Chapter 375: Settle in
January 1, 2020, 11:53 a.m.
The Qinglong-class 002 spacecraft officially entered orbit into the side orbit of the new Kaohsiung space station, the so-called side orbit, which is defined by the Space Development Committee itself, and the operating orbit of the general space station or large spacecraft is the main orbit, and the side orbit is for the spacecraft to be used temporarily.
There are 16 side tracks in the new Kaohsiung space, which are 1~4 lines of the upper track, 1~4 lines of the lower track, 1~4 lines of the left track, and 1~4 lines of the right track.
In fact, these side orbits are equivalent to berths in the port, which means that the new Kaohsiung space station can dock 16 spacecraft at a time.
At this time, in the Qinglong-class 002 spacecraft, six astronauts had already left the life support cabin, changed the spacesuits in the cabin, and were moving in the spacecraft.
However, Zhang Yunfeng, Chen Liang, and correspondent Li Xuan, who were the pilots, could not be taken lightly, and they were in the cockpit of the spacecraft at this time.
"Kaohsiung base, this is the Qinglong 2 spaceship, please return if you receive it." Li Xuan communicated through communication equipment and the fourth control room of the Kaohsiung Ground Control Center.
"Qinglong 2 spaceship, this is the Kaohsiung base, and I have received your information."
"Kaohsiung base, the Qinglong 2 spacecraft requests docking orbit."
"Qinglong 2 spacecraft, allow the docking of the upper orbit 1 line."
"Kaohsiung base, Qinglong 2 spacecraft received." Li Xuan temporarily turned off the communication microphone, turned his head and reported to Zhang Yunfeng: "Captain, the Kaohsiung base has allowed the spacecraft to dock with the space station on the upper orbit line 1. ”
"Roger, ready for merging."
Zhang Yunfeng and Chen Liang concentrated on the upper orbit 1 line of the Qinglong-class 002 spacecraft with the assistance of the autopilot system.
At 12:16, Qinglong-class 002 successfully docked with the new Kaohsiung space station.
The docking operation between Qinglong-class 002 and the new space station was broadcast live to audiences around the world on multiple high-definition cameras.
"It's the first time I can see the new Kaohsiung space station so clearly, it's really like a beehive." - East Island users
"It feels bigger than the ISS." - Zhao Zilong, Shijiazhuang
"@石家庄赵子龙, please feel it, the new Kaohsiung space station is already more than twice as big as the International Space Station." - Baotou Lu Bu
"There is no harm if there is no comparison, and I heard that the rice grain family intends to extend the service life of the International Space Station until 2030, which seems to be a financial problem." - Grapevine
"The pulverizer of developed countries is not in vain (???) ω??) hiahiahia。 —Jupiterians
"At that time, the chairman of Galaxy Technology said that their goal was the sea of stars, and many people took it as a joke, and now it has only been less than two years, and people are playing in the sky." - Emperor of Prophecy
"@预言帝, I remember this incident, which was said at the 2017 Economic Person of the Year Award Ceremony." -- Vicissitudes of life
"Wow, the astronauts are on the space station." ——Shanmei users
The No. 9 compartment of the new Kaohsiung space station, this cabin is docked with the Qinglong-class 002 spacecraft, and the airtight hatch on the side of the passage bridge near the spacecraft slowly opens.
As a passage bridge connecting the spacecraft and the space station, there are three airtight hatches, and Zhang Yunfeng took maintenance worker Fang Haibo, space operator Qin Xue and Liao Qingsong to drift across the passage bridge with some discomfort.
As for the co-pilot Chen Liang and the correspondent Li Xuan, they must stay on the spacecraft to prevent emergencies.
After Zhang Yunfeng swiped the card, he entered the access password.
Yikes! The last airtight hatch near the station's Cabin 9 slowly opened, and a cabin similar to the simulated training ground on the ground appeared in front of the four of them.
With the four people stepping into the No. 9 module of the new Kaohsiung space station, this also officially marks the official completion of manned spaceflight by the Galaxy Foundation.
In the Kaohsiung Ground Control Center, everyone in the fourth control room suddenly burst into warm applause, and many viewers who were watching the live broadcast also applauded.
According to the plan, the new Kaohsiung space station will have 15 permanent people, which can accommodate about 50 temporary residents, which means a month.
"Haibo, study your group, me and Qingsong group, let's check the cabins one by one." Zhang Yunfeng commanded.
"Okay." Fang Haibo nodded, and he and Qin Xuexue headed towards the next cabin.
Zhang Haifeng and Liao Qingsong, on the other hand, simply checked in the No. 9 cabin, although the space station also has a self-inspection system, but the system program is not necessarily reliable, and they manually checked it once just in case.
The four of them checked and interacted with the audience on the ground.
Zhang Yunfeng pointed to a cabin full of unknown equipment and introduced: "This cabin is one of the core modules of the new Kaohsiung space station, and its importance is no less than the general control module and the energy storage module. ”
"This device is called an electromagnetic field generator, and through the electromagnetic field generator, the entire space station can generate a protective magnetic field, which blocks the approach of some cosmic rays and charged particles."
"In the life of the universe, cosmic rays are very dangerous, and without these protective measures, astronauts are very vulnerable to excess radiation, and the consequences of excessive radiation are known to everyone......"
Zhang Yunfeng chatted with the audience, while Liao Qingsong was more silent, he carefully checked the electromagnetic field generator and the entire cabin, and found that there was no problem, so he said to Zhang Yunfeng:
"Captain, there is no problem with this equipment and cabin."
"Then let's go to the next cabin."
In the afternoon, after inspecting all the cabins of the space station, they also moved the 20 tons of cargo on the Qinglong-class 002 spacecraft into the space station.
The 20 tons of cargo that followed Zhang Yunfeng this time were mainly for them to prepare daily necessities, especially 5 tons of domestic water, which is very important for astronauts living on the space station.
At 17:20 in the afternoon, the astronauts began to eat, and it was clear that many spectators were very interested in space food and dining.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you must be very interested in what astronauts eat, so I will briefly introduce it." Zhang Yunfeng took out an aluminum-sealed bag from the food warehouse, and then he and Liao Qingsong took five more such bags.
Back in the station's Cabin 6, it's the station's dining room and galley.
"These bags, one bag is the amount of food for one person." Zhang Yunfeng picked up one of the bags and explained.
"Captain, the audience asks you what's inside." Qin Xuexue looked at the holographic screen and said.
Zhang Yunfeng opened one of the bags and explained: "In one bag, there is a staple food, two meats, vegetables, fruits, and snacks. ”
The staple food he took was something similar to baked naan, which was dehydrated food, and on one of the special processing counters in the kitchen, he pulled out a water injection pipe, and the water injection pipe was inserted into the bag, and when he pressed the baking naan button, the water injection pipe was filled with an appropriate amount of water.
"Now that water is added to it, then put the staple food bag in the microwave oven, and the meat bag and vegetable bag in the special microwave oven, and press the heating button."
"And then there's the drinks or the water, and of course the soup and stuff like that, they're here."
Zhang Yunfeng pointed to a machine similar to a vending machine on the side, pressed the apple juice option, and the machine jumped out of a capsule, which was about the size of a small sausage.
"This granule capsule is available in a variety of drinks and soups and the like." After Zhang Yunfeng finished speaking, he took out a special bottle from the kitchen cabinet.
"Seeing that this bottle is not, open the top here, stuff the capsule inside, and then pour cold water into the bottle, if it's soup or hot water." Zhang Yunfeng operated while explaining.
After pouring water, you can see that the capsules inside the translucent bottle dissolve quickly.
"And when you drink, press this pump at the bottom of the bottle, and this pump can squeeze the drink out."
Zhang Yunfeng opened his mouth and pressed the pump, and a small water balloon squirted out from the outlet at the top, and the water balloon floated directly into his mouth.
After a while, the food in the microwave was finished, and the other astronauts began to eat.
"Today I am very happy to introduce to you the life of astronauts in space, time flies like a white horse, the live broadcast ends here, here we congratulate everyone at Blue Star on a happy New Year's Day! We'll see you next time. ”
Zhang Yunfeng smiled and shook his hand with the audience, and then got off the live broadcast.