From Almighty Scholar to Chief Scientist

Chapter 503 The Statue of Liberty Falls!

Earth outer space.

There is no sound here, and at the same time, a piece of space junk flies away from time to time.

The vast majority of these space junks are debris, and there are also a small number of large pieces of junk. These space junks will eventually fall to the earth with a high probability, and most of them will be burned in the atmosphere, just like most of them. Like meteorites, and some of them are relatively large, they may fall directly to the surface of the earth.

There is a greater probability that it will fall into the deep sea and become a hiding place for barnacles and certain marine organisms, while a smaller probability will fall on the mainland. Of course, it may also fall into densely populated places.

Fortunately, no one has been killed or injured in history, and the closest thing to being hit by satellite debris was an American woman. She was almost hit by a satellite debris the size of a palm. Among them, the damage that this piece of metal shards will cause her is extremely fatal.

So until now, people generally don't worry much about the dangers of space junk.

"Then, today, let us try to make this Tianchariot an oversized space junk."

In the White House, the president looked at the video and various data from the Kennedy Space Launch Center and NASA, with a slightly hideous expression on his face.

When they learned that the Tianren did not bring astronauts, but was going to the moon to pick up the astronauts who landed this time, their plans changed directly.

This time, they are going to try to destroy the Tiancarriage directly in space, destroying their current serious concern, especially in the aerospace field.

Such a powerful aerospace plane, they naturally want to destroy it very much.

If there were astronauts on it before, they still need to hesitate. After all, if they are discovered, they don't know what the consequences will be. You must know that there is no bottom line at all. So they can only give up this plan.

But now there is no one there, so there is no need to worry about this, they will naturally become presumptuous.

Even if they are discovered, they can be completely explained as a pure accident.

Beside him, the Secretary of State was also staring at the content on the computer, waiting for the next situation.

I saw that what was displayed on the computer was SpaceX's cargo "Dragon" spacecraft. In addition, there was also the real-time position of the Tianren.

At this time, the "Dragon" spacecraft has resumed operation and is heading towards their goal, which is the International Space Station.

Next, their "Dragon" spacecraft will have about 300 hours to complete docking with the International Space Station. The orbit of the multi-kilometer-high International Space Station.

But obviously, at this time, how long it will take for the "Dragon" spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station is no longer a concern for them.

What they are concerned about now is the current real-time position of the Tianren and the distance between the current real-time position of the "Dragon" spacecraft.

Their people will estimate the orbit that Tianren will pass next, and then their "Dragon" spacecraft will drop three suicide satellites that they have disguised as space junk near this orbit in advance.

Then sit back and wait.

"We have to directly try to destroy the engine of their Tianchao, so that we can be sure of nothing. Otherwise, if they just hit other places, their powerful engine might still make their Tianchao return. .”

said the president.

"Don't worry, our people have already calculated that our suicide satellite will attack from the back of the Tianchao, and then it will directly hit the engine. It will definitely succeed."

The Secretary of State said: "Once the Tiancharia crashes to the earth, as long as it lands on the high seas, near the crash point, our naval base and aircraft carrier will immediately go to salvage it."

"Yeah." The president nodded.

As long as they can salvage it, they will be able to fully understand why the TianChariot is so powerful.

"I hope it's best to fall on our homeland."

The president sighed with emotion, "Even if it hit the Statue of Liberty directly, it would be worth it."

After all, compared to rebuilding a Statue of Liberty, no matter how you think about it, the value contained in the Tianchariot is higher.

Of course, it is impossible for him to have expectations for this kind of thing, let alone just hit the Statue of Liberty, even if it just hits their territory, or even the whole of America, the probability is very small.

However, at this moment, the Secretary of State suddenly pointed to the screen and said, "Mr. President, they have released the suicide satellite!"

The president looked over immediately, and sure enough, he saw the satellite cargo compartment on the "Dragon" spacecraft open, releasing the three "satellites" inside. Of course, strictly speaking, these three "satellites" are at least from the outside. It doesn't look like a satellite.

They added something that looked like a damaged solar panel to the original suicide satellite. Of course, it was not a real solar panel, but a foam that looked like a solar panel.

In this way, the shift of the center of gravity caused by the increase in its weight can be avoided, and there is no air in the universe, so there is no need to worry about air resistance.

"well done."

The president nodded in satisfaction, and then he looked to the side, and sure enough, he saw that the orbit of the Tianchariot was not far from there, about 2000 kilometers away.

For the earth's orbit, more than 2000 kilometers is really not far away. After all, you must know that the first cosmic speed is 7.9 kilometers per second. It is running at a speed of 7.9 kilometers per second.

At this speed, it will not take long for more than 2000 kilometers.

As a result, both the president and the secretary of state began to nervously look at the things on the monitor, looking forward to the final result.

……

at the same time.

Dingguang Aerospace Research Institute.

Inside Lin Xiao's office.

"Oh? Have their suicide satellites been released?"

Lin Xiao, who was drinking tea, had a smile on his face when he heard the news.

"It's finally here."

"Xiao Mi, are you under control now?"

"It's under control, all three of their suicide satellites are mine."

"well done!"

A smile appeared on Lin Xiao's face.

"Then, first let them think that they are in control, and then let the Tianchao approach the three suicide satellites by the way."

"Okay!"

Xiaomi responded.

And Lin Xiao, like the president, also looked at the screen showing the current locations of the two parties on the computer, and then waited for the final meeting of the two parties.

In this way, time passed slowly.

……

NASA headquarters, a secret ground command and control center.

This command and control center is naturally the kind that can control satellites in the sky.

The only difference is that this place is specially used to perform some secret missions.

At this time, a secret mission is being carried out here, which is plan B to destroy the Tianchariot.

Those three suicide satellites are controlled by them.

"We have begun to approach the target orbit, and it is estimated that there are still [-] kilometers left."

"Now BSS-type satellites 1, 2, and 3 are ignited and are preparing to correct their current orbits and gradually approach their targets."

"In addition, turn on the electromagnetic shielding function to avoid being discovered by the other party."

A commander, with his hands behind his back, looked at the big screen in front of him showing the real-time situation, while giving orders.

Upon hearing the commander's order, the three staff responsible for controlling the suicide satellite responded immediately: "Yes!"

Then they all pressed a button on the console.

It's the fire button!
In the past, the three suicide satellites did not ignite, but in order to save fuel, they floated in orbit, waiting for the approach of Tianchao.

This is because although these satellites were put down in orbit by the "Dragon" spacecraft, the speed of these satellites is still on the first cosmic velocity line, so naturally they can keep on the orbit and continue to float down.

And now that they are about to reach the predetermined target point, they will naturally start to ignite in order to approach the Tianchariot.

Just like that, another minute later.

"I see! The Tianchao has appeared."

Suddenly someone shouted, and at this time, they did see the Tianchariot appearing in the field of vision through the image sent back from the suicide satellite.

And being able to see the Tianchao already shows that the distance between them is not far away!
Their commander also frowned at this time, and said: "Everyone cheer up, start now, try to get close to the Tianchariot!"

"Yes!"

The staff responsible for manipulating the suicide satellite responded immediately, and their excitement seemed to be heard in their voices.

After all, this is space warfare!
It can be called the first battle in space in human history.

Although this battle is destined to be impossible to reveal, but for them, it is obviously a rare experience.

Then, they began to control the three BSS-type suicide weapon satellites from Boeing, and rushed towards the Tianchariot.

Judging from the images sent back, the Tianchao is just ahead. Since the Tianchao needs to land on the moon, and its current position is not the best position to go to the moon, it needs to float in orbit first. When you reach the sweet spot, start accelerating again.

And this period of time is the best offensive moment for these three suicide satellites.

Just like that, the three satellites got closer and closer to the end of the Tianchao, from fifty kilometers to forty kilometers, then thirty, twenty, ten!

At this moment, everyone in the ground command center held their breath. According to the relative speed difference between the two, there were probably less than 20 seconds left!
A collision is about to happen.

But at this moment, the three controllers suddenly felt that the three satellites they were controlling suddenly felt a little delayed in executing their orders, that is to say, after they issued a control order, the suicide satellites would be delayed for a while. perform their operations.

And sometimes when they are not performing operations, the satellites they control will change slightly.

Of course, although it feels a little strange, it is still enough to rush towards the tail engine of the Tianchao.

So they didn't think too much about it.

And so, the final hour has come.

Here, as well as in the president's office, these people all held their breath, waiting for the brilliant fireworks to explode above the dark universe.

Seeing the upcoming success, the corner of the president's mouth gradually turned into an arc of excitement.

However, to their complete surprise, there was another person who saw all their reactions throughout the secret operation that was thought to be completely confidential and seamless.

In Lin Xiao's office, he saw the three suicide satellites that were approaching, and then said, "Xiao Mi, it's time for us to present a surprise."

"I'm coming!"

Xiao Mi immediately shouted happily.

then.

On the orbit, the clone of Xiaomi who controls the Tianchao made the engine at the tail shoot out three hydrogen pills.

In the past, 0.1 seconds after the hydrogen pill was launched, it would be irradiated by a strong laser, and then a violent explosion would occur, thus pushing the entire Tianchariot forward.

However, now, after the three hydrogen pills were launched, no laser was emitted from the laser emission hole of the engine to detonate the three hydrogen pills.

In this way, the three hydrogen pills flew away and gradually approached the three suicide satellites.

And at this time, the Tianren suddenly used the thrust generated by the ten Hall thrusters on it, and the fuselage tilted slightly, and the tilt angle was not much, not even 0.1 degrees.

But at this moment, a laser emission hole at the end of the engine suddenly emitted an extremely powerful laser.

And this laser just hit one of the three hydrogen pills, and the flight of the hydrogen pill, as well as the still-shifting fuselage of the Tianchao, made this extremely powerful laser hit the other two.

The front and back are almost instantaneous, less than 0.2 seconds.

However, this extremely powerful laser has already excited the deuterium-tritium mixture in the three hydrogen pellets.

Then, the next moment.

Nuclear fusion happened, but it was uncontrollable, so three violent explosions immediately affected the three suicide satellites nearby.

What you need to know is that these three suicide satellites still contain fuel.

Suddenly, three more violent explosion shows were staged in this silent universe.

There is no sound, but it is very brilliant.

During the explosion, the three suicide satellites immediately flew around.

Two of them plummeted toward Earth.

And there is another one, which flies towards a higher orbit.

As for the Tianren, it continued to float in its orbit without incident. At this time, it had circled the hemisphere, and the moon had already appeared from behind the earth.

……

"It's done!"

In Lin Xiao's office, Xiaomi's voice sounded cheerfully, "Those three satellites were blown up as planned!"

Lin Xiao nodded in satisfaction. He also saw the explosion in the video.

Those three brilliant fireworks.

The fireworks, which weigh hundreds of kilograms and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, cost several million yuan in conversion. He was probably the only one who could see them just now.

"Okay, since it has been blown up as planned, let's wait for the good news later."

Lin Xiao looked at the sky. His plan, to blow it up, was only the first step.

……

Wright House.

Looking at the screen that suddenly lost signal, the president stood up and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha! Well done!"

"It's fried well!"

And the Secretary of State had a smile on his face.

It shows that the signal has been lost. It must be because their suicide satellite successfully hit the Tianchao and caused an explosion, so the signal was naturally lost.

A well understood thing.

Although they didn't see the final scene where the BSS satellite actually crashed into it, they thought it was because the images sent back by the BSS satellite basically belonged to the PPT, and there was only one frame per second, and sometimes even less than one frame. , it can't be as smooth as the video, so they didn't see the final collision.

As a result, one of the two contestants in the Ascension Project has already retired.

Their goal has been achieved!

At this time, the president happily said to his secretary: "Go and draft a speech for me, just let me express my greetings to the country of our closest friends, and by the way comfort them that they are probably broken at this time." heart."

"I have to tell them that the water in spaceflight is too deep for them to grasp!"

The secretary also nodded with a smile, "Yes!"

However, when they were celebrating, the landline in the office suddenly rang.

The president glanced down, then smiled and said, "It's a call from NASA. This time, I have to reward Eisenberg and let them do something."

Then, he pressed the speakerphone and connected the call.

"Eisenberg, you did a good job this time, so I forgive you for what you did before."

As a result, the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and finally said: "Mr. President, I... actually came to tell you the bad news. We saw through other satellites that the Tianchao is still safe, and our BSS-type satellite, They seem to..."

"It didn't hit the Tianchariot."

"Instead, they were detonated by mysterious weapons to detonate the fuel inside them."

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the president's office.

Tianchariot...

Still safe and sound? ? ?

After a while, Eisenberg's voice came from the landline again: "Mr. President?"

At this time, the president who had just fallen into silence suddenly roared: "This is impossible! How could the Tianchariot be safe and sound?"

"What weapon could detonate our satellite in that situation?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The people next to him were startled by the sudden roar of the president, and it was not until a while later that Eisenberg on the landline said: "Mr. President, I also thought it was impossible at first, but whether it is From a camera on the International Space Station, or from a camera on another satellite."

"The Tianren was indeed not destroyed as we expected. On the contrary, it has now entered the lunar orbit and is heading towards the moon!"

"This... this..." The president still couldn't believe the news.

At this time, the Secretary of State frowned suddenly, seeing another thing displayed on the computer, which was transmitted from NASA, and then stepped forward to open it.

Then, a video popped up on their interface, which was uploaded from the International Space Station. In the distance in the screen, a white figure was running towards the moon.

And this white figure is the Tianchariot!
Seeing this, what else do they have to say?
The Tianchariot is really safe and sound!

Their plan has become a complete joke.

At this moment, another landline suddenly rang again.

And the president is obviously not in the mood to pick it up now.

The presidential secretary stepped forward and took a look. It was the phone number of the Kennedy Space Launch Center.

Then he got on the phone, and after saying a few words, his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly said to the president: "Mr. President, SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft was hit by a sudden space junk to the engine part, causing the internal fuel to explode. Explosion, now..."

"It's out of control!"

"what?!"

The president had just recovered from the huge "bad news" that the Tian Chariot hadn't been crashed, and when he heard the news again suddenly, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face again.

Their plan to use "space junk" to crash the Tiancarriage failed, but instead their spaceship was destroyed by space junk?

The successive blows directly made the president clutch his chest, and then sat down on the seat.

Seeing this scene, his secretary suddenly turned pale with shock, and quickly shouted to the outside: "Go and call the president's medical team!"

……

in the universe.

A piece of broken satellite fragments rushed to the distance quickly, and at the same time, it was still rotating at an extremely fast speed.

In the direction it rushed, a cargo spacecraft was about to head towards the orbit of the International Space Station.

But in the end, the relatively large satellite fragment directly hit the engine nozzle of the spacecraft at a faster speed, and the rapid rotation caused it to cut open the fuel chamber of the engine in an instant, and the fuel leaked out immediately.

Then, sparks from the friction between the satellite debris and the surface of the spacecraft ignited the fuel inside.

The next moment, another huge explosion occurred.

Immediately, the spacecraft spun rapidly because of the explosion, completely losing its original direction.

In the end, due to the loss of speed, the speed of the spacecraft dropped below the first cosmic speed, and it couldn't even reach the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

The speed is lower than the first cosmic speed, so the gravitational force from the earth attracts the spaceship which left the mother earth again, and starts to return.

But obviously, this is an imperfect return voyage.

In this way, its altitude is getting lower and lower, and from the orbit at a height of more than 300 kilometers, it has passed through the middle layer again and returned to the stratosphere.

Of course, during its fall, because of its extremely fast speed and friction with the air, its whole body began to heat up rapidly.

However, since the cargo-carrying "Dragon" spacecraft is responsible for the return mission, the material on its surface has very high heat resistance, thereby avoiding its loss during the fall.

In other words, it will not evaporate directly at such high temperatures like other falling satellites and meteorites.

And just like that, it continued to fall, and this giant that weighed more than two tons was getting closer and closer to the earth.

And below it is North America, the United States, and New York City.

……

NASA.

"Have you still not found the dragon spacecraft?"

"no!"

"Oh my god! Such a big piece of space junk is floating in the universe. Even if it explodes, it will weigh at least two tons!"

"God knows what a problem it would cause if it fell!"

"The most important thing is that with its material, it is impossible to be evaporated by high temperature due to falling in the atmosphere!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Why don't you hurry up and find out where it flew! I've been looking for it for so long!"

However, at this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed: "Wang Defa! There is a meteorite in the sky above New York City!"

But the others said angrily: "Don't care about meteorites, aren't we seeing enough meteorites every day? Why don't you care about our matter!"

However, that person held his head in one hand again, and said in horror: "I! Buy! Karma!"

"Thick! Li! Crab!"

"The Statue of Liberty...was destroyed by a meteorite!"

(End of this chapter)