Chapter 510 This is the most dangerous job
"This time? You're not talking about bringing my sister-in-law to the Space Institute and the Satellite Launch Center?"
"If you count it, this should be the first time. There is nothing I can do about it. It was really inconvenient before. I usually stay in school. Even if I go out, I go on business trips to various places to do various research work."
"It seems that my sister-in-law has had a hard time in the past few years. But from another perspective, you are all doing something you like and it is very meaningful. Everything is worth it."
"Well, I always feel that Yaoyao is a very special girl. All of us may have underestimated Yaoyao's abilities."
The last time Lu Zhiyao's amazing brain power was tested, Xu You still remembers it clearly.
Even Xu You himself didn't dare to say that he truly understood Lu Zhiyao's abilities.
"Of course, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. When we were in Shengcheng No. 4 Middle School, Lu Zhiyao was the best student in all of our hearts. It wasn't until you, Old Xu, came out that we had a new best target. Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll ask about the astronauts for you."
Not long after, Hu Shucheng came back.
"Old Xu, the leader said that we can go to the astronaut training center now."
"Okay, let's go."
There was no other urgent matter at the moment, so Xu You and Hu Shucheng walked towards the astronaut training center together.
"Professor Xu!"
Along the way, everyone who saw Xu You greeted him enthusiastically.
Even though Xu You does not have any professional title in the Academy of Aerospace, his status in everyone's mind is unquestionable.
After entering the astronaut training center, Xu You was shocked by the scene inside.
Because of his work field, Xu You had never been exposed to astronaut training before, and naturally did not know much about the relevant information.
In Xu You's impression, this kind of training center should only simulate various space environments and conduct some high-intensity training.
In fact, the facilities inside are far more massive than Xu You had imagined.
The first thing that caught Xu You's eyes was a huge water tank.
Its breadth and depth are not inferior to the swimming pool used for competitions.
"I never thought that the training facilities for astronauts are so huge." Xu You exclaimed.
"Yeah, I've never been here before. I feel like the water here is even deeper than the swimming pool at the diving center."
At this time, a staff member in charge of astronaut training walked towards Xu You and Hu Shucheng.
"Professor Xu, this huge water tank is used to simulate astronauts' extravehicular training. After a long space journey, when they just come out of the spacecraft, they will feel a huge change in pressure. This kind of training is to let astronauts adapt to this strong change in advance."
Xu You listened to the staff's story and nodded seriously.
Xu You already had some understanding of these training methods and the principles involved.
In fact, in addition to adapting to the environment in space, astronauts also need to train certain survival skills in the wild.
Because when returning to Earth, due to various complex factors, the spacecraft may deviate from the expected landing point.
For example, a former Soviet spacecraft accidentally landed in the woods on the mountain due to a malfunction.
Not only do they have to face harsh outdoor environments, they may even encounter extremely dangerous wild animals such as wolves.
"Coach, the training that astronauts need to undergo includes overweight endurance training, simulated weightlessness training, low-pressure training, field survival training, etc."
"Yes, Professor Xu. It can be said that astronauts need to undergo training for almost all situations involving physiological limits and all kinds of dangerous situations that we can think of. Many of the dangers that astronauts will face are beyond our imagination."
Hearing the coach's words, Xu You's expression became serious.
The position of astronaut carries the highest honor as well as the highest risk.
It would be difficult to be competent for this position without sufficient courage and ability.
At this time, the three astronauts who were training underwater completed a stage of training and swam out from underwater.
After taking off the weighed training suits, the three astronauts saw Xu You.
"Professor Xu? Why are you here?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to come and see you suddenly. Just continue your training as normal, don't be affected by my coming."
The three astronauts are Sui Shihuan, Qin Guoqing, and Zheng Yunhui, two men and one woman, all of whom are astronauts with extensive training experience.
Xu You had heard of their names a long time ago, but this was the first time he saw them in person.
Xu You looked at the three astronauts. Not only did they look very healthy physically, they were also in very good mental states.
Xu You's heart is full of admiration for these three national heroes.
"Professor Xu, we just finished the last phase of training, so there is no need to disturb us. We have long wanted to have a chance to meet Professor Xu, but we didn't expect to see you here."
It can be seen that the three astronauts were indeed very surprised and excited after seeing Xu You, and their cheeks became a little rosy.
In this case, Xu You took advantage of the astronauts' rest to chat with them about some of their training experiences.
"This extravehicular suit weighs more than 100 kilograms. It must be very difficult to train in it."
"Yes, Professor Xu, it was a little strange at first. Although we have never flown into space, we have been doing this kind of training for several years. It can be said that we have been living in accordance with space standards almost every day in the past few years."
Thinking of this hard training life, Xu You admired the astronauts even more.
At this time, Xu You tried this and asked:
"Would it be convenient for me to feel this space suit?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Xu You's words.
"Professor Xu, you just said that this space suit weighs more than 100 kilograms. If you don't have professional training, it is difficult to control such a heavy suit."
Xu You smiled and said, "It's okay. My physical fitness is actually pretty good. I'm just feeling it out. Nothing will happen. If I really can't move at all wearing it, I'll come out right away."
Hu Shucheng also echoed, "That's right. Although Professor Xu is a scientist, he actually likes sports very much. When we were in high school, we were teammates in the provincial physics team. Every night, we would do some exercises together before going to bed . Later I found out that the sound of our exercises could be heard clearly downstairs."
