Goring put the prepared documents aside, turned on his computer, and looked straight ahead.
The deputy team leader, Mark, held a pen in his hand. He had short hair and a burly build, and looked more like a ruthless bandit released from prison than a researcher.
But in fact, he is recognized for his meticulousness in astronomical research.
Göring spoke.
"Professor Busch has given us a glorious but arduous task. The H-012 observation satellite was launched into space five years ago and was in normal condition on the night of December 3rd, but lost contact with the ground after that night. So what we have to do is retrieve this satellite. While preventing it from becoming useless space junk, we also hope to unravel the mystery of why H-012 lost contact."
The video started playing on the big screen, and text appeared. Goring took out a pen, his face expressionless, and placed his hand on the first paragraph of text.
"As you can see, the first problem we need to solve is that if the satellite was hit by a large amount of human-made debris and the observation camera did not capture the object's location, then it is highly likely that it was hit from behind, because the cameras are not designed to observe this side of the Earth."
Göring explained that by determining the direction from the impact angle, the detection range could be narrowed down using a process of elimination. To recover the satellite, several devices with sufficient propulsion capabilities must first be launched to accurately locate the position, and then standard docking equipment should be used to assemble the pull-back device with H-012.
Many researchers nodded in agreement. Göring clearly explained the first key issue: everything about recovering the satellite was predicated on finding it. If they couldn't find it, their plan was nonsense and would be a complete failure.
How confident can we be about this? Nobody knows, not even Professor Busi, who proposed the plan.
It's very difficult for us to predict what happens in space, because we've spent countless years just to gain a little understanding of it.
There will be too many unknowns after we leave our planet.
Who can guarantee that when the probe flies out and the observers are watching the screen intently, it won't deviate from its course and accidentally enter a cosmic leap? "Whoosh!" It arrived in the M78 Nebula, and then Ultraman Tiga appeared on the big screen.
It's not impossible, because many researchers believe in light.
Even if H-012 is hit, its speed after deorbiting will not be too high. If a probe is launched as soon as possible to search for it, finding it should not be difficult.
Goering slid his finger down to the second question, glancing at Mark who was listening intently. The burly astronomical institute was so large that it was quite eye-catching.
"Next comes the technical issue. Currently, humans can dock thrusters with satellites in space, but this relies on accurate calculations. Even a deviation of a few micrometers can lead to docking failure. I don't need to explain this further to everyone here. To solve this problem, we will dedicate a lot of time in the future, and you can imagine how difficult it will be."
"The third issue is the development of the interlocking device, including material selection and the power system. This will be handled by our deputy team leader in collaboration with Professor Ai Jincheng, one of the most outstanding researchers in energy science."
After Göring finished explaining everything, he began assigning tasks to the researchers, who would then conduct a long study that would last for several months. Whether the final result would be a good one, no one knew.
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