Niu Zhengfeng heard Li Hao's order, and he gave orders to the entire system.

"The test flight of the space shuttle will start immediately, please all departments quickly enter the state of readiness, and all personnel please leave the area of the space shuttle operation."

With his command, the whole system began to work efficiently.

Li Hao heard the commotion outside, and he looked up at the hills on both sides.

On one side is a smooth runway, and on the other side is the ground command center and antennas needed for communications.

The sound outside is the sound of the personnel on the runway who are undergoing runway maintenance and the equipment moving as they begin to evacuate rapidly.

Soon there was a strange noise outside, and he heard the noise and looked up, and there was a closed antenna on the top of the hill on the opposite side of the runway.

The engineers in the hangar were also moving quickly, and after refueling the shuttle, they began to lock the intersection of the fuel tank.

Niu Zhengfeng walked to Li Hao's side and reported again: "Mr. Li, all the work has been prepared. Test flights of the space shuttle can be started at any time. ”

"It was so quick to prepare, the Space Shuttle needed a launch window. If you don't need to, you can get started now. Li Hao called Niu Zhengfeng and asked.

Niu Zhengfeng immediately explained: "Mr. Li, our space shuttle launch does not need to select the launch window.

The ion electric propulsion engine used by our space shuttle, it has the ability to add to the ability of the space shuttle to fly in the atmosphere.

These combined characteristics determine that the shuttle does not need to wait for a specific launch time. ”

"A spacecraft that can be used at any time is a good spacecraft, so let's test fly now." Li Hao boasted, and he didn't bother Niu Zhengfeng about the arrangements for the space shuttle.

Niu Zhengfeng quickly made a request to them: "Mr. Li, the first time to launch a space shuttle, I don't know what problems will occur. Please go to the ground command center and observe the situation of the space shuttle. ”

Li Hao held Zhou Yunsheng's hand and everyone here, and they followed Niu Zhengfeng to the ground command center he visited yesterday.

As soon as Zhou Yunsheng entered here, she said in surprise: "What a beautiful crystal flower, why didn't we use this variety in our bamboo building, I decided to plant this crystal flower in my office." ”

The people who followed Qiu Shi, like his secretary, did not just look at the crystal flower, or like ordinary people, they were all staring at the top of the big screen, where the movements of the space shuttle were played.

He focused all his attention on the light curtain in front of the ground command center staff, where the data they processed.

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. I just looked at a few items of data that ordinary people can't recognize. His pupils immediately constricted, and he kept reciting the data in his mind.

Niu Zhengfeng walked to the main console, pressed his right hand on the console, and passed the biomagnetic field permission measurement.

"Attention to all units, the space shuttle will be tested immediately, please report on the situation of each unit."

As soon as Niu Zhengfeng's words fell, he saw an electronic synthesis sound coming from the device.

"The space shuttle is doing a self-test. The self-test is passed, and all devices are normal. The storage capacity is 99.7%, and the fuel is full. ”

Then there were constant reports of voices.

"The communication cooperation group is normal and has been connected to the Huaxia aerospace communication and observation system.

The equipment of the major observation stations is operating normally, and the spacecraft of the long-range system has arrived at the designated position. ”

"The communication group is normal, the quantum communication has been started, and the quantum channel has been successfully established. Everything is normal in the laser communication channel, and everything is normal in the electromagnetic communication channel. ”

"The observation group is normal, and no interference was detected by the radar."

The sound of reports continued to sound, but all the good news was delivered.

After Niu Zhengfeng listened to all the reports, he issued an order: "Please passengers get on the plane." ”

When Zhou Yunsheng heard this, she stared intently at the space shuttle on the light curtain.

At the same time, he asked Ma Yiming, who was standing aside, "Manager Ma, there are still passengers on the space shuttle." Are the astronauts you selected to enter the venue? ”

Ma Yiming said with a smile: "You can see what the passengers look like right away, don't be surprised." ”

As soon as Ma Yiming's words fell, he saw the belly cabin of the space shuttle suddenly open, and it slowly fell under the support of the hydraulic rod.

Employees walked into the shuttle with several carts.

The cars are loaded with transparent boxes, and you can see what the passengers inside look like?

There was a dog, two pigs, three guinea pigs, five white rabbits, sixteen silkworm babies, a litter of ants, and several plant incubators.

When Li Hao saw this situation, he felt that it was unexpected and reasonable.

For the first time, general manned spaceflight equipment carried animals for observation. This is true of the former Soviet Union, the same is true of the United States, and the same is true of China. They conducted test flights, and the Space Shuttle was no exception.

The employees quickly stepped out of the belly of the plane, only to see the hydraulic lever rise at the exit of the shuttle, and then heard a click, and the entire exit quickly closed.

The secretary standing next to Qiu Shi, he saw this situation and wanted to ask Ma Yiming. I felt that it was inappropriate for this occasion and held back strong thoughts.

After that, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked Ma Yiming: "Manager Ma, doesn't your space shuttle door need to be manually locked?" ”

Ma Yiming replied: "There is no need for manual participation, we use electromagnet adsorption and mechanical automatic locking. There is another robot in the cabin to carry out the inspection. Security is assured. ”

Zhou Yunsheng said excitedly: "The space shuttle has been launched. ”

The crowd focused on the light curtain and saw the shuttle gliding through the hangar.

Slowly drove out of the hangar, asked for a large arc in the square, the nose was aimed at the runway on the hillside, and stopped steadily on the square.

Niu Zhengfeng looked solemn and said loudly: "Attention units, the space shuttle is ready to ignite." ”

With that, he pressed the red start button next to the console.

All I could hear was the electronic synthesized sound constantly ringing in the ground command center.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Ignition. ”

Only the engines located on the wings of the shuttle were seen spewing blue flames.

The shuttle suddenly picked up speed and taxied quickly on the runway. Soon came to the sloped runway.

It seems to be a roc spreading its wings and flying high, speeding over the runway on the hillside. Steadily start flying in the air.

Images sent back from the onboard equipment show the nose of the shuttle tilted 30 degrees. Begin to fly in the atmosphere at breakneck speed. Constantly approaching the outer space of the atmosphere.

Everyone in the ground command center held their breath and kept staring at the screen.

After waiting for a while, the shuttle has broken through the atmosphere and officially flew into space.

The large ionic electric propulsion engine in the middle of its belly was activated, and blazing white flames erupted from the engine, propelling the shuttle rapidly towards geosynchronous orbit.

Niu Zhengfeng saw the space shuttle soaring steadily in the universe without any problems.

He excitedly announced: "I declare that the space shuttle project has basically achieved its goal. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the staff of the command center stood up. Enthusiastic applause.