Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Chapter 494 Space Race
While the two were still talking, another cry of surprise was heard at the scene.

Burton and Maska looked and saw the live broadcast.

The second stage of the Kunpeng rocket has flown to the predetermined low-Earth orbit, and the second stage is releasing satellites in batches.

Satellites are constantly separated from the satellite cabin, allowing each satellite to enter a different orbit.

This is a technology of launching multiple satellites with one rocket, which many countries cannot master.

What is even more surprising is that these separated satellites are very different from the conventional satellites we see.

The main body of the satellite has exposed metal and a mixture of insect shells, and various lenses and instruments have begun to operate.

The solar photovoltaic panels deployed by satellites are generally equipped with tens of thousands of solar cells.

But the one from the Jeko Group is different. It looks like a dragonfly with its wings spread out, showing a light green transparent luster.

This is biophotovoltaics, which also uses solar energy to generate electricity, just like photosynthesis in nature. Solar cells made from this type of biological material have more advantages in capturing light energy.

However, at the current stage, this type of biophotovoltaics is still only a conception of scientists and is currently only in the laboratory stage. It uses photosynthetic microorganisms such as cyanobacteria as photoelectric conversion materials, but the power output is too weak to be practical.

Only the Jeco Group uses it on space satellites.

"What satellite is this?"

Burton was puzzled. It was the first time he had seen such a satellite in his life.

"It should be a satellite designed by the Jeko Group. They have expanded their genetic biological advantages to the satellite. The satellite wings may be biological photovoltaics."

Maska saw the clues and was surprised by the bold idea of ​​the JEC Group.

This kind of biological satellite is the first of its kind in the world, and probably only the JEC Group can do it.

Satellites detach from the rocket one by one. Because the Kunpeng rocket has a payload of 850 tons, its huge size can accommodate more satellites.

This results in the process of separating satellites being like a mother fish giving birth to her babies, with satellites being thrown out one after another, and in a blink of an eye, hundreds of satellites are launched into space.

This is not the end yet, when the satellite finally separated.

The tail engine of the second-stage rocket started, spewing out a blazing tail flame, turning around in space and diving towards the blue planet.

"Is it possible?"

Burton was shocked and confused when he saw this scene.

"Second-stage rocket recovery. The Jeko Group is going to recover the second-stage rocket."

Maska was equally shocked and stared at the screen.

Because no country in the world can recover the second-stage rocket, including Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation. They can only recover the first-stage rocket.

Under the incredulous gazes of Burton and Maska, watched by hundreds of millions of viewers around the world through live broadcasts, and tens of thousands of tourists at the Chiyang Rocket Launch Site, the second-stage rocket continued to fall rapidly towards the blue planet, passing through the atmosphere, through the white clouds, and finally the support frame opened and landed steadily at the Chiyang Rocket Launch Site.

This also officially announced that the first flight of the Kunpeng rocket of the Jeco Group was a complete success.

"It turned out that they succeeded. Their technology is so powerful that it has completely surpassed SpaceX."

Muska was in mixed emotions and felt a sense of urgency about being surpassed by his competitors. It would be difficult to build such a rocket with the current technology of SpaceX.

Burton was trembling all over, but besides the shock, an unprecedented excitement rushed into his mind.

"Jeko Group wants to compete with us for space supremacy. This is a crisis, but it is also an opportunity!"

Burton never expected that what he said about the space threat of the Jeko Group would come true. He originally just wanted to use it as an excuse to ask the congressmen for funding.

Although the success of the Kunpeng rocket of the Jeco Group has threatened the United States' advantage in the space field, it will undoubtedly also make NASA gain greater attention.

With such a formidable opponent, perhaps NASA will gain unanimous support from the entire country, receive a large amount of space funding, and regain its former glory.

Burton could no longer bear it and shouted to the staff on site, "What are you still standing there for? Didn't you see that the Kunpeng rocket of the Jeko Group was successful? Work overtime immediately and organize everything that happened today into a document. We can't let the Jeko Group surpass us in the field of space. Get to work."

"Incredible achievement, the most powerful rocket in history, the first flight of Kunpeng rocket was a complete success!"

"The Kunpeng rocket successfully launched and recovered the first and second stage rockets, subverting the aerospace industry. How did the Jeco Group do it? Let's take a look. "

"The Kunpeng rocket has set a new record for human rockets. It is the longest, heaviest and most payload-intensive super rocket in history. Humanity has taken a big step forward in conquering space."

On that day, news of the successful launch of the Kunpeng rocket topped the hot search lists in various countries.

The crowd of onlookers went into a frenzy and started discussing the incident extensively on the Internet.

"Shit, the Kunpeng rocket was really successful. If I hadn't watched the live broadcast with my own eyes, I would have thought it was fake news."

'I was moved to tears by the launch scene. The light of human civilization. Long live Su Jie and long live the Jieke Group.'

'As a spectator at the launch site, I felt like I was witnessing history and the beginning of human interstellar civilization. I can only say that the Kunpeng rocket is awesome and the Jeko Group is invincible. Let's welcome the great victory of the Kunpeng rocket launch together.'

'Haha, what are those who laughed at me doing now?'

'They have been hiding for a long time and dare not see anyone, especially the United States, which laughed the loudest at the beginning and said with certainty that their rockets were going to set off fireworks. Now they have been slapped in the face.'

'We in the United States have fallen behind in the field of space, which is intolerable. We must catch up with the Jetco Group and build a super rocket that is bigger and more powerful than Kunpeng.'

"We in the United States have not lost yet. The Jeko Group only has rockets, while we in the United States also have a space station. They still cannot compare to us."

"The United States is the pioneer in the field of space. We were the first to land on the moon. What is the Jeko Group?"

"We white people are the world's technological leaders. Yellow monkeys will never surpass us in their lifetime." "As a beautiful Chinese, my fellow countrymen above please stop being jealous. Slandering others will not help you make progress."

'Jeko Group is rubbish. I said that they compete with us in every aspect and now they are bullying us in the space above our heads. We must sanction and boycott the Jeko Group. Everyone, take action together and boycott the products of the Jeko Group. Don't buy hair growth liquid and weight loss pills anymore, otherwise the Jeko Group will become stronger and stronger.'

"Shit, I just bought it, so what? You don't know the pain of hair loss and obesity. What does it have to do with me if the United States is surpassed? I don't care."

"You guys who don't have any patriotism, come and fight offline."

"Come on! I'm a redneck. This is my address. If you dare to enter my house, I will shoot you."

The online discussion was heated. The successful launch of the Kunpeng rocket was so shocking that it surpassed all rockets in human history.

This time, it wasn't just the audience that was shocked, all countries around the world were shocked.

The Jeko Group actually sent a super-giant rocket weighing tens of thousands of tons into space. Not only did it send it into space, but it also successfully recovered the rocket.

Previously, when the Jeko Group boasted that it had built the most powerful rocket in history, it was questioned by countless media and countries outside. But now, the Jeko Group has proved itself with its own hard-core strength.

All major media outlets around the world immediately changed their tune and began to tout the success story of the JEC Group, completely forgetting the ridicule and doubts they had made not long ago.

Only the United States, on the day of the successful launch of the Kunpeng rocket, their official spokesperson looked unhappy at the press conference when asked by reporters about their views on the Kunpeng rocket, and said bluntly: "A success brought by luck does not mean anything, and the hidden dangers of the Kunpeng rocket may not have erupted yet."

"You attribute the success of the Kunpeng rocket to luck? Subsequent launches of the Kunpeng rockets of the Jeko Group will fail. Can I understand it this way?"

The reporters below became excited. They liked to see the two sides fight each other, because that would generate news traffic and popularity.

"Of course, I have reason to suspect that the Kunpeng rocket of the Jeko Group is a stolen technology from our country. Otherwise, they would never be able to build the Kunpeng rocket, let alone master the rocket recovery technology."

The spokesperson spoke shamelessly, his words full of targeting.

The reporters were writing furiously, but they were actually complaining secretly. After all, the United States itself cannot build a super rocket as big as the Kunpeng rocket.

Now they are accusing the JEC Group of stealing their technology. I have never seen a top student copying the test paper of a poor student. How can they feel so embarrassed?

"In addition, we do not welcome the Jeko Group to enter the space field. They threw so many satellites into space at once. Those satellites are all of strange shapes and there is no guarantee of safety. If something goes wrong and they explode and disintegrate, there will be a lot of space junk in space. This is a seriously irresponsible behavior of the Jeko Group."

The spokesperson held a photo of the biological satellite of the Jeko Group and shouted: "According to the Outer Space Treaty, the exploration and use of outer space of the Blue Planet cannot endanger human safety. The Jeko Group has ignored the treaty and has touched the bottom line of our United States. Now our United States has announced that it will unite countries around the world to impose sanctions on the Jeko Group in the space field, including a blockade of aerospace technology and aerospace materials, and will not conduct any substantive cooperation and exchanges."

"But the Jeko Group is able to independently manufacture the Kunpeng rocket. From a technical perspective, it is stronger than the United States. Does the United States have any areas to block the other party?"

"Are you sure it's not the Jeko Group that's blocking the United States? Doesn't the United States want the technology and materials of the Kunpeng rocket?"

“What if the Jeco Group imposes sanctions on the United States? Their Kunpeng rocket has a higher carrying capacity and should be cheaper. If they don’t allow our satellite to be carried, we will lose money.”

Reporters rushed to ask questions, and the spokesperson's face suddenly turned pale.

“Nonsense, our country has always been the hegemon in the space field, and we will not be surpassed by the Jeko Group now and in the future.

The so-called reverse sanctions against the Jeko Group do not exist at all. We are the ones who sanction them. For example, our International Space Station will prohibit the access of astronauts from the Jeko Group from entering from now on. Without us, their satellites can go into space, but humans will never be able to set foot in space. "

The spokesperson spoke in a hurried tone, his face was red and warm, and he seemed a little broken.

"In addition, our country has formulated a plan to return to the moon. We expect to land on the moon within three years and send astronauts to Mars within ten years. We will prove that our country is the leading player in the space field of the blue planet."

night!

At the Chiyang Rocket Launch Site, Su Jie was holding a celebration banquet with engineers including Pang Liangzhi.

Just as everyone was toasting, Pang Liangzhi came over with his phone and said, "Mr. Su, you guessed it right. The United States really wants to compete with us in the space field, and even said something harsh."

Su Jie took the phone and looked at the video in Pang Liangzhi's phone. It was the video of the U.S. spokesperson.

"Haha, it's just as I expected. It seems that Meili is irritated by us and wants to come down and compete with us."

Su Jie smiled, this was easy to understand.

What the United States is doing now is like the neighborhood kids showing off their toys everywhere all day long, making many other children unable to help but cast envious glances at them.

Finally one day, a child got a better toy than him. Seeing other people have new toys, he felt sad and unbalanced, and couldn't bear to see others having better things than him.

The child who was originally showing off suddenly couldn't stand it anymore and turned into a naughty kid, suppressing the child who dared to steal his limelight.

The Jeko Group competes with the United States everywhere, causing its actions to be repeatedly frustrated, challenging his prestige as the world hegemon.

Space is considered to be the embodiment of cutting-edge technology. Now that the Jeko Group is challenging the United States in the space field, it is actually a challenge to the United States' technological strength, and even a manifestation of the superiority of its system.

For example, during the Cold War, when the Red Bear and the United States were in the space race, they were essentially demonstrating their technological and institutional advantages, flexing their muscles to the world, and proving that they were better than their opponents.

Now the Jeko Group is provoking the United States again, and the United States is naturally unwilling to tolerate it.

"Su Jie, do you think the United States is dragging us into the space race with the intention of destroying our economy?"

At this moment, Liu Yingying, who was sitting next to Su Jie, suddenly thought of something. After all, the aerospace industry is a very expensive business. Even if the Kunpeng rocket can be recycled and reused, there are always some costs that are unavoidable, such as the rocket's fuel, liquid methane and liquid oxygen. The cost of refueling alone is more than tens of millions of dollars.

As the chief steward of the Jeko Group, Liu Yingying is clear about the accounts. Recently, the Jeko Group has been spending money like water because of the comprehensive promotion of the blood donation policy. It is worried that being involved in the fierce space race will make its income unsustainable.

"It doesn't matter. Rocket launches bring in revenue from outsourced commercial satellites. Besides, the United States has threatened us. If we don't respond, others will think that our Jeko Group is afraid of him."

Su Jie returned the phone to Pang Liangzhi and sneered, "Since the United States wants to play with us, we will accompany them. Engineer Pang, speed up the launch of the Kunpeng rocket and the construction of new rockets, and at the same time implement our own space station plan. I don't even want to go to their crappy International Space Station."

"Okay, Mr. Su, don't worry, we will definitely win this space race."

Pang Liangzhi responded excitedly. He felt his blood boiling at the thought of challenging the United States, the leader in the space field.

(End of this chapter)