Chapter 844 I, Great Britain, launches a satellite (fourth update, please subscribe)
For the free world?
Shit!
The reason why I agreed is... American rockets can also explode!
Even if von Braun comes out, at most he will only explode a few times.
Of course, if you have to arrange yourself, since the first place is gone, the order of second and third does not mean much.
"No one can refuse the conditions offered by the Americans."
After learning that the rocket launch time was postponed, Margaret muttered dissatisfiedly.
“Even if you refuse, Washington will force Downing Street to agree to their request and let the UK delay the launch time.”
“So, at this time, instead of Downing Street taking it from it, To make a profit, we might as well benefit ourselves. If we delay the launch for a month, it will be regarded as a promise to the Americans.”
As for Britain!
I have never finalized a specific launch time with the UK, I just said it would be as soon as possible.
“Now that the opportunity has been given to the Americans, it depends on whether they can rise up. If they still pull their hips as usual, then you can’t blame others.”
“What? ?”
Margaret asked.
"You mean, will the United States fail this time?"
Faced with his wife's problem, Li Yi'an said.
"Who knows? Now the United States looks full of confidence, but I'm afraid only God knows the final result."
Margaret looked at Li Yi'an with some doubts and said.
“You mean the United States is not ready yet?”
"Two months." Li Yian said while sitting on the sofa.
“Even if von Braun was a genius, it would be impossible for him to design a rocket that could send satellites into space within two months. We gave the United States a chance, but the United States...couldn’t seize it. "
"You seem to be cursing,"
"No,"
Looking up at the sky, Li Yian muttered,
"This is science, you can change everything, but science will not change at the will of man!"
One month later, at the Cape Calaverna Launch Center in Florida, the rocket on the launch pad was ready Ready, this rocket was improved by the famous von Braun on the basis of the female soldier's rocket. In fact, it was to further improve his design.
The rocket is not big, but it carries the Americans' expectations of sending artificial satellites into space. All Americans are eager to hope that the United States can make a comeback in space.
It’s a live broadcast again. I have to say that the US official’s mentality is still very good. Even if they lose someone once, they still choose to live broadcast.
With the best wishes from American citizens, the countdown begins!
The rocket lifted off smoothly, much stronger than the last time it exploded on the launch pad, but... 60 seconds later, the rocket exploded in the air!
Another big firework!
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February 12th.
Nanyang, Wanhujiao launch site,
This morning, radio and television stations from Southeast Asia gathered here. In addition to them, there were also colleagues from Britain. Today, if the satellite is successfully launched, it will undoubtedly be a huge spiritual encouragement for those British people who witnessed the decline of the empire after the war.
Therefore, everyone in Britain takes this satellite launch extremely seriously.
How much attention is paid to it - even the Queen is here!
This is her first trip to Southeast Asia, not only for a visit, but also to show to the outside world that the royal family attaches great importance to this rocket launch.
But Philip didn’t come over. He is currently hiding from the limelight overseas.
A week ago, a third-rate tabloid published tidbits about him. Not only did he cheat on her again, but he even had other affairs. In contrast, the British people were naturally angry. For this reason, Elizabeth could only send him overseas to avoid the limelight - to express condolences to the navy on behalf of the queen. So, this time, only she came with the children.
Of course Li Yian also attaches great importance to the arrival of his sister-in-law. In addition to welcoming him warmly, today, the day of the rocket launch, he also came to Wanhu Corner with Elizabeth—— As promised, he took the children with him to the launch site.
Of course, they will not be crowded together with ordinary people.
On the viewing platform not far from the launch site, the two kings sat with the children, waiting for the rocket to take off. While waiting, Li Yi'an occasionally cast his eyes on Elizabeth. She... was indeed very generous. Even if Philip was exposed, she would still do her best to protect Philip. Even in front of outsiders, she pretended to be in love with each other.
Feeling the gaze beside her, Elizabeth just turned to look at him, and then focused on the rocket.
On the launch pad, a 29-meter-high rocket points directly into the sky. The Wanhu Type 4 rocket is the most superior and most stable rocket in Nanyang. Since the successful test launch at the beginning of last year, it has been launched so far. Nine times, only one failed record.
“…The first and second sub-stages of the Wanhu IV rocket use liquid rocket engines, inertial guidance, and three-axis attitude stabilization; the third sub-stage uses solid motors, spin stability, and no guidance.”
The host holding a microphone turned his back to the launch pad in the distance and introduced the data of Wanhu Type 4 rocket to people, while the British reporter not far away used an Oxford accent to introduce the data to the British. satellite.
"...The satellite weighs 27.8 kilograms. The satellite jointly developed by the University of Cambridge and Nanyang University is equipped with a detector developed by the University of Cambridge to measure the density of high-speed particles of cosmic dust in the upper atmosphere of the Earth. , the design of Cambridge University plays a decisive role..."
In the distance, the live host of Asia Television introduced the detector developed by Nanyang University.
"...the cosmic ray detector designed by Professor Zhu. Cosmic rays are a high-energy particle flow phenomenon in space, whose components include protons, electrons or alpha particles, etc..."
"Although it weighs only 27.8 kilograms, more than 16 kilograms of it are various equipment, which is highly utilized. In addition to the cosmic ray detector, it is also equipped with internal and external temperature detectors, as well as Microphones that monitor the sounds of micrometeorites that may hit the satellite's surface, etc. NASA hopes to simplify the satellite design as much as possible and maximize its reliability..."
In fact, the design of this "Federal Cooperation 1" artificial satellite. The reason why it is so fast, to put it bluntly, is that it uses a lot of existing technologies. Whether it is a high-altitude balloon or a sounding rocket, it always needs to be equipped with various detection equipment, and now, they are all integrated into this small on the satellite. The ability to install so many equipment in small satellites is inseparable from Nanyang's transistors and integrated circuits. Their application enables the miniaturization of detection equipment and transmission equipment.
At 10:15 a.m., the launch window appeared, and a clearing siren sounded near the launch pad.
Less than 3 kilometers away from the beach is the Wanhujiao Space Launch Site. Two launch towers can be seen on the beach. Reporters from various countries and tens of thousands of spectators are all eagerly awaiting the final moment of the rocket launch.
Suddenly, as people watched, there was a slight vibration on the ground, and along with a low roar, the tail of the rocket began to emit blazing flames. The flames were like a giant dragon, tumbling and jumping at the tail of the rocket, devouring everything around it. The color of the flame changes continuously with the consumption of fuel, from deep red to orange to dazzling white.
As the flame ejects, the rocket rises slowly, and its speed becomes faster and faster, as if It is trying to break away from the shackles of the earth's gravity and rush towards the distant universe.
As the rocket took off, its body gradually disappeared into the clouds, leaving only a long smoke trail, like a link connecting heaven and earth. At that moment, the coastline seemed to fall into silence, with only the roar of rockets taking off echoing in my ears.
When the rocket finally disappeared from sight, the people watching recovered from the shock, and cheers and applause broke out one after another. This is not just a rocket launch, but also human exploration of the unknown universe.
It also marks that Nanyang has truly entered the space age.
No, it should be said that the entire British Commonwealth has entered the space age!
Amidst the cheers and applause of the people, the American reporters who witnessed the launch felt like they had eaten sour grapes. They reported the news sourly, and some American reporters even directly broke through the defense. , where they were asking loudly - "When Britain and Nanyang are fully cooperating to launch satellites into space, what is the United States doing?"
What is certain is that this is another loud slap in the face. The Americans were a little confused, but fortunately, this was a British satellite.
Britain!
America's allies.
But corresponding to the success of the United Kingdom is the failure of the United States!
A few hours ago, the United States just failed!
Overnight, America became a fun-loving people!
And Daying is proving to the world that when it comes to science, it depends on me, Daying.
Nanyang, on the other hand, is completely hidden behind the light of Britain. This is exactly what Nanyang needs. There is no need to do the limelight thing for the time being. After all, Nanyang still needs the United States to provide tens of millions of milk powder for babies.
There is no doubt that although the launch of "Federal Cooperation 1" was affected by various political factors, what is equally surprising is that this small satellite actually produced great scientific results.
The cosmic ray detector carried on this satellite achieved corresponding results after entering space. The data it sent back allowed scientists to discover that there is a huge high-energy particle radiation around the earth. This is caused by the Earth's magnetic field capturing a large number of solar wind particles.
Later, this radiation belt was called the "beam-spreading radiation belt", which was undoubtedly a major astronomical discovery.
In another world, this radiation belt is called the "Van Allen Radiation Belt", and history has quietly changed here. The "Beam-Production Radiation Belt" is an extremely important project. The discovery was of great value for subsequent satellite launches and orbit planning.
(End of this chapter)