The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

Chapter 1273 I, Huaxia, send you money!
Griffin lay in front of the TV and stared at the screen for a full minute.

But apart from being able to confirm that the solar panel was space junk No. 40396, there really wasn't much else to see.

Firstly, although he was staying in a top medical institution directly invested by NASA and all the facilities were world-class, the TV in the ward was still the cathode ray tube model from a few years ago. Although it was not small in size, the picture clarity and refresh rate were average, and there was even a watermark in the lower left corner that took up a quarter of the screen.

Looks like it's from that Star Company...

Secondly, the camera itself must have an optical zoom function, and this picture deliberately deletes the shooting information that should be displayed in the surroundings, so even if you can see it clearly, you can't simply judge the distance between this satellite and the object to be captured.

Griffin sat back on the bed, sorted out his chaotic thoughts, and quickly thought about the situation that had almost reached a dead end:
Soon, he raised his head again and looked at Meyer not far away.

"Lei, please contact the tracking and control department first to determine the exact location of the Chinese satellite and the distance between it and the space debris."

"it is good!"

The latter nodded.

But just as he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped from behind:
"Wait, I haven't finished yet..."

Griffin held his forehead with one hand and continued helplessly:
"Let the news center publish all the information about space debris No. 40396 and the current orbit of the International Space Station on the official website as quickly as possible, and state that NASA will unconditionally cooperate with China's actions and provide data and measurement and control information support for the entire capture process."

Meyer paused as he was writing in his notebook:
"But the other party..."

Griffin waved his hand:

"At this point, we can no longer care about so many things. Regardless of whether China really needs it or not, we must at least let the outside world believe that we have already made preparations for both situations, rather than just watching the International Space Station in distress indifferently..."

In fact, until now, he still hasn't figured out why the Chinese side can achieve such amazing efficiency.

From rockets to satellites, none of them should be prepared in just half a year.

But the original anti-satellite experiment was a temporary decision, and the appearance of fragment 40396 was even more of a black swan event.

Of course, China did issue a so-called warning in advance, but that was just a routine exchange of trash talk, and it was delivered through the media department rather than the technical department, so it could not really be regarded as a rigorous communication...

"unless……"

He looked at the ward door that Meyer had just closed, lowered his head and muttered to himself:

"Unless the military..."

A surprising idea flashed through his mind.

But it was immediately denied.

Even the Air Force Space Command could not predict the consequences of the anti-satellite test in advance. Even if there was a traitor, the most they could do was let the Chinese know some details of the interception process.

However, this thought, which only lasted for a moment, gave Griffin a new idea.

Whether there really is a traitor or not is not important.

This can be used as an excuse to calm the situation later, which is very important...

Thinking of this, he quickly stood up and walked to the table, pulled out a piece of paper, and began to sort out all the processes in the whole incident.

The Space Command is too powerful and he can't afford to offend it.

So we can only start with some links with weaker backgrounds...

……

It was not until about ten minutes later that another small window suddenly appeared in the lower right corner of the TV screen, accompanied by a noisy background sound, that Griffin's attention was attracted again.

Although he couldn't understand the white characters on the blue background wall in the small window, judging from the long table in the front and the five people lined up behind the table, it was most likely the scene of a press conference.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, Sun Yan, who was sitting in the middle, picked up a manuscript and began to speak.

It was still the Director of the Space Agency who personally took action.

It was still very considerate and the translator converted the content into English almost instantly.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. The rocket and satellite for this mission were both in the testing phase, and the solar storm has not yet completely ended. So, for the sake of safety, we spent some extra time to confirm the working condition of the satellite..."

Unlike most Chinese leaders who appear in formal occasions, Sun Yanlai behaved very freely this time, and even his voice was a little casual:

"As for the result... I think you have all seen that our satellite is operating normally and is precisely positioned about 40396 meters lower than space junk No. 35."

As he spoke, he gave a slightly cunning smile and pointed to the side.

It was only then that Griffin noticed that on the far left of the long table was a television playing a video, creating a picture within a picture within a picture within a picture.

"We are currently conducting the final stage of inspection and preparation for the payload of this mission, and we expect to completely eliminate the threat to the International Space Station within today, Beijing time."

Sun Yanlai drew the attention of the reporters on the scene back to himself:

"Considering that we will hold another press conference after the mission is over, if you are patient enough, you can stay here after this meeting and witness the entire process of the 'space fishing boat' plan with our staff..."

The originally heavy atmosphere at the scene also relaxed, and even a few faint laughs were heard.

Of course, no matter what we say, we still have to do the real work.

The official spokesperson sitting next to him looked at Director Sun who was so excited that he couldn't hold him back, and quickly found an opportunity to interrupt:
"Well... since the mission is still in progress, we don't have any more information to release for now. Let's move directly to the question and answer session."

The guests invited to this reception were basically old acquaintances with whom we had cooperated many times in the past, so everyone was very familiar with the unspoken rules and gave the first question to the media from China.

"We noticed that this mission was not finalized until September 9, and then the launch into orbit was completed after only two days of preparation. This is an efficiency that has never been seen before. Can you tell us how this was achieved?"

This was obviously a question that had been arranged long ago.

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Although Griffin was also curious about this, he knew it was impossible to hear the real answer at the press conference.

Having said that, he couldn't help but prick up his ears.

"of course can."

Sun Yanlai nodded and replied with a smile:
"It was largely a coincidence, actually."

"As early as two years ago, we began to consider that in the face of emergencies such as natural disasters, we might need to launch new satellites or replace damaged satellites in a very short period of time. So we began to develop solid-fuel rockets with faster response speed and lower launch costs based on existing technologies. In order to further reduce the launch preparation time, we also planned to use mobile launch vehicles and cold launches."

"This year, the project finally completed its design and produced two technology verification rockets in the first half of the year. The original intention was to launch a simulated payload for testing, but it just happened to coincide with the crisis of the International Space Station. Therefore, we decisively decided to suspend the original test plan and prepare to save the rocket for when it may be needed...Facts have proved that our decision is completely correct."

"As for satellites, the situation is basically similar. We have developed a small-volume satellite platform that can be assembled in a modular manner. If no special functions are required, it can be shipped and ready for launch in as little as half a month..."

"..."

The reporter had rehearsed this question for a long time, so he asked almost without thinking:

"With the complete success of this mission, can it be said that both the rocket and the satellite platform have reached a fairly mature level?"

Sun Yanlai also responded in a half-joking tone according to the plot that had been prepared long ago:
"First of all, the goal of this mission is to clean up space debris that poses a threat to the space station and manned spacecraft, so it is not yet time to draw a conclusion, but I would like to thank you for your good wishes..."

After saying this, the subject changed:
"However, this launch into orbit has indeed completed the technical verification. We expect to launch the Kuaizhou series of solid rockets and modular satellite platforms into the international market from the end of this year to meet the needs of countries around the world for low-cost and rapid satellite launches..."

The above contents, except for the advertising part, are of course full of nonsense, but he made it sound so serious that the audience who were not aware of the truth had to believe it.

Griffin couldn't help but curl his lips in front of the TV, but a warning bell rang in his heart.

In recent years, China's share of the space launch market has been growing. The only limitation at present is that their own launch capabilities are limited and they cannot take on too many foreign orders.

NASA had already been planning to find an opportunity to introduce a sanctions bill to completely eliminate the other party from the ranks of competitors.

But after what happened today, it will probably be difficult to solve the problem in such a simple and crude way.

Therefore, this new type of rocket can just solve China's pain point of insufficient launch frequency. If the cost is low enough, it will definitely be an important competitor in the future.

At the same time, the second reporter's question was heard on TV:

"I know that China is not involved in the construction and operation of the International Space Station, so how will the cost of this mission be calculated?"

"Due to the urgency of the matter, the mission funds so far have been paid in advance by us."

Sun Yanlai replied:

"However, the operators of the International Space Station have stated that they will provide us with technical, material and information assistance. Of course, after the dust settles, we will also make the detailed bill of this mission public to the world. I believe that all countries are willing to pay us the relevant costs based on the actual amount of support they have provided..."

This round of very targeted questions and answers made Griffin's eyes go dark, and he almost fainted again -

The other party mentioned "technical, material and information assistance" almost by name.

Technology and information have been occupied by Europeans and Russians respectively.

Then the only thing left for NASA is "matter".

Therefore, although Sun Yanlai said it in a tactful way, his words actually meant one thing:
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(End of this chapter)