The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

Yang Liwei was selected to join the astronaut team in the early 90s.

He has been training hard for nearly 10 years.

He has been preparing for his space journey for nearly ten years.

At the beginning of the year, he was selected as the first manned astronaut. From that moment on, he was looking forward to the day when he would set foot in space on a spacecraft.

As long as the rocket hasn't been launched, there will be variables in the mission, right?

Yang Liwei breathed a sigh of relief when he received the clear notice.

Before carrying out his space mission, Yang Liwei was given two days of vacation.

He can go home and reunite with his family.

Although Shenzhou 4, which is carrying out its first manned mission, has undergone a long period of safety testing, its safety is still very high.

However, dangerous variables still exist.

If an accident happens, then sacrificing one's life for the country is very likely to happen.

Yang Liwei never returned home to reunite with his family.

He told his boss: "I am just going to space on a business trip. It will be the same when I come back and see my family again."

“Until the task is completed, there can be no distractions.”

In this way, the days passed one by one, and soon it was August 8th.

Yang Liwei arrived at the launch base a week in advance.

Over the past week, he has done a lot of practice in the Shenzhou 4 spacecraft.

He has become familiar with all the facilities and functions in the spacecraft.

He has a big heart, and at this moment, he is full of optimism about his upcoming space journey.

He was very excited.

Because he knew that this flight would be the first in Chinese history!
Into space!

As long as he succeeds, he will leave his name in history!

What a great opportunity this is!

On the morning of August 8, Yang Liwei got up early as usual at around 16 a.m. He was going to go into space today, so he had to get up early to check the final preparations no matter what.

Just as he got up, there was a knock on the door: "Comrade Yang Liwei, hurry up and get up! There is a major change in the launch time!"

You need to finish washing up within 1 minute, and breakfast will be delivered to your room immediately.

Yang Liwei immediately became excited: he didn't expect that the launch would be moved forward from evening to morning.

It is very likely that something unexpected has happened again.

Yang Liwei agreed and quickly started to wash up.

It took him less than a minute to finish the work.

At this time, his breakfast was also delivered to the house.

The person who brought him breakfast was Zhang Zhipeng.

The launch was scheduled for the morning, a change made based on the latest weather forecast.

According to the meteorological judgment made based on the latest satellite cloud images, there may be winds above level 3 tonight, and there is a chance of thunderstorms.

The weather in summer changes really quickly.

Weather forecasts are not perfect.

"Comrade Liwei, good morning! You must have worked hard. Let's have our meal quickly!" Zhang Zhipeng greeted Yang Liwei with a smile.

Yang Liwei nodded in response, very moved.

He really didn't expect that today it would be Zhang Zhipeng who personally delivered breakfast to him.

Yang Liwei started eating.

It only took him a minute to finish his breakfast.

While Yang Liwei was eating, Zhang Zhipeng was also observing Yang Liwei.

Zhang Zhipeng came personally to bring breakfast to Yang Liwei, mainly to see how Yang Liwei was doing.

He found that Yang Liwei was in high spirits and was in a high-spirited mood.

Obviously, Yang Liwei is not afraid of the upcoming space journey and is even looking forward to it.

This is truly a person with a big heart.

If you want to become a qualified astronaut, you cannot succeed if you don’t have the mental strength to do so.

After Yang Liwei finished his breakfast, he quickly went downstairs without Zhang Zhipeng urging him.

He had to drive to the tower as quickly as possible.

Zhang Zhipeng accompanied him and gave him some instructions along the way.

For manned space flight, the most important thing is naturally to ensure the safe return of the astronauts.

Therefore, there were some things that Zhang Zhipeng felt he had to explain to Yang Liwei in person.

Yang Liwei nodded repeatedly after hearing this. He told Zhang Zhipeng: "Thank you, Comrade Zhipeng. Your words are very timely."

"In addition, the interior of the Shenzhou IV spacecraft is very user-friendly."

“All facilities are very good.”

Zhang Zhipeng said: "That is necessary. When we designed and manufactured Shenzhou 4, we tried our best to solve all possible hidden dangers."

"In the future, we must strive to make astronauts feel as relaxed as if they were on vacation in space."

"Of course, our ultimate goal is to allow ordinary people to travel the universe on spaceships in the future."

"But there is still a long way to go to achieve such a goal."

Yang Liwei smiled and said: "It really makes people look forward to it..."

"It would be great if the day really came when ordinary people could buy a space shuttle ticket and go on a space tour and vacation."

Zhang Zhipeng said: "I believe that day will come soon!"

"Comrade Liwei, come on! When you come back from space, I will definitely treat you to a drink to celebrate your success."

Yang Liwei smiled and said, "Well, I have written down what Comrade Zhipeng said."

"When the time comes, don't forget it."

Zhang Zhipeng said: "When you come back from space, I will personally go to the spacecraft landing site to greet you!"

Yang Liwei was very moved when he heard this: "Thank you so much, Comrade Zhipeng. Let's have a drink together when you come back!"

The two men came to the launch tower while talking.

They jumped out of the car, and Zhang Zhipeng once again tightly shook Yang Liwei's hand and said, "Take care! I believe in you, you can definitely do it!"

In front of them, a tower more than 100 meters high protected the rocket tightly.

Later, Yang Liwei will take the elevator on the tower to the top of the spacecraft and enter the spacecraft.

Because time is tight, he now needs to put on his space suit and enter the Shenzhou 4 spacecraft and stand by.

Zhang Zhipeng patted Yang Liwei on the shoulder and said, "I won't say much more about your instructions. The people of the whole country are eagerly waiting for this! This time, you will be the center of attention!"

"Your safety will concern hundreds of millions of people!"

"come on!"

Yang Liwei saluted and said, "I will ensure that the mission is accomplished! I will never let down the expectations of the motherland and the people!"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled with relief and said, "Well! Go ahead!"

Yang Liwei went to make final preparations.

The heavy space suit was put on.

Afterwards, accompanied by staff, he took the elevator to the location of the Shenzhou spacecraft.

With the help of the staff, Yang Liwei entered the air shower room.

This place is specially set up to remove dust and debris from astronauts.

Yang Liwei cleared the debris on his body here, and then pushed open a small door. There was a passage here that connected to the entrance of the spacecraft.

Yang Liwei was very excited at this moment.

After so many years, my dream is finally coming true.

Moreover, he is also the first astronaut from China to embark on a space journey, which is of great significance.

"Comrade Liwei, please enter the spacecraft now!"

"You need to secure yourself to the seat within ten minutes."

"The latest launch time is tentatively scheduled for 5:25 in the morning!"

Zhang Zhipeng's voice was heard from the intercom.

"Copy that! I obey!"

Yang Liwei responded in a firm voice, and with the help of the staff, he entered the spacecraft.

The spacecraft door was closed and secured from the outside.

In order to ensure the sealing of the spacecraft, the hatches of the spacecraft basically open inwards.

This is because, in space, it is almost a vacuum outside, while there is normal atmospheric pressure inside the cabin.

The atmospheric pressure inside will press the hatch firmly against the wall of the spacecraft.

After Yang Liwei entered the spacecraft's return capsule, he quickly began to work.

He secured the hatch again from the inside.

Then we made preparations for takeoff in accordance with the specifications.

Finally, he secured himself to the seat.

At this time, in the command hall on site, Zhang Zhipeng was observing Yang Liwei's every move in the spacecraft's return capsule.

Then, reports continued to come from various work stations.

Wind force 1.

The sky is clear.

The morning sun is just about to burst out...

Everything is normal!
And at this time, it was 5:20 in the morning.

Generally speaking, the best time to launch a rocket is in the morning or evening.

At night, the best launch point is between 19:22 and :.

In the morning, we choose between 3 or 4 in the morning and before the sun comes out. The reason for this is that the relevant equipment is easier to track during these two periods, and the observation angle of the ground staff is also clearer.

Also, launches in the morning or evening are relatively cool, and the temperature of the fairing will be much lower, which can reduce the occurrence of safety accidents.

Finally, the sunlight emitted during the day has a greater impact on electronic signals.

Zhang Zhipeng is the on-site commander.

Chen Kainan was at the command center in the capital.

Zhang Zhipeng had a brief conversation with Chen Kainan and immediately decided to start the launch.

At Zhang Zhipeng's command, the staff began to get busy.

The staff around the launch pad were quickly evacuated.

The launch tower also began to open slowly.

The huge shape of the Rocket appeared.

When Zhang Zhipeng saw the rocket's true appearance, his heartbeat began to accelerate.

This is the first manned space flight launch, which is of great significance.

The countdown began, and in the command hall, everyone was busy working.

Yang Liwei, who was in the spacecraft's return capsule, was very calm at this moment.

He even made a scissors hand gesture towards the camera in front of him with a very bright smile.

The countdown is over and the rocket ignites successfully!

The rocket's first-stage engine and four booster engines ignited simultaneously.

A huge flame spurted out.

The rocket began to rise rapidly.

About 120 seconds later, the escape tower separated.

137 seconds later, the booster separated.

159 seconds later, the first and second stages of the rocket separated.

The fairing separated after 200 seconds of flight.

After 460 seconds of flight, the second stage main engine shut down...

587 seconds later, the Shenzhou spacecraft separated from the rocket.

Shenzhou 4 began to enter an elliptical orbit of the Earth with an inclination of 42.4 degrees, a perigee altitude of 199.14 kilometers, and an apogee altitude of 347.8 kilometers.

Zhang Zhipeng stood in front of the big screen, closely watching the situation after the rocket launch.

Everything is precisely calculated.

It was not until he saw the Shenzhou 4 spacecraft enter orbit that Zhang Zhipeng breathed a sigh of relief.

It's in orbit, everything is safe and normal!
That's half the battle.

He could see the situation of Yang Liwei inside the spacecraft.

Yang Liwei was calm and relaxed throughout the entire rocket launch process.

From this we can see that the problems in the previous life should have been well solved in this life.

that's great!

In the command hall, warm applause broke out from the staff.

The image of astronaut Yang Liwei appeared on the big screen.

Zhang Zhipeng picked up the phone and started talking to Yang Liwei.

"Comrade Liwei, how do you feel now?"

Yang Liwei reported in a loud voice: "Comrade Zhipeng, I feel good! I don't feel any discomfort!"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and nodded, saying, "That's good! Next, we will do a telemetry test on your body to see what your physical condition is like."

Yang Liwei replied: "Okay!"

There are many sensors on the chair where Yang Liwei sits, which can transmit back his body's physiological condition parameters.

After testing, Yang Liwei is in good health!
Next, the astronauts will begin to carry out some tasks in space according to the established plan, including: monitoring the execution of important instructions during the spacecraft's flight, monitoring the spacecraft's operating status, etc.

Yang Liwei completed all tasks successfully.

After all, it was the first manned space flight mission, and the designed flight time was relatively short.

The return of the spacecraft will be a major challenge!
Being able to fly into the sky and then return safely is a complete manned space flight.

Under the command of Zhang Zhipeng, the Shenzhou 4 spacecraft was ready to return to Earth after 14 orbits.

Zhang Zhipeng issued instructions calmly.

During the spacecraft's last orbit before returning to Earth, the ground tracking and control station injects precise return braking parameters into the spacecraft.

The spacecraft responded quickly and began to yaw 90 degrees.

The orbital module separated from the spacecraft smoothly.

The spacecraft yawed 90 degrees and started braking to enter the return orbit.

In the command hall, all the staff were busy working quickly, and all kinds of information were concentrated here in Zhang Zhipeng.

Everyone is very nervous.

Everyone prayed in their hearts that the spacecraft's return capsule would return safely.

The spacecraft's altitude dropped to 145 kilometers, and the propulsion module ignited again, pulling the spacecraft up and making it drift in space. While slowing down, it accurately found the landing site!
When the spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere, the propulsion capsule and the return capsule separated smoothly according to instructions.

At this time, the spacecraft's descent speed was still very fast and was getting faster and faster.

However, when the spacecraft passed through the black barrier area and entered the airspace above the main landing site, it began to open its parachutes to slow down according to the set procedures.

The deceleration was also quite smooth, quickly dropping from 300 to 400 meters per second to 3 to 4 meters per second.

The spacecraft's landing posture is still very good.

At this time, in the command hall, Yang Liwei appeared on the big screen again, and everything was normal!
However, no one applauded yet.

However, at this time, Zhang Zhipeng was completely relieved.

This manned flight should be successful!

The spacecraft landed to about 1 meter from the ground, and the landing cushion engine ignited and started working.

The spacecraft was very stable and landed slowly on the ground!

At this point, China’s first manned space flight was a complete success!
Astronaut Yang Liwei returned to Earth after 21 hours and 23 minutes of in-orbit flight!

He became the first person in China to fly into space!
"Wow!"

The command hall was in an uproar.

Everybody stood up, everybody was very excited.

Everyone was clapping like crazy and hugging each other!
"Success!"

"We finally made it!"

Zhang Zhipeng was also clapping, and he was looking at the big screen while clapping.

The return landing location this time was so precise.

It almost landed within 100 meters of the scheduled landing site.

This time, Wang Junfeng is still responsible for finding the spacecraft's return capsule.

He was told to stay near the scheduled spacecraft landing site.

The last time Shenzhou III returned and landed, the landing location was very accurate.

So, this time, Wang Junfeng still chose unconditional trust.

He was overjoyed when he saw the manned spacecraft land at the designated landing point with extreme precision.

He quickly led the staff to surround him...

In the command hall, Zhang Zhipeng looked at the staff who were high-fiving each other and celebrating, and he was also very happy.

However, he felt that even if China became the third country in the world to achieve manned space flight, there was nothing to be proud of.

After all, the two superpowers in history had already done it decades ago.

Now, what China needs to do quickly is to build a space station!
Assemble and put your own space station into use before the International Space Station.

Zhang Zhipeng thought of what he had once said to Yang Liwei: he would hold a celebratory banquet for Yang Liwei.

Originally, Zhang Zhipeng really wanted to go to the landing site to meet Yang Liwei in person.

However, the work of returning the spacecraft was more tedious and more important, and it was inseparable from his on-site command, so he finally did not go.

However, Yang Liwei is expected to return to Beijing tonight.

Zhang Zhipeng felt that he should go and see Yang Liwei as soon as possible!

He dared to carry out the first manned space mission without hesitation, risking his life greatly!

It was just that he almost lost his life in his previous life.

And in this life, he was just a little more successful.

Zhang Zhipeng respects from the bottom of his heart anyone who dares to risk his life for the glory of the Republic.

……

Before the successful landing of the first manned space flight, China made almost no relevant noise.

This is because the Chinese people are inherently introverted.

The Chinese people almost never have the flamboyant and sensational character of the Lizard people.

The Chinese people will not want to show off their skills to shock others when things are still unclear.

But now that the first manned space flight has officially been successful, it is natural to publicize it with great fanfare.

This news was intensively broadcast on CCTV and other major media outlets that evening.

Then it started to ferment online.

Then it spread all over the world in a very short time.

The whole of China was in jubilation.

The Chinese people felt greatly encouraged.

Yang Liwei quickly became a household name in a very short time!

However, the lizard media did not congratulate them. Instead, they began to report sourly: Others have done this countless times decades ago. Is there any need to be so proud? (End of this chapter)