Reborn in 2000 as a scholar

Because the Chinese government agreed with the China Space Agency to rescue the astronauts trapped on the International Space Station, the Chinese government has gained a wave of favor in the United States.But at the same time, many Americans are also wondering, why are we Americans not the ones saving the world this time?Shouldn't it be that astronauts from other countries encountered difficulties in space, so the Americans rescued them from danger?This is the standard script right!Because today, the vast majority of Americans are not aware of a problem, that is, the "great era" of the United States has long passed, and the United States has never been so great.

Every time it is mentioned why the United States is great, countless Americans will proudly tell others, "We have racism in the United States", "We in the United States guarantee freedom of speech for human beings", "We Americans are very smart" and so on.In fact, among so many countries in the world, there are very few countries that have not established a legal system; and most countries have clauses that "guarantee freedom of speech" in their national systems, so this is not the greatness of the United States at all.

After so many years of "happy education", the middle and lower class people in the United States have no idea that there are other countries besides the United States.For many Americans, going abroad is going to Canada or Mexico; the "world" they know doesn't even include South America, let alone Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania.If the Caribbean is already another planet to Americans, then China is already another dimension.Even in the new century when the Internet is extremely developed, many Americans still believe that Chinese people wear braids or bound feet.So how can a civilized savage with no public toilets in the streets be more advanced than our proud America?

In fact, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, NASA's attention and attention in the United States plummeted.The "space race" that the United States engaged in from the 1960s to the 1990s was to put it bluntly to bring down the economy of the Soviet Union. Now that the goal has been achieved, the United States does not need to spend more money to "waste" on space exploration.Basically, it can be said that since the 1990s, international aviation exploration has progressed mainly driven by the European Union and Japan; and China has also been involved since the 2000s, and has become one of the main driving forces since the 2010s.But in the previous life, because China's aerospace technology was still some distance away from that of the United States, Americans were not stimulated by China.But this life is different. Originally, the "Tiangong Base" was just a conception. Americans can learn from ostriches and bury their heads in the sand as if they don't know.

But "Taishan" and "Blue Bird Aerospace Plane" are different. This actually exists, and the American news channel also broadcast it live.When the United States sealed up their space shuttle, Huaxia developed their space shuttle, a space vehicle that is more powerful than the space shuttle.When elite intellectuals in the United States saw the Jade Bird aerospace plane and the Taishan space capsule, they suddenly realized a very serious problem.Back then, Huaxia, who coveted his own technology so much, seemed to have begun to have the possibility of surpassing himself in terms of technology.

"Mr. James Mode, it's a pleasure to meet you here." In the corridor leading to the President's Executive Office in the West Wing of the White House, a capable lady stopped a man who was in a hurry. "I'm Heather Wilson, Secretary of the United States Air Force. I wonder if Mr. Maude has time now? Don't worry, I only delay your time for 10 minutes."

The Department of the Air Force, part of the United States Department of Defense, is the executive branch responsible for the United States Air Force.In accordance with the separation of military and government in the United States, Heather Wilson chose to retire from the US military in order to be elected to this position.Unlike other departments, both the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are run by veterans or military officers.

"Ms. Minister Wilson, I don't know what you and I want to talk about?" Maude looked at the veteran woman in front of him with some surprise.As an independent agency of the U.S. federal government, NASA must not only adhere to the principle of separation between the military and the government, but also maintain a certain distance from the U.S. cabinet.Only in this way can we provide independent advice to the government as an independent agency, without thinking that other departments need to compromise at some point because the president has direct leadership. "I can give you 10 minutes."

"I know that Mr. Maud came to the White House this time hoping to get the support of President Oreo and get more budget for the financial appropriation for the next fiscal year. Please rest assured Minister Maude, I stand with the entire Ministry of Defense. I am behind you, but I hope to get a little help from you." Ms. Wilson said calmly, "Don't worry, I don't need you to do anything illegal or violate your moral code. As far as I know, While Huaxia has made great progress in the aerospace industry, the corresponding technology has also benefited their military power. Here are some of the information we have obtained, and I hope that your Excellency the Director can mention one or two."

Heather Wilson put a thick document in Maud's hand, then turned and left.James Mode opened the files and went through them quickly.After reading it, he understood what Ms. Wilson and the Air Department meant.Since the Chinese have gained some advantages, the Air Force also hopes to get more budget to improve the advanced nature of their weapons.Putting these things into his own report is also evidence to remind the President of the United States that he must strengthen aviation investment, and in the future he can gain the friendship of the entire Department of Defense and the US military. Thinking about it is not a disadvantage, so Moder put this stack of documents in his report. middle.

"Your Excellency, gentlemen, this is the part of China that is already ahead of my country in aerospace technology based on the current information we have obtained. The technical projects marked in red fonts represent that we have not yet started research, and everything needs to start from scratch; green The font means that we have launched research, and the laboratory has related products; the blue font means that we have successfully developed and have industrial products, but due to various reasons, we are still unable to perform the task.”

Moder turned on the projector, and then played technical analysis content one by one.According to Moder's analysis, Huaxia's aerospace technology is not to say that it is a big step ahead of the United States, but it is still a small step ahead.

"As we all know, aerospace technology is the most sophisticated part of the entire technology industry. With the advancement of aerospace technology, it can usually drive the upgrading of downstream industries. This is a new generation of fighter jets developed by Huaxia people using the Jade Bird aerospace aircraft. The fighter jet Inherited most of the advantages of the Jade Bird. For example, the speed is fast, the climb is fast, and the height of the climb is also high. And the flexibility of this fighter is almost beyond imagination, and their armor is enough to deal with most of the heavy machine guns Direct attack. At the same time, we have confirmed the fact that Huaxia's individual armor has basically been successfully developed."

The photos shown by Moder are not very clear, and the approximate location is somewhere in a dense forest in Southeast Asia.

"This time it should be an attack by Huaxia's special forces on the surrounding areas where drug dealers are concentrated."

Americans know that the Huaxia people have very strict policies on drugs. The Huaxia people can compromise on many issues with a pragmatic attitude, but there is absolutely no compromise on drugs.Although many countries in Europe and the United States have not completely "decriminalized drugs", they have begun to turn a blind eye to many drugs.At the same time, European and American countries only crack down on drug production, and their crackdown on drug trafficking is relatively limited.

These photos are not from professionals, so they are very poorly taken.The next few photos are obviously from spy satellites. They took photos of a soldier coming out of the mech. The soldier was wearing an operation suit similar to Huaxia's new spacesuit.

"According to the memories of our astronauts, Huaxia's new spacesuit can be worn close to the body, so it is extremely convenient. And this spacesuit can even monitor the bioelectrical signals of muscles, so according to our judgment, this mech Part of the operation is done through artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence makes judgments based on changes in human bioelectricity."

In addition to being the responsible department of the US aerospace industry, NASA also has a function of science popularization. Therefore, this report by Moder is simple and easy to understand, and most of the cabinet members who attended the meeting understood it.In countries with an electoral system, officials are divided into two types: political officials and affairs officials.Political officials are elected, and they are not so familiar with and clear about the affairs of their departments, because they only need to be responsible to their voters.However, the affairs officers have been in the department for many years and gradually rose up, so they are very familiar with the affairs of the department.All the cabinet members of the U.S. cabinet are political officials. Except for the Secretary of Defense who has some knowledge of military affairs because he is a retired soldier, the rest of the cabinet members have little knowledge of the affairs of their department, let alone other affairs.So Moder's report finally let everyone understand that if we don't rise up, we will not be a superpower.

"In the last century, we used the 'Apollo Project' to boost national confidence, but also dragged down the Soviets, and more importantly, established our unique leading position in the global scientific and technological community. Now, we must restart Our American space program is broken because our people are watching us! When the 'Apollo program' took us to the moon, then our 'Ares program' will take us to Mars!" Ollie President Austria said sternly, "In addition to the 'Ares Project', we will also launch the 'Artemis Project', and we will return to the moon. We not only want to conquer the farther and stranger Mars, but also cannot give up our American The interests of the moon. In addition to returning to the moon as soon as possible in the 'Artemis Project', we will also build our American moon base on the moon—the Diana base.”

When James Mode heard President Oreo's assurance, he knew that NASA would be the key funding target of the US government in the next few fiscal years.As long as you have money, not to mention conquering Mars and returning to the moon, you can even go to Pluto to establish an outpost.Moder can't wait to fly the American flag on all the planets, dwarf planets and asteroids in the solar system in the future.

After Moder left, the White House took about a week to tidy up and air, and then in the presidential address on Saturday night, Oreo announced the upcoming launch of the "Ares Project" and "Artemis Project" in the United States. ".With the announcement of these two plans, Oreo's real-time polls actually rose by several percentage points. At the same time, the Democratic Party also received inquiries from many companies related to the aerospace industry, expressing their willingness to donate political donations.On Monday, the stocks of related companies rose even more, and traders on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq were as happy as if they had won the jackpot.