"The manned mission around the moon was a great success, there were no accidents and all the equipment worked perfectly!"

"We have proved that times have changed!"

"When our technology is advanced enough, some cumbersome testing processes can be omitted, which can not only save money, but also speed up the whole task process and then prepare for the next task!"

"And the next mission is to get our astronauts back to the moon, and there will be a lady!"

When the NASA spokesman spoke impassionedly about the next mission to return astronauts to the moon and a woman, the reporters below applauded.

The degree of neatness is like a request.

In fact, it's not much worse.

In the back office, three astronauts returning from lunar orbit waited while watching the outside through a monitor.

Listening to what the press spokesperson said, they all felt red.

Not only is it wrong, but so are the reporters outside.

Normal journalists, especially those at Merrican, are quite capable of keeping up their lives.

Normally, they will ask tricky questions to disgrace the people on stage, and they will make the whole news instead of applauding en masse as they do now.

They're not waiting in the back, it's their turn to play in a minute, so they're memorizing their lines for questions they might be asked once they're on the pitch.

There are a lot of problems, some mild, some tricky, but looking at these problems, they are more sure that today's whole event may be a show.

"The structure of the Orion spacecraft is very good, we feel very comfortable inside, especially the separate bathroom, which Zena likes very much. (Interact with Zena here, you don't need to recite it in parentheses)"

"Because most of the equipment is automated and comes with its own central assistance program, we don't have to do it ourselves......

While reciting the lines, their thoughts drifted to the mission around the moon a few days ago.

As soon as they entered the lunar orbit, something went wrong, the smoke alarm went off, and the burnt smell of rubber quickly led them to find the wire.

Short circuit!

Thanks to the high level of safety redundancy of the Orion spacecraft, the auxiliary program immediately activated the backup line after the short circuit, and activated the smoke alarm to notify them.

And they are now in a lunar orbit, the engine is off, they are always taxiing, and they are fine if they have a little problem.

As long as it wasn't the sudden turn on of the engine that took them elsewhere, it wasn't much of a problem.

Kyle Lee is a mechanical and computer engineer who is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the ship.

Because of the previous psychological counseling, his mood is still stable now, so he quickly found out the spare wire and replaced it, and then analyzed the situation and eliminated the follow-up fault.

It's just that no matter how successful the maintenance work is, it can't cover up the unsafe spacecraft.

And they've just started their journey, and if they encounter this kind of problem at the beginning, what will they do later?

They reported the situation to the command center, and after analyzing it, the command center said that these are normal phenomena, even if they don't change the wire, it's fine, and the redundant design of the spacecraft ensures safety.

So the task proceeds as usual.

The command center said so, and they could only pray that there would be no more accidents in the future.

Unfortunately, their prayers didn't work, and when they got out of the earth, their gods didn't seem to have a good signal.

The round-trip journey plus the moon was a total of six days, and they were tortured in these six days.

There will be a small problem here, a small problem there, and even when I sleep, I will suddenly be woken up by the alarm.

While none of these problems are life-threatening, they can destroy their spirits.

After a day of departure, the toilet broke down halfway through the moon, and Kyle Lee couldn't fix it even after all his efforts, and they wanted to return to the ship.

However, after a meeting and study on the ground, it was decided to let them continue the mission, because the toilet was broken, and it would not threaten their lives, at most, it would reduce the living environment to the level of the Apollo spacecraft decades ago.

Space Excrement Bag!!

Literally.

Bags used in space to dispose of excrement.

Yes, they also have a redundant design for the toilet system, but it certainly can't fit two toilets, so take advantage of the success stories of the previous generation of spaceships.

Because there were female astronauts this time, they also specially designed a female excrement bag.

I didn't expect it to be used.

But don't think about the air in the spacecraft, the astronauts stink when the spacecraft comes back.

Thanks to the fact that the reporters were far away, they could only take pictures and not smell the smell, and before leaving the capsule, they specially instructed the astronauts and staff to keep smiling.

And in order to allow the three astronauts to stick to the mission and not change the route of the spacecraft and fly back halfway, after the meeting and research, the space agency promised to let the three of them carry out the manned return to the moon program.

That is, the next SLS rocket mission.

The first flight of the SLS rocket mission was successful, and the next time it will be launched normally, the Orion spacecraft is also a test this time, as long as you get rid of those small problems, you can fly normally next time.

Moreover, the lunar module of the manned lunar landing will undergo an unmanned test before the official mission to ensure safety, and this situation will never happen again.

After receiving this promise, the three astronauts also compromised, because so far, although the spacecraft has been plagued by small problems, it is true that it has not threatened life, at most it is uncomfortable and tormenting.

But if you exchange this experience for the first chance to return to the moon, it will undoubtedly make a lot of money.

A few decades ago, who knew about the astronauts of the manned Apollo 8 mission around the moon without carrying the lunar module?

Their mission this time is actually equivalent to the Apollo 8 mission that year.

And in addition to the moon landing, who knows the astronauts of the Apollo 10 mission who practiced a full set of lunar landing process exercises?

The lunar module of mission 10 is separated from the spacecraft, and the closest distance from the lunar surface is only about 15 kilometers, and one of the astronauts can become the first person to land on the moon in history.

But no, they were just rehearsing this time, and the real landing mission was Mission 11, and the first person to land on the moon was Armstrong, who later became a household name.

Even these astronauts are quite good, after all, they have entered space, and even more have reached the orbit of the moon, and there are more astronauts who are just substitutes, and they have never even been to space, let alone to the moon.

So Raja Charlie, Kyle Lee, and Zena Cadman, in order to return to the title of the first group of astronauts to orbit and land on the moon, insisted on completing this test.

This kind of name has never been seen in the history of aerospace before.

They're making history!

So standing in front of the microphone and being interviewed by reporters, they looked radiant, and there was no trace of memorizing lines at all.

The prayer to God worked, and although it was still difficult, they came back safely and secured the first group to return to the moon.

Then the previous hardship has become a grind.

OK!

It's just that they don't know that bringing forward the moon landing program in three years to next year means that a lot of projects will have to be rushed.

Today NASA has officially said that the new method can speed up manufacturing and testing, and who knows how they will speed it up.

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