Chapter 384: Gravity 1

Chapter 384: Gravity 1

Chapter 384: Gravity 1
"team leader!"

"Command Center, we are hit by a debris storm. I cannot see Comrade Zhang Hongyi!"

Cheng Xin's nervous voice rang out in the communication channel, coupled with her rapid breathing, making the plot rhythm of the entire "Gravity" reach a small climax at the beginning.

She was thrown out, tumbling and shouting in panic, while she was also "falling" towards the deep space of the universe.

The strong feeling of dizziness made her extremely frightened. The vastness, loneliness and deep darkness of space undoubtedly aggravated this situation, and also caused the oxygen in the space suit to be rapidly consumed.

Fortunately, Cheng Xin had received a year-long training before going into space, and she had good personal qualities. In addition, the communication between her and the captain Zhang Hongyi was successfully restored, so she quickly calmed down and, following the captain's orders, looked for reference objects within her sight.

At the same time, another surviving companion in the space team, Zhang Beihai, also made a voice. Although no new voices appeared in the communication channel after that, at least there were other people in the space, which undoubtedly made people feel more at ease.

The audience's nervousness was thus partially relieved, and the intense thrilling experience, like riding a roller coaster, made many people say it was addictive.

Cheng Xin, who had calmed down at this time, finally gradually regained her rhythm. Through observation, she saw the destroyed spacecraft and the International Space Station farther away. At the same time, she also described her approximate location on the communication channel.

But what Cheng Xin didn't know was that the Milky Way, which seemed to be full of stars, was actually so empty that she had lost the sense of distance and space. She thought she was still staying in the same place, but maybe she was still drifting away.

Fortunately, captain Zhang Hongyi, who had carried out many space missions, finally found Cheng Xin with the help of his single-person jet pack, and used a safety rope and jet pack to fly with her to the destroyed space capsule in the distance.

At this time, the two have completely lost contact with the ground, and the satellite debris will circle the earth and hit again in 90 minutes, so they must hurry.

Fortunately, during the process of returning to the space capsule, Cheng Xin and his team rescued Colonel Zhang Beihai, who was also floating in space, by repeatedly pulling.

The three of them were strung together like this, forming a long line in the silent space with the blue planet as the background.

When they returned to the wreckage of the space capsule, the three people who wanted to search for survivors saw only a miserable scene. Everything they saw told them that the three were the last survivors.

However, this state of survival cannot last long, because the damaged space capsule will definitely not be able to protect them from surviving in the void of the universe.

And in more than an hour, an even larger storm of metal debris will strike again.

"There is only one way out!"

Captain Zhang Hongyi stretched out his hand and pointed to a small dot in the distance. There was the Soyuz International Space Station. Only if the three of them reached there would they have a chance to survive.

"Whether staying in the space station and waiting for rescue or taking the space station's escape capsule back home, both are more reliable options!"

Following the captain's voice, the three of them connected together again and headed towards the International Space Station again.

However, the actual distance between them and the International Space Station, which is visible to the naked eye, spans the entire Europe.

Moreover, on the way to the space station, another dangerous situation occurred. The oxygen reserve in Cheng Xin's space suit was only 16%. Once the oxygen was exhausted, Cheng Xin would face the risk of losing consciousness or even death.

No, the reality was that with the lack of oxygen, Cheng Xin began to become confused and she even had hallucinations.

As the team leader, Zhang Hongyi could only talk about trivial matters in life to divert her attention. Everyone realized it through the captain's magnetic words.

It turned out that as an experienced "old" astronaut, this was the last mission he would carry out in his space career.

"When I return to Earth, I have to attend my daughter's graduation ceremony.

Dr. Cheng, didn’t you say you graduated from Peking University?
My daughter also likes chemistry, and she also wants to enter Peking University. When the time comes, I might have to trouble you to help her with her lessons..."

As captain Zhang Hongyi chattered on, the three continued to approach the International Space Station.

Just when the oxygen content in Cheng Xin's space suit was only 10%, they finally arrived near the space station.

However, the situation here is not optimistic after the metal debris storm passed by. Part of the International Space Station has been damaged, and the whereabouts of Spacecraft No. 1 are unknown. The parachute of Spacecraft No. 2 has been opened, making it no longer suitable for escape.

Zhang Hongyi and others could only hope that the supplies inside could keep them alive and wait for rescue from the ground command center.

“Don’t worry, the Centre will not abandon us, and neither will the country.”

Zhang Hongyi said this calmly, as if this was something that was taken for granted and beyond doubt.

In other words, the movie was released too early. Otherwise, if it had to wait 11 years before being released overseas, I'm afraid American audiences would have been so discouraged, because their astronauts were trapped in space and couldn't come back.

However, Zhang Hongyi and the other three are now facing a fatal problem, that is, how to enter the space station?

The jet pack on Zhang Hongyi had lost its function due to the long flight and posture adjustment. Now the three of them were relying on inertia to move forward.

If the posture and timing of their next collision with the International Space Station are wrong, the three of them will most likely miss this life-saving straw and fall into the deep space.

You only get one chance!
Although seemingly extremely slow, the three people were actually approaching the International Space Station at high speed and finally collided with the space station.

At this time, the safety rope between the three people became a scythe that haunted their souls. When one of them finally grabbed the outer shell of the International Space Station, he would always be pulled away by the other person in an instant.

After failing several times, the solar panels of the space station finally cut the safety rope between them, but the three of them had already passed by the space station and there was nothing around them to hold on to.

Seeing that the three were about to fall into the deep space, at this critical moment, Cheng Xin's feet were caught by the floating parachute rope, and the continuous entanglement made her stop.

Then Zhang Beihai, who flew over, was caught by Cheng Xin's safety rope, and Zhang Beihai then grabbed the captain Zhang Hongyi's safety rope.

Before, it was Zhang Hongyi who saved Cheng Xin and Zhang Beihai, but now it was Cheng Xin and Zhang Beihai who saved him. Every sip and every bite seemed to be destined.

However, the reverse pull brought by Zhang Hongyi himself also restrained Cheng Xin, and the stalemate continued in space. When the next round of metal garbage storm came, none of them could escape.

At the critical moment, Zhang Hongyi did not do any sensational tricks like traditional Hollywood movies, loosening the hook to give the hope of survival to Cheng Xin and Zhang Beihai, but actively used his brain, and with the rich experience, strong psychological quality and deep scientific knowledge reserves of Chinese astronauts, he quickly came up with a solution. He quickly took off his jet pack and pushed it hard into the deep space.

With the help of the reaction force, the three people bounced back to the International Space Station.

This time they did not waste the only opportunity created by their wisdom. They successfully grabbed the railing of the space station's outer shell and successfully reached the hatch. When Cheng Xin's space suit's oxygen was about to run out, they opened the hatch and crawled in.

As the hatch closed and the oxygen was released, the three men took off their helmets and breathed in big gulps of the extremely rare oxygen. Then they took off their gloves, tops and pants, freeing themselves from the heavy restraints. At the same time, the originally tense rhythm of the movie finally ushered in a little relaxation at this moment.

Movie fans including Li Sinian also stopped holding their breath and, like Jing Tian on the movie screen, took a long breath and their whole bodies relaxed.

It was only then that Liu Yun finally let go of her boyfriend's hand, picked up the milk tea and took a sip.

"Phew~ I'm dying of suffocation!"

Liu Yun patted her chest and sighed. Li Sinian, without taking his eyes off the screen, also joked:
"How is it? It's good, isn't it? It's much more interesting than the Spring Festival Gala."

Liu Yun couldn't help but nodded when she heard this. "Yeah, I didn't expect a science fiction movie could be so exciting. What other movies has this director made?"

Li Sinian immediately recommended director Wang Hao's works to his girlfriend.

He had long been dissatisfied with his girlfriend's pursuit of Korean idol boy bands. He was naturally very happy to be able to develop her into a fan of his idol, thereby expanding the influence of domestic science fiction films while distracting her attention.

Just as the two were chatting, Zhang Hongyi and the other two who had entered the space station on the big screen also quickly took action.

Captain Zhang Hongyi immediately went to look for communication equipment and prepared to establish contact with the ground command center, while Zhang Beihai walked through the space station to see if there were any remaining personnel.

As for Cheng Xin, she had to check the facilities of the space station and also check the supplies in the station.

The three of them acted separately with clear organization, reasonable allocation and decisive actions, which immediately demonstrated the professional qualities of Chinese astronauts.

Zhang Hongyi was the first to achieve results. With the help of the communication equipment of the International Space Station, he quickly contacted the ground command center and reported the current situation of the three people.

After receiving the message sent back by Zhang Hongyi in space, the ground command center breathed a sigh of relief and quickly began to provide him with information assistance.

At the same time, Zhang Beihai also finished inspecting the space station. After eliminating some safety hazards, he reported the situation to the captain.

The International Space Station is now empty.

Cheng Xin then reported a piece of bad news. One of the three return capsules of the International Space Station was missing. It should have been used by the personnel in the International Space Station to return to Earth and escape at the beginning of the crisis.

As for the other ship, it had been damaged by the metal storm's passing.

They had just seen the only usable return landing capsule, whose parachute had popped out due to a malfunction and became entangled with the space station.

Without a parachute, the landing capsule would have to make a hard landing to return to Earth. The impact would be too great for the people inside and even the landing capsule would not be able to withstand.

How to do this?
As a reserve officer of the Space Force, Zhang Beihai immediately made a suggestion.

"We can drive the return landing capsule to the Tiangong-2 space station, and then wait at the Tiangong-2 space station for the country to launch a spacecraft to pick us up. This is called a tactical transition!"

This plan was immediately approved by Zhang Hongyi.

"So what are you waiting for? Take action!"

At Zhang Hongyi's command, Zhang Beihai and Cheng Xin immediately took action, put on their space suits again, went outside the space station, and manually cut the rope.

Next, as long as they can untie the parachute ropes entangled between the space station and the return capsule and separate the return landing capsule from the international space station before the space station is affected by the next round of metal garbage storm, they will be able to make a tactical transition and gain a chance of survival.

However, at this moment, Zhang Hongyi, who was in control of the overall situation in the cabin, accidentally saw the parameter information on the International Space Station control console and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He quickly contacted the ground command center, reported the operating parameters of the International Space Station, and then pointed out a problem with his rich experience and vigilance.

That is, with the current operating posture of the International Space Station, once it disintegrates in the metal storm generated by space debris, the coverage area of ​​the space metal debris storm will further expand.

The debris generated by the International Space Station is likely to overlap with the orbit of China's Tiangong-2 space station. Even the disintegration of the Tiangong-2 space station will have a serious impact on the Tiangong-3 space station to be built.

After receiving the data transmitted by Zhang Hongyi, the ground command center immediately put it into big data calculations. The results, combined with the analysis of experts, quickly reached the final conclusion, which was exactly as Zhang Hongyi predicted.

No, it's even more dangerous than Zhang Hongyi predicted.

Although China's space station Tiangong-2 has completed its orbit change to avoid the metal storm, the debris generated by the International Space Station will still affect it.

Not only that, this wave of metal debris storm will eventually form a series of chain reactions, sweeping in most of the satellites and spacecraft in outer space, and eventually forming a huge metal garbage layer in outer space that covers almost 80% of the area.

By that time, let alone the question of whether China's Tiangong-2 spacecraft is still there, if the people on Earth want to launch spacecraft, spacecraft and satellites into outer space, they will face the threat of this large amount of space debris, and mankind's dream of the starry sky will become a distant dream.

In such a serious situation, even the commander of the ground command center could not help but feel dry mouth and cold sweat after getting the exact results.

How should we resolve this crisis that has affected almost the entire world and has had a major impact on the global situation and the development of human society?
The audience in the screening room also had the same doubts in their hearts. Then, Zhang Hongyi's voice came back from space and rang in everyone's ears.

"We cannot sit back and watch this happen, the universe and the starry sky are the future of mankind and our hope.

The only solution now is to control the International Space Station to change its orbit and let it fall into the atmosphere first, so as to terminate the chain reaction of the space debris storm in advance and minimize the negative impact.

Command Center, I apply to carry out this mission! "

(End of this chapter)