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Chapter 571. 569. The vast sea of ​​stars, a sightseeing journey

Zhou Rui didn't know that he had already been targeted by a "big bear" who was addicted to alcohol. After showing off his "flying skills" in a high-profile manner, Houyi-[-] left the orbit of the International Space Station and rushed to their first space station. mission objectives.

Two hours later, the beautiful figure of Tianhe appeared within the scope of the camera.

This is China's first space station under construction.

The core module of the Tiangong space station, Tianhe, has just been launched not long ago, and the follow-up module is expected to be launched and assembled at a frequency of one per year, and the overall assembly is expected to be completed within four years.

Tiangong is independently manufactured by China, so its size and space are smaller than that of the International Space Station. For the time being, it can only accommodate 3 astronauts to conduct experimental research.

The three astronauts will take turns after a period of time, and return to the ground to allow new astronauts to settle in and continue their research.

Of course, this is just a previous plan. Now that Houyi-[-] has successfully launched into space, the overall plan may have to be adjusted.

The current space station is still in the construction stage, and there are no astronauts in it.The mission of Houyi-[-] this time is to transport some unplanned equipment for the space station under construction.

It is very difficult to dock with such a space station under construction, but that is for conventional cargo spacecraft.

Houyi-[-] is different, it does not use the same technology as all current spacecraft.

When approaching the space station, the airframe has been adjusted to fly at the same speed as the space station. After a simple adjustment, the docking port prepared in advance is slowly approaching the docking port of the space station as if pulled by an invisible silk thread. .

This is the first time in human history that a space plane has docked in outer space, and the whole process was broadcast live worldwide, attracting much attention.

The space docking activity is jointly completed by the powerful computing power of artificial intelligence and the precise adjustment of the ion engine from multiple angles.Even though none of the tens of thousands of simulations failed, it still touched the hearts of every staff member in the command center and the audience in front of the TV.

"Ready to dock..."

A clear electronic sound came to the ears, and everyone in the command center held their breath, waiting for that historic moment.

The picture on the big screen is clearly divided into two parts. The left half is a close-up picture of the docking port taken by the real-time camera outside the cabin, and the right half is a [-]D model simulated by artificial intelligence. Adjust the angle, and slowly approach Tianhe, which is less than an arm's length away.

The two sides entered the contact range, the docking progress bar lit up, and the artificial intelligence carried by Houyi-[-] announced the current completion progress in stages.

"Docking progress 10%... 30%... 50%..."

In the command center, everyone is nervously staring at the picture on the big screen. No slight errors can be seen from the live footage, but the model simulated by artificial intelligence can adjust the magnification ratio as the aircraft and the space capsule approach, clearly The display docking process.

Everyone has the same thought in their hearts: this is the most critical step, success or failure depends on it.

Uh...or maybe not.

"Crack-"

A crisp sound sounded from the communication channel, reaching the ears of everyone in the command room.

Everyone was startled by the sudden sound, and they all subconsciously wondered if something went wrong because of the hasty supply plan.

Where is this device malfunctioning?Don't pick such a time!

"90%...100%..."

"The connection is successful."

An electronic speaker simulating a female voice sounded, and everyone heard it like the sound of heaven.

After a brief silence in the command center, thunderous applause and cheers erupted in an instant!

The most difficult step has been done. No matter what the follow-up mission is, this moment of success is enough to declare that the manned flight mission has been successfully completed!
Everyone seemed to have forgotten the sound that made everyone's hearts stop beating just now, but the perpetrator was not in a good mood right now.

…………

If it wasn't for the camera on the side that kept taking pictures, Zhou Rui might have been rushed up by a group of "teammates" and beaten on the spot.

Even so, he didn't have a good time.

Especially the heroic female astronaut.

When we were on the ground, everyone introduced themselves, but Zhou Rui never thought that this female astronaut with two small dimples when she smiles, can goug someone out with a pair of big eyes like a small knife fierce.

"Why are you all looking at me?"

"Tiangong! This is the first time we are so close, how many photos do you want?"

"Leave a memory..."

Zhou Rui waved the "selfie stick" in his hand, showing great hospitality.

It's a pity that the three companions who were almost scared out of their hearts just now didn't want to talk to him.

"Go to work."

The oldest astronaut in the lead is the captain of the three, named Liu Yadong.

In the eyes of this captain, the task is obviously the first. He only glanced at the appearance, and then ordered the two team members to deal with their own affairs.

As for Zhou Rui...

Although he doesn't like this cynical guy very much, but this time he has the opportunity to board the Tianhe in advance, and he has to thank him.So he didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded at Zhou Rui, indicating that he had something to do, so he went to pack the big boxes he brought and went to do his own work.

Zhou Rui looked at the three companions who were busy racing against time, and seemed to realize something.

He himself does not know how many times he has "been in space", and he has full confidence in the Houyi-[-] produced by himself, and there is no hard target task for coming here this time.

To put it bluntly, this guy is here to complete its space sightseeing trip.

But the three professional astronauts are different. They receive "zero fault tolerance" training, and even the spacesuits on their bodies can only have a weight error of up to 0g. Zhou Rui's strict self-discipline is unimaginable .

The mission was fundamentally different for the astronauts than for himself.

And their small "temporary team" will spend more than ten days together.

Now it seems that there is still some running-in.

Fortunately, Zhou Rui is also a very nervous guy. It hasn't been long since he was here. Seeing the female team member "carrying" a big box over, he subconsciously ran to help in a gentlemanly manner.

result……

Of course, he was met with a "poof" and "merciless ridicule".

There is something heavy in the weightless state, Zhou Rui's courteousness this time is obviously useless.

After Luo Min laughed, she extended her hand to the embarrassed Zhou Rui, "If you really want to help, go to the captain and ask."

"okay."

Crazy Zhou Rui heard that he had something to do, so he pretended to roll up his sleeves and floated towards the other two.

Life in space for the first time is a good start.

As for what will happen in the next ten days...

Who knows?
(End of this chapter)