Chapter Seventy-Two: Let's Go Home
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On the main plane, in a low-earth orbit of 10,000 meters from the earth, Tiangong-1 is like an unyielding warrior, although he is covered with scars, he still stubbornly persists. In the front cone section of the Tiangong-1 experimental module, Commander Nie Haisheng and female astronaut Wang Yaping are staying here, chatting and cheering up Zhang Xiaoguang in the cylindrical section, while waiting for the latest news and orders in China.
In order to save electricity, the three of them reduced their activities to a minimum, rarely ate and drank a small amount of water to reduce excretion in the body, especially Zhang Xiaoguang, because the living facilities were set up in the front cone section of the experimental cabin, so he was in the cylindrical section, and he did not wait to find a way to solve his physiological problems.
"Xiaoguang, how are you doing there?" Commander Nie Haisheng asked.
"Don't worry, captain, there's no problem, we have all been trained in the dark room before taking off, I can handle it, but the captain, why don't you turn off the lights here and save some electricity." Zhang Xiaoguang replied.
After Nie Haisheng heard this, he looked at the female astronaut Wang Yaping, and then replied: "No, although the power generation has dropped to 13% of the original, most of the other equipment has been turned off, and only the talk, lighting and insulation equipment are maintained, and the power is enough to use, you can rest assured!" ”
"Yes, okay!"
"Yaping, did you have a good time chatting with your parents yesterday?" In order to adjust the atmosphere, Nie Haisheng began to consciously fork the topic.
"Well, I'm very happy, I didn't expect the army to take my parents over, I thought about it so thoughtfully, but it just made them worry." Female astronaut Wang Yaping said.
"Hehe, Yaping, be content, look at me, my son and wife can't talk directly when they come, and I have to let you pass the word as an operator, hehe, so that I don't dare to whisper with my wife!" Zhang Xiaoguang, who was in the cylindrical section, interjected and quipped.
"Oh~~ Zhang Xiaoguang, it seems that you kid still has some secrets that you haven't explained, say, what do you want to say to your wife in the bed?!" Nie Haisheng asked with a smile.
"Yikes! Captain, what's the wrong thing to do behind people, it's just some sour love words, it's not appropriate for you to convey it. Zhang Xiaoguang replied writhingly.
"Cut, you kid, you have a bad idea, and the ghost believes you!" Hearing Zhang Xiaoguang's reply, Nie Haisheng replied with a laugh, "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to go back, the country is trying to find a way." ”
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Captain, you talk to your sister-in-law more today, don't give up all the time to me and Xiaoguang like yesterday, and talk to my sister-in-law a few more words!" The attentive Wang Yaping said.
"Yes, yes! Captain, talk more, and talk more with your daughter! Zhang Xiaoguang also persuaded.
"If you have anything to talk about, when you come back and return to the launch center, you can say whatever you want!" Nie Haisheng replied with a laugh.
Although the three of them did not mention what to do if they couldn't go back, as time went by, the three of them also understood that the possibility of being rescued was getting smaller and smaller, and from the longer and longer calls between relatives and friends arranged every day, the increasingly tense tone in the words of relatives and friends could also feel that the situation was getting worse and worse. On the first day, colleagues from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center excitedly told the three that the country was contacting the Stars and Stripes Republic, hoping that the other party would send a space shuttle to rescue, but there was no news in the past two days, and of course the three of them did not ask about it. On the one hand, it is to leave a hope, and on the other hand, although everyone understands the current situation of Tiangong-1 and what it means to be rescued without a space shuttle, as a Yanhuang soldier, they are ready for the worst at the moment of launch.
"Tiangong No. 1, Tiangong No. 1, please answer when you hear it, please answer when you hear it!" Suddenly, the voice of the ground command center came from inside the communicator.
"I'm Tiangong No. 1, I'm Tiangong No. 1, communication is normal, please instruct!" Commander Nie Haisheng replied quickly.
"Tiangong-1, I am Shen Jinren, the commander of the launch center, and I am now giving orders in the name of the command center!" Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Commander Shen in the rocket satellite monitoring room said.
"Yes! Please instruct! Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping replied together.
"The Republic of the Stars and Stripes officially rejected our country's application to launch a space shuttle for rescue yesterday afternoon!" Commander Shen said.
Hearing this, Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping only looked at each other calmly, without any big reaction.
"But...", the second half of the sentence that the other two did not expect followed.
"The Central Military Commission has decided that tomorrow morning it will forcibly launch the just-assembled 'Welcome No. 1' space shuttle to rescue you!" Commander Shen continued.
"Huh~~" Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping, who got the unexpected good news, couldn't help but clap their palms.
"So, I now order the three of you to quickly adjust your state, arrange reasonable food and water, and keep yourself in the best condition for tomorrow's rescue operation, and give me a complete return, understand?!"
"Yes, mission guaranteed!" Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping replied loudly.
"Okay, I've prepared a reception wine for you in the center, wait for you to come back and drink, and you won't get drunk tomorrow night!" Commander Shen said in a slightly changed tone
"Yes! If you don't get drunk, you can't go home!! Although the corners of their eyes turned a little red, the two people in front of the communicator still held back and replied loudly.
1 minute later, Zhang Xiaoguang, who learned the entire content of the call from Nie Haisheng's relay, also said loudly: "If you don't get drunk, you won't return!" ”
In this way, everyone in Yanhuang is looking forward to the arrival of the next day.
(Book continues from the previous text) "Welcome No. 1, go!!" Wang Fan ordered loudly.
With Wang Fan's order, the Welcome No. 1 slowly flew towards the sky with the vertical take-off and landing engine technology.
Beginning at 7 o'clock in the morning, in Gansu Province in the northwest of the Yanhuang Continent, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the rocket and satellite monitoring room was solemn, and all the staff, including the leaders and experts of the Space Agency, were in place, connecting with the military command center in another region through a confidential network, while waiting for the order to arrive.
In the military command center, General Chi, minister of national defense, Xie Zhonghua, commander-in-chief of the Air Force, Mu Huairen, commander-in-chief of the Navy, Zhang of the General Armament Department, and various bigwigs of the army were impressively present.
"Hasn't the arms dealer signaled yet?" Minister Zhang asked the staff around him.
"Not yet, the scheduled time is half past seven in the morning, after the other party enters our country's airspace, the agreed signal frequency will be transmitted!" The staff replied.
"Lao Zhang, don't worry, calm down!" Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Mu Huairen said.
"Well, okay, but Lao Xie is more anxious, right?" Minister Zhang glanced at Xie Zhonghua, commander-in-chief of the Air Force, and then said.
"It is estimated that the space shuttle is real or not, and it has the closest relationship with him, after all, he is in charge of flying in the sky, although the Space Bureau is directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Military Commission, but Lao Xie can still speak." Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Mu Huairen, nodded and replied.
At this moment, a strange middle-aged man's voice suddenly came from the communicator: "This is the Welcome No. 1, here is the Welcome No. 1, please answer when you hear it, please answer when you hear it!" ”
The director of the military base, who heard the voice, quickly picked up the communicator and replied loudly: "This is the bird's nest, here is the bird's nest, hearing your voice, the signal is normal." Please report your location! ”
"I'm starting to launch the positioning model, pay attention to the reception!" The other party said.
The director of the military base glanced back at Minister Chi of the Ministry of National Defense, who nodded and immediately replied: "Understood!" Then he immediately ordered the surrounding staff: "Turn on the Beidou positioning system, receive the target designation frequency signal, notify the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, start the satellite tracking plan, and check the orbital obstacles on the space shuttle's travel route!" ”
"Yes!"
Half a minute later, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, rocket satellite monitoring room.
"Commander Shen, the location of the other party has been ascertained, in the northwest of Gansu, at the current altitude of 1750 meters, it is climbing, the satellite has locked on to the target, and the image is being transmitted!" Director Zhao reported.
"Display the image on the second secondary screen!" Commander Shen ordered.
"Yes!"
Soon, a real picture of the space shuttle was displayed on the second auxiliary screen, which is a narrow aircraft with a narrow front and a thick back, with 2 sets of thick thrusters on the left and right sides of the back, and the middle part of the back is closed, and the function is not clear for the time being.
"Report! According to the calculation of the length and width of the target, the volume of the other party is about 4~5 times the volume of the space shuttle "Endeavour" of the Stars and Stripes Republic, and the preliminary estimate should have a loading capacity of more than 50 tons, which should be enough to transport back to the Tiangong-1 spacecraft! A staff member shouted.
"Report! An order came from the military command center, and now the center will start talking to the space shuttle and guiding the orbit direction! Another staff member ran up to Commander Shen and said.
"Understood. Turn the communicator to the other party's call frequency! After Commander Shen was authorized by his superiors, he quickly gave an order, and then picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "I am Shen Jinren of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, please reply when the space shuttle hears it!" ”
A few seconds later, an unfamiliar middle-aged man's voice came out, "Roger, this is Welcome No. 1!" ”
"Next, we will tell you the coordinates of the orbital target location and the obstacles on the track along the way!"
"Understand, stay connected, the space shuttle will be ready to turn on the main engine, adjust the direction of the nose, prepare to accelerate, and then contact after passing through the black barrier area!"
"Understood! Be careful! ”
"Roger, start accelerating!!" After the middle-aged man said this, there was no more sound.
"Turn on all positioning satellites, monitor the speed of the space shuttle, and report anything wrong!" Commander Shen ordered.
"Yes!"
"The other party is starting to speed up!" A staff member in a white coat standing in front of him suddenly pointed to the data on the big screen and said.
"Mach 1, Mach 3, Mach 5, so fast! Mach 7, Mach 10, Mach 13, oh my! Still accelerating, Mach 15, Mach 17, Mach 18!! The target speed is stable at Mach 18! Repeated, the target speed stabilized at Mach 18!! ”
A few minutes later, the beautiful earth, the side facing away from the sun was sleeping, and the side facing the sun was emitting a seductive light, at this time, from the intersection of darkness and shadow, a red shadow was rapidly rushing upward, and the light and heat emitted were as conspicuous as the fireworks set off in the night, and for a while, the military reconnaissance satellites of various countries on the earth and some observatories deployed in Asia, Oceania and other continents found traces of space shuttles, and in an instant, reconnaissance satellites, The telescope's gaze was focused on Welcome One.
At the same time, in the front cone and cylindrical section of the Tiangong-1 experimental module, Nie Haisheng, Wang Yaping, and Zhang Xiaoguang were closing their eyes and waiting for the radio waves in the communicator.
At 7:25:37 a.m., the fourth day after the accidental explosion of the nuclear bomb of the former Soviet space satellite, this moment that the three people will remember for a lifetime, the voice of the three people who have been waiting for a long time sounded in the communicator.
"Tiangong No. 1, Tiangong No. 1, please answer when you hear it, here is the Welcome No. 1, here is the Welcome No. 1!" The voice of an unfamiliar middle-aged man came out.
"Welcome One! This is Tiangong No. 1, this is Tiangong No. 1, receive your radio waves! Nie Haisheng restrained his excitement and replied loudly.
"Ok, I've determined your location!" After receiving the coordinates from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Wang Fan continued to speak: "Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to the 'Welcome No. 1' space bus, your mission has been successfully completed, now, let's go home!" ”
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