Chapter 1650 Hope, please answer when you receive it (first update, please subscribe)
In the vast space, a spacecraft is flying towards the moon along the orbit of the moon, and the spacecraft is like a lonely one The meteor draws a quiet trajectory in the boundless void.
The astronauts looked at the gradually enlarged planet through the porthole, and their hearts were filled with a certain desire, although in terms of size, the moon spacecraft was slightly inferior to the American Apollo spacecraft, with a total weight of only 35 tons. , and the service command module is relatively small, but thanks to the design of the engineers of Space Exploration Technology, the available space inside is even slightly larger than that of Apollo.
Although due to the limited launch capability, large space may not necessarily allow more things to be installed, it can at least allow the crew to have a more relaxed range of movement. After all, they have to fly in space for three days before they can reach the moon.
During the entire flight, the flight team led by Gao Binghan has been in contact with the earth, and sometimes shared their flight with the earth through live TV broadcasts.
Through the camera lens, people can see the spacecraft constantly sailing away from the earth, and the blue earth is getting farther and farther away from them.
Many people feel that feeling of loneliness.
"This may be the feeling of Columbus staring at the sea during his journey to discover the New World."
The host on the TV said this in a tone full of emotion, and in the TV screen The blue planet looks so small, beautiful and mysterious from space.
The blurry picture sent back by the TV between the United States and the Soviet Union, thanks to the advanced TV broadcasting technology, the picture sent back is clearer, and people can see the appearance of the earth more intuitively through the TV.
On Earth, people have been paying attention to space, and there are also graffiti of lunar spacecraft on some street graffiti in Britain and Europe.
People are praying for the space mission team in their own way, praying that they can successfully land and then return to Earth successfully.
"If necessary, we will send a mission team to the moon to save American astronauts."
Last year, when the United States launched the Apollo spacecraft, the Soviet official declared to the outside world, The seemingly generous words are more ironic.
But everyone knows that once the mission team cannot return safely, they will be stranded on the moon and then slowly die!
Three days passed in an instant.
December 29.
The spacecraft finally arrived at the moon, and people saw it again.
At this time, billions of people on Earth also saw the moon through TV. Although the signal from the moon was delayed for a few seconds, people were still standing there and looking at the moon.
"This is the moon!"
In the university classroom, Zhao Xiangming and his classmates squeezed in front of the TV, watching the pictures on the TV. When they looked at the moon, they all had some yearning.
Soon the screen switched to the live broadcast room. In the live broadcast room, Lin Polu, he is the oldest astronaut and SEA's No. 6 astronaut. He is the sixth time to enter space, and he holds the moon in his hand. The model of the spacecraft introduces people to the process of landing on the moon: "After the lunar module is separated, a posture correction will be performed, and then the two spacecraft will distance each other. With the help of the engine, the lunar module will be It will fly to the surface of the moon and try to make a dangerous landing. "
At this moment, everyone's mood is in common.
Whether it is the earth or the moon.
"This is the moon."
When the navigator Morrisey found the moon landing point, the mission commander Gao Binghan began to control the separation of the "Hope" from the command module, and Gao Binghan and Morrisey rode in. In the lunar module, the air-conditioned orbit is ready to land on the lunar surface and gradually lower the altitude, while Hans stays in the command module to continue flying around the moon.
After the spacecraft enters the lunar gravity range, it begins to adjust its posture and prepares to enter the descending orbit.
At the same time, the host's words came from the TV of the Earth:
"From now on, let's hold our breath and pray for them!"
Now, the most dangerous stage has begun!
As billions of Earthlings pray for them, the main engine of the lunar module ignited, spewing light blue flames, pushing the spacecraft to slow down. The gravity in the cabin gradually weakened, and the astronauts felt their bodies floating slightly, but they had no time to take care of these and focused on monitoring the data. "The descending track is confirmed, the height is 100,000 meters, and the speed is normal."
Morisey's voice came through the communication system, calm and clear.
"Prepare to enter the final stage of decline."
Gao Binghan's voice was calm and powerful, and his eyes were fixed on the instrument in front of him.
The spacecraft began to slowly descend, and the surface of the moon gradually became clear outside the porthole. The pothole-burning surface, huge craters, and gray eternal night areas all convey the ancient and mysterious of this planet in the most intuitive way.
"Ac voltage is a bit unstable in the ten thousand household corners."
In the command center, the staff in charge of AC power checked the data and gave a thumbs up at the flight commander.
"Received, it looks normal here. Three minutes have passed, everything is normal!"
In the command center, all the staff were staring at the screen and instrument in front of them to ensure landing. success.
The descent speed of the moon landing spacecraft is precisely controlled, and the engine ignition ejaculation sound comes from time to time through the thin bulkhead, low and powerful.
At this time, they are landing at the Sweldrup Hansen Crater, whose landing site is inside the crater with an area of about 5 square kilometers. If everything goes well, the crater will be The lunar outpost of SEA.
"The height is five thousand meters, the speed is normal, and the posture is stable."
"At altitude of three thousand meters, ready to start the landing procedure."
As the altitude decreases, the descent speed of the lunar spacecraft further slows down. The astronauts' heartbeat also accelerated, and although they had experienced countless simulation trainings, they still felt an indescribable tension when facing this moment.
Gao Binghan's fingers gently slid on the control rod, adjusting the attitude of the spacecraft to ensure that it can land smoothly.
"With Wanhujiao, we are slightly faster, 0.1 second ahead of the expected time!"
"Received, we think everything is normal, the mission continues, and we can land on the moon!"
" >
"Receive it, understand, prepare to land on the moon!"
"At a height of one thousand meters, start the automatic landing system."
The computer of the moon landing spacecraft took over control and accurately calculated each The speed and angle of the second. The astronauts held their breath and stared at the gradually enlarged moon outside the porthole.
With the help of the computer, the moon landing spacecraft was accurately controlled and landed continuously towards the landing area. The mission commander, Gao Binghan, kept reporting the latest data.
"The height is five hundred meters...four hundred meters...three hundred meters..."
At this time, everyone on Earth was staring at the scene in front of the TV, listening to the sounds coming from space, people were watching the TV, and many people clenched their fists nervously.
On this day, at this moment, the entire SEA street was quiet, the city was empty, and people were crowded in front of the TV. As for the taxi driver, he would park his car on the side of the road. Listen Live broadcast. Even cars on the highway stopped.
At this moment, this is true in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and many countries. In fact, every time we land on the moon, people are like this.
In the command center, the controllers kept checking the data, and now is the most dangerous stage.
Success or failure is in one fell swoop.
As the commander-in-chief of the flight mission, Zhou Kangjie stared at the screen with his brows frowned and said nothing.
The engine of the moon landing spacecraft spewed out the last wave of flame, slowing down the descent. The dust on the moon was rolled up by the airflow, forming a hazy mist. The moon landing spacecraft is ready to meet the moon.
"Start the interrupt automatic landing system."
Now start, it is time to use manual control!
Gao Binghan took over the spacecraft and began to land manually. His eyes stared at the moon, looking for a suitable landing location. Under the push of the engine, the spacecraft was flying in the crater.
"Thirty-five degrees, 220 meters... The landing speed is 7 meters per second."
"Receive!"
"90 meters, landing 1 meter per second, advance 14 meters per second." Rice! ”
“Beware of the shadows on the ground! ”
“Received! ”
"Wait a minute, I see the shadow. There is a huge rock in front of it! It blocks our flight route!"
"I want to fly over and find a better landing point!"
< br>The people in front of the TV stood up one after another, and their hands were intertwined with nervous expressions.
At the command center, Yuan Jialiu, Qian Fukang and others were standing there. They looked serious and just looked at each other.
"Push forward!"
Gao Binghan said while pushing the joystick.
"30 meters, drop by 1 meter per second, and advance by 2.7 meters."
Zhou Kangjie asked: "Controller, how much fuel do they have left?" >
"20 seconds left!"
"...23 meters... there are stones everywhere, and I'm still looking for a landing site!"
At this time, the control officer of the command center said nervously:
"Hope number has exceeded the safety area ! ”
Everyone hopes that what this means, exceeding the safe zone, means that they have a greater risk of landing.
"Is it going to terminate?"
Yuan Jialiu turned her head and looked at Zhou Kangjie and asked.
Zhou Kangjie frowned, looked back at Yuan Jialiu, and said seriously: "Gao Binghan knows it, he is now responsible for the spacecraft!"
Then he Turn around and look at the screen.
Gao Binghan, who was operating the lunar module, controlled the spacecraft and began the landing process.
"The lights are on, 6 meters!"
"Dust is raised!"
"A lot of dust!"
"Drift to the right!"
At this time, people on earth heard the nervous shouts clearly:
"Be careful of that stone!"
It's Morrisey!
"Be careful!"
"Didi..."
Suddenly, an alarm sounded in the command center.
"Remote signal is lost!"
"No sign of life."
"Loss of contact!"
"The moon guided computer has no signal!"
" The spaceship computer has no data transmission! ”
"Commander-in-chief, I have no signal here."
"No signal at all equipment!"
...
At the same time, the audience in front of the TV also saw it. , they heard Morihe's nervous shouting and saw the loss of the signal.
The command center was already in chaos, and people were talking nervously.
"Calm down! Everyone!" Zhou Kangjie stood there and said loudly: "Shut up, everyone calm down!"
The command center finally calmed down. As everyone was watching, Zhou Kangjie pointed at the correspondent and said: "Capacity correspondent, try to contact the lunar module."
"Hope number, this is Wanhujiao, have you received it?"
"Hope number, this is Wanhujiao, have you received it?"
Calls again and again rang in the command center The voices of correspondents also spread the world through TV!
The people in front of the TV were walking forward and walked to the TV. Instead, in Rocket Town, the astronauts' wives were also watching the TV nervously, while Gao Binghan's wife Liu Jieying's fists were tight. Holding tightly, every launch, every time, for these wives, is a separation between life and death.
Whenever it is launched, they will get together and support each other.
At this time, the whole world became quiet, and the people in front of the TV stared at the TV without saying a word.
"Hope number, this is Wanhujiao, have you received it?"
"Hope number, this is Wanhujiao, have you received it?"
Call sound Echoing in the command center.
When the correspondent called, Zhou Kangjie, the commander-in-chief of the flight mission, looked serious. He turned his head and said to the correspondent:
"Communicator, let Santa Maria, contact them!"
Santa Maria is the name of the orbital compartment, which comes from the flagship of the Americas fleet in Columbus's maiden voyage.
"Santa Maria, this is Wanhujiao. We are missing from Hope. Please try to contact them!"
"Received, Wanhujiao."
< br>Hans, who was alone on the Santa Maria, immediately called:
"Hope, this is Santa Maria. Have you received it? Please answer if you receive it!"
There is silence in the headphones.
Hans called again.
"Hope, this is Santa Maria. Have you received it? Please answer when you receive it!"
It was still quiet,
Hans turned his head and stared at the moon, with a solemn expression. "Hope, this is Santa Maria. Have you received it? Please answer!"
No answer.
At this time, at 8:12 pm.
At 8:20, Li Yian received a report of missing contact with Hope. He had been sitting in front of the TV and naturally knew the news.
"Continue to contact!"
Li Yian then said to the phone, and then watched TV. He had reviewed the report. Compared to the moon, the spacecraft had a higher risk of landing in the crater.
But everyone has a little luck in their hearts!
In fact, this is the space industry, and risks will always be with it!
At this time, Margaret had already started praying.
Two hours later, Wanhujiao Command Center was still calling.
"Hope, this is Wanhujiao, have you received it?"
"Receive it, please answer."
In the command center, people looked complicated, They either stare at the big screen, hold their heads with their hands, look desperate, or smoke silently.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
As the head of Space Exploration Technology Company, Yuan Jialiu put his hands on his hips and looked at the screen without saying a word.
Then he walked back and walked to the rear of the command center. Ren Yuanpei, who was standing beside him, looked at him and said: "Will the spaceship explode?"
Qian Fu Kang shook his head and said: "It is unlikely. If the spacecraft explodes, we should say that we will see some auras. Before the signal is interrupted, remote data collection can be reflected."
Eugene agreed.
"They run out of fuel, and even if they land, the possibility of explosion is not high."
"Maybe it's just that the communication system is broken!"
"All Systems? It's impossible, these are independent systems and they can't break at the same time unless there is a catastrophic event,"
"So, they crashed."
"It's very likely."
"Hope's shell is very thin, and you can easily poke a hole with a screwdriver,"
Zhou Kangjie spoke in a heavy tone. The others were silent.
"At least they are wearing space suits."
"So, the lunar module shell breaks, and they may survive."
Unlike others, Ren Yuanpei is not a technical bureaucrat. As the deputy manager of the company, he is better at business management. He said: "If they are still alive, what is our contingency plan?" Eugene said directly: "There is no contingency plan!" br>
Yuan Jialiu also said:
"Ask aid on the surface of the moon is impossible."
"Santa Maria will fly over them in 54 minutes, and there is a telescope on the spacecraft, and maybe Hans can see something from orbit. ”
After saying that, he turned around and returned to his workbench, and was still calling in the command center. "Hope number, this is Wanhujiao, have you received it? Please answer! "
In space, Santa Maria flew over the Sveldrup-Hansen crater. Hans adjusted his position, floated to the telescope, and said:
"Wanhu Corner, here is the Santa Maria. I flew over the Sveldrup-Hansen crater. I was observing the terrain of the moon's surface."
The screen shows the moon's surface.
"I will be able to see the moon landing point soon!"
As Hans' voice came from the TV, Liu Jieying lit up at Gao Binghan's home in Rocket Town, at Gao Binghan's home. She took a sip of a cigarette, and she was choked and coughed uncontrollably.
The person next to her patted her back gently.
"Now you can't see anything, nothing."
Hans's voice spread throughout the world through TV. People in front of the TV looked at the screen and silently prayed for them.
Hans, who used a telescope to observe the moon surface, said: "I can't see... wait a moment, I don't know if you can see..."
" >Nothing can be seen on the TV screen, and so does the command center.
"Did you see it?"
"Hans saw it more clearly from his eyes. All we saw was a blurry TV picture."
Hans' voice inside the Santa Maria spacecraft was Becoming a little excited, he saw Hope through the telescope: "I saw Hope, and I noticed that Hope is within the expected lunar landing point." He said, Adjust the magnification while adjusting:
"Hope seems to have landed in an area with a lot of stones, and there is no movement!" Eugene said from the side: "No movement can be seen from this height."
"At least we know their location!"
"Hope number, this is Wanhujiao, have you received it?"
Although he was a little tired, the correspondent kept calling:
"Please answer."
At this time, the screen had been switched on the TV, and the host said:
"Thousands of people around the world gathered in various cities, holding their breath, waiting for news about the fate of Moon 5 and its crew, but as time goes by, hope becomes increasingly slim."
"In Rome, Pope Paul led his followers to pray for the astronauts. Let's summarize, it has been four hours since Hope lost contact."
At this moment, the host's voice was low and everyone seemed to understand.
Understand what happened.
At the Wanhujiao Command Center, Yuan Jialiu also walked to the phone. When he picked up the phone, he looked heavy. The phone was connected.
"Hey."
Li Yian has been waiting in front of the phone, and he has been waiting for news from Wanhujiao.
"Your Excellency, based on our multiple simulations, we believe that under such an impact, the chance of astronauts surviving is very low."
Li Yian was silent for a while, holding the sound from the phone. He used force to the microphone's hand and said, "This... is a tragedy," "Your Excellency, we have prepared a statement for you on this incident." >
"I've seen it."
Li Yian said: "I will...but, do we have no rescue plan? I mean Russia. Didn't they say they could rescue Americans?" Li Yian thought for a while and said :
"Perhaps we can contact them, they should be happy to show off in front of the world."
If possible, he would not mind asking Russia for help in person. I believe that with the Russians' temper, they will definitely be very happy to show Russia's extraordinary technology in front of the whole world.
Carrying a lunar rescue is an unprecedented victory for Russia and can demonstrate the greatness of the Soviet Union.
They must be willing to do this. Even if they don't, Li Yian has some ways to get them to agree.
It's nothing more than a matter of exchange of interests. "Your Excellency... The recent launch plan of the United States is half a year later, while Russia, they just conducted a moon landing four months ago, and now they may not even have new rockets built. ”
Rockets are not sausages, they are not something that can be made
"I understand!"
Li Yian thought for a while and said, "I will read that statement."
After saying that, he hung up the phone, helpless He sighed a long time, then picked up the speech that was ominous, and Li Yian examined the contents of the speech.
"…In ancient times, people looked up at the stars and saw heroes in the stars. In modern times, we do the same thing, but our heroes are flesh and blood people, and these people will always be in our hearts. Occupying the most important position, because when we look at the moon again in the future, we know that there are our heroes in some corner of the moon..."
Looking at this speech, Li Yian sighed helplessly. His mood was complicated. He never expected that such a result would be.
After all, the Soviets succeeded, and the Americans succeeded.
But why...
"The steps were too big..."
Li Yian couldn't help but reflect, yes, maybe it was because he thought too far, so The steps are too big.
I always think about taking a few steps to complete the journey that others can only take, but the cruel reality reminds me that I have to pay if I take a big step.
If they hadn't landed in the crater, there wouldn't be such an accident, after all, the terrain inside the crater is more complicated. The soil is also softer.
Now, finally paid the price.
And the price is so heavy.
While Li Yian was reflecting, Yuan Jialiu sat on the steps in the Wanhujiao launch command center, and he was in a heavy mood, just sitting like this.
At this moment, Wang Baoxian, the director of astronaut training, walked over and said, "Doctor, there is an emergency." Hearing this, Yuan Jialiu hurriedly stood up and then came to the correspondent to control it. In front of the stage, Zhou Kangjie, the commander-in-chief of the flight mission, said to the telephone.
"Hans, we all understand your feelings, but..."
"No intention to offend, Wanhujiao, I don't think you understand, I decided a long time ago, If such a thing happens, I will not return alone. I will stay here, Santa Maria, the call is over!"
After saying this, Hans turned off the phone and turned his eyes to the moon.
"He has no right to make such a decision!" Yuan Jialiu said, "Give him instructions, give him orders, let him come back, hurry up!"
Wang Baoxian asked back:
"That person is 300,000 kilometers away, how can he enforce it?"
Ren Yuanpei said from the side:
"I will never call you, saying that Hans Heidrich refused to return alone,"
After thinking, you will know what kind of disaster this will be, call you and tell you- ——Your Excellency, we have two dead astronauts, and the living ones will stay there, not return to Earth!
Yuan Jialiu immediately shouted:
"Come his wife over and let her talk to him!"
Zhou Kangjie immediately objected:
"God, don't bring his wife. What do we want to tell her? She said that her husband abandoned her on earth?..."
Just as these people were arguing, A sound of electromagnetic intersection echoing in the command center through the speaker.
The person in the command center quickly sat upright, and the correspondent pressed his headphones hard. The electromagnetic sound in the amplifier turned into a somewhat messy sound.
"...Wang...Lu..."
When people were still a little confused, their voice became clearer.
"Wanhujiao, this is Hope Number."
A crowd rushed to the communication station one after another,
"Hope Number, this is Wanhujiao..."
Before the correspondent finished speaking, Yuan Jialiu asked: "Gao Binghan, is it yours?"
"It's me, Wanhujiao."
At this time, data finally flashed on the display screen that was originally black. People put on their headphones again and watched the signal of returning to normal. "I want to tell you that Hope has landed on the moon! There are some bumps during the landing, but Hope is still intact, so are we!"
At this moment, the entire command center was boiling. People shouted and clapped.
In front of the TV, the people watching the live broadcast were also shouting excitedly, hugging and cheering.
On the "Santa Maria", Hans, who had already made up his mind to stay here, did not return to Earth, also laughed.
The correspondent in the command center said in an excited tone:
"Received, Hope, your voice makes many people on the ground very happy!"
"To be honest, we are also very happy on the moon."
Amid the cheers, people saw a long-lost picture, which was a picture coming from the moon.
Although there were some twists and turns, Hope successfully landed!
(This chapter ends)