Chapter 503
Chapter 503: Chapter 83 Genius Contest (2.1K Monthly Ticket Extra)_3 Chapter 503: Chapter 83 Genius Contest (2.1K Monthly Ticket Extra)_3 Who could have imagined such a dense array of satellites smashing down so fiercely!
That eerie blue light was like the eyes of the Grim Reaper, with countless reapers descending from the sky!
“We can’t avoid this.”
Liu Feng, a meticulous science student, understood that under such relative speeds and with such a densely packed satellite array, describing it as a barrage of bullets was not an exaggeration.
If Wei Cheng had a radar, he believed that with Wei Cheng’s technology, it would definitely be possible to dodge through this falling group of satellites.
But!
This Skyspace Aircraft was blind now!
Even though Wei Cheng was an ace pilot, currently he could only look straight ahead with his two eyes, unable to take care of what was behind, let alone the fact that these satellites were crashing down from the sky!
“I have a plan.”
Lin Xian quickly ran into the cockpit and looked at Wei Cheng:
“Start the mass driver engine!”
“Now?”
Wei Cheng didn’t look up, focusing on piloting, and questioned:
“Lin Xian, at this distance, even if we start the mass driver engine, we can’t escape from such a dense satellite shower.
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More critically, we are currently in the deceleration phase.
If we rashly start the engine to accelerate, our orbital velocity would increase again, and we would definitely miss the Alpha Material at the 100-kilometer rendezvous point.”
“By then, it will be too late to decelerate, and we will definitely brush past the Alpha Material!”
“No, not forward acceleration.”
Lin Xian shook his head, pointing downward:
“[We accelerate downward and dive!
Pull those satellites into the atmosphere!]”
Upon hearing this from Lin Xian.
Liu Feng suddenly realized:
“Got it!
I understand!
Lin Xian plans to drag the high-speed falling satellites into the atmosphere!
The satellites move so fast that even though the atmospheric layer at 100 kilometers is thin, at such speeds, they will burn up just like meteors due to atmospheric friction!”
“I’ve studied [meteor showers]!
I understand meteors well!
The general burning height for meteors is 80 kilometers to 140 kilometers!
The vast majority of meteors burn out completely at 80 kilometers in the atmosphere, even disintegrating!”
“And something as fragile as the Starlink Satellites, once they enter the atmosphere at such high speeds, they will burn up or disintegrate in just a few tens of kilometers, at most making it to an altitude of 60 kilometers!”
“Moreover, don’t look at their current speed, once they enter the atmosphere and face air resistance, they will decelerate rapidly!
They can’t catch up with our engine-powered Skyspace Aircraft!
Just by diving our Skyspace Aircraft to an altitude of 60 kilometers, we’ll be safe!”
“We don’t need to dodge this group of Starlink Satellites at all!
Just as Lin Xian said, pull them into the atmosphere!
Pull them into the dense atmosphere!
Let them turn into a [meteor shower], burning up overhead!”
“Genius…
Lin Xian!
You really are a genius!”
Liu Feng was so excited he almost stood up, but the safety belt restrained him.
He quickly said:
“Even though it’s impossible to rendezvous with the space-time particles at an altitude of 100 kilometers, meeting at 60 kilometers, 50 kilometers is just as good!
Moreover, our Skyspace Aircraft has wings and will be more agile in the atmosphere, making it easier to capture, just at the cost of some capture time!”
“Commander Huang!” Wei Cheng exclaimed:
“Please give your directive immediately!”
Huang Que nodded:
“Do as Lin Xian said!”
Boom!!!!!!!!!!!
Opposing the falling stars, the Little White Skyspace Aircraft finally started its mass driver engine!
Columns of fire, like those of a rocket, spewed out from the rear!
The intense thrust propelled everyone, who had already returned to the passenger cabin, towards the Earth’s atmosphere in a dive!
A chase game ensued.
This was a race between a spacecraft and thousands of Starlink Satellites!
“Altitude dropping!
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180 kilometers…150 kilometers…120 kilometers…100 kilometers…breaching the Kármán Line!
90 kilometers!
80 kilometers!
Our altitude continues to drop!”
“The falling Starlink Satellites have also entered the atmosphere and have started to burn!
Speed drops sharply!
It appears that the majority are beginning to disintegrate!
As Liu Feng and Lin Xian said…
Starlink Satellites are nowhere near as durable as meteors, and as soon as they enter the atmosphere, they are torn apart by resistance and high temperature!”
While piloting the Skyspace Aircraft, Wei Cheng continued to update everyone on the altitude.
At that moment.
Chu Anqing and Lin Xian, strapped to their seats, pressed against the window, looking up into the sky.
“Wow…”
Chu Anqing was so amazed she was lost for words:
“This…
this is a real meteor shower, isn’t it…”
Lin Xian leaned his head down, close to Chu Anqing, and looked upwards.
That was…
An innumerable number of blue meteors.
Thick as rain!
This would be the largest meteor shower in human history, never to be surpassed…
A billion US dollars spent over several years by the world’s richest man on the Starlink project, in this moment, crumbled away, turning into a painting in the sky.
Transforming into the most romantic yet most thrilling meteor shower in history.
Liu Feng in the cockpit lifted his head.
Stupefied.
Watching the stars fall from the sky…
“Qi Qi…”
His voice choked up.
Qi Qi had once said, she would turn into a star, watching over him from the stage, blessing him, waiting for the day when his Universal Constant would be recognized by the world.
Liu Feng clenched his fists tightly:
“I will do it.”
…
At this time, the Skyspace Aircraft had already made half a circumnavigation of Earth, passed through the daylight area, and was now on the dark side.
The night-time Earth.
People on the land, one by one, raised their heads to witness this spectacle that might not appear again for billions of years.
The entire sky was filled with meteors.
Fireworks, blue, with trails, glowing.
The Earth’s night, 4.5 billion years old, had never been as beautiful and awe-inspiring as tonight.