Chapter 1819: Challenger explosion

Compared with the spacecraft, the space shuttle has larger space and is more convenient for personnel activities. The spacecraft can accommodate up to three people, while the space shuttle can accommodate seven crew members. Now, these seven people are wearing space suits in the cabin and carrying them in their hands. The life support system has passed in front of countless reporters' flashes, and has moved towards the last glory of his life.
"The launch preparations are ready, as long as they board the plane, they can take off." Swangerang said.
In fact, ESA has also thought about manned spaceflight, but the investment is too large, and they simply cannot maintain this huge investment. Therefore, they can only watch Eagle and Xiong do manned spaceflight. Even now the Han country has begun to do it, they can only watch.
This is also a pity for Swangerang. Because of his pity, he can only look at the big screen with expectant eyes here, which is almost the same as watching the flight at the scene.
Fortunately, this is a live broadcast.
There may be a delay of a few seconds when the signal is transmitted here, but the picture is still clear, but who would have thought that these people are all preparing to board the plane, but they did not hear the next order.
"It's strange, what are they doing?" someone asked dissatisfiedly.
"I guess their door froze, I'm afraid they are now using a saw blade to saw the door handle." Qin Guan said suddenly.
"Mr Qin, your joke is really funny, is this belittle your colleagues?" a Hughes company expert asked.
As a member of the Eagle Country, they have a sense of pride. Now that they heard this joke from Qin Guan, they immediately refuted it.
The expression on Qin Guan's face was serious, and he didn't go on. Therefore, the person who asked the question could only stay in the original place awkwardly, and then went to watch the big screen.
The Space Shuttle Challenger is still on the launch pad, waiting quietly, because the picture is too huge, so many details can be seen, for example, you can see the position of the nozzle of the rocket engine. It's icicle, the weather there is very cold.
Finally, after waiting for a few hours, the Space City’s orders were issued one by one, and the launch entered the countdown.
When entering the final countdown, almost everyone who watched held their breath. Representatives of other countries who visited the Space City this time watched almost all of them here. The pictures of this giant screen are very attractive to them.
ignition!
In fact, before the ignition, white smoke can be seen from the bottom of the space shuttle's engine, and even the huge ice cone hanging underneath can be seen. Now is the coldest time of the year.
The white smoke is the result of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen having entered the engine and quickly atomized. Then, these white smoke and ice cones disappeared, and a huge flame appeared on the screen. The flame was so brilliant. Even the entire hall was dyed red.
"The ignition was successful!" Swangerang clenched his fists: "It's so beautiful!"
The three engines of the aerospace engine are working at full speed, spraying flames downwards, and the solid boosters on both sides are also igniting and running at full power. The whole body of hundreds of tons is climbing upwards, climbing, and the speed is getting faster and faster. .
The high-speed camera was tracking, but as the space shuttle began to climb, the space shuttle in the field of view became smaller and smaller, leaving only the milky white plumes of smoke that continued to spread out and spread out, forming a path to heaven. The lift is average.
The plume of smoke below has spread quite hugely, and it continues to spread. The plume of smoke can even cover the entire Space City. "It's beautiful." Swangerang said with a sigh. Although he is engaged in satellites, every time a rocket is launched, he will feel a burst of pride. Watching the rocket lift off is quite spectacular.
"Yes, this is the cause of our human beings to conquer the universe. Although it was developed in the environment of the Cold War, it belongs to all of us as a whole," Qin Guan said.
Qin Guan's words made the expert who refuted him just now smiled. That's right, this belongs to all mankind. The aerospace industry of the Eagle Country represents the highest level of the aerospace industry of the entire mankind!
This is something to be proud of!
Everyone is watching the white plume of smoke rushing into the sky, and at the same time, one by one orders are constantly being carried out.
"The space shuttle flips."
"Attention, the thrust is reduced to 95%!"
Because of the thick atmosphere on the earth's surface, when launching, they are all launched vertically, so that they can leave the dense atmosphere as soon as possible. After leaving the atmosphere, they can turn and enter orbit.
Now, the launch is going on for one minute.
The space city of Eagle Country was already full of cheers at this time, and on the Han country side, everyone was also shocked by this spectacular sight. In terms of space engineering, Han country is still a small child, Eagle Country He and the bear country truly became a giant.
Suddenly, on the screen, the top of that white plume of smoke turned into a terrible fire! The fiery red light illuminates the entire screen, it is so dazzling, so shiny, there is a big fireball!
"Oh, God!" the Hughes company expert suddenly exclaimed.
In the measurement and control hall, other employees who were working also raised their heads, watching this terrible scene. The big fireball was still rising, but it quickly circled around and then fell from space!
Quiet, deadly quiet, because everyone knows what it means. 73 seconds after the challenger took off, an explosion occurred. The entire space shuttle disintegrated in the sky. The seven astronauts inside also followed The explosion of the space shuttle spilled blood into the sky.
They became another victim in the aerospace industry.
"I suggest that we all observe three minutes of silence." Qin Guan's expression was still so serious.
The Challenger exploded! This news spread to the whole world in an instant, because it was originally broadcast live, everyone could not believe that the Challenger was a brand new space shuttle, and it was only on its tenth launch mission.
You should know that when the space shuttle was designed, it was used as a repetitive spacecraft. Although the cost of one-time construction is high, after multiple uses, the cost can be reduced and it can be regarded as a low-cost spacecraft. , Including this time the female teacher went to heaven, is also planning to start a low-cost space travel era.
However, it exploded. After being lifted into the sky, it exploded and disintegrated in the eyes of countless people. Its explosion was also a huge setback for mankind in conquering space.