2535: C2535 Running into Space Junk

C2535 Running into Space Junk

YCountry, Aerospace Launch Center.

At the peak of the confrontation, Y Country and Bear Country fought for hegemony in space. They had once vigorously thrown themselves into the space competition, whether it was the launch of satellites or not. The universe ship and the landing of the moon were both full of energy. Later on, after Actor President from the Y Country mentioned the Planetary War Plan, this confrontation reached its climax.

Now, that confrontation had slowly come to an end. The Bear Country looked like it was beyond cure. The Y Country had also given up on those unrealistic plans. Or rather, it was just a strategic deception. The Aerospace Industry of the Y Country had also temporarily entered a low tide.

It was rare to see a continuous launch like this.

The Space Shuttle number Grobia was the first Space Shuttle that had been built in Y Country. This Space Shuttle had been serving for ten years, and it had the most number of times it could fly, more than ten times!

Although the Space Shuttle could be used over a hundred times when it was designed, but in fact, it's far from that number, especially after the Challenger exploded. It stopped flying for a few more years. In the past one or two years... Only then did the launch mission begin. At its peak, there were three chances to enter orbit in a year.

The launch this time was decided at the last minute. Luckily, the Y Country already had a mature aerospace system. Soon, the crew was selected. There were a total of six people. They formed a temporary mission echelon. Now, they had all entered the Space Shuttle's cockpit. They were lying on the spacious flying seats, preparing to take off.

The commanding officer, Ramon, had already gone to space seven times, and he was very experienced. Next to him was the pilot, Lewis. When he was waiting for the countdown, their moods were relatively calm. Then, following the order to light the fire, with a tremor under his body, the Space Shuttle's engine began to burn vigorously. The hydrogen engine carried a hot exhaust flame, pushing them into space.

Due to the time difference, this place was dark, and the engine's flame was shining in the night sky. Very quickly, the entire plane disappeared into the vast night sky, and the booster separated. The fuel tanks were separated, and they had already entered space!

Most of the operations were controlled by the ground. After the feeling of excessive weight on the body disappeared, what followed was weightlessness. In space, they were free from the influence of gravity and could float in and out of the space capsule.

"Attention, we are preparing to launch the satellite." Ramon shouted.

Using the Space Shuttle to launch the satellite was quite easy. He opened the cargo hold, then used his mechanical arm to grab the satellite and throw it out. It was that simple! It looked very sci-fi.

The launch mission ended within two hours. Then, after a few orbital changes, they began to fly towards the satellite that had lost control.

GPS Navigation Satellite!

This kind of satellite had already developed and matured. In the recent few years, it had launched a large number of groups. It had the ability to locate the world, but now, a large portion of the satellites had lost their function. It prevented many of their Precision Guide Weapon from being used to repair these satellites. The most important thing right now was to repair these satellites.

During this period of time, the satellite engineers had researched many situations. The Garubian ship also carried a lot of maintenance parts, and the other four people who came with the Space Shuttle. One was in charge of the robotic hand, and the other three were in charge of repairing the satellite. They were looking forward to the satellite being repaired quickly.

"Attention, we are approaching the scheduled orbit." Yes, Ramon said.

Reiss was controlling the Space Shuttle's flight. Small streams of air continuously shot out from its tail, adjusting the position and trajectory of the Space Shuttle as it headed toward the satellite that had lost control.

The ground control was constantly monitoring their orbit. This was simply like piloting a plane to find a mosquito. It was quite difficult. If their luck was not good enough, they would not even be able to discover the target.

At this time, they gradually moved to the Dawn Breaker. There. With the help of the sunlight that had just appeared, they could see the reflection of the solar panel on the satellite. They would be able to easily locate the position of the satellite and then continue to approach it. All of this required superb technology, which was to perform acrobatics in space!

At this moment, they suddenly heard a crisp sound. This sound immediately made everyone fall into an ice cave. "We encountered a collision of miniature space garbage!"

In space, the thing they feared the most was space trash! A fast spacecraft, even if it collided with a millimeter level space debris. After all, not only did they have to fly, but they also had to fly. If there is a crack, when they return, they might break apart.

Although the ground was also constantly monitoring space debris, from the radar on the ground, it was virtually impossible to find a centimeter level space debris, even a millimeter level fragment. It could cause a catastrophic impact! This sound was so clear, perhaps the result of a few centimeters of metal hitting metal?

Although there was a lot of space debris, the universe was much wider. Thus, hitting this type of space debris could only be said to be bad luck.

There was even the most terrifying situation, two satellites colliding in space. Countless fragments were knocked out, although it was explained as an accident. But as long as one had a brain, they would know that one of them was definitely an anti-satellite attack!

Now, they were unlucky enough to bump into something.

After discussing with the ground, the most experienced Ramon wore his spacesuit and exited the cabin. After his careful search, he found the location of the Aircraft Belly. He found a fragment of a solar panel the size of a walnut. It was the Aircraft Belly that was inserted into their Space Shuttle. It just so happened to be inserted into a beam in the middle!

This is going to be troublesome!

When the Space Shuttle entered the atmosphere, in order to slow down, for a period of time... It used the Aircraft Belly to move forward to provide greater air resistance to slow down. Under the current circumstances, if they were to do so... It was very likely that they would break apart from the point of impact!

They had gone into space to carry out a mission, but now, they were afraid that they would not be able to return!

What maintenance satellites, they did not need to consider those anymore. What they needed to consider now was how to safely return!2

If it was in the past, they might have tried to take the risk to return. However, after the Challenger had crashed, they were already scared out of their wits. If the Garubian had another accident, the Space Shuttle would have been able to retire. The Y Country was basically relying on the Space Shuttle to carry out the manned spacecraft. If the Space Shuttle was gone... They would not have the ability to enter space!

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