Chapter 773: One Step
When the Falcon landed just now, the dust on the lunar surface stirred up by the recoil rocket almost covered an area of one square kilometer, because the gravitational pull of the moon is very small, and it will take at least half an hour for the dust to return to the lunar surface.
Of course, in order to carry out an out-of-cabin operation, even if all the dust has fallen back to the surface of the moon, it is not possible. Because to carry out the out-of-cabin operation, the astronauts must first breathe pure oxygen for 2 hours, in order to excrete the nitrogen in the body as much as possible to adapt to the low-pressure environment.
Because even the extravehicular spacesuit, which is made with the most advanced technology, has an internal pressure of only 0.5 atmospheres, if the nitrogen in the body is not removed, the nitrogen in the astronaut's body will form bubbles due to the rapid depressurization in this low-pressure environment, which will cause the astronaut to suffer from the same caisson disease as the diver.
This is because of the use of a new spacesuit, if you use the previous spacesuit, the pressure in the spacesuit is only 0.3 atmospheres, and it takes 4 hours just to inhale oxygen.
This out-of-cabin operation, four people, including Tang Feng, will go out, which is a rare experience, so as a funder, Tang Feng generously allows everyone on the Falcon to go out of the cabin.
To this end, Tang Feng prepared four sets of extravehicular spacesuits.
The cost of this extravehicular spacesuit is extremely high, and the cost of a set is as high as 12 million US dollars, which is about the same as the cost of the fourth-generation spacesuit used by American astronauts more than ten years ago. However, after the adoption of newer technology, the functions of this spacesuit far exceed that of the fourth-generation spacesuit, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to name it after the fifth-generation spacesuit.
The fourth-generation spacesuits used by astronauts on the US space shuttle weigh up to 127 kilograms dry, and the life support system can last for seven hours. And this new spacesuit, because of the use of more advanced material technology, so the dry weight is only 90 kg. In addition, the maintenance time of the life support system has also been extended from 7 hours to 10 hours now.
The reduction in weight and the extension of the life support system are the biggest improvements to the new extravehicular spacesuit. Of course, this improvement is still a work in progress, and Dr. Schmitz's team has a department dedicated to the development of new spacesuits. This lunar spacesuit was specially designed for the moon landing operation, but this spacesuit is not enough to cope with the landing on Mars, because the weight is still too large.
Although the gravitational pull of Mars is only one-third of that of the Earth, the total weight of this spacesuit is as high as 90 kilograms, which can be used on the moon. It simply does not meet the criteria for keeping astronauts on the surface of Mars for long periods of time.
According to Dr. Schmitz, the total weight of the new Mars spacesuit will be reduced to about 40 kilograms, so that it will not affect the astronauts' activities on the surface of Mars.
Of course, it will take at least two or three years to develop a Martian spacesuit that meets the standards. But now there is no rush to go to Mars, there is time for the R&D team to delve into.
Two and a half hours after the Falcon landed on the lunar surface. Tang Feng and the four of them wore heavy spacesuits, came to the airtight cabin, and then walked out of the Eagle Falcon through the airtight door.
As the funder of the moon landing operation, Tang Feng was unanimously elected by three other astronauts to be the first person to land. Tang Feng was naturally unceremoniously, holding on to the handle of the ladder, and descended to a place only thirty centimeters away from the surface of the moon. Then he followed Armstrong's example and said, "It's a small step for me personally, but it's a giant leap for humanity." ”
Of course, this sentence will be transmitted to all corners of the earth through radio waves, and this landing on the moon was broadcast live by more than 200 countries and regions around the world. More than when Starry Sky One was lifted off.
Therefore, as soon as Tang Feng's words came out, the whole earth immediately laughed
In the laughter of the five astronauts and the ground control center, Tang Feng jumped lightly, and after a few tenths of a second, his feet stood firmly on the moon!
This is the first time in 45 years that a man has landed on the moon, and it is also the seventh time that a man has landed on the moon.
Tang Feng is the thirteenth person in human history to leave footprints on the surface of the moon, and the first Chinese to successfully land on the moon!
Feeling the backlash from under his feet, Tang Feng laughed excitedly.
Can't tolerate him not to be excited, it took more than a year to smash nearly $10 billion into it, and he risked his life to fly millions of kilometers in space, and finally got the opportunity to stand on the moon, can this not make Tang Feng excited?
The gravitational pull of the moon is only one-sixth of that of the earth, so Tang Feng, who has just stood on the moon, feels a little strange. He stomped his feet lightly, then his legs strained slightly, and the next moment, Tang Feng jumped forward about two meters away
This startled Tang Feng a little, "This is not enough, if it is on the earth, such a jump will be forty centimeters at most." If you jump with all your might, will you jump into space all at once? ”
Tang Feng himself was amused by this somewhat nonsensical thought, he knew very well that no matter how strong he was, it would be impossible to jump into space, even if the Hulk came, he would not be able to do this. I am afraid that the only one who can do this is Superman
However, the feeling of being able to jump freely in the air is really good, and if there is an Olympics here, I guess all the world records will be broken!
Seeing Tang Feng jumping down the ladder, Du Yun, who was following Tang Feng, also jumped down, of course, when this beauty landed on the moon surface for the first time, she was almost the same as Tang Feng, cheering excitedly.
This was followed by Robin. Corosso, the last one to come down the ladder was the commander of the lunar module****!
So far, in the history of mankind, there have finally been three Chinese people who "climbed" onto the moon, fulfilling the dream of countless Chinese people for thousands of years. And Robin. As the thirteenth American to land on the moon, Coroso is destined to go down in history.
The new spacesuit allows each astronaut to carry a weight equivalent to 15 kilograms on Earth, which is no problem for trained astronauts, of course, for Tang Feng, a demon whose physique is comparable to that of a demonic beast, it is not a problem. Therefore, when the four of them stepped on the surface of the moon, the four of them first excitedly held hands and made a fuss for a while, venting the joy and excitement in their hearts, and then returned to the Eagle Falcon.
In the cargo compartment at the bottom of the Falcon, there are also two permanent lunar rovers.
The reason why it is permanent is because these two lunar rovers will stay on the moon forever, and maybe they will meet Huaxia's Jade Rabbit. Another reason is that the two rovers each carry two small nuclear batteries, which are used as a backup energy source to keep the rovers working for 40 years if there is a problem with the solar wing panels of the lunar rover.
The main power supply system of the two lunar rovers still relies on solar wing panels, and their main purpose is to survey the entire lunar surface as much as possible before their life is exhausted.
It may be an impossible task, but someone has to do it! (To be continued.) )