Chapter 2: Into Space

I stayed at home for fifteen days off.

My mother cooked a lot of delicious food every day, and several times, I saw her secretly wiping her tears. My father didn't talk much, and he didn't talk to me much until I left at the end of the holiday.

When I left home, I bought two new clothes for my parents and a new light brain for my younger brother. Before getting on the bus, my nose suddenly became a little sore, and I didn't let them see my embarrassment, so I quickly got in the car and left.

Back to the Cosmonautics training base. I took two days off, and during those two days, I was doing my normal acclimatization training as usual. The two days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day when the "Headwind No. 1" was launched.

Before the launch, I waited in the capsule with my colleagues, as well as the instructors who trained us.

The space in the carrying compartment was not very large, and the instructor sat right next to me. I felt fine before I boarded the cabin, but now sitting in the closed cabin and the restraint belts that were tightly binding on me made me nervous.

The instructor looked relaxed, he prepared everything in an orderly manner. As he passed me, he could see my nervousness. Then, he reached out and tapped me on the chest, laughing.

"Calm down, why are you dancing so fast?"

Listening to the instructor's teasing, my nervousness recovered, and my heartbeat gradually stabilized. After that, we stayed in the cabin and waited quietly for the rocket to launch.

When the time was up, the instructor gave us a few more words, and then returned to his seat and tied up the restraint belt.

After a few minutes, I felt that the rocket had started to take off.

At first, I felt fine, but as the speed of the launch vehicle increased, I felt the pressure on my body increase. The direction of acceleration of the rocket is against gravity, and under the action of the resultant force, my whole person was pressed to the seat and could not move.

The instructor was an instructor who monitored the in-cabin instruments while I struggled to combat the pressure, while also keeping in touch with the mission center on the ground.

This state of affairs lasted for a while. My body felt a special frequency of vibration. The vibration was palpable, and I felt an indescribable shaking of my internal organs. Just as I was about to lose my hand, the vibration disappeared.

I suppressed my vomiting and struggled to stay awake. As I struggled with the pressure, I felt my vision blur, and by the end of the day, it was pitch black in front of me.

This condition is called melanopia and is caused by retinal ischemia caused by a decrease in blood pressure. Because I knew in advance, I didn't panic too much.

As time went on, the stress I felt on my body began to gradually decrease. I think it should be the final stage of the launch vehicle by now. By the time the three-stage rocket is detached, our entire carrier compartment will completely lose thrust.

After the three-stage rocket detached, there was no force, and in this gravityless environment, I felt my body jerk up.

I was held to the seat with the restraint straps and felt like my body had left the seat. At this moment, all the restraint straps, as well as the ropes used to hold objects in the spaceship, were all erected, swaying slightly and rhythmically. Just like the aquatic plants in the lake, they thrive in the water and dance with the vitality of life.

The instructor also spoke at this moment, he unbuckled and took turns checking on the rest of the men with his comrades. I was still conscious, and I unfastened a few restraints from my body and floated gently in my seat.

While I was still surprised by the strange feeling of floating, the instructor's voice came. Afterward, the entire carrying compartment fell silent.

I looked over to the instructor and saw that he was floating in front of a colleague. I followed his line of sight and probably understood.

The colleague in front of the instructor is called Su Qi, and everyone trains together on weekdays, and they communicate a lot. At this time, although Su Qi's whole person was bound by a restraint belt, he floated softly. Looks like he should have left us forever.

When such a thing happened, the instructor's expression was very solemn. He hesitated for a moment, and then quickly gave an order to everyone, and he told everyone to stay in their places and not move.

To be honest, Su Qi's departure made me feel very uncomfortable. A living person just left us.

The instructor comforted us in a concise and concise manner, and then led the people to the control room of the carrier module. Time was of the essence, and he needed to adjust the orbit of the carrier pod to ensure that he could dock with the full transport ship "Headwind" later.

The rest of the day, I kept floating in my place. You can see through the glass to see the outside scene. The capsule I'm in is circling the Earth.

Darkness, light, constant alternation. The environment of the carrier compartment was very closed, and at this point, I felt a little depressed in my heart. I simply closed my eyes and tried to rest for a while.

I don't know how long it took for me to feel the harness pull against my right side. It is clear that the cabin is under stress.

I hurriedly opened my eyes. At this time, it was pitch black outside the glass, and the stars and the light were no longer visible.

This situation did not last long, and the instructor quickly came out of the control room. He floated all the way down, then stopped, entered a code, and opened the hatch of the carrier compartment.

The moment the hatch opened, the crowd was noisy. A few people couldn't hold it back, untied their restraints, and tried to get out of the hatch.

The instructor noticed this and yelled at us. It probably means that everyone is quiet, and then they go out through the hatch in an orderly manner.

The instructor was very dignified on weekdays, and as soon as he finished speaking, everyone quieted down, and walked out of the hatch one by one in order.

When you step out of the hatch, you will see a huge space. They didn't stop long, they walked through here and came to a gate.

The instructor opened the door and let us all in. Once inside, I felt gravity come back in. Because I was unprepared, I fell to the ground all at once, and the people around me were in a similar situation to me.

I didn't have any strength in my body, so I had to lie quietly on the ground. It was really comfortable to lie on my stomach, and after lying on my stomach for a while I got up from the ground.

At this time, several of the instructor's comrades-in-arms dragged Su Qi's body back. They stood up straight, protecting Su Qi's body in the center.

In special times, everything is simple. We simply held a memorial service and watched Su Qi's body be released from the cabin.

As soon as Su Qi's body came out of the cabin, his body was covered with a thin layer of frost. Then, Su Qi's body drifted outside the cabin like this, drifting farther and farther, and in the end, I couldn't see him anymore.

After that, our captain was actually my instructor, and I always called him instructor. He is a member of the Huaxia military, and the "Headwind" is a product of the combination of military and civilian, so it is naturally suitable for an experienced instructor to be the captain.

The instructor took the deputy captain, the navigator and others into the control room and controlled the "Headwind" to fly to the nearest space station.

As a small ship pilot, of course, I had nothing to do, so I had to float around, freely admiring the scenery outside the "Headwind".

I, Xiang Tianlei, finally came to space as I wished. I wasn't as excited as I thought, but I was a little calmer.