Musk once again announced the readiness of the strongest rocket, warning of the American conspiracy
Space exploration is of far-reaching significance to mankind, affecting many aspects such as science, technology, economy, culture and human prospects, bringing a large number of scientific discoveries, expanding our understanding of the universe, and promoting technological innovation and development.
In the long run, space exploration offers the possibility for humanity to find new places to live beyond Earth, and in the future humanity is expected to establish permanent bases on the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies that will become a second home for humanity.
Some time ago, mankind has made many achievements in the field of space exploration, but in order to make greater progress, it still faces huge challenges, the biggest of which is to reduce the cost of rocket launch and increase the payload.
The launch cost of a rocket affects the process of space exploration, because the launch cost of a rocket is extremely high, but the rocket technology developed by SpaceX effectively solves the problem of rocket launch cost.
Thanks to rocket** technology, SpaceX has made great achievements in space exploration. Musk proposed a communication system based on satellites in low earth orbit, ie"Starlink"plan, which means that in just a few years, the near-earth orbit will be full of satellites.
According to the latest reports, SpaceX released another 23 second-generation Starlink small satellites some time ago, bringing the total number of Starlink satellites in the space to 5694. According to previous plans, SpaceX will complete the deployment of about 12,000 satellites by 2024.
Although SpaceX is currently launching less than 50%, the number is already quite impressive, as SpaceX has launched more satellites than all countries on Earth combined.
In addition, SpaceX's plans to launch satellites may be accelerated, as Musk has officially announced that he is about to carry out the most powerful rocket for mankind"Starship"The third launch. "Starship"The award will be awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in February this year, and this time Musk is also confident of winning.
Although the first two times"Starship"The launches all ended in failure, but Musk has always been right"Starship"The rocket is very confident, and for the first two failures, he also said that the problem has been found and can be completely avoided**.
If the Starship test flight is successful, it will certainly accelerate SpaceX's satellite launch program, as the most commonly used Falcon 9 rocket in low-Earth orbit has a payload of 228 tons, while the Starship rocket has a payload of 100-150 tons.
If used"Starlink II"To compare the difference between the two generations of rockets, the Falcon 9 can launch less than 50 at a time, while the spacecraft can launch 360 to 400 pieces, and the cost of the launch will be greatly reduced.
So once"Starship"SpaceX's satellite launches are destined to grow rapidly after a successful test flight, and while less than 50 percent of its launches have been completed in recent years, the remaining 50 percent may only need a dozen launches"Starship"Rockets will make it happen.
Therefore, Musk's goal is not to launch 12,000 satellites, but to directly increase to 42,000 satellites, 30,000 more satellites than the original target, at which point low-Earth orbit will be enveloped by a dense network of satellites.
This is Musk's ambition, and it is also the United States"Space supremacy"Because SpaceX accelerates satellite launches, a large number of low-Earth orbit resources will be occupied by the United States, when Musk's Starlink dominates space"Rules"。
Above our heads, Starlink satellites are watching us all the time, just like Homo sapiens in "The Three-Body Problem" is monitoring the Earth, and all countries in the world will be monitored by Starlink satellites, in this case, all implants in other countries may be ineffective.
Even more worrying,"Starlink"The satellite could also become an intercontinental missile interception network, which is why Musk claimed at the time that he could completely disarm Russia's nuclear **.
In addition,"Starlink"Satellites have approached China's space station twice, posing a threat to China's space station, and these satellites launched by Musk are equivalent to a time bomb, which may change orbits at any time and intercept spacecraft from other countries.
The number of Starlink satellites is extremely large, and the launch cost is the lowest, which is the most terrifying vision, although Musk has repeatedly emphasized that the Starlink plan is just a civilian plan to provide the Internet on a global scale, but the United States asks him to do it, and he will do it obediently, after all, this has happened.
In the face of this ambition of the United States, all countries must respond as soon as possible, and our country has actively prepared for it and is currently moving forward"Domestic Starlink"A total of 26,000 satellites will be launched into low-earth orbit.
Specifically, the code name is:"gw "of"g60 starlink "The Satellite Internet project plans to launch more than 12,000 satellites, and Galaxy Space plans to launch 1,000 low-orbit satellites, with a total of 12,992 satellites declared for the two low-orbit satellite constellations. Galaxy Space also plans to launch 1,000 low-orbit satellites.
When all 26,000 satellites are launched, the Chinese version will be formed"Starlink"network, but to achieve this goal, China still faces a huge challenge, that is, it is unable to reduce the cost of rocket launches.
Fortunately, the domestic rocket is also working hard to overcome this difficulty, and several companies have announced their plans, among which the Interstellar Glory Company has launched"Hyperbola No. 2"The rocket has already completed two rocket inspections, and the third is being actively prepared.
It is believed that with the continuous progress of China's rocket technology, China's near-earth satellite network will also develop rapidly in the next step, and then there will be no longer any fear of US satellites threatening China's space resources. What do you think about this topic, you can comment, like, and share.