Chapter 421: Landing on the Moon (3)
Li Hao: They were keeping an eye on the operation of the space shuttle in the command room.
They saw that the space shuttle cleverly avoided this crisis, and Li Hao took the lead here to applaud warmly.
They immediately felt much more relaxed, and after their efforts, there were no worst consequences.
Since commands are issued directly on Earth, it takes more than a second to be transmitted to the shuttle, and there is a huge delay in communication between them.
They can also only let the AI deal with the accident directly according to the situation.
The artificial intelligence lived up to their high expectations, and the operation was like a cloud, which perfectly avoided this major accident.
Every step is precise. The two ion electric propulsion engines under the wings of the space shuttle were perfectly embedded in the meteorite.
Several astronauts on the space shuttle, they feel the aftermath of the catastrophe. Finally escaped this big crisis.
As if out of strength, he leaned back in their seats, staring ahead in a daze.
At this time, Niu Zhengfeng's voice sounded inside the space shuttle.
"I am Niu Zhengfeng, the commander-in-chief of the Chang'e lunar landing project, and the space shuttle encountered a little problem just now, which has been perfectly solved by us.
The probe has been urgently called to probe the route behind the space shuttle, and this will not happen again. The journey ahead will be smooth.
It's just that because of the small problems just solved, you will suffer some small hardships in the next journey. ”
The space shuttle followed a predetermined course, moving at a uniform deceleration and deceleration, heading towards the moon.
When the Space Shuttle's lens was already ready to photograph the Moon, its speed was reduced to a certain threshold.
The astronauts are rejoicing at the shuttle's reduced speed, and their bodies are no longer feeling sick.
On the screen from the command room, the wings of the shuttle can be seen fluttering a few times. After that, it starts to rotate slowly counterclockwise.
When Qiu Shi saw this phenomenon, he asked suspiciously: "What's the matter, this flight has been very stable, how can it be so fast to the moon, but it has turned." ”
"Director Qiu, there is no part of the space shuttle that is superfluous. The ion-electric propulsion engines under its wings not only serve as auxiliary power systems, but also play a balancing role.
Now the shuttle has been unbalanced, in order not to deviate from its intended orbit. The shuttle can only be kept on its course by way of rotation. Li Hao explained simply.
After Qiu Shi heard this, he nodded again and again, and he asked Li Hao again: "Chairman Li, did the little bitterness that Commander Niu said just now mean that the space shuttle rotated?" ”
Li Hao waved his hand and replied: "Normal people may feel dizzy about this level of rotation, but the astronauts are carefully selected, and they will not feel uncomfortable with this situation."
The engines under the wings of the space shuttle, which play a decisive role when the shuttle lands.
The small suffering referred to by Niu Gong should have occurred when the space shuttle landed. ”
Li Hao and the others were busy, and the staff in the ground command room were nervously staring at various data.
Since the speed of the shuttle has slowed down, the astronauts' bodies are gradually recovering. They are very excited, planning what to do after they reach the moon.
Time passed slowly, and the shuttle was rapidly approaching the moon.
During this time, Niu Zhengfeng worked with experts to replan the automatic plan of the space shuttle.
The small auxiliary engine, which was previously used for braking the space shuttle, is now discarded and can only be braked by the main engine.
Niu Zhengfeng stared at the big screen nervously, staring at them, and urgently arranged the braking plan for the space shuttle.
The Space Shuttle has flown to a point where it can be captured by the Moon's gravitational pull.
The space shuttle, which was slowly tumbling, suddenly turned the nose of the plane, and the main engines began to increase the power of each other.
The plane continued to fly forward, and it immediately seemed as if the pause button had been pressed.
Niu Zhengfeng was relieved to see that the space shuttle had been captured by the moon's gravity, and the only obstacle below was the space shuttle landing.
When Li Hao saw this situation, he said with emotion: "Don't look at this action is very simple, but every detail must be considered." Especially when it comes to turning.
It had to be just right for the shuttle to suddenly slow down enough to be captured by the moon's gravity. ”
The shuttle began to orbit the moon, slowing down little by little, gradually approaching the surface of the moon.
When Qiu Shi saw the situation of the space shuttle, he asked puzzledly: "I used to see the plan of the space shuttle landing project on the moon, and I remember that he was captured by the gravitational pull of the moon and landed directly at the designated place. ”
"It's not that the shuttle has lost its auxiliary engines, and he can't play for a direct landing.
Begin to orbit the moon, gradually slowing him down. In this case, it is only possible to force a landing on the surface of the moon. Li Hao speculated.
The shuttle approached the surface of the moon very slowly, and finally could not keep orbiting the moon, and began to fall at breakneck speed like the surface of the moon.
Niu Zhengfeng: They have already calculated the changes in the entire orbit. The place where the space shuttle fell was in the Hongwan District.
There is no atmosphere on the moon and it is simply not possible to provide lift for the space shuttle. It looked like a wrecked airliner, crashing rapidly towards the Hongwan area.
The landing platform that has been built long ago is no longer useful.
Not far from the landing platform, the shuttle basically did not slow down and smashed directly to the surface of the moon.
After he landed on the surface of the moon, the lunar soil on the surface of the moon began to scatter in all directions. A large pit was formed around it.
Seeing this situation, Qiu Shi said extremely worriedly: "It's such a violent plan, the astronauts have nothing to do inside." Experienced astronauts must be protected. ”
The situation inside the space shuttle was quickly transmitted back to the inside of the cabin.
The astronauts were all pale, and Lin Ziheng was still retching on the side.
Li Hao saw this situation, which was basically the same as his speculation.
The astronauts also suffered a lot along the way, but this time was the most serious.
They quickly recovered, put on their spacesuits, and disembarked from the shuttle one at a time.
Gundam drove out from the space shuttle, the lunar orbiter.
The other astronauts, two for each of them, carried a tall flagpole.
This is a kind of folding flagpole, Lan Lian is ingenious, and with the assistance of tools, he quickly opens the folding flagpole.
These are two flags made of metal, one is a five-star red flag.
The other flag is a bit special, with a small gourd dotted with stars tied with a Chinese knot.
It is the symbol of the Space Exploration Group, and Li Hao is also ready to let Qingci Technology also replace this logo.
See the astronauts step out of the space shuttle and officially set foot on the land of the moon. Cheers rang out from the command room.
On behalf of the country, Director Qiu Shi announced in surprise: "The Chang'e lunar landing project was a perfect success. ”