Chapter 1093 Network Connection

The successful ignition was only the first step in the long journey of the Shenzhou V mission.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the command and control hall did not relax at all because of the rocket taking off.

In the guest seats at the back, several people had raised their hands, obviously ready to applaud, but after noticing the serious atmosphere around them, they stopped.

"Dongfeng, program turn!"

A few seconds after the launch, the first control command sounded.

The rocket then changed from vertical ascent to a 45° inclined climb to the east.

At the same time, due to the change in the angle of view of the rocket relative to the camera, a group of obvious white smoke suddenly appeared behind the tail nozzle and quickly became longer.

In just a few seconds, it almost completely covered the entire rocket body.

For those who watched the rocket launch for the first time, this was definitely an extremely heart-wrenching moment.

Chang Haonan even vaguely heard a few short exclamations from behind him.

However, the worrying situation did not last too long.

"Suzhou, optical tracking is normal, Dongfeng, flight is normal!"

"..."

"Qingshan, USB radar tracking is normal..."

Clear commands are still being issued as usual.

Although most of the audience on the scene are laymen, the word "normal" is not difficult to understand.

The atmosphere has returned to calm.

However, the attempt of manned flight is destined to be impossible without any waves.

Many details cannot be fully verified by unmanned spacecraft...

120.17 seconds after the rocket was launched, the escape tower separated from the rocket body.

I don't know if it was affected by this action, but the picture sent back by the camera in the cabin suddenly began to shake violently.

From the amplitude alone, the degree does not seem to be serious.

At least it will not affect the rocket or the spacecraft.

But the astronaut lying motionless on the seat is inevitably a little worried.

At this time, the spacecraft is still in the fairing, and only the lights in the return capsule provide lighting.

The reflection from the space suit mask, coupled with the camera whose resolution is not particularly ideal, makes it difficult for ground staff to clearly see the facial details of the astronauts.

In fact, objectively speaking, from the launch of the spacecraft to the final entry into orbit, it took less than ten minutes in total.

During this process, the astronauts wore heavy space suits, were fixed on the seats, and had to endure the continuous high G force and vibration caused by acceleration.

It is normal to be motionless.

But the people on the ground obviously cannot be so light-hearted.

Especially some comrades at the launch post, their work has been basically completed, and they have time to watch the pictures on the screen in front.

As a result, they are even more nervous...

In fact, let alone others.

As a person who has read the memoirs of astronauts, Chang Haonan can't be completely calm in the face of this situation.

It can only be said that the decision not to broadcast the launch process live is indeed no problem...

And then, there is another series of continuous actions.

140 seconds, the booster is thrown.

161 seconds, the first and second stages are separated.

At this time, the low-frequency vibration in the cockpit picture has ended, but the astronauts still maintain the previous actions.

Fortunately, the team responsible for bioinformatics monitoring did not make any reports, indicating that there is no big problem.

Chang Haonan glanced over there with some curiosity.

With his extraordinary eyesight, he found that even at this time, the astronauts' heartbeats were still maintained at a level of less than 70 beats per minute.

"Throw away the fairing!"

At 9:03:20, 200 seconds after takeoff, the carrier rocket completely left the atmosphere, and the fairing originally used to protect the spacecraft lost its function, split into two halves along the longitudinal direction of the rocket body and was thrown away.

Unlike most of the fragments that will inevitably be burned to ashes in the atmosphere, the fairing can fall to the ground in most cases.

Due to its high strength, it is possible to maintain structural integrity.

There was even a case where the fairing wreckage was picked up by the onlookers and then made into a rain shelter at the speed of light before being found by the relevant departments.

In the end, it had to be left unresolved.

Of course, these are all later stories.

Now, Shenzhou V is directly exposed to the space environment for the first time.

The sun also shines through the porthole and shines on the astronauts' faces.

The image inside the helmet mask quickly becomes clear.

At a certain moment, almost everyone sees it.

The astronaut blinked slightly.

Someone suddenly shouted excitedly:

"Look! He blinked!"

Although it was just one person's voice, it seemed to express the emotions of everyone present--

The cold data provided by the sensor is one thing, and seeing the astronaut's actions with your own eyes is another.

Now, everyone's heart, which was hanging in the air, finally fell to the ground completely.

Not long after, the island city tracking and control station sent a report.

"The spacecraft has entered the predetermined orbit and the ship and rocket have separated!"

The successful entry into orbit basically means that there will be no major mistakes in the launch process.

So this time, there was finally a short applause in the command and control hall.

Of course, it is still not the time to celebrate.

Next, the spacecraft will briefly leave the signal transmission range.

If it can be accurately captured by the next tracking and control point, it can be considered completely sure that the spacecraft is operating correctly.

Soon, the images from the cabin were cut off, leaving only the radar data from several other tracking and control stations that were still changing.

Chang Haonan noticed that Shen Junrong beside him had almost held his breath.

Whether the tracking and control network he had presided over for more than ten years could really play a role would be proven within the next twenty minutes.

However, new changes had already appeared on the display console in front of Chang Haonan.

The images from the Tanzhou Remote Sensing Center showed that the number of accessible terminals displayed in the Qingluan constellation had suddenly changed.

The first few that had completed access were undoubtedly the four Qingluan satellites themselves, the Ocean No. 1 satellite, the Tanzhou ground station, and the Gaojing ground station that was transferred through the stratospheric airship.

And the batch of new terminals that had just been searched and had not yet entered the communication network were undoubtedly from the Shenzhou V that had not yet flown out of the relay work area.

Of course, there were too many things to complete in the first two laps after entering orbit.

So the first relay communication test would officially begin during the third lap around the earth.

Then, according to the continuous changes in the satellite group's orbital position relative to the spacecraft, the access time reached its highest in the 8th and 9th laps.

However, no access is no access.

If there is a signal, it means that everything can match the previous calculation.

This is certainly not as convincing as the measurement and control point directly capturing the target.

But at least it is a circumstantial evidence.

Therefore, Chang Haonan gently patted Shen Junrong and indicated the content displayed in front of him.

The latter was stunned, but soon saw the clues and nodded gently.

The body that was originally sitting upright with tension finally relaxed a little.

Until about 9:31, the "Yuanwang" No. 2 survey ship in the South Pacific sent a report and successfully captured the spacecraft information.

A few seconds later, the voice and image in the cabin reappeared on the big screen.

According to the plan, at this time, the astronauts should communicate with the ground for the first time to confirm their own and the cabin conditions.

Perhaps he felt the mood of the ground personnel in the dark, and he specially added a sentence after the connection:

"I feel good!"

The ground medical supervision team also confirmed that the astronauts were in good physical condition.

Then, the commander-in-chief of the manned spaceflight project left his seat, walked slowly onto the podium, and slowly scanned the entire control hall.

At this moment, all experts, leaders, engineers, media personnel...

Except for a few people who still had work on hand, all eyes were on him, waiting for the result that they had been looking forward to for a long time.

"I declare that the launch mission of the Shenzhou V manned spacecraft was a complete success!"

The commander-in-chief's tone was steady and solemn.

In an instant, the emotions that had just been suppressed for more than half an hour broke out completely.

Cheers and applause like huge waves suddenly resounded throughout the hall.

China's manned space dream has lasted for 11 years, even from the time when the 921 project was established.

And if the earlier 714 project is included, it has been waiting for more than 30 years...

Among the jubilant crowd, there was a colonel in military uniform, who was particularly dazzling among the generals around him.

He did not cheer, nor did he even stand up.

He just looked at the big screen in front of him with a little emotion.

Li Qinglong

He was one of the first astronauts selected to go to Russia for training.

He was also one of the first two Chinese to obtain an international astronaut certificate.

However, since the requirement of the 921 Project was "to let astronauts trained by China realize the thousand-year dream of flying on the spacecraft developed by China", as a "returnee", he was destined to miss the first space mission.

And later, as he got older, the probability of being selected would also gradually decrease.

As an astronaut coach, it would be a lie to say that he had no regrets at all.

But now, looking at the students who had successfully flown in front of him, he still felt almost the same glory...

Except for him, Chang Haonan did not stand up to celebrate.

For many technicians, the spacecraft entering orbit marks the end of a stage of work.

But for him, his own mission has just begun.