The lunar lander could not be ignited, and the hatch was blocked, and if there was no rescue in this situation, then the astronauts inside had no hope of survival.

But even if a rocket were to be launched to the moon immediately, it would take days to arrive.

Analyze these situations in combination.

Musk's plan is undoubtedly the only way.

Previously, considering the competition for lunar resources and the terrain advantage, the location where they landed on the moon was not very far from Yuegong-1.

It's about a dozen kilometers or so.

If the Wolnomiya-1 base is willing to send astronauts to support, it will be able to open the hatch from the outside.

Then temporarily go inside the moon base and wait for a new lander to come.

There is nothing else to be done.

However, this solution faces two problems.

First of all, will the other party agree to send someone to the rescue?

As well as the face of their aeronautical space agency.

Not to mention that he questioned the lunar base in the face of reporters' questions before, the Aeronautics and Space Administration has prepared a lot for this moon landing, and it does not hesitate to cooperate with private companies such as Space Exploration Technology Corporation, in order to show the outside world its technology in the aerospace field.

Now that the mission to the moon has not been completed, there has been such an accident, and he has to ask for help from his own competitors.

It is undoubtedly a slap in the face yourself.

Especially after being known by the outside world, I don't know what will happen.

Nibison quickly passed these thoughts through his mind, and his whole person was tangled.

I couldn't make up my mind for a long time.

Hesitant to contact the space office opposite.

Musk saw the change in Nibison's expression next to him, and guessed the other party's attitude without digging deeply, so he persuaded again: "We must not watch those two astronauts die on the moon, if we really do this, it will be a real shame." ”

Compared to the hesitant Nibison, his attitude is clear.

That is to do whatever it takes to rescue.

If there really is no rescue plan, then he will find a way to remember these two heroes who died on the moon.

After all, this scientific quest is always accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice.

I believe they were ready when they chose to become an astronaut.

But the problem is that there is hope for now.

In this case, there is absolutely no way to give up.

Otherwise, when the news leaks out, it will definitely be spurned by all mankind.

He had already made a mental decision that if Nibison chose to give up the lives of the two astronauts on the moon, then he would contact Xu Yun in the name of SpaceX.

Ask for help.

Just as Musk was thinking about this, the voice of the company's chief technology officer, Teblanc, suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Sorry boss."

"It shouldn't have been launched so quickly this time."

I apologize for this mission.

Teblanc is overconfident at times, but who gives him the strength to be confident.

However, the current accident of such a serious lunar lander makes him feel very guilty.

During the previous re-inspection of the combined spacecraft, it was found that the lunar lander was faulty, and the launch time was extended by three days.

After troubleshooting, I thought there was no problem, but who would have thought that it would be just worth such a critical time to fail again.

And it's much more serious.

If he could have extended the launch by a few more days, or carried out a major inspection of the entire lunar lander, he might have been able to avoid the accident that is happening now.

However, there are some things that cannot be changed once they happen.

"Now is not the time to say sorry, not to mention that the spacecraft has met the launch conditions at that time, so it is better to find a way to rescue it as soon as possible." Musk did not blame his subordinates at this time, even if the matter was urgent, he still said such a sentence to them.

After the words fell, he turned his attention to Nibison again.

Teblanc also reacted quickly when he heard this, and hurriedly reminded Nibison:

"Chief Nibison, we must take immediate action, or Hagrid won't be able to hold out for long."

As these words reached his ears, Nibison still had a solemn face and did not speak for a long time.

Although he didn't show anything on his face, he could also know that he must be entangled in his mind at the moment.

But as Teblanc said, time waits for no one.

Since there is an accident, it is necessary to start rescue as soon as possible, and the risk is greater for every additional second.

Therefore, Musk has officially lost patience, and he does not intend to continue to wait for Nibison's decision.

At this time, he didn't need to care about Nibison's face, and said directly in front of everyone in the hall: "Chief Nibison, if you can't decide, then I will ask the other party's space office for assistance in the name of SpaceX." ”

"I'm sure they'll come to the rescue as much as they can."

There is still something he didn't say, that is, rescuing the two astronauts is also for his own company.

Whether NASA is the leader of the moon landing restart program or not, SpaceX is a partner.

and was specifically involved in the implementation of the programme.

If they really give up astronauts on the moon today, this stain will be attached to their SpaceX company, and even the development of starships will be affected.

He certainly wouldn't allow that to happen.

Nibison frowned when he heard the words of the two, and to be honest, he was indeed struggling.

So much so that no order has been given until now.

But with Musk's words, he knew that he no longer had the right to continue to struggle.

In front of so many engineers and technicians in the hall, if we really choose to refuse the rescue, the development of the aerospace industry will inevitably be more difficult in the future.

Anyway, with the successive space-based weapons and lunar bases, they really don't have much authority in the field of aerospace.

The thought stayed here, and he didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately gave the final order.

"Immediately get in touch with the other party's space office and tell them the details and ask for their support."

"All the costs incurred during the rescue process are borne by us." Speaking of which, Nibison added.

At this point, Teblanc was undoubtedly very happy, and immediately nodded in response and carried it out.

"It's Chief Nibison."

Nibison looked at the other party's back, but suddenly felt some emotion in his heart.

In the end, he didn't shy away from the old horse next to him, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid we will give up the moon from now on." ”

There was nothing wrong with what he said, and this time he had suffered so much to return to Earth.

The key mission also failed.

It is conceivable that scientific research on the moon will certainly not be supported in the future.

Not to mention the construction of a second lunar base.

In this way, it cannot be compared with Yuegong-1, and it is even possible that it will not be on the moon again.

I just don't know if the other party is really capable of developing lunar resources.

However, Musk still has not lost confidence, even if he knows that Xu Yun's talent and strength are terrifying, he is still full of confidence in his Mars immigration plan.

He's going to build a Martian community that can hold millions of people.

And send millions of people to Mars.

"I believe that in the study on Mars, we will definitely get ahead of each other."

Nibison looked up, and several times seemed to want to say something but shut up again.

In the end, silence was chosen.

……

Hagrid, as a veteran astronaut, even knew that the situation was very critical.

Maybe he will end his life in this cabin.

But he still didn't choose to sit still.

Try what works as much as you can, hopefully to troubleshoot.

Actively carry out self-help.

It was his teammates, who were visibly flustered.

After all, it is normal to encounter this kind of thing on the first space mission, and it is normal to lack experience in dealing with it.

"Hagrid, are we going to die here?"

At this moment, the sudden sound made Hagrid temporarily stop his movements, and raised his eyes to look at his teammates in front of him, with a complicated expression.

Although he tried to comfort the other party, he really couldn't find a reason.

And the other party, as an astronaut of the Aerospace Administration, should also be clear about the current situation.

So after a slight pause of two seconds, he spoke: "Maybe we still have hope of being rescued, even if there is really no way, it is not very romantic to die on the moon." ”

Neither gave his teammates a clear hope, nor did he give up now.

Perhaps because he was well aware of his duties, his teammates became resolute after hearing Hagrid's words.

Even if it is death, you must do your best for yourself.

However, just as the atmosphere of despair gradually spread in the cabin, the sound of the communicator made them instantly excited.

"I'm Nibison, the head of NASA, and we've asked for assistance like the Lunagong-1 base on the moon, so please be patient and wait for rescue."

As an astronaut, how could you not know that Yuegong-1, as the first lunar base of human civilization, is extremely desirable for every astronaut to experience.

Unexpectedly, this time it was the people from the moon base who came to help.

It was a pleasant surprise.

"Great, Hagrid, the people from the Moon Palace No. 1 base will come to the rescue, we'll be fine."

"The location of the Moon Palace No. 1 base is more than ten kilometers away from us, and there may really be hope of being rescued." Hagrid nodded at his colleague in front of him, and leaned back on the bulkhead to recuperate.

I don't plan to continue tossing anymore.

Judging from the efforts just now, there is no way for the two of them to solve the problem.

The command center even chose to ask for help from the lunar base, which proves that there is no good way on the ground.

In that case, we can only put all hope on the moon base.

Instead of wasting your strength in vain, it is better to wait for the arrival of the other party's rescue force with peace of mind.

As long as you can smoothly enter the lunar base to evade, then safety can also be guaranteed.

When the colleague in front of him saw Hagrid doing this, he immediately learned to conserve his strength.

……

Time goes back to ten minutes ago.

At the site of the imperial manned lunar landing base engineering report meeting, Xu Yun attended the meeting and delivered an important speech, summarizing the achievements made in the aerospace field during this period.

Of course, what reporters are most concerned about is definitely the general plan for the follow-up of the moon.

Xu Yun didn't sell it in this regard, and answered directly and truthfully in the face of reporters' questions.

"In the follow-up planning of the moon, in addition to gradually expanding the scope of the lunar base, we will also build a small mining plant to try to exploit the resources on the moon and accumulate experience."

"But I believe it won't be long before we can make effective use of the resources of going to the moon."

Xu Yun's answer undoubtedly further ignited the atmosphere, and the reporters in the audience were very excited, knowing that when today's news was officially reported, it would definitely attract the attention of many people.

After all, building humanity's first lunar base is not the end.

Originally, Xu Yun planned to talk more on stage, but then he suddenly noticed that Zhang Feng was waving his hand on the side.

And judging from the look on his face, the situation should still be in a hurry.

You must know that on this occasion, Zhang Feng is still in a hurry to find him, so something must have happened.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart, afraid that something was wrong with the lunar base or the Shenwei system.

Therefore, he didn't care about the speech on the stage, and left the topic to others in a hurry.

Quickly walked towards Zhang Feng's location.

"What's wrong?"

Before he approached, he immediately took the initiative to ask worriedly.

"Just now, there was a problem with the SpaceX-NASA lunar landing project, and the lunar lander was unable to ignite and start the engines after the astronauts returned."

"At the same time, the hatch is out of order and cannot be opened for the time being."

"Right now, they've sent us a request for help, hoping that we can send astronauts to the rescue."

Xu Yun guessed that Zhang Feng had something important, but he didn't expect it to be about the overseas moon landing program.

After hearing that the mission had failed, his reaction was rather confused.

I can't imagine that the other party can have an accident.

"How could this happen, didn't they recheck the spacecraft at launch?"

"Their rocket was delayed for three days before launching, and I heard that it was because of the fault of the lander, but I probably didn't expect the problem to occur again." Zhang Feng thought about it and said in the face of Xu Yun's question.

Just as the two were discussing, they saw Zhou Mingwei also come over and ask about the situation very curiously.

"What's wrong?"

Faced with the same problem, Xu Yun and Zhang Feng had no choice but to tell Zhou Mingwei about the situation again.

Zhou Mingwei and Xu Yun's reactions to this were almost the same, and they were quite surprised by this kind of accident.

After all, if you look at the entire history of aerospace, even if you look at the world, there are only a handful of such price accidents.

And after learning the details, a question arose in front of them.

That is whether to rescue or not.

"The landing site of the other party's lander is more than ten kilometers away from us, and even if the lunar rover can reach it, there will be a big risk in the process, and this matter needs to be carefully considered."

In the face of everyone's silence, Zhou Mingwei finally took the lead in breaking the atmosphere.

Ask directly about it.

"At the beginning of the construction of the Yuegong-1 lunar base, the situation of multiple astronauts living together was taken into account, so there is no problem in temporarily taking in the two astronauts of the other party."

"In addition, the other party has said that it will bear the cost of the rescue."

"It's just that our astronauts need to take risks, in case something happens along the way?"

Zhang Feng took Zhou Mingwei's words to express his opinion, and after speaking, he set his eyes on Xu Yun.

After all, Xu Yun, as the person in charge, needs to make decisions at this time.

Whether from a humanitarian or social point of view, it is indeed necessary for them to go to the rescue in the face of the two astronauts who are at risk of dying on the moon.

Not to mention that all astronauts are worthy of respect.

Considering that time waits for no one, Xu Yun also made a decision quickly.

"Support their request for help, send forces to the other party's trapped location, and bring them safely back to the Moon Palace One base."

"Also."

"This mission does not require astronauts to go out, just arrange two lunar rovers."

Yes.

Although Xu Yun agreed to provide assistance, he would not risk his own astronauts.

If you just open the hatch from the outside and bring two astronauts back, you really don't need the participation of astronauts, and the performance of the rover's robotic arm is enough to open the hatch and bring them over.

It also avoids the risk of your own astronauts.

Anyway, it's just two lunar rovers, and even if it really breaks down, there is no problem.

And this proposal was also supported by Zhou Mingwei and Zhang Feng beside him.

"We really should get the most out of our advanced equipment, and I support that."

"I agree."

Regarding the attitudes of Zhou Mingwei and Zhang Feng, Xu Yun can be said to have been very clear for a long time.

Fellow astronauts certainly don't want to see someone die on the moon.

Especially if a lunar base is built.

Since the rescue mission does not require astronauts, it is enough to directly control the two lunar rovers remotely.

Usually, the range of activity of the lunar rover is about 10 kilometers, although the target position is more than 10 kilometers this time, but with the advanced technology of the lunar rover, it can also deal with it, so a simple command matter, the rescue operation has officially begun.

After quickly dealing with this matter, Xu Yun did not delay the report meeting that was currently underway.

said hello to Zhou Mingwei and Zhang Feng, and then returned to the stage.

It may be that someone noticed Zhang Feng just now, and after seeing Xu Yun come back so soon, his gossip heart was burning, so he took the initiative to ask when he seized the opportunity.

"Commander Xu, you left suddenly just now, did something happen?"

Xu Yun didn't have any intention of keeping this accident secret for the other party, since he had asked for help from them, he had the obligation to let everyone witness this special rescue.

The thought stayed here, and Xu Yun responded directly and truthfully.

"There was indeed an emergency, just now the Orion spacecraft lunar lander that landed on the moon failed and could not ignite, resulting in two astronauts trapped in the cabin."

"But after we received the call for help, we have already dispatched rescue forces."

"I believe it won't be long before these two astronauts can experience life on the moon base."

"And I'm sure it's going to be an unprecedented example of a space rescue."

The reporters in the audience didn't think too much about it, but after learning such news from Xu Yun's mouth, the whole person suddenly couldn't sit still.

This is big international news.

Especially when it comes to rescue operations on the moon, the dangers and thrills of it can be imagined just by sounding like it.

You can even make up a movie in your head.

So immediately after that, everyone asked for specific details and wanted to report on the matter as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)