Red Soviet Union

Atlantic.

There are some winds and waves on the sea, but a huge ship is still sailing steadily on the sea. This ship has high antennas on the top, looking up at the sky.

Aerospace survey ship!

It is impossible for any country to have aerospace measurement and control bases all over the world, not even the United States and the United Kingdom, because 70% of the earth is covered with sea water!

In space, the orbit change of spacecraft, etc., all need to be measured, controlled and operated in a timely manner. Therefore, almost all aerospace powers will have aerospace survey ships, which will be deployed to predetermined positions in advance according to the required orientation to measure and control the aircraft. track, and it is also convenient to send information at any time for correction.

And now, this aerospace survey ship is extremely huge. This is also the largest aerospace survey ship in the world, with a full load of Yuri-Gagalin with a displacement of more than 50,000 tons!

Fifty tons! At this time, the aerospace survey ships of all countries in the world are almost 20,000 tons.

The huge ship brings great stability of navigation, and at the same time, it also has the most powerful radar for detection.

This ship is based on the proven mass-built oil tanker as the design model. It started construction in March 1969, launched in October of the same year, and was completed in Leningrad in July 1971. Throughout the 1970s, it was the most active A Survey Ship! But now, the Gagarin is old and strong, and continues to play its strengths on the front line.

On the top of the ship, there are 4 main parabolic antennas, 2 of which are 12 meters in diameter, and the other 2 are 25 meters, with a total area of ​​1,200 square meters. Together with its base, it weighs 1,000 tons. Wave and meter wave radio signals are sent and received.

Now, the two antennas with the largest area are facing the space, emitting electromagnetic waves, and at the same time, the reflected waves are displayed on the screen.

The computer on board is rapidly analyzing the signal.

Yes, it is certain that the Challenger space shuttle launched by the United States a few hours ago is expected to coincide with the orbit of our Polar in five minutes. After careful comparison, the measurement and control ship came to this conclusion , Immediately, through the Lightning communication satellite, this early warning information was transmitted back to the Soviet Union!

five minutes! For a spacecraft flying at 7.9 kilometers per second in space, it is enough to fly a distance of more than 2,000 kilometers!

Challenger Space Shuttle.

The atmosphere was very tense.

We are gradually approaching, and we expect to meet in five minutes. Get ready immediately. Commander Stafford said: Don't expect too much from the Kennedy Space Center, we have to rely on our own efforts.

Rely on your own efforts! Although another communication satellite was launched, it is far from meeting the needs of communication. At the same time, other measurement and control methods are needed, which are now gone.

Under the guidance of the Kennedy Space Center, they have entered orbit and are about to contact the special satellite of the Soviets!

When the Soviets launched it, the United States had already paid close attention to it. It was probably a Soviet space weapon satellite! So far, the United States has not been able to develop the same weapons! Therefore, as long as the aircraft is captured, our mission this time has been successfully completed! In the next lap, you can take that aircraft back to Earth!

Moreover, in the future, as long as the Soviets continue to use this weapon, the United States can continue to capture it!

Peaceful use of outer space? It's just a fucking joke!

Prepare to adjust orbit, Stafford said.

The driver Colin pressed the button as prompted by the onboard computer, and the two orbital engines at the rear ignited for three seconds!

At this time, the space shuttle is upside down, anyway, it is in a weightless state in space, and all directions are the same. Therefore, no matter which direction the space shuttle is maneuvering, it only needs to adjust the attitude of the fuselage, and then use the engine to jet and change the direction!

Like now, the tail is forward,

So, instead of accelerating, the jet is decelerating!

With this deceleration, the speed of the space shuttle decreases, and at the same time, due to the gravity of the earth, the orbital altitude further decreases, and finally, it enters the target orbit!

After completing this orbit change, it is just behind the target. At this time, the sun is in the distant space, and the outline of this huge aircraft can just be seen from here.

The whole body is black, and the length...at least forty meters long! Much longer than our own space shuttle!

The Challenger space shuttle is only 27 meters long, and the effective length of the cargo compartment is 18 meters. It is obviously impossible to bring this 40-meter-long guy back!

How did the Soviets do it? I bet it weighs a hundred tons! Nelson, who was also observing the spacecraft, sighed.

How powerful a rocket is needed to launch a one-hundred-ton spacecraft into orbit? In short, the United States absolutely cannot do it now!

I see that it is divided into two parts. Hart, who operated the mechanical arm, said: Half of it is the power unit, and the other half is the laser cannon. We only need to disassemble it from the middle and take the laser cannon away.

It can be seen more clearly from here, it is clearly two parts, different in thickness, if you open it from the middle, maybe it can be put into the cargo hold!

However, it would require dangerous spacewalks, and maybe we'll have to do dozens of spacewalks before we can break it in half. Nelson said: But, I like it. This black, thick thing is mine. , don’t rob me!”

In Nelson's eyes, this Soviet spacecraft is already theirs! Dismantling such a spacecraft requires multiple spacewalks. This is the best opportunity for Nelson, who has undergone countless trainings!

No, we don't have much time. Commander-in-Chief Stafford said, After another 20 minutes of flight, we should enter the space measurement and control range of the Soviets. We may be discovered by the Soviets. I suggest that we first use the Mechanical arm, change the flight path of this spacecraft so that the Soviets cannot find it, and we will try to disassemble it in the next lap!

Direct control with a robotic arm is beyond the scope of our own side. After all, this thing weighs hundreds of tons! However, as long as the mechanical arm exerts a little force, the spacecraft can change its direction. From the ground, even if it has lost its track, it will be easy to deal with.

This big guy must also be the treasure of the Soviets, and he would never watch his side steal it like this.

At this time, they didn't know that an aerospace survey ship had already discovered them below.