Chapter 287 Elvis Presley Poster and Spacesuit Training

The physical training doesn't involve any strange equipment, but the intensity makes many people feel that basic rocket physics and aerospace engineering skills are not so boring.

Different from the previous theory class, this time the strong man named Anthony performed the best. He ranked first in the bench press and clean and jerk, followed by Zhang Heng, and the weak-looking young man came in third. In terms of proficiency and physical fitness, one should have had fitness experience in daily life.

The performance of the high school student is not satisfactory, he is still behind the middle-aged man who looks like an intellectual, but considering that he is about to take the college entrance examination, it is not incomprehensible that the study task is heavy, even if he wants to exercise more, he may not have time.

In addition, Fatty is still at the bottom, and his performance seems to prove once again why he was kicked out by the original team. I don't know where his pride came from before. He can only do half of the pull-ups. Let Zhen Xi go first. Fortunately, Zhen Xi still insisted on choosing the last one to enter the gym, but she soon regretted it.

Although she didn't need to participate in this training because of her sprained ankle, the captain said that she would spread the amount of training owed this time to the subsequent training, and Zhen Xie was not idle after that, and she could exercise her upper limbs even if she couldn't exercise her lower limbs.

After all the training content was tossed, it was already 11:50 in the evening, and the seven people dragged their tired bodies and even more tired brains back to the meeting room upstairs again, and began to study flight lessons non-stop, because they had previously None of them were Air Force pilots. According to the requirements of the captain, they need to board the T-38 trainer plane within a week to familiarize themselves with flying.

This time, all the players, including Zhang Heng, were completely exhausted.

Fortunately, the accommodation environment prepared by NASA for them is not bad. Not only does everyone have a room, but also the toiletries and change of clothes are fully prepared. According to the usual practice, Zhang Heng will check his own at the beginning of each new dungeon. Character panel, but when he opened the door of his room at 2:15 in the morning, he didn't want to do anything other than fall headfirst on the sheets.

Three and a half hours of sleep cannot completely relieve mental and physical exhaustion.

But the alarm at the head of the bed woke Zhang Heng up from his sleep on time. He took a cold shower in the shower room in the shortest possible time, and then opened the curtains before he had time to take a look at the room he was in.

Zhang Heng didn't know what the others looked like. The overall size of his room was not too big, about 40 square meters, but the furniture inside was complete, including a single bed, a wardrobe, Writing desks, sofas, TVs, refrigerators, etc. It is worth mentioning that there were already color TVs in the 1960s. Of course, the quality of love action movies is incomparable with the digital TVs of later generations. It's a bit strange, it's square, with thick borders, and it looks more like a microwave oven or an aquarium.

And there is a poster of Elvis Presley on the wall behind the TV, which should be from the song and dance love movie "The World of Pink" starring him and Ann-Margaret. The two of them leaned back towards the camera together.

Zhang Heng took out another clean NASA uniform from the closet and put it on, and saw the note in the basket below - leave the clothes you need to change here.

Zhang Heng left the previous uniform inside according to the instructions on the note, and before he had time to check what was in the refrigerator, the captain’s voice sounded again outside the door, “Assemble, I’ll show you around the space center, six Dinner at 20:00, and space suit training at 6:30."

After the first day of torture, all the players have already prepared for this tight schedule, but they didn't react too much. Of course, it may be because they haven't woken up or have become insensitive. Only high school students listen to it. When it came to the spacesuit training, there was a look of anticipation on his face.

The spacesuit used in the Apollo mission is an A7L spacesuit upgraded from the spacesuit of the Gemini program, and there are improved versions of the later Apollo-Soyuz mission and Skylab mission.

In sci-fi movies, astronauts can often see astronauts put on and take off their spacesuits quickly, but in fact, this is simply impossible in reality.

Take the A7L as an example. This spacesuit weighs nearly 70 kilograms and contains five main layers. The liquid cooling suit is close to the skin. This is the innermost part worn by Zhang Heng, followed by a layer of nylon to ensure For comfort, the nylon is placed on the pressure airbag, which is convenient for moving joints. Outside the airbag is another layer of nylon to fix the airbag. Finally, there is an outermost layer of mask, which is worn outside the pressure suit for isolation The heat and protection are provided, and the helmet and gloves are connected to the pressure suit through a closed metal ring.

And that's not all, Zhang Heng has to carry a portable life support system on his back to provide breathing oxygen and cooling function after leaving the cabin. There is also a VHF antenna on the upper left, which supports two-way voice communication.

This is why astronauts need good physical strength. Most ordinary people can't move after wearing this thing. Of course, it will be much better after entering space. This kind of spacesuit is prepared by NASA for everyone. Three sets, one for missions, one for training, and one for spare.

With the help of his trainer, Zhang Heng put on the famous "fish tank" helmet, and the world suddenly seemed to be isolated at the other end, but the helmet was not completely quiet, he could hear the comfortable buzzing sound, and The sound of fans turning comes from the life support system.

The trainer helped Zhang Heng learn how to use the urine bag, and read the life support system control unit on his chest, where the fluid and electrical energy in the portable life support system could be monitored and adjusted.

This was a very fresh experience for the seven people present. Although it was still hard work, compared with the boring pure theoretical study and high-intensity physical training, space suit training can undoubtedly bring a little fun.

In fact, if it weren't for the cruel pressure of survival hanging over their heads, for 99.9999...% of the people in the world, becoming an astronaut and taking Apollo 11 to the moon would be an unprecedented and extraordinary experience. You must know that in 2001 At that time, in order to become a space tourist, a rich man in the United States paid an astonishing fee of 20 million US dollars for a seat on the Soyuz in exchange for an 8-day tour of the International Space Station.

However, Zhen Xi noticed that Zhang Heng's eyes always fell on the clock not far away, intentionally or unintentionally, between training sessions, as if he was waiting for something.