This star is going to the moon

Chapter 335 Lu Yun: Fulfilling My Space Dream of Two Lifetimes!
"I didn't expect that Lu Yun, who looks so refined and has the temperament of the 'male god scientist' in 'You Are My Glory,' would be in such good physical condition, comparable to an elite athlete."

Looking at Lu Yun talking to the staff, Shu Chang nudged An Fangfei's arm with her elbow and whispered, "Girl, you're in luck."

An Fangfei blushed upon hearing this and quickly covered Shu Chang's mouth, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? What if the medical staff hear this?"

"Oh my, you're blushing!"

Shu Chang ignored her and teased her when she saw her blushing, "Why are you blushing?"

"You bastard surnamed Shu, I kindly offered to take you to space, and you actually dared to mock me! Your qualification to go to space is now invalid!"

"Hey, hey, no! I was wrong, Sister Fei!"

Hearing Shu Chang call her "Sister Fei" in a sarcastic tone, An Fangfei's face turned bright red. Lu Yun liked to call her "Sister Fei," and now that her best friend was calling her that in such a sarcastic way, she wanted to twist Shu Chang's ear.

"Uh, gentlemen, it's time to check your blood pressure..."

"..."

An Fangfei needs to catch her breath, because her blood pressure is definitely high right now.

Compared to the first manned test flight of the "Wooden Kite", this second test flight was much more "formal".

After all, there was only one professional astronaut during the first manned test flight, while this second one is similar to the configuration for future commercial operations, which is a professional astronaut flying with several space tourists.

Therefore, their current procedure is the same as the procedure when the "Wooden Kite" officially begins commercial space tourism operations in the future.

However, Zhao Chuandong, Lu Yun, and An Fangfei spend every day at the medical testing and training center of the space airport, and their bodies have already undergone many tests. Therefore, only Ye Jianfei, Yu Xingchen, and Shu Chang experienced the entire process.

They arrived at the space airport a week ago. After arriving, they underwent a physical examination, the most important of which was a vestibular function test, in addition to the routine physical examination.

Vestibular function tests are a series of tests used to assess the function of the inner ear vestibular system, which is responsible for maintaining balance and spatial orientation in the human body.

In a weightless environment, the human vestibular system needs to readapt to maintain balance and spatial orientation, so astronauts often experience "space motion sickness," which manifests as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and other symptoms.

Similar to motion sickness or seasickness on Earth.

Vestibular function tests can help screen candidates who are more resistant to space motion sickness, reducing the risk of these symptoms during space missions.

This disease is most prevalent in the first three days after entering space; after three days, the human body gradually adapts to the weightless environment of space.

Most of BlueStar Aerospace's space tourism trips are within three days, especially the basic "5-hour orbital three-circle tour," so vestibular function testing is essential.

The most typical examination method is to use equipment such as a swivel chair to perform a rotation test, where the subject rotates at a certain speed and then suddenly stops, and then the nystagmus response is observed to assess vestibular function.

Other tests include eye movement examination, vestibular evoked myogenic point examination, and temperature testing by injecting hot and cold air into the ear canal.

Those who fail the inspection are simply not suitable for space travel.

Even if you pass the checks, you still need to take medication to prevent dizziness and vomiting before going into space.

After all, there's always a chance of something going wrong.

Dizziness is one thing, but if you vomit while wearing a helmet, it could be fatal.

As for testing astronauts' tolerance to gravity inside the manned centrifuge, that's unnecessary; that's for testing and training astronauts.

Humans will faint if they are subjected to excessive weight and overload for a short period of time, exceeding the limits of their body's tolerance. Early manned spacecraft required astronauts to operate them, and fainting at a critical moment would be dangerous, so training was necessary.

However, under normal circumstances, the acceleration of a manned spacecraft during takeoff is only 4G. Only when entering space, when the spacecraft is at a very, very high speed, does it experience a brief 8G overload during actuator separation and engine shutdown.

This is why professional astronauts undergo 8G G-force training in manned centrifuges. The Muyuan spacecraft, however, doesn't have a separation process; it operates 100% independently throughout the entire journey. Furthermore, its engine shutdown procedure has been optimized, resulting in very gentle G-forces throughout, making it similar to flying in an airplane.

Even if an anomaly occurs with a high G-force, it's fine. Passengers can safely pass out, as the astronauts will be able to handle the situation.

Of course, as a groundbreaking spacecraft, the Muyuan was highly intelligent. If something unfortunate happened, it would basically be... a matter of life and death.

After all, passengers are more likely to cry out in pain after a train accident, while passengers are less likely to cry out in pain after an airplane accident.

After the space shuttle accident, the passengers didn't even have a chance to cry out in pain.

According to the procedure, Shu Chang and her team received the results a few hours after completing their examinations. They all passed the physical examinations and were eligible to go on space tourism.

After that, the captain of their flight taught them about space tourism, such as how to eat, drink, and use the toilet.

Although passengers are encouraged to empty their bladders and bowels before takeoff, they may not be able to defecate during the "5-hour three-loop orbit tour," but urination is almost unavoidable.

When using the toilet in space, the most important things are to secure yourself and align yourself with the toilet opening.

Then just push hard.

The toilet openings in space are equipped with suction to ensure that excrement is sucked in and not allowed to fly around.

But if it's not properly secured, then the scene will be...

Fortunately, space tourists don't stay in space for very long, nor do they need to work in space, so it only takes a day or two to teach them the basics of "eating, drinking, and relieving themselves."

In other words, it's still in the testing phase and hasn't started formal commercial operation yet, which is why it needs to be taught this way.

Once space tourism based on space shuttles has been commercially operating for a year or two, people interested in traveling can learn by watching videos and then watch a "lifesaving demonstration" similar to that of flight attendants on current commercial airliners once they are in the cabin.

After all, future space shuttles that function as commercial flights will also be a kind of "civilian airliner".

The final medical examination that Shu Chang and her team are currently undergoing before boarding the plane is also part of the testing and early operation phase, and it reflects their cautious approach to new technologies and new things.

At 9:00 a.m. on August 25, Lu Yun and his group of six appeared in front of the camera on time, wearing "Blue Star" intravehicular activity suits.

Where there are cameras, there are reporters; they won't miss such a big event!

Because Lu Yun was interacting with everyone as an "ordinary tourist," the first person to be interviewed was professional astronaut captain Zhao Chuandong.

Zhao Chuandong: "I am very happy to realize my dream of space travel, and I will use my professional skills to complete the mission perfectly!"

Ye Jianfei: "I never thought that I, a 75-year-old man, could go to space again. It fulfills my lifelong dream of going to space."

Lu Yun looked at Academician Ye, then smiled and said, "Then I've... fulfilled my space dream of two lifetimes!"

Upon hearing Lu Yun say this, everyone present burst into laughter.

The live stream chat was filled with "hahaha" and "666".

[Lu Sheng is hilarious. His 75-year-old teacher talks about a lifetime, and he talks about two lifetimes.]

[He was probably nervous too, after all, the Wooden Kite is still in the testing phase.]

Indeed, telling a joke can calm emotions and lighten the mood.

(End of this chapter)