With the launch of the 'Moon Rescue' operation, more and more people are paying attention to the live broadcast of the Huaguo lunar landing project.

Not only domestic, but also many foreign countries, especially in the United States, there are many viewers who are paying attention to this matter.

On the one hand, it involves astronauts from their own country, and on the other hand, things like moon rescue operations sound quite 'cool' and very sci-fi.

To this end, a foreign version of a certain audio software specially applied to CTV for the broadcast rights of the live broadcast of the moon landing.

Although rabbits have always been more crotch-pulling in terms of international public opinion control, this kind of door-to-door propaganda can make decisions with your toes.

This kind of good opportunity to expand one's international influence does not come at all times.

The other side.

Far away in the lunar orbit 380,000 kilometers away, the silver-white Xinghai skimmed the lunar sky, and the auxiliary electric propulsion engines on the wings of the space shuttle swayed with blue-white light, adjusting its orbit little by little.

At the same time, the relevant contact signals also covered the south pole of the moon.

On the surface of the moon, in the Artemis lunar module in the Aitken Basin in Antarctica, two NASA astronauts, Smedley Moore and McAdam Julia, are staring hopefully at a terminal displaying a communication connection.

"Moore, do you think they're really going to come to our rescue?"

In the lunar module, McAdam Julia had a variety of emotions on her face, such as anticipation, hope, and anxiety.

Just about an hour ago, NASA spoke to them through a satellite connection, informing them that NASA and the authorities had communicated with the opposite country, and that the Xinghai Research Institute would arrange for Xinghai to go to the south pole of the moon for rescue work.

This news immediately made the two of them come out of the despair of being trapped on the surface of the moon, and waited with hope.

But even so, the two remained skeptical about whether the rescue operation would come, and whether it would succeed.

On the one hand, they are competitors in this space race, and on the other hand, the difficulty of lunar rescue is much higher than that of a normal manned landing on the moon.

Although all countries have corresponding space rescue plans, with today's human science and technology, the consequence of failure in space operations is basically death.

Although there have been successful lunar rescue operations in history, such as the Apollo 13 lunar landing project, NASA successfully launched a space rescue and rescued three astronauts to Earth.

However, the Apollo 13 rescue operation is strictly a self-rescue of astronauts, who used the intact engine of the lunar module and the gravitational pull of the moon to return to Earth, not an external rescue.

And now, they are trapped on the moon and need to be rescued from the outside.

Such an action has never been seen before in the history of astronautics.

On the other side, Smedley Moore took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, and said, "I believe it will." ”

Believe it or not, the only hope now is Huaguo's rescue.

He would rather go home alive than die on the moon.

In the lunar module, the two fell silent.

At this moment, on the screen of the communication terminal, a text of 'request for connection' lit up, and the two of them lit up, and they rushed over at the same time with excitement, and finally it was Smedley Moore who reached out and pressed the button to connect to the communication with a trembling hand.

"Call the Artemis lunar module, this is the Star Sea, please answer if you receive it."

In the lunar module, a middle-aged man's calm voice sounded, like a person about to die of thirst in the boundless desert encountering a trickling spring, which made people crazy and happy.

In front of the communication terminal, Smedley Moore responded with a trembling mouth: "This is Artemis on the moon, I am the moon astronaut Smedley Moore, are you here to rescue us?" ”

"Yes, based on the principle of humanitarianism and mutual assistance in outer space, we will carry out rescue work on the moon. Lunar rescue is a very difficult task, and in order to ensure that the rescue work goes smoothly, we ask for your cooperation with our work. ”

"We cooperate!"

In a quick response to the Star Sea's answer, Smedley Moore couldn't wait to ask, "What do you need us to do?" ”

There was a brief pause in the communication on the other side, followed by a pass.

"We are adjusting the orbit, please open the database of the lunar module of the traditional system first, we need to obtain some data to make an accurate judgment on the damage of the Artemis lunar module and adjust the rescue methods."

Hearing this request, Smedley Moore's voice was silent for a moment before he spoke: "I need to ask NASA for instructions. ”

Opening the database of the Artemis lunar module means that the other party will get detailed data about their lunar landing, including the operation data of many key equipment, which is stored in the database.

If this data is obtained by the other party, it means that many of their technologies and data will be explored by the other party.

On the Xinghai, Zhai Zhigang listened to the other party's answer, and said without care: "Landing on the moon and rescue is a very difficult and dangerous job, whether to consult NASA is your business, but our side needs to make the most comprehensive judgment of your situation in a serious and responsible manner." ”

"If there is a mistake in judgment, it will cause great disruption to this rescue operation, and there may even be consequences of rescue failure. If you are unable to open the database, we will suspend the rescue operation and re-communicate with you in order to ensure the safety of our astronauts. ”

In the Artemis lunar module, Smedley Moore fell silent.

The implication of the other side is obvious, if they are unwilling to open, the rescue operation will be suspended and renegotiated for the safety of their own astronauts.

But will they make it to that point?

All the oxygen reserves on the lunar module add up to only about 30 hours, and when it comes to the core data of the Artemis lunar module and even the life support unit, what will NASA and the authorities choose?

Even if they choose their lives in the end, how long will the debate take for this process?

The longer they spend on these things, the less likely they are to survive.

On the other side, NASA's Washington headquarters building.

In the main control room of the Artemis moon landing project, Bill Nelson stood beside the console with a blank face, looking at the flashing green dot on the surveillance radar screen and the screen that was broadcasting the entire 'lunar rescue operation'

It was their rival's space shuttle, adjusting its orbit above the moon.

Of course, they don't have the ability to monitor the entire process, and the radar information they are now capturing is a joint relay from the Artemis and Orion multi-purpose manned spacecraft.

Only when the shuttle entered the radar capture range of the two did they have a chance to see it.

Knowing that the other side was constantly adjusting their orbit to rescue their astronauts, Bill Nelson was worried about other things.

If he had the choice, he would rather give up the lives of the two astronauts on the moon to have a grand funeral for them and compensate their families.

After all, for the United States, the death of two people, even two elite astronauts, is not a matter at all.

But obviously, this kind of thought can only be buried in his heart, and it is impossible to say it.

Although politics is dirty, what is exposed to the public must undoubtedly be glamorous.

For those in power, choosing to give up when they can save it is not the lives of the two astronauts who are giving up, but their own political careers.

At this moment, in the general control room, a call signal from the Artemis lunar module was transmitted.

"This is Artemis"

On the other side, Smedley Moore briefly reported the request to open the database, and after hearing the other party's report, Bill Nelson's heart sank completely.

What he feared most happened anyway.

Obviously, the opponent will not let go of this opportunity, and the Artemis lunar module is the crystallization of NASA and major aerospace companies in the past ten years.

The technologies used above are all accumulated and improved over a long period of time, and any one of them can be said to be the best in the world.

And now, those Chinese are aiming at these things.

Although the data recorded in the lunar module database is only a log and cache of these technologies, and does not involve anything too core, it is still a huge loss for them.

“Shit！”

Bill Nelson gritted his teeth and cursed.

The adversary's approach was very neat, and they were asked to open the database to transmit data, on the grounds that they would judge the damage to the lunar module in order to make a judgment on the rescue operation, otherwise they would be responsible if the rescue operation went wrong.

Crucially, they can't say no.

Shit! Shet! This is a robbery while the fire is burning! What about the good humanitarian attention to rescue?

Gritting his teeth and cursing a few volumes, Bill Nelson took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and after calming the two astronauts, he quickly left the main control room.

This matter does not only involve NASA, but also the major aerospace companies in the United States, and he, the director of NASA, can no longer make a decision, so he can only let Mr. President come.

At the same time, the other side.

On the Internet, after the Xinghai Research Institute provided the 'Humanitarian Rescue Operation' and the fully publicized 'Moon Rescue' live broadcast, the number of viewers pouring into the live broadcast room increased.

Especially in the United States, after the broadcast picture was provided by a certain sound in the rice version, millions of viewers poured into the broadcast room.

Some people expressed disappointment with NASA's space technology, some praised China's humanitarian rescue operations, and even some people licked the spirit of not giving up on every citizen.

[Shet! I don't even know what NASA has been developing over the years? We've sent astronauts to the moon and brought them back in the last century, and now they've failed? 】

[If it weren't for those Chinese people who broke the news, I wouldn't even know about the failure of the Artemis lunar module to land on the moon, NASA was hiding it from us from the beginning! ] Shit! 】

[I'm very glad, I'm glad that there are still those Chinese people in this moon landing operation, otherwise I don't dare to imagine what kind of situation our astronauts will be. 】

[I heard that in order to rescue our astronauts, they voluntarily gave up their unfinished scientific research work on the moon. 】

[Isn't this the result of communication between NASA and the government and each other?] If it weren't for the request of the United States, I'm sure those people would not have bothered to bother with the lives of the Artemis astronauts. 】

[Not giving up the spirit of every citizen is the most outstanding manifestation of human civilization. 】

[Heh, if it weren't for them breaking the news about these things, NASA would have even been ready to let two astronauts die on the moon, rescue? ] Pick up the corpses, right? 】

There are constant discussions on the Internet, for a country with a special political system of rice, the people's will is something that needs to be maintained, or at least needs to be protected on the surface.

It would be the greatest disaster for a country of immigrants to cause the population to lose confidence in the country.

Therefore, even knowing the opponent's misdeeds, NASA and the authorities were forced to open the Artemis database to the Star Ocean.

Even if this is the other party's scheme, they can only enter the game by themselves.

If this rescue operation fails because they do not open the database, public opinion will explode completely.

On the other side, the south pole of the moon is in polar orbit.

The silvery-white Star Sea is orbiting in an elliptical orbit around the lunar surface.

"OK, the connection is successful, and when the data transfer is complete, we can act."

Looking at the picture on the display, Zhai Zhigang had a smile on his face.

I originally thought that those rice guys would delay for a while, but I didn't expect them to agree quite quickly.

"Captain, there's a problem with the database." At this moment, Chen Dong on the side suddenly spoke.

"Huh? What's wrong? Zhai Zhigang quickly turned his head and asked.

"Someone has cut it, some of the indexes and data in it have been deleted, it should have been done by NASA or the astronauts on Artemis."

Chen Dong opened his mouth and replied that he had learned some computer-related knowledge, and when Xinghai was connected to the Artemis lunar module database, he clicked on the computer and flipped through it.

"I knew there was a problem with them saying yes so quickly." Zhai Zhigang shook his head and said, then continued: "It's okay, some things are impossible to delete, just pass them back to the base after receiving them." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Get ready, in twenty minutes we will be back above the Aitken Basin at the South Pole of the Moon." Don't forget about this mission. ”

Chen Dong smiled and said, "Don't worry, captain, I won't let go of any detail." ”

PS: At noon today, my mother suddenly called and asked me if I had anything delicious for my birthday, I was stunned, my birthday today?

Then I flipped through the calendar, and I was in a groove, and today is the twenty-first day of the lunar month?

It's another year of forgetting your birthday, so let's go for a late-night snack (ω) in the evening.

Another: It's about to be the beginning of the month, ask for the guaranteed monthly pass in your hand, there will be a chapter later, but it will be late, everyone will be optimistic in the morning.