Chapter 941: Space Rescue (2)
In space, it is not easy to see something, after all, there is no air in space, there will be no diffuse reflection, and we can see things because it reflects the sun's rays. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and now, if you want to see it, you must be reflected by the sun!
But now, the thing flying across from it happened to have a large solar panel, reflecting the light, so that Nelson could see it at a glance.
As an astronaut, Nelson is competent, he knows almost all the spacecraft flying in space now, and even more so that this flying behemoth should be the space station of the Soviets!
Space station! The space station of the Soviets! When he saw this thing, the instinct to survive made Nelson want to shout into space, I'm here, I'm here!
But without any air, his cries could not be heard! At the same time, he also knows that this is his only chance, and he must not lose this opportunity because of his blindness!
If you want to be rescued, you must be on the Polar, and if you leave the Polar, it is absolutely impossible to be fished up in space!
When two spacecraft are flying at high speed, it is very difficult to get close, and if you are replaced by an astronaut, it is even more difficult to get close to the spacecraft flying at high speed over there!
It's like being in the middle of the ocean, a ship is shipwrecked, but it is still floating, sitting on the boat and waiting for rescue, which is definitely much better than floating in the sea and waiting for rescue.
But how do you alert the other person? Nelson remembered the flashlight on the right side of his helmet, and immediately had an idea, he turned his head in the direction where the space station was flying from, pointed the flashlight at that side, and then flipped the switch.
The interval between --- --- --- --- --- ---,is 10 seconds, indicating three longs, and then, the interval between on-off-on-on-off-on-off-, one second interval, indicates three short, and these three long and three short are the most common international distress signals, SOS!
After a pause, Nelson signaled to the other side again, hoping that the other party would see his signal.
In fact, Nelson knew that even if he sent a signal to the other party, it would not necessarily cause the other party to be rescued, after all, the space station only has a few rather narrow windows, and there are only three astronauts in it, and they have to take turns on duty, maybe they will not notice him.
Nelson also knew that there was nothing else, and he had to do his best!
Just after he launched the signal, he finally saw what he wanted, the Salyut 7 space station, spraying air into space, it was changing orbits in a small area, and the other party was changing orbits in his direction!
"Keep getting closer." In Salyut VII, Savitskaya was operating on the control console, and every time she changed orbits, she needed to consume precious energy, and she really tried her best to save the American cosmonauts.
Fortunately, the data of ground measurement and control is quite accurate, and now, they are getting closer to each other, getting closer!
The all-black, huge Polar Place, in front of Salyut VII, is so magnificent!
It can be said that the combination of Salyut 7 and Soyuz is less than half the size of the Polar! From here, the Polar is truly a fortress in space!
However, because the Polar is black, it is difficult to see, and at this moment, there is a flash of light outside.
“sos,sos! There's someone on board the Polar, calling us for help! At this time, Solovyov, who was already dressed in a spacesuit and ready to enter space at any time in the airlock, suddenly shouted loudly, he saw the distress signal!
"It seems that we are not in vain, the Americans are still alive." Kizim said, "Now, we need to lean in. It's up to you, Savitskaya. ”
"I understand, I'm really turning on the radar, and I probably need to make more than a dozen adjustments." Savitskaya said.
Originally, in order to dock, the Salyut space station had a radar, and at this time, the radar was scanning the surrounding space, and it no longer needed the help of the following tracking and control system, and now, it completely depends on the proficiency of the operator!
"Approaching a speed of twenty meters per second, we need to reduce the speed."
"Approaching five meters per second, now adjust the bearing."
"Approaching two meters per second, the bearing is correct."
"See, we see the American astronaut, he's waving to us."
"Approaching at a speed of 0.2 meters per second, we can't get any closer, it's up to you." With the last jet, finally, Salyut VII and Polar had a relative velocity of zero, but there were still fifty meters away!
Fifty meters, in high-speed space, is certainly a rather dangerous distance! Just like the last time the hero returns to the Martian, it is full of thrills and excitement, and the biggest problem at that time is the huge difference in the relative speed of the two sides, which leads to the protagonist having to jump over in space!
And now, the relative velocity is zero, which has created the maximum conditions, and the distance of fifty meters is already extremely close, after all, this is almost eight kilometers per second! If you are not careful, the two sides collide, and it is definitely the most tragic.
"It seems that the Americans are a little scared." "He's still motioning for us to keep coming closer," Kizim said. ”
"Only we went first." Solovyov said: "In front of the TV audience, let's show my style. ”
In front of the TV audience! Not bad! This rescue in space is being transmitted to the communications satellites, to the ground, and then to the television sets around the world through the camera lens of Salyut 7!
The Soviet Union is conducting a difficult space rescue, and what they want to save is the American astronauts!
Of course, it is not actually broadcast live, and this rescue will not be broadcast until the end, but you can imagine how boiling and happy the people of the world must be when the camera appears on TV.
The Soviet Union, regardless of its past suspicions, extended its hands of friendship to the Americans and bravely rescued the American astronauts who were killed after the explosion of the Americans' Challenger! The Soviet Union was fraternal, the Soviet Union was generous, and the Soviet Union was the most respectable country in the world!
Fixing himself to a special rope, Solovyov waved his hand at Kizium.
At this moment, Kizim's expression was also extremely serious.
A spacewalk is coming! (To be continued.) )