Chapter 40: My Brother
"It's an air circulation device that absorbs the carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts and converts it into oxygen output."
"This is a thermostat imported by Aramco to ensure that the humidity and temperature of the interior space are always in the most comfortable state......
Harmand was dazzled by the cabinets, most of which had not yet been installed, and some of the wiring harnesses were exposed, but the floor had been simply installed, and the exposed alloy color made people feel very solid.
Further on, I saw six rows of seats arranged neatly by the portholes, and there was a wide aisle in the middle that could pass two or three people.
He was pressed into the seat by a hand that he didn't know whereby, and suddenly he felt like his whole body was being wrapped, and every corner of his body was relaxed, and it was unusually wide and comfortable.
Turning your head as instructed, the thick oval portholes give a sense of reassurance and have a black filter layer to filter the strong light radiation in space.
Then the front cockpit, both on the head and under the feet is covered with all kinds of switches and buttons, a middle-aged man wearing a spacesuit in the cabin, with a calm face is constantly flipping and debugging various switches, while talking to the engineer standing behind him.
"This is Deng Lei, the commander who will drive the H1 in the future, and he is testing the ergonomics of the button distribution, and we will debug it according to his opinion."
Lin Ju said, Deng Lei, who had a straight face, turned his head and nodded slightly, and Hamand hurriedly responded, his heart full of respect.
He saw that the co-pilot's seat was a little different from the passenger behind him, and when he looked back to compare, he was invited by the understanding engineer to sit in the co-pilot.
The front of the eye is immediately filled with a complex operating table, and the front window covered with a white cloth perfectly creates a dreamlike feeling of space.
Under the guidance of the engineer, Harmand flicked a few rows of switches, and slowly pushed the valve on the left, and said in disbelief:
"All I need to do is take off?"
"Yes, although there are a lot of buttons here, most of them are usually controlled by computers, and only in case of emergency needs to be manually controlled by the pilot.
You can't take off just yet, though, because your body isn't fixed yet. ”
The engineer spoke as he pressed under his chair, and Harmandton felt the chair move, his legs slowly propped up, the ejected curved splint clasping his thighs and pressing tightly, and between the gap between his neck and the back of the chair, a deformable neck brace protruding to protect his fragile neck.
Hamand seemed to be one with the chair, but relaxed because it was so close to the body, only the legs felt like they were being squeezed.
"You'll be subjected to 3 to 4 G's of gravity during takeoff, and our newly developed unloading chair can help you counteract more than half of the overload, while tightening the blood vessels in your legs and allowing blood to flow to the brain to avoid hypoxia, so now the plane can take off with the command of the commander to give the ignition command."
"Awesome my brother, awesome, is this what an astronaut feels like?"
After an hour in the cockpit of the H1, Hamand reluctantly walked out, not forgetting to show off to the people around him:
"Commander Deng said that I am very talented, I can learn faster than all the rookies he has taught, and maybe I have the potential to become a space shuttle pilot!
Allah is on board, and although my smallest private jets are bigger than the H1, they have never given me such wonderful feelings, and sitting in them is like actually going to space! ”
Harmand gushed about his novel experiences and various magical devices, and the accompanying leaders who listened couldn't help but want to find out.
Lin Ju kindly asked the engineer to take them in, smiling and listening to their calls one after another.
Anderov pretended to stroke his beard and quietly made an OK gesture to Lin Ju.
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Throughout the afternoon, Hamander not only shocked him with the space shuttle, but also watched the recovered Xinyuan-1 B-1 rocket, engine test run and other programs that "look very good."
After that, I changed my itinerary for the evening and had dinner in the cafeteria.
Of course, it is not an ordinary staff meal, but a specially prepared "space meal".
"Lin, I thought I could only eat curry and mush in space, are these really something that can be eaten in space?"
Hamander had become good friends with Lin Ju during an afternoon of excursions, and felt that this young man had countless good things on him, and was pointing to the dishes on the table at this time.
"The mush you're talking about is the first generation of space food, and after so many years of progress, we've been able to send the whole dish into space and try to preserve their taste."
Lin Ju pointed to the potatoes, beef, minced meat and cowpeas on the table, and ordered someone to bring a powder bag and brew it with cold water.
"Try this, a fruit powder made from fruit juice concentrate, without any additives, and when you add water, you can experience pure freshly squeezed juice."
Hamand casually commented on the juice, but he couldn't put it down the cup in his hand.
"This is a space cup made of dark blue ceramic and composite materials that can be ......"
A simple meal that can be said to be extremely shabby for the crown prince made Hamand very happy, and even asked for a space cup from Lin Ju.
After the meal, Anderov and Guo Shen were already waiting in the large conference room, explaining the key points of space flight and the future of interstellar travel, as well as serving a variety of fresh PPTs.
Although most of them didn't understand, Hamand nodded his head and looked interested.
Finally, when Lin Ju said goodbye in the evening, Hamand couldn't help but stop and said:
"Lin, you are really amazing, if my country has such a business, my father will definitely be willing to give him the best private jets."
Lin Ju, who was originally a little sleepy, suddenly became energetic, and his heart finally came to this point.
The big dog is proud, but he is also not stupid, and fooling them is not a simple job.
"Your Royal Highness, although it will take some time for your country's scientific and technological development to develop, the aerospace achievements of all mankind can be shared, especially the commercial space provides more possibilities."
"Yes, we spent a lot of money to send our amazing pilots to Aramco, to Lucia to train, and then to the space station, but that doesn't mean we're a space nation.
On the contrary, many people say that we do not understand science, are ignorant and backward. ”
Lin Ju hurriedly made an exaggerated expression of disbelief:
"This is really a prejudice, and you give me the impression that you are clearly liberal and very science-minded, Prince Hamander."
He expressed righteous indignation: "I think that Aber's development of his own aerospace is also for the sake of the space industry, and the world should support it." ”
Hamand shook his head: "But Lin, Abel is not capable of building his own rocket, and even going to space will be discriminated against, I can choose which private jet to take as I like, but there is no way to get close to space."
I envy you, capable of pursuing something nobler than the earth. ”
After listening to the crown prince's complaint, Lin Ju frowned and thought for a while, and waved his hand pretending to be arrogant:
"I will not allow my friend to suffer such grievances, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if it weren't for the space limitations, I could even send you a space shuttle!
It is a pity that the launch of the space shuttle is very complex, unlike ordinary aircraft, which can be universal, and must rely on dedicated launch and landing facilities. ”
Lin Ju couldn't help sighing again, as if he was really sorry.
"My brother, do you mean that if Arbor builds a launch site, the space shuttle can also be sold to us for launch?"
"Of course...... Uh, huh? ”