Sitting in the command module, Mai Dong could hear the deafening roar of the engine of the Orion II spacecraft, the vibration and sound came along the metal skeleton, and even the entire command module vibrated violently, a huge force pressed Mai Dong in the seat, and Orion II began to accelerate in reverse.

Using the Orion-2 spacecraft as a driving force to push the Joint Space Station to change orbit, this was Tang Yue's idea, but this attempt was too bold and crude, and they wanted to lower the orbit of the Joint Space Station by a full 128 kilometers in just 28 minutes, which was not so much an orbit change as a fall.

But they had to keep the fall of the station firmly under control, allowing it to precisely intersect with the Eagle spacecraft.

The old cat stares at the computer screen.

It was monitoring the status of the Eagle spacecraft and the United Space Station at the same time, and although the lander's computer was pumping and its attitude was out of control, its communication system was still functioning, sending back signals every two seconds.

The Union Space Station is decelerating dramatically, Orion II's powerful engines are working, and the tugboat is pushing the pontoons to a predetermined area, where they will turn around with the dinghy transporting supplies.

It is decreasing its altitude according to a predetermined trajectory, and the old cat does not dare to be careless, and the only rigid connection between the Orion 2 spacecraft and the space station is the interface. The huge thrust generated by the engines is applied to the space station through the docking mechanism, which is the only link between them, like the chain between the tug and the pontoon.

The old cat is now immensely grateful to the engineers on Earth who are designing to make the interface as strong as a ship's anchor at the expense of weight.

Now, this sturdy interface is likely to save Mai Dong's life.

In the past ten years, the Joint Space Station has not experienced such a violent orbit change, and under normal circumstances, the adjustment of the orbit of the space station is only about 100 meters, and the engine is used to float up and down for one or two hundred meters, and the time is long, the speed is slow, and the pressure is small.

Lowering the height of one hundred and twenty kilometers in half an hour is unique.

The space station and the Orion spacecraft are not load-bearing structures, they are mainly trusses and solar panels, which are put together like Lego bricks, and if placed on the ground, this structure would probably be crushed by its own weight. Sudden deceleration and altitude reduction will bring a large overload, which is a serious test and challenge for the Joint Space Station, and the old cat does not know if the space station and the Orion spacecraft can hold up.

Mai Dong clung to the armrest of the chair, and she was pressed into the chair with accelerated speed, completely unable to move.

The entire ship was shaking violently, as if it was going to fall apart at any moment.

“WARNING:HEIGHT REDUCTION！”

“WARING:SPEED REDUCTION！”

“WARING:LOSS OF POSTURE！”

The console has been alerting sharply from the beginning, and the mechanical female voice echoes repeatedly in the command cabin, and pop-ups pop up frantically, flashing red.

The computer indicates that the speed and altitude are falling wildly, and the overload on the module interface and truss has increased sharply, and the space station is in danger of disintegrating if it continues like this.

Mai Dong gritted her teeth, her face was pale, she could barely think normally, the violent vibration made her stomach turn upside down, if it wasn't for the seat belt firmly strapped, Mai Dong would have crashed into the console the moment the engine started.

She couldn't control the Orion spacecraft, and could only trust Tang Yue and the old cat in Kunlun Station.

"Hold on! Hold! Hold...... Hold me on! ”

The old cat clenched his fists, and it could see the alarm on the space station.

The intensity of the vibration generated by the space station and the Orion II spacecraft is somewhat beyond expectations, it may be that the joint space station and the engine resonate, the time was too tight before, and the old cat did not have time to consider these details, but now it is worried that the resonance may destroy the space station and kill Mai Dong.

"Miss Mai Dong...... Can it hold up? ”

"Yes...... Can ......"

The girl gritted her teeth and squeezed a few words out between her teeth.

She couldn't speak, or she would bite her tongue off.

The engine of the Orion spacecraft spewed out a scorching flame more than ten meters long, and from an extreme distance, the brightness of the small celestial body of the United Space Station suddenly increased, like the third moon of Mars, and then the altitude of this satellite rapidly decreased.

It is like a stone thrown by someone, reaching its highest point, and then falling along the parabola.

The old cat couldn't take his eyes off it.

The cursor on the screen is descending along an arc, pinching every second accurately, and it turns out that if the computer does not pump, the track change path designed by the old cat is still quite reliable. On the other hand, the Eagle spacecraft has been orbiting Mars for a week, heading to the intended rendezvous.

The old cat stared at the altitude and speed of the United Space Station.

Both numbers are changing at a rapid pace.

Altitude 366.7 km.

The Eagle spacecraft is still 4,119 kilometers from the capture point.

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Tang Yue stood on the sand of Mars, and he felt that the wind speed seemed to have decreased slightly, because the wind noise in his ears had weakened...... Of course, it is also possible that he is delirious and his hearing has decreased.

Numbness climbed from his legs and feet to his torso, and now Tang Yue felt that he had lost sensation from the chest down, as if he was a high paraplegic, he wanted to move his left hand, but his left hand was as stiff as wood, and every joint was rusty, and he needed to be oiled well.

"Altitude 325.8 km! Attitude Control Rocket Start! The space station posture is stable...... Steady! The voice of the old cat's report echoed in the headphones, "The Eagle spacecraft is still 3,611 kilometers away from the capture point!" ”

"Altitude 318.9 km!"

"The Eagle spacecraft is still 3,207 kilometers away from the capture point!"

The old cat's voice is like the gears of a clock.

"Altitude 310.4 km!"

"The Eagle spacecraft is still 2,989 kilometers away from the capture point!"

Tang Yue raised his head and looked at the darkness above him.

He knew that in the deep space more than 300 kilometers above his head, the two small flying machines were struggling to meet, getting closer and closer little by little. The universe is so big, hundreds of billions of light years, but they have to draw two curves that happen to meet in the vast void, and the slightest difference is failure, which is the fate of the Joint Space Station, the fate of the Eagle spacecraft, and the fate of Mai Dong.

Tang Yue pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and then opened his throat and shouted.

"Comrade RD-0172! We can't afford to take a step back! The country is huge, but behind us is Moscow! ”

"Comrade United Space Station! For freedom! For equality! For all mankind! ”

"Comrade Mai Dong! For the party and the country! For socialism with Chinese characteristics! Come on! ”

Tang Yue's face was flushed when he shouted, and he tried his best, but his voice was hoarse.

Even though no one in this dark world could hear his cry, what could an ant-like man roar alone in the universe change?

In this life-and-death mission, Tang Yue was the only spectator and cheerer, but he was powerless to turn the situation around, powerless to change the outcome, and his voice could not even reach five meters away.

There is no more stupid thing in the world than this, and this man stands alone in the stormy wasteland, crying out ridiculously.

but shouted unyieldingly, like iron and steel.

"Comrade RD-0172! Comrade United Space Station! Comrade Mai Dong! Come on——! ”