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Chinese Astronaut Training Center

Accompanied by Yang Liwei, Qin Yuanqing walked into this cradle and holy place for training astronauts in China. As a major space country and a powerful space country, China has a complete astronaut training system and its own astronaut team.

"Commander-in-Chief, the Chinese Astronaut Center is responsible for training Chinese astronauts. It is the third astronaut center in the world. It was built in 1968 and has celebrated its fifty-sixth anniversary!" Yang Liwei introduced: " At present, the Astronaut Center is responsible for the selection and training of astronauts in the manned space project, astronaut medical supervision and medical insurance, the development of space suits and space food, the protection of space special environment, and the development of spacecraft environmental control and life support systems!"

As China's first hero to enter space, Yang Liwei has never entered space since he first entered space aboard the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft in 2003. Instead, he has undertaken the work of training astronauts and establishing a scientific astronaut team. He is also the deputy chief designer of China’s manned project!

After the "Double Ring Space Station" project headquarters was established, Yang Liwei took office as deputy commander-in-chief of the project headquarters, responsible for astronaut training and other tasks.

After all, the construction process of the 'Double Ring Space Station' project requires a large number of astronauts to participate in the construction, because many tasks cannot be completed by robots and require humans to operate and solve them. Not to mention that after the establishment of the 'Double Ring Space Station', a large number of astronauts will be needed to station in the 'Double Ring Space Station'!

Astronauts, unlike ordinary people, must have excellent physical and mental qualities, must have considerable knowledge reserves, and must undergo rigorous training before they can serve as astronauts.

Over the years, China has trained a lot of astronauts every year, but with so many astronauts, not every astronaut trained can go into space. After all, the number of astronauts in space each year is limited, so every time they go into space, For opportunities in space, competition among astronauts is fierce.

"Deputy Commander Yang, how many astronauts have been trained so far, and how many astronauts have entered space?" Qin Yuanqing asked.

"Currently, 210 astronauts have been trained, and a total of 38 astronauts have entered space. The method currently used is to take turns, with the old leading the new!" Yang Liwei blurted out without hesitation: "In order to speed up the training of more astronauts, When astronauts enter space, I have applied to my superiors to add two more modules to the Tiangong space station to ensure that six astronauts can work and live in the space station at the same time!"

Qin Yuanqing nodded slightly.

Qin Yuanqing has great respect for Chinese astronauts. After all, previous spaceflight was not absolutely safe. On the contrary, using rockets for manned spaceflight was highly dangerous, but these astronauts all had the spirit of sacrifice. , even though they knew it was very dangerous, they still did not hesitate.

Qin Yuanqing still clearly remembers that when the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft first carried people into space, he was so excited that he burst into tears. Only when he grew up and became more sensible did he realize that these astronauts who entered space are worthy of admiration. Heroes who overcame the fear of the unknown and the fear of death. Their fearless spirit is enough to shock the world.

"Commander Qin, look, this is our astronaut training base in China. The astronauts being trained now are all selected from the best pilots in China. Even in the whole world, astronauts are They are all the best." When arriving at the astronaut training base, Yang Liwei said with confidence and pride.

Then he brought Qin Yuanqing to a special machine, and introduced the machine by saying that this is a machine that simulates the overload condition of a spacecraft. After all, for all astronauts, the most painful thing is the spacecraft. This machine simulates the overload generated when flying beyond a space suit, allowing astronauts to adapt to such conditions in advance.

Qin Yuanqing nodded slightly to express his understanding. He had seen it in a documentary on astronaut training. Such a machine similar to a swivel chair can produce powerful centrifugal force. As the machine rotates faster, the greater the centrifugal force generated and the greater the overload. , which can simulate overloads of up to 6g!

Then they came to a large pool like a swimming pool. There was something similar to a spaceship at the bottom of the pool. At this time, inside this spaceship-like instrument, there were many preparatory astronauts wearing thick space suits. , are doing various tests underwater to simulate training in weightlessness.

"This is training in a simulated weightlessness environment at our astronaut training base. Of course, there is still a gap between this kind of training and a real weightlessness environment. Although we have added many elements to the water, this is not a real weightlessness environment after all. space." Yang Liwei said.

"Next year you will have a truly weightless environment for training, I can guarantee you this!" Qin Yuanqing said.

By next year, installing an anti-gravity device here will easily create a space with a weightless environment, allowing astronauts to train in a true weightless environment. This is much more realistic and effective than the current training.

"How are the astronauts currently preparing for the moon landing? What is their status?" Qin Yuanqing asked about the situation of the astronauts who will carry out the manned moon landing next year.

"According to the meeting minutes of the manned lunar landing project, there will be six astronauts for the manned lunar landing! Currently, after screening, six astronauts have been selected, three male astronauts and three female astronauts. These six Each astronaut has rich experience in landing in space!" Yang Liwei introduced.

Qin Yuanqing was filled with emotion as he listened to the six astronauts introduced by Yang Liwei. He didn't know whether it was a coincidence or a special arrangement. Each of the three male astronauts and the three female astronauts included two old astronauts, such as Liu The astronaut was once China's first female astronaut in space. She once quit the front line, and then entered the front line again after a lot of fierce competition a few years ago. This time, she won the manned moon landing spot, and she will be on the front line next year. Already 47 years old. Then there is Astronaut Wang, who has given space lectures successively, causing countless young people to choose to enter the aerospace field. She will also be 45 years old next year. The other two old men are also in their early 50s.

The remaining two young astronauts, a man and a woman, only entered the Tiangong space station to perform missions last year. This year, they experienced fierce selection competition and defeated other seniors and peers to win the spot.

"Commander Qin, our Chinese astronauts are trained very professionally. After being trained by our Chinese Astronaut Training Center, every astronaut is a very good astronaut and can perform all complex tasks in space. They are definitely the best in the world." The best astronaut!" Yang Liwei said firmly and forcefully.

Qin Yuanqing agreed with this. Chinese astronauts are definitely the best astronauts in the world. After all, they not only need to undergo institutional training, theoretical knowledge education, psychological endurance training, and survival psychology to train their own conditions. training.

In addition, you also need to master various aspects of knowledge!

It can be said that if China’s astronauts cannot be called outstanding astronauts, then there will not be an outstanding astronaut from other countries.

"I agree very much with what you said. Seeing the achievements of the Astronaut Center, I am also happy for you, but I think you can take a bigger step and be bolder!" Qin Yuanqing suggested: "By 2030, according to According to the plan, we must train a thousand qualified astronauts. By 2035, the number of astronauts will reach 2,500, and by 2040, there will be at least 4,000 qualified astronauts!"

Although now, China has 210 astronauts, of which 38 have carried out missions in space. Whether it is the number of astronauts or the quality of astronauts, China is undoubtedly the best in the world.

However, there is still a long way to go before the number of astronauts required for the 'Double Ring Space Station' project is reached. Even in the short term, once the first phase of the 'Double Ring Space Station' project is completed, there will be as many as 500 astronauts stationed at the space station for a long time. People, if you consider the rotation, you have to have a thousand astronauts. Once the second phase of the project is completed, thousands of astronauts will be needed to be stationed at the Double Ring Space Station for a long time. Taking into account aerospace fighters, space forces, etc., the number of astronauts will have to reach 4,000 to meet the demand.

There is no doubt that by that time, it can be said to be a real prosperous age of space, and human space activities will be very frequent.

Yang Liwei nodded slightly. He had attended relevant meetings and naturally knew how great China's demand for astronauts would be in the future. There were even models of future space fighters and a double-ring space station in his office!

Even he knows that in a few years, plasma engines will be gradually used as electric propulsion systems, and anti-gravity technology will also be applied. By then, the living environment of astronauts on the space station will be greatly improved, and the safety of spaceflight will be greatly improved. It will also be greatly improved.

However, next year's manned lunar landing will still follow traditional chemical propulsion and use high-thrust rockets to send it to the moon.

And in the next five years, chemical propulsion will still be the mainstay, and electric propulsion will be supplemented. Until electric propulsion proves stable and mature, it will truly replace the chemical propulsion system and become the mainstream of spacecraft.

Qin Yuanqing visited the astronaut center, and then went to a secret base. This base was building a new aerospace plane. This aerospace plane was not carried by rockets, but directly used plasma engines.

If the photos of this aerospace plane are leaked, it will definitely cause a big stir, because this aerospace plane is full of the beauty of science fiction lines, which makes people feel that it is full of high technology and high-end at first glance.

Such an aerospace plane exists in the minds of science fiction writers and in film and television works.