The core module successfully landed in the lava tube cave, marking the construction of the first lunar base of human civilization, and finally successfully took a key step.

The significance is extraordinary.

In addition to the carnival at home, overseas also has to start paying attention.

In the past, they always had a skeptical attitude towards this lava tube cave lunar base project, believing that it could not be done by human aerospace technology at this stage, but with the successful drilling of the lava tube hole and the accurate landing of the core module of the base, it does not look like a joke.

Of course, the space office will not be complacent because of this achievement.

In the following time, new launches were carried out one after another.

In addition to transporting the necessary components for the lunar base, the latest lunar rover is capable of processing lunar soil directly.

This lunar rover is modified on the basis of Yutu-3, which can be used as a material for base construction by processing lunar soil, and is an indispensable equipment in the construction process of the lunar base.

And as things on the moon gradually improve, the construction of the base is getting faster and faster.

First of all, the plant module and the working module were built around the core module by inflating and deploying, and after the inflatable mold was completed, the lunar soil mixture processed by the lunar rover was poured to lay the lunar soil bricks, and a shelter was built on the top of the pipe hole for the astronauts to enter the core module.

It can be said that in just a few months, the entire selected lava tube cave has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The audience in the live broadcast room of the lunar overseer witnessed the whole process of the first lunar base of mankind from scratch.

Looking at the lunar base shelter module high above the lunar surface, as well as the surrounding quantum repeaters and the lunar rover that are still working, I have an inexplicable feeling in my heart.

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Time flies.

The new year is in July.

July 16, 2028, today is definitely the most memorable day for all astronauts.

The excitement in my heart has never been greater.

Because the lunar base project has finally been announced.

Humanity has relied on its own power to build a habitable base on the moon.

And today is the day for the full launch of the base for operational testing.

This is related to the subsequent arrival of astronauts.

After all, although the base has been built, it is still a question whether the various functional facilities inside can ensure the life of astronauts, and it needs to be tested in advance to ensure safety.

Only when all the test data meet the requirements can the lunar base be truly built.

Otherwise, it is of no use except as an ornament.

In this way, those investments in the early stage will also be lost in vain.

In this case, the results of the experiment not only affect the hearts of every astronaut.

Even the outside world is paying attention.

Before the launch test officially began, the number of people online in the Lunar Overwatch room was heading towards 200 million.

And the rate of increase continues to rise.

The number of online viewers even surpassed the day the moon base was officially built.

In addition, the barrage in the live broadcast room is also refreshing rapidly, and everyone has expressed their concerns.

There is no certainty that the lunar base will pass the test 100 percent.

In any case, this is the first lunar base of mankind, and there is no relevant construction experience before, and it may be possible to complete the structure and exterior of the base with the existing technology, but whether it can ensure the normal life of many astronauts for a period of time is a very big test.

You must know that although human beings are the overlords of the earth, they will become very vulnerable when they reach the moon.

Problems in any one of these links can lead to death.

"After watching the live broadcast for so long, I finally waited for this day, but it was good to succeed!"

"We have grown up with this moon base, and I believe it will definitely meet the survival needs of astronauts."

"It always feels like it's not going to be good."

"It's better not to get your hopes up too much yet, for fear that you will be disappointed then."

"Who would have thought that the original words would become a reality so quickly, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact in front of me, I would have felt that the pictures in the live broadcast room were made by special effects."

"It's exciting."

"Believe in Xu Shen and it's over!"

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In view of the situation in the live broadcast room, Xu Yun naturally did not have time to understand it at this moment.

Right now, he's in control of the command hall.

It's important to make sure that today's test has a good result.

In addition, many academicians and researchers, including Zhou Mingwei, also gathered in the hall, and they didn't dare to think about it if they wanted to know the final result as soon as possible.

Although they were not commanders-in-chief and chief designers, they were involved in the production of spacecraft such as the Long March 10 and Yutu-3.

It can be said that without their assistance, this lunar base would not have been built.

Therefore, they also have feelings for the base, and they definitely don't want to end up with a failure.

"Commander-in-Chief Xu, Moon Palace No. 1 is ready and ready to be fully activated at any time."

"Let's get started." Xu Yun heard the reminder of the engineer beside him, nodded, and gave this order with a calm face.

Yuegong-1 is the name of the lunar base project after the space office held a meeting to discuss it.

Its moral is a reference to the Guanghan Palace where Chang'e lived in mythological stories.

And the reason why it is named No. 1 is because there will definitely not be only one human base on the moon in the future.

With the official issuance of Xu Yun's order, if someone is in the live broadcast room at this time, they will definitely find that the perspective of a lunar rover is getting closer and closer to the location of the base.

Yes.

The test of the base will be completed by a lunar rover.

In order to maximize the performance of the base, the rover will enter the base on behalf of the human astronauts throughout the process.

Precise documentation of individual functions.

With a number of functions of the lunar rover, it can accurately detect the environment in the base.

Any problem that could endanger the astronaut's body is a sign of a failure in the construction of a lunar base.

Just when everyone was immersed in it, suddenly a somewhat hurried voice sounded from outside, making everyone turn their eyes to look at it in unison.

"How's it going, has the testing started?"

Zhang Feng strode and walked Xu Yun, and asked before he came to him.

Xu Yun noticed Zhang Feng's figure, and a little surprise flashed on his face.

After the other party walked to the front and stopped, he did not directly answer the question asked by Zhang Feng.

Instead, a new question arises.

"Why did you come here suddenly, I seem to remember that today is also the day of the preliminary link of the Shenwei system, don't you need to sit and watch over there?"

After Zhang Feng took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for the construction of the Shenwei system, all the work was carried out very smoothly.

Even if you encounter some problems in the middle, you can find Xu Yun to deal with them in time.

Therefore, in the course of more than half a year, they successfully carried out a launch mission.

Successful delivery of three orbital platforms to low Earth orbit.

Although it is still early to complete the twelve platforms in the early days of the Shenwei system, it can be called a good start.

After all, without the lunar base project, the manufacturing efficiency of the orbital platform would have been greatly improved.

In addition, Zhang Feng combined his own expertise to successfully solve the problem of rockets, so that one launch can carry three orbital platforms.

Greatly relieved the pressure on the rocket.

Otherwise, it may not be possible to deploy three orbital platforms at this time.

It can be said that the orbital Qingtai, which is equipped with powerful space-based weapons, has formed a very powerful deterrent force, which has greatly stimulated overseas forces and has no choice but to speed up the research and development progress of their own space-based weapons, hoping to weaken the gap as soon as possible.

But this is just their wishful thinking, and it is impossible to conquer space-based weapons in a short period of time.

It is worth mentioning that although the power of space-based weapons is amazing, in order to play the most effective role, it needs the cooperation of various platforms.

So the more orbital platforms in orbit, the better.

Today, Zhang Feng is responsible for the task of establishing links between the three platforms.

I didn't think that Zhang Feng would not go to command on his side, but he ran to the test hall of the lunar base.

"I've already explained everything over there, and I've also participated in the lunar base project, so I must witness such an important moment today." Facing Xu Yun's inquiry, Zhang Feng replied with a smile.

At this time, Zhou Mingwei next to him also answered: "I guessed that you would come over on purpose." ”

Obviously, he and Zhang Feng have worked together for so long, and they are both responsible for the manned lunar landing program, so they are naturally very familiar with each other's personalities.

Zhou Mingwei judged that Zhang Feng's thoughts were normal.

Xu Yun and the two of them briefly chatted a few words, and then turned their attention to the huge screen in front of him.

It can be seen that the lunar rover has arrived at the shelter module on the lunar surface at this moment, and after entering the accurate command, I can see that the hatch is successfully opened to reveal the entrance to the core module base.

As soon as the lunar rover entered the core module through the lunar hatch, the support systems in the base were automatically opened as soon as possible, and the monitored data was also fed back synchronously.

"The oxygen level at the base is normal."

"The equipment is working fine."

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"Normal!"

With the successive broadcasts of the engineering personnel in the control and command hall, the expressions on everyone's faces gradually became relaxed.

Obviously, the performance of Moon Palace No. 1 did not disappoint everyone.

In this way, the lunar rover went to the plant module and the working module instead of the astronauts, and no problems were found, which means that this lunar base is completely qualified and can meet the astronauts' life here for a period of time.

"Commander-in-Chief Xu, according to the monitoring data, Yuegong-1 fully meets the living conditions of astronauts."

"Astronauts can be sent at any time."

When such an emotional report came from his ears, even if Xu Yun was already very confident in his results, he couldn't help but feel a little joy in his heart at this moment.

"Great, we've finally made it."

"The construction of the lunar base is successful, and it will be much easier to implement the Shenwei system after that." Zhang Feng glanced at Zhou Mingwei, who was about to jump up excitedly beside him, nodded and opened his mouth.

If the lunar base is declared successful, the pressure on the mission of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group will definitely be greatly reduced.

At that time, most of the forces will naturally be transferred to them, and at that time, regardless of the launch frequency or the speed of the orbital platform, it is believed that it will usher in explosive growth.

This time, it took them a few months to get all three platforms together, but if it goes well, it is estimated that they will be able to complete them all in a year.

Twelve orbital platforms were deployed in low-earth orbit.

At this moment, the joy of everyone in the control command hall naturally affected Xu Yun.

But for Xu Yun, the more calm he is at this time.

After all, the matter is not completely technical at this point, and the lunar rover needs to stay in the base for a while, during which it will monitor the situation in the base 24 hours a day.

The successful operation of the equipment of the base does indeed indicate that their project has been successfully completed.

But it is unknown how long this stability will last.

It is important to know that astronauts will live in the lunar base in the future to carry out various scientific experiment tasks, and they will have to stay for three months each time, if there is a problem with a certain equipment at the base during this period.

Then there will be a ripple effect.

In addition to affecting the life safety of astronauts, scientific research will not be able to carry out smoothly.

From the selection to the training to the mission, each astronaut does not know how many resources have been invested, so every astronaut is very precious and does not allow anything to happen.

In order to make the lunar base an absolutely safe existence, it is necessary to extend the test period.

It is necessary to ensure that the equipment of the base has zero mistakes at ordinary times.

In addition, the environment on the moon is not as stable and warm as the earth, especially with huge temperature differences and the energy in the universe.

There is no doubt that under the influence of this harsh environment, the base will also withstand the most severe tests.

As long as these can be successfully completed, the hidden dangers of Yuegong-1 will no longer exist, and astronauts can be sent to the moon at any time, according to others.

"We still have to hold on for a few more days until we get the detailed data of the base."

"But we can start selecting astronauts to go to the moon."

Zhou Mingwei will definitely not have any objections to Xu Yun's arrangement, after all, it is not bad that they have been working hard for so long since the lava tube cave lunar base project was determined.

In addition, after hearing about astronauts, he was immediately interested.

Thinking of the astronauts who have doubled their training during this time, he said casually with a smile on his face: "I'm afraid that this astronaut selection will be the most competitive in history." ”

Xu Yun naturally understood what Zhou Mingwei meant.

Because astronauts are more difficult to train, especially excellent astronauts.

In the early stage, because the number of astronauts was there, it can be said that there was no need to compete to have the opportunity to participate in the launch mission.

But now, with the continuous development of the aerospace industry, the number of the new generation of astronauts can be said to be several times that of the older generation, and in the face of the opportunity for the Chinese to land on the moon for the first time and settle in the lunar base, I believe that both the old and the new will not give up this opportunity.

The competition is fierce.

But there's no way around it.

According to the setting of the manned spacecraft and the lunar surface login, the Long March 10 manned launch vehicle can only transport three astronauts.

That is to say, soon the Moon Palace No. 1 Moon Base will usher in three of its masters.

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Compared with the euphoric atmosphere in the control command hall, when hundreds of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room of the Moon Overseer saw that the base had passed all the tests, their emotions reached their peak in an instant.

The Chinese people have built the first lunar base of human civilization, and they are so proud of it.

Even if the test of the base continues, it does not affect netizens to celebrate this great achievement, in addition to commenting to express their inner joy, they are also looking forward to when the manned moon landing will be officially held, and they want to see this day coming.

At the same time, we did not forget to deliberately send this news to the Internet, so that they can understand who is the hegemon in the field of aerospace technology.

"Take off from Wuhu!"

"I knew that it would be okay to believe Xu Shen, our moon base can be inhabited by astronauts."

"It feels good to watch, and I want to go in and live there."

"I don't know if I can sell tickets to the moon in the future, but if I can go up and experience this life, it's worth it."

"Is it possible to carry out a manned landing on the moon, look forward to it."

"I hope to carry out a manned moon landing soon, and it seems that the overseas moon landing restart program is about to begin."

"Today is a testament to history again."

"Now that we know who is the overlord in the aerospace field, I see who will dare to question us in the future."

"It's really cool!"

Xu Yun naturally understands about the resumption of the moon landing by an overseas space exploration technology company, and he also understands that it is not difficult to complete the moon landing with Musk's technology.

But now that the moon base has been built, it is definitely necessary to carry out a manned mission to the moon as soon as possible.

Leave SpaceX far behind.

So the day after the moon base started the test and passed, the space office officially issued an announcement that it would officially carry out a manned lunar mission next month.

And the three astronauts will live on the moon base for three months and carry out various scientific experiments.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of the world, and it can be said that everyone turned their eyes to it.

After all, although this is not the first time that humans have landed on the moon, it is the first time that they have lived on the moon, which is a fantastic thing to look at, but it is an indisputable fact.

And if you want to say who is most upset about this news, it must be the head of the aerospace agency, Nibison.

Because of the last space-based weapon incident, he was appointed to be responsible for the research and development of his own space-based weapons, although with the help of Oakes, many countries have reached a cooperation to select the most elite scientists to exchange technology to jointly develop so-called space-based weapons.

I thought that this thing should go very smoothly, but who would have thought that nearly a year has passed and there is still no breakthrough.

The semi-finished products developed cannot even strike at ground targets, let alone compare with the lunar drilling device designed by Xu Yun.

This gave him quite a headache as well.

At the moment, even the moon landing looks like he is going to lag behind others, which must be something he can't accept.

In this case, he didn't care about space-based weapons, and he didn't hesitate after learning the relevant news, and even arranged for personnel to go to the launch center used by space exploration technology again.

I plan to find a way to put some pressure on Musk, in short, their moon landing plan must be in front of the other side anyway.

Otherwise, when the gimmick of the lunar base completely sweeps the world, then their moon landing will not be of any attention.

(End of chapter)