The sky is clear.

Not a single flower, not a single drop, not a drop of clouds. It's the right weather to go out.

Red flag hunting on the dream square of Jiuquan Launch Center. Ma Fei and Gu Xinghe had already put on their spacesuits and came to the tower with a ventilation box in their hands.

The elevator stopped on the ninth floor of the tower. The rocket hatch slowly opened. Ma Fei and Gu Xinghe glanced at each other and took a deep breath.

"The last time I came back from a mission, a reporter asked me, how did you get rid of your nervousness when you stood at the hatch?"

"How?"

"I know I'm not nervous about this choice." Gu Xinghe smiled slightly.

The rocket hatch closed.

On the vast Gobi Desert, the scorching sun shone down, and the manned rocket was like a huge golden arrow, pointing straight at the sky.

Everything is ready to go.

A radio command from the command center came from the headset: "The fourth rotary platform is open...... The door of the return hatch is closed...... Orbital hatch closed...... Tightness check fairing valve closed...... One-minute countdown ......"

Ma Fei and Gu Xinghe tightened their restraint belts, put down their helmets and masks, and gestured to indicate that everything was ready.

…… Five, four, three, two, ignition!

With a tsunami-like roar, hundreds of tons of high-energy fuel began to burn. The tail of the rocket erupted with blazing flames, and thousands of tons of water stored under the launch pad instantly turned into water vapor. In the midst of the flames and mist, the rocket slowly rose into the air.

The flight speed is added little by little, and the thrust is getting bigger and bigger. Ma Fei and Gu Xinghe closed their eyes tightly and held their breath, bearing a violent shaking load. It was a heart-wrenching pressure, the first challenge the gods of nature had ever given to the hero.

Finally, the shaking eased. The fairing opened, and the sun shone in. The two opened their eyes, struggled to raise their right hands, wore thick astronaut gloves, and gave a standard military salute to the camera.

The crowd watching the big screen in the launch hall erupted in cheers. The corners of Pan Wanli's eyes were a little wet.

Just excitedly jumping around in front of the screen, imitating the way his father saluted.

"Daddy! Father! My dad is going to pick the stars! ”

Mrs. Gu hugged her and hugged her knees, but she was already in tears.

The seat next to it is still empty.

…… Escape Tower Separation ...... Booster Separation ...... The sun sail board unfolds normally...... Dawn XVI launches normally...... The Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center reported that the Shuguang-16 manned spacecraft accurately entered the predetermined orbit, the astronaut crew was in good condition, and the spacecraft was controlled in real time by the Beijing Aerospace City Flight Control Center.

Like a fierce horse in battle, the spaceship trembled and rushed out of the atmosphere and into outer space.

All the noise came to an abrupt end.

Ma Fei and Gu Xinghe felt light, and understood that they had entered a state of weightlessness.

There is no atmospheric obscuration, and the light coming in through the porthole is very bright. The fine dust seemed to come alive, and small fish swam around in the light. And the aquatic weeds where the small fish shuttle and hide are all the ropes and restraints in the spaceship, all of which stand up and shake slightly.

Everything in the capsule is just utensils and objects on Earth, but in space it has acquired new life.

Free.

The horse flew out of the porthole.

Even after admiring countless images and photographs of the Earth, the shock is still unparalleled when she is actually shown in front of the flesh.

Large blue swaths enclose round spheres. Light blue, navy, cerulean, indigo...... The dark ones are like oil paint, and the light ones are like gouache. In the different shades of blue, yellow-brown land and turquoise forests and grasslands emerge, and slightly grayish are rising mountain peaks, and the lofty mountains form a stained texture on the background of oil paint and gouache.

All the colors are breathing, flowing, and running brightly. White clouds float in the atmosphere, like the sweetest and smoothest fresh cream, casually applied to the color. When you want to look more realistically, everything is fleeting with the rotation of the earth and the flight of the spaceship.

Beyond this bright arc is the deep universe.

The vacuum gives the universe its deepest blackness, and any glimpse cast into the depths of the universe seems to be quickly absorbed and annihilated.

Stars of all sizes twinkled near and far. Humanity's natural love for gemstones of all colors must come from these stars, but even the purest gemstones are only the worst imitations of stars. The real stars in the universe are crystal clear, the light is as sharp as a knife, and it is full of energy from thousands of light-years away.

Ma Fei watched greedily.

Gu Xinghe untied the shackles: "The first time you look at the earth from this angle, how do you feel?" ”

"The Atlantic Ocean is not deflated."

Gu Xinghe was stunned.

Ma Fei smiled: "I have the impression I formed since I was a child, the Atlantic Ocean should be deflated together, most of Africa is a bit potholed as if it has been gnawed by dogs, and the North Pole, the top of the earth, is a big bag bulging out." ”

"Hmm...... Do you teach geography by your PE teacher? ”

Ma Fei turned his head to look out the window again, and starlight was reflected in his eyes: "How beautiful." If only he could see that. ”

"Who?"

There was no answer.