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"This hush money is fine!"

"61% synchronization rate, Lao Li, ready to receive control of the cargo compartment!"

"No problem!" Li Xingfeng turned around slightly, and the external cabin next to him indicated that a push plate had been opened, and a 7-inch crystal screen appeared inside, and his fingers were moving on the screen. There was a female Chinese voice: "The transfer of authority is in progress!"

After finishing it, Li Xingfeng looked at the "Arc Eagle One" aerospace transport plane again.

On the other side, Ning Zebo in the cockpit stared at the display data and said, "71% synchronization rate! The distance is 133 yards (meters)!"

Xiaoliang pressed a yellow button and said at the same time: "The cargo compartment is starting to separate!"

In outer space, there is silence here, and there is almost nothing in the vacuum that cannot transmit sound. At this moment, everyone has stopped chatting, and the three of them are concentrating on it without any distraction.

A group of foreigners in the space station watched curiously.

"Is this a new type of Chinese carrier spacecraft?"

"Xlous Company, to be precise, is produced by CMSX Company. It is said that this spaceship can enter space without rocket boosters!"

"What? Going into space without a rocket booster? It's a spaceship!"

"Has China's space technology reached such an advanced level?"

After a while, they saw an even more surprising scene.

In outer space, the transport aircraft that has maintained a synchronization rate of more than 70% with the "Tianzhou" began to change. The Mitsubishi cone-shaped body began to separate, and a quarter of the nose began to separate. Slowly pan down until the top of the nose is about to move down to the level of the belly of the body before stopping.

At this moment, the transport plane seems to have been cut obliquely from a quarter of the nose. The nose was once hung on the edge of the lower part of the body, and nearly three-quarters of the core part of the body at the rear can pass through the cutout. Seeing the interior with a half-empty diameter, a huge space capsule is fixed inside. It can be seen that the cargo compartment does not completely occupy the space in the transport aircraft, which means that it can carry more cargo.

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The brackets of the fixed cargo compartment were successfully separated, and the cargo compartment slowly moved out of the transport plane from the oblique section, slowly left the transport plane, and finally completely separated from the transport plane. The surface of the space capsule full of supplies is spraying out white mist, and it is slowly approaching the docking port of the space station.

"95% synchronization rate! The relative distance is 46 yards!" Ning Zebo in the cockpit said looking at the cargo compartment. The transport plane has always kept a distance of more than 100 yards from the space station. Li Xingfeng watched the cargo compartment getting closer, and then came to the docking port with the external wall.

"99% synchronization rate!"

At this moment, Li Xingfeng could touch the cargo compartment with his hand, and the red light indicators on the two docking ports were flashing, getting closer and closer, 10 yards... 7 yards... 3 yards... 60 centimeters... 22 centimeters...

The contact with the interface is completed, and the fixing frame is fixed. Li Xingfeng looked at the transport plane 100 meters away. At the same time, "Arc Eagle No. 1" had returned to its original state, and he extended his thumb towards the window of the cockpit.

In the cockpit of the transport plane, the corners of Ning Zebo's mouth showed a slight curvature, and after seeing the other party's gesture, he said calmly: "'Fox Eagle No. And successfully received the supplies, the second phase of the task was successfully completed, and the application was completed. Please instruct. Finished!"

A message quickly came from the communicator: "Good job! This is the command center, and the application for the end of the second phase of the mission has been approved. Command, immediately start the third phase of the mission, return! This is the last mission, don't give What kind of moth did I come up with, it's over!"

"It's time to go home, Xiao Liang!" Ning Zebo looked at his deputy, who nodded slightly, turned on a few buttons and waved his fingers on the display panel, and said at the same time: "I'm checking the return trajectory, and it will start to change in 121 seconds." rail!"

At this moment, it has been 40 minutes since the transport plane came into space. On the other side, Li Xingfeng, who is in outer space, has come to the tail end of the cargo compartment. There is a hatch. After opening the hatch and entering the cargo compartment, the interior begins to pressurize. .

"The air pressure is stable!" Li Xingfeng heard the voice report, then took off his space helmet, found the cargo list very skillfully, then opened the public communication channel dedicated to the space station, stared at the material list with a smile and read: " To all the passengers on board, a batch of additional supplies has been delivered, um, there are... 6 tons of liquid nitrogen, 1.35 tons of pure liquid oxygen, 8 tons of various foods, 4.5 tons of water or beverages, and the rest of the supplies... solar panels or something... All are non-edible!"

"Let me see what exactly is there for me to eat?" Li Xingfeng turned over a page of the list, looked at the detailed list, was slightly taken aback, and said, "Wow, there is actually a bottle of Taiping Island wine? A pint of Lafite from 1982? Eh ...Sponsored by Matrix Technology? Only two bottles? This rich man is too stingy!"

Not to mention the expensiveness of the bottle of wine itself, what is even more expensive is the shipping cost. According to the traditional calculation of shipping costs, the value of these two wines sent to space is two million US dollars. Li Xingfeng said with a smile: "Less is less." A little bit, but barely enough for everyone to get a small share of the pie."

When the foreigners on the core cabin heard that there was such a famous wine, they all cheered with smiles, especially the Russians who liked wine, their eyes were shining. Drinking alcohol in outer space is forbidden, but this ban was lifted in 2006. The Chinese astronauts are fine, but a group of foreigners have long been clamoring that the next time the supplies are replenished, remember to bring some wine. Only in this way can we get into work better.

Li Xingfeng put the list back to its original place, carried it on the bulkhead with one hand, and said, "Darvis, and Wu Bin, you two come over here to deal with this batch of supplies. Remember to handle the solar panels carefully and have a good meal. Rest well, replace the old battery board on the No. 2 experimental cabin after 6 hours, Wu Bin, you have to come with me, and Jackson, you two are forbidden to drink alcohol before work, but don't worry, it's your part Can't escape."

Just after the communication was over, Ning Zebo's one-line communication sent another message: "Old Li, the goods have been delivered, it's time to say goodbye!"

"Bon Voyage!"

In the cockpit of the aerospace transport plane, Xiaoliang said again: "The return trajectory has been verified!"

Ning Zebo went on to say: "'Arc Eagle One' calls the command center, we will re-orbit around the earth for a week and a half and then return to the atmosphere and return, it's over!"

"Headquarters received it, I wish everything goes well, it's over!"

This is the last contact with the command center. During the return of the spacecraft to the atmosphere, there will be no more contact, but the command center on the ground can monitor all live data of "Arc Eagle One" through satellites.

"Prepare to change orbit!" Ning Zebo looked sideways at his deputy. Returning to Earth was another uncomfortable journey.

In outer space, white gas was ejected from the surface of the aerospace transport aircraft, and the aircraft was adjusting its direction. Not long after, "Arc Eagle One" accelerated for the third time under the watchful eyes of astronauts from various countries on the space station. Flying forward at a faster speed than the space station, the aerospace transport plane will circle the earth for more than one week after entering the new flight path, and return to the atmosphere at the predetermined cut-in angle after 148 minutes.

(To be continued) (To be continued.)