Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1019: Reasonable and Beautiful

Since it was a "semi-public launch", all parties had been paying close attention since before the four rockets took off.

However, as the new king, he is concerned and nervous, even cursing behind closed doors, but he still looks calm when the door is open.

Especially since Amei didn't shout, others could only sit and "watch" and didn't dare to stand and "scold".

There are some things that Ah Zhong himself has not realized yet. In the logic of robbers, being strong is reasonable.

According to the wolf pack’s logic, if the wolf king is defeated, the rest will have to keep their tails between their legs.

According to pirate logic, if the captain has no authority, the crew will start to fight among themselves.

In the past, wherever the F35 could fly, both dragons and tigers had to stay away.

Now, wherever Xing Tian can fly, wolves and dogs will have to lie down.

Some people even asked questions at an official press conference on the other side of the Pacific before the launch.

"According to reliable information, the U.S.-China military will launch the world's first military orbital platform. What does House B think of this?"

The spokesperson said: "The other party has disclosed its launch plan to the International Space Organization and has notified all countries. This is in line with international rules and deserves high praise."

Look, how reasonable!

When you can't solve a problem, denying that it happened is a good option.

Washington, DC, and NASA headquarters.

In recent years, NASA has had two types of meetings.

One is called "For Ah Zhong" and the other is called "Others".

After several years of training, the senior consultants who frequently attend meetings have improved their Chinese proficiency compared to before.

Because they often watch the video materials there.
"15 minutes ago, four rockets were launched at once from the same base, a world first. By the way, they also released a top view of the half-buried silo in the Clear Alliance, although there is only one shell. You can take a look."

"The pure launch silo model is not more efficient than the launch tower model. The real secret is not in this shell. Didn't our satellite gain anything?"

"The few photos we have are not as good as this. The things transmitted are extremely blurry for some reason, like mosaics. Is our satellite broken?"

"I guess it's because the device is aging."

Unlike before, former Director Nelson no longer organizes meetings.

After the International Space Station was destroyed, he cheerfully resigned from the position he had held for more than ten years after being questioned.

It seems that he has lost his job, but in fact everyone knows that this is a brilliant escape for Nelson, and he should be playing golf at this time.

For a former director of NASA, his reputation and the social resources he has accumulated over the years are enough to ensure that he can continue to live a good life, or even better, in the second half of his life.

On the other hand, the two black and white generals who were pushed out to take the blame are already eating free puffs in prison.

Now, the new director is a cisgender white male who is under 40 years old.

Just from his hard jawbone and smooth long hair, one can tell that he is a veteran L**TQIAPKDXU person.

This is an American feature in recent years. More and more fields have begun to change from "must respect L**T people" to "must have L**T people participate."

Otherwise it is discrimination and is incorrect.

Although this person only has a bachelor's degree in law, no one dares to say that this is a wrong choice.

Because if you question it, others will not say that you are questioning the other person's ability, they will only say that you are questioning the other person's orientation. This is persecution and discrimination!

The new director lifted his long hair and said, "OK, I know that before I took office, you guys were beaten to a pulp, but don't be too nervous, these are all technologies that have been announced."

"It's not what they did, it's what we did in response. Hansen, what do you have to say?"

In the corner, Hansen's heart trembled.

This 70-year-old meritorious scientist who participated in the moon landing project was actually a little nervous because of a question asked by a man who was more than years younger than him.

After his old friend Nelson left, his life at NASA became less easy.

However, just as he worried, things were indeed moving in a bad direction.

The new director said sternly: "Hansen, I heard that the Eye of Artemis project has completed 99% of the work. When can this most expensive project of NASA be launched?"

Hansen said solemnly: "99% is just the main body of the equipment. There are still many tests and inspections to be completed. The original plan was that we could launch it next spring."

The new director shook his head. "It's not too late. Three years ago, this project was approved to hedge against a series of space breakthroughs on the other side. Now you can't even see the taillights of the other side. To be honest, I feel annoyed when I see these words. How many times will it be mentioned? How much meaning does this project still have? I doubt it."

"Mr. Hansen, let me tell you a number. It is now the end of October. In the middle of next month, the China Science and Technology Expo will be held across the country. I think there will be a lot of eye-catching tricks, so we also need to have our own news in the field of science and technology to offset these effects.

"I require that while the expo is being held there, the Eye of Artemis must announce its upcoming launch. Before the end of this year, in December, I require that our lunar exploration equipment must leave the Earth."

Hansen said excitedly, "No! Aerospace engineering is not something you can speed up just because you want it to!"

New Director: “I think sometimes it’s not the project’s problem, but the people’s problem. I’ve received many complaints that you are very rigid in your work and don’t make changes to the rules and regulations from decades ago. And the proportion of lesbians and people of color is very small.”

"If you can't speed up, I think you can just replace someone else to take over."

Hansen opened his mouth in shock.
The new director sneered in his heart. He didn't mind finding more "LGBT brothers and sisters" to take the credit. Help each other. A project that has completed 99% of the work is just the right time.
Maybe others would care whether doing so would leave hidden dangers, but he doesn't.

Because questioning him is persecution and is incorrect.
The same goes for his brothers and sisters.

Hansen's lips were trembling, but in the end, he controlled his emotions.

He sat down tremblingly and said weakly, "I understand. In November, during the 'China Science and Technology Expo', we will announce the launch plan."

This old scientist, who has always been known for his seriousness and old-fashionedness, now feels like a candle in the wind.

The new director felt a little sorry that the other party didn't just walk away, but he played his cards right and said, "There's still the launch in December, as you promised."

Anyway, if there is a delay, he will replace the player.

An old, white man with no special fetishes and no one to support him, he can do whatever he wants to him.

In the meeting room, everyone else was silent.

They sympathize with Hansen's experience, but dare not speak out because they will be accused of homophobia, persecution, discrimination, and incorrectness.

Some people suddenly feel that times have really changed
Maybe I should meet the new director in private and publicly announce that I am LGBT? Maybe I can climb higher this way.
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While some places were caught up in quarrels, changes did not stop in the vast space.

The four huge payload bays reached the predetermined orbital altitude one after another.

It was not uncommon for this space to have visitors, but four at a time was unprecedented.
The fairings on the four payload bays cracked almost at the same time, revealing four huge cubes inside.

There are dim and complex indicator lights on the cube, which are particularly mysterious in the dark universe.

The small engine at the edge started up, combining the four cubes together, and then began a complex transformation, constantly unfolding and twisting. The speed was not fast, and after about ten minutes, it turned into a hexagonal barrel-shaped structure.

As it unfolded, two intelligent devices with pyramid-shaped heads flew out from inside, and four robotic arms hung behind them, constantly moving around to check the condition of fasteners and riveting.

With the continuous upgrading of "mortise and tenon" technology, Taiyi Tiangong has now developed multiple variations.

The "structural mortise and tenon joints" with a cube as the body are combined with "bricks" to form the main frame.

It has a pyramid-shaped body and four robotic arms, and is the "operator" responsible for operations such as operation and oxygen-free welding.

A "swimmer" with a cone-shaped body and a smaller body, responsible for patrolling.

The "refiller" with a cylindrical head is responsible for injecting and transporting fuel.

There are also some other scrapped projects that were abandoned after failing to perform well on the "Nantianmen". Currently, the smart devices on the "Lingxiao" are mainly these five types.

After completing a small amount of work, these "operators" returned to their fixed positions, which are the outside of "Lingxiao", retracted their robotic arms, grasped the connecting parts, and slowly sank down, like a bump on Lingxiao.

Four rockets were far from enough to build a complete "Lingxiao", even if it was the "Jingtian II" with a payload nearly doubled. Therefore, after nearly half an hour of work, only a small section appeared in orbit.

It's even so short that it looks more like a ring.

On the ground, at Wanhu Base, all kinds of information came in.

“All the first-phase components are deployed, and the intelligent networking telemetry is good.”

"The solar energy system is working normally and the power feedback has reached the expected 101.21%"

"The operator returned to standby and completed all work items."

In the intelligent command center, Zhou Rui nodded and said, "Activate the Liu Yao stealth mode."

On the track, there is only one ring of "Lingxiao", and a hidden component inside starts to work.

There were no sound or light effects, everything was so quiet.

A moment later, six thick antennas stood up at the six corners of Lingxiao. Using a simple and crude physical method, they broke through the boundaries of the electromagnetic shielding field to receive and release signals from all directions.

This mode is as simple and effective as the "pointy radar" on the nose of a fighter jet.

Just now it was like a "ring", now it's like a spike ring
In extreme cases, it can turn on stealth and retract the "antenna", just like a submarine in silent state, but in that case, the ground will not be able to contact "Lingxiao"
"Ling Xiao's electromagnetic reaction disappears."

"Our communication capabilities have been successfully reestablished and the six-line mode is working normally."

"Orbit height is normal, all telemetry is normal"

At this point, the first launch was a complete success.

The world's first intelligent launch.

This was the first time in the world that four rockets were launched simultaneously.

The world's first permanent military equipment outside of orbit.

All accomplished tonight.

But it’s not time to be happy yet, as they will carry out eight such launches in total.

Only when there are no problems for eight consecutive times can it be considered a success.

(End of this chapter)