Chapter 476 Shocked NASA
Time passed, and the tense atmosphere at the entire Wenchang launch base reached its peak. The second launch of "Fufeng-[-]" entered the final sprint stage.

Countdown to launch - 1 hour.

"Check the appearance of the rocket and the launch tower for the last time. If there is no problem, then power on the rocket and prepare to bind the flight data and programs."

Commander Ouyang personally sits in the command room. So far, all the preparations have gone very smoothly. After completing the last few procedural checks, "Fufeng-[-]" can be launched.

This time, although the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket was temporarily changed to the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket, the time was tight and the tasks were heavy, but with the efforts of everyone, they still caught up with the progress.

Thinking of this, Master Ouyang couldn't help feeling a little bit sad.

To be honest, he still had some worries when the Phoenix Group led the "Manned Moon Landing" project, but over the past year or so, the capabilities demonstrated by the Phoenix Aerospace Department from top to bottom allowed him to see the world's top companies High efficiency and super execution.

In all fairness, with such efficiency and execution, even Aerospace Corporation can't keep up... In the future, commercial aerospace may really be the best answer.

Just then, the inspector's voice came from the intercom.

"Call the command center, call the command center... The rocket looks normal, and the launch tower is normal."

the other side.

After this mission is completed, he can return to the Guam base for a three-month rest, and then he will have a lot of time to take a shot.

William was shocked, and suddenly felt unbelievable.

It's just that the aerospace observation ship belongs to observing rockets from the sea, and NASA headquarters is currently using satellites in space orbit to monitor "Fufeng-[-]".

However, no one would have imagined that at this very moment, the world's top aerospace agency—NASA's information command center is in full swing!All the exploration satellites in lunar orbit in North America are aimed at the place where the "Dragon King of the East China Sea" will land.

……

"The situation is not very good!"

Captain Jesse's face has become very serious, and the next second, he quickly ordered:

Today's North America has already formed a large platform for space-ground integrated monitoring. The entire platform covers integrated monitoring systems such as microwave, infrared, and visible light multi-band.

Once discovered by the Yan Kingdom Navy, they will be expelled, leading to the failure of the entire collection plan...

"Send all the monitoring data to the NASA Information Center immediately, and tell them this key information!"

Like the aerospace observation ship in the southern area of ​​Yan Kingdom, NASA headquarters is also closely monitoring every move of the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket at this time.

With an order, the atmosphere in the cabin suddenly became excited.

As soon as the voice fell, the entire cabin was silent for a second. Captain Jesses, who was paying attention to the latest progress, also stood up suddenly from the equipment table, and immediately walked towards the person who spoke.

The two of them didn't disturb Chief Ouyang, nor did they intend to interfere in anything. They just quietly watched the red countdown on the wall of the command hall, waiting for the last moment to come.

To put it plainly, as long as North America prepares for monitoring in advance, any country that launches satellites or intercontinental missiles on the earth, North America can monitor through this monitoring platform.

On the aerospace observation ship, the radar tracking system required by the measurement system is already in the power-on search state, and the huge parabolic antenna on the island has also been fully activated and its power has been adjusted to the maximum. All search equipment is pointing to the launch of "Fufeng-[-]". Area.

The screen of the command center at NASA headquarters showed that the "Donghai Dragon King" landed smoothly, and everyone present held their breath.

A sentence about the flight data of the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket came, and Captain Jesses's heart was finally relieved.

"Payload exceeded our expectations?"

"Great! Jenny, hold on to the signal and keep tracking!"

"The maximum take-off weight of the 'target rocket' is about 3200 tons, and the payload should be between 29 tons and 31 tons!"

"emission!"

NASA Headquarters Information Command Center.

"Captain, I have captured the flight signal of the 'target rocket', and the current signal source is normal!"

With an order, the operator pushed the switch on, and two seconds later, the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket was officially activated and powered on, completing the last step before launch.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven... three, two, one!"

William's heart sank suddenly, and he quickly took a look at the documents in Rui's hand, and his eyes widened immediately.

But at this moment, his assistant suddenly appeared beside him, interrupting his dream.

Although the collection of "solid water" can also be called a historic moment, the novelty has passed after all.

"The command center received..."

Captain Jesses was startled.

Now in the world, it happens that only the Yan Kingdom Navy dares to expel North American ships, but fortunately... Now that the radar "captures" the "target rocket", data collection can be completed soon, and today's mission has finally been successfully completed.

"The payload of their 'target rocket' delivery this time may be really low!"

The assistant quickly said:
"Captain, it's very strange. After collecting the data, we found that the flight speed and orbit change time of the 'target rocket' are very slow!"

"Once they land on the moon, I need to know what their 30-ton payload is in all directions without blind spots!"

"And, immediately use the highest authority within NASA to immediately change the orbits of all our detection satellites in lunar orbit!"

"And, you continue to read this..."

And at this moment, Rui Jackson who was on the side quickly walked up to him holding a document with a dignified expression.

"This can only explain one problem - the rocket booster is always flying with maximum thrust!"

Subsequently, after 10 hours of orbiting the moon to adjust the landing point, the "Donghai Dragon King" began to try to land in the predetermined area of ​​the south pole of the moon.

Thinking of this, the tense strings in Captain Jesses' heart relaxed, and he even faintly began to look forward to the next vacation.

The assistant nodded slightly.

Captain Jesses was taken aback for a moment, then quickly lowered his head to look at the flight data handed over by his assistant.

"Director, there is no..."

"But now, these flight data are obviously abnormal!"

"Captain, the flight data collected this time is somewhat abnormal. The data of the 'target rocket' has seriously deviated from our expectations."

but.

With an order, the engineer pressed the red button, and on the launch tower not far away, a strong light erupted from the bottom of the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket that was ready to go—the engine ignited successfully!

"What?! The maximum take-off weight is about 3200 tons, and the expected payload is 29-31 tons!"

You know, although they are called aerospace observation ships, they are actually part of the North American Naval Forces.

"According to our previous deduction, when the 'Target Rocket' transports only more than ten tons of cargo, with their excellent engine performance, the startup and flight speed will obviously not be so slow!"

And if the load exceeds ten tons...it will be troublesome.

"What?! 29 tons - 31 tons?!"

The second floor of the ship island is the information collection module, which is also the core place where the space observation ship collects data.

At this time, the sound of various instruments here is non-stop, and all the staff in the cabin are highly focused on the various data displayed on the equipment in real time.

This was the third time Director William had asked the staff in just 2 minutes. Obviously, everyone could feel that he was a little anxious.

This time, they were deployed in the waters south of Yan Kingdom to monitor the launch of Yan Kingdom's latest super-heavy carrier rocket...

"It's been calculated."

"Flight data report: The current 'target rocket' is flying at a speed of 1900M/S and flying at an altitude of 37 kilometers. It is estimated that the rocket booster will separate from the main rocket in 30 seconds."

"Of course, it is not impossible for this to happen. There is a situation - that is, the main engine of the 'target rocket' is not pushed to the highest thrust when it is started, and it is launched at 70% or even lower thrust."

"But look at this..."

……

"From the dynamic images of the engine's flame injection state and nozzles we monitored, their main engine's air intake is obviously at its maximum state, which means that the engine of the 'target rocket' has a 99% probability of operating at maximum thrust."

Finally, 15 minutes after leaving the lunar orbit, the "Dragon King of the East China Sea" landed steadily on the predetermined position of the south pole of the moon.

Hu Lai also appeared in the command center at this time, accompanied by Factory Director Zhang quietly accompanying him.

Finally, as time passed, the countdown entered the final countdown launch stage, and Hu Lai's heart seemed to become tense along with the countdown in the command center.

"Calibration time: At present, the 'target rocket' takes off for 110 seconds, and the flight attitude is normal."

Under normal circumstances, their dispatches are used to monitor the launch of intercontinental missiles in various countries, so as to obtain the performance data of intercontinental missiles in various countries based on the collection of missile flight information.

But just 10 minutes later, everyone in the command center exclaimed!
"Look, the 'battery car' has launched a solar version, you can see that the solar version is too big..."

Don't think it's an exaggeration, it's the truth.

Everyone knows that this time the Phoenix Group's "Donghai Dragon King" is by no means simple!
Immediately afterwards, the payload compartment was opened, and when the "Donghai Dragon King" and other equipment that carried the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket to the moon appeared on the screen, everyone was dumbfounded!

Having said that, the assistant looked at Captain Jesses.

Then, the assistant handed another document to Jesses, and said in a deep voice:

A few seconds later, each detection unit sent a data report.

What does the Phoenix Group want to do!
What do they want to do with an extra payload of nearly 20 tons out of thin air!
After a while, William couldn't allow himself to think too much, so he quickly turned his head to look at Rui, and ordered:
"Damn!"

Master Ouyang exhaled lightly, and put back all the messy thoughts.

The engineers were also a little helpless. The cloud over the Wenchang launch site in Yanguo was in a very bad state today. It was difficult for the satellite's microwave signal to penetrate the cloud, and the signal was extremely unstable.

In addition to the "Donghai Dragon King" that is known to be a collector at a glance, there is actually a "bionic robot" in the payload this time?
There are also four "battery cars" that look like they are loaded with a lot of batteries?
And eight mini SUV cars with a length of about 1.6 meters and a width of 0.8 meters? !
What exactly is this? !

Obviously, various space agencies and countless aerospace enthusiasts all over the world believe that there will be no surprises that the "Donghai Dragon King" successfully landed on the moon, and there is not much discussion on the Internet about its upcoming landing on the moon.

the other side.

In the next second, the huge low-pitched sound of the engine hit, and the entire command center began to shake slightly, with a radius of several miles. At this moment, everything was shrouded in the "roar of the giant dragon"!
Yanguo, the most top-notch super-heavy launch vehicle has launched!
call--!
The most important weapon of the country, the earth shakes and the mountains shake!
……

"it is good!"

At this moment, the answer is about to be revealed. What he wants to know most is how much payload the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket has carried this time.

……

The reality may be like this, often the more you know the truth, the more terrifying you feel.

To be precise, it should be launched by a carrier rocket of Phoenix Group, a private company in Yan Country.

After a while, he frowned and said in a deep voice:

Although there is not much difference between monitoring launch vehicles and monitoring missiles, their cores are the same, they are all to grasp various information such as the trajectory of the flight target, flight data, orbit change parameters, etc., but the sea area here is too sensitive!

No.

"Flight track report:..."

"So... based on the combination of various data, the reason for the slow flight speed and slow orbit change speed of the 'target rocket' is not because the engines have not turned on the maximum thrust, but the payload they carry may far exceed our expectations !"

Chief William waited anxiously in the command center.

"Has the maximum take-off weight of the 'target rocket' been calculated? Can you approximate how much payload it carries through state inversion?!"

In this way, the "Donghai Dragon King" launched using the "Fufeng-85" carrier rocket finally reached the lunar orbit after [-] hours of flight.

If there are only about ten tons, it proves that the Phoenix launch of "Fufeng-[-]" is most likely just for experience storage.

"Director, the Navy's aerospace observation ship sent the data they collected..."

Before he finished speaking, William frowned slightly, obviously very dissatisfied with the fact that the target had not been captured 2 minutes after the launch.

"receive……"

29-31 tons? !

"Has the satellite captured the signal of 'Fufeng-[-]'?"

While NASA is learning more and more about the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket mission of the Phoenix Group, at this time most space agencies in the world still believe that this is just a "lunar solid water" collection mission by the Phoenix Group .

"Rui, immediately contact Director Brinton of the 'Federal Security Agency'. We need the help of the intelligence department very much now. We need the intelligence department to figure out what they are doing!"

"Only at maximum thrust can the rocket booster run out of fuel so quickly and lead to early separation!"

After a while, he turned his head to look at the operator beside him expressionlessly, and said slowly:
"The inspection is complete, and the 'Fufeng-[-]' rocket is powered on."

To know.

Such a tense atmosphere lasted for about ten seconds. After a while, an excited voice suddenly sounded in the cabin.

On the other hand, the Phoenix Group, the protagonist of this project, did not disclose more about it.

"Originally we expected that the rocket booster would separate from the main body after the 'target rocket' flew for 140 seconds, but we did not expect that the rocket booster would completely separate from the main body after only 120 seconds, which was a full 20 seconds earlier than we expected. .”

"Received, Captain!"

In the southern waters of Yan Kingdom, an aerospace observation ship with the USA logo on it is silently cruising in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

"Other monitoring units also noticed that the 'target rocket' has been successfully captured, please pay attention to record various flight data!"

After learning for the first time 48 hours ago that the Phoenix Group used "Fufeng-[-]" to replace the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket, he felt a little uneasy.

"No... I know what this is, it's not a battery car, it's a 'power bank car'!"

"Did you see that? There are two 'mini SUV cars' charging next to the 'power banks'! Yes, they are charging wirelessly!"

"I see! These are not 'battery cars' and 'mini SUV cars' at all, but four 'power bank vehicles' and eight 'lunar exploration vehicles'!"

"My God! What is the Phoenix Group doing?! Is it going to conduct a large-scale lunar exploration?!"

All of a sudden, the upcoming SLS rocket launch in five days' time is no good!
(End of this chapter)

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