The Spaceship Was Lost!
In fact, Jiang Chen was quite satisfied.
At least, it looked like he had not lost out.
Although he didn't see it fall from the sky, just from its charred appearance, he was sure that it did fall from the sky.
Those traces were clearly left behind by a spacecraft entering the atmosphere and breaking through the black barrier.
The spacecrafts were very fast, traveling at a speed of more than a few kilometers per second.
This caused it to not only produce the so-called " mountain crash " when it entered the atmosphere, but it would also form a shock wave at the head of the spacecraft due to high speed, which would cause friction with the atmosphere and heat up rapidly.
Because the temperature was too high and the temperature increase was too large, the air near the outer shell of the spacecraft would become a hot ion current, which would burn the spacecraft body and completely shield all electromagnetic waves from the outside world.
This process was known as the black barrier. The black barrier was the most dangerous moment when a spacecraft returned to the atmosphere. A slight carelessness, such as moving too fast, or the wrong attitude, or even the slightest damage to the outer thermal insulation layer, could lead to devastating consequences.
Jiang Chen casually knocked on the spacecraft's outer shell. The sound was dull, and his mind moved.
This was not a satellite. The satellite didn't need to be covered with heat-resistant ceramic panels. Only spacecraft that needed to return to the atmosphere needed it.
But it didn't look like a space shuttle.
This was because there was no window on the surface of the spacecraft to observe space and ground scenes, so it did not have the conditions to pilot it.
Because the surface was charred black, there was no sign on it, making it even more difficult for Jiang Chen to determine what it was.
"I don't know which country is so miserable that their spacecraft can fall.”
Jiang Chen's interest was piqued.
This thing didn't look ordinary, then…
Tear it down!
Jiang Chen didn't know that the miserable country he mentioned was actually his country.
Of course, in a sense.
But it was normal for Jiang Chen not to know that the spacecraft was actually launched by China.
He was a technology fanatic. After transmigrating, he had read all kinds of related information and books. It could be said that he knew all kinds of high-tech like the back of his hand.
Especially those from Huaxia, he knew the most and was the most detailed.
He was 100% sure that China did not have such a spacecraft in operation.
In addition, if a spacecraft in outer space fell into the atmosphere due to a malfunction, it would generally burn up directly in the atmosphere.
Only spacecraft that failed to launch would fall to the ground and pose a threat.
China had not heard of any spacecraft being launched in the past two days. The most recent one was a cargo spacecraft that transported supplies to the space station more than ten days ago.
Moreover, the trajectories did not match. There were three launch bases in China, and they were all close to the northwest. Due to geographical limitations, the spacecraft launched by China had to fly south, close to the equator.
No matter what, he wouldn't appear near Eastern Sea City.
Of course, he would never have thought that the spacecraft did not fail to launch but returned automatically.
And the launch site was less than 300 kilometers away from him in the outskirts of Jinling City!
Of course, even if he knew, it wouldn't affect his interest in the spacecraft.
Even if it was just a civilian science course, Jiang Chen still had a passionate pursuit of science!
……
When Jiang Chen was full of curiosity and ready to dismantle this unknown spacecraft, Beijing, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology office building.
A man with slightly white hair was looking out of the window at the darkness with a thoughtful expression.
In fact, this man was the highest-ranking officer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. He was also the superior that Chief Instructor Qi had mentioned, Minister Li!
This experiment was too important. It was not only related to the safety of China's astronauts in space, but also closely related to the construction of the space station.
The Tianzhou-5 spacecraft was equipped with a robotic arm that could dismantle the spacecraft. Naturally, it could also build or repair the spacecraft!
Spacecrafts would stop working due to various failures in space. The biggest reason was that certain components, such as solar panels, were aging.
It was unrealistic and too dangerous to send astronauts to space for maintenance because launching a manned spacecraft was much more expensive than launching a new satellite.
However, an unmanned maintenance spacecraft could do that because it could stay in space for a long time until the materials were used up!
China had launched a total of 300 satellites into the sky, and about 100 of them had reached the end of their service life and automatically shut down. There were about 200 left.
According to NASA's estimates, at least 30% of the shut-down satellites could be put back into service with simple repairs. Although repairing 70% of the satellites was more complicated, it was still within the repair capabilities of Tianzhou V!
And to launch so many new satellites, not to mention how much money it would cost, the launch cycle would take at least 10 years!
This was why Minister Li placed so much importance on this experiment!
At this moment, he was waiting for news from the launch center.
"Ring, ring, ring, ring…"
On the desk next to him, the computer rang with an electronic voice.
"There's news!" Hearing this voice, Minister Li instantly thought that this must be a video call from the other side.
The communication software he used to communicate with the other side was specially encrypted. This prompt tone was the exclusive prompt tone of that communication software.
As he thought about it, Minister Li sat back in his office chair and clicked the answer button with his mouse.
The screen flashed, and the situation in the laboratory was immediately displayed on the computer screen in front of him.
The person standing at the front was Chief Physician Qi, who was in charge of this project.
After the call connected, Minister Li asked without waiting for Chief Physician Qi to speak,"Mr. Quinn, what's the result of the test? Did the intelligent automatic return system succeed?”
" Automatic return system…"
On the other side of the screen, Chief Physician Qi's expression was a little strange.
In fact, his brain was still in a daze. This matter was really too unbelievable.
However, Minister Li only wanted to know the results of the test. He was not in the mood to care about anything else.
"The spacecraft's automatic test results are quite successful.”Chief Instructor Qi forced a smile and reported,""Although the final landing point was more than 100 kilometers away from the scheduled landing point, we still successfully landed on the ground.”
"There are no problems with the other data. Just in this aspect, it can be considered a complete success.”
" But..." Just as he was about to continue, Minister Li suddenly shouted.
"Good!" "Mr. Quinn, you're indeed a treasure that never gets old!”
"Thank you for your compliment, Minister." Chief Physician Qi smiled bitterly and said hesitantly,"" However, the spacecraft deviated by more than 100 kilometers, causing…"
"What's so good about being more than a hundred kilometers away? As long as we don't go overseas!"
Minister Li was immersed in the joy of the successful spacecraft automatic landing test. He excitedly gave the screen a thumbs up."Old Liu, you guys have made a huge contribution to the country!”
"After I hang up the phone, I'll apply for a commendation for you guys!”
"When you come back, I'll get someone to welcome you in a grand manner…"
Chief Physician Qi shook his head."" Minister, the spacecraft is lost!"
At this moment, Minister Li had yet to react to Chief Physician Qi's words. He continued to praise him with a smile,"You are all heroes of the country. If you need any further improvements, feel free to ask. I will try my best to fulfill…What?!”
Before he could finish his sentence, his expression changed drastically.
"You just said that the spacecraft…was lost?!”
He frowned and asked in astonishment,""The spacecraft is not a wallet in your pocket. How can you lose it just like that?”
Minister Li was responsible for all space-related matters, including the launch site's protective measures.
He clearly remembered that the location was deliberately chosen. Eastern Sea City and Jin Ling City were on the main road at both ends, and the radar monitored the area within a radius of a few hundred kilometers 24/7!
It was guaranteed to be foolproof!
Moreover, they could not lose much. After all, they were in China's own territory!
But now, Chief Physician Qi, who was in charge of the project, said that the spacecraft was lost!
How could a spacecraft be lost?
He couldn't possibly be brought home, right?
Although the scheduled landing zone was at the border between Jin Ling City and East Ocean City, there were still a few villages, unlike the northwest, which was an uninhabited area.
However, the villagers of Jin Ling City and East Ocean City wouldn't be so ignorant, right?
Was there really someone so unreliable?
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