Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

Chapter 964 Unprecedented!

"Houston, this is International Space Station Makarov, please reply."

"This is Houston, please speak."

"We have completed two stages of gas discharge work as planned and are now ready to slow down. Please confirm that our position is as expected."

"Yes, we have observed that your position is in line with expectations and you can slow down, but it is recommended to wait until the cabin air pressure returns to high pressure before proceeding."

At this time, in order to exhaust the gas more thoroughly, all twelve astronauts gathered in the core cabin, which is also the most important cabin of the space station, and other places were temporarily closed.

This makes the already messy space station look even more crowded.

After the communication was completed, Makarov continued to operate on the computer under the anxious eyes of everyone.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead to prevent these small things that were not bound by gravity from flying everywhere, and said: "It takes a while for the generating device to replenish gas."

The gas in the space station obviously simulates the atmosphere on the ground, so its ingredients are far more than just oxygen.

In fact, due to chemical properties, it is easier to obtain oxygen on the space station, but nitrogen cannot be prepared, and in principle it is not needed, because nitrogen is basically not consumed except for escaping, and will be replenished every time the cargo spacecraft comes up.

Theoretically, there is enough redundancy for both nitrogen and oxygen, but this refers to being breathable by people, rather than being sprayed out as "propellant" to push hundreds of tons of big things for emergency evacuations.

Just now, the two stages were "discharged" and their "gas reserves" had been consumed for several months. This was not considered deceleration. If the same process was repeated in the deceleration stage, the remaining gas reserves would be in jeopardy.

Although Makarov followed the instructions on the ground, he clearly felt that the atmosphere among astronauts from various countries was getting worse. In the past few hours, three people had come to him "privately" to express their concerns about the emergency. avoidance of concerns and doubts.

Of course, because the space is small, the so-called "private" is just to find a corner and keep the voice low, which also causes uneasy emotions to be transmitted very quickly.

Astronauts are all professionally trained people.

But astronauts are people too.

If it were owned by one country, it might be blessed by great righteousness and enlightenment, but now there are members of nine countries on the space station.

Theoretically, as the station commander on duty, Makarov has the right to overrule the ground command center's orders and take emergency operations that he thinks are correct, but this is only theoretical, and the pressure he needs to bear is not the slightest, and he has not updated Good method.

The only "ship cabin" that can be used for emergency escape cannot accommodate 12 people. Is it necessary to perform a "Battle Royale" on the space station?

They can only blame God for not fulfilling their wishes. The original evasion plan failed due to unexpected losses, and they had to take risks in space.

While waiting, Makarov fulfilled his responsibility as the webmaster and tried his best to comfort everyone.

Crowding can also aggravate anxiety.

He looked at the time display on the wall, which showed their countdown, with five hours left.

They need to complete all the work before then, but due to the unpredictability of orbital debris, this time is not accurate and is only estimated in the most conservative way.

The mood was always very emotional. Suni from the United States suddenly said: "You know, if there is a problem with the launch of the Russian spacecraft, there are still people who can save us."

Brazilian astronaut: "Who?"

"The Chinese, their rocket launch technology is more mature than Russia, and we are not the only ones in this orbit, there are also two large-scale creations, 'Heaven's Gate' and 'Qian Platform'."

The Japanese astronaut sneered: "Those two are unmanned platforms. They are just a flat surface without any life-support devices. They are meaningless to us."

The Belgian astronaut shook his head and said: "You can't say that. After all, it is the stuff of 'Rui Zhou', and I have been paying attention to it. The live broadcast of 'Heaven's Gate' has been suspended for several months. There may be some modifications."

The Italian astronauts are not optimistic either: "So? Why do they care about our affairs? Just because this project has shut them out?"

Su Ni suddenly said: "Guys, if we contact the communication channels of our own countries and announce what is happening, it will definitely become a global sensation. At that time, even if the people on the ground are unwilling, they will have to report to more people. Countries asking for help may be able to impress China.”

"Perhaps it is a fatal crisis for us, but Taichi can easily solve it!? They even have aerial fighters! You have been up there for a long time and you don't know. Taichi on the ground is getting stronger and stronger."

"no!"

It was not the stationmaster or the astronauts from other countries who stopped him, but the Americans themselves. The other two male astronauts stopped him almost in unison.

"All our actions are under plan, Suni, your uneasiness comes entirely from yourself. The Houston command center has said that Russia is already preparing to launch the rocket, maybe even a week earlier than previously said. "

Suni sneered: "I don't care what the Z passengers on the ground think, I only care about whether I can go back alive, 100%!"

She knows firsthand how difficult it is to launch a rocket on time, and her own mission was delayed by six months.

She doesn't want to suffocate in space!

"If the Russian rockets don't come up in seven days. No, four days! I demand that all countries be called upon to ask for help from China immediately, and we can vote to decide!"

Astronauts from other countries have expressed their agreement, and this statement at least leaves them with a way out.

When the argument continued, Makarov yelled: "Quiet! You are affecting my operation!"

This Russian man is still very fierce when angry.

The quarrel was temporarily suspended.

He took a deep breath and started the three-stage exhaust, which was the deceleration stage. The gas pressure had met the demand.

The third stage of exhaust avoidance was spent smoothly and suppressed, and the International Space Station slowly decelerated.

"Houston, this is the International Space Station. The third stage of exhaust work has been completed. There is only one left. How far is the debris from us?"

"This is Houston, and I have good news for you."

Makarov wiped his face: "God, hurry up, I need good news so much."

"Just now we had a satellite that tracked the specific trajectory of that mass of space junk, including speed, altitude, etc. Now we can clearly tell you that you have successfully averted the biggest crisis in the history of the International Space Station."

As soon as these words came out, cheers came from the space station.

Although it was short-lived and weak, after all, their next crisis was not over yet.

"The exhaust emergency evacuation is the right choice. According to the latest data, they would have smashed the space station into pieces in 30 minutes. But now, they will only fly 600 meters below you. However, the fourth stage of the discharge You still need to continue to execute Qi. If you don’t slow down, you will drift too far.”

As if to protect the morale and mood of the astronauts, the liaison officer at the Houston Center had a particularly brisk voice.

"By the way, if the angle is right, from the C3 window, you can see those terrible space junks flying past. From under your feet, I will update the countdown. You can go and see, Suni, you can even get together with the space junks. film."

In fact, the quarrels on the space station could always be heard on the ground. They secretly turned the communication facilities into "always on" mode, but they just didn't show it.

Suni didn't want to speak, crossed her arms and had a cold face.

After another ten minutes, Makarov started the fourth stage of exhaust, and the space station gradually stopped raising its orbit and moved forward smoothly along the orbit.

A major crisis on the International Space Station seems to be over for the time being, at least for the first half.

(The actual effective space is only the central cylinders, the rest are just frames)

Everyone completed an operation and regained some morale. Makarov took a deep breath and looked at the countdown on the wall. There were still 10 minutes left.

According to the command center, in ten minutes they can see as many as 400 pieces of space junk flying past their feet.

This is indeed something that gives people a sense of accomplishment, especially under these circumstances.

So he took the initiative and said: "Let's go. Who wants to go with me to see the space junk that makes us so busy? Maybe we can see which country's equipment it is. I will definitely sue them!"

Some people were interested, while others were disapproving. Makarov led the team towards the C3 window.

Suni also followed and whispered: "You are the station leader, you should be tougher on the ground."

Makarov: "No, the ground knows far more than we do. I trust their decision to stop talking. Maybe after a while, we will be able to get the specific plan for the Russian rocket launch."

Astronauts from Brazil, Japan, and Belgium also followed, and several people gathered in front of the C3 window to look, which is considered to be directly below the earth.

Since there is no up, down, left or right, several people can be seen clearly even if they are floating and crowded together.

A few minutes later, when there were three minutes left on the countdown on the wall, Makarov suddenly heard an astronaut from Germany on the other side say: "I seem to have seen those space junk, in C1."

Makarov said subconsciously: "It seems that there are still errors in ground observations, and the countdown is not accurate."

As soon as he finished speaking, he reacted: "C1? C1 window?"

With disbelief in his mind, he pushed hard against the wall and quickly floated to the other side, like a fast shark.

However, before they arrived, they heard the terrified screams of the German astronauts: "FK! This is not the space junk they observed! These things are in the same orbit as ours!!!"

Makarov pushed the opponent away and put his face in front of the C1 window.

Unlike C3, the angle here is almost horizontal to the earth, and you can see the magnificent blue arc and the dark space.

And at almost the same height, a dense mass of foreign objects was quickly heading towards the space station.

Large or small, there is no scale to judge, but this feeling makes Makarov's scalp numb!

For a second, Makarov yelled: "Emergency! Everybody zip up!!!"

After years of training, although the astronauts were confused and confused, they still accurately found the straps from all directions and fixed themselves.

Makarov rushed to the communication station immediately.

"Houston! Houston! There is another swarm of space junk! There is another swarm of space junk! It has never been observed! We can no longer avoid it!"

"This is Houston, I hear you, what do you mean?"

Makarov roared: "You are going to kill us!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dense jingling sounds came from the outside, and the entire space station began to tremble.

An astronaut who was tied with a strap and gritted his teeth to hold on, saw in horror outside the window. The huge solar sail broke and floated away.

If you pull the view outside the space station, you can find that within a dozen seconds, the International Space Station was hit by hundreds of pieces of space debris.

They are smaller than the one mentioned by the command center, so they are difficult to detect, but also more deadly.

The whole process was extremely quiet and extremely terrifying.

The first to suffer was the solar sail with the largest area. These densely arranged long boards were pierced and shattered in an instant.

Then, the scientific research module was hit the most severely. Although it had not been pierced, the outer walls were seriously damaged. These damaged parts turned into more space debris, splashing in all directions, causing secondary damage.

The International Space Station was like a pile of building blocks in a storm.

Disintegration and shattering.

The only thing to be thankful for was that the astronauts had previously concentrated in the "core module" in order to perform exhaust avoidance, and the connection with the other modules was completely isolated.

However, what greeted them was a more terrible fate.

After the violent shaking, it seemed to calm down a little.

All the astronauts, with expressions of surviving a disaster, gasped heavily.

They had no time to check the damage, but it was obvious that it could not be light.

Just like a paper bird, it was impossible to remain intact in the rain.

"Oh my God"

"It's over. Is it over?"

The next moment.

There was an explosion from somewhere.

They were in the small cabin and could not see the cause and direction of the explosion, but everyone felt that the inertia was changing.

After a short and violent shock, they felt that they were crooked.

The International Space Station suffered a horrible accident that could not be detected.