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Chapter 157 The Real International Space Station

Although the staff of the Houston Space Center are sticking to their jobs, it is only China that has made public the process of the launch of the aerospace plane and the docking of the space station, and synchronized the video signals to the Houston Space Center.After receiving the notification from China, these Yankees were caught off guard and became a mess. Everyone turned on the various devices in front of them and tried to prepare for the docking of the space station within 10 minutes.

The Houston Space Center is in a mess, everyone is busy adjusting the equipment in front of them, correcting the system time, detecting communication signals, etc.After a flurry of work, Houston finally made all the preparations. The commander of Houston, Joe Han, checked the time, and it was only a little past 27 minutes. He was very satisfied with the work efficiency of his subordinates.The damn Chinese made everyone panic, probably preparing to embarrass the Houston Space Center. The Chinese don't look down on the quality of the Americans. How can it be so easy to embarrass the United States?
After making all the preparations, John immediately communicated with the communications department of China's aerospace department to prepare for the next docking adjustment. The Tiangong's communications were immediately transferred to Houston through the control and command center of the Kaitian Group.The astronauts on the International Space Station received instructions from Houston, adjusted their attitude according to the data transmitted by Tiangong, and turned their docking port to Tiangong.

After nearly half an hour of slow acceleration, Tiangong finally caught up with the International Space Station again, and smoothly adjusted its speed.According to Tiangong's instructions, the International Space Station raised its flight trajectory upwards, and slowly began to approach Tiangong. When the distance between the two was still a few meters, it was finally fixed by Tiangong's outstretched robotic arm.After the International Space Station was fixed by the Tiangong, the entire Houston staff suddenly found themselves being tricked by the Chinese, and everyone was so angry that they wanted to scold their mothers.

I originally thought that the docking of two space stations would be a big project. If you don’t pay attention, there will be accidents. Everyone is in a hurry, but I didn’t expect the Chinese to make such a powerful robotic arm, which easily fixed the 400-ton international space station in Tiangong. On the number.The Houston Space Center has been busy for a long time, but the only thing they have done is to help the Chinese forward a few instructions to the International Space Station. From the technical point of view of the Chinese, even without the transfer from Houston, they can also easily contact the international space station. The space station completes the entire docking process.

I saw the mechanical arm on the Tiangong slowly pull the International Space Station over, slowly leaning towards the docking port on the Tiangong space station, during which the attitude adjustment engine was ignited and started several times.Because China's Tiangong space station is relatively large, weighing more than 400 tons, and the International Space Station weighs more than [-] tons, so the speed of docking this time is much slower.In the absence of gravity in space, once such a heavy space station moves at high speed, the inertia generated is enough to crash the International Space Station and the Tiangong space station at the same time.

Whether it's Houston on the ground or in the control and command center of the Kaitian Group, whether it's the netizens watching the docking process of the space station through the Internet, or the audience watching through the full digital TV, everyone is nervously watching the two space stations. interface.Even the astronauts on the International Space Station put on spacesuits, fixed themselves by the window, and observed the docking process outside. There were also a few people hiding in front of the computer screen, watching the space station through the video screen transmitted by the camera. interface.

All the staff were sweating in the palms of their hands, nervously checking the various data returned by the equipment. Wang Zhen was also very nervous, and his clenched hands were full of sweat.The construction of the Tiangong space station cost a lot of money, and the construction cost of the International Space Station is also very clear to Wang Zhen. Although the entire docking process has gone through dozens of simulation calculations, what is already familiar can no longer be familiar with, but if any accident occurs, it will also be the same. An accident that resulted in the simultaneous crash of two space stations.

The sudden announcement of the docking between the Tiangong space station and the International Space Station was intended to give the United States and Russia a bad impression, and at the same time show China's technological strength, but Wang Zhen was also afraid of accidents.You must know that there are still [-] astronauts working in the International Space Station, and there are nearly [-] members in the Tiangong space station, plus the construction cost of the two space stations, once there is an accident, it will be a major accident of super stunt .

In order to deter the United States and Russia, this step by Wang Zhen is a completely risky act, completely dancing on the tip of the knife, and no one even the Chinese government knows that the Kaitian Group will directly carry out the space station after the docking of the transition module. butt.If the docking of the space station can be successfully completed this time, countries such as the United States and Russia will be able to see China's technological power, so that the United States will not always like to provoke China. It is very difficult for Kaitian Group to bear.

Everyone looked nervously at the big screen. The two space stations were rapidly approaching at a speed of five seconds per meter. People who didn't understand couldn't see anything. Those who knew the docking technology were frightened into a cold sweat.Two such heavy space stations approaching each other at such a fast speed in a gravity-free environment will cause huge inertia. It is difficult to control the speed at which the two space stations collide with each other if only relying on the mechanical arm.If the speed cannot be controlled before docking, the impact of the speed can easily damage the cabin of the space station, and even damage the internal equipment due to the collision.

The docking ports of the two space stations seemed to be less than one meter apart in the blink of an eye. The entire Houston staff was frightened into a cold sweat, and many people even stood up uncontrollably.Just when everyone was about to cry out in fright, all the attitude adjustment engines on the huge Tiangong space station ignited. After the rocket erupted three times in a row, the distance between the two space stations was only more than ten centimeters, and the docking speed also slowed down. , slowly closing the distance between each other under the drag of the mechanical arm.

It's getting closer, it's getting closer, and all the staff can clearly see that the distance between the two space stations is only the last few centimeters from the big screen in front of them.There are also many people sitting in front of the TV and surfing the Internet, who have clearly seen this scene, and there are even many people who are working, accessing the Internet through the communication terminal on their wrists, and Watching this thrilling scene.

Everyone was nervously looking at the screen in front of them. The astronauts on the International Space Station felt a strong stimulation at close range, and all of them broke out in a cold sweat from the high-speed approach just now.Just when everyone thought that the collision was inevitable, China's Tiangong space station suddenly ignited attitude adjustment rockets to quickly buffer each other's inertia.

Finally, after China's Tiangong adjusted its attitude for the last time, the two space stations began to enter the last few centimeters of docking at a rather slow speed.Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, the two space stations were gently docked together, and even the astronauts in the International Space Station did not feel any vibration.

The astronauts on the International Space Station and the Houston Space Center felt unbelievable when they received the news that the docking was completed from the Chinese side, but the various instruments in front of them also showed that the docking had been successfully completed.After the news of the successful docking of the two space stations spread to every corner of the earth through the virtual network, everyone cheered. At this moment, there is no distinction between countries or races.

Needless to say, the Chinese, every Chinese is proud of their country's Tiangong space station, and proud of being able to successfully dock with the International Space Station this time.Because China has opened the space station to all countries in the world, as long as they can pay a part of the rental fee and agree to disclose their experimental data, all countries can directly enter China's Tiangong space station. Therefore, there are already nearly a hundred countries. Thousands of scientists have entered China's Tiangong.

All the countries that sent scientists to the Tiangong space station also cheered. Everyone felt the excitement and the pride brought about by the progress of human science and technology.

The astronauts working on the International Space Station all excitedly opened the sealed hatch of the International Space Station and entered the transition cabin of the Tiangong. This is the first time they have entered the Tiangong space station in China.

The scientists working on China's Tiangong space station confirmed that the space station had successfully docked and immediately opened the airtight cabin door, and all entered the transition cabin to meet their colleagues in the International Space Station.

Although there are many countries on the earth, and the relationship between many countries is relatively tense, for these scientists who are busy with scientific research, science has no national boundaries.

The scenes of scientists from various countries working in the space station shaking hands and embracing each other were all transmitted to the earth in real time through the cameras installed in the transition cabin, and spread to every corner of the world through the virtual network.At this moment, people all over the world seem to usher in a common festival. At this moment, it seems that there is no nationality and no racial restrictions in the world. Everyone takes to the streets to celebrate this exciting day with each other.

At this time, in the control and command center of the Kaitian Group, the deafening cheers seemed to lift the roof off. Everyone cheered excitedly and hugged each other to celebrate each other's success.When the two space stations were successfully docked, Wang Zhen's tense heart relaxed. Although he had great trust in his company's super photonic computer and technology, this was his first attempt after all, and he needed to risk two space stations. Risk of crashing at the same time.

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