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Chapter 344: Inspection of Spacecraft
Fly to the universe, vast and boundless.
The universe is not only vast, but it is still silent for human ears.
There is no noisy sound on the ground, and there are no rows of barrage, only spacecraft in continuous operation.
The International Space Station flew past, the Tiangong Space Station flew past, the Star Inn docked with the orbital shuttle flew past, and the inflatable space station that was being renovated also flew past.
Originally, mankind had no plans for an Earth-orbiting space station in the near future, that is, there was a plan for a commercial space station, at least a few months later. As a result, a core module of the space station flew over, and it was a little smaller than itself. People spaceship.
However, this spacecraft is not an earth-orbiting space station, but a lunar orbiting space station. It is not even a specially launched lunar space station project, but a lunar space station built by the way while manned missions to the moon.
Seeing the combination of the new manned spacecraft and the lunar orbiting core module make a round in the earth's orbit, all the items have undergone self-checks, and the Yuanhang super-heavy rocket took off after seeing the green tick.
The upgraded Long March 9 rocket has a lunar orbit transport capacity of nearly 60 tons, and it is easy to use the recovery mode to transport the new manned spacecraft and lunar core module combination of less than 50 tons.
Yuanhang's super-heavy rocket will not work. Its lunar orbital transport capacity is only 45 tons, and it can only send the Benyue number in the early 40 tons.
The orbital docking is very smooth, and Tianxia’s automatic docking technology has always been very smart. Even if the leader joins in now, because of the use of unified standards, the synchronization rate on both sides can reach 100%.
Even with the addition of Navigator, this "100%" purity is higher, and the docking process is easier and faster.
When the docking device of the Lunar Rail core cabin captured the docking device of the Benyue, the two sides locked and stuck, and then slowly pulled closer to fit. Finally, it was determined that the connection was airtight and did not cause loss of pressure and air leakage. It's done.
[Successful docking!
When the logo was displayed on the screen, the four astronauts on the manned spacecraft were relieved.
The four moon landing astronauts who performed this mission are all carefully selected elite astronauts who are specially trained for this moon landing mission, and the training program is better than the original Meriken moon landing astronaut project. Many, after all, they went to the permanent residence this time, instead of coming back after two days.
Cheng Dong is the commander of this mission. He is Tianxia’s second batch of astronauts and has performed the station mission of the space laboratory. The reason why he was appointed as the commander of this mission to the moon is because of his age. .
He is 43 years old this year, the golden age of astronauts, experience, qualifications, physical condition, etc. are all very suitable.
After all, the first batch of astronauts are generally close to 60 years old. It can not be said that they cannot enter space, but most of them have already transferred to teaching or administrative work, and some have retired due to physical reasons.
This time I went to the moon. It is far away from the protection of the Earth’s magnetic field and has no magnetic field protection capabilities. Therefore, the human body is affected much more than in near-Earth space. The first batch of astronauts who are close to 60 years old are really not suitable for missions. Up.
The deputy commander is a female astronaut. Like Cheng Dong, she is the second batch of astronauts. She is also 43 years old. She has participated in manned space missions and has extensive space flight experience.
The chief and deputy commanders are all astronauts from the Air Force. They are the second batch of astronauts. The remaining two are not from the Air Force. They belong to the third batch of more professional astronauts.
Peng Zizhen is 36 years old this year. He was a geologist before being selected for the third batch of astronauts. The purpose of letting him participate in this mission to the moon is quite clear.
Whether it is studying the moon itself, studying the mineral resources around the landing point, or clarifying the reserves of water ice, etc., it can be used.
The last one, Tong Anfu is the youngest of the four, only 34 years old, is a mechanical engineer.
This moon landing mission is different from any previous one. They will stay on the moon for a long time. The initial plan is two months, after which the rotation will begin.
In addition to daily maintenance of the Yuegong-2 survival cabin and Benyue, his task also includes a lot of modification work.
Last time, Lunar Palace II brought eight lunar rover to go. They can be remotely controlled by the ground, or they can be detected by themselves according to the mission target. They weigh 500 kilograms and are used to find water and detect the moon.
Now that the astronauts are here, it is impossible for the astronauts to travel by jumping, because the efficiency is too slow, so they paid attention to these lunar rover.
With some modifications, they can be turned into passenger cars and trucks, which are suitable for loading people and goods.
When these lunar rover perform tasks autonomously, the walking speed is calculated in centimeters, and when they are controlled by ground personnel, they are calculated in meters. When they are driven by a real person, they can be calculated at the speed of the earth vehicle.
Of course, don't expect them to reach speeds of hundreds of kilometers per hour. With the moon's gravity, it is impossible to reach that speed even if the highway is built.
It's easy to float at a short time, and it will overturn when it floats.
The road must be repaired. Tianxia's astronauts have gone up, and they will not allow themselves to walk unevenly.
At the very least, a road must be built between the landing site and the water ice mine.
The four of them will not stay in the lunar orbiting space station. All of them will land on the moon. The lunar orbiting space station is the task of the next space station cabin and stationed astronauts.
Each of the four astronauts has their own full-time job, and each person also needs to complete a lot of cross-cutting tasks.
No way, the four landing astronauts seem to be more than double the previous record of a single moon landing, but compared with what they are going to do, that is far from enough.
Fortunately, more lunar cabins will land in the future to provide safe living and working places for more astronauts in the future.
After Cheng Dong reported on the mission and spoke a few words to the audience who were watching the live broadcast all over the world, the spacecraft complex adjusted its posture, the manned spacecraft ignited, and carried them to the moon.
The excitement on the earth has nothing to do with them, except for a few interactions with netizens before departure, the rest of the time is to contact the ground control center.
After fully entering orbit and the manned spacecraft no longer accelerates, they can finally get off their seats and move around.
At the same time they have to go through the gate to look inside the lunar orbit core cabin and the Benyue.
Especially for the Moon Moon, they have been trained in the fantasy space, but the thing is virtual, not the equipment they will take when they officially land on the moon.
"Okay, let's start, first check the items that need to be checked."
After opening the gate between the manned spacecraft and the lunar orbit core cabin, Cheng Dong was the first to float in.
"Understood." The other three replied.
Because of the emergence of the illusion space, coupled with the cooperation of the NASA and the navigator, they can do a lot of training in the illusion space, and it is a simulated weightlessness training, so they are now not only the same as all the corners of the lunar orbit core cabin. It is clear that this state of weightlessness did not affect them much.
It stands to reason that Benyue is the same. Not to mention training, they have dismantled the spaceship three times in the fantasy space, and naturally they are also familiar.
But when they checked the core compartment, opened the door and entered the cockpit of the Benyue, they went all the way to the exit and saw the extravehicular spacesuits placed on both sides. They found that something was wrong.
"Ah this..."
"Captain, is this different from the outer spacesuit we used for training?"
"Captain, does the outer space suit look like this?"
"Captain, are you sure this is a spacesuit, not...power armor?"
The four astronauts were dumbfounded, because the "spacesuit" in front of them was a bit strange, but the color matched it. The classic spacesuit was white, but the outer covering was not the kind of fabric of regular spacesuits, and there was no classic cloth. Wrinkles, but pieces of hard shell.
Of course, if you want to say that it is plate armor, it may be more appropriate.