tens of thousands of meters. Even if the target passes along a fixed route, there are still many uncontrollable factors.

Just like the moon landing, can't the moon's orbit be accurately predicted? But not everyone can detect it.

In order to ensure the success of the plan, they chose a very special target, which was hundreds of times larger than a satellite.
The remains of a rocket stage.

If you have enough authority, you will know that this graded wreckage is the one that almost crashed into Nantianmen in orbit on New Year's Day more than half a year ago.

This giant creature, which is more than ten meters tall, was secretly added with materials to cause car accidents, and then its power system was destroyed by the mortise and tenon robot, turning it into a complete piece of track garbage.

It cannot be controlled but can be located. It is much larger than a satellite and easier to hit.

It itself did not expect that, after all this, it could be reused, or repeatedly whipped. Time passed by, and the simulated animation on the screen was refreshed like a PPT. The animation image was a satellite-like facility, but it actually carried high explosives.

Finally, an hour later, they were about to encounter the wreckage of the rocket.

The debris of the rocket that had a hit-and-run accident at the beginning of the year appeared in the radar system of "KE-S80" for the 2th time, but this time the two were close enough that the staff started the tracking program.

The swimming engine of "KE-S2" started working, completing the final touch of attitude control hundreds of times.

After that it was just a matter of waiting.

Two minutes later, there was no sound or image, and the system displayed. Successful collision and detonation.

For the long-awaited "moment of truth", this scene was a little dull.

It’s like the foreshadowing has been going on for several days, but the protagonist’s most glorious moment is missing.

But most space activities are like this. It is heresy to have a mimicry command system like Taiyi Tiangong, which is like watching a blockbuster movie!

A few minutes later, the command center received a call and captured the explosion by pointing a large ground observation station at a fixed position, which had been waiting for the explosion.

Cheers then broke out in the command room!
"We made it!"

“Hit the target!”

"Blow it to pieces!"

Hansen still folded his arms, looking a little lonely amid the cheers.
The technology from decades ago has not made much progress until now. Even the "KE-S2" itself is still inventory. As an engineer from the last era, he really can't be happy.

Since when has progress in our own aerospace field become so slow?

The establishment of the International Space Station? No, it was even earlier. The real decisive factor in the establishment of the space station was Russia, which inherited the legacy. So far, most of the payload transportation work of the space station has to rely on the launch capability there.
At some point, a senior Air Force general appeared beside Hansen with a smile on his face.

"Thank you for your help, Dr. Hansen, another great breakthrough."

Hansen knew this person. He came here because of his lobbying. The other party also promised some other support to the "Eye of Artemis" project.

Hansen said reluctantly, "Yes, it's impressive."

The Air Force general said: "We will prove to the world that we have mastered 'orbital defense technology'. Someone on the other side of the Pacific Ocean will have trouble sleeping."

Hansen wiped his glasses and didn't respond.

He knew best in his heart that the real "imaginary enemy" of these people was not a rocket wreckage that could be located in real time and could not be avoided by a trajectory.

Instead, it is an "aerospace fighter" that can maneuver at will, is extremely fast, and cannot be locked by radar.

It is an "orbital platform" or even an orbital aircraft carrier that can be freely reorganized, change its form, split into unit robots for interception, and can carry weapon systems.

The gap between the two is as big as touching a girl's hand and then declaring yourself to be Aquaman.

However, he knew from the beginning that the success of the "Barioul Project" was just the beginning, and the external announcement would be raised to several levels.

"Anti-satellite" will become "orbital defense technology."

"Orbital defense technology" will be extended to "orbital attack technology".

Finally, considering the context, we are still incredibly strong in the aerospace field!
A very old-fashioned strategic deterrence method that exaggerates the results. Hansen had seen it many times during the Cold War.

Before turning around to leave, Hansen reminded:
"Just a little advice, before it was a huge, locatable, single piece of space junk, but now it has become hundreds of pieces of space debris with unpredictable trajectories, which is exponentially more dangerous."

The Air Force general was not worried but happy when he heard this: "Oh? Like hitting the 'Gate of Heaven'?"

Hansen shook his head and turned away, preparing to return to Washington, D.C., to continue working on the "Eye of Artemis" project.

That side has also entered the final stage.

"Heaven's Gate is a moving ship, General. I explained this to you long ago, and they have long since reinforced their protection against orbital collisions."

The Air Force general said, "There is always a chance, right? God bless America."

".You are right, God bless America."

(End of this chapter)