An improved version of the Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle is being erected in the launch tower.
After 12 consecutive test launches, the Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle technology has finally reached a mature stage and can be used in space missions.
The improved version of the Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle can have a payload of 150 tons in low-Earth orbit.
"10..."
"3..."
"0..."
Boom! The engine nozzle of the Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle spits out light blue flames, pushing the huge weight to sprint into the sky.
Meng Haiyang made a prompt decision, quickly manually intervened in the driving, and cut into the No. 7 backup flight route.
At this time, the New Luzon spacecraft is in a mid-level orbit above low-Earth orbit, at an altitude of about 1,621 kilometers from the ground.
The Ape-eating Eagle No. 14 carries five astronauts on board.
In fact, Starlink satellites often "go out of control", especially when Homo sapiens launches spacecraft, and frictions often occur between the two parties.
A shrill alarm sounded in the cockpit.
By then, the U.S. military will definitely have "satellites out of control" every now and then.
Then it quickly launches into the air.
There are currently more than 2,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, and 40,000 are planned to be deployed in the future. Their orbits are at an altitude of 540 to 560 kilometers.
"Stay alert." Meng Haiyang replied while looking at the manual driving instrument panel, ready for manual intervention at any time.
The spacecraft's auxiliary engine spit out flames and changed its flight path to avoid the Starlink satellite.
"Core level one separation..."
The Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle, which has been improved and launched many times, made the engineers at the space base very calm, and no one was too nervous.
In other words, Luzon Space City will launch 10 launch vehicles today, and the remaining 8 will be used as emergency backup.
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At the same time, another Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle was already in place on the No. 2 launch tower of the space city.
"Start to slow down..."
There is a special term for this altitude - the inner layer of the Van Allen Radiation Belts.
On the other hand, it is necessary to do a good job in the protection design of the spacecraft and set up an emergency system for rapid maneuvering orbit changes to rely on hard power to fight against the threat of the Starlink system.
Vice captain Maang Chuangxin, psychological counselor Zhang Gongyu, correspondent David Fernando, and maintenance officer Sha Yuegong each performed their duties and entered into work mode.
The New Luzon spacecraft adjusted its flight direction and began to orbit the earth, and its speed also dropped a lot.
About 2533 seconds have passed.
Such a large satellite will quickly fill the entire earth's low-Earth orbit.
As the first batch of new humans in space, the astronauts were very excited.
"Arrive at the predetermined altitude and start adjusting the flight posture."
Mao Chuangxin stared at the dashboard: "It is estimated that there are still 3:21 seconds until we reach the scheduled location."
The entire space station currently contains a nuclear power module, two power modules, a node module, two living modules, and four experimental modules.
Homo sapiens are very aware of the purpose of the Starlink system. After all, the internal intelligence of the US military is transparent to sapiens.
David frowned: "The target Starlink satellite 832 has experienced abnormal orbit changes, and the supercomputer is simulating its trajectory... The simulation is completed, and it is expected to be 2.7 kilometers away from us in 43 seconds. It is not ruled out that it will get closer."
In addition, in order to combat the high-energy particles and cosmic radiation in the Van Allen radiation belt, the Homo sapiens space station adopts an artificial magnetic field protection system, which uses the surging electric energy of the nuclear reactor to resist high-energy particles and cosmic radiation.
After avoiding the Starlink satellite, about 4 minutes and 17 seconds later, the spacecraft finally entered the predetermined orbit.
Last month, a Homo sapiens spy satellite knocked out three Starlink satellites in one go.
The total mass is 1,100 tons and the internal volume is 2,432 cubic meters, which can accommodate 10 astronauts stationed for a long time at the same time.
If the gamma ray cannon had not yet matured, Meng Haiyang would not have chosen to change orbit, but would have directly fired the cannon to destroy the Starlink satellite.
The 10 spacecraft will converge in the Van Allen radiation belts at an altitude of 1,600 kilometers and then form the Homo sapiens space station.
the other side.
Since Homo sapiens satellites are made of very good materials and have special anti-collision designs and protective armor, they are naturally not afraid of collisions with Starlink satellites.
The autopilot system on the spacecraft flew upward at an angle with the help of the space positioning satellite system of the Department of Space Affairs.
"Adjust the flying posture..."
Meng Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Nothing dangerous."
The entire Homo sapiens space station will have a mass of about 1,100 tons, including 240 tons of spare fuel, and a recently developed space thorium-based molten salt nuclear reactor.
On the one hand, they are also launching satellites frantically to seize orbital resources in low-Earth orbit.
"Breaking through the Karman line..."
After the launch vehicle and spacecraft separated, captain Meng Haiyang quickly ordered: "Everyone is in your place."
Without specially designed spacecraft, operating in the Van Allen radiation belts can easily be interfered with and damaged, resulting in reduced service life or even direct scrapping.
The spacecraft launched this time has protective armor and an emergency orbit change system.
The reactor uses the newly developed lead-tungsten gold alloy, directly uses thermoelectric power generation as the power generation method, plus storage batteries, power transformation and distribution devices, and emergency systems, all integrated on a spacecraft, with a power generation of 5 megawatts.
watt.
The U.S. military supports Musk in developing the Starlink system, naturally not for satellite communications, but for anti-missile, positioning, monitoring and attacking spacecraft of other forces, and also to occupy precious low-Earth orbit.
Very few spacecraft operate in this area for the simple reason that the radiation intensity here is very high and filled with large amounts of charged protons.
David, a communications soldier who also works on radars, also had a very serious expression: "There are many Starlink satellites in the surrounding orbits and they are being tracked continuously."
The Luzon Space City recovered the first stage of Core 13 of the Monkey-Eating Eagle that returned to the ground.
At this time, the speed of the New Luzon spacecraft is the first cosmic speed - 7.9 kilometers per second.
"Received." David quickly sent a situation report email to the ground command center according to the procedures of space work regulations.
After the spacecraft code-named New Luzon separated from the Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle, it flew towards a higher orbit.
He turned his head and ordered: "David, report our situation to the ground command center."
The next second.
Therefore, the Homo sapiens space station does not need to be equipped with solar panels, and its combined appearance is obviously different from the International Space Station.
"receive."
Even if it is not out of control, other forces will not be able to operate satellites in low-Earth orbit, and it will even be difficult to safely launch spacecraft through low-Earth orbit.
Soon the new Visayas flew over the orbital area of the Starlink satellite.
Meng Haiyang, Mao Chuangxin, Zhang Gongyu, and Sha Yuegong began to adjust their flying posture and speed, preparing to merge with the previous New Luzon spacecraft.
The Space Department of Homo sapiens has also made corresponding response plans.
The first manned space flight of Homo sapiens was to transport 5 astronauts into space at one time. Since it was a manned spacecraft, the spacecraft carried by the Ape-eating Eagle launch vehicle, the New Visayas, weighed 142 tons.
Luzon Space City continues to launch launch vehicles, launching half of the 16 launch vehicles in stock at a frequency of once every half hour.
Of course, this is not the complete version of the space station.
It only took the Homo sapiens space ministry one day to build a large space station in the earth's middle orbit.
This speed has stunned the forces that are paying attention to the Homo sapiens space industry.
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