Chapter 107 The Belt of the Earth
Not many people know this rocket launch mission, and even fewer people know the truth. There are only two people, one is the head of state and the other is Li Wei.≤3≤Jiangge≤Xiao≤Say,
Only the two of them knew that the person who was riding in the rocket that pierced the sky and set out from the earth to space just now carried the hope of the entire human civilization.
These billions of people, the land of more than 500 million square kilometers, the countless species that live on the earth, and the future of the entire human civilization... are all maintained by Zhao Huasheng alone. Promising to cooperate with Zhao Huasheng's request to establish a base for Zhao Huasheng on the moon is the most important move made by the head of state for human civilization. If this move is successful, human civilization can continue. If this move fails, the solar civilization will become the only civilization in the solar system.
Zhao Huasheng silently closed his eyes, his heart calmed like a summer night pond. The plan has nothing to think about since now. As long as he takes that last step and sets the last flag, the war between human civilization and sun civilization will end. Of course, it is still hard to say who will be the final winner at this moment.
The noise of the rocket that was rapidly lifting off was very loud. The sound of gas fuel injection, the sound of the engine thundering, the sound of arrows and air friction... All kinds of sounds intertwined and when they were transmitted to Zhao Huasheng's ears, they turned into a strange buzzing sound that made people unable to distinguish the details, just like the sound of a car driving on the highway with a window closed. Surrounded by this buzzing sound, Zhao Huasheng silently calculated the time in his heart.
It was only a few minutes before Zhao Huasheng suddenly felt his body relax. At this moment, the huge rock that had been pressing on him disappeared. He could no longer feel any gravity. So Zhao Huasheng knew that the acceleration phase had ended, and at this moment, he probably had entered the orbit of the earth. Because he had reached the first cosmic speed, the gravity of the earth could no longer bind him and he had lost weight.
However, because of the seat belt, Zhao Huasheng was still tied to the seat. The three astronauts who were traveling with Zhao Huasheng unbuttoned their seat belts, floated in the air and began to operate instruments, and reported a series of data to the ground staff. From their conversation, Zhao Huasheng knew that what was greeted would be the docking with the Sky Laboratory. A spacecraft would fulfill the responsibility of sending himself and those supplies to the moon.
Space docking is a very technically difficult task and requires extremely precise tasks. To complete space docking missions, it not only requires the personal qualities of astronauts, but also the help of various advanced instruments is also essential. It is indeed very complicated, but if it looks directly from the outside, it is extremely simple.
On this orbit, the launch cabins that the Sky Laboratory and Zhao Huasheng were riding were circling the earth at a speed of more than seven kilometers per second. This speed was indeed very fast, but this is space, and the environment here is different from the ground. There is no reference here, so these two things look like they are still in space. So, after four circles around the earth, after four sunrises and sunsets, Zhao Huasheng saw that the launch cabin began to approach the huge Sky Laboratory one centimeter by centimeter. Finally, it was docked with the Sky Laboratory. After the pipeline was connected, the hook extended to fix the two together, and the docking ended.
With the help of the other three astronauts, Zhao Huasheng left the launch cabin and entered the Sky Laboratory. The Sky Laboratory was much wider and there was no depression at all here. The three astronauts who accompanied him went forward to hand over the mission with the left-behind astronauts in the Sky Laboratory, while Zhao Huasheng floated aside on his own, without saying anything, without any expression or movement.
"The spacecraft is undergoing its last comprehensive inspection. It is expected to be completed by 3pm tomorrow. So we need to stay in the Sky Laboratory for one day." An astronaut said to Zhao Huasheng. Zhao Huasheng nodded and signaled that he knew.
The astronaut continued: "Your lounge is over there. If you are tired, you can go and have a rest. But be careful, don't forget to wear your seat belt."
Zhao Huasheng nodded again. He controlled the gas injection equipment and floated into his lounge, then took off his space suit, changed into a space suit that was not much different from ordinary clothes, and was also gentle and warm in the cabin, and then leaned against the window.
This is radiation-proof tempered glass made through special processes. Through it, you can see the vast and endless starry sky in the distance, you can also see the moon that is much brighter than when you were on the earth, and you can even clearly see the shadows on the moon.
If you use your imagination, the shadows on the moon can make people think of many things. When human civilization was still in an era of ignorance, people already had many imaginations about it. For example, imagine a certain shadow area as a rabbit pounding medicine, imagine a certain shadow as a big tree on the moon... and then extend it again, there was the story of Chang'e and Houyi, and Wu Gang who kept cutting trees but was unable to cut down trees...
However, in fact, those are just formed by the uneven terrain of the moon's surface and the uneven sunlight. There is no poetic and picturesque place.
The yearning for the endless starry sky has always been deeply hidden in the minds of every human being, both ancient and modern. The same is true for Zhao Huasheng. When he was young, when he looked up and stared at the sky, Zhao Huasheng also had endless reverie in his mind. Now, the distance between Zhao Huasheng and his childhood dreaming was less than three days.
The Sky Laboratory is still circling the earth at high speed, so a few hours later, Zhao Huasheng ushered in the first sunrise he could see in space. When he was riding the launch cabin around the earth before, Zhao Huasheng also experienced four sunrises and sunsets, but the launch cabin was opaque, and there was no transparent glass there that could allow external light to enter Zhao Huasheng's eyes.
The sunrise in space is different from the sunrise on Earth. Here, the rising sun is not as soft as it is on Earth. It has just exposed a little bit, and it is so dazzling that it is almost impossible to see directly. Because it is not covered by the atmosphere, and there is no scattering effect. Although the sun has long been covered by the reverse fusion layer, and although the surface temperature has long dropped from 6,000 Kelvin to 4,500 Kelvin, the sun is still extremely powerful.
The Sky Laboratory itself is moving at high speed, so the process of sunrise is much faster than that on Earth. In just a few seconds, the sun completely jumped out from below the horizon and then quickly came to the sky. So the solar power panels installed on the shell of the Sky Laboratory started the sun chasing journey again like sunflowers. They changed their directions to face according to the changing angle of the sun, turning the sun's light and heat into energy that humans can use, supporting the operation of the Sky Laboratory...
Now is the daytime in the usual sense. However, even during the day, the stars in the sky are clearly visible. No matter how powerful the sun is, its luminosity cannot cover up the light of the stars without the help of the atmosphere. So Zhao Huasheng saw the magical picture of the stars and the sun. But Zhao Huasheng also knew that such beautiful scenery can only be seen with eyes, and there is no way to record it with cameras. The reason is very simple. The light of the stars is too weak compared to the sun, and the working principle of video or photography equipment is different from that of human eyes. They must be exposed for a long time to capture such a weak light. This is also the reason why there are only bright celestial bodies in many starry sky photos that cannot capture many stars, or the stars being photographed with long tails behind the stars being photographed. In fact, the trajectory left by the movement of the stars during the long exposure process.
What is presented to Zhao Huasheng is such a beautiful scenery that can only be viewed but cannot be retained. It is like the happy time that once was on the earth, and can only be remembered and recalled, but cannot be touched again.
The sun finally set again, and the night fell again. The Sky Laboratory also made some posture adjustments during this period, so the window that Zhao Huasheng faced was aimed at the starry sky and turned to the earth. So Zhao Huasheng saw the scenery on the earth for the first time in standing in space.
The prosperous earth in the past is like a dream. In that dream, stand in space and look at the earth. Even if the earth is in the dark, countless lights in countless cities will embellish the earth under the night like a curtain covered with gems. But the earth is dark at this moment. Except for the equator, all places are pitch black and there is no sight at all, just like this place is still in a period of ignorance.
Only the equator is unique. The brilliant lights are concentrated at the equatorial position of the earth, like a dazzling belt surrounding the earth.
Looking at the lights, Zhao Huasheng felt like he was traveling a long distance on a snowy night, and then suddenly saw a traveler with lights appearing in the distance. But Zhao Huasheng knew that he could never go back and would never go back.
This time the difference between the earth will probably be a perfect separation. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!