Galaxy 3, July 10.

Moon, South Pole.

Clavi Crater.

Earth-Union Lunar Base.

A spacecraft with two astronauts on board is using the spacecraft's thrust reverser engine to brake and adjust its flight posture, and then slowly land on a sandy field not far from the base.

The engine nozzle blew up a lot of lunar soil dust.

The first two astronauts arrived with the ship, and at this time they were inspecting various equipment.

"Yingwu, the spacecraft equipment is very normal, you can report the situation to the Earth Headquarters!"

Lin Yingwu nodded, then buried his head on the keyboard and entered a series of instructions.

Soon the Earth's Earth Union Headquarters replied to them, asking them to prepare to leave the capsule, and sent them the communication codes of the dozen or so space capsules that had landed before.

"Captain, the communication code has been received."

"Well, we'll get out of the cabin later." Captain Du Feihu said as he connected the spacecraft to the network of other space capsules through the communication code.

Then they activated the cameras of the other capsules, through which the cameras of the other capsules, as well as searchlights, made it possible to see the ship clearly.

Du Feihu hurriedly adjusted the orientation of the camera and aimed at the exclusive hatch of the spacecraft.

After all, this manned landing on the moon is a crucial matter for both the free world and the Earth Federation, and he must ensure that the moment he leaves the capsule, he can be captured by the camera.

Originally, the four major powers of the free world were very divided about the march to the moon, and now they need to give everyone a little confidence.

After more than ten minutes of debugging, Du Feihu finally completed the debugging of the lens and lighting.

"Captain, the moon dust outside has dissipated."

"Inform the Earth headquarters that we will carry out the out-of-cabin mission within half an hour."

"Okay."

Du Feihu stood up, came to the cabinet that specially stored the out-of-cabin spacesuit, took out a set of out-of-cabin spacesuits, and then put them on his body.

Twenty minutes passed quickly.

Lin Yingwu also put on an out-of-cabin spacesuit.

At the Earth Headquarters, the Earth Federation has launched a live broadcast at the same time, and the pictures of the lunar South Pole base can be seen on the TV stations and networks within the four major forces.

At the moment when Du Feihu and Lin Yingwu opened the hatch, walked out of the spaceship, and stepped on the lunar land, the host's subdued and excited voice sounded in the picture.

"This is an important step for humanity towards the universe......"

……

Qin Lang and Deva also saw the live broadcast of the Earth Alliance.

"Not bad!" Deva said with a smile as he ate the tomatoes grown at the moon base.

"I hope they dig a hole quickly! Otherwise......" A complicated look flashed in Qin Lang's eyes.

Deva picked up another tomato and handed it to him: "Don't worry about it, anyway, the Earth Union and us are in competition, and they will bear the responsibility for anything that happens." ”

As professional astronauts, the two of them know very well that the space capsules launched by the association are not strong in terms of protecting against cosmic rays, and if it is an unmanned space capsule, it naturally has nothing to do with it.

But the problem is that these capsules are now used as a long-term base for astronauts, and the problem arises.

This is not the Earth's low-Earth orbit, and without the protection of the Earth's magnetic field, cosmic rays can drive straight into these capsules.

With the urine of the Earth Alliance and the four major forces, there is a high probability that the payload will not be wasted on the protective lead plate.

Therefore, at this stage, the best protection plan for the South Pole base of the Earth Union on the moon is actually to dig a pit, bury the space capsule underground, and resist harmful cosmic rays and high-energy neutrons with the help of covering the soil.

This is also one of the initial solutions that Homo sapiens usually adopts in large bases on the moon.

To get rid of the overburden scheme, it was necessary to equip it with heavy composite lead plates, and now the Moon Branch is concentrating its efforts on mining several lead-zinc mines.

In addition, the anti-radiation gel that Li Qingye discovered in the mutant creatures of the Pangea Realm before can also be used as an auxiliary means.

At present, many spacecraft that have been exposed to cosmic rays for a long time will use anti-radiation gel to enhance the anti-radiation performance.

For example, the heavy-duty exoskeleton spacesuit will be sprayed with a radiation-resistant gel layer on the outside.

Qin Lang took a bite of the tomato: "Why does this taste a little weird." ”

"Really? Looks like you're going back to Earth for a vacation. Deva reminded.

Qin Lang reacted immediately, it was not that there was a problem with the taste of tomatoes, but that his body began to change under the influence of the moon's gravity.

The two sensory systems, taste and hearing, are the most susceptible in low-gravity environments.

This is also an experience summed up by the Space Division, once there is a change in taste and hearing, it means that the astronaut's body begins to be affected by the low gravity environment.

"I've only been on duty for 37 days, and it stands to reason that it should take about 50 days for a noticeable change......"

Deva patted him on the shoulder: "Everyone's body and genes are different, this is a very normal thing. ”

"Okay!" Qin Lang can't help it, after all, the company stipulates that if astronauts have taste change and hearing impairment, they must stop working and immediately apply to return to Earth to recuperate, which is a dead rule.

The two tried some other vegetables, fruits, and meals, and Deva did not have a significant taste change, while Qin Lang had a more obvious taste change.

Faced with this reality, Qin Lang could only write a report to the headquarters and apply to return to Earth for vacation.

At this time, Deva is arranging cargo spacecraft to drop miniature capsules into the south pole of the moon.

In particular, those craters and volcanic relics that have been stepped on are the focus of this launch mission.

Even if the company does not lack resources, there is no reason to let it go, after all, no one will dislike their resources too much.

Let's fence it off first, maybe we'll use it later.

Especially the water ice and dry ice, which are rare resources on the moon.

Miniature capsules are dropped on craters and volcanic ruins, and then turned into makeshift outposts.

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And the three Tinder spacecraft launched from the earth some time ago have also successfully landed in a small crater in the south pole of the moon at this time.

This crater is less than 52 kilometers from the Antarctic base of the Terrestrial Association.

Earth's monitoring satellites on the moon have apparently noticed Homo sapiens' movements, and they dare not speak out about it.

After all, the Moon Convention has no binding force on Homo sapiens, and the two sides are not equal in force, and the Earth Union is very powerless in the face of the squeeze of Homo sapiens, and can only swallow this dumb loss silently.

The enclosure of Homo sapiens on the moon is proceeding very quickly and unscrupulously.

In addition to launching a miniature capsule footprint, the next step is to expand the Copernicus base, the Caucasus base, the Jiuhai base, and the Doppler base on the far side of the moon.

With the exploitation of the local mineral resources of the moon and the localization of various industries in these bases, the lunar branch will gradually get rid of the material dependence of the earth headquarters.

This month, the proportion of supplies, precision instruments and synchronous robots delivered to the moon has increased to 27%, and other things are weapons and large engineering equipment.

Many building materials and basic plates, as well as low-tech components, the Moon branch is gradually becoming self-sufficient.

This situation can accelerate the expansion of the lunar branch.

It is too difficult for the Earth Federation to compete with Homo sapiens on the moon, even greater than the gap on Earth.