Chapter 463 Extra 7 is above the stars
Toronto, Hamilton International Airport.
Tang Qiu dragged his luggage and passed the customs smoothly.
The small red ball was held in the hand, and the things inside had been copied. It was now just an ordinary toy.
In the past three months, more things have happened than the sum of her previous life. Looking back at the customs window, she felt a trance.
Although she submitted a leave of absence report to the school, Tang Qiu knew in her heart that in order to avoid trouble, she would probably not return to Canada from the moment she stepped on the plane unless a major change occurred.
Did that guy Musk chase the writer girl?
What is He Ran doing? I slapped him in the head before and didn't apologize. Wouldn't I be very angry?
Vidian...
That shadow like a Barbie doll appeared before my eyes again.
Speaking of which, what kind of family can raise girls like Vidian? That temperament is unique among everyone I have ever met.
Tang Qiu dragged his luggage and was full of thoughts. He didn't remember to raise his head until he couldn't walk in front of him.
The crowd suddenly became denser, and many people stopped and stared at the big screen at the airport, with hosts wearing professional clothes playing the news.
"This is the sixth news channel, citing reports from AFP and other media, the US-Soviet relations may usher in a huge turning point today."
"President George Bush decided to fulfill his campaign promise after winning the election - to end the Cold War completely."
"On November 6, the delegations of the United States and the Soviet Union held large-scale political consultations in Cuba, neutral areas, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange of opinions on the issue of German merger, the peninsula issue and the reduction of their respective strategic nuclear arsenals."
"On November 15, President George Bush officially visited Moscow and had a closed-door conversation with Secretary Gorbachev in the Kremlin. Both sides expressed optimism about the positive signals they released during the meeting."
"On November 20, Soviet diplomatic spokesman Shevardnaze officially announced that the United States and the Soviet Union would hold a series of exchanges, including jointly launching the Human Gene Map Project, establishing the Real World Joint Games, and establishing the Agreement on the Establishment of the European Energy Cooperation Organization."
"Earlier this month, the Soviet Union's Space Administration and NASA jointly announced that the United States and the Soviet Union will take an important step in the field of space cooperation. The Soviet Union will invite 66 nationals from different countries to board the Salute 7 space station for space exchanges, and NASA will be responsible for all member training."
"This is the first official space cooperation between the Soviet Union and the United States after the Apollo-Association Test Program in 1975, and it is also NASA's reboot of civilians to land in space after the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster."
"The five civil members of this exchange plan will accept registrations from all over the world, and the sixth person has confirmed that the British royal heir Victoria Vidian Marie Alexandra Windsor, who has not appeared in public, will represent the UK in the Salute 7. She will witness this world cooperation throughout the whole process and become a witness to the end of the Cold War."
The camera on the screen aimed at the rostrum. Tang Qiu's roommate, who had just celebrated his 18th birthday, was wearing aerospace training suits and waving and smiling at the public frequently. Hundreds of cameras below were constantly cooperating with flashes to murder film.
Miss Tang's mouth shape became an "O".
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Houston, Johnson Space Center.
A burst of conversation came from the office of the director of the center
"I need to be foolproof!"
"The Soviets have not been able to do this in the past two years. If Migoyang had not saved up a good fortune for them before his death, they might have collapsed in front of us."
"We need to demonstrate the space capabilities of the United States. Only in this way can the Soviet Union make more concessions in the next talks, and we can ask Congress for more budgets."
"So, I absolutely do not allow the word [not suitable] to appear on the report. Jason, do you understand what I mean?!"
bump!
The door was closed, and a staff member wearing a NASA logo walked out, then returned to his office and threw the thick material in front of his colleagues.
"It's a mess. Those bureaucrats have caused me a big trouble in order to ask Congress for funds. These untrained ordinary people do not meet the basic standards for going to space. Some of them even have the first priority to lose weight."
"Jason, the personnel have been confirmed? Isn't it going to be solicited from the whole world?" The colleague looked at him strangely.
"Please, this is not the first time you've heard this political slogan." A man named Jason picked up his cup and poured instant coffee, threw six more sugar cubes in it, and then continued to say
"Only two people were selected by the public, and the other three people had more or less shadows of Wall Street behind them. Those guys thought it was a good gimmick to climb the Salute No. 7."
"Damn it! I hate these capitalists! I will always break the rules of the game!"
"But they also gave enough money, almost 30% of the extra funding, half of which would become staff benefits."
"Fuck! I love this!"
The man picked up his colleague's coffee and drank it all in one go, and raised his cup to "To the lovely Franklin."
"How is that highness? Washington is very concerned about her condition. After all, it is not good for the large mascot to faint in space."
"You can see it yourself, she is the one I don't worry about the most." The man threw another physical examination report over.
puff! !
The instant coffee was sprayed out directly by the man, making the table in front of him messy.
"Are you sure you're not getting it wrong? You can even sign up for the Navy SEALs for this physical fitness."
"I'm very sure. The physical examination center has repeatedly confirmed it with this side. This is the parameter of that highness." The other party shrugged and wiped away the stains in front of him with a tissue
"Explosion, concentration, vision, endurance... are all top-notch. If you continue to eat so much sugary things, it should not take her to kill you directly."
"Not only that, this highness is the only person with a flight license, and the air-stall training time is more than 400 hours."
"When it comes to that Majesty also seems to have the title of air combat ace. Does the British royal family have special talents in this regard?"
"God knows, maybe nothing else is possible. Didn't we say we are decoding human genes?" his colleague said half-jokingly.
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A year later, at the Houston Rocket Launch Center, flowers filled with temporary ladders.
The team led by Vidian stood in front of the camera and greeted the people frequently.
Teacher, professional manager, truck driver, office clerk, athlete...
Mexico, Sweden, Türkiye, the United States, Egypt...
These "civilian astronauts" cover five different professions in five different countries. In order to win votes, the United States has specially launched a black team member.
They will dock with the Salute 7, the second-generation Soviet space station of the Soviet Union under the leadership of two professional astronauts, in orbit, on the upgraded Apollo spacecraft. For this work, the Soviet Union and the United States even exchanged space information and modified the design of the docking hatch according to the design of the Soyuz TMA-14M.
"This is a small step in our space travel, but it is a big step for the entire human civilization to move towards reconciliation and unity." With this as the end of the speech, Vidian accepted the applause from the people as the royal heir.
As an adult, she will officially appear on the political stage in the future and be active in front of the people of the entire Commonwealth country.
At the launch center, Saturn 1B, a large rocket dedicated to operating space vehicles, stands tall, and hundreds of cameras are aimed at it. This [Century Travel] will broadcast live to the whole world.
Inside the aircraft, Zel McDonald, the federal pilot in charge of this flight, looked at the girl wearing a space suit and whispered without saying a word
"Your Highness, your short hair is still full of charm. I believe that the billions of people watching the live broadcast will be conquered by you."
"Thank you! I feel good." Vidian, who cut his hair short in order to take off, subconsciously touched his neck. The white bullet that was once used as a talisman was taken off and handed over to his mother.
"OK! Houston, everything is good here, we're waiting to take off."
Half an hour later, the Rocket Saturn 1B took off.
"Okay! The Rockets have completed separation and successfully entered orbit!"
"Slow down, slower, no problem, Apollo successfully connects with Salute 7!"
"yes!!!" There was warm applause in the control room.
At the same time, the same applause rang out in the Kremlin, Buckingham Palace, Capitol Hill, and the auditoriums of the world.
Queen's College, the staircase, Musk's mouth was wide open, and he fell into an inexplicable state, and even his new girlfriend was pushing him.
After five minutes, the big boy's lips moved slightly, "Cool~~~~Brother, our angel has really flew to heaven this time. I want to make this thing when I look back."
The gentle and gentle girlfriend on the side quickly twisted Musk's arm hard and turned her head to apologize to He Ran. "He, don't mind, Elon is just a silence."
"It's okay, we have known each other for a long time, I know him." He Ran shook his head, not taking the ambiguity that might arise in Musk's words to heart, but just looked at his serious sister on the screen, feeling a little lost for a moment.
The distance between the two seemed to be getting farther and farther.
It's not just the distance in the sky.
My father, when he was young, probably by chance and the royal family who visited Cape Town at that time gave birth to his sister, Vidian.
Before adulthood, the two people met for about two weeks each year. In fact, they met in Canada longer this time.
Now that Vidian has officially entered the public eye, it may be difficult for him to meet him again.
"Ah!!!" A scream called back He Ran's thoughts.
"What happened?!"
"I'm dazzled. Did that astronaut attack other people?"
"What's going on? What's going on? Is it the show effect?"
People were talking, and He Ran looked up at the screen, and the scene with delayed lag was in chaos, as if someone was fighting together.
Click!
The broadcast signal is interrupted.
When ~~~
A gilded cup fell from his hand, and the small auditorium in Windsor Castle was terrifyingly quiet. The queen, who was watching the live broadcast, covered her mouth with her trembling hands.
On Capitol Hill, President George Bush's expression on his face was unprecedentedly serious, and the attendants around him moved like ants.
Shevardnaze, who was holding a press conference in the Kremlin, stepped down without saying a word and left the reporters behind.
Berlin, BJ, Paris, Tokyo, Havana, Johannesburg, Mexico City... Almost all government leaders are paying attention to the development of the situation.
The Houston Launch Center called over and over again, and the correspondent almost yelled his throat.
Finally, under everyone's gaze, the sound of a woman's breathing sound came from the microphone.
"Houston, here is Salute 7, we are in trouble."
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"Santos and Samor suddenly attacked while shaking hands with Soviet astronauts, stabbed several people and smashed some equipment. We just controlled them." Vidian gasped and spoke to Houston on the phone.
NASA officials' hearts sank. Both of them were stuffed in by Wall Street through bribery. It is a huge scandal to expose such a thing.
"How are you?" the commander asked by snatching the microphone.
"Not very good. Mr. Navigator and a Soviet astronaut stationed in the station were injured in the attack. I gave them a simple treatment, but the conditions in space..."
"Your Highness, please calm down. We will guide you to complete the following disposal immediately. Please wait for the subsequent orders." The commander put down the phone and picked up the red intercom next to him.
"Help me pick up the White House, hurry up!"
In less than half an hour, Washington and Moscow communicated urgently. The two sides maintained the greatest restraint in the face of this situation and made a unified decision - all activities under the space station were cancelled, and the personnel returned to the ground before they could talk.
"Salute 7, this is Houston, please return immediately."
"Received, Houston, but the Navigator is not in a semi-coma state."
"Leave the communication to the Soviet astronauts, and I will tell him how to operate it. Washington and Moscow have authorized relevant authorizations."
"Okay, the communication will be switched to Moscow immediately, please be prepared."
Faced with emergencies, Vidian showed an age-old calmness. She almost became the commander on the scene when the navigator was unconscious. While she skillfully communicated with Soviet astronauts in Russian, she began to prepare for the return of the Apollo spacecraft according to the training manual.
Windsor Castle, Thatcher leaned into Elizabeth's ear and whispered "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your daughter is excellent enough to make all the British proud."
"I believe it deeply." The queen nodded slightly, but the anxiety on her face could not be hidden. She subconsciously pinched the silver bullet in her palm.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, an alarm sounded again in the Houston command hall.
"Salute 7 is abnormal in posture, and the height begins to drop, the reason is unknown!"
"The decline continues and will enter an irreversible state in 14 hours!"
"What does Moscow say?"
"I'm still in contact, and the other party is also urgently looking for the cause."
"Do it! Let the Russians get faster! It's too late!"
At this moment, Vidian's voice sounded on the microphone on the desktop, "This is Salute 7, Apollo is ready and can evacuate at any time."
…………
The command hall was silent.
If the astronauts evacuate at this time, then Salute 7 will be 100% irreparable, and the only ending waiting for it is the fall to Earth.
After asking for instructions from the White House, the commander grabbed the phone again, "Your Highness, there is a problem here..."
Fifteen minutes later, aerospace experts reported to President George Bush at the White House.
"Mr. President, the situation has been initially clear. Due to the increasing solar activity in recent times, the orbit of Salute 7 has been in a state of pressure attenuation. The conflict just now seems to touch the mold device to accelerate the attenuation of Salute 7, and accelerate the process that originally took more than a year to 14 hours." "Damn it! What is a certain device?! I need an accurate answer!"
"Sorry, sir, even Moscow cannot explain the specific reason and there is no time to investigate in detail. However, it is inevitable that Salute 7 will fall into the atmosphere within a dozen hours."
"Bastard! It's this time." George Bush smashed his fist hard into the palm of his palm.
For this century, he bet on his political life. If he could end the Cold War with his own hands, he would become the president as great as Washington, but now everything is over.
It was supposed to be a sudden attack by astronauts who had cooperated and communicated, causing Salute 7 to fall early, which looked like an elaborate conspiracy.
"Immediately calculate the fall trajectory of Salute 7 and see where it may fall?" The president took a deep breath and ordered. Since the ending cannot be changed, what needs to be done now is to reduce losses.
"There has been news from Moscow that according to the results given by the other party's experts, a 75% chance of falling site is near Buenos Aires, Argentina."
Hiss ~~
A densely populated area! This is almost the worst result.
"Transfer the news to Salute 7 and let the astronauts make their own choices." He had no choice but to make such an arrangement in the end.
Salute No. 7, living area.
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"Everyone, this is the case. We must make a choice now." Soviet astronaut Vladimir Titov explained to everyone in front of him.
"If we just leave like this, Salute VII will likely fall into a densely populated area, which would be a huge disaster."
"I am the only professional astronaut who can still work soberly. My plan is to take the wounded and return to Earth on the Apollo."
"What about you?" someone asked a question.
"I will stay here and do my best to operate Salute 7, so that it can land as much as possible on the sea." Titov looked at the blue earth in front of him and made his own decision.
The meritorious astronaut decided to use his life to defend his honor.
But at this time, a new problem occurred
"I, none of us can operate the Apollo..." A Swedish woman who boarded the space station as a teacher raised her hand weakly.
"No?!" Titov stared at the surroundings with wide eyes.
And at this time, even the smartest Vidian shook his head.
The disadvantages of the quick astronauts are reflected, and civilians who act as symbolic have received only the most basic training for a limited time, and no one has taught them how to operate the Apollo.
This thing is not a kart. There are statements about when to adjust the track and cut into the atmosphere, when to reignite the engine twice, and how to break through the black barrier area. During the process, communication with the ground will be completely invalid for a period of time, and even if you want someone to guide you, you can't do it.
Now that NASA's navigator is in a coma, there is almost no difference between letting inexperienced novices operate the Apollo and sending death.
After a moment of silence, Vidian stood up. "Mr. Titov, I admire your spirit of sacrifice, but now it seems that you need to go with everyone. Only your professional skills can take you back, and the people here also need you."
"Your Highness, for you, are you going to let the earth face a disaster?" Titov thought Vidian said so for survival.
"No, I don't mean that." Vidian shook his head gently and said a decision that surprised everyone
"You take everyone away, I'll stay." The blonde princess said calmly.
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Everyone looked at the young princess in surprise. People did not understand why she, who had the most noble identity, made such a choice.
"I understand Russian and have also read the operating manual of Salute 7. Before the communication is interrupted, I will try to push the fall track of Salute 7 out of the Argentina area according to ground command."
"But you obviously can't operate the Apollo, how could you..." Impressed by the other party's lofty behavior, Titov subconsciously called the 18-year-old girl "you".
"That's different. After all, destroying the track is much easier than entering the track." Vidian smiled quietly.
"Believe me, my math scores were the best when I was in school, and this method was the best solution."
"Okay, you can contact the ground. Please tell me the necessary operations quickly. Our time is limited."
The news quickly came back to the ground, and for a moment, all the top leaders of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union were shocked.
George Bush stood in front of the window and said no.
"Do you know what this highness means?" The president's question was Secretary of State Schultz.
"Yes, Mr. President." Schultz nodded slightly.
"Argentina was originally the country that responded the most to this space station activity, because they just lost a local war with Britain a few years ago, but we sent another British princess to it."
"If this time, after the princess boarded the space station, Salute 7 fell into Argentina, causing casualties, and all malice would point to the UK, and almost any of the two sides would become deadly enemies."
"But it would be different if this princess took the initiative to become a martyr."
"No one will blame the captain who held the shipwreck until the last moment. Even if she failed, the third saint in Britain would appear after the Windsor sisters. From then on, any leader of any country would take off his hat to pay tribute as long as he walked through Buckingham Palace."
"You're right." President Bush was holding his hands at his desk. "It depends on how to choose from London now."
Half an hour later, news came back in London.
The news is simple: Her Majesty respects her daughter's choice.
A few minutes later, broadcasts around the world began to resume one after another, and Vidian's cute and charming image appeared on the big screen again.
She let out a deep breath.
"This is Salute 7, Victoria Vidiane Mary Alexandra Windsor is talking to everyone."
"We come to space 200 kilometers away with the best wishes to convey to everyone the willingness to reconcile all mankind."
"But now there is a little accident, and the space station is falling toward the land of South America..."
"As the legal heir of the royal family, I swear by the rights granted by my mother that I will stick to this until the last moment to protect our people from any accidental harm."
"No matter what happens next, let God make a decision. Please do not point hatred at other people, because it deviates from the original intention of reconciliation for all mankind..."
"Sorry, I don't have much time left. I want to leave the rest of my time selfishly for my family."
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Quiet, almost the whole world has fallen into silence, people say nothing in front of the TV, and there are also women's faint sobs.
People are powerless to do anything about the tragedy that is about to happen, and it seems that the whole world is in sorrow.
Dong! ! ! !
The door of the auditorium was kicked open directly, and He Ran rushed out from inside.
"Who! Wait a minute! Where are you going?!" Musk chased after him from behind.
"Go to the space center, I want to talk to Vidian!"
"Then it's too late to get from these 500 kilometers! Unless you can fly!"
"I don't care! I..." He Ran said maniacly, but suddenly realized that he was really helpless.
"Damn it! Why is this happening!" He punched the ground, making a dull thud.
At a daze, a powerful air suddenly came from behind him, and his hair began to dance.
He Ran looked up at the sky, and a huge shadow enveloped him - it turned out to be a two-seater Harrier fighter!
The huge noise attracted people's attention, and the students looked out from the teaching building.
Click! The cabin opened and a familiar Eastern face appeared.
"Dad?!" "Uncle?!" The two boys looked at the big guy in front of them in surprise.
"He Ran, come up! Say other things on the way!" He Chi dropped a set of flight jackets and helmets and signaled him to come up.
He Ran climbed onto the plane with both hands and feet.
"Dad, where are we going?"
"Is there any need to say? Go and save your sister!"
The Harrier fighter roared and rose into the air!
At the same time, on the North American air defense network, unidentified intruders are constantly flashing!
"Who can tell me where this guy came from?" The middle commander of the Joint Air Defense Command yelled in anger.
"It is said to take off inside the submarine on the coastline! There is almost no response time for my air defense system"
"Let the F-18 Hornets attack! Intercept it!"
"Yes, sir, we are already in contact, so..."
The lights in the command room suddenly flashed, and the entire communication was interrupted.
"What?! Is electronic interference?!"
"I don't know, the interference is very powerful, we can't accept anything!"
At this time, the signal on the big screen went out, and a simple English jumped out of it
"Be honest, don't make trouble!"
The Harrier fighter flew at high speed and was picked up by a red October submarine on the Atlantic Ocean. After the second refueling, it continued to head north until the vegetation on the land became less and less, and even a snowy place appeared.
"Is this Greenland?!" He Ran asked as he looked at the surrounding scenery.
"That's right, you have good geography." He Chi answered in front of him in a fighter plane.
"Why are we here?"
"We have to change to a bigger plane to find your sister."
The mist in the distance gradually dissipated, and a towering "big guy" was rising from the ground.
A space shuttle like a swan was waiting there quietly, with the word "White Knight" written in English on the body.
A few minutes later, the Soviet Union and the United States observed that large space equipment rose into the sky almost at the same time in North America.
The white knight turned into light and rushed into the sky! ——
On the Salute 7, Titov saluteed and got into the connecting cabin. He was in a bad mood at the moment, and leaving a little girl here would damage his honor.
The Apollo slowly separated from Salute 7, and began to change orbit towards the direction of the earth, and soon became a small dot.
The space station became quiet, and only Vidian communicated with the ground alone and operated the sound of various buttons.
Time passed by little by little, and the earth began to magnify in its own eyes.
The blonde girl twitched her nose and wiped her face with her hands.
"Sorry, mother and father, I lied. I was actually a little scared." Vidian murmured.
This is not just fearing the pain of death, but being unwilling to face eternal loneliness by oneself.
Click! Vidian turned off the communicator, tears flowed out in a daze, turning into small dewdrops floating in the air.
"Who will help me..."
"Mother..."
"Father..."
I don’t know if God heard her call, and it seemed that light appeared before my eyes.
Vidian rubbed his eyes hard and found that it was not an illusion. A white space shuttle was heading towards this side at the end of the blue earth.
"Can you hear the Salute No. 7, Salute No. 7?!" A familiar shout came from the telephone.
"Dad, is it you?" Vidian responded with a crying voice.
"Of course it's me, and your brother is here too." He Chi looked at the space station in front of him and smiled
"Baby, I'm proud of you!"
An hour later, Salute 7 fell into the atmosphere, and after undergoing high heat friction, it decomposed into more than a dozen pieces of different sizes. Like beautiful meteors, it rubbed the plates in South America and fell into the Pacific Ocean.
After receiving the news, many countries in South America took the initiative to lower the flag to mourn. Among them, the original scheduled landing site of the space station, some citizens placed flowers and candles on the roadside, and people expressed their highest respect in this way.
In the dust of dawn, the blue and white Argentine flag rose and slowly descended in front of the presidential palace, with sad military music playing.
The first ray of sunlight pierces the clouds.
Suddenly, people found a pure white figure in the sky soaring with the sunlight and finally merged into the white clouds.
The whole book is over!
(This chapter ends)