On the ground, since the superiors had made up their minds to send people up, the relevant preparations began in full swing.

Hou Dalin did not stay here for long, the launch vehicle department has their work, and Hou Dalin also has his own job. In order to be in contact with the project of the Aerospace Immortal Palace since Hou Dalin began to contact the sky, in fact, he has been secretly preparing for all these years.

In addition to the Hall of Eternal Life system, he also did not ignore the delivery system. No one knew what risks the Hall of Eternal Life would encounter after it ascended to heaven, and even Hou Dalin could not predict the future. But since he can't predict the future, he has to be fully prepared for it. One of the biggest projects is the development of spacecraft.

In fact, Hou Dalin is very familiar with this, after all, he has been doing this for many years in his last life. Although the space ability in this life has become smaller, as long as the knowledge is still there, even a little grinding can save a usable spacecraft through time.

His project did not cooperate with other departments of the state, although it was also prepared in the relevant departments, but it was always in a state of secret research and development. Now, there is no bigger problem than solving Pangu 4, and it is time for his secret project to be exposed.

When he came to a place in the central part of the country, Hou Dalin went directly to the production center. Here, a space shuttle similar to the Russian Buran and the United States' Challenger is parked here.

Due to the extensive use of super-density panels and honeycomb materials produced by Hou Dalin in space, although his space shuttle looks like twin brothers in appearance, its structure is stronger and its weight is lighter.

Because it is lighter, it has more fuel and a greater cargo capacity under the same conditions. However, according to the needs of this mission, they did not have anything of great mass to transport, but turned this load into more supplies and fuel. Hou Dalin looked at the plane in front of him that reflected visible light like a mirror, and he also sighed in his heart.

There are still many details of this aircraft that have not been handled well, such as the shell material, which uses the super-density board produced by Hou Dalin. Although the sheet is extremely thin, not even as thick as a sheet of paper, its strength even exceeds that of the frontal armor of a typical tank.

The space shuttle made of such a material does not even need to be equipped with combustion tiles, and when it rubs against the air, there is almost no friction, so it does not generate too much heat.

Coming to the interior of this spacecraft, Hou Dalin learned about the current production progress in detail. In the past, they could research, produce, and improve step by step. But now it can't be done, the time is pressing, and they can't help but slowly follow the production step by step.

Hou Dalin held a production meeting for everyone at the scene, demanding that the production task of this spacecraft be completed in the shortest time according to the most mature plan.

In the following days, in order to catch up with the schedule, Hou Dalin couldn't take care of anything else, he never came here and almost never went out again. With the support of Hou Dalin's ultra-high efficiency and accuracy, their spacecraft was the last to arrive and successfully completed the mission before Pangu 5 completed the final assembly.

The next time was for testing and training, and in order to build up the spacecraft, the six astronauts began to study and train hard and intensely. Hesitation had never been exposed to space shuttle pilot training before, so the pressure on both astronauts and trainers was too great.

But for the sake of the mission, they had no choice but to get acquainted with everything about this aircraft in the shortest possible time.

Because it was the first time it was produced and used, and it was such a real aircraft, in such a short period of time, they could not even carry out the work of test flights. But even at such a big risk, Hou Dalin still insisted on taking off with the plane.

"Hou Dalin, what kind of plane are you doing? Do you still want to go to heaven? With your physical fitness, I'm afraid you'll fall apart before you reach the sky. Do you think anyone can be an astronaut, but if that's the case, why do we spend so much effort and time training astronauts? ”

After listening to Hou Dalin's suggestion that he wanted to go up with the plane, his face was full of incredulity. He really didn't expect Hou Dalin to have such an idea. You must know that he is the core figure of the Eternal Life Hall system, and no one can miss him without him.

If he risked losing Hou Dalin, he would rather blow up the Pangu No. 4 in the sky.

Hou Dalin knew that his superiors would definitely not agree, and he didn't insist too much, but silently began to make other preparations.

A month passed quickly. This day is the day of the launch of the space shuttle.

On the launch pad, a stout rocket stood on the launch pad, and in order for this to happen smoothly, even the launch pad was rushed out during this time. In each of the three directions of this stout rocket, a long solid rocket is strapped to increase thrust and balance.

A few years ago, Hou Dalin, who had a heart, managed to get the Buran system of the former Soviet Union, so when it was launched, the space shuttle did not need to be ignited, and all the work was done by the rocket, so that after his space shuttle was launched, all the fuel could be used to carry out the space mission.

In the end, the pilots of the space shuttle were not able to train either, not because they did not work hard enough, but because it was simply impossible to complete such a complex mission in such a short period of time. What's more, they didn't even have a chance to test fly.

The final plan for the shuttle was to take off in an automated, and in order to ensure the success rate, two pilots with the best training and learning were still arranged to follow the launch. It's just that during the entire mission, as long as the automatic control system does not fail, they have no chance to touch the console.

In addition, there are two payload experts, two young researchers who have worked with Hou Dalin for many years. The two of them were young and barely physically fit enough, so they were sent to this mission. Their mission is not complicated, but after the Space Shuttle captures Pangu 4, the two of them are responsible for boarding Pangu 4 and checking the Eternal Life Hall system on Pangu 4.

They were accompanied by an astronaut who landed on Pangu 4, whose mission was to check the status of Pangu 4 and, if necessary, control Pangu 4 to return safely to the ground. On Pangea 4, it is also equipped with a return capsule.

Not only that, but just in case, even the space shuttle carried a return capsule.

Everything was ready, Hou Dalin came to the launch center early in the morning, and he sat on the seat arranged for him, and the whole person became very silent, and he hardly spoke unless necessary.

Everyone thought that he was under too much pressure, and anyone who was in charge of the production unit of this space shuttle would be nervous to death. This very short production time, even the necessary tests have not been completed normally, and now it is about to make a real manned flight.

If there is an accident and the person in charge is embarrassed, his person in charge will have a troubled conscience for the rest of his life.

The commander looked at Hou Dalin several times and thought about coming over to comfort him, but he really couldn't find a reason to comfort him, so he had to give up.

As the countdown ended, a burst of flames erupted from the launch site, and the space shuttle named Shenlong slowly left the ground and flew towards the sky.

"Report, flight trajectory anomaly!" The telemetry department sounded an alarm less than twenty seconds after the rocket lifted off.

"What's the situation?" The commander was half frightened by the report, and he didn't want to see four young lives die.

"The flight trajectory deviated from the predetermined design route."

"Control Department!" The commander shouted loudly.

"Report, the control system is normal, the computer shows that it is being lifted into the air according to the preset trajectory." The people in the control department were also nervous, they urgently checked the data, and the screen was all normal.

"It's broken! Something went wrong with the control system. Quick, contact the astronauts and activate the escape system! "The commander made a decision on the spot, and before the rocket exploded, everything was still in time.

Pan Dong, who was enduring the turbulence in the position cabin, suddenly heard the command center's order: "The automatic control system fails, start the escape system immediately, fast, fast, fast!" ”

The headset said three fast, which made Pan Dong not even have time to think, and subconsciously pressed the emergency escape button.

Nothing happened!

Pan Dong was slightly stunned, and then continued to press twice, but there was still no response.

"Report, the escape system is not responding, the escape system is out of order!" Pan Dong's voice was a little distorted, and the fear and nervousness made his adrenaline rush at this time, and the tone of his speech seemed extremely unnatural.

"It's over!" The commander sat down on the command seat all of a sudden, although the others sat down, but his mind did not stop, he subconsciously looked in the direction of Hou Dalin, only to see that Hou Dalin at this time did not even change his sitting posture, and there was no tension on his face.

Well? Something is wrong! How could he be so determined? Big shouldn't!

"Mr. Hou, Mr. Hou? What the hell is going on? The commander came to Hou Dalin's side in three or two steps, and asked him loudly about his current situation.

"Don't worry, everything will be clear in a few minutes." Hou Dalin's voice was a little unnatural, but there was not much tension.

"You must be hiding something from me! You know that this is a serious mistake, you know? The commander said through gritted teeth.

"Don't worry, I'll give you an explanation in a few minutes." Hou Dalin still spoke in the same tone, his eyes didn't even look at the commander, but kept staring at the big screen in front of him.

At this time, it was a tense time, and the commander didn't care about saying anything, so he returned to the command seat and took command of the work on the spot.

The reports of various departments came and went, but the commander did not say a word. What else could he say? At the moment, the information about the spacecraft is likely to be fake, and he is just praying now that nothing goes wrong with this launch.

A few minutes passed quickly, but the rocket's liftoff went smoothly until the shuttle and the main rocket successfully separated into orbit, and the group in the command hall breathed a sigh of relief this time.

The picture inside the plane was transmitted to the command hall, and the personnel inside were in good condition, and at this time, the space shuttle engine was successfully ignited and was heading towards the predetermined orbit.

The commander walked to Hou Dalin's side, and just as he was about to say something, Hou Dalin suddenly stood up and said to him: "The launch is successful, commander, let's find a quiet place, I have something to tell you." ”

"Okay, I'm waiting for you to give me a reasonable explanation, don't worry, I will definitely report this matter truthfully." The commander was still angry at this time, and in the past few minutes, he was scared to death. Not only was he frightened, but he wondered if the four people on the spaceship were scared to pee. If they pee their pants, there's nowhere to change them.

When he came to an office, Hou Dalin motioned for everyone here to go out, and then locked the door, and then said to the commander: "Commander, I lied to you, please see." As he spoke, Hou Dalin took off his clothes on the spot, which made the commander a little inexplicable.

Hou Dalin slowly took off his coat and shirt, and when he lifted the vest on his body, the commander took a breath directly.

At this moment, the Hou Dalin who showed him in front of him, his entire chest and abdomen were transparent. Through the transparent material, the Commander saw the various devices that were running inside. Obviously, the Hou Dalin in front of him is clearly a cyborg person.

"What about Hou Dalin? Where is he? The commander was a little trembling when he asked this, he even guessed a little, but he didn't dare to say it.

"On the Dragon."

"The Dragon? How could he be on the Dragon? Where can he hide? The commander was stunned, although he thought so just now, but it was really confirmed, and he couldn't believe it.

"It's in the re-entry capsule that the Shenlong is carrying."

"You contact him immediately, I'm going to talk to him. This is just nonsense, he is just waiting to be punished! ”

"There is no contact at the moment, he is still in a coma." The cyborg replied expressionlessly.

"Huh? Comatose? Does it matter? The commander couldn't care about being angry in an instant, but he knew the weight of Hou Dalin, such a person couldn't be easily lost.

"His vital signs were stable, except that he was unconscious as the ship accelerated. It takes a certain amount of time to wake up. ”

The commander can't care about anything else, and now that he's gone, can he still pull him back? And now that he's in a coma, the situation has become even more serious. Criticism or something is an afterthought, and the biggest task now is to keep him alive.

The commander didn't care about anything else, and at this moment, he immediately picked up the phone and reported the situation to his superiors. After a few words, the commander rushed into the command hall again and asked, "How is it?" ”

"All the data are normal, the launch is successful!" After speaking, the scene began to burst into applause.

The commander immediately shouted: "Stop, stop, we have new trouble!" ”