cosmic hegemony

Chapter 161, Return to the Moon Program

山姆大叔上个世界70年代就已经连续多次进行过载人登月活动，从1969年7月20日阿姆斯特朗登上月球开始，山姆大叔就前前后后进行过6次载人登月，总共有12名宇航员登陆过月球。

You must know that this was in the 70s of the last world, and half a century has passed since now. It can be seen that Uncle Sam's technological level is definitely not covered, and this technological strength is very powerful.

Of course, the hugely expensive manned moon landing in the last century was actually for the needs of the Cold War hegemony in a greater sense, and to promote Uncle Sam's own powerful technology, economy, and military strength.

The Apollo manned moon landing program spent tens of billions of dollars in total. Some people may think that tens of billions of dollars is not a lot, but this time will be pushed back 50 years. The time is In the 70s, the US dollar was called the US knife at that time, and the foreign exchange reserves of China at that time could not come up with hundreds of millions of US dollars, and it was very poor.

At that time, it can be said that it was a swollen face to fill a fat man, and the investment was huge, but it didn't have much substantive significance. Apart from bringing back some rocks and soil on the moon to study lunar resources, there was not much. function in the true sense.

This is why in the next half century, Uncle Sam did not carry out manned moon landing activities. It is not that Uncle Sam's technology has regressed, but that manned moon landing activities are a loss-making business, and it is still A country controlled by merchants is naturally reluctant to do such a loss-making business.

However, today is different from the past. With the start of the space race in China, and the tremendous development of technology compared to half a century ago, it is also with the establishment of a permanent lunar base on the moon by China. , Mining lunar resources.

Uncle Sam is naturally not to be outdone, what's more, he now has the technology to mine lunar resources on the moon. Whether it is out of competition or greed for lunar resources, Uncle Sam has also repeatedly increased his efforts. investment in space technology.

The plan to return to the moon is the most critical and core point. Uncle Sam has also been frightened by China's powerful space technology and rapid development speed. He is afraid that the gap will become wider and wider. No matter how difficult it is, he has to keep up with up.

On October 2020, 10, here at Uncle Sam’s Kennedy Space Center, the world’s major media that came here after hearing the news surrounded the crowd, pointing their guns and short guns at the tall "Saturn 5" carrier rocket on the launch site, This behemoth with a height of 5 meters, a take-off weight of more than 110 tons, a total thrust of 3000 tons, a carrying capacity of 3400 tons in lunar orbit, and a carrying capacity of 45 tons in low-earth orbit.

“土星5号”运载火箭是多级可抛式液体（固体）燃料火箭，在1967年-1973年间共发射了13枚“土星5号”运载火箭，它们保持着完美的发射记录。共有9枚“土星5号”运载火箭将载人的“阿波罗”号宇宙飞船送上月球轨道。

土星5号运载火箭的生产线于1970年关闭。土星5号运载火箭的最后一次发射是在1973年，现在山姆大叔重新依托原有的设计方案，采用诸多先进的科技技术重新打造“土星5号”运载火箭。

Its thrust and carrying capacity are stronger than before, and its performance is superior, but the name is still "Saturn 5", because its history is so perfect, and Uncle Sam is the same as us, and he is also relatively in this respect Superstitious, so it is useless to use other names.

The tall "Saturn 5" carrier rocket stands quietly. Here in the space command center, a huge world map has been unfolded at this time, and various data are flashing. At the same time, the people below are wearing white coats All the scientists are busy busy.

Half an hour before the launch time, the president of Uncle Sam has arrived in person, and is currently hosting the expedition ceremony for the astronauts outside.

"I'm very happy to be here, especially at this time, half a century ago, the president who has the same name as this space center, President Kennedy, proposed a manned moon landing plan, and finally we successfully realized this. Great goal, we became the first great country in the history of mankind to walk on the moon."

"The time spans half a century, and we have come to the first 21 years of the 20st century. Now we are also facing a more severe situation. Someone has landed on the moon before us, and has established a permanent manned lunar base on the moon. Mining on the moon, launching moon tourism.”

"Countless people who love this country have written and sent me emails, asking me why I haven't worked hard until now, why we have been able to manned the moon to the moon in the last century, but why haven't we returned to it again now? Moon, ask me if we have fallen behind man."

"Today, I want to tell everyone, and tell those who love this land, that we are not only going back to the moon, but we are also going to establish a permanent manned base on the moon, and in the near future, We also want to vigorously develop the space industry..."

The president of Uncle Sam delivered a stirring speech, and there was continuous applause like a tidal wave. Countless Uncle Sam who came to watch recalled the glorious history of the past and continued to applaud.

"Let us welcome our aerospace heroes Alan~Glenn, John~Shepard, Gain~Collins with the warmest applause..."

"We are here to pray to God to bless them and wish them all the best in their trip. When they return in triumph, our entire great country will cheer and be proud of them!"

The departure ceremony was very simple. A total of 7 astronauts boarded the tall "Saturn 5" carrier rocket under the eyes of everyone, and soon arrived at the launch point. With the dazzling white flames, the huge carrier rocket vacated Get up and go straight to space.

Different from China's manned landing on the moon, the method used by Uncle Sam is no different from the way of manning the moon in the last century. The spaceship is launched into space through a large carrier rocket, and the spaceship orbits the earth for dozens of times. After gaining a greater initial velocity, the circle goes straight to the moon.

Then on the moon side, a jet-type lunar landing spacecraft will be used to land on the moon, and a lunar base will be built on the moon. The whole plan is very huge, and the time gradient across is relatively long.

According to the plan, starting from today, Uncle Sam will send a manned spacecraft to the moon to land on the moon every half a month or so. The purpose is naturally to build his own lunar base that can be stationed for a long time. .

And after the manned moon base is completed, Uncle Sam will also form a custom like Huaxia, with regular spacecraft going back and forth between the earth and the moon to transport supplies and astronauts, etc.

The total investment of the entire return to the moon program is as high as 5 trillion US dollars, but it is not just as simple as sending a few astronauts to the moon to shovel a few catties of lunar soil and move a few moon rocks back.

Everything went very smoothly. The spacecraft was successfully launched into space and began to orbit the earth at a faster and faster speed. After a few hours, it left the earth's orbit and went straight to the moon.

In order to successfully complete the plan to return to the moon, Uncle Sam has launched many unmanned probes, unmanned spacecraft, communication satellites, etc. to the moon in advance, and also put a large amount of materials on the moon in advance like China. Lay the groundwork for the manned moon landing program.

"Uncle Sam's strength is still very strong, whether it is technological strength, economic strength, or military strength, let's take a look at the Saturn 5 carrier rocket they used to launch the spacecraft. As early as half a century ago, they It is already possible to have such advanced technology.”

"If it weren't for the aerospace aircraft in our hands, it would be really not an easy task for us to surpass them in the space field."

In Longling Town Aerospace Center, Li Fu looked at the screen monitored by the "Clairvoyance" system, and combined with the broadcast on the TV station, he couldn't help giving a thumbs up to Uncle Sam's technological strength.

"Well, the more you know about this field, the more you have to admire it. In the traditional field of technology, Uncle Sam has indeed reached the pinnacle."

"This year, they have launched spacecraft every week to transport a large amount of materials into space, and then transported a large amount of materials to the lunar Wells area through unmanned spacecraft, which is very close to the lunar equator, and the terrain is flat and Rich in resources, it is the most suitable area for them to rely on traditional rockets for transportation."

Chen Bin also nodded accordingly. As an expert in the field of aerospace, he naturally knew the entire detailed process of Uncle Sam's plan to return to the moon. Although Uncle Sam without an aerospace plane is very powerful in rocket technology, he is definitely not as easy as Huaxia. .

"Uncle Sam uses this kind of traditional rocket to launch spacecraft, and the cost is high. It can be said that it is spent on burning money. If we want to build a permanent manned lunar base on the moon, Uncle Sam's cost will be ours. tens of thousands of times."

"For the same single transportation of materials, they are not only costly and risky, but the most important thing is that the transportation volume is too small. If it is custom-made at that time, if someone has to go back and forth between the earth and the moon on a regular basis, I guess Uncle Sam is like this. It won’t last long if it continues.”

(End of this chapter)