Chapter 1651 Hope to spread its wings (second update, please subscribe)
It is not a bump, but a bump.
After the sound of impact, the spacecraft stopped on the moon, and then its cabin was tilted.
The crew was injured to varying degrees during the impact, and the spacecraft also malfunctioned, causing them to lose contact with the earth. However, in the end, they tried hard to restore communication and reconnect with the earth.
For the astronauts who survived the disaster, now all they need is to complete the next mission.
Gao Binghan took a deep breath, looked at Morrisey with a smile and said, "We're here." Then he looked out the porthole.
This is the moon!
Outside the porthole, the moon's scene is quiet and desolate. The gray-white surface extends to the end of the field of view, and the sky is a deep black without a trace of clouds. On the horizon in the distance, the earth is like a blue gem, hanging in the dark universe, emitting a soft light.
"Prepare to leave the cabin."
Gao Binghan's voice sounded again, and they quickly entered the state and began to check the equipment and life support system. They knew that this moment would be the most important moment.
The hatch door slowly opened, Gao Binghan stepped onto the surface of the moon, then set up the camera by himself, turned on the power, and when he turned on the camera, he said:
"I'll put the camera in place Opened."
The people on Earth also saw the astronaut through the camera. At first, they could only see his helmet. Then Gao Binghan stepped back step by step, and the camera took him and the flag beside him. Go down.
There are two flags in total. In addition to the SEA's double-star flag, there is also a rice-shaped flag. At this moment, the whole of Britain and even the Commonwealth were excited. In London, there were car whistles everywhere, and many people even gathered towards the Platinum Khan Palace, expressing their excitement in their ways.
The UK has reached an unprecedented height!
They even enthusiastically embraced every yellow-skinned Asian, regardless of whether they were SEA or not, just emphasized there - we are a family!
In the square in front of the Platinum Khan Palace, many people waved the rice flag and the double-star flag, and it seemed that at this moment, they really became a family.
In fact, it was from this day that SEA, from a member of the Commonwealth, has truly become the core of the Commonwealth, which may be the change brought about by space.
Gao Binghan had no idea about all this. He was on the moon and said to the camera: "Our landing was not going well, but we often say that we can walk away alive in the navy. It was successful, the mission started not very smoothly, but we succeeded. "
As a pilot from the Navy Air Force, he was indeed impeccable when he said this.
We succeeded!
Their footsteps left a deep mark on the soft moon dust, as if silently proclaiming: Human beings have come here again.
In the command center, people looked at the screen and smiled on their faces, while Zhou Kangjie crossed his hands on his chest and said: "The key now is to take them home!" br>
People on the ground saw familiar images through cameras, astronauts jumping on the moon, moving like penguins.
But soon, under the witness of the whole world, they began to quickly start the next task.
They only saw them releasing a folding lunar rover from the side of the lunar spacecraft. When the lunar rover was released, all the people on the ground opened their eyes wide in shock and said in confusion:
"What are they doing?"
Under the gaze of audiences all over the world, it slowly unfolded like a mechanical insect moonrover, and the silver-white body shone with a cold light under the reflection of the moonlight. The cage-type metal-structured wheels are wide and sturdy, which can easily cope with soft lunar dust and rough terrain on the moon's surface.
"... Now we see it as a lunar rover. Unlike the Soviet and American lunar landing teams who use walking, Gao Binghan and Morrisey will drive the lunar rover to explore the entire Sveldrup-Hansen meteorite in the lunar rover Pit. The moon rover is a unique advanced technology for the Space Exploration Technology Company. "
The TV host introduced this special vehicle to audiences around the world based on the information just obtained.
"In terms of size design, the lunar rover also adopts a large number of folding designs. For example, the communication antenna is folded and the detection equipment is also foldable or shrinkable."
On the TV screen, the lunar rover is unfolding. A four-wheeled lunar rover that seems simple but is actually the most expensive vehicle on the earth is presented to the world. "Wanhu Corner, the lunar car has been unfolded, the system is normal, and ready to start." Gao Binghan reported to the Earth Command Center through the communication system. "Received, start the exploration mission."
The command center responded.
According to the plan, before getting on the bus, Gao Binghan said to Morrisey: "Morisey, come and drive it!"
"This is my honor!"
Morissey said with some excitement,
He will be the first driver to drive on the moon.
This is the seat in the UK for $1.5 billion - just a driver.
In this way, the astronauts boarded the rover and started the vehicle.
The motor of the lunar rover is running. Because it is a vacuum, it does not make a low buzzing sound like it is on the earth. There is no sound. The wheels slowly rotate, and a fine moon dust is raised. As the speed gradually accelerated, the rover drew a beautiful arc on the moon surface and began to explore the Sveldrup-Hansen crater.
Under the camera's shooting, humans clearly saw the situation inside the crater every time.
On Earth, hundreds of millions of viewers watched this scene through live broadcast on TV.
In the picture, the lunar rover is speeding on the desolate moon surface, and the moon dust rolled up by the wheels floats like a thin mist. The astronauts' helmets reflect the sun's light, and their figures look so sci-fi in the driver's seat of the lunar rover.
The audience held their breath and stared at the screen intently, their hearts filled with shock and excitement. "Oh my God, they are really racing on the moon!" someone exclaimed.
"This is like a science fiction movie!"
Another sighed.
Amid people's gaze, the lunar rover stops from time to time and uses a hammer to take lunar soil and lunar rock. The rover soon arrived at the edge of the Sveldrup-Hansen crater.
If you look from the air, the crater is huge and deep, the walls of the pit are steep, but the bottom of the pit is a flat moon sea. But despite this, there are still some gentle slopes at the edge of the pit wall, which is like a passage leading up to the upper part, and they can drive the lunar rover toward the crater if they want.
"Do you want to try it?"
Morissey asked excitedly:
"No." Gao Binghan shook his head and said, "This is not our mission range."
The astronauts drove the lunar rover slowly along the wall of the pit. Carefully avoiding the huge rocks and cracks, they soon discovered a flat area. Looking at this area, Gao Binghan stepped on it after getting off the car, and then said:
"Tag this one." Location, we can land here next time, there are no rocks here."
"Yes, if we fly two more seconds, they can get here. Then the landing will be smoother."
After Morrisey collected the samples, they drove the lunar rover again and continued on the road. Explore, this is the Yongzhou area of the crater. Under the sunlight, you can clearly see everything.
Suddenly, a dark shadow on the pit wall attracted Gao Binghan's attention. He pointed in that direction and said: "Morrisey, have you seen there? Let's take a look there? ! "
Soon, the lunar rover arrived at a place several hundred meters away from them. When the lunar rover stopped, the Wanhujiao command center also saw it through the camera and the Wanhujiao command center. . "It seems like a cave."
"It may be a lava cave!"
Geologists in the command center looked at the lava cave excitedly.
"We found a lava cave north of the landing site, with the entrance about fifty meters ahead, and we are now ready to explore."
Gao Binghan reported through the communication system.
"Received, pay attention to safety and keep communication open."
The command center responded.
The lunar rover slowly stopped in front of the entrance to the lava tube.
Astronauts got off the car and carefully observed the mysterious cave.
The entrance of the lava tube is more than ten meters high and seven or eight meters wide, wide and deep, like a huge mouth swallowing the light around it. A little sunlight shines into the lava tube, allowing them to feel this The depth of the lava tube.
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading! "The depth of the lava tube may be very deep."
Astronauts turned on the lights on their helmets, and the beams shone into the cave, reflecting the internal structure, which was indeed very deep. "The lava tube is about ten meters high and about five to six meters wide. It is flat inside. Please enter the investigation." Gao Binghan reported.
"Agree to enter one person, but be careful."
The command center directed. Morrisey stayed behind the lunar rover, and Gao Binghan slowly drove into the lava tube. With the help of the helmet light, you can see that the inside of the cave is spacious and deep. The light of the helmet light casts a long shadow in the cave. Gao Binghan, who explores inside, is both excited and nervous. "The length of the lava tube may reach several hundred meters, or it may be longer, the internal structure is stable, and no obvious danger is found." Gao Binghan continued to report. On Earth, the audience saw the scene inside the lava tube through the TV screen and were amazed.
The size of the lava tube is far beyond their imagination, like an underground tunnel.
Of course, for people on Earth, they only think it is an unexpected discovery, but they don’t know that it is one of their tasks. If they find lava tubes or caves, they must go in and inspect them to determine their size and strength. degree.
Gao Binghan recorded the geological data and images along the way. Finally, after entering the interior about 200 meters, Gao Binghan began to knock on the rock with a hammer to take samples. When he knocked on the rock, he noticed that there were many crystals in the rock. Looking at the mineral crystals, Gao Binghan was more questionable. Although he was not a geologist, he still felt that this crystal was different from the one on Earth.
"Maybe it a special mineral."
As he collected these minerals, he continued to explore the interior, and as he explored the inside of the lava tube, the people on the ground were on the ground I'm also paying attention to some data.
The most important thing is the temperature data. The surface temperature of the moon is between -170℃ and 110℃, and the temperature difference reaches 280℃; while the internal temperature of the lava tube without light is completely different from the lunar surface, and the temperature inside it is It is only a few dozen degrees below zero, and some areas are even only a few dozen degrees.
In the past, this was just a speculation, but now it has been confirmed through Gao Binghan's detection.
When collecting these data, a staff member unexpectedly discovered an abnormal data. "The detector shows that the humidity here seems to have changed."
"What?"
People were immediately attracted by this discovery.
The data was retrieved soon.
"Through data comparison, we can find that as Gao Binghan deepens, the humidity in the cave has changed. Although the increase in data is weak, this is very likely to indicate..."
" Water! ”
Zhou Zhonghui was a little excited and spit out a word!
Ice!
Originally, in their speculation, there might be water ice in the South Pole of the Moon. Since the lava tubes are permanently shaded areas, the temperature is very low and the terrain is low, it is possible to collect water ice on the moon.
But this is just a speculation, although it is just a change in humidity now, it indicates some possibility. "Otherwise, let them drive the lunar rover in and go deep into the depths to explore?"
Faced with this suggestion, although the discovery of finding ice on the moon would be extremely tempting. Yes, but in the face of this temptation, Yuan Jialiu shook his head and said: "No, they have been exploring for five hours. Now, the most important thing is to bring them back!"
Others also expressed their agreement, but in any case, their discovery this time was still extremely amazing. It not only provided valuable information for scientific research, but also laid a firm base for the construction of the permanent base of the moon. .
People outside the world don't know about all this.
Gao Binghan stayed in the lava tube for an hour, explored the depth of more than 300 meters, collected a large number of unique samples, and took photos A large number of images were produced. As he finally walked out of the lava tube and returned to the moon, a warm cheer erupted from the earth.
Soon they returned to the landing site, and after completing the final mission, Gao Binghan and Morrisey entered the lunar module.
Because the spacecraft collided when it landed and was in a tilted state, they also needed to lose weight and put a lot of parts, even food and other supplies out of the cabin.
Meanwhile, on the ground, engineers were there to do calculations, but the results were not optimistic, "Going back to the vertical would consume a lot of upward fuel, and they might not be able to meet with Santa Maria!"
As the head of the Space Exploration Technology Company, Yuan Jialiu looked at the report and said: "There is no loophole in the plan."
Zhou Kangjie looked at Yuan Jialiu, Yuan Jialiu looked at him for a moment Afterwards, he walked to the podium and said:
"Hope can be launched!"
"Received, Wanhujiao."
Gao Binghan said to Morrisey: "Morisey, start the engine .”
When Morrisey started the engine in sequence, Gao Binghan said:
"Hans, we'll see you later and prepare the beer for us."
Hearing the voice of a friend, Hans laughed:
"Received, Hope."
"Abandon the descending section!"
The adventure began, and as the ejection return capsule ejected, Gao Binghan worked hard to restore the spacecraft to its vertical state,
"Wanhukou, we are rotating!"
At this time, everyone was staring at its ascending track, and the track was constantly changing,
"Gradually stable!"
Finally, after restoring balance, Gao Binghan said: "Hope spreads his wings!"
In an instant, there was a lot of cheers in the entire command!
The steadily rising Hope continues to rise until it is connected to the Santa Maria on the orbit.
After completing the docking, they started going home!
(This chapter ends)