If it is still postponed, what will the astronauts on the space station eat and drink? Will it be possible in time? Zou Xiaodong couldn't help but asked in surprise.
Haha, Wu Hao and Yang Fan laughed when they heard this. Wu Hao smiled and replied: "Don't worry, the materials on the space station are very abundant. They usually prepare the supplies three or four months in advance in case of emergency needs. Don't worry.
There is no problem if it is said to be postponed two or three times, even for two or three months.
In addition, in the case of shortage of supplies, astronauts can also save things by controlling their diet, thereby extending their survival period. If there is no other way, the astronauts can only temporarily return to Earth in a spacecraft.
This time, we will deliver four tons of supplies to the moon, including two meals of food, one ton of scientific research equipment and supplies, including two new sets of extravehicular space suits, and one ton of water, oxygen fuel, etc.
If the solar wind stops and everything goes well, our third unmanned experimental spacecraft will be launched from the South China Sea Island on the 13th. Using rapid docking technology, it is expected to be able to dock with the space station in about six hours.
Subsequently, our unmanned experimental spacecraft will dock with the space station for fifteen days. After completing the relevant tasks, it will carry two sets of old extravehicular spacesuits from the space station as well as the disassembled and replaced old experimental equipment parts and experimental samples.
, and some biological waste, and then return to the earth."
These two sets of old extravehicular space suits... Zhang Jun's eyes lit up and he spoke immediately, but in the middle of his words, he was interrupted by Wu Hao with a wave of his hand.
"Don't think about it, we can't touch this thing. In addition, these two sets of extravehicular space suits have already been acquired. After completing the relevant scientific research tasks, these two sets of space suits will be used by military and national museums respectively.
Collected.”
What I mean is, shouldn’t we also be able to land on the moon and walk on the moon in the future? Can you use your expression as a reference? Zhang Jun smiled at Wu Hao and said.
It is possible to apply for technical support and help, but there will definitely be some restrictions. Moreover, we cannot take advantage of others in vain, there must be sacrifice and exchange. Wu Hao smiled at Zhang Jun and everyone and said: "Let's just talk about this transportation
The supplies are something we have obtained with great difficulty.
All costs for the launch of this unmanned experimental spacecraft were borne by us, and only then did they agree to allow our spacecraft to dock with the space station, otherwise who would be willing to take such a risk."
If you bear it, bear it. If you don't want to let the children go, you won't be able to trap the wolf. In the future, we will slowly collect their ferry tickets and we will always make money back. Zhang Jun said with a smile.
Yes, one of their important potential customers for this manned space project is the manned space department of the National Space Administration. In theory, all astronauts are their potential customers.
In the future, as long as their Walker manned vehicles are sufficiently safe and reliable, and the launch and transportation costs are cheap enough, then the relevant departments will naturally start to introduce them to undertake some of the astronauts' round-trip missions from the perspective of cost savings.
This is also an international practice. Most of the astronauts on the International Space Station now use manned spacecraft of outsourced commercial aerospace companies to and from the space station.
By the way, if this unmanned experimental spacecraft is postponed, does that mean that the launch of our first manned spacecraft next year will also be postponed? Zhang Jun asked Wu Hao.
Of course, basically all launch missions must be postponed. In addition, in order to seize the launch window, the order of related launch missions must also be adjusted to ensure the completion of the launch missions of important spacecraft and satellites.
Only after ensuring that these are completed will commercial space missions of ours be considered.
Therefore, the first manned spacecraft launch will be postponed to May, from spring to summer. Zhang Jun showed a helpless expression.
"It's okay. The delay won't be long. It just gives us enough preparation time to ensure that we can successfully launch." Wu Hao comforted with a smile.
What about the astronauts, should they be sure? Zhang Jun asked Wu Hao. Wu Hao has always been personally responsible for this matter, and he doesn't know too clearly.
"For the first manned flight, for the sake of safety, we decided to choose professional astronauts to undertake the launch mission. Later, we will use our own astronauts. We have already begun to cooperate with the manned space department.
We will train relevant astronauts for us." Wu Hao explained with a smile.
After all, you still have to have your own people to facilitate it, otherwise you have to apply for any mission in the future to see if the astronauts are available. If someone has a mission, then they can only wait passively, which is a waste of time.
If you have your own astronauts, everything will be different. They don't need to take care of other things and can just concentrate on preparations.
I heard that training a professional pilot requires an amount of gold equivalent to his weight. So training such an astronaut would probably cost a lot. Zou Xiaodong asked.
"Yes, I've heard this too, is it necessary for us to train our own astronauts?" Zhang Jun also turned to Wu Hao and said with some distress.
Of course it is necessary. This is related to our next series of project actions. It is more convenient to have our own people. Wu Hao smiled and looked at a few people and consoled him: "Don't worry, our Walker manned spacecraft is more advanced and there is no need to be so cumbersome."
control, so our astronauts only need some professional training.
That is to say, they do not need to perform any difficult actions, they only need to know how to control the equipment and repair and handle faults in emergencies.
In fact, to put it bluntly, we are training drivers for manned spacecraft to prepare for future commercial manned space missions.
Bus drivers still need on-the-job training. We are driving a manned spacecraft, so we need to be well trained before we can rest assured.
And I see that everyone is still very interested in traveling in space, so when the time comes, I will send everyone to go up there for a few days to get a feel for it.”’
After hearing what Wu Hao said, the atmosphere at the scene immediately became lively. Everyone seemed to have opened their chat boxes and started talking one after another.
Wu Hao picked up the beer and touched it with Zhang Jun, then drank slowly.
"How about we go on a space honeymoon trip? What kind of experience would that be?" Zhang Jun couldn't help but think about it.
"Doing that in space should be a very different experience."
Haha, after hearing Zhang Jun's words, everyone present laughed knowingly.
Yang Fan, on the other hand, shook his head and said: "The experience is not very good, because the force is mutual. When you push others, the force will also react on you, pushing you to move.
So the general experience is the same as being in water. But water still has resistance, and there is no resistance on spacecraft and space stations."
Hearing what Yang Fan said, everyone couldn't help but think of that scene and laughed heartily.