Chapter 151: Eternity

After deciding to pull Cooper into the team, the next thing to wait for was Cooper to take the initiative to deliver to the door.

Louie didn't have to wait too long, and Cooper should have appeared.

Four days later, in the evening, someone drove to the North American Air Defense Joint Command, and like Louis at the time, after looking around, Cooper wanted to break in directly.

Because in the eyes of many people, this place is like an abandoned base, because Cooper can't notice the surveillance cameras in the dark, and he doesn't know that his every move is being watched.

What happened then was similar to the original plot, Cooper and his daughter Murphy, who was hiding in the car and secretly followed him, were brought into the base, Emilia inquired about Cooper's basic condition, and took Cooper to the conference room, the only difference from the original plot was that Louis was also sitting in the conference room this time.

Cooper initially feared for his own safety and that of his daughter, but when he learned that this was NASA, he was surprised to understand why he had met Professor Brand here.

Professor Brand and Emilia then take turns briefing Cooper on NASA's Lazarus program, and inviting Cooper to join the action.

Cooper didn't say yes right away, he needed some time to think about it, but it wouldn't be long.

When Cooper left, Professor Brand asked Louis next to him uncertainly, "Do you think he will agree?"

"Yes. Louis was sure that Cooper would agree: "As a father, he would not let his daughter face such a terrible future...... And as an extremely good pilot, he will not allow things to be out of his control, so he will personally save the world. ”

Pinning your hopes on someone else is not a choice Cooper would make.

The truth is similar to Louis's judgment, Cooper agreed to join the Lazarus Project, and after Cooper agreed to join, a new round of exploration missions has entered the execution stage.

In reality, it is impossible to be like in the film, where Cooper goes to the sky with a scene transition. After Cooper joined the Lazarus Project, NASA first conducted a comprehensive and detailed physical examination for Cooper to make sure that there was nothing wrong with his body, and then tested his piloting skills and some space knowledge, and if there was any forgotten or new 'knowledge', he had to make up for it.

He also had to get acquainted with his partner, and at this time he realized that there was already a driver among the members.

"Why should I join when they've already found you?"

"Because you're the best. Louie's answer sounded like a joke, Cooper, who was holding the dinner plate, didn't believe it, but continued to look at Louie in front of him, and Louie had to explain a few more words: "I haven't piloted a spaceship before, and you have more experience in flying ships." ”

Cooper was satisfied with this explanation, but he didn't find it strange why there were two pilots, and it was impossible to arrange only one pilot under normal circumstances, and the front and co-pilot were very standard.

"Two drivers, two scientists...... The number of people is too small. In Cooper's view, the exploration plan was risky, and the staffing was also risky, and there was only one backup in case something went wrong.

But this is already the limit configuration, with the current scientific and technological strength on the earth, the use of various resources has been done to the extreme, and at most it can ensure that these people can board the Eternity.

And Louis also mentioned another situation, that is, after going to the galaxy on the other side of the wormhole, it is possible that the previous Pathfinder will also be connected to the Eternity, which also means that the survival materials on the Eternity will be consumed faster than expected.

In this case, the configuration of a team of four is already the limit, and adding one more person is also an extra risk.

In the end, Cooper and Louis were the drivers, and Romilly and Emilia, two scientists, Doyle eventually withdrew from the operation, and he would remain on Earth to help Professor Brand complete the equation.

Because of Cooper's arrival, Professor Brand also knew Cooper's address, and he had already greeted the other party in front of Cooper, and wanted to go to Cooper's house to observe his so-called anomalous phenomenon, and Cooper had already agreed.

In return, Professor Brand will become Murphy's personal teacher, teaching Cooper more advanced knowledge: because Cooper has become desperate for the schools on Earth, and thinks that his daughter can only learn real knowledge by studying with Professor Brand.

With everything in order, Louis and Cooper officially boarded the Prowler, which is also the last part of the Eternity in orbit, and their spacecraft will be put into orbit by rocket, and then after the connection with Eternity is completed, Eternity will be officially launched, and then they will embark on a long two-year voyage to the wormhole next to Saturn.

During this time, they will fly to Mars first, using Mars' gravitational pull to correct their orbit and accelerate, and the whole process is carefully calculated, including the date of takeoff, to ensure that they can reach the right destination at the right time.

"What a terrible experience!"

Using a rocket to propel away from Earth is not a fun experience, it is completely the same as those Star Wars ships, and Louis sat in the co-pilot's seat while checking the data, and was depressed that he had forgotten to collect those technical information.

If he brought back those materials, maybe he didn't care if Cooper was going to complete the 'ring' at all, and just handed over the technology to Professor Brand, and maybe Professor Brand could send that super-large space station into space.

"A lot of people have a bad first feeling. ”

It was not anyone in the company who spoke, but the robot Tass between the two pilots, who would be assisted by two intelligent robots, one of whom was Tas, who was on top of the Prowler, and the other Keith, who was on standby on the Eternity and had to wait for everyone to go up and start it.

"Tars. ”

"What are your orders, Major Hunt?"

"Adjust the level of humor to 80 percent. ”

After completing the second stage of separation, the Prowler finally stabilized, and by this time they could already see the Eternity in orbit, and after a series of inspections to make sure that there was nothing wrong with the entire ship, Cooper took over control from Tarth and steered the ship closer to the Eternal.

Louis looked at the blue earth through the window of the spaceship: "What a beautiful planet." ”

Although he has traveled to several different worlds, and even entered a world set in the interstellar age such as Rogue One, this is the first time he has seen Earth from space.

No matter how many times I saw the relevant pictures, I couldn't compare to the feeling of seeing them with my own eyes.

"We're going to have to find a way to escape it now......" Cooper slowed down as the ship slowed down and slowly approached the Eternity, ready to complete the connection.

With his skills, the job is no less difficult. Louis in the passenger seat only needs to do some auxiliary work, such as staring at various data to make sure that the ship does not suddenly appear abnormal, etc., and there is no difficulty either.

The Prowler successfully connects with the Eternity, and Emilia and Romili float through the connecting passage into the interior of the Eternity.

Eternity is said to be a spacecraft, but it is actually closer to the space station, consisting of twelve compartments with different functions to form a ring, including four main engine compartments, a sleeping module, a cockpit, a cryogenic chamber (to store fertilized eggs), a living module, and a medical laboratory.

The four landing ships, including the Prowler, Prowler 1 and 2, and Landing 1 and 2, are located in the middle of the ring and are surrounded by twelve compartments, which are connected to the compartments by a connecting channel.

"I'll be able to leave it to you, and you can help Dr. Brand and them activate the Eternity. Once connected, Cooper will remain here until the launch of the Eternity is complete before leaving the Prowler.

Louis didn't have to stay, he had already left his position, adjusted the direction with his hands, and followed Emilia and Romilly into the Eternity.

The robot Tath also left the Prowler, tasked with activating another intelligent robot.

There are so many people, and everyone has their own work to do.

For Louie, moving in weightlessness was a novel experience, and in the Star Wars world, where even small ships had gravity devices, he barely felt what weightlessness was like.

I feel it now, it's a little weird......

The Eternity was activated, and after establishing a communication connection and system connection with the Prowler, another robot, Case, was also activated by Talass.

Then several people found their seats and sat down, and Louis informed Cooper: "It's time to start spinning." ”

Compared to the gravity he had enjoyed on the ship, the Eternity's gravity system was quite 'primitive', relying on rotation to simulate the gravity environment, and as the annular capsule began to rotate, Louie felt that it was not as comfortable as weightlessness.

"Oh ~ Karma!"

After gaining a gravity comparable to that on Earth, all of them unbuckle their seatbelts and can move as freely as they would on Earth.

Romili continued to sit in his place, his helmet in his hands, and everyone could see how uncomfortable he was at this moment...... This is a side effect of simulating gravity by rotation, and many people feel dizzy.

"Are you alright?

"No, I don't feel very good. ”

"I'll go get some medicine for you. There was a large amount of anti-motion sickness medicine stored on the Eternity, just to prevent this, and Emilia was going to go to the medical cabin to get some: "Louie, do you need it?"

"I don't need to. ”

How could this level of rotation make him feel uncomfortable? Louis continued to check the situation of the ring cabin, and after making sure that the oxygen supply, electronics, and other equipment were all normal, and the internal oxygen content gradually reached the safety standard, he took off the helmet.