In addition to Armstrong, he also left footprints on the moon

Author:Journal of China Science Time:2022.09.16

Wen ｜ Liu Yuxuan

On July 20, 1969, the "Apollo" No. 11 spacecraft boarded by Neil Amsterram successfully landed on the moon surface, and Amsterrand became the first person to set foot in the moon.

What he said, "This is a small step for a person; for humans, this is a huge leap" is well known.

The "Apollo" plan is one of the most legendary projects in the history of NASA (NASA).

The "Apollo" plan lasted 11 years and completed 11 manned space missions, including six successful landing on the moon.

The project finally ended after the Pacific Ocean on December 19, 1972 "Apollo".

The last spacecraft instructed Eugene Selinon. When the spacecraft successfully completed the moon landing mission and was preparing to return to the air, Cearson left a human footprint on the moon. He said, "We are leaving the moon and Taurus -Litro Valley. Similarly, it is for the peace and expectations of all human beings. If God intentionally, we will come back. "However, from 1972, 50 years have passed, and no one has boarded the moon.

Compared with Amsterrand's story, people know less about Selinon. The latter is also a legendary American astronaut, which has an irreplaceable position in the history of manned aerospace in the United States.

In his later years, Cales wrote an autobiography "My Two Moon Journey". The book vividly and vividly records his unique and thrilling experience of entering space and landing on the moon -there are success and failure, and there are escape and death. From the first perspective of astronauts, he restored the "Apollo" plan and the US -Soviet space competition. At the same time, he described his "halo" of his astronaut as an ordinary person.

Selinon was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His father was Slovakians and his mother was the Czech. After graduating from Purdue University, he joined the U.S. Navy (reserve) and became a jet pilot. He was later selected into the "Apollo" plan by NASA and officially opened his astronaut.

He has executed the space mission three times: "Gemini Constellation" No. 9, "Apollo" No. 10 (as the driver of the lunar cabin), "Apollo" No. 17 (as the commander of the instruction), two of which are to the moon.

In the "Gemini constellation" No. 9 mission, Ceranan tried to "walk in hell" under extremely harsh conditions. Essence

In the "Apollo" No. 10 mission, the spacecraft had a "frame locked" situation, lost control, and began to jump up and down and roll around. At the critical moment, instructions Tom Stafford canceled the computer control and grabbed the manual controller of the spacecraft before leaving the danger in time -all this happened in just 15 seconds, if it continued to roll for 2 seconds, The spacecraft will fall to the ground.

Compared with the previous two dangerous space journey, the "Apollo" trip to the 17th is much "friendly".

This mission set the longest moon landing, the longest moon watch walking time, the most collected moon specimens, and the longest records of the longest time in the lunar orbit.

As ordinary people, most of our understanding of the aerospace hero comes from news reports and characters. It is more about seeing the arduous and exciting success of the space mission. In addition to the spirit of dedication, sometimes there are some luck, and more often it may be the decision and courage of 0.1 seconds -this different side may be seen from the book.

Selinon, like most people, was just an ordinary person who worked hard and worked hard. When he saw the "first batch of seven units" on TV, he was full of worship and longing. One of them.

After experiencing the fire of "Apollo" No. 1, he sincerely sorrows for the lost friend, and he can't stop confused: Will the "Apollo" plan end there?

In the space competition with the Soviet Union, on the one hand, he will be secretly happy for the failure of the Soviet Union, and on the other hand, he will also be a close friend with the former "opponent" -Soviet astronauts after the space competition.

The special nature of the naval pilots and astronauts determines that he and his wife and daughter always gather and leave less. Even if you try to maintain marriage, his wife is still difficult to endure the tremendous pressure brought by identity and ended with divorce.

He is not only a hero of the American people's space industry, but also an ordinary person who is the same as you and me.

In addition to the legendary story of Cerrumon, the book also describes the full picture of the 20th century American aerospace plan, as well as the famous space competition in the United States and the Soviet Union.

As early as the German defeat in 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union scrambled to send people to Germany to snatch scientists and technical information. Perhaps at that time, it laid a foreshadowing for the space competition.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States had launched the "Mochi" plan and the "Gemini Constellation" plan as a preparation and technical reserve for the manned aerospace plan. After the technology and timing are mature, the "Apollo" plan is officially launched.

It is not only a great scientific research result, but also a competitive "contestant". After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered the Cold War. Two super powers launched a strong competition in military, technology and other fields. Space exploration was a world -renowned competition. When the Apollo 1 spacecraft was officially launched, it was the fierce stage of the space competition. At that time, both countries had the technical capabilities of manned space, and they were all overwhelming the honor of the first landing of the moon, secretly.

Prior to this, the Soviet Union had maintained a leading position in the competition: the first artificial satellite in human history was launched, and for the first time on behalf of humans to space, the first off -cabin activity ... For the first time, the moon was successfully attacked, and the N1 rockets developed by the Soviet Union's four -time launch test for the Moon Lunar Layout plan failed, and had to give up the moon landing. In the end, the space competition that lasted for nearly 20 years came to an end.

Amsterland once evaluated this autobiography: "Eugene Serin described the whole process of his participation in the moon's moon, and he showed the great era of exciting stories with a thrilling story."

"My Two Moon Journey", [US] Eugene Serin, Tang Davis, translated by Zhang Tianguang, published in August 2022, Shanghai Jiaotong University, priced: 68 yuan