Chapter 1863: Fighting for the Budget
“The intelligence department, NASA, the team of scientists, the team of engineers...the results of joint research, we have determined that Jiuzhou Technology has completed the research and development and manufacturing tasks of the new generation of spacecraft.”< br>
From management, to the top, and then to becoming the director of NASA and the talker of Uncle Sam’s aerospace department, Thomas’s promotion path was not smooth.
He said these words in a heavy voice in the conference room.
“A new generation of spacecraft!?”
"A spacecraft that can repeatedly travel between the space station and the ground?"
"To ensure safety and speed, the spacecraft can carry people and should also be able to carry weapons!?"
For a certain To the many questions raised by the Corner Building and several senior security officials, Thomas could only take a deep breath and replied with a solemn expression: "I know you are thinking of the unmanned and reusable space plane developed by Boeing Company. ——X- 37B, but according to the information we have compiled, Jiuzhou Technology’s starship spacecraft is at least one generation better than the X-37B.
And the payload of Jiuzhou Technology’s starship spacecraft is used for commercial aerospace tourism. The load capacity is much stronger than that of other Blue Star bombers at present, and the speed is also faster..."
When several senior officials in a certain corner building heard this answer, different thoughts appeared in their minds. intelligence.
The X-37B space plane was launched into space by a rocket. Originally they thought it would be the first aircraft that could both fly in the Blue Star satellite orbit and enter the atmosphere.
And because the X-37B can automatically return to the ground after completing its mission, they are all considered to be the prototype of the future space fighter, but now it seems...
"The X-37B has the highest Can reach the speed of sound More than 25 times, conventional military radar technology cannot capture it, and if Kyushu Technology’s starship is stronger than it, how can we defend against its attack?”
“X-37B is not only repeatable! The space fighter used, or A space fighter that can attack any target on the ground within two hours is more dangerous than a nuclear bomb, and now it seems that Kyushu Technology is more dangerous than a nuclear bomb and more dangerous than the X-37B! We must not let Kyushu Technology be destroyed! Our safety circle "
"Jiuzhou Technology's starship is flying into the sky, and in the depths of the sea, the polar bear's submarine has disappeared without a trace. Everyone, I feel the danger, like Satan and other devils, staring at us. ! ”
"No! We must also develop better space fighters! Better nuclear submarines! Also, we must develop a radar system that can detect them in the shortest time! This must be done! Otherwise, how can we be safe?!"
“We need more budget! To secure All! For our freedom!”
Amidst the excitement, Thomas also took advantage of the opportunity and shouted: “We at NASA also need more budget support, otherwise we will not be able to cooperate in the development of these equipment.”< br>
Of course he is not targeting without aim.
In fact, Uncle Sam’s most powerful X-37B space fighter now has a lot to do with NASA.
Twenty-eight years ago, NASA selected Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Group for the design and development of rail vehicles. Boeing's California branch established a factory and was then supported by various investments. The aerodynamic design of the X-37 is derived from the large space shuttle orbiter, so the X-37 has a similar lift-to-drag ratio, and a lower crossover range at higher altitudes. The X-37 spacecraft was originally designed to enter space orbit. The Space Shuttle underwent a redesign, but the launch of a Delta IV or similar rocket determined that the Space Shuttle was "uneconomical" to fly.
Since business cannot make money, it is natural to make more money in other aspects of the military industry.
Money, everyone and all the forces want money.
But can money be created out of nothing?
Once upon a time, the Federal Reserve could print money like crazy, let Uncle Sam lend it out through bonds and other means, and use the nuclear-powered money printing machine to its extreme.
Now, the creditworthiness and purchasing power of U.S. dollars have slowly moved closer to the real "green paper" due to commercial collapse events.
The Federal Reserve is not a fool, and because the Federal Reserve is controlled by capital groups, capital groups are even less willing to let their assets depreciate, so they have always maintained formal rules of not raising interest rates and not approving more bonds.
In other words, Uncle Sam, the landowner, does not have much surplus food...
The military-industrial complex wants money, the medical group wants money, and the technology manufacturing industry also needs capital. Money, and now, aerospace-related technology groups represented by NASA, combined with various forces, also want to get money.
Uncle Sam felt like he had a huge headache as he listened to what these people said to each other.
The current budget requires demolishing the east wall and repairing the west wall to make ends meet. This year, we originally planned to reduce some unnecessary expenditure budgets so that various localities can live better.
But now it seems that, let alone reducing the budget, if we don’t ask the Federal Reserve to get another money, this group of people may do some terrible things tomorrow in order to get more budget.
It’s just that... Uncle Sam was still in a daze when he saw his allies and others asking for money from him.
In the conference room, everyone was so noisy that they were blushing and dancing.
Uncle Sam originally thought that this group of people would stop after arguing for a while and then discuss countermeasures.
But who knew that the quarrel had been heating up from the beginning and showed no signs of cooling down.
“Our Army’s combat readiness construction also needs support! The total budget request for fiscal year 1028 of Xiayin Star Calendar is US$198.5 billion, an increase of only US$5.6 billion compared with this fiscal year, but everyone should also know that now space and The sea is no longer safe, and only the land is still under our control. We must ensure a high level of combat readiness, complete strategic transformation, and shift from focusing on counter-terrorism to responding to the challenges of major battles.
< br>Projects such as long-range firepower, next-generation combat vehicles, networks, air defense and missile defense, and improving soldier lethality, as well as areas such as defense industrial infrastructure and advanced technology integration, all require budget support!”
“Fxxk, What are you talking about? The oceans are still under our control and we must strengthen our maritime dominance, empower ourselves and strengthen our strategic partnerships now!
We need to build more warships, including advancing the Columbia-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine project, purchasing combat ships, purchasing fixed-wing aircraft, and unmanned fighter jets. We also need budget support for the research and development and procurement of long-range firepower and hypersonic technology!
Don’t forget, we have proactively retired thirty-five ships in the past three years, saving at least 5 billion US dollars! In this case, we still have a huge budget gap! ”