Great warships

Chapter 1189 Don’t laugh at them, it’s likely to come true

Although Max has always been very relaxed on the surface, with Zhuge Liang's momentum, strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, in fact, only he knows the pressure Max is under. No matter how well prepared this moon landing is, there will always be various difficulties. Unexpected situations happen.

Now, it was not until the lunar module took off from the moon that his hanging heart finally fell to the ground. The lunar module took off, so there was no big problem! The only worry that remains now is whether the lunar module can successfully ignite.

"The gravity of the moon is very small, and the acceleration of the lunar module is very high. It will soon fly into the orbit around the moon and dock with our orbital module." Max said easily.

In many science fiction novels, the moon is used as a base to fly to other planets because the moon's gravity is small and it is easy to take off. Even the Starship Company has demonstrated this plan.

The power of the lunar module was very strong, and it quickly pushed the lunar module away from the lunar surface. At the same time, because the linear speed of the lunar surface was very small, it could fly in any direction after rising.

If it is the Earth, then the linear speed of the Earth's rotation must be used as much as possible. Any rocket launched needs to be eastward and launched from as low a latitude as possible. This can save a lot of fuel. The moon does not have these restrictions.

Therefore, when many detectors enter the lunar orbit, they will choose a reverse orbit for convenience, which is opposite to the direction of the moon's rotation, so that they can pass over the lunar surface faster.

The lunar module flew into orbit around the moon and docked accurately. Everything was under automatic control. Pan Chun barely touched the whole process and just stared. When the docking was successful, Pan Chun breathed a sigh of relief. His mission It's really tiring. If he knew that Carlos had so many tricks, Pan Chun would definitely change missions with Zhao Dong and let Zhao Dong go to the moon while he stayed in orbit.

"Carlos, we can go over there, you climb in first." Pan Chun looked at the open interface and said to Carlos.

"Okay." Carlos loosened his seat belt and wanted to walk over, but then he found that his body was actually floating. Only then did he remember that he was back in space and in a gravity-free place again.

"Everyone, you should know that their ballistic missiles already have this kind of super-fast aircraft that is useless, right?"

Smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

"What do you mean?"

"Attention, the lunar module and the orbital module are separated!"

"The separation procedure is normal!"

"Because I want to go to the bathroom," Carlos said.

Zhao Dong knows what this optimal orbit is. It is the best for investment, and for astronauts, this orbit is an unprecedented first.

The incident of the young man jumping off the building has become a joke, but NASA will never admit it. The police have no clue anyway. Of course, everyone is not in a happy mood. They watch the live broadcast with complicated eyes.

"Yes, they are really brave, they actually want to use the atmosphere to slow down!"

"You should solve it on the moon. There is gravity there, so it should be more convenient." Zhao Dong frowned. He had a vague premonition that Carlos might dirty the entire orbital module.

"Adjust attitude and prepare to start the engine! We are going to fly the best track!"

Carlos finally returned to the familiar orbital module, with a smile on his face: "Zhao, we are back. It's so fun to be on the moon's surface! You must go up and take a look next time, oops!"

Astronomical observation points deployed by NASA in various places also monitored this scene, and they were shocked.

"Looking at this trend, after entering the earth's orbit, their speed can reach the second cosmic speed!"

NASA.

They have done this kind of thing more than once, publicly questioning each other's skills, and then the other party did it, slap in the face.

"Why?" Pan Chun thought Carlos felt that the back and forth collision had caused his nose and face to be swollen, making him a little less handsome.

Everyone also calmed down. Yes, Dongfang's technology is getting stronger and stronger. Now that they have announced this, maybe they can actually make it! If the Orientals do it, then their own doubts will become the pride of the Orientals. This is not worth it!

After looking at the track introduction, they began to give pointers again.

Unconsciously, he flew over the seat again, but luckily he was caught with his feet. However, this hook did not stop his body. Instead, he started to circle around his feet, and his body hit the seat. on the back of the chair.

"Yes, this orbit is difficult to control. They don't have the strength at all. When the time comes, they may fall on our American territory. We must capture them."

"Okay, let's just wait and see."

"They actually want to use a watery orbit. Don't they know where Lao Maozi's spacecraft, the only one who has ever made such an orbital flight, ended up splashing down?"

Return home!

It's okay to urinate. Astronauts can use decompression tubes. Specifically, they practice aiming on the ground, so that the urine can be successfully injected into a small hole, collected through the pipe, and put into a bag. return.

It is not easy to go to the toilet in a weightless environment. Before the construction of the International Space Station, NASA had almost no experience of astronauts staying in space for a long time. Therefore, the space toilets based on American technology are very crude.

This is just a small episode, and then it’s time to do more important things.

"I think we probably need to turn off the live broadcast first."

"This kind of thing is beyond my control." Carlos said: "Okay, Pan, come here, I want to use the space toilet."

While they were having sex, someone sober spoke up.

"Yes, of course it's live broadcast, and countless people are watching you perform acrobatics." Pan Chun came in, closed the hatch, and said to Carlos.

His body hit something unknown, and then bounced back, like a ball in the small space of the lunar module. After several collisions, Pan Chun pushed him toward the hatch.

Later, as the time in space increased, the astronauts finally had a space toilet. The professional name is called a waste collection system. The solid waste is put into the container through the suction of the rotating fan. The solid waste is dried and brought back, and the liquid is brought back. The waste is discharged directly into space, and it failed during testing. The astronauts could only simply put the excrement into a certain container.

"Since ballistic missiles can be used, they have already mastered this technology. If it is used for the return of the orbital module, there will be no big problems. I think it is best for us not to openly question this technology. How unreliable it is, when they do it, it won’t look good on our faces.”

People have three urgent needs and cannot ignore them. Zhao Dong still asked Pan Chun to help him with doubts. Fortunately, no big accident happened.

The space toilet of this Dragon spacecraft, which inherits NASA's thinking, is also very simple. After all, it is just a means of transportation. Once in space, the toilet of the space station can be used. There is no extra space inside the Dragon spacecraft, so this toilet was designed When we reach the head of the Dragon spacecraft, which is the top of everyone's heads, of course, there is no distinction between up, down, left, and right in space, and it can be anywhere.

Just like the orbit during the moon landing, the orbital module started the engine and left the original circular orbit. At the far moon point in front of the elliptical orbit, it successfully entered the earth-moon gravitational equilibrium point, and then moved toward the earth under the influence of the earth's gravity. Faster and faster, faster and faster.

Carlos returned to his seat with a bruised nose and a swollen face. He was a little unhappy. The return process was too twists and turns. He might as well have fun on the moon!

"By the way, are you still broadcasting now?"

As for the large size, just pour it twice on the ground to make sure there is nothing in the stomach.

"Roger that!"

"If you don't control it well, it may turn into a meteor. If you ask me, Carlos is still brave enough to fly in this kind of spacecraft."

Carlos is not brave, he simply doesn’t know. As a tourist, who cares which way the driver drives? Just send him to his destination! Choosing a route is the driver’s business, not the tourists’.

The same goes for going from the earth to the moon. Carlos will not even consider the route. In his eyes, Starship Company has carried out so many space launch missions, and the success rate of recovery is almost 100%. He has Nothing to worry about.

All he had to do was tie his body to the seat and wait. When he got to the landing site...

Thinking of this, Carlos looked at the people around him again: "When I go back, can you let me go out first?"

According to the original plan, he wanted to be the first person to set foot on the moon, and the first person to return from the moon should be Pan Chun. However, when he came out of the lunar module, he was so unsightly that he actually got out. came down, so he wanted to make up for this regret.

Pan Chun ignored him, not because who came out first, but because it was about to enter the atmosphere next. Although the spacecraft was controlled by Zhao Dong, Pan Chun had to be prepared to help at any time. As long as Carlos didn't cause trouble, Good enough. "One hundred thousand, as long as you let me go out first, I will give you one hundred thousand."

Pan Chun still didn't answer.

"one million!"

"Ten million, this is the most money I can put out."

As he spoke, he suddenly felt his body jump forward and was tightly restrained by the seat belt.

The spacecraft entered the atmosphere and began to slow down violently!

In fact, whether he is accelerating upward or downward, the direction of acceleration is the same. It should be said that he should be pressed tightly on the seat, but the fact is exactly the opposite, because the direction of the spacecraft is also the same for ascent and return. Different.

When ascending, the pointed vertebra part of the spacecraft is facing forward, so as to reduce air resistance. When returning, the spacecraft should get enough resistance as much as possible, so the bottom of the spacecraft with the largest cross-sectional area faces the front. , the spacecraft enters the atmosphere with its buttocks forward, so when it slows down, everyone is equivalent to sitting backwards, and they need safety belts to restrain them, unless the seats are also turned over, which will undoubtedly be very troublesome.

The bottom of the spacecraft must be an integral structure and must not be opened, otherwise it may break when it rubs with the air. At that time, the astronauts inside will directly vaporize. After all, the outside of the spacecraft is rubbing violently at this time, and it has already The burning flame has a temperature of over a thousand degrees. If it could be seen from the outside, it would definitely be a meteor streaking across the sky.

This feeling was like riding a roller coaster. Carlos almost screamed out of fear. At this moment, he was glad that he went to the toilet in advance, otherwise, the diaper in his crotch would not only absorb liquid.

Zhao Dong and Pan Chun had been nervously looking at the curves on the screen and listening to the sounds in the headphones. If an accident occurred, they would need to manually start the engine and perform power deceleration.

However, the attitude of the spacecraft has always been very stable, decelerating according to the correct trajectory.

"The speed has been reduced to 7.9 kilometers per second, leaving the atmosphere!"

The spacecraft climbs upward again, leaving the atmosphere and entering space again.

"Monitor the spacecraft's orbit."

"All track parameters are normal and the same as the design values!"

Everyone in the Capital Aerospace Measurement and Control Center cheered excitedly after hearing the news.

Success, success!

If it is a spacecraft in orbit around the earth, it does not have to be so troublesome. It can just slow down and enter the atmosphere. However, if it is a spacecraft that enters from other orbits and reaches the second cosmic speed, it must first slow down, otherwise it cannot be captured by the earth's gravity.

Slowing down consumes energy, which is not required when using the atmosphere. However, there are too many uncertainties in using the atmosphere. If the entry angle is too small, it will not come in at all, and it will be directly bounced back into space. If the entry angle is large, then He can't get out and becomes a real shooting star.

When to enter, when to leave, what angle, etc. are all very critical. Now, it’s successful!

Max also breathed a sigh of relief, okay, there will be no suspense next, just like the many normal returns the Dragon spacecraft has made before.

"President Qin, we should go to the landing site next." Max said: "We have to go to the site in person to greet the warriors returning from the moon."

"That's right, use our Mingzhou Group's special plane."

NASA, after receiving the message from the control station, everyone was silent.

Starship Company has really succeeded, and they have the confidence to do so, because Dongfang's water-making technology has long been mature!

Now, everything is on track, and there is no chance of any more problems. When the Dragon spacecraft returns, Starship Company's reputation will be huge, and the stock will continue to grow wildly. Moreover, more people will go to the moon in the future, and there will be more people on the moon. Leave their traces!

NASA can do nothing but stare and watch! Thinking of this, everyone clenched their fists.

Prairie Landing Field.

Qin Tao blocked the sun with his hands and looked at the direction of the spacecraft's return, with curiosity in his mouth: "Every time we return, don't we always use recoil rockets to land directly? Why did we use parachutes this time?"

"The parachute has less cushioning, which makes it more comfortable for the person inside," Marks said.

Qin Tao smiled: "It saves money, right?"

The eight rockets used for landing can only be used once and must be replaced with new ones after use. As for the parachute, it can be folded after use this time and can be used next time.

Max, a stingy guy, wants to save money to the end. He has spent two billion US dollars, why don't you let him experience precise landing?

"Coming!" At this moment, the radar at the landing site had captured the traces of the target, and the helicopters in the sky and the vehicles on the ground began to move towards the predetermined landing point.

The Dragon spacecraft landed staggeringly, and Carlos took a deep breath: "Pan, if you let me go out first, I am willing to pay 20 million. This is the most funds I can mobilize."

"Twenty million?" Pan Chun was a little curious: "What is the money used for?"

"In exchange for the chance to leave the cabin first."

"If you want to go out first, then just go out. There is no need to spend money."

No money? Carlos couldn't believe his ears: "You don't want money, so you just give me this opportunity that will go down in history?"

"We become astronauts to explore the universe and realize human dreams, not to make money at all, and we will not accept money from tourists. This is against our working principles," Pan Chun said.

"Yes, you are all people with ideals, so I will use the 20 million to buy the stocks of your starship company as a contribution to the cause of human exploration of the universe."

Pan Chun felt contempt in his heart. If you want to contribute, just make a direct donation. You also buy stocks. This is to make money. As expected, Western capitalists don't have any good things.

At this moment, the spacecraft had lowered to only one meter above the ground. After continuing to buffer, it landed smoothly.

Next, there is a long wait.

"The helicopter will arrive in three minutes." Zhao Dong glanced at the screen above his head and said calmly.

"Okay, I'll get ready first, and then I'll be the first to go out." Carlos said, about to unbuckle his seat belt. At this moment, he suddenly found that he couldn't lift his arms, as if his arms had become heavier.

"I, I can't seem to move, what's going on?" Carlos was a little worried: "Am I suffering from some disease?"

"Earth disease." Zhao Dong said.

When humans first go into space, they will not be able to adapt to the weightless environment of space. Then, when they return to Earth and face the gravity on the ground, they will not be able to adapt again.

Zhao Dong and Pan Chun, who have repeatedly trained and gone to space repeatedly, have to adapt for a few days each time they come back, let alone Carlos, who is going to space for the first time. If he can climb out on his own... then we will Go backwards!

There was a sound of the hatch opening, and someone poked his head out and looked inside. The man was wearing a white coat, like a medical staff.

"Me, let me out first!" Carlos shouted loudly.

"Mr. Carlos, you can't be anxious. We have to get the other two people out first to leave enough space to lift you. It's your first time coming back from outer space, and your body is not used to the earth's gravity. If you act rashly, Maybe even break an arm or a leg."

This is no joke. In space, astronauts must exercise every day. Otherwise, the calcium in the body will be lost and the arms and legs may be broken. Similarly, people who have lived on the moon for a long time will not be able to return to the earth. , gravity can hurt them.

Carlos was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't be the first person even if he spent money. He could only watch Pan Chun climb out first, then Zhao Dong. The space was vacated inside. The medical staff took a special folding chair and took him out. Carefully lift it out from inside.

The three of them all sat on the same chairs, placed outside the orbital cabin. Next, it’s time to take photos as a souvenir of your return trip.

(End of this chapter)