At an altitude of 340 kilometers above the ground, the International Space Station is flying at a speed of 8 kilometers/second.
This seemingly indestructible behemoth has been aging day by day after more than 20 years of service. It looks like an old, bloated old guy.
Even with occasional patching, it still breaks down all the time.
At this moment, astronauts from various countries on the International Space Station are facing an accident.
"Damn, the toilet exploded again!"
"It's all because of those idiot Eagle Country people who eat so much and poop so much every day."
Ivanov, the cosmonaut of the Bear Country, cursed through gritted teeth and carefully collected the liquid floating in the air with a towel.
These liquids exuded a pungent smell and formed small yellow-brown water balls in the air, floating everywhere.
The space station is quite cramped. The astronauts don't have much personal space. The bathroom is only separated from other areas by a curtain, so if something malfunctions, suspicious liquids will leak out of the pipes and drift everywhere.
Another astronaut, Nina, frowned and followed behind, also collecting liquid with the towel in her hand.
It took a while for the two of them to collect all the liquid. Fortunately, they acted quickly and it didn't leak into the surrounding lines.
"Fortunately, the water supply pipeline was cut off as soon as the failure occurred, and the leakage of liquid was not too much."
Nina breathed a sigh of relief and said while handling the towel.
"Ivan, please fix the toilet quickly, otherwise the liquid will continue to leak and we won't be able to go to the toilet."
Ivan carried the tool box and got into the toilet without looking back, complaining endlessly.
"Don't worry, we have put on diapers, there won't be any big problem in a short time."
"It's really crazy to live in these days. A toilet that costs 20 million US dollars will break down every three days. Can you believe it? It's not as strong and easy to use as my 100-dollar toilet."
"Shit, this gas-liquid separator pump cannot be repaired at all. It can only be replaced. However, the replacement pump will not arrive until the next replenishment of supplies. We will have to wear diapers for a month."
He checked and found that the fault could not be solved, so he got out angrily.
"I'm so fucking sick of having to pee like this every day. I really want to go home right now."
Nina comforted her: "It's coming soon. This International Space Station is older than both of us, and something will definitely go wrong every day. Fortunately, we can go to our own brand new space station next year."
Ivan asked curiously: "You said the International Space Station is really going to be closed next year? Then where will we astronauts go?"
Nina sighed and said: "Besides the Tiangong Space Station, where else can we go? It is said that a new space capsule is already under construction. When the time comes, we will cooperate with China and we will be able to use the new space station."
Ivan said excitedly: "That would be great."
He suddenly whispered: "I heard that Yingguo also applied for project cooperation with Tiangong, but was rejected."
"That's right, this matter is not a secret. Who made them ignore people in the beginning, but now they can no longer reach high levels."
Ivan couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, how can I feel so happy when I see Eagle Country being defeated? I can already imagine their expressions of eating shit."
Nina had a look of gloating on her face: "Who allowed the Eagle Nation astronauts to secretly punch holes in the bulkhead? Who would dare to put such a person up there?"
"By the way, I heard that the solid waste treatment equipment in Eagle Country is broken. Now Noah and Sheldon are probably going crazy. They are much worse off than us. They have to manually catch the floating feces."
"Hahaha~"
The two couldn't help but laugh out loud as they thought about the scene of the Eagle Nation astronauts floating in the air, chasing the poop in a hurry.
Meanwhile, three Eagle Nation astronauts in the Unity capsule.
In addition to manually catching feces and manually sucking urine, there is also a huge problem.
"Huh~"
Sheldon opened his mouth, breathed quickly, floated in the air, moved his body with difficulty, and caught the disgusting excrement around him.
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This moment was the most painful moment in his life, bar none.
Yes, he had a cold and was very ill.
On the ground, a cold is a very simple disease. Even if it is uncomfortable, it is not too uncomfortable.
A strong young man like him won't even have obvious symptoms. He only needs to rest well and he can heal on his own.
However, all simple diseases become serious in the weightless environment of space.
Now, not only does he have to manually grab feces, but his congested sinuses also make him extremely uncomfortable. Not only does it completely block the nasal passages, making it difficult to breathe, but the mucus is also difficult to drain smoothly due to the weightless environment.
My face was already slightly swollen, and the nasal environment caused by a cold made it worse.
He had difficulty breathing at the moment and had to open his mouth to breathe quickly. He was also very uncomfortable, felt dizzy, and his mood was greatly affected.
The narrow cabin, the closed environment, coupled with the bad mood, and finally the lack of rest due to the mission.
As a result, a cold that can be recovered in a few days on the ground has not recovered even after ten days in space!
"Shit!" Sheldon cursed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
This was all his own fault. Who would have thought that there was a cold virus hidden in his body? He didn't know when he was infected. As a result, after his immunity weakened in space, he developed an infection soon after.
Due to the weightlessness, the droplets will not settle, but will remain floating in the air. They will also circulate to any corner due to the ventilation system, making them extremely contagious, much more serious than the ground environment.
Moreover, this environment will also reduce the efficacy of antibiotics, causing him to take some standing drugs, but his condition has not improved.
Not only did it not heal, but it also infected two teammates.
The other two teammates, Noah and Linda, were infected by the ubiquitous droplets within a few days. They also took medicine to no avail. They had difficulty breathing every day and were in a bad mood.
In addition, the toilet explodes from time to time, leaks, computer viruses, and other malfunctions.
In such an accident-prone environment, coupled with the raging cold, the three of them were severely physically and mentally devastated, and almost collapsed.
Sheldon has reported the serious illness of the three people to NASA and is anxiously waiting for feedback from the headquarters.
"Sheldon, come here quickly! We have received a reply from headquarters."
A surprised voice sounded behind him.
Sheldon was instantly excited, picked up the garbage bag and floated towards the console.
He couldn't wait any longer and wanted to know the headquarters' reply as soon as possible.
Nothing can stop his determined pace.
Even the few yellow-brown fragments left in the air have been completely forgotten.
However, when he came to the console, he saw two extremely disappointed faces.
Noah and Linda had already read the reply, and their faces were pale at the moment, sitting slumped in the air, too frustrated to speak.
"What's wrong with you two? What did the headquarters say?" Sheldon asked doubtfully while throwing away garbage bags.
"See for yourself." Noah's voice seemed to be twenty years older, hoarse and desperate.
Sheldon looked at the screen and was stunned, as if a basin of cold water poured down from his head, chilling him to his core.
The reply was very concise, just two lines, filled with a cold and ruthless command tone.
"Please endure it silently and wait patiently. The cargo spacecraft will arrive in three months and deliver replacement faulty parts and more powerful treatment drugs."
After staying for a moment, Sheldon suddenly rushed towards Noah.
"Why didn't you make it clear to the headquarters that we can't survive anymore? At least send us some medicine as soon as possible, otherwise we won't be able to do our work."
Noah shook his head slowly: "I made it very clear. The entire cabin has now become a huge tissue box, and we have to recycle these tissues. You don't understand. They all know this, but they just don't care. "
Sheldon was stunned for a moment.
Yes, the three of them send health data every day. How could the headquarters not know this? In this situation, they just don't care.
Linda suddenly grabbed her hair hard, looking like she was going crazy.
"I can't stand it anymore, I want to go back right away. Ah~"
She suddenly stood up and rushed towards the other cabins.
Sheldon said in shock: "What's going on? She just went to rest when she felt uncomfortable. Why did she run?"
Noah pondered for a moment and said meaningfully: "Maybe it depends on her whether we can go down early."
Sheldon suddenly remembered that two years ago, this same female colleague was accused of drilling a hole in the wall of the bear's cabin next door just to go back early, and he fell silent.
For some reason, he actually had a small expectation in his heart.
Within a few days, he knew the result.
The first person to come to the door was a Bull Nation astronaut. This poor man lived in the same sleeping area as them.
Because there are only 8 sleeping areas on the International Space Station, one in each of the Bear and Eagle sections, some astronauts will stay in the sleeping areas on both sides.
If the sleeping area is not enough, astronauts will make bunks on the floor, find a quiet location in an empty cabin, and hang themselves on the bulkhead with a sleeping bag to rest.
Fortunately, it's a weightless environment. Apart from the lack of privacy, it doesn't matter where you sleep. You're all sleeping in a sleeping bag anyway.
"Fake, you Eagle Country people are really not good people."
"If I have a cold, I don't take medicine properly. If I get cured as soon as possible, I just come here to take a nap occasionally, but I can be infected. It's totally unreasonable."
The Bull Country astronaut was so angry that his nose was crooked, but he had no choice but to stare angrily.
Sheldon stared back without any guilt: "You should take your medicine quickly. Don't ask for trouble here. Do you want to continue sleeping here?"
"Hmph!" The Bull Nation astronaut dug out some cold medicine and left angrily.
Then, two astronauts from the neighboring country of Gaul also came over angrily.
Their noses were red, their mouths were open, and they looked like they were having difficulty breathing. You could tell they had a cold at a glance.
The two Gallic astronauts were so angry that they burst into rage and spit out fragrance.
"Nima, we are laying bunks in the next cabin, but we are all infected by you. You must have done it on purpose. No wonder I keep seeing that bitch Linda running around like a bitch in each cabin in the past two days."
Sheldon spread his hands with an innocent look on his face: "Sorry, you know, the flu, it's not our fault. In this environment, everyone's physical fitness has declined, and it's normal to catch a cold."
"By the way, do you have any cold medicine? The medicine we have here has no effect. It may have lost its effectiveness over time. Can you give us a little more?"
He asked them for cold medicine with a playful smile.
He got angry when he talked about this. Just two days ago, they checked all the cold medicines and antibiotics in stock. They found that many of the medicines were produced far back. Although they were not expired, they were not very fresh. .
In the space environment, due to weightlessness and radiation, the shelf life of many drugs will drop sharply and they will soon lose their effectiveness. Therefore, they must be kept fresh to ensure their effectiveness.
It's a pity that they took so many medicines, most of which were expired medicines.
This caused the three people to explode instantly.
As a result, Linda's behavior changed from acquiescing to condoning or even covering up.
"It's all because the headquarters is too ruthless and cruel and refuses to deliver medicine to us. We can only hope that cargo spacecraft from other countries can move faster."
Sheldon thought silently and found a reasonable excuse for the behavior of the three of his party.
Soon, another astronaut from Sakura Country was also infected.
Finally, when the three astronauts of Mao Xiong were also sadly infected with the flu, they came over and cursed angrily.
Sheldon knew that the influenza sweeping the entire space station was unstoppable and could not be stopped.
All nine astronauts died.
All of them had red eyes, dizziness, difficulty breathing, and emotional breakdown.
The sound of violent coughing and nose washing echoed in all cabins.
Everyone was weak, had splitting headaches, and could no longer function normally.
Several seriously ill people even have respiratory infections. Without medical treatment, their condition will continue to worsen.
Except for necessary maintenance actions, it is difficult to continue work on the space station.
After learning the news, space agencies from various countries were shocked.
Damn, a flu brought down the entire space station?
This is too outrageous!
Aren’t there cold medicines and antibiotics?
Did it have any effect? And then there are endless sources of infection?
What? It's all the fault of the Eagle Nation astronauts. Are they constantly running from cabin to cabin, releasing poison?
The space agencies of various countries were silent for a moment.
However, the matter still needs to be resolved, and the astronauts cannot continue to be sick in the space station.
Without further ado, they immediately formulated an emergency plan and decided to send a group of new astronauts up in advance to replace all the seriously ill people.
NASA pinched its nose and agreed to this plan. After all, if everyone goes up together, the cost can be shared equally, which is much cheaper.
The matter was quickly resolved and all the seriously ill astronauts returned to the ground.
The new astronauts did not dare to take off their protective suits in the first few days. They did not dare to move normally in the cabin until the air had been thoroughly circulated.
The broken parts in the toilet were also replenished this time and replaced directly with new ones.
The International Space Station is finally back to normal.
Seeing that the matter was about to be revealed, the space agency of Mao Xiong Country suddenly attacked NASA hard and spread words in the media, criticizing the other party for being ill and deliberately releasing poison in space.
"...In view of the harsh medical environment on the space station and the despicable and cruel people, we decided to suspend the operation of the International Space Station module we are responsible for early..."
"At the same time, we have reached a strategic cooperation with China's Tiangong Space Station. The new space station is already under construction. Before that, we are temporarily considering conducting scientific research activities in Tiangong..."
As soon as the news came out, netizens around the world went crazy.
Everyone was stunned by the cool actions of the Eagle Nation astronauts.
NASA was so angry that it categorically denied it and said that Mao Xiong would pay a heavy price for his slanderous behavior.
However, the country of Gaul immediately came out to make up for the damage, saying that their astronauts accidentally contracted influenza on the space station and were suspected to have been infected by the team from the Eagle Country next door.
The Bull Nation did not side with NASA this time. Instead, it said that its astronauts had always been healthy until they went to the Eagle Nation cabin to take a nap and caught a cold.
Space agencies from several countries have spoken out, forcing NASA to admit the facts.
The person in charge, Nelson, made a public statement, saying that everything was an accident and it would never happen again next time.
"So this is what happened. In the harsh environment of the space station, the Eagle Nation astronaut's cold recurred, and because it was not detected in time, it took several days to start treatment, which made the condition worse, and the cold medicine expired and became ineffective. So it took half a month to recover, and eventually all the astronauts in other cabins were infected, leading to the annihilation of the entire space station."
Netizens were all shocked when they saw the media's closing remarks.
Is the medical environment so bad on the International Space Station?
How can we go to the moon when the medical conditions on a space station are so poor? How to get to Mars?
Eagle Country Pills, it seems that in terms of aerospace, we have to look to the East.
Overseas netizens have turned their attention to China.
After some comparison with the brand new Tiangong Space Station.
Overseas netizens were surprised to find that the gap in strength between the two sides was indeed quite large.
Not to mention the comparison of strength in aerospace technology, even in space medical care, NASA is far behind.
China has developed a portable universal monitor that can monitor the health of astronauts in real time 24 hours a day.
In such an environment, it is absolutely impossible to miss a minor illness like a cold and turn it into a serious illness.
Look at China, with its brand-new space station and high-end medical equipment, it has unlimited potential and a promising future.
As for NASA, the old space station and the slum-like living environment are simply miserable.
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NASA's glorious image instantly began to disillusion in people's minds.
Seeing that public opinion of NASA continues to decline, morale has been greatly affected.
NASA's reputation has been greatly damaged, which will inevitably affect funding applications.
Nelson immediately delivered another inspiring speech, which was quickly forwarded by the media.
"In fact, we are also very strong in medical conditions. Our suppliers have made new breakthroughs in portable monitor research and are at the forefront of the world."
"In the past, it was just because the International Space Station was too old that it did not have the equipment immediately. I believe that our astronauts will soon be able to use products that are better than those from China."
