"You have to give me an explanation for this matter today, have you forgotten how you promised it last month."

Saturday, August 19, 2028, Kendini Launch Center.

Nibison, who is the head of NASA in the room, looks angry and angry, and when he is accused of what Musk has done, he is almost unable to care about the cooperative relationship between the two sides.

After the Space Office announced the time of the moon landing last month, he made a point of confirming it with SpaceX.

The result is that they will launch the spaceship one step ahead of the other party to save face as much as possible.

This gave him some solace when the development of space-based weapons failed.

But the plan is perfect, but the reality is cruel.

On the day of the launch of the spacecraft, when the process was carried out, it was suddenly detected that there was an unknown problem with the lunar lander.

The launch conditions are not met.

After all, if you go to the moon with hidden dangers, the probability of risk will increase significantly.

In this case, Musk naturally does not choose to take risks.

Decisively postponed the launch of the spacecraft.

Although this will not be able to get to the moon first, it will ensure the company's reputation to the greatest extent.

Otherwise, if there is a real accident, SpaceX and its starship will be labeled, which will have a great impact on future development and technology research and development.

However, this result was naturally unacceptable to Nibison, so the face-to-face questioning scene occurred.

Nibisen has been under tremendous pressure, especially after nearly a year of researching space-based weapons, there is still no progress.

You must know that the research and development team of space-based weapons is composed of the most elite scientists from many countries, but the final result is really unacceptable.

It is impossible to imagine how perverted Xu Yun has become, and he can develop a space-based weapon on his own.

Originally, the failure in the development of space-based weapons must be made up for in other aspects.

The moon landing restart program is undoubtedly the most suitable.

At least they can show their strength in the aerospace field to the outside world.

However, Lady Luck just didn't stand on their side, and the planned plan had temporary problems.

At this moment, in the face of Nibison's questioning, Musk was also quite helpless.

He has a lot of trust in his space exploration technology company, after all, he has been watching the development of starships all these years.

Landing on the moon in cooperation with the Aeronautics and Space Agency is not too difficult to look at.

What's more, they also have relevant experience in the moon landing.

This is an absolute advantage.

But unexpectedly, there was a problem with the lunar lander at the last moment, which led to the temporary postponement of the launch, and arranged for engineers to enter the spacecraft to investigate the problem and find a way to solve it as soon as possible.

Now that something has happened, no amount of anger can change anything.

Therefore, compared to Nibison, his mood is quite stable, and he paused for a few seconds before opening his mouth to respond:

"Chief Nibison."

"This kind of problem is something that no one wants to see, and I've arranged for someone to deal with it urgently."

"Until then, I hope you stay calm."

"Is that okay?"

Nibison listened to all these words, and although the anger in his heart still could not dissipate, at least he was much calmer on the outside.

There is no way to change what has happened, the key is what to do next.

Strive not to affect the launch mission, and still be the first to let their own astronauts land on the moon before the other side.

The thought stayed here, and he asked coldly, "How long will it take to finish troubleshooting?" ”

"I want an accurate number." As soon as the words fell, he reminded again.

"I'm afraid it will take three days."

Musk ended up giving a more conservative time.

Nibison was obviously not satisfied with this time, and immediately looked at it, and his face was very ugly.

"Do you know that tomorrow their Long March 10 will be launched."

Yes.

The Space Office announced the time for landing on the moon last month, and the Long March 10 rocket carrying three astronauts will be officially ignited and launched tomorrow.

Go to orbit around the moon.

Originally, they could use this day to get to the moon first, but now it will be three days later.

By that time, the other party has already reached the lunar surface and entered the lunar base.

I'm afraid that the eyes of the world's attention will be attracted to the past, and who cares if they succeed or not.

"I know." Musk said in a deep voice.

At this point, the conversation between the two seemed to be at an impasse.

There is no better solution in any way.

At this moment, he saw the technical officer next to him, Teblanc, stand up and take the initiative to explain to Nibison.

"Hello Chief Nibison, I'm Terbrank, Chief Technology Officer of SpaceX, and I don't think we're in a bad situation right now."

"Not that bad?"

Nibison's attention was successfully attracted, and he looked at the young man in front of him, and subconsciously repeated the other party's words.

In his opinion, the situation is too bad at the moment to be worse.

They may have once held an absolute position in the world, but now they have been completely suppressed.

No matter how you look at it, there is no chance of turning the situation around.

However, since Teblanc dared to say this, it must have been his own understanding and confidence.

Naturally, he would not deliberately sell off the guanzi, and immediately explained when Nibison was confused.

"On the other side, relying on that genius scientist Xu Yun did successfully build the first lunar base of mankind, but I don't think this base can guarantee astronauts living on the moon for three months."

"As long as there is a space accident at the base at that time, then we will have a chance."

The completion of the lava tube cave moon base is indeed beyond Teblanck's judgment in many places, and he has to sigh Xu Yun's strength in aerospace technology research.

It is no exaggeration to say that human space technology has been advanced by many years.

However, new and advanced technology often represents immaturity.

is the most problematic.

If this kind of problem occurs on Earth, it may not have any impact and can be dealt with in time.

But if you put the location on the moon, then even the smallest problems will be invisibly magnified.

Any mishaps would lead to the destruction of humanity's first lunar base.

The accident of the astronauts at the first lunar base of mankind will certainly cause huge public opinion around the world, and it will be equivalent to giving them the opportunity to have room to operate.

In this way, even if today's launch is postponed, there will be a chance to get the field back later.

Nibison naturally understood the meaning of Teblanck's words, but these must be based on the other party giving them this opportunity.

So he hesitated and threw a question at Teblanc.

"You just believe your guess and are sure that their moon base won't run for three months?"

"Of course I'm not 100% sure, but there doesn't seem to be a better way than to wait at the moment?"

Naturally, Teblanc would not be stupid enough not to leave room for himself, so he did not say it all.

Otherwise, in the future, the moon will always run normally, and he will definitely be targeted by Nibison.

Hearing this, Nibison fell silent for a moment.

Because there's really no better way right now.

After thinking about it carefully, the whole person's emotions calmed down completely, and then he said with a relaxed statement: "Before the fault of the spaceship is investigated, I will stay here and wait for the results." ”

Compared with the attitude just now, the attitude is obviously relaxed.

Obviously, there is no longer any need to worry about the postponement of the launch time.

Hearing this, Musk hurriedly promised: "We will complete the investigation in the shortest possible time." ”

After finally dealing with the internal troubles, SpaceX and the launch center officials issued timely announcements to remind them.

It was announced that the launch mission would be postponed to three days later.

As they feared, the world's attention is now focused on the lunar base to see if the astronauts can live on the moon for three months, so there is not much concern about the postponement of their mission.

Even after the announcement, it only caused a small amount of discussion in the outside world.

Basically, he muttered a few words and aimed at the Long March 10, showing that he was happier than his own family launch.

……

Meanwhile.

At the Changhai Launch Center, Xu Yun, who served as the commander-in-chief, naturally knew about the other party's postponement of the launch for the first time.

After all, the two sides are in competition, and he knows that the other side wants to land on the moon before them.

But to be honest, he didn't take this competition to heart at all.

It's like it doesn't exist, to be exact.

From the time the lava tube cave lunar base was determined, their mission goal was no longer to go to the moon.

Rather, it is to build the first lunar base of mankind.

At present, sending astronauts into the base is also a kind of test of the base.

So it doesn't matter who stands on the moon first.

Xu Yun naturally didn't pay too much attention to things over there, and his attention was still on his own Changshi launch.

After nearly a month of testing, it has been able to completely confirm the safety of the first lunar base of mankind, which is enough to meet the normal living needs of astronauts in the short term.

In the process of building the lunar base, a large amount of daily necessities and food have been stored to ensure the normal life of astronauts on the moon.

It is also worth mentioning that this manned lunar landing still follows the previous prudent plan.

That is, two launches were carried out, and the manned spacecraft and lander were transported to the lunar orbit in two parts, and then docked in orbit to allow the astronauts to enter the lunar lander from the manned spacecraft and then land.

Because a Long March 10 has successfully taken off from the Changhai Launch Center a few days ago, and the lunar lander on board has been put into the predetermined orbit.

In this case, things are much simpler, and they already have enough experience in launching anyway.

There is no need to worry about problems with rocket launches.

If you really want to say that there is one thing that needs special attention, then it is only the astronauts who are ready to enter the capsule.

Speaking of which, since the lava tube cave lunar base plan was determined, the space office has not carried out a mission with astronauts, and this time it can be regarded as finally satisfying the regrets of the astronauts.

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"It seems that the strength of SpaceX is not very strong, and it will actually malfunction at this time, resulting in the spacecraft launch time being extended by so many days."

In the control command hall, Zhou Mingwei, who had obviously just gotten the news, was talking to Xu Yun with some excitement.

Obviously happy to see this result.

But Xu Yun understood that the other party's starship technology could not be underestimated, and there was no problem in completing the moon landing.

"It doesn't matter to us whether they land on the moon first or not, right now our focus is on the next launch." Xu Yun turned his head to look at Zhou Mingwei and responded.

And this sentence immediately made Zhou Mingwei react, and he no longer paid attention to the situation overseas.

Immediately afterwards, he took the initiative to report: "The three astronauts on this mission have been prepared, and they will soon go to the launch tower to enter the manned spacecraft cabin, do you want to meet them?" When he said the last sentence, he deliberately asked Xu Yun's opinion.

For the selection of these three astronauts, it can be said that the list was not officially determined until the day before the launch.

In terms of staffing, it is still a classic combination, with two male astronauts paired with one female astronaut.

One of the male astronauts is an old man who has carried out several missions.

Astronauts are undoubtedly the most valuable asset, and they need to live in the moon base for three months, which can also be said to be a very big test.

The point is that this is not the same as living in a space station.

After all, the lunar base in the Lunar Lava Tube Cave has just been built, and anything is technically possible, even if there are no problems during the month's testing.

In this regard, it is normal for astronauts to have psychological pressure.

In this case, it is indeed very necessary to exchange words of encouragement with the astronauts.

The thought stayed here, Xu Yun paid attention to the time, and found that there were still three hours before the official ignition and launch in the evening, and immediately said to Zhou Mingwei beside him:

"Let's go."

"Let's go meet our future heroes."

After speaking, he took the initiative to walk towards the preparation area where the astronauts were.

Not much.

They met the three astronauts on the mission.

At this moment, the three astronauts have put on their spacesuits in the cabin, and although their hands and feet have become unchanged, they can see through the helmets that everyone's eyes are very determined and mixed with excitement.

Especially after seeing Xu Yun coming, he was even more excited.

It's just that because I have to go to the launch tower to enter the cabin, my body is temporarily limited and I can't get up.

For them, the opportunity to land on the moon and live in a lunar base for three months depends on Xu Yun's advanced technology.

Otherwise, I am afraid that I will not be able to see a human moon base in another ten years.

But if you want to say who is most grateful to Xu Yun, it must be Nie Shengdong, the oldest of the three astronauts.

Due to age and physical reasons, it can be said that he is facing the possibility of retirement at any time, and there will be no way to carry out space missions at that time, let alone be able to represent the Chinese people on the moon.

That is, Xu Yun relied on his own technology to accelerate the development of the aerospace industry.

Otherwise, he can only act as a spectator.

Being able to be selected as an astronaut among so many people and qualify for the moon landing after layers of screening and competition is definitely the greatest honor for an astronaut.

They are even ready to sacrifice.

Xu Yun naturally didn't know the gratitude and respect of the three astronauts in front of him at this moment.

After walking to the front and back, I organized the language a little and began to speak.

"In this launch mission, you not only want to represent the Chinese people to leave the footprints of China on the moon for the first time, and realize the dream of landing on the moon for thousands of years."

"It also represents the realization of the entire human civilization to live on the moon, which is an unprecedented achievement of human civilization."

"Moon Palace No. 1 was designed and built by me, it can guarantee your three-month living life, this is also my promise to you, I wait for the day when you return in triumph."

After saying just a few words, it was Xu Yun's biggest promise to the three astronauts in front of him.

At the same time, it also represents his confidence in Moon Palace No. 1.

In the next second, the three astronauts raised their hands and saluted, expressing their determination in unison.

"Resolutely complete the task."

Zhou Mingwei, who was standing in the back, saw this scene in his eyes, and his heart was also moved.

Looking back on the decades of struggle in the aerospace industry, from the successful launch of the first manned rocket to the establishment of the Tiangong space station, to today's successful construction of mankind's first lunar base.

I don't know how much effort was put in, how many people participated in this long relay race.

But they were successful.

I believe that from now on, the whole world will know who represents the highest achievement of human civilization in the field of spaceflight.

Since the astronauts need to enter the capsule more than two hours in advance, the crew will escort the astronauts to the launch tower and enter the manned spacecraft cabin from the tower elevator.

Waiting for the ignition launch in more than two hours.

The long-awaited historic moment, the whole process is naturally broadcast live on a global scale.

If the entire number of people online is combined, according to official statistics, it is almost a billion people, which is undoubtedly a terrifying number.

It also represents that the whole world is witnessing this great moment in the history of human civilization.

If you enter the live broadcast room at this time, you will find that the refresh speed of the barrage can only be described in two words, especially when you hear what Xu Yun said just now, everyone is more like a shot in the arm.

There is no fear of what will go wrong during the launch.

"I'm so excited!"

"Hearing Xu Yuan's words, I was suddenly relieved."

"With Xu Yuan's confidence in Yuegong-1, it can definitely guarantee the life of the astronauts for three months."

"When did Xu Yuan fail?"

"There are still more than two hours, and I really don't even dare to go to the toilet."

"The highlight of human civilization, I don't know if we ordinary people will have the opportunity to land on the moon one day."

"I started to pay attention to the live broadcast room of the lunar overwatch, and today I am finally going to officially land on the moon."

"Mom asked me why I kept kneeling in bed."

"The most ridiculous thing is that SpaceX's side tried to get us ahead of the moon, but the lander failed and had to be postponed, and the show was fantastic."

Just when the number of people online in the live broadcast room was rising, the three astronauts successfully entered the manned spacecraft cabin, and Nie Shengdong served as the commander of this mission.

As for Xu Yun and Zhou Mingwei and others, they returned to the control and command hall to wait for the countdown to come.

Tonight, the eyes of the whole world are focused on this Long March 10 manned launch vehicle, which pins on human civilization's exploration of the sea of stars and will be ignited to the first stop of the moon.

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