Chapter 431
Chapter 431: Chapter 62 Heading to the Skies (Extra for Alliance Leader Hanyun!!)_2 Chapter 431: Chapter 62 Heading to the Skies (Extra for Alliance Leader Hanyun!!)_2 In a word, it’s simple.
The yellow that meets the eye is the most direct impression that the vast expanse of the Loess Plateau gives to people.
After getting off the plane.
The two of them took the vehicle they had arranged in advance and headed for Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Lin Xian had thought about contacting Huang Que first.
But unfortunately…
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The two had only met a few times and had not exchanged contact information, nor did they know how to handle the situation if they were stopped by the guards on the way to Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
There was no choice but to take it step by step.
After leaving Jiuquan City and arriving at the area where Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is located…the view is again the familiar yellow.
The earth is yellow,
the distance is yellow,
only the sky is a clear, cloudless azure, and everywhere else to the north, south, east, and west feels covered by an endless expanse of yellow sand.
In actuality, this area that seems to be covered in yellow sand has a kind of grass planted to lock in moisture and stabilize the sand, but the color of this grass is also yellow, and it’s scattered sparsely, Lin Xian didn’t know what kind it was.
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From a distance, they saw the signboard with the text of “China Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.”
Looking farther out, there were towering launch towers and a huge walled compound.
They arrived at the entrance of the launch center without any obstacles…
The dust stirred up by their journey was quite noticeable, as there were no other vehicles around besides their car.
Just as Lin Xian stood in front of the gate, wondering why their journey had been so smooth——
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The gates of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center opened with a bang, and a tall and voluptuous woman, wearing a thick cotton coat and large sunglasses that covered half her face, walked out from inside.
She smiled faintly.
Took off her sunglasses.
Her crystal blue eyes sparkled with clarity like the sky, as she looked at Lin Xian and Liu Feng standing at the gate:
“You’re too slow!”
…
Inside the launch site, Huang Que pointed to a launch tower in front of them:
“Last year, at the end of the year, China’s first successful Skyspace Aircraft took off from here.
A Skyspace Aircraft is different from normal airplanes; it doesn’t take off by accelerating along a runway, but is instead launched into a predetermined orbit by a rocket, and only then can it start its own booster device to carry out flight missions in near-Earth space.”
“At that time, the Shenzhou Rocket used this very launch tower.
When we use the Skyspace Aircraft, it will follow the same procedure configuration as during the test flight, launching from here and then landing at Alashan Airport.
Upon landing, the Skyspace Aircraft is no different from a regular airplane, only a rocket booster is needed for the launch to reach that high orbit.”
Huang Que earnestly explained to the two, but in fact, they were not foolish; they had already done their research before coming.
They had guessed.
With Huang Que’s far-reaching capabilities, who could handle Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, she could certainly manage the Skyspace Aircraft, a strategic asset of the nation.
Indeed, just as they had envisioned.
The Skyspace Aircraft is different from regular airplanes; it uses a power fuel similar to that of rockets, carrying its own oxidizer, allowing it to burn and jet for propulsion whether in the thin atmosphere or the vacuum of space.
Ordinary airplanes, including fighter jets, use conventional engines.
Such engines rely heavily on atmospheric oxygen to help the fuel burn and thereafter jet out to gain kinetic energy.
This is why ordinary airplanes and fighter jets cannot fly above 30,000 meters; the atmosphere at that altitude is very thin, only 1% of the air density at sea level, and such a level of oxygen content is insufficient to support engine combustion.
Even the best aviation engines equipped with high-tech pressurized air technology cannot support flights at altitudes of thirty to forty thousand meters.
But the Skyspace Aircraft is different.
Its fuel and booster method mean it doesn’t rely on atmospheric oxygen, allowing it to travel wherever it wishes.
Since Liu Feng had analyzed that the emergence of Space-Time Particles was within a height range of approximately 10 kilometers to 500 kilometers in space…
The Skyspace Aircraft seemed tailor-made for them!
Using a rocket definitely wouldn’t work, as rockets are too fast and would zip past, providing no time to capture a Space-Time Particle the size of an apple or a baseball.
Not to mention, rockets offer a one-way trip…
If Lin Xian and Liu Feng were launched into space, how would they return?
Moreover, Liu Feng couldn’t be sure whether these Space-Time Particles were visible or not, whether they could be seen with the naked eye.
Using satellites or space stations to capture them was even less feasible.
While these seem stationary, they actually orbit the Earth very quickly…
the space station needs only about 90 minutes to circle the Earth once.
And the altitude constraints for satellites and space stations are strict; if the height of the Space-Time Particles dropped below 300 kilometers, then all one could do is watch helplessly.
Therefore, after weighing all factors.
The Skyspace Aircraft, with its flexible control of altitude, strong maneuverability, and the ability to navigate and move precisely, becomes the perfect choice for missions in the atmospheric layer and near-Earth space.
“Our mission must be kept highly confidential.”
Huang Que looked left at Lin Xian and right at Liu Feng:
“You two should understand that we must not let anyone outside, anyone we cannot trust, know what we’re doing, what we’re capturing, or when we’re moving.”
“So…
to ensure success, we must personally ride in, even operate the Skyspace Aircraft.”