Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

High speed rail tickets are already bought.

But Jinling, after all, didn't make it.

Director Lee's front foot had just left the CITMA building, and a call from a superior ministry called him to attend an important temporary meeting on Chang 'an Street.

As for the content of the meeting, naturally it is related to the successful launch of the Xiangrui Sky Shuttle…

In a conference room on Changan Street.

By the time Director Li arrived, a number of people had already been present.

Greeting the department leader, Director Li took a seat in front of him, and quickly observed the attendees. He couldn't help but notice a surprise on his face.

He was surprised not by the fact that the meeting had been chaired by elders, but by the high level of participation and the number of departments present. His superior ministry, the Ministry of Industry and Information, and the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Equipment… even sits here with a hand from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Its line-up is amazing.

Instead of wasting all his time watching the others, Director Li reached out to the stack of people in front of him and turned over the text.

When he saw the title of the first line, his eyes suddenly appeared.

Sky Strategic Bomber Project

It turns out…

No wonder this meeting took place so suddenly.

The meeting will begin shortly.

There were not many introductory remarks, and the discussion quickly moved to a point of order after the moderator announced the opening of the meeting.

The first speaker standing up is naturally Minister Qin of the Air Force Equipment Department.

Only this dignified old man stood up and spoke with a steady and powerful voice.

“With the successful launch of the Xiangrui, it is evident that the technology of electrical propulsion has matured, and I believe that with the frequency of space activities, the pattern of war that we are familiar with will change dramatically. Luckily, we have taken the lead in this area, and I think we should maintain this advantage, apply electric propulsion technology to the defence, and develop military space shuttles that can cruise over 100 kilometres! ”

“… With regard to the proposal, I have consulted with experts from the Air Force Equipment Institute and have summarized the summary in the relevant report, pages 3-24 of this document in your hands. ”

“I hope that you will give serious consideration to this proposal. ”

Minister Qin's statement was endorsed by some.

But not all.

After he sat down, a dissident from other sectors stood up and spoke in cautious terms.

“I think it is still a matter of caution that the current international format is not optimistic for us and that the choice at this point of time to apply space technology to the military sphere and to develop weapons in outer space for non-defensive purposes could be a source of alarm for other States. ”

Minister Qin's expression on his face remained unchanged, and he rose to speak again.

“Strategic deterrence is also part of national defence, not to mention the fact that we are not the only ones studying sky weapons, including the United States plans X-37B, X-43, and even completed our first test flight years ago. There is also a Russian plan, code-named ‘H5’, which clearly discloses the strategic requirements for aerial bombers to have the capability to cruise at speeds of 10 mah over 100 kilometres of altitude, as well as to launch strategic strikes against targets on the ground. ”

“Even if we do not proactively provoke military conflicts, we should focus on the development of such weapons! ”

The discussion lasted about half an hour or so.

A slight cough interrupted the discussion.

Only the old man sitting at the top of the table nodded slowly and said.

“I agree with Minister Qin. ”

“The Sky Shuttle has to do it. ”

“Of course, we also have to abide by international treaties. ”

“The limited development of outer space weapons is predominantly conventional. There is no first development of non-conventional weapons and no first long-term deployment of weapons. Unless other countries take the initiative to send non-conventional weapons into outer space, we will never take the initiative to send non-conventional weapons first. ”

In fact, non-conventional weapons and conventional weapons are sometimes just a matter of replacing a warhead, but nominally developing only the necessary conventional weapons can be quite helpful in reducing the international community's sensitivity to the issue.

After a moment of pause, the old man continued.

“In addition, we have all previously underestimated the importance of space exploration and prioritized relevant plans. I believe that some adjustments should be made in our strategic deployment. In addition to strategically targeting our competitors, a range of space activities, including the Moon Climbing Project, is in itself a very progressive scientific activity. ”

The statements of the elderly were endorsed by almost all participants present.

Even those who have doubts about the development of strategic space bombers and those who have questioned the relevance of space programmes do not doubt the importance of the Moon Climbing Project at this moment.

At a time when the negotiations on controllable fusion are at an end and China has exchanged sufficient benefits from other countries, it is no longer meaningful to continue to use space engineering as a strategic front for countries such as the United States and Europe.

Especially from the success of the Xiangrui, a little visionary has seen the dawn of the space age.

Once the energy problem is resolved, resources will follow.

As an outpost to the future, whoever masters the moon masters the future.

Over the next period, the meeting discussed a lot of things.

Including the opening of new space industrial parks along the river and along the railway lines from Jinling to Shuijiang City, including attracting private capital into the field through tax exemptions, low-interest loans, supporting policies, etc.

Time went by and finally reached the end of the meeting.

Standing up now, it's a NASA handler.

Although so many ministry leaders are reasonably sitting here, and the first hand of a secondary bureau is not qualified to start, this is something special after all...

“The last topic… was about Professor Lu,” he said, looking at the others at the conference table, a handful of NASA hands coughed somewhat awkwardly, "about a few hours ago we were notified by the ground command of the Golden Ring Launch Center. The other side said... Professor Lu went up with Xiang Rui. ”

"“ … "

With his eyebrows pressed, an old man in a military uniform took off his glasses and said with a headache.

“… I think we should hurry and arrange someone for him. ”

Another elderly man, sitting not far away and looking more charitable, shook his head with a smile.

“Now, unlike before, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to be happy before, and now I'm afraid that other young people won't be able to appreciate you. Like my son, as soon as I talk about the subject, he turns his face to me...”

“What's it like to talk about it here? ”

“What do you say? ”

The elders sighed as they watched the controversial conference room.

“Forget it, let him be tortured. ”

“It's not a bad thing anyway. ”