This star is going to the moon

Chapter 311 Professional astronauts are all professionally trained and generally remain calm, unless…

The Shenzhou-14 crew floated in the Tianhe core module, closely monitoring the docking dynamics of the "Muyuan" space shuttle through the monitoring screens on the cabin wall and the tablets in their hands.

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"I went to the space dock a couple of days ago. It's really spacious inside. The things Blue Star Aerospace does are really something else."

"Indeed, I've been following the Wooden Kite for a long time. I wonder when we'll be able to ride it to and from the space station?"

"We'll probably have to wait a while, since we just got on board and who knows which crew will be next."

"As the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining. Those three retired comrades couldn't go into space on the Shenzhou spacecraft, but they will soon be able to go into space on the more advanced Muyuan spacecraft."

"Yes, but I don't know if they'll let them board the Wooden Kite to enter the space station?"

"It definitely will. Although the space dock has been connected to the Tiangong space station and we can enter and use it, the complete assembly process is in the hands of Blue Star Aerospace, so it will definitely need those three veteran comrades to complete it."

"I have to say, for someone as young as Mr. Lu, born in the 90s, his aerospace technology is truly amazing."

"I had a space-to-ground call with Mr. Lu earlier, and he said he brought us a gift for this test flight. Can you guess what it is?"

"There must be fruit, right? I told Mr. Lu before that we're short of fresh fruit."

"Haha, I specifically asked for a few physical books before. The cost of launching either Shenzhou or Tianzhou was very high, so we needed to transport more important things, not physical books. So I asked President Lu to use the Muyuan to transport a few. As for the others, I don't know."

"I'm sure there will be new experimental equipment. Just like giving a child a test paper as a gift, the space agency definitely won't let this opportunity pass..."

"..."

There is one thing to say, indeed.

Although they were watching the live stream, they didn't know what Lu Yun had sent them because the cargo for this unmanned test flight was all packed in cargo bags and secured to the seats with seat belts, and there were no other things hanging in the aisle or other places.

Oh, right, there are also room temperature food boxes inside the cabin, which will contain some space food.

Subsequent space tourism trips include meals; even the "three orbital laps" includes a light meal, allowing tourists to experience what it's like to eat in space.

Of course, considering that those tourists have not undergone long-term professional training, the meals are really simple, just a bite of food, and you can just have a small taste.

Even so, it's necessary to prevent them from choking or swallowing the contents, which is why professional astronauts with medical training are needed to watch over them.

Now, the Muyuan spacecraft opened its docking port protective cover, then slowly "receded" and finally docked steadily with the 1.2-meter diameter square docking port of the spaceport.

(I'll use a picture of the Space Shuttle docking with the International Space Station for now. I'll make a picture of the Muyuan spacecraft docking with the Tiangong space station when I have time.)
After confirming successful docking, and as the air pressure inside the Muyuan spacecraft was adjusted to reach equilibrium with the space dock, the three astronauts entered the maintenance and assembly workshop of the space dock through the 0.8-meter diameter docking port of the Tianhe core module.

They used their arms to grab the hatch and, using the reaction force, floated into the huge interior space of the spaceport.

"I've been here several times, and it still feels so spacious!"

"Yeah, a big space is just awesome!"

Compared to the original space station modules, which were crammed with various equipment and had an actual space of only two meters in diameter, some of the space dock's interior space can reach more than three meters.

In particular, some of its internal equipment is not yet installed.

(Image of a space station module)

After passing through the 1.2-meter "door" in the middle of the space dock's cabin, they entered the airlock, which has a 1.2-meter cargo exit on its bulkhead.

After passing through a 1.2-meter "gate", you enter the "large node module" of the space dock. Apart from the 0.8-meter docking ports on all four sides, there is only the 1.2-meter square docking port that was just docked with the Muyuan.

Each of these docking hatches has a small round window, and the docking hatch of the Muyuan also has a small window, so they can see inside the airlock of the Muyuan through the two doors.

Their actions were clearly seen by the viewers in the live stream, who expressed their envy.

I'm so envious! Being an astronaut must be so great; you can fly freely in space!

[Ahhh, when will tickets for the Wooden Kite go on sale? I've already prepared hundreds of millions!]

Holy crap, he's super rich!!

[Wow, really? To be able to pull out hundreds of millions in cash all at once, how much must one be worth?!] [Didn't they say the tickets for the Wooden Kite were cheap? A single ticket for the manned Dragon cruise ship costs over 3 million RMB. I estimate the Wooden Kite's six seats would only cost a little over 3 million RMB.]

[Wouldn't that be even better? The super-rich guy would book six seats and then give me one for free (grinning face)]

Haha, I'm daydreaming again.

I think this is still too expensive. Could you make it cheaper? I'll start saving up now.

Indeed, it will probably be cheap enough in fifty years.

I don't think it's necessary. At Lu Sheng's pace, it might only take about ten years.

While Lu Sheng is indeed impressive, isn't it unrealistic to expect him to bring space tourism to a truly accessible level for ordinary people in just over a decade?

Just wait and see, I believe Lu Sheng can do it!

Indeed, I believe it too...

With the audience's trust, the air pressure inside the Muyuan cabin was quickly adjusted to the same level as that inside the space dock. After confirming once again that the data was correct, Chen Dong, the commander of the Shenzhou-14 crew, opened the hatch of the dock and the hatch of the Muyuan.

After opening the two doors, the three looked at each other and filed into the airlock of the Wooden Kite.

Then they looked around curiously.

"It feels so strange, the airlock of the Wooden Kite is too clean."

"Indeed, I thought the airlock at the space dock was clean enough, but I didn't expect the airlock on the Muyuan to be even cleaner."

"After all, it's a commercial aircraft, so it's bound to easily outshine the scientific experiment cabin in terms of appearance. Alright, let's open the hatch and go in for a look."

(Interior view of the Tianhe core module node module)

"Yes, the cabin will definitely be cleaner and prettier!"

"Open, open, open!"

Commander Chen Dong opened the hatch, and the cabin of the Muyuan was instantly revealed to the three of them.

Wow, it's so beautiful!

"Haha, I'm actually experiencing the same excitement I felt during my first flight and my first time entering a space station!"

"This cabin is huge! The seats, the aisles... it's much bigger than the Shenzhou manned spacecraft!"

"Who says otherwise? It would be great if we could ride the Wooden Kite to and from the space station."

"Let's hurry up and open the package, it feels like we've boarded Santa's flying sleigh..."

Professional astronauts are all professionally trained and are generally very calm.

Unless you can't help it.

This time, they couldn't resist.

It just goes to show how incredibly powerful technology is.

Listening to their exclamations and watching them explore and touch everything inside the cabin of the Wooden Kite, the audience was amused.

It's surprising that these professional astronauts also have a childlike side of curiosity.

The command center chuckled, but still gave them a heads-up through their headsets.

"Cave One, Cave Two, Cave Three, be mindful of the impact. The broadcast is still going on, and people all over the country and even the world are watching you."

The three astronauts: "..."

(End of this chapter)