Chapter 430: Press Conference (Ask for a subscription, ask for a double monthly pass)
The docking process is very smooth.
Chen Xin used DV to record this scene completely, and then manipulated the "Feitian" extravehicular spacesuit to slowly approach the return capsule of Shenzhou 9, and through the dim porthole, Chen Xin saw that Zhang Yunbo was giving him a thumbs up.
Chen Xin also waved at him.
In addition to sending the remaining two astronauts to the Tiangong-1 space station, he also has to move the materials carried in Shenzhou-9, and then let Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-9 successfully separate, and then wait for follow-up rescue.
Chen Xin floated back into the Dream Aerospace Plane, and Qiao Ting was waiting for him in the driver's seat.
Seeing Chen Xin coming in, Qiao Ting took off her headset, a bright smile appeared on her face, and said, "You're back, the Great Elder has something to look for you." β
Chen Xin was slightly stunned, borrowed a little from the side wall of the cockpit, and flew over directly.
He took the headset in Qiao Ting's hand and put it on, and the voice of the Great Elder came from the headset: "Mr. Chen, thank you very much for your assistance today. But I'd like to take the liberty of asking if there's one more thing you can do us with. β
Chen Xindao: "Chief, please speak!"
The Great Elder said: "Later, if the Dream Aerospace Plane returns smoothly, I hope CCTV can broadcast this return live." β
As soon as the Great Elder's request was raised, Chen Xin couldn't help but be stunned.
If it weren't for the two injured astronauts, there would have been nothing to do with the Dream space plane in this rescue mission.
All the Chinese government needs to do is launch another Shenzhou spacecraft to dock with Tiangong-1 and bring the three astronauts back.
But in the state of two more injured astronauts. Apparently it won't last that long.
Therefore, the Dream must continue to participate in the next rescue operation.
However, in this case, how to explain the return of the three astronauts is a big problem. After all, when they encounter such a danger in space, they suddenly return to Earth without explanation, and there must be an explanation.
After thinking about it for a while, Chen Xin finally agreed to the CCTV film crew's request to shoot the Dream to return home.
Next, he will build two more aerospace planes for China, and the "Dream" is no secret in various aerospace countries, and it is not a big deal to expose it.
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Schneider is a China correspondent for Der Spiegel and a German-Turkish national. Schneider does not have the rigid and rigorous qualities of the Germans. China's problems or achievements have always been viewed with colored glasses, and the articles written are not lacking in exaggerations.
However, this has made him appreciated by Der Spiegel's top brassiers, and he has risen from his position as an intern journalist to now the head of the Asia-Pacific region.
After the accident of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft. Schneider has already written two articles in a row. The first is a review of the development of China's manned space program. There are many derogatory remarks in the article to imply that China's manned space program is not yet perfect, and he does not think that the three astronauts in the Shenzhou 9 mission have any chance of survival.
If you want to say that this article is still a bit of a hard article with technical content. The other is an advertorial with obvious malice and speculation.
He believes that the space junk impact incident is likely related to China's recent anti-satellite tests, when China launched a solid anti-satellite missile that smashed a decommissioned meteorological satellite into pieces, and it was the debris that hit China's own spacecraft.
Schneider felt that this kind of cold joke-style speculation would definitely be liked by the top management of Der Spiegel.
Schneider sorted out the report and emailed it back to China, just when a staff member pushed the door open and entered his office, shouting, "Director, we just received an invitation from the Chinese Foreign Ministry that the China National Space Administration will hold a press conference on the Shenzhou-9 incident." The location is at Nanyuan Airport on the outskirts of Beijing. β
"Oh, is this going to declare the Shenzhou 9 mission a failure?"
Schneider scoffed.
In fact, it is not only him, but also the opinion of most of the media.
Of course, Schneider wondered how such a press conference could be held at Nanyuan Airport, but like most people, he quickly put that question behind him.
An hour later, Schneider and his assistant appeared in the terminal building of the capital's Nanyuan Airport, where the press conference was set up in a somewhat simple manner, with a small rostrum in front of it, a blue background cloth with the words "press conference of China's manned space program" written on it, and rows of press seats below, with more than 200 seats, almost all of which were full.
More than 200 domestic and foreign media came to the press conference, and not only all the mainstream media in China were present, but also many foreign journalists.
Needless to say, national news agencies like Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Kyodo News, and even print media such as The Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post have sent quite a few people over.
Schneider also saw CCTV's live broadcast camera at the press conference, do you still want to do live broadcast?
Schneider couldn't help but be a little strange, with the habit of the Chinese, how could they carry out large-scale propaganda about such a broken thing?
This is not only Schneider's doubts, but also some Chinese reporters at the scene
However, this confusion did not last long, and soon, the head of the China National Space Administration, relevant leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and military personnel came to the stage to sit down.
"Quiet, reporters and friends, please be quiet, this press conference is prepared in a hurry, I am very happy that so many friends can come, next, Mr. Xu Zhifeng, director of the China National Space Administration, will introduce the current situation of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft to everyone. β
The press conference was presided over by a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who spoke calmly, neither in tone nor in expression, without expressing any emotion.
The microphone was handed over to Xu Zhifeng, who coughed dryly twice, and then said: "Good afternoon, everyone, I will explain the rescue operation of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft! After the accident occurred in the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, China dispatched the Dream Aerospace Aircraft, which is being tested, to provide emergency rescue. At present, important progress has been made in the rescue operation, the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft has successfully docked with the Tiangong-1 target vehicle, two of the three astronauts in Shenzhou-9 were seriously injured in the previous space debris impact, because the Dream did not install a docking device matching with Tiangong-1, it is expected that the three astronauts will enter the Dream Aerospace Aircraft from Tiangong-1 through guΓ² spacewalk at about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is initially estimated that the Dream will be able to land at Nanyuan Airport in the capital at 6 o'clock, which is why we chose this airport as the press conference siteγ (To be continued......)
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