Chapter 869: Space Capsule Docking (Four Watches for the Alliance Leader's Prodigal Son.)
The launch vehicle, which had no air resistance, increased its speed again, rapidly approaching an orbit at an altitude of 420 kilometers.
After reaching 400 kilometers above the ground, the head fairings of the two launch vehicles simultaneously detach from the launch vehicles, revealing two circular capsules inside, which are placed vertically in the head and body of the launch vehicle.
At the moment when the fairing is detached and the space capsule is successfully exposed, the engines of the two launch vehicles are turned off at the same time, and the launch vehicle whose speed drops instantaneously makes the two capsules naturally detach from the launch vehicle.
The two space capsules, which are six meters long and nearly three meters in diameter, are still flying forward at a high speed after breaking away from the launch vehicle.
At this time, the two launch vehicles have begun to carry out the procedure of returning to land, and the end of the two capsules is getting farther and farther away.
In outer space, the two launch vehicles continue to fly, but because they do not start any power themselves, they all rely on inertial forces to move forward.
At this time, the speed of the two space capsules was still the same, and at the same time, several small tail vents on the space capsule also began to slightly adjust the direction and course of the space capsule.
In the end, under the control of the ground personnel, the two capsules stopped in space exactly 420 kilometers above the ground, and began to orbit in accordance with the gravitational pull of the earth.
Since the two capsules were launched at the same time, it was necessary for ground personnel to control the capsule connection work.
However, the connection did not take place immediately, but began to check the data and situation of the two capsules at the moment. Determine that the two capsules are exactly at the same altitude, this angle and high speed before approaching the connection. All must be confirmed first.
And when the work is here, it is the final link, and at this time, even Cai Ruichen has no way to completely remain calm.
It can be said that 99 percent of the entire launch work has been completed, and it is only the last 1 percent, but it is this 1 percent. If it fails, 99% of the previous successes will also be failures.
But. The staff who are controlling the two space capsules are very calm, because they have simulated the operation of this kind of control work no less than 10,000 times. A grasp of every detail. They have also reached the level of subtlety.
What's more, next to them, there is also an excellent team that is providing them with ample data and guidance.
After determining the position and speed of the two capsules, the engines on the capsule also began to run officially, a long cylindrical capsule, with the two circles tangent facing each other, driven by their own power. Approaching at an extremely slow pace.
Inside the ground control center, after the two capsules were close enough to a distance of less than half a meter. Almost everyone held their breath and looked at the projection of the capsule, which fit together little by little.
When the two capsules fit together perfectly, everyone in the entire control center cheered.
In fact, when the angle is manually adjusted to a certain distance, the built-in control chips of the two capsules have already operated, using the laser calibration function to firmly keep the two connection points in the same position.
When the laser calibration starts working, there is no need for ground personnel to operate, and the two capsules can be connected by themselves.
The whole process was also very smooth, the two capsules were close together, the connector began to work until the interface was reached, and the two capsules were successfully locked together.
The first node of the future space station was successful, but this is only the first step in the long march.
More capsules will continue to be launched in the future, eventually forming a huge space station in space 420 kilometers above the ground.
This space station is definitely not as everyone imagined, it is just a space station for experiments, but the first step of Cai Ruichen's ambition to go out of the earth.
The future space station in the future is definitely a veritable spaceport, yes, the so-called space station is only used to confuse everyone.
Cai Ruichen's real goal is to build a spaceport in the earth's space that can meet the needs of future space development.
And the two docked space capsules in front of them are just lice on the elephant's body for the plan of the entire space station in the future, and they are extremely small.
Otherwise, there is no need for Cai Ruichen to waste money on building a space station, and the big boss has always hoped to cooperate with Future Technology Group in the development of Tiangong Space Station.
If it is really just a small space station, Cai Ruichen can cooperate with his hometown, and his hometown will be very welcome with the excellent performance of future launch vehicles and the technology of space development.
After all, the plan to build the Tiangong space station in his hometown is also quite expensive, and the speed of the plan is not very fast.
After all, countries with money and technology are all involved in the International Space Station project, and these countries have no extra funds to build another space station with their hometown.
It just so happened that the Future Technology Group had money and technology, and the big boss naturally thought of Cai Ruichen for the first time.
However, it is a pity that Cai Ruichen did not agree to the cooperation of his hometown, but he did not refuse, but only said that he would have time to talk in detail in the future.
However, what the big boss didn't expect was that Cai Ruichen actually came so suddenly, he didn't even have any mental preparation, and the high-level of any country in the world was also not mentally prepared at all.
Because no one thought that Cai Ruichen's heart would be so big, and he really did it, building a space station alone, he was simply a madman.
And the madman is already very elevated Cai Ruichen, at least he has such skills, otherwise, it will be a lack of people's hearts and swallow elephants.
In the control center, it became a sea of cheers, but Cai Ruichen, as the leader, naturally thought of not cheering, but should give an explanation to the outside world.
According to the constitution of the United Nations, any country or organization has the right to use space peacefully, and the development of the space station by the future science and technology group is a legal thing in the world, and no one will interfere.
But for those who like to sing about the decline of the Future Technology Group, Cai Ruichen still feels that it is necessary to erect an undefeated image of the Future Technology Group in the world.
Such an image is equivalent to a benchmark that everyone wants to surpass, and it just so happens that Cai Ruichen has never been afraid of any challenge, but is worried that the level of the challenger is too low. (To be continued.) )