My science and technology museum - Chapter 182 All satellites lost contact

With Xingtong’s ability, it is naturally a very simple matter to obtain the permission of Starlink satellites, but considering that Masen will launch a batch of satellites next month, there is no need to do it now.

Since the other party’s Starlink satellite project is used to justify the name of quantum computers, none of them must be left behind.

So Xu Lei finally decided to wait until Marsen completed the launch mission before letting Xingtong experience what it means to be desperate.

As for the quantum satellites needed to obtain the other party’s satellite authority, you only need to say hello to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Because they previously launched a quantum satellite in order to study the quantum field.

Although its performance may not be as good as the ground quantum relay station developed by Future Technology, I think it is enough.

At this moment, Masenkaufman and the others, who were still focused on launching the Starlink satellite, did not know that they had become a part of Xu Lei’s plan, and the final result had already been determined.

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Wednesday, March 1st.

Dali Rover Island.

La Jor Space Force Base.

In the launch command center, Masen, the president of Space Exploration Technology Company, sits here to monitor the launch of Starlink satellites.

From the display in the center, you can see a huge Falcon-type rocket standing on the launch pad.

Always waiting to ignite and take off.

Originally, according to the normal launch plan, these satellites would not be launched until at least the middle of this month. However, due to Kaufman’s request, Marsne had to try his best to adjust the launch time.

Eventually it was brought forward to today.

And within 24 hours, there will be two consecutive launches, sending more than 100 Starlink satellites into predetermined orbits.

It can be said that Masen was quite excited at this time. As long as the satellite works normally within the predetermined orbit, then the entire star chain can play a role in formally performing electromagnetic wave interference on the quantum relay station deployed on the ground in the future.

Thinking of what happened to Truss, he could immediately regain his face. One can imagine his mood.

But just as the launch time was approaching, Marsne suddenly noticed several figures walking in, led by Kaufman.

Although he didn’t expect Kaufman to come all the way from Washington, Marsne reacted quickly.

He quickly stood up and took the initiative to greet him.

“Sir Kaufman, why didn’t you tell me in advance if you wanted to come?”

“I can go and greet you personally.”

While extending his right hand, he kept talking, full of compliments to Kaufman.

After all, Tesla is almost extinct in name only. If his space exploration technology company wants to develop well, it is completely inseparable from cooperation with the military.

So Kaufman is still relatively critical.

In addition, Marsne needs to rely on Kaufman’s power to deal with future technology, so naturally he will not act too coldly.

Kaufman, on the other hand, looked calm. The two held their hands together before he heard him casually say: “It’s just a temporary decision. How is the Starlink satellite launch mission going?”

Kaufman is well aware of the importance of this matter, which is related to the future global pattern. No matter how good Marsne’s promise is, he really can’t feel at ease.

So I made a temporary decision to come here and personally follow the implementation process of this plan.

In this way, if an emergency situation occurs, it can be dealt with in time.

Marsen didn’t mind that much.

Anyway, the two of them have the same goal. As long as they can make the plan proceed smoothly and cause interference to the quantum relay station laid out in the future technology, they will be able to obtain bargaining chips, which can be regarded as a perfect solution to this task.

At this time, when faced with Kaufman’s inquiry, Masen did not hide anything and directly told the current progress.

“Sir, you are a little late. The launch center has successfully completed a launch mission, and the Falcon rocket is about to take off.”

“That’s good.”

“It seems that measures can be taken today for future technology quantum relay stations.”

After listening to Masen’s report, Kaufman’s originally suspenseful heart gradually relaxed.

The words just fell.

He found a seat at random and sat down, staring at the launch screen in front of him.

Seeing this scene, Marsen immediately understood that the other party would never leave until he saw the results, and it seemed that he no longer had enough patience to wait.

Mainly during the past few days of waiting for the launch of the satellite, an increasing number of forces have announced their withdrawal from the technology sharing plan, including some who have joined the future technology quantum global network.

This made Kaufman deeply aware of the crisis.

Now we have finally waited for the remaining Starlink satellites to be launched, and we will see results today no matter what.

After all, this is their only hope left.

As for the rest of the time, Marsne will no longer care about Kaufman’s situation.

Concentrate on upcoming plans.

“Countdown to ignition.”

“ten.”

“six.”

…

“ignition.”

As the scheduled launch time arrived, the Falcon rocket suddenly burst out with a violent sound and quickly lifted into the air driven by fuel.

It is worth mentioning that this launch center has successfully transported more than two thousand Starlink satellites into predetermined orbits, so it is extremely mature in terms of technology and various processes.

Unless there is an emergency during the launch process, there will basically be no launch failure.

This time, they were pretty lucky. The rocket successfully separated from the satellite after reaching the designated altitude.

And with the passage of time, after a series of technical operations to calibrate the orbit, the entire Starlink system is finally on track.

On the large screen in the command center, you can clearly see the real-time status screen of the virtual model of the entire Starlink project. In terms of spectacularness, I think it is better than the ground quantum relay station of future technology.

Even though Marsen was the proposer of this plan, he was very excited when he saw such a scene.

Especially according to the original project plan, the entire Starlink system will consist of tens of thousands of satellites. It can be said that the current progress is not even half of it.

But despite this, it has been able to play a role.

Reflect your own value.

Seeing that things had reached this point, Marsn naturally did not hesitate, and said excitedly to Kaufman: “Sir Kaufman, our Starlink can already start to use quantum communication in future technology.”

“Very good.”

“Then what are you still hesitating about, Masen? Take action as soon as possible.”

After finally hearing the good news, Kaufman could not hold back and shouted to Masen immediately.

Thinking that he would finally have a chance to repay the humiliation he received from Future Technology, Masen would not hesitate without Kaufman reminding him. He immediately ordered the technicians responsible for controlling the Starlink satellites: “Start taking action according to the original plan. Emit electromagnetic waves to a designated area.”

“It’s the boss.”

After receiving the formal order, I immediately saw the technicians who were already sitting at the operating table start to take action.

Actively intervene in the trajectory of Starlink satellites and adjust their angles.

Ensure that electromagnetic waves are emitted in the correct area.

During the entire process, Masen and Kaufman were almost always paying attention to the changes in the picture on the central control screen.

Even though I know that I don’t know much about the relevant professional knowledge, I still feel uneasy.

I don’t know how much time passed, but when the angle of the entire Starlink satellite was adjusted and ready to release electromagnetic waves, what no one expected was that the entire control screen suddenly went dark.

The central control screen fell into darkness.

The real-time status screen of Starlink satellites originally displayed disappeared.

To put it simply, they have lost contact with all Starlink satellites.

“What’s happening here?”

“Report to the boss, I don’t know why all the Starlink satellites can’t be contacted.”

“The command got no response, damn it.”

“What do you do for a living? Why don’t you hurry up and regain control of the satellite?”

Listening to the instant chaos in the control center, Masen could no longer conceal his inner panic. He could only continue to issue orders to the technicians, hoping to solve the unexpected situation.

However, apart from the constant sounds of surprise, there was no improvement.

No one expected that thousands of Starlink satellites would all lose contact in an instant. This is simply impossible.

After all, the designed service life of Starlink satellites has not reached the end of scrapping.

In this state, accidents will basically not happen, not to mention thousands of satellites appearing at the same time. The only reasonable explanation is that they have been attacked by unknown attacks.

The control authority of the satellite was taken away.

Originally, the launch of the rocket and the entry of the satellite into orbit went very smoothly, and there were no accidents in between. This made Marsen think that even God was helping him.

But just when it was about to interfere with the future technology’s quantum relay station and retaliate, all the satellites lost contact.

It’s just that as much hope as there is disappointment.

The gap is truly unacceptable.

And just when a large number of thoughts were flashing in Masen’s mind at the moment, he seemed to suddenly think of something in the next second, and his face quickly turned gloomy.

Couldn’t help but shout coldly.

“This must be done by future technology. Only their quantum computers can seize control of the satellite.”

“That’s right.”

“It must have been them.”

After hearing what Masen said, Kaufman next to him looked angry and at the same time in disbelief.

“How dare they do this? This is a blatant provocation. Aren’t they afraid of war?”

Perhaps it is because the Longfor Light of Future Technology has never had an active attack since its inception, which makes them all involuntarily underestimate the true capabilities of quantum computers.

Now that they saw thousands of Starlink satellites being easily taken away from their hands, they felt a deep fear.

But Future Technology dared to attack Starlink satellites, and did so to this extent, which completely exceeded Kaufman’s expectations.

I thought that Xu Lei’s blatant rejection of his proposed technology sharing plan was bold enough, but compared to what was happening now, it was nothing at all.

In Kaufman’s view, this was completely reckless.

However, the top priority is to find ways to restore control of the Starlink satellites as much as possible, otherwise the losses will be inestimable.