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A spacecraft with two astronauts on board is heading into the depths of the universe.
But all of a sudden, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket unexpectedly disintegrated on the tall and mighty launch tower, and its wreckage destroyed the nearby launch pad.
So where else would there be a launch tower to launch the spacecraft with two astronauts on board?
The two astronauts were trapped in the universe like this, and it was a test of life and death that they faced.
After the news came out, the whole world exclaimed, for Musk, the founder of SpaceX, the doubts of public opinion are not important, but he must solve the current matter.
Where exactly did this incident break out?
What went wrong?
And most importantly, how do we save the two astronauts trapped in space?
Reasons for the disintegration of the rocket.
In 2024, SpaceX officially launched the Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station, and everything went so smoothly that United States astronauts and Russia astronauts happily walked into the space station, ready for today's mission.
After the rocket was successfully launched, it returned to the ground safely.
But they didn't expect that on May 10, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket had a tragedy in Florida on the east coast of the United States, where the air flew most cleanly at Cape Canaveral.
Everything went very smoothly, and the rocket also flew up in three stages, the first stage took more than two minutes, the second stage took eight minutes, and then the third stage, which put the astronauts into the predetermined orbit.
But just as the fuel for the third stage was about to run out, an accident happened: the Falcon 9 rocket suddenly collapsed in layers of smoke and under the rendering of fierce flames.
The shattering of the Falcon 9 rocket was almost instantaneous, so what exactly caused the collapse of the Falcon 9 rocket?
At the same time that Musk received an urgent call, astronauts around the world were urgently summoned to the office to study the cause of the problem.
And during this period, the life and death of the astronauts hung by a thread.
The fate of astronauts is still decided by the people on the ground, their protective clothing is designed, produced and maintained by the people on the ground, and their spacecraft is designed, produced and maintained by engineers on the ground.
After this incident, astronauts from various countries have to rejoice in this incident, because if this event had happened in space, then they would never have had a chance to return to Earth.
In the post-mortem review, there are two reasons that are most likely to lead to the disintegration of the Falcon 9 rocket, one is that before the Falcon 9 rocket took off, the ground staff did not estimate the weight of the Falcon 9 rocket, but directly used the load weight of the Falcon 9 rocket designed at the beginning, which caused a certain risk.
Because the rocket is divided into three parts for launch, and each part will break away after a certain period of time, if the ground staff does not estimate the weight accurately, then weightlessness may occur at the time of disengagement, resulting in the disintegration of the rocket.
Another possibility is that during the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, an asteroid or space junk was encountered, causing the front of the Falcon 9 rocket to suddenly explode, but this possibility is relatively small.
Finally, after a day of all-night discussions, the astronauts finally came to the conclusion in the early hours of the morning: it was the first cause of the rocket disintegration.
Before the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, the ground crew did not estimate the load.
Rescue plan.
Then, now the crux of the problem falls on Musk, who must rescue the two astronauts trapped in space in this incident, first of all, of course, to ensure their lives.
So, what should Musk do in order to rescue the two astronauts trapped in space?
First of all, it is necessary to determine the specific location of the astronauts, and then, Musk has to find a way to bring the astronauts back.
The so-called "specific location" refers to how far away the astronaut's spacecraft is from the ground, and this position is not to be seen at a glance from the ground, but to be judged with the help of various information.
The most important of this information is the astronaut's spacecraft, which determines the approximate position of the spacecraft by tracking the ship's signal source.
Generally speaking, after leaving the ground, the spacecraft will fly towards a pre-set orbit, which is a kind of ellipse, and the bottom point is called "perigee", which is the position of the astronaut's spacecraft when it is closest to the ground.
Correspondingly, the highest point is called the "apogee", which is the position of the astronaut's spacecraft when it is farthest from the ground.
With this basic information, the next step is to rely on the "rescue module" on the space station to rescue the astronauts.
However, this matter is not so simple, because it is not only a test of technology, but also a test of management.
In the eyes of everyone, the launch of the rocket is only one thing, and the rescue of astronauts is the top priority of this matter.
After this incident, the whole world began to reflect on the space rescue system, because in this incident, the four astronauts United States had this incident precisely because the hatch of the world space station was blocked.
In this case, both United States and Russia have astronauts stationed on the ISS, which can be said to be prepared, but they never expected that such a major disaster would happen at the gate of their own country.
The astronauts on the International Space Station, because the hatch was blocked outside, could only watch the rocket unexpectedly disintegrate, and they could only watch the two astronauts trapped in space, and they could only watch their death slowly come.
The astronauts' rescue system has exposed problems in this incident, so in the future aerospace work, the astronauts' rescue system is a top priority and a problem that must be solved.
After this incident, the Russia Space Agency began to brew plans for international space cooperation and strengthen cooperation with space agencies of other countries in the world.
At the same time, space cooperation between countries is also a future development trend.
The life-and-death test faced by astronauts.
Just when the astronauts were facing life and death, they did not flinch and panic in the slightest, but calmed down and had a clear division of labor, so that their life and death were hanging by a thread, and the task was successfully solved.
The two astronauts are the "old fritters" in outer space, they are Michael · Hopkins of the United States and Victor · Glinka, the former was born in 1968 and is now 53 years old, an astronaut at the United States Space Agency.
The latter, born in 1972, is now 48 years old and is an astronaut with the Russia Space Agency.
Both of them have a wealth of flying experience as astronauts, and they have already started their journey into space, and there are many spaceships that have flown them, so their calmness and calmness are an example for people.
While those engineers were discussing, they were not idle, but under the command of the ground staff, while debugging the instruments, they waited for the rescue capsule of the ISS.
Their mission was important because they needed to take a piece of equipment called the Space Etching Instrument from a series of instruments on the ISS, reassemble it, and put it behind the hatch to wait for the ISS rescue module to arrive.
This instrument is usually used to cut all kinds of metals in outer space, but in this special time, it is a life-saving artifact.
Its role is to help the rescue module of the International Space Station cut open the wreckage outside the hatch, so that the astronauts can return to the surface smoothly, but the consequence of this is that the hatch of the International Space Station will be smashed even with it.
In order to let the astronauts of the International Space Station find this wreckage earlier, the two astronauts also worked hard.
They took out the wrecked space module as an "alarm" and flew back and forth several times in front of the hatch of the International Space Station, so that the crew of the International Space Station could find out in time.
epilogue
This incident is also a microcosm of mankind's exploration of the universe, and it is precisely with such a spirit that mankind will have today's achievements, and we must not only inherit this spirit, but also constantly strengthen our awareness of space safety and contribute to the mainland's space industry.
Therefore, in terms of management, we must not only ensure development, but also ensure safety and quality, and this is to coordinate the balance between development and security.