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Chapter 428: Space rendezvous and docking

On the other hand, Huasheng Technology had already prepared a press conference early, and Eva Yelianna, as the spokesperson, officially announced that the first phase of the test flight mission was successfully completed.

The news also spread out through the live news room as soon as possible, and netizens who watched the live broadcast on the Internet also left scattered comments on the barrage.

But what followed was the second phase. The entire test flight mission was divided into three stages. The first phase was to enter the established orbit of space, the second phase was to deliver the loaded cargo compartment to the Huaxia Space Station currently in orbit, and the last phase was to return to the surface.

Only after three stages are completed can this test flight mission be finally declared successful.

At this moment, far away in the low-Earth orbit area above 400 kilometers, "Yuntian 1" will "chase" the Huaxia Space Station after entering space.

In the cockpit, the three astronauts saw that in the outer space ahead, a "T"-shaped space gradually became larger in the field of view, which was the Huaxia Space Station.

There are also high-definition cameras in "Yuntian 1". The pictures here are quickly sent back to the live broadcast room, showing the comprehensive appearance of the Huaxia Space Station to the audience on the ground with unprecedented clarity and third perspective. As "Yuntian 1" continues to approach, the Huaxia Space Station is becoming clearer and clearer.

The audience was all excited.

——"This moment... is as beautiful as a painting!"

——"Does anyone still remember the movie "Gravity"? Now this is a real life picture!"

——"I don't know what year it will be today..."

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At the same time, Wang Xueyan in the cockpit controlled a display panel in front of him, and reported: "The track parameter calibration is completed, normal; the height calibration is completed, normal; the eccentricity calibration is completed, normal; the lifting point calibration is completed, normal!"

"Authorized orbit change!" said astronaut Liu Peng.

"Authorize the change of track!" Wang Xueyan repeated again.

Suddenly, an artificial intelligence electronic synthesized sound echoed in the cockpit: "The command has been accepted, the data is loading, the loading is completed, and the track changes begin!"

Next, as "Yuntian 1" continues to "chase" the space station and begins to gradually slow down until it maintains a relatively synchronous speed with the space station's speed.

At this time, the distance between the aerospace transport aircraft and the space station is only 309 meters short and is operating simultaneously.

"Open the 3 fairing!"

Wang Xueyan said, "Yuntian 1" three-dimensional diagram simulation diagram on the display panel, a straight gap gradually cracked in the middle above the body, and a fairing in the upper middle section opened to both ends along the bearings toward both ends.

"Yuntian No. 1" is like a slender high-speed rail car. The load cabin inside is not a whole, but relatively independent modules one by one, with a total of seven sections. The theoretical effective load of each cabin is 40 tons.

The design of the cabin is also a cylindrical space, which is based on the principle of maximizing space utilization. This is also the reason why space stations are all cylinders, because the design of cylinders is able to create the largest relative space with the smallest material.

"Open the inner cabin!"

After the fairing is opened, there is an inner compartment. As the inner compartment is opened, the cargo compartment with a mass of only about ten tons is fixed in this cabin. The cargo compartment only makes use of about one-third of the space, which is indeed a bit small.

"Start the cargo hold separation!"

As Wang Xueyan issued this order, the fixed bracket of the cargo compartment in the transport aircraft cabin fell off and slowly rose up along the bearing, and finally separated from the cabin.

At the same time, the system in the cargo compartment has been started and it has begun to fly to the space station under the control of the Air China Control Center on the ground.

Soon after, the freight cabin can be seen through the perspective of "Yuntian 1", and the picture is also sent back to the ground. The audience watching the live broadcast saw white mist spraying out of various parts of the freight cabin, which is automatically adjusting the track.

The fairings of the inner cabin of the "Yuntian 1" fuselage were closed one after another, and at the same time, the distance between the cargo compartment and the space station was only 125 meters. At this time, an astronaut on the other side of the space station left the compartment and conducted a space walk.

At this moment, there are three Chinese astronauts and one ESA aerospace operator living in the China Space Station.

If Europeans appear in the China Space Station, they will definitely not be in vain. They have to exchange some resources that China needs. Who has made this space station currently operating in orbit? Is there no benefit to my territory? There is no way!

"My God, it's so huge!"

The European astronaut in the space station was amazed incredible when he saw the "Yuntian-1" 300 meters away. In comparison, the space station is completely smaller than a large level. The mass of the aerospace transport aircraft there is nearly 200 tons, while the mass of the space station here is only more than 30 tons. In addition, the cargo compartment that is undergoing space rendezvous and docking is less than 50 tons.

However, although the space station is only 30 tons, its shape looks really big. The unfolding of the sun windlass makes the space station look huge, but its mass is so large that it will not change.

"The cargo compartment successfully completed the rendezvous and docking with the space station!"

At the same time, Wang Xueyan in the cockpit called out: "Command Center, the cargo compartment was successfully connected!"

But this news also reached the Huasheng Technology Space Flight Control Center and the Air China Control Center. The two control center halls suddenly heard fierce applause, mixed with vivid cheers, and this scene also moved into the eyes and ears of every audience through the live broadcast room.

All the people in China were excited and inspired, and the atmosphere in the control center also infected every audience.

The second test flight phase of "Yuntian 1" was successfully completed, and the press conference on the other side also announced the confirmation news in real time.

Next is the final stage of the return landing mission. After excitement, everyone became nervous again. It was definitely not an easy task to fly such a huge flight vehicle back to the atmosphere from space and land.

"Yuntian 1 call command center, requesting a return flight, it's over!" Wang Xueyan called the ground control center again.

"This is the command center, and you are allowed to return. I wish you a smooth return home. I am waiting on the ground for your heroes to return, and it's over!"

"During the calibration of the waterway, the new waterway has been formulated. Will you return to the air?" The electronic synthesized sound resounded again.

Liu Peng said with a smile: "Go home!"

"go home!"

Although the three test flight astronauts smiled, only they knew the inner tension, because this was the first time in human history to fly an aerospace plane, which means that everything is unknown and there is no experience to explore. The essence of this mission is exploration experience.

It cannot be said to be safe without landing smoothly on the surface.

At this moment, "Yuntian 1" is over the Pacific Ocean. The main engine is started again, and it pushes the transport plane to continue to accelerate eastward. Returning to the surface does not mean that it can go down directly. It requires entering the predetermined orbital inclination angle to return smoothly.

I saw "Yuntian 1" passing through the night sky in North America at an ultra-high speed of more than Mach 20, reaching the Atlantic Ocean, entering the established inclination orbit point, and then starting to return.

"Enter the Earth's atmosphere in 10 seconds!" The sound of electron synthesis resounded.

"Display the aileron!"

In the high altitude atmosphere of the European continent, after entering the atmosphere, "Yuntian 1" gradually began to turn into a spark-fire meteor. The flames generated by the friction between the entire body and the atmosphere became the brightest spot of light in the starry sky, and shone brightly over the European continent like a meteor.

At this moment, the Western Hemisphere is on the eve of dawn. It is worth mentioning that on the European continent, Paris, Munich and other cities on France, in this moment, a large wave of young people came to look up at the sky before dawn. These people all learned from the news that NASA had announced that the Chinese people's aerospace transportation opportunities entered the atmosphere at this moment, and people in Europe could see this wonder, so many young people got up early just to wait for this moment.

"Look, look! Come here!"

"God, it's really here!"

“So beautiful!”
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