Title: China and the United States "rush" at the same time!Who can master the space machine?
The recent rocket launches in the space field by China and the United States have attracted global attention and heated discussions. The story begins with suspense and controversy. Have you ever wondered if all this was a coincidence or if there was a deeper purpose behind it?
On Thursday, China successfully launched a reusable test spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, while the U.S. Space Force is also preparing to launch the X-37B aerospace fighter. Thrillingly, the top brass of the U.S. Space Force hinted that China's move may be intended to capture the U.S. X-37B. Is this kind of screen-level plot really going to play out in reality?
According to reports, China's launch has attracted great attention from the US Space Force. Saltzman, chief of operations of the US Space Force, said that it is not surprising that China and the United States have great interest in each other's space planes. After all, this new generation of spacecraft has a special and powerful ability to stay in space orbit for hundreds of days, carrying equipment and bringing it back to the ground. More remarkably, Saltzman's suggestion that China's choice to launch at the same time as the United States was not a mere coincidence. He believes that China's intention to keep pace with the United States may have been carefully arranged and calculated. This means that Chinese air-space fighters can approach the American X-37B in the shortest possible time, and even intervene or monitor it.
However, what is surprising is that at the same time as the successful launch of the Chinese aerospace aircraft, the American X-37B has been postponed five times in a row. Does this series of postponements mean that the United States intends to avoid Chinese spacecraft?It doesn't look like that, as SpaceX said the launch was delayed because of weather and rocket launch pad issues. This implies that even with advanced technology, there are still some unacceptable reliability problems in the launch of reusable spacecraft.
In addition, although the X-37B has been successfully launched several times and set a record for time in orbit, the United States also admits that there is a certain lag in its technology. Saltzman even said a few years ago that the X-37B was approaching the end of its lifespan and that the technology was not in the ideal state. This may mean that China does not need to deliberately monitor the X-37B, which is slightly behind in technology.
Interestingly, the rise of the US Space Force's Falcon heavy launch vehicle may change that. If the X-37B is successfully launched, it will go to a higher orbit or carry more payloads. Such a move has raised concerns, especially in China, which needs to be vigilant.
In this situation, Saltzman hinted that the possibility of China capturing American spacecraft is just a cover for the United States against ChinaThis assumption is likely to mean that the United States is ready to attack Chinese satellites in higher orbits. This assumption makes people think deeply, and it also puts forward more urgent requirements for China's aerospace aircraft research and development progress.
This "space contest" is not only a contest of scientific and technological strength, but also a game of interests and security between countries. For China, it is necessary to accelerate the pace of research and development of spacecraft technology in order to maintain the country's strategic security in the field of space. The ending of this story, who can master the time, may become the key to the future space race.
This story is not only about the competition and cooperation between the two countries, but also about space exploration on a global scale and who will dominate the sky in the space field will also become a high-profile focus in international relations.