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Chapter 324 Heavenly Palace

After a ring orbit maneuver, the Long 12 launch vehicle completed the first-stage separation of the core.

At this time, the core first-stage arrow body used the remaining fuel to readjust the flight orbit and prepared to return to the Mongolian spacecraft landing site on the ground from 400 kilometers of low-Earth orbit.

The core level 2 and 3 continues to maneuver toward higher tracks.

After exhausting the fuel of the core level 2, the spacecraft finally arrived at the 452-kilometer orbit of the low-Earth orbit and completed orbit adjustment. This is the target orbit of this mission.

The ground command center of Dongfeng Aerospace City.

"Reported, it has arrived on the scheduled track."

"Start to unfold the cabin and pay attention to the direction of the orbital flight."

"Received, the experimental cabin No. 1 begins to unfold..."

In the low-Earth orbit 452 kilometers away from the Blue Star ground, the remaining core level 3 is the equipment for this space mission.

The spacecraft fairing has been separated from the core level 3 along with the core level 2.

The entire spacecraft consists of six space capsules, namely: core compartment, traffic and control compartment, experimental compartment No. 1, experimental compartment No. 2, docking compartment No. 3, and resource compartment No. 4.

Among them, the core compartment has the largest volume and weight, with a volume of 70 cubic meters and a weight of 23.5 tons. Among them, 5.4 tons of N20 fuel is stored, and the internal movable space volume is 32 cubic meters.

The purpose of the core module is the power core of the space station, the emergency escape pod, the astronaut lounge and the restaurant.

The traffic and control cabin, as the space capsule that communicates the core cabin, the experimental cabin, the docking cabin and the resource cabin, has a volume of 25 cubic meters, a weight of 7.5 tons, and an internal activity space of 11 cubic meters.

In addition to the traffic function, this space capsule also has communications, computers and space station control, as well as three battery systems, which weigh 1.85 tons.

The remaining experimental cabin No. 1, experimental cabin No. 2, docking cabin No. 3, and resource cabin No. 4, have a total weight of 22.3 tons, including four special solar panels.

When the solar panels in the docking compartment are fully unfolded, there is no sunlight weakened by the atmosphere in the open outer space, and the composite solar panels continuously generate electricity, providing sufficient electricity to the battery system, radiation cooling system, and electrical equipment of the transportation compartment.

There are two experimental compartments, the No. 1 experimental compartment is the space biological experimental compartment, and the No. 2 experimental compartment is the space materials experimental compartment.

The docking cabin, as the name suggests, is used for future docking of spacecraft, and is equivalent to the extension of the traffic cabin.

The resource cabin reserves 1.3 tons of supplies, which are the daily supplies for astronauts, and it also serves as a bathroom.

After the trial operation of various equipment from the Tiangong Space Station, a warm applause sounded from the ground command center of Dongfeng Aerospace City.

"I announce that the launch mission here has been successfully concluded."

After cheering and congratulating each other, the astronauts present devoted themselves to the intense work.

The Tiangong Space Station successfully entered orbit, and at the same time, it unfolded various space capsules and battery panels, and then conducted preliminary trial operation. The next work will hand over the control of the space station to a special space station command center.

Several academicians from the Aerospace Interface are already inside the space station command center.

Li Feng, the designer of the No. 1 experimental cabin, looked at the busy control center and asked anxiously: "Lao Wang, have you handed over?"

"It's getting faster." Although Academician Wang was also anxious, he had experienced many ups and downs over the past few decades, so he didn't feel happy.

Twenty minutes later, the person in charge of the space station control center trotted over and happily reported to everyone: "The handover has been successfully completed, and the control of the Tiangong Space Station is now on our control center."

Li Feng was very excited, with an uncontrollable joy in his words: "Okay, okay, try running again immediately to see how the space capsules operate."

"clear."

Tiangong Space Station is conducting trial operation test again.

On the other hand, several heads of the scientific research teams of the Academy of Sciences were also in the space station command center. When they saw that the Tiangong Space Station had stabilized, they immediately felt relieved and began to discuss the arrangements for the experiment.

Although astronauts will not get on the space station until November this year, some of the biological experiments in the No. 1 experimental module have actually been designed on the ground.

For example, the experimental planting box for space plant planting experiments already has seeds inside, and will soon take root and sprout under set light, humidity and temperature.

There are also space radiation experiments for plant seeds, space survival experiments for mice, etc., which have set up breeding boxes and planting boxes in advance.

After discussing the experiment, several heads of space biological experiment projects began to communicate with the staff of the control center.

As the designer of the No. 1 experimental cabin, Li Feng participated in the remote experiment.

I was busy all day and although I was very tired, everyone was excited and excited.

Putting down the trial operation report of the No. 1 experimental cabin in hand, Li Feng said proudly:

"I thought the International Space Station would stop us when I refused to do so. Today we would tell the whole world with actions that even without them, we could still build a space station."

"The International Space Station will be retired sooner or later, and I will see the faces of those guys at that time."

"I heard that NASA has packaged some of the aerospace technology to a private company. It seems that they have realized that Locke Martin is a scoundrel of General Electric."

"It's Elon Musk's space exploration company, I heard it's developing well."

Hearing them talking about Elon Musk's space exploration company, Academician Wang smiled and said, "We are also studying the recycling launch vehicle, but it is not cost-effective at the moment."

Li Feng suddenly thought of something: "The Americans recently made a plan to return to the moon, what do you think?"

Academician Wang thought for a moment: "There are too many technologies needed to colonize the moon. If there is no major technological outbreak, there is no great hope for the moon base to achieve the possibility of permanent personnel resident before 2030."

Everyone also felt the same way. It can be done with current technology, but the key is how astronauts survive on the moon for a long time after sending it.

A low gravity and cosmic radiation in space are problems that humans cannot completely solve in a short period of time.

On the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit, it will be very troublesome to go back and forth. If you live on the moon, if the Blue Star cannot replenish the supply in time, or replace the personnel, and survive on the moon for a long time, for astronauts, they are fighting for life.

Li Feng smiled and said, "It's not possible with the Americans. Maybe Xiuyuan's Suiren system can do it."

"Where is Xiuyuan?" Academician Wang was stunned, but did not refute. In their eyes, Huang Xiuyuan was indeed a miraculous existence.

As for the current various technologies of the Suiren system, many of them are difficult for ordinary people to develop for decades. Many technologies are enough to change the strength of an industry or even a country.

"We can't always expect the various research institutes in the Suiren Department and the Aerospace Office to rectify the matter." An old academician shook his head and said.

Academician Wang, Li Feng and others also agreed with this idea.

The situation inside the aerospace port does need further rectification to enhance internal vitality and competitiveness.
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