spaceflight manual

Chapter 40 God of War Necklace

the day after tomorrow.

Early in the morning, Wang Ping'an stopped the deceleration injection of the engine, so the spacecraft completely entered a state of weightlessness.

The scattered objects that had been pressed on the table by that point of acceleration all floated up.

"The next thing is the gravity of Mars, and Mars never makes mistakes." Wang Pingan said to the two girls, one big and one small.

At this time, the communication machine rang: "PQ51, this is Huanghe No. 4, I have confirmed you with my eyes. It's over."

Wang Pingan: "Computer, check the optical telescope, we should be able to see them too."

As soon as the voice fell, a small box appeared on the spherical display, and then the computer continuously enlarged the small box, and finally the figure of the space tug appeared.

Lu Aolei muttered, "Why does it look top-heavy?"

"It's heavy, and the tugboat is equipped with an engine with high thrust but relatively low specific impulse. The characteristic of that thing is that the nozzle is very thick.

"In addition, the cylinder seen here is actually a comprehensive container towed by a tugboat for our supplies. You won't bring this thing when performing official towing tasks."

During the speech, the orbits of the two ships have almost coincided, and the distance has also shortened rapidly.

Wang Pingan also turned on other parts of the spherical display, so the bridge seemed to disappear, and the three of them were thrown into space.

Lu Aolei exclaimed: "Don't do this, it looks scary!"

The universe is actually not as magnificent as many people imagine. Most of the time the universe looks dark, and the starlight becomes inconspicuous because there is no diffuse reflection of air.

Wang Pingan activated the starlight enhancement, and then a starry sky resembling the earth appeared on the pitch-black display screen.This is also a regular configuration for the mental health of astronauts, and the number of people whose mental health code is red without starlight enhancement may increase several times.

Lu Aolei: "This is...is this a means of augmented reality to enhance the picture?"

"Yes, this can effectively reduce the risk of mental illness among astronauts." Angeli replied instead of Wang Pingan, who was adjusting the attitude of the ship.

"Prepare for docking. According to the operating procedures, I have to pump out the oxygen in the spacecraft, but now we lack a space suit, so the bridge will not pump air." Wang Pingan said, "In order to avoid accidents, you two put on space suits." .”

Lu Aolei: "What about you?"

"Don't worry, I have superhuman genes, my physical body will not die in space."

Because he was so sure, Lu Aolei couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a while, but Angeli said: "This is his duty as a soldier of the Space Force. If something goes wrong, I will save you."

"What about him?"

"... Let's resist with the body. Well, put on a space suit."

**
Fortunately, nothing went wrong during the docking process.

The deputy commander of the Yellow River No. 51 went to the bridge of PQ[-] to coordinate according to the standard procedure.

After he entered the bridge and finished his speech, he immediately changed his kind expression and smiled at Lu Aolei: "Little girl, I am the deputy commander of the Yellow River."

Wang Pingan explained next to him: "In order to deal with special circumstances, the tugboat has more crew members, so there is a deputy commander."

Lu Aolei: "Hello, Uncle!"

"Hey! How cute! Come on, uncle brought you a gift from all our commanders and fighters, look!" The deputy commander took out a large whale doll from behind, "Do you like it! This is a whale! It will be in a swimming in the great pool called the sea!"

Lu Aolei was embarrassed, and turned her head to look at Wang Ping'an for help.

Wang Pingan coughed: "Well, she is a child born on the earth."

The deputy commander gasped: "Fuck, we chose the favorite puppet of the Martian children!"

At this time Lu Aolei hugged the puppet: "But I also like it very much. My father said that women in the new era should be like men and hold up half the sky, so they didn't even give me dolls."

After speaking, the little girl hugged the doll and buried her face in it.

It can be seen that she was stunned just now but was confused by the deputy commander's tone. She still likes this doll very much.

"As long as you like it, as long as you like it!" The deputy commander cleared his throat and changed his tone, "We will add fuel to you, supplement the working fluid of the attitude control engine, and send a whole ship scan. The rest Let's talk about it in Luna 2. You have caused a lot of trouble."

Wang Pingan shrugged: "I just threw some goods, just explain why I threw it."

The deputy commander smiled: "I have heard about your reputation in your detachment, and I have also heard about your detachment leader's captain on the side of Mars. You don't have a good relationship with him, do you?"

Angeli squinted at Wang Ping'an: "Which colonel's daughter is it this time?"

"It's about a female colonel." Wang Pingan said helplessly.

Angeli: "You rejected her?"

"That's not true. Her children are all in college. But she always thinks that I am a heinous bastard, the root of corrupting military discipline." Wang Pingan spread his hands, "After all, she is old, menopause or something."

Angeli: "I understand, I understand from your attitude. Tell me the truth, is there any chief officer who has a good relationship with you?"

Wang Pingan: "Principal Wan."

"Except for him?"

"I think I have a good relationship with Major Li as well."

"You have the nerve to say so!"

While Wang Pingan and Angeli were talking, the deputy commander of Huanghe No. 4 listened to the report in the earphone, and then cut in between the two conversations: "We are done here, all attitude control engines They are all in good condition, the main engine has replenished enough water for you, and a spacesuit has been replenished for you. Then we will..."

"Wait a minute!" Wang Pingan floated to his personal belongings box and took out a small bottle of coffee beans, "Natural."

"Oh, not bad." The deputy commander whistled, "I forgot about this practice."

Angeli asked curiously: "A routine?"

"Yes, when docking in space, the spaceship from Earth will send some special products from Earth. Coffee beans, Daqianmen or Erguotou are all fine. This is a tradition."

As soon as Wang Ping'an's explanation was over, the deputy commander saluted: "Then I will take my leave, Comrade Lieutenant. I wish you a smooth journey."

"I also wish you all the best." Wang Pingan returned the gift.

**
Luna 2 is the International Space Station managed by the Mars Production Management Committee. It was named so in order not to alienate foreign friends.

As usual, the military space station of the Space Force follows the naming convention of the Space Force’s space station. It is called the Great Wall of Space, and it is responsible for the security work near Luna 2.

Of course, these spatial structures will be registered with the Aviation Management Committee.

The space stations of private companies must also follow this regulation, and the space stations that have not been registered with the Aviation Management Committee are regarded as illegal space stations.

What Wang Ping'an wants to connect with is the dock of the Space Force at Luna 2. The Space Force has a maintenance factory and an entire Star Marine Corps barracks at Luna 2.

Some agencies of the Space Force stationed on Mars are also in Luna 2, which is said to strengthen the local connection with Mars.

Because a set of space suits was added, this time PQ51 took the air out of the whole ship according to the standard procedure, and all three living people put on space suits.

After entering the spherical display state, Lu Aolei, who was tied to the passenger seat by the seat belt, exclaimed: "Oh my God! That's so beautiful!"

She was referring, of course, to the "Necklace of Ares" that orbits Mars.

It sounds like a series of military bases, but it's not.

Those shimmering "pearls" in view are ice cubes beaming from Europa.

After simple acceleration, these ice blocks drifted according to a precisely calculated orbit, and were recaptured by the gravity of Mars after traveling for several years.

Because the orbits of these ice blocks are calculated, they will not become dangerous space meteorites.The Aviation Management Committee will avoid them when determining the route.

Because the development process of Mars is not as good as that of Jupiter, the ice cubes are piled up in the orbit of Mars, forming a "necklace" around Mars.

I heard that there is a new plan recently, which is to break the ice cubes and throw them into the atmosphere of Mars.

In this way, after the ice cubes melt into water in the atmosphere, they will join the atmospheric circulation of Mars, so Mars will become a land of fish and rice.

But this plan is still in the preliminary verification stage. The supercomputer of the Mars Production Management Committee is running a simulation program to explore the impact of doing so on Mars.

It is said that it will take several years to complete this extremely complex climate model.

However, the accumulation of ice is a good thing for the Space Force, because it means that there is no need to take water from the polar ice cap of Mars, and there is ready-made water in space.

Lu Aolei covered her mouth, looking at the magnificent necklace surrounding the red planet.

Angeli was also stunned, and whispered softly: "It's even more shocking than what I saw in virtual reality."

"Because when you watch virtual reality, your brain will realize that it is fake." Wang Pingan said.

Angeli: "I'm better at psychology than you."

"Okay, you are strong, you are strong!" Wang Pingan repeatedly gave way.

At this time, the communication rang: "PQ51, 4513 laneway, approval to enter. IAF coordinates 93. Over."

Wang Pingan: "PQ51 understands. Lane 4513, coordinate 93, start to enter. Finished."

After speaking, he turned on the automatic approach device, and at the same time manually monitored the route planned by the computer.

Angeli followed the operation manual and observed the situation around.

"Radar signal normal," she reported. "Clear line."

At this time, a spaceship painted with a huge triangle logo flew by the starboard side of PQ51.

Lu Aolei couldn't help but said: "What's the matter with that spaceship, draw the pyramid on it!"

"That's called the all-seeing eye, and it's the logo of Maga Corporation."

"Is it that bad company?" Lu Aolei exclaimed, "Why do they come in and out of Luna 2 like nothing happened?"

"Because they didn't violate the law, at least on the surface." Wang Pingan replied, "But don't worry, the military police and anti-speculators are watching them."

After speaking, the computer plays a notification tone.

Wang Pingan immediately said to the tower: "PQ51 called the tower and started approaching. Finished."

"I saw you, and the relative speed is normal. It's over."

Next, Wang Ping'an completed the docking of the spaceship and the dock with superb skills, and there was not even a trace of vibration in the bridge.

"PQ51!" Through the physical line with the pier, the voice of the handover officer sounded in the earphones of the three people, "There are many people waiting for you, you are in big trouble, the scourge. The 'old mother' has come in person."

Wang Pingan looked at Angeli helplessly: "You are about to meet that aunt who treats me as a black sheep, aren't you happy?"

Angeli raised her eyebrows: "To be honest, I'm quite happy to see you deflated."

(End of this chapter)