Chapter 282 Saving Flying Man Brett (Wait a moment)
After Brett cut off the communication, Aggie and Joe also looked bitter. It can be said just now that they were with NASA, or with the people behind Boeing. The Congressmen are at loggerheads.
If this matter can still be hidden, then I am afraid that the group of people will try their best to rescue them, but when things have completely gone crazy, then the three of them will die in space. The most cost-effective thing.
Boeing's spacecraft successfully "completed" its mission. Congress took the opportunity to stop what it had been doing since the last century and had become a traditional aerospace industry, and get rid of the non-performing asset of the International Space Station, and they also They will become heroes like the astronauts on the Columbia space shuttle who sacrificed their lives for the cause of human space exploration. Everyone will have a bright future.
But they don’t want to fucking die!
"Captain, are we going to die?" Ai Ji felt a little EMO at this time, and said after a long sigh, "We have been preparing for so long to go to space, is this the end? Death in space becomes the real 'Space Hitchhiker' sounds pretty good, doesn't it? "
At this critical juncture, the two of them still called themselves Captain Brett as they had done when they were children.
"Captain, I don't want to die yet. I haven't married Aaron yet." A few tears flashed in the corners of Qiao's eyes at this time.
Because of her, Ying Yulong came to the United States with his two younger brothers who graduated from junior high school at the age of sixteen. In order to gain the recognition of his father-in-law, he started running a freight company with a truck, and now he is well-known in the United States. The Eagle Feather Logistics took a full four years. Although Fujiyoshi and Lin Shu helped, the two brothers also suffered a lot in North America.
Obviously their long love journey is about to end. The diamond ring for the proposal was worn on their finger, but something like this happened suddenly. Ah Long must be very anxious now. Qiao glanced at the ring on her ring finger. , the heart thought.
"Things haven't reached the worst yet," Brett said. "Although the central control system failed, at least the spacecraft has not been damaged. Theoretically, we can complete the manual return. We have not done this before. Training? "
"However, the return process of the spacecraft lasts 17 hours, and there are many necessary changes in orbit during this period..." Aiji did not finish the sentence, but the meaning was still obvious. This process The risk is too high. If they make a slight mistake, they will be buried in the universe.
“Of course I know this, but do we have any other choice?” Brett said, “These people are really ruthless. In order to prevent us from having the opportunity to ask Lin Bo for help, they directly took our Communications have been cut off. "
For these Congressmen, if the astronauts take the initiative to ask for help from China, it is really a slap in the face, and they will never tolerate this. Something happened.
"However, I will definitely not let them get what they want! They want us to die, so we must survive!" Brett said with a stern expression.
"Qiao, use all the remaining supplies. In four hours, when the space station arrives at the originally planned location, we will set off!" After Brett glanced at the earth in the distance, he made a choice, "Don't worry. Well, we will definitely be able to return to Earth safely. I’m still waiting to snatch the bouquets from you and that guy’s wedding.”
“Separate from the space station and enter the return orbit, as well as the period of entering the atmosphere. I'll do the operation, and we'll take turns taking breaks to ensure that two people can control the spacecraft at any time." After making the decision, Brett began to assign specific tasks.
"Do you want to report to the ground?" Aiji asked at this time.
"Report? What a crap report!" Joe gritted his teeth and said, those dogs had better pray that we can return successfully, otherwise even if we fail, I will find a way to make the return capsule hit the Capitol!
"Calm down, Joe, you can't complete the next work with emotions." Brett reminded.
While the three Bretts were preparing for their return, Eagle Feather Dragon also received a special call.
"Have Miller and Hama contacted you? And they have arrived in Guangzhou?" Lin De, who was woken up in the middle of the night, looked at the Eagle Feathered Dragon outside the room, "It seems that Brett and the others are really in trouble. It’s very urgent. Let’s go and find them first.”
Lin Tie was also startled when he saw Hama and Miller. For no other reason than these two brothers looked too embarrassed. There was not a single clean spot on the two of them. Hama was okay, his skin color was more resistant to stains, while Miller's skin color looked no different from Hama's.
"What happened to you two? How did you end up like this?" Lin De said in disbelief. These two brothers are also NASA elites. If nothing else, at least they have nothing to worry about eating and drinking. Yes, but the two brothers now look like they escaped from some refugee camp.
"Brother Shu! Help Brett!" The moment Hama saw Lin Shu, he knelt down directly, "Those people want Brett and the others to die in space!"
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"What?" Lin Shu couldn't believe it.
“After the failure of the return capsule was repaired, there was also a problem with the central control system, but NASA’s opinion was to let them return as planned.” Miller said.
At this time, the mobile phone of Eagle Feather Dragon, who came with Lin Shu to pick up people, also received push news.
[The stranded astronauts choose to risk their return, NASA and Boeing will do their best to ensure the safety of the astronauts]
The explanation given in the news is that although there is a problem with the spacecraft, on the space station When they were about to run out of ammunition and food, the astronauts decided to make a desperate move despite the dissuasion of NASA, and the news also mentioned that NASA and Boeing had made adequate preparations for rescue.
"Shit!" Eagle Feather Dragon was furious after seeing this news, "Are those guys going to blame Brett for this?"
"Isn't the dead person the best person to take the blame for?" Lin De sneered and said, those guys are probably hoping that Brett and the three of them will have their spaceship explode in space right now.
“That’s why we went through so much trouble, smuggled out of the country, and got on a plane to China in Cuba.” Hama said, “Those bastards originally planned to put them under house arrest because they didn’t want to reveal the news. We, or Miller, realized something was wrong and ran out with me."
"It's really disgusting. We were already planning to give up on them, and we were pretending to be preparing for rescue. "Eagle Feather Dragon curled his lips and said.
“After all, they have to let the public know that they are rescuing the astronauts!” Lin De said, “Come with me, damn, I’m still waiting to drink my brother’s wedding wine, these bastards How dare you do this.”
Lin Dai took the three of them and contacted the Chinese aviation department. A military aircraft was soon ready on the runway of the airport. After Lin Dai said hello to the other DRS people who were still in the hotel, he took The three of them rushed to western China without stopping.
Although this is not in compliance with the regulations, Lin Shu still has some face in the aviation department.
"After this matter is over, no matter what the outcome is, you two will never be able to go back to the United States." On the plane, Lin De, Miller and Hama said, "Aaron can sign a confidentiality agreement. Agreement, after all, he has a property in China, but your identities are relatively sensitive after all. Even I can't let you go back after you have entered China's ground command center. I'm afraid you will have to stay in China in the future. "
"We have thought of this a long time ago. Even if it is surveillance or direct house arrest, as long as Brett can be saved, it doesn't matter!" Hama said without hesitation. "Those bastards are doing this, who would want to go back and work for them! It's good to stay in China!" Miller said.
"It's not that exaggerated. You are also astronauts. China will not treat every talent who sincerely comes to vote." Lin De heard the determination of the two people from their words, especially Hama, who is about to become a two-year-old. The tall, tall man really risked everything to save Brett, "As for your family, I will also find a way to bring them to China."
"My parents passed away a few years ago. Miller said, "The same goes for Hama's mother. They were involved in a shooting during a welfare trip organized by NASA."
Lin Shu:...
Eagle. Yu Long: ...
This reason is really American! As for Hama's father, Lin Cao and Yingyu Long were very sensible and didn't ask any more questions. After all, with Hama's skin color, it would be somewhat impolite to ask this question.
"When we were in the saddest time, it was Brett who helped us out of the predicament, so we have to save him no matter what." Hama said with some choking at this time.
"Don't worry, leave it to us." Lin Tie patted the two of them on the shoulders and said solemnly.
After Lin Bo formally proposed the idea of saving Brett and the others, China's aerospace department also began to operate at full speed. Lin Bo's contribution to China's aviation industry can still be mentioned.
Three hours later, the plane with full power flew the four people to the Gobi Desert in western China. The four people transferred to the helicopter and went straight to the command center without stopping.
On the way, Lin Shu had already contacted the other side and began to discuss the plan to rescue Brett and the others.
It has to be said that the Chinese officials do favor Lin Shu in some aspects. After Lin Shu proposed the idea of rescuing Brett and the others, the official actions at the level of public opinion were unimaginably fast. The official media directly broke the news. According to the news brought back by Ma and Miller, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed strong condemnation of NASA's disrespect for the human rights of astronauts, and announced on the spot that China's Xiamen Palace Space Base would provide humanitarian assistance to the four astronauts.
Russia also came over to join in the fun at this time, proposing that if the Chinese spacecraft's connection port does not match the International Space Station, they can provide support for the connection port.
As for the question of whether NASA and Boeing will accept it, the two dozen space carriers in the sky expressed their dissatisfaction and are holding back.
Now, the most important question is how to get in touch with Brett and the others.
As long as we can get in touch with Brett and the others, everything will be easy.
Fortunately, Hama and Miller also brought the password for the encrypted radio channel on the spacecraft. After a lot of effort, the Chinese ground control center connected to the radio channel of the return capsule of Brett's spacecraft.
"This is the ground command center of the Huaxia Palace Space Base. Please answer when you receive it. Please answer when you receive it." Twenty minutes ago, Brett and the others, who had manually separated the return capsule from the space station, suddenly News came from China.
"Is it Huaxia?" Qiao said in surprise.
“This is Crew-29, we can hear it.” Brett replied immediately in Chinese. After China became the leader in the world’s aerospace field, Brett also taught himself Chinese for a period of time. , at least communication is no longer a problem.
"Brett, can you hear me?" Lin Bo took the walkie-talkie at this time.
"Lin Shu?" Brett said in surprise after hearing Lin Shu's voice.
"Listen, stay in the space station now and don't act without authorization." Lin De said, "Russian Space Agency will send you a batch of sustaining supplies right away, and we will hold on for another week to save you. The transformation of the spaceship will be completed soon."
"You're too late," Brett said with a wry smile after hearing Lin De's plan, "If this radio could be received half an hour ago, then. We can still do what you said, but unfortunately we have manually separated the spacecraft and have now entered the return orbit."
"Really?" Lin De nodded, "Plan 1 is cancelled, switch to plan. 2. "
"According to the news brought back by Hama, your problem now is that the central control system of the spacecraft has failed, right?" Lin Ye asked.
"That's right, so we can only control it manually." Brett said.
“According to the orbital parameters provided by Hama, your return orbit will enter the signal range of the Tiangong Space Port in two hours, thirty-five minutes and twenty-six seconds.” Lin Shu said, “By then, We will open the network connection to you and send a new central control system to help you restore the automatic driving function." "Understood," Brett replied.
An hour passed while waiting anxiously. However, at this moment, the return capsule of the spacecraft suddenly began to vibrate violently.
Joe, who was controlling the spacecraft at this moment, suddenly panicked. Fortunately, Brett quickly took over Joe's work, stabilized the spacecraft, and shouted at the same time: "Aggie! Go and see what happened. ?”
"Oh no, captain, there was a scratch on the spacecraft. There is something wrong with the heat insulation layer of the spacecraft!" Aggie said in horror.
"What?" Even with Brett's calmness, he was shocked after hearing the news. If it were said that even if the central control system of the spacecraft failed before, he could only return by manual driving. It gave them a glimmer of hope, but now, the damage to the spacecraft's insulation layer has completely cut off their hope of returning to Earth. When the insulation layer fails, when they pass through the atmosphere, the high temperature caused by friction can directly Roast them until cooked.
Brett, took a deep breath, connected to the radio of the Chinese Command Center, and was about to leave his last words.
(End of this chapter)