Throughout the whole night and the whole day, Hua Long was almost inseparable from Su Xiaofan.
This made Su Xiaofan feel a little depressed. You said that as a freshman leader, you should do whatever you have to do. What's the point of always following you?
The launch time was at night, so Su Xiaofan had nothing to do the next day and listened to Hua Long talking about it for another day.
It was not until around nine o'clock in the evening that a car picked up Su Xiaofan and Hualong and drove directly to the already erected transmitting tower.
"Xiaofan, don't participate in the ceremony. Just go into the space capsule."
Hualong sent Su Xiaofan under the launch tower. Logically speaking, the launch center would hold a ceremony for the astronauts, but Su Xiaofan's status was not suitable for participating.
This time the manned spacecraft actually carried five people, but the number was advertised to the public as four. Su Xiaofan's name would also be hidden and he would not show his face during the whole process.
"Okay, Uncle Hua, let's see you later."
Su Xiaofan smiled and waved to Hualong. Under the guidance of the staff, he wore an aviation suit and entered the space capsule from the launch tower.
The space capsule is not big, with a maximum capacity of seven people. This is the largest number of people it has ever carried. Usually, three people rotate.
After Su Xiaofan waited in the space capsule for about an hour and a half, the other four astronauts entered one by one.
"Xiao Su, how are you? Are you nervous?"
The team leader, named Lou, is an old astronaut. Although it was his first time to go to the space station, he had experience riding in a space capsule.
"It's okay, I'm not very nervous."
Su Xiaofan smiled when he heard this. He was confident not to be nervous, but these talents in front of him deserve respect. They are the ones who truly put life and death aside.
"Actually, it's just a bit uncomfortable to accelerate weight loss. I can bear it for a while and it will pass."
Another astronaut named Song said with a smile: "After entering outer space, the scenery is very beautiful. I promised my wife that I must take more pictures."
Su Xiaofan knew that this man's name was Song Xing. He had just gotten married not long ago, and his wife was also an airline employee. Both of them had delayed their marriage because of their careers, and they got married in their thirties.
"Well, I have to take some pictures of my daughter, and you all have to give me autographs later."
There is also an astronaut named Han. His child is in fifth grade. Su Xiaofan has seen photos of him and his daughter, and they look very similar.
"Let's take a photo together. The surveillance will be turned on later, and Xiao Su can't be in the frame."
The last astronaut is named Pan Jie, who is also the deputy team leader of this trip. Team leader Lou is more serious, and Pan Jie is the lubricant among the team members.
"Okay, now we can live and die together!" Song Xing took out his camera. He was also the person responsible for recording this space operation.
In fact, except Su Xiaofan, everyone has their own assigned tasks.
Some do scientific experiments, some are responsible for mechanical care, and some record the operation of the space station. They basically wear multiple hats.
"For the country!" Su Xiaofan shouted a slogan, also paying tribute to these astronauts!
"For the country!"
Several people shouted at the same time and moved their bodies together, leaving behind a picture of their faces with their oxygen masks turned on.
They are all people who have undergone long-term training and received long-term psychological counseling, and their emotions are relatively stable.
After waiting in the cabin for more than an hour, the team leader received a signal from outside and turned on the monitoring system in the cabin.
Su Xiaofan was now hiding in the blind spot of the cabin monitor, just showing his face to the whole country, although Su Xiaofan knew that his parents were waiting in front of the TV.
In fact, I don’t know that Su Weixuan and his wife, Su Xiaoxiao, Jing Shizhen, Brother Gang and others all came out of Mangshan Paradise today.
"Hey, why isn't there my brother?"
Su Xiaoxiao watched as the astronauts were introduced one by one, but there was no sign of her brother, and she couldn't help but become anxious.
"Xiaofan is here to show up, so it's probably not suitable for him to show up." Jing Shizhen said, but his eyes were also searching around the space capsule.
"Look at how bad my brother is, he's so bad that he wants to go into space."
Brother Gang was very proud of Su Xiaofan. The only pity was that Su Xiaofan didn't let himself and his old buddies brag, so he lost a chance to show off.
"You must be safe." Mo Zixuan looked at the TV, feeling a little nervous.
Amid the blessings of countless people, the rocket began to ignite in the early morning.
With a burst of flames and a huge roar, the manned rocket rose into the sky and continued to accelerate.
Just tens of seconds later, the rocket entered the atmosphere, but the people in the cabin were not affected at all, and they were each fixed in their seats.
"Well, why do you feel like you're in the heart?"
Although he was in the cabin of the manned spacecraft, Su Xiaofan still felt a little frightened, as if there was an eye staring at him in the atmosphere.
The invisible eye seemed to have penetrated the cabin, determining Su Xiaofan's identity. There seemed to be an undetectable wave that swept across Su Xiaofan's body. He took it back after finding nothing.
"Isn't it possible that even if you take a manned spacecraft, it will be difficult for Jindan cultivators to fly into space?"
Su Xiaofan had a feeling in his heart that if he still cultivated the golden elixir, he might be discovered when passing through the atmosphere.
Su Xiaofan didn't know what would happen to the cultivators after they were discovered, but according to Su Xiaofan's judgment, the people who imprisoned the cultivators on the earth did not seem to want the cultivators to come into contact with space civilization.
If there are really cultivators riding on the spaceship, they might be directly wiped out by the mysterious power.
"Am I what the ancients said about ascending to heaven?"
Su Xiaofan restrained his thoughts. Perhaps he no longer had the physical signs of a cultivator in his body. The fluctuation seemed to have little interest in him.
The time from the rocket entering the atmosphere to exiting is actually very short.
A few minutes later, the rocket left the atmosphere, and an extremely beautiful planet scene appeared outside the cabin.
"That's Earth!"
Everyone looked outside through the portholes.
A blue planet that seemed to be covered with a layer of white gauze and was a little hazy, but with flickering lights, appeared in everyone's eyes.
That kind of beautiful and shocking sight is difficult to describe in words. Looking at the home where they live, everyone feels an indescribable feeling in their hearts.
In about ten minutes, the booster rocket and the cabin separated, sending the manned spacecraft into the predetermined space orbit.
After entering space orbit, there was a burst of cheers from the launch site on the ground, indicating that the most dangerous time had passed.
After a few hours, the docking of the manned spacecraft and the space station will be completed, and the launch operation will be a complete success.
Several people in the spacecraft were interacting with the ground command at this time. Only Su Xiaofan was hiding aside, silently feeling the scene of the universe.
"This protective suit and space capsule can actually isolate the energy of the universe?"
Su Xiaofan discovered that he was in the cabin and could not sense any energy outside.
But after thinking about it carefully, Su Xiaofan came to understand.
If space suits and space capsules do not have this function, then who of the people inside can survive cosmic rays?
Su Xiaofan is not in a hurry. He will live on the space station for more than half a year this time. He will have many opportunities to go out and try to absorb space energy.
As time went by, the remaining astronauts lost their initial excitement and began to pay attention to various indicators in the cabin.
The connection to the launch base was not always connected. After more than an hour, the connection was temporarily closed.
"Xiao Su, are you okay?"
Pan Jie looked at Su Xiaofan with concern. During the live broadcast just now, there was no way to turn the camera to Su Xiaofan or talk to him.
Pan Jie and others knew about Su Xiaofan's identity as a cultivator, and they all felt that Su Xiaofan was very mysterious.
Now that spiritual energy has revived, even scientists and astronauts have a little understanding of cultivators.
However, their understanding is relatively superficial. They only believe that cultivators can strengthen their bodies through practice, but they know nothing about the power of cultivators.
Su Xiaofan joined their space program. Although he did not show the power of a cultivator, his amazing learning ability shrouded himself in a veil of mystery.
So Pan Jie likes to chat with Su Xiaofan very much. Firstly, he wants Su Xiaofan to integrate into their team, and secondly, he also wants to know more about the cultivator.
"Brother Pan, I'm fine. If you need any help, just say hello."
Su Xiaofan smiled and said: "I'm not very good at other things, but I can give you a hand. You guys, please don't be polite to me."
Su Xiaofan didn't know anything about the principles and structure of the spaceship, but with his strong memory, he learned the practical operation well, and he could cope with it when there was a shortage of manpower.
"It can't be used. It is running on the established track now and does not require our operation."
Pan Jie looked at Su Xiaofan with some curiosity, "Xiao Su, I know everyone has signed a confidentiality agreement. It's not that I want to know your secrets, but what is your mission to the space station? Can you tell everyone?"
Pan Jie was afraid that Su Xiaofan would misunderstand, so he explained: "As you know, I am responsible for daily management. I will cooperate with you if you have any needs."
As soon as Pan Jie said this, the ears of the other people in the cabin immediately stood up. Everyone is curious, and they were no exception.
"Brother Pan, do you believe that the end of science is theology?"
Su Xiaofan didn't know how to explain it to these people. After all, he was really transforming from a human to a god after practicing the exercises.
Confinement, thoughts, emptiness, and following the rules of speech, these should be the methods of gods in ordinary people's understanding.
"I've heard this saying, but it's hard to believe it."
Pan Jie heard this and said: "The fact that we can sit in this spaceship is the power of science, but science is far from the end..."
"Yes, we have just stepped out of the earth, and it is only the first step to travel among the stars and the sea."
Leader Lou, who was always serious, also spoke, "Xiao Su, I'm not old-fashioned, but no matter how powerful a cultivator is, he can't break out of space, right?"
"Yes, there are so many ancient myths, but they don't say who flew into space." Song Xing also interjected.
"Actually, there is." Su Xiaofan said faintly: "Chang'e flew to the moon. The ancients may have been to the moon thousands of years ago."
"That's a legend, just a myth."
Song Xing retorted: "In mythology, there is still the Jade Emperor of Heaven. Facts have proved that these do not exist."
"Brother Song, he is actually here, you just don't know it."
Su Xiaofan laughed bitterly when he heard this. In the eyes of the ancient people, the Cave Heaven Blessed Land he had visited was like a heavenly existence.
"Really or not?" Song Xing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but still looked a little disapproving.
For the few people in the cabin, the understanding that has been fixed for decades will naturally not change just because of Su Xiaofan's words.
"Before the technological civilization, there used to be a civilization of cultivators. However, due to some unknown reasons, the aura of the earth disappeared, leading to the end of the cultivator civilization..."
Being idle, Su Xiaofan simply taught a few people about the history of cultivator civilization. Regarding this period of history, Su Xiaofan, who had received the Dongtian inheritance, still had a relatively good say.
"It sounds like this, but the civilization of cultivators still cannot be compared with the civilization of science and technology."
Han Guang, the astronaut in charge of the operation, said with a smile: "At least we have relied on technology to get out of the earth, but the cultivators cannot. Without space suits, cultivators cannot survive in the universe."
"Brother Han, that's because your understanding is wrong."
Su Xiaofan said: "I came here this time to do an experiment to see if cultivators can walk in space without protection."
Thinking that he was going to leave the space station anyway, Su Xiaofan first gave a few people some fresh air. Without the cooperation of a few people, he couldn't forcefully open the space station and run out.
"What?" After hearing Su Xiaofan's words, several people in the cabin were startled.
They only knew that Su Xiaofan was a cultivator who came in, but even the team leader didn't know that Su Xiaofan actually had such an experimental mission.
"Xiao Su, you can't say this nonsense. I need to verify it with the base."
Leader Lou was really frightened by Su Xiaofan. He was responsible for the safety of the team members. If anything happened to Su Xiaofan, it would be his responsibility.
"Brother Lou, don't worry, let's wait until we get to the space station."
Su Xiaofan said: "And this kind of experiment is top secret. You don't want to make public inquiries. Just ask Minister Hua of the relevant department about this matter."
Naturally, you have to find someone to take the blame, and Hualong is the most suitable one, and Su Xiaofan believes that Hualong will help him take the blame.
Moreover, it is originally in the national interest for cultivators to conduct spacewalk experiments.
Otherwise, could such a powerful cultivator like Su Xiaofan run into space just for a space trip?
So although Su Xiaofan wanted to kill it first and play it later, with Hualong coordinating it, I believe the other elders would also agree.
"Xiao Su, you are not allowed to have any activities that violate the regulations until the results of my request for instructions are obtained."
Leader Lou accepted Su Xiaofan's suggestion, but also warned Su Xiaofan very seriously.
This matter is so big that even the other two countries that have gone out into space may not have conducted such an experiment.
Of course, even if there is, it should be a top-secret matter as Su Xiaofan said. Thinking of this, Team Leader Lou believes Su Xiaofan's words a little more.
Basically every once in a while, the cabin will be connected to the base to report on the status of the spacecraft.
However, this connection is not broadcast live to the outside world, and a lot of the data is top secret and cannot be made known to the public.
More than six hours later, the spacecraft finally reached the established orbit and was ready to connect with the Chinese space station.
Everyone is wearing aviation suits to prepare for possible emergencies.
However, the connection went smoothly. After the two hatches were docked, the people on the spacecraft could move to the space station.
As for the spacecraft, it will be temporarily shut down and left here at the space station.
After six months, the astronauts on the space station still need to use a spacecraft to return to Earth.
After entering the space station, everyone immediately started busy.
The last batch of astronauts on the space station have returned to Earth ahead of schedule, and no one has been stationed at the space station for a while.
Therefore, it is necessary to check the operation of various equipment. In outer space, a slight error may very well lead to a catastrophe.
Su Xiaofan really didn't understand any of this professional knowledge, so it would be the greatest help if he didn't cause trouble.
After five or six hours, everyone finally checked the operation of the entire space station and then sent a report to the base.
Su Xiaofan behaved very honestly. He fixed himself quietly on the seat. Others saw Su Xiaofan closing his eyes to rest.
In fact, Su Xiaofan's thoughts had already passed through the space station and entered space.
Compared to Earth, Su Xiaofan's thoughts seem to be able to reach infinity.
In a flash of thought, Su Xiaofan could clearly see the craters on the moon's surface that were hit by meteorites.
Su Xiaofan had a feeling that as long as he wanted to, he could reach the moon in an instant.
This thought shocked Su Xiaofan himself, because he was in the space station now. If he really did that, he might knock a big hole in the space station.
Resisting the urge to go to the moon, Su Xiaofan did not try the planetary movement technique for the same reason as above. Su Xiaofan was also afraid that something might happen that would endanger the safety of others.
The vast and mysterious starry sky gave Su Xiaofan a feeling of being at home. It seemed that this should be the environment for practicing planetary exercises.
"Xiao Su, do you want to eat something?"
After working for several hours, the other people were a little exhausted. It was much more difficult to move around in the space station than on the ground.
In a state of weightlessness, everyone's activity habits will change.
There is no such thing as walking with two legs. Everyone moves with their feet, so there are many handrails and safety belts in the space station to fix the body.
"No, Brother Lou, you can take a rest after eating, I'll be on duty."
Su Xiaofan hasn't moved since he entered the space station. He can't keep watching others working while he rests.
"Okay, don't worry about that. I will ask the base for instructions."
Leader Lou nodded when he heard this. He still liked Su Xiaofan, a polite young man, and did not want Su Xiaofan to do such dangerous experiments.
In Leader Lou’s forty or fifty years of life experience, it is impossible for people to survive without oxygen.
The aerospace knowledge told him that without the protection of a space suit, a person would soon turn into a mummy in the space environment.
So out of protection for Su Xiaofan, Team Leader Lou decided to talk to Su Xiaofan later to dispel his crazy idea.