Chapter 236: A full test of the orbital shuttle

There are a lot of test tasks today, so when the outside audience exclaimed "cow batch", the follow-up test tasks have begun.

Looking at the big screen, Tang Chao ordered into the microphone: "The second phase of the mission begins, Du Kangsheng, you continue to stay in the cockpit to monitor the data and ensure the status of the shuttle, Li Yuling, it's time for you to play." ”

"Understood."

This time, it was necessary to simulate all the tasks, including providing services to passengers in weightlessness, such as distributing meals, providing towels, using heating and cooling devices, and acting as scenery guides.

Although Li Yuling is not as good as Du Kang's main pilot in terms of aircraft piloting expertise, in terms of all-round, her co-pilot is definitely strong enough.

With that, she pressed a button on the seat, and the seat moved backwards in a circle, from facing the console to facing the hatch, before she raised her floating hand to unfasten the floating seat belt.

"Click~"

The unfastened seat belt naturally floated to both sides, and her body floated naturally.

Lucy Li didn't make a movement to stand up, it was just the result of her body touching the seat many times when she unfastened her seat belt just now.

The force is reciprocal, especially in the absence of gravity in space, and this phenomenon can be vividly expressed.

After she floated away from her seat, she propped her hands on the top of the cabin, and with the help of the reaction force, she immediately fell to the ground, and with a gentle kick, she floated towards the cabin door.

Before going into space, their weightlessness training was all in the pool, and this was their first time in space, but fortunately, they didn't have to perform various professional-level space missions, spacewalk maintenance, scientific research operations, etc., so there was nothing wrong with only doing some activities in the capsule.

When the "Dart X" completes this manned mission, the Star Inn is also in orbit, and the future astronauts will be fine, and they can take the orbital shuttle to space for special weightlessness training.

Of course, the trained astronauts will not only perform such simple flight service missions, but will also perform extravehicular maintenance and construction, lunar landings, and even farther, more difficult deep space exploration missions.

As the first batch of private astronauts, they are aware of some of the company's plans that require astronauts, because they are already doing some training, but no matter what they will do in the future, it is true that they will do this test well today.

"Suck~exhal~"

Taking a deep breath, she made her way through the middle section and opened the hatch of the cabin into the cabin.

Today's cabin is loaded with a lot of supplies and experimental equipment, all of which are designed to cope with the later test tasks, which are not needed now, and her current mission goal is to get the first customer seat...... on the camera.

Yes, if there are no passengers, and you have to simulate and show the scene of serving passengers, then you can only simulate it in front of the camera.

"Hello this passenger, you are on the 000th test flight of Navigator Space Tourism, I am a flight attendant on this flight, do you feel unwell? Do you have dizziness, vomiting, ......"

A greeting began, and the second phase of this test mission began, and in front of the "passengers", Li Yuling showed a very professional space service.

And as far as space services are concerned, that's what Navigator will do, and every seat in the "spaceship" of other space tourism companies is precious, not even a pilot, let alone a flight attendant.

During the test, she showed off the space meals prepared by the Navigator Space Travel department, which are standard but are adjusted to meet the needs of passengers before each takeoff.

For example, if a passenger likes to eat Western food, the travel department will prepare Western food, and if the passenger likes Chinese food, the travel department will prepare Chinese food, and the variety is rich, delicious and affordable.

Space meals are included in the ticket, and of course they are affordable.

It also includes staple foods, side dishes, desserts and soups, as well as wet wipes and chewing gum.

After that, there will be an additional charge.

For example, if you want hot towels, hot black tea, ice cream, fresh fruit, etc., you have to add money.

It's not cheap yet.

I can't help it, the space travel company needs to have a good meal.

Even if there is a space vehicle that can be put into orbit and reused, its upfront manufacturing costs, as well as later fuel, maintenance, repair, and personnel costs are also very expensive, and the money for transporting an apple to space is not cheap.

Navigator will give other space tourism a "good start" in this regard.

After all, Tang Chao planned to make money by selling the orbital shuttle.

After introducing the food service, she showed how to view the space landscape, how to move in weightlessness, how to vomit gracefully, and so on.

This test can basically be used as a teaching film.

That's not all, when the space tourism flights officially start in the future, tourists will arrive at the space tourism department one day in advance.

There, they'll learn what they need to know about space tourism in a relaxed atmosphere, and by the way, they'll have their physical condition tested to determine the minimum physical standards for space tourism.

Although the orbital shuttle has reduced the conditions for entering the orbit a lot, and the comfort has also improved a lot, after all, it is to go to space, not to go to the park for a picnic, and some of the most basic conditions still have to be guaranteed.

After the in-cabin service display ended, she introduced the beautiful scenery that visitors can see from the window, such as viewing the earth's landscape from different angles, the two space stations, a clearer view of the moon, constellations, etc., and then Li Yuling returned to the co-pilot's seat.

"I heard it all," Du said to her, "it was a very smooth and perfect presentation." ”

"Thank you."

Li Yuling smiled and gave him a response, and the two high-fived each other.

"Smack~"

This palm almost pushed out Li Yuling, who was not sitting firmly.

"Uh, I'm sorry." Du Kangsheng grinned.

"Haha, it's fine."

After Li Yuling fastened her seat belt, the two continued to carry out the mission, and the next step was to ascend to the orbit to dock with the Tiangong space station.

Tang Chao has already talked to the Tianxia Space Agency, and they will allow this manned test mission to dock with the space station, and as long as the test is successfully passed, they will authorize it immediately.

Now the preliminary test task has been successfully completed, the shuttle has not appeared any abnormality, and no one has flown many times before, and there has been no abnormality, and even the highest altitude of 1100 kilometers during the test has barely entered the medium and high orbit, and then returned safely.

So after confirming that the test went well, the space agency immediately gave authorization.

However, Tang Chao's authorization is still needed here.

I saw him calmly say into the microphone again: "Authorize the third phase of the test mission." ”

"Understood"

The two astronauts replied.

In an instant, the barrage was lively again.

"It's finally here, it's time to dock with the space station!"

"Although it is not the first private space company to dock with the space station, it is the first private space company to dock with the space station using an orbital shuttle, and it also carries people, cattle batches!"

"This time it is true that a new era of aerospace has arrived, and human beings can finally enter space more easily and conveniently!"

"Let's calm down first, this hasn't been successfully docked yet, what's the joy, in case the docking fails, there will be times when you cry."

"Damn, you can't speak, shut up if you can't speak."

"That's it, shut up, ah, Tang Chao is so handsome!"