“真的很抱歉！”
“I’m so sorry!”
“给您添麻烦了！”
“I’m sorry for your inconvenience!”
“这是一份表示感谢的小礼物，还请务必收下！”
“This is a small gift of thanks, please be sure to accept it!”
“虽然T2800GB型碳纤维不能按时供应，但T2000GB和T1600GB型号，绝对会保质保量供应给贵方！”
“Although the T2800GB carbon fiber cannot be supplied on time, the T2000GB and T1600GB models will definitely be supplied to you with quality and quantity!”
“请接受我们诚挚的道歉，拜托了！”
“Please accept our sincere apology, please!”
东京，港区，本田株式会社下属，游艇事业部。
Tokyo, Minato-ku, Honda Co., Ltd., yacht division.
一身黑色西装，仿佛小鸡嘬米般不断鞠躬道歉的中年男人，来自曾经全球最大的碳纤维供应商，东丽集团，随着星辰化学下属碳纤维项目部的飞速崛起，如今东丽集团已经成为材料学领域的老二了，曾经的老二北美杜邦集团，则变成了老三。
The middle-aged man in a black suit, who kept bowing and apologizing like a chicken sucking rice, came from Toray Group, the world’s largest carbon fiber supplier. With the rapid rise of the carbon fiber project department under Star Chemical, Toray Group Has become the second child in the field of materials science, and the former second child North American DuPont Group has become the third child.
事情是这样的，本田株式会社下属游艇制造子公司，从东丽集团订购了超强碳纤维材料，T2800GB，用于新型奢华快艇的制造，然而，东丽集团现在却试图撕毁合约。
The thing is like this, the yacht manufacturing subsidiary of Honda Co., Ltd. ordered super strong carbon fiber material, T2800GB, from Toray Group for the manufacture of new luxury speedboats. However, Toray Group is now trying to tear up the contract.
虽然东丽集团的业务代表不断鞠躬道歉，但双臂抱怀，端坐在老板椅上的畦田信鸿还是极为不满，他用力拍桌子，声色俱厉的训斥。
Although Toray Group’s sales representatives kept bowing and apologizing, Nobuhiro Kuda, who was sitting on the boss’s chair with arms folded, was still extremely dissatisfied. He slapped the table hard and reprimanded him severely.
“我们要为客户提供最高品质的产品！如果不是星辰科技的T5000GB和T4000GB型碳纤维，并不对外销售，我们又怎么会订购你们的T2800GB型号！”
“We want to provide customers with the highest quality products! If it weren’t for Star Technology’s T5000GB and T4000GB carbon fiber, which are not sold externally, how could we order your T2800GB model!”
“现在倒好，你劝我们使用抗拉伸能力更差的T2000GB？这让我怎么和客户交代？要知道，这可是我们的旗舰型快艇产品！要冲刺全球速度冠军的巅峰大作！”
“It’s good now, you persuade us to use the T2000GB with worse tensile strength? How can I explain this to the customer? You know, this is our flagship speedboat product! It’s the pinnacle of the world’s speed champion!”
被喷了一脸吐沫星子的东丽集团代表无奈说道：“我们也真的是没有办法啊，白宫教育与科学办公室的主任尼尔逊先生，亲自来我们这里，以北美当局的名义，包下了今后三年内，所有高端碳纤维产能，面对北美当局这样的客户，我们是万万不敢得罪的。”
The representative of Toray Group, who was sprayed with spit on his face, said helplessly: “We really have no choice. Mr. Nelson, the director of the White House Office of Education and Science, came to us in person, in the name of the North American authorities. , contracted all high-end carbon fiber production capacity for the next three years, and we dare not offend customers like the North American authorities.”
“你不敢得罪米国人，就敢得罪我们本田株式会社！？”畦田信鸿感觉受到了歧视，瞬间暴起，怒骂东丽集团的代表。
“You don’t dare to offend Americans, but you dare to offend our Honda Co., Ltd.!?” Nobuhiro Fukuta felt discriminated against, and instantly became violent, scolding the representative of Toray Group.
发泄过后，坐回椅子上的畦田信鸿倒是冷静了下来，他右手摸着下巴说道：“北美要你们全部的产能，恐怕是为了星链计划吧？”
After venting, Nobuhiro Kuda, who sat back on the chair, calmed down. He touched his chin with his right hand and said, “North America wants all of your production capacity, probably because of the Starlink project?”
东丽集团的代表小声道：“应该是，但肯定还有其他更重要的用途，毕竟这场太空霸权之争进行到现在，时间已经过了三个月，战况真的是空前惨烈啊！”
The representative of Toray Group whispered: “It should be, but there must be other more important uses. After all, the battle for space supremacy has been going on for three months, and the battle is really unprecedented. Tragic!”
“中美不愧是地球上最强大的两个国家，而NASA和星辰科技，也是全球最大的科研集团，实力雄厚到令人发指的程度，短短三个月内，他们竟然执行了数十次发射任务！”
“China and the United States are indeed the two most powerful countries on earth, and NASA and Xingchen Technology are also the world’s largest scientific research groups, and their strength is so strong that they are outrageous. Dozens of launch missions!”
“今天星辰科技发射空间站模块，后天卡纳维拉尔角爆射通信卫星集群，实在太可怕了，现在除了中美，全世界一片寂静，曾经叫嚣着要参加太空争霸的俄国和欧洲，已经彻底闭嘴了，面对两只史前巨兽的较量，他们根本就没有实力参与，欧洲发射一枚阿利亚纳的功夫，华夏和北美能射上去十几枚火箭！”
“Star Technology launched a space station module today, and Cape Canaveral exploded a cluster of communication satellites the day after tomorrow. It is really terrible. Now, except for China and the United States, the whole world is silent. Russia and Europe, which once clamored to participate in the space hegemony , have completely shut up, facing the contest between two prehistoric behemoths, they simply do not have the strength to participate, Europe can launch an Ariana, and China and North America can shoot more than a dozen rockets!”
“现在同步轨道上，有一大堆星辰科技的模块，近地轨道上，有数以千计星链通信卫星，我很怀疑，用不了多久，同步轨道将变成华夏的领地，而近地轨道会成为北美的后花园。”
“Now in the synchronous orbit, there are a lot of Xingchen Technology modules, and in the low-earth orbit, there are thousands of Starlink communication satellites. I doubt it. Before long, the synchronous orbit will become the territory of China. Earth orbit will become the back garden of North America.”
“假设他们在天上架设传说中的天基武器，霓虹沉没恐怕就不会仅仅是小说，而要变成现实了！”
“Supposing they set up the legendary space-based weapons in the sky, I am afraid that the neon sinking will not be just a fiction, but will become a reality!”
哎~
Hey~
畦田信鸿发出一声叹息，刚才还雄赳赳的他，此刻有点蔫儿了，换做自己是东丽集团的社长，恐怕也没有更好的办法，也会选择毁约，然后全力向北美供货吧。
Korada Nobuhiro let out a sigh. He who was so valiant just now is a little wilted now. If he is the president of Toray Group, I am afraid there is no better way. He will choose to break the contract and then go all out to North America. Supply it.
毕竟北美和华夏，都是地球上不能得罪的巨人啊。
After all, North America and China are giants that cannot be offended on earth.
“坐吧。”
“Sit down.”
畦田信鸿指了指身边的沙发，东丽集团的代表如蒙大赦，忐忑不安坐下。
Korada Nobuhiro pointed to the sofa next to him, and the representative of Toray Group sat down nervously as if he had been pardoned.
“知道为什么时间来到年底之后，他们的发射节奏忽然变慢了吗？”畦田信鸿好奇问道。
“Do you know why their launch rhythm suddenly slowed down after the end of the year?” Kurota Nobuhiro asked curiously.
中美太空霸权之争在九月中旬开始，十月和十一月达到最高潮，而现在是十二月，双方发射的频率忽然变慢，实在令人费解。
The battle for space supremacy between China and the United States began in mid-September and reached its climax in October and November. Now it is December, and the frequency of launches from both sides has suddenly slowed down, which is really puzzling.
东丽的业务代表压低声音说道：“据说是产能跟不上了，双方发射的节奏实在疯狂，把之前储备的零部件消耗一空，陷入了没有东西可以发射的尴尬地步。”
Toray’s sales representative said in a low voice: “It is said that the production capacity can’t keep up. The rhythm of the launch of the two sides is really crazy. The spare parts that were previously stored have been consumed, and they have fallen into an embarrassing situation where there is nothing to launch.”
“正因为如此，北美方面才会直接包下我们全部的产能，听说还要在伊利诺伊州，建造由我们双方共同经营的合资工厂呢，不仅我们，来自德国，法国，瑞士等等的供应商，都在全力为北美供货，而NASA自己的工厂，则进入了罕见的二十四小时运营。”
“Because of this, the North American side will directly contract all of our production capacity. I heard that a joint venture factory will be built in Illinois to be jointly operated by both of us. Not only us, but also from Germany, France, Switzerland, etc. The suppliers are all doing their best to supply North America, while NASA’s own factory has entered a rare round-the-clock operation.”
“哦，原来是这样啊，不愧是华夏和北美，他们真的好强啊！”
“Oh, so that’s the case. As expected of Huaxia and North America, they are really strong!”
畦田信鸿恍然大悟，太空计划开始前，罗佳和马斯克都有点存货，现在由于发射速度太快，存货已经消耗空了，新产品还未入库，双方空有火箭，却没有可以发射的货物，这就比较尴尬了。
Korada Nobuhiro suddenly realized that before the start of the space program, both Luo Jia and Musk had a little inventory, but now due to the launch speed is too fast, the inventory has been exhausted, and the new product has not yet been put into storage. Launched cargo, which is more embarrassing.
这次他们用的都是大型火箭，运载力惊人。
This time they used large rockets with amazing carrying capacity.
星辰科技的A1发动机，拥有五百五十吨标准推力，但是推力并不代表运力，十二台A1发动机组合出六千六百吨推力，大概能将两百吨货物，运送至同步轨道。
The A1 engine of Xingchen Technology has a standard thrust of 550 tons, but the thrust does not represent the capacity. The combination of twelve A1 engines produces a thrust of 6,600 tons, which can probably transport 200 tons of goods to the synchronous track.
罗佳比马斯克吃亏的地方在于，马斯克在距离地面平均一百五十公里的地方打造星链，而星辰科技的空间站建立在距离地面三万六千公里的同步轨道，距离更远，需要的推力自然也就更多。
The disadvantage of Luo Jia over Musk is that Musk builds the star chain at an average distance of 150 kilometers from the ground, while the space station of Star Technology is built in a synchronous orbit 36,000 kilometers from the ground. The farther you go, the more thrust you need.
等星辰科技推出十八引擎的万吨级大火箭，也不过就能一次运送三百吨货物而已，这没有办法，谁让罗佳的野心比较大，把目标定得比较高呢。
When Xingchen Technology launches the 18-engine 10,000-ton rocket, it will only be able to transport 300 tons of cargo at a time. There is no way to do this. Who made Luo Jia’s ambitions bigger and set his goals higher.
总之，不可阻挡的洪流滚滚而来，这虽然是中美之间的太空争霸，却把全世界每一个人都卷入其中，从东亚到澳洲，再到欧洲，没有人能够独善其身。
In short, the unstoppable torrent is rolling in. Although this is the space hegemony between China and the United States, it involves everyone in the world. From East Asia to Australia to Europe, no one can stand alone.
畦田信鸿将身躯向后仰，沉声说道：“明白了，东丽集团被迫要参加这场大国间的竞争，并不是你们自己能够决定的，只是不知道，中美之间，究竟谁能笑道最后？如果是华夏最终取胜的话，他们应该会迁怒与你们吧？毕竟北美所用的碳纤维材料，百分之七十是你们供应的，另外百分之三十来自杜邦集团。”
Korada Nobuhiro leaned his body back, and said in a deep voice: “Understood, Toray Group is forced to participate in this competition among major powers. It is not up to you to decide. You just don’t know. , Who can laugh at the end? If Huaxia wins in the end, they should blame you, right? After all, 70% of the carbon fiber materials used in North America are supplied by you, and the other 30% come from DuPont Group. “
“谁知道呢。”东丽代表默默的低下了头，“从远期来看，应该还是北美机会更大吧，毕竟星链计划有着非常广阔的盈利前景，而星辰科技的同步轨道空间站，似乎没有办法创造利润，纯粹在烧钱的样子。”
“Who knows.” Toray’s representative lowered his head silently, “In the long run, North America should have a greater chance. The space station seems to have no way to generate profits, it seems to be burning money.”
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佛罗里达州，迈阿密郊外，NASA下属空间动力公司。
Florida, outside of Miami, NASA’s Space Dynamics Corporation.
霓虹东丽的高级碳纤维从成田机场起飞，被日夜兼程送到这里，用于制造星链通信卫星中的重要组件，霍尔效应推进器。
Neon Toray’s advanced carbon fiber took off from Narita Airport and was sent here day and night to make Hall effect thrusters, an important component in Starlink communication satellites.
无论霍尔效应推进器，离子推进器，它们全都属于电推进器家族，只不过技术方式和潜力有着比较大的差距罢了。
Regardless of Hall effect thrusters and ion thrusters, they all belong to the family of electric thrusters, but there is a relatively large gap in technical methods and potentials.
众所周知，电推进的实现方式一共有三种，分别为静电式，电磁式和电热式，其中，电热推进相当简易与古老，不值一提，而静电技术以电子轰击式推进器为代表，电磁技术以脉冲等离子推进器为代表。
As we all know, there are three ways to realize electric propulsion, which are electrostatic, electromagnetic and electrothermal. Among them, electrothermal propulsion is quite simple and ancient, and it is not worth mentioning, while electrostatic technology is based on electron bombardment propulsion Representative, electromagnetic technology is represented by pulsed plasma propulsion.
除此以外，还有一种特殊的推进器，它也属于静电推进，但又与电子轰击式推进器不同，这便是霍尔效应推进器。
In addition, there is a special thruster, which also belongs to electrostatic propulsion, but it is different from the electron bombardment thruster, which is the Hall effect thruster.
1879年，北美物理学家霍尔发现，当电流垂直于外磁场通过导体时，导体垂直于磁场和电流方向的两个端面之间会出现电压，这一现象便是霍尔效应。
In 1879, North American physicist Hall discovered that when the current passes through the conductor perpendicular to the external magnetic field, a voltage will appear between the two end faces of the conductor perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field and current. This phenomenon is the Hall effect.
基于霍尔效应制造的星际推进器，便是霍尔推进器，现阶段，全世界多数卫星，用的都是这种技术，罗佳不久前曾经对霍尔推进器进行了大规模改良，使其能够满足飞出太阳系的需求，算是霍尔推进器的第二代吧，西方大规模应用的，依旧是第一代技术。
The interstellar thruster based on the Hall effect is the Hall thruster. At this stage, most satellites in the world use this technology. Luo Jia has conducted a large-scale Hall thruster not long ago Improvements so that it can meet the needs of flying out of the solar system can be regarded as the second generation of Hall thrusters. The large-scale application in the West is still the first generation of technology.
第一代霍尔推进器马力并不大，顶多也就几个千瓦的样子，但用来推动卫星在太空中移动，还是没有问题的。
The horsepower of the first-generation Hall thrusters was not large, only a few kilowatts at most, but it was no problem to propel satellites in space.
工厂里一副热火朝天的景象，从管理层到工人们，都像打了鸡血一样亢奋的工作，而来自全球供应链的零部件，也不停被货车送入仓库。
The scene in the factory is full of enthusiasm. From the management to the workers, everyone is working like a chicken blood, and the parts from the global supply chain are constantly being sent to the warehouse by trucks.
根据不完全统计，直接或者间接向NASA提供零部件或者外包技术服务的企业，超过五千家，动用了堪称整个西方最强大的力量。~Soverse.com~人们看到两大航天基地疯狂的发射计划，只是表象而已，真正深层次的竞争，在社会方方面面展开，北美虽然制造业空心化，但在北美的盟友中，依然有着霓虹和德国这样的制造业顶级力量，更别提掌握金融霸权的北美，远比华夏要财大气粗。
According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 5,000 companies that directly or indirectly provide NASA with parts or outsource technical services, mobilizing what can be called the most powerful force in the entire West. ~Soverse.com~ People see the crazy launch plans of the two space bases, but they are just appearances. The real deep-seated competition is unfolding in all aspects of society. Although the manufacturing industry in North America has been hollowed out, there are still neon signs among allies in North America. A top manufacturing force like Germany, not to mention North America, which has financial hegemony, is far richer than China.
根据统计，美军仅仅在伊拉克战争中的直接消耗，就高达七千六百三十亿美元，后期维稳和战争导致的间接消耗就更夸张了，足有四万亿美元之巨！
According to statistics, the direct consumption of the U.S. military in the Iraq war alone was as high as 763 billion U.S. dollars, and the indirect consumption caused by the maintenance of stability and war in the later period was even more exaggerated, as much as 4 trillion U.S. dollars!
然而即便如此，北美也没有被战争拖垮，在伊拉克战争后，北美还打了阿富汗和叙利亚战争，同样也是耗资巨大，战争期间，北美的GDP增长率，甚至远超没有战争的欧洲。
However, even so, North America was not dragged down by the war. After the Iraq war, North America also fought wars in Afghanistan and Syria, which also cost a lot. During the war, the GDP growth rate of North America even far exceeded that of Europe without war. .
由此可见，指望耗费几万个亿的太空竞赛，就把北美拖垮，是不现实的，否则北美早该在伊拉克战争中倒下了。
It can be seen from this that it is unrealistic to expect that the space race, which will cost tens of billions, will bring North America down. Otherwise, North America would have fallen in the Iraq War long ago.
反倒是华夏和星辰科技的压力空前巨大，每年一万亿美元的消耗，就算星辰科技家大业大，也难免要伤筋动骨，沈浪把化妆品高价卖给本国女性，说白了，就是缺钱闹的。。
On the contrary, the pressure on Huaxia and Xingchen Technology is unprecedentedly huge. The annual consumption of one trillion U.S. dollars, even if Xingchen Technology is big, it will inevitably hurt. Shen Lang sells cosmetics at high prices to women in his country. It’s because of lack of money. .
毕竟华夏女性买化妆品的钱也不是天上掉下来的，家里资助一些，老公男朋友资助一些，本来打算带孩子去国外旅行的，如今也改去大城市铁岭了。
After all, the money that Chinese women spend on cosmetics doesn’t just fall from the sky. The family subsidizes some, and the husband and boyfriend subsidize some. They originally planned to take their children to travel abroad, but now they have changed to Tieling, a big city.
反正为了太空计划，星辰科技创立以来第一次，向家乡同胞收了重税，由此不难看出时局的惨烈和艰难，已经到了空前绝后的程度，地球上的每一个人，都无法独善其身。
Anyway, for the sake of the space program, for the first time since the establishment of Xingchen Technology, heavy taxes have been collected from the compatriots in the hometown. It is not difficult to see that the current situation is tragic and difficult. It has reached an unprecedented level. Be alone.