spaceflight manual

Chapter 9 Lights in the Wreckage
The mothership was silent for several seconds before responding: "Lone Ranger, take your team and continue to survey and map GP87935. We need a detailed status map of the spacecraft to formulate a rescue plan. It's over."

Wang Pingan: "Continue to survey and map GP87935, Lone Ranger received it. But shouldn't we first signal to the victims on the spacecraft to calm their emotions? Over."

"The opponent's spacecraft is rolling, can you ensure that the victims see your message completely? Over."

Wang Pingan: "I can."

He forgot to finish, but the Mothership didn't seem to care either.

"Then let you send the information, and the others survey and map. It's over."

"The Lone Ranger received it and sent the message. It's over."

"Toilet received, surveying and mapping GP87935. Finished."

Wang Pingan switched the computer to automatic alignment mode, but the computer indicated that the maneuvering overload exceeded the payload of the aircraft, which might be dangerous.

Wang Pingan cursed and switched to manual mode.

Angeli: "Isn't this very dangerous?"

"The computer's measurement standard counts the two of us. In fact, when astronauts pull G, they run to the extent that they challenge the limits of the human body."

Pulling G is a slang term for astronauts, which means doing high-gauge maneuvers.

After talking about Wang Ping'an, it started.

It is said to be completely manual, but in fact, the computer flight control is still involved. Wang Ping'an toggles one of the two joysticks, and the computer will activate the corresponding nozzle for attitude adjustment, so that the iron barrel moves according to Wang Ping'an's intention.

There is also a completely manual mode at the top. In that mode, a special operating keyboard is pulled out. The entire attitude of the organism on it controls the operating device of the engine. It can accurately use all the nozzles, determine which direction each nozzle sprays, and how big the spray is. thrust.

Wang Pingan used this simplified manual mode to let the iron barrel keep up with the roll of the spaceship, and kept it within the field of view of the window where the flash appeared.

This is a complicated job, and it doesn’t matter if you enter a certain orbit, because GP87935 is already in an orbit far away from the earth, and the distance from the earth is getting farther every second, so Wang Ping’an has to fine-tune the movement The parameters of the track.

Angeli stared at Wang Ping'an who had fine-tuned the parameters all the way - which meant that he had mentally calculated the parameters all the way.

As soon as Angeli opened her mouth, she saw Wang Ping'an operating the spaceship with one hand and turning her upper body towards her.

Angeli was stunned: "Eh? You..."

Wang Pingan was also stunned, as if he didn't expect to see Angeli again, but he immediately reacted and ordered Angeli: "Why are you standing still, operate the signal lights outside."

Angeli: "You turned around because you were operating the signal light yourself?"

"Yes, I forgot about you. Operate the light, I won't last long."

Angeli found the operation button of the signal light: "Send what?"

"We have noticed you and are organizing rescue, please report the situation."

Angorie clicked the button, like an ancient telegraph operator sending a message.

After the first time, she repeated from the beginning and asked Wang Pingan at the same time: "How can you adjust the parameters mentally?"

"I didn't count. It's based on feeling." Wang Pingan replied.

Angeli was so shocked that she stopped sending the report: "Feeling?"

"Yes, the scientific explanation is that after a lot of training, my subconscious mind has the ability to do mental arithmetic, so as you said, it is mental arithmetic. The metaphysical explanation is that I have adapted to spaceflight, which has become my instinct.

"Did you know that the concept of a new human being was put forward in the Japanese animation, which actually evolved from James Gunn's original concept. Gunn's original concept was that he got used to living in space and developed a series of human beings. The new instinctive human being.

"The works of the Gundam series also follow this original definition. For example, in Mobile Suit Pirate Gundam, the male protagonist who is accustomed to living in space can naturally calculate orbits in his mind and fly long distances with very little propellant.

"After landing on the earth, the male protagonist was surprised that the human beings on the earth could walk dozens of kilometers to go to the market. Later, he concluded that the instinct of our new human beings is the same as the instinct of the human beings on the earth. We are no better than the human beings on the earth more noble.

"But in most Gundam works, the new human has become a boring, fantasy thing like telepathy, which is really disappointing."

Angeli patiently listened to Wang Ping'an's long speech, and commented: "You really understand things from the old times."

"Hey, this is very common among astronauts who often fly long distances. They have to find something to fill up the long journey. The buddies who fly on the Jupiter route are even more powerful, with per capita Chinese masters or masters of philosophy. But that route also has a high suicide rate. "

As soon as the voice fell on the GP87935, there was a response.

Wang Pingan read out the Morse code word by word: "We have no air..."

He immediately activated the communicator: "Mothership, the Lone Ranger is calling. GP87935 is out of air, and the survivors are calling for help. Over."

"This is the Mothership, Lone Ranger, ask them how long they can last. Over."

While Wang Ping'an was still responding to the mothership, Angeli turned on the lights.

The answer came right away: "We still have the last oxygen tank, and the cycler seems to be broken."

Wang Pingan made a decisive decision: "Emergency, mothership, I want to dock."

After Wang Ping'an finished speaking, he began to adjust the course without waiting for the mothership's response. At this time, the mothership's communication came: "I am the captain of the transport ship Bravery, Colonel Gu Changhe, and No. [-] and I have made a research decision to allow the docking. Human life is at stake. "

"The Lone Ranger received it. It's over."

At this moment, GP87935 exploded, and after a brief flash, the huge spacecraft began to disintegrate.

The airlock door that sent the signal was suddenly submerged in a mass of debris.

The fragments vary in size, and some are as big as four or five iron drums.

Wang Pingan heard someone mumbling on the radio: "It's over, the second-class work is gone."

He asked angrily: "Who said it? Who the hell said it! Dare you call your call?"

Angeli stared dumbfounded at Wang Pingan who suddenly became furious, apparently frightened by his violent mood swings.

Lieutenant Colonel Xue's voice broke into the conversation: "This is the Yellow River, calm down Lone Ranger. And what you said just now, don't let me check the black box of the aircraft. After the mission is over, report to the instructor by yourself."

Wang Pingan said to Angeli, "Show a flash and ask them if they're okay? I'll keep the line of sight with the airtight lock."

"How do you keep sight of so many pieces?"

Wang Pingan: "Keep it like this."

The next moment, the iron barrel moved violently, bypassing the impact of all the slowly disintegrating fragments, and always remained at the position where the porthole that symbolized life could see its own light signal.

Angeli endured the discomfort caused by the overload, and repeatedly sent signals: "How are you all, please answer!"

Just when Angeli was about to vomit in her spacesuit, the porthole flashed.

Just a moment.

Angelie: "There's a flash! They're still alive!"

Wang Pingan: "Mothership, confirm the survivors. I want to dock."

Mothership: "Not allowed! Are you crazy? It's all fragments now, it's as crazy as trying to save a butterfly in the rain of bullets from a Vulcan cannon that shoots seven thousand rounds per second!"

Wang Pingan didn't seem to hear it, and he took out the arc welder from the tool bag, as if he was going to remove the communicator.

At this time, on the mothership side, Major Li's voice replaced Lieutenant Colonel Xue: "Wang Ping'an, think about your new partner."

Wang Ping'an stopped, and he turned to look at Angeli.

Angeli was in a daze. She had heard all the conversations, but she always felt that there was something she didn't understand, which made her unable to fully understand the conversations that were happening.

The communication from the mothership came again: "I am Captain Gu Changhe. According to computer calculations, the probability of survivors dying is as high as 90.00%. The success rate of rescue is less than one in ten thousand. I cannot let you take risks. The wreckage, after the wreckage is almost cleared, we can collect the corpses of those poor people and hold accountable for those who let them smuggle in."

The wreckage can be cleared from the outermost layer, and pushed to the inner circle bit by bit. This is a slow job, and it is equally dangerous, but it is much safer than rushing directly into the wreckage pile to save people.

Wang Pingan stared at Angeli, his eyes seemed to be blaming her, as if to say "I would have done it without you".

At this moment, Angeli saw that window of hope glowing again.

This time it was a bright light.

The light seemed to be begging: I am here, please come and save me.

The light is always on, but occasionally it flickers slightly due to voltage instability, like blinking.

Angorie felt a stomachache, and the extreme tension made her stomach cramp.

The heart seems to be jumping out of the chest.

She snatched the electric welder from Wang Ping'an's hand, and snapped the receiving end of the communicator apart, leaving only the transmitting end.

Angeli squeezed out a word between her teeth: "Go!"

(End of this chapter)