There is probably no more complex job in this world than that of an astronaut.

When the Mercury program began, NASA recruited more than 100 elite pilots in the military as astronaut candidates, but only seven were selected for the first-generation manned space program.

Especially in the early days of human astronautics, no one knows what will happen when they leave the earth, theoretically any situation can occur, in the vast universe, there are only astronauts and vehicles, and the ground control center is thousands of miles away, no one can rely on, so this requires astronauts to be able to deal with all kinds of emergencies as much as possible.

That's what training is all about.

Although the time of the day is quite compact, even maddening, and even breathing has become a luxury, it must be admitted that there are some interesting parts, such as weightlessness training on the vomiting comet, allowing the body to float and spin freely in the air, tasting space food for the first time, although the original space food did not taste very good, maneuvering and tool use training in the swimming pool......

The latter is also Zhang Heng's favorite part, wearing a spacesuit, diving underwater to carry out activities, looking up from below, you can see the sparkling water, the bubbles spit out by the divers around you, and you can hear the sound of air flowing in the helmet and the sound of water outside the helmet.

The world at this moment seemed extremely quiet, although Zhang Heng knew that he was not in space, but this did bring people an extraordinary feeling.

Of course, more often than not, training is boring and exhausting, cramming theory sessions, high-load physical training, even if Jia Lai has lost a lot of weight, but what makes him even more sad is that after suffering so much and leaving the dungeon, the fat will still come back to him.

And that's not the worst part, but there's also a sadistic part of the training.

The Johnville human centrifuge that can accelerate from zero to 200 km/h in 7 seconds is an absolute nightmare for everyone, supposedly to test an astronaut's ability to maintain consciousness in extreme gravity situations, compared to the experience on a multi-axis trainer.

Of course, the most terrifying thing is the moon landing training plane, which is probably the ugliest and most dangerous invention of NASA.

Forehead...... It looks a bit like a mechanical flea.

NASA used this thing to simulate the situation when the lunar module landed on the moon, but in fact, even NASA itself admitted later that the lunar training aircraft did not fully simulate the lunar module, nor did it simulate the cockpit, in fact, more often than not, it just put the driver in danger.

In the virtual simulator, you can easily discuss the cause of the crash with the trainer around you after the crash, but on the Lunar Trainer, you either land successfully or cause an accident yourself, and if you are lucky, you can be ejected from the seat at the moment of the crash, or it will explode with the Lunar Trainer.

It is said that NASA used four lunar training aircraft for experiments at the beginning, and three of them crashed, with a crash rate of 75%.

"I wish someone could tie the engineer who made this machine to the interview and sit down on their own masterpiece." The fat man Galley muttered.

However, no matter how much the players complained, the captain on the other side had already started to roll out the name again, "The first person to go up, Anthony." ”

The strong man named Anthony raised his eyebrows, he was obviously not very happy to sit in this crazy machine, but after a month of training, he had tried all kinds of strange training and machines, and his receptivity had increased by leaps and bounds, not to mention that the captain also controlled the scoring power against them.

The strong man named Anthony hopes to make a bold impression in front of the captain, after all, the astronaut's assessment is not only physical, but also mental.

Therefore, although he had a considerable degree of suspicion about the thing in front of him, he still meticulously carried out the order and sat down.

The strong man named Anthony fastened his seat belt, and the staff on the side checked him, reminding, "It's a bit windy today, drive carefully." ”

"So...... Should I leave a last word in advance? The strong man named Anthony humored.

"The handle is under your seat, and if you pull it in time for danger, you'll be ejected from the trainer, after which the parachute behind you can take you safely back to the ground."

"Understood."

The Captain turned on the communication channel, "Let's get ready and go." ”

The moon training plane, although wobbly, like a drunken man, eventually rose into the sky and, moreover, reached a predetermined altitude.

"1,100 feet, more than the minimum distance to the ground." A strong man named Anthony said in the middle of the channel.

"Roger, it's time to start trying to land." The captain replied as the other players stood on the other side and looked up at the moon training plane in the sky, which looked like a flea flying into the sky from this angle.

Because the front end of the training machine is open, everyone can even see a strong man named Anthony nervously operating inside.

Landing on a lunar training aircraft is a very difficult thing, and it can definitely be ranked among the top if not the most difficult in all training, not to mention that today's wind is relatively strong, which will further increase the difficulty of landing.

"He's going to kill himself by mistake." The weak young man squinted his eyes.

Several other players glanced at him.

"What's the matter, don't tell me you're not thinking that in your hearts, we all know that day is coming, aren't we? One less competitor is always a bad thing, right? The weak young man said leisurely, "By the way, this is for you, and I have never regarded this kind of goods as an opponent. ”

Although his words are hard to hear, but it is difficult to refute, he looks like a bad boy, but to everyone's surprise, he performed very well in the subsequent flight training and theoretical learning, second only to Zhang Heng, although the specific results have not yet come out, but it should not be a problem for him to get a place.

On the other hand, others, especially those who don't perform very well in training, do need to start thinking about the aftermath, and when the results of the first round of training come out, maybe it's time to turn around.

The moon landing training plane was still slowly descending under the operation of the strong man, but everyone's minds were no longer on it.

And at that moment, the captain's voice sounded in the channel again, "Your speed is too fast, you need to slow down, repeat, your speed is too fast, you need to slow down, try to increase the altitude first and then try to land." ”

The strong man named Anthony was sweating all over his face and kept wrenching the control stick in his hand, but at this time, the moon landing training plane seemed to lose control, shaking violently in the air, and at the same time, the distance between it and the ground was also rapidly narrowing.

All this happened so fast that in just a few seconds, the moon training plane had accelerated under the influence of gravity and hit the earth, and flames rose into the air, followed by black smoke.

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