The black off-road convoy left.

In the crowd watching around the landing site, there was no small commotion.

"What's the situation, how did they go!?"

"Is there a telescope that is awesome, tell me what's going on!?"

"I think they picked up a lot of people, and they left after they got them."

"Pick it up!? It looks like it's a real hammer!! These off-road vehicles are the astronauts of the starship!! ”

"Come and pick up! Why are you still so sneaky! ”

"Yes! Isn't this kind of thing usually covered by a lot of reporters? ”

"I guess I'm afraid of being embarrassed! Hahaha......"

"That makes sense! If you think about the urine sex of Eagle sauce, the astronauts of your own family, or the cargo spacecraft carrying Daxia to come back from the moon, can you not be ashamed!? ”

"The most important thing is that hundreds of billions of dollars were spent, and when I think about it, I feel that we are domineering, and a rescue operation has created such a terrifying foreign exchange income!"

"The main thing is that our aerospace industry technology is too good! They can't cooperate if they want to! No one can save them but us! ”

"But speaking of which, our spaceship is really biting!! Pulled thirty tons of lunar minerals, and brought dozens of astronauts from the Amei family! It's an easy batch! ”

"This is still a miniaturized month-by-month launch vehicle, and if it is completely launched before, the load can be several times more!"

"I saw that on the official website of our aerospace group, a new dynamic has been released, and there will be big moves in the near future!"

“……”

In the midst of people's talk.

Director Cheng, Chief Engineer Yang and others came to the temporary site that had already been set up.

As a public figure.

The appearance of the two of them.

It was directly recognized by the audience present.

"it!! Look who's coming!! ”

"It's Director Cheng!! It turned out to be Director Cheng who came!! ”

"I still remember how domineering Director Cheng was when he was at the joint conference!"

"Director Cheng is accompanied by Chief Yang of our Daxia Aerospace Industry!!"

"It's Master Yang!! In the live broadcast some time ago, Mr. Yang is a guest every time!! ”

"Huh!? Why didn't you see Big Guy Su Che!? ”

"Yes! Why didn't you see Big Guy Su Che!?? On this occasion now, the most suitable person to appear here should not be Su Che Boss!? ”

"As a leader in the aerospace industry in the new era! The founder of the Tiangong space station and the moon landing project! It's a pity that Big Guy Su Che didn't come to this scene!! ”

"Maybe Big Su Che is busy! Isn't there still a big move in Daxia Aerospace after a while? It is estimated that it is the new achievement that Su Che is working on! ”

"Hey! This is the unparalleled national warrior! Don't waste any time, focus on scientific research!! ”

“……”

……

The other side.

A convoy of black cars is speeding on the highway to the airport.

Inside the compartment of the second car.

Deputy Commander Amelica was talking to Claude, the commander of Starship One.

"Dr. Claude, tell me what happened to you."

"Ground control so far doesn't know how you got to the moon!"

This is not just a question in the mind of the deputy commander.

It's also a puzzle that many experts in NAS and spx can't figure out.

Claude organized the language and said:

"It all started when we were walking through the Van Allen Radiation Belt."

"Before the construction of our starship, we had already thought of measures to deal with high-energy particle radiation, and the hull of the starship was shielded with hydrogen."

"It's just that when passing through the high-energy particle radiation belt, some areas of the starship accept the internal and external connections, and the strength of resisting the flow of high-energy particles is seriously reduced."

"Not only did the entire starship's electronic system be paralyzed, but several astronauts in the range of those nodes were also hit by extremely terrifying high-energy particle radiation, and their bodies were seriously damaged!"

"Then we found out that not only were all the electronic systems of the starship disabled, but even the power system of the starship was fatally damaged!"

"There are only three angles left in the entire starship, and the Hall thrusters are still usable."

"However, due to the failure of the power supply circuit, these Hall thrusters can only be turned on a few times."

"After a few days of drifting in space like this, we suddenly noticed that the starship was drifting at a strange speed!"

"At that time, the starship was already in the strong gravitational range of the Moon, so we were captured by the Moon's gravity."

"After that, it crashed on the moon."

Hearing Claude tell a thrilling journey into space like a story.

The deputy commander was immersed in it for a while.

After a while.

only to recover from it.

Then he remembered one thing, what Claude said earlier was fine.

But there is a key point here, which is a gross violation of common sense!

That is how they astronauts survived when they fell to the moon!

Come to think of it.

The deputy commander pondered for a moment and asked, "Although the gravity of the moon is only about one-sixth of that of the blue star, it is estimated that the starship would have broken into scum long ago after falling from such a high height, how did you survive?" ”

Claude instantly remembered that moment.

At that time, he didn't know if the efforts he had made at the beginning would save him and his companions.

The matter was so urgent that almost all reactions were subconscious.

There's no time to think about it.

Even now, he is still a little afraid.

Hearing the deputy commander's question, Claude took a deep breath, and a deep voice echoed in the carriage.

"Didn't I mention just now that there are still three angles on the starship that the Hall thrusters can barely use?"

"A big part of the reason we survived was because of these Hall thrusters."

When the deputy commander heard this, his eyes widened.

Hall thrusters he knows, and there are such devices on the ISS.

But it's just a matter of making some gesture adjustments.

If you want to propel a huge starship to thrust back or fly, it will definitely not work!

Really!

Claude paused and continued:

"When the starship was more than 100 kilometers away from the moon, we tried to use Hall thrusters to change the attitude of the starship."

"A vain attempt to put the starship into orbit around the moon."

"But we failed!"

"Hall thrusters, just slightly changing the angle of the starship."

"We're still falling towards the moon."

"Fortunately, the starship's attitude has changed somewhat."

"The place where we fell happened to be the slope of a crater."

"After a few activations of the Hall thrusters, our angle perfectly matched the slope angle of the crater."

"At the time of the fall, the starship slid down almost clinging to the slope of the crater, except for the tail that hit the ridge of the crater directly."

"The impact was enough to hit us hard."

"But before we did, we all hooked ourselves to the top of the starship's bulkhead with safety ropes."

"At the moment of impact, most of the impact is absorbed by the extremely elastic safety rope."

"I guess that's why we survived......"

After Claude finished speaking, a layer of sweat broke out all over his body.

After hearing this, the deputy commander was already a little dumbfounded.

The degree of bizarre twists and turns of this incident is even comparable to the episodes that appear in science fiction movies.

Tension and excitement.

It's even more exaggerated than in the movie!

"Oh my!!"

"What a bizarre twist and turn your experience!"

"It's like something out of a movie!"

"But luckily, you survived!"

"This is a great self-help!!"

"When we get back, I think we can make a film about these experiences!"

The deputy commander said to the end, slowly breathing a sigh of relief.

Even divergent thinking and remembering how to make a fuss with this.

But Claude shook his head and said:

"We can't survive just by saving ourselves!"

"After the starship fell to the surface of the moon, the hull of the ship has been greatly damaged!"

"There have been leaks in many places, and the oxygen generation equipment cannot be used, so we can't last long!"

"If it weren't for the Moon Base of Great Xia, our final outcome would have been to drag on for a few hours, and then suffocate to death in pain......

Speaking of this, the deputy commander nodded.

Of course, he knew the huge role played by Daxia Aerospace.

Even this rescue operation.

He also made it happen!

It has paid hundreds of billions of dollars for this!

Then.

Claude suddenly asked, "The deputy commander is the leading student, is it the result of the negotiation that we were rescued by Great Xia this time?" ”

The deputy commander twitched the corners of his mouth, shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's true, otherwise how could Great Xia be so happy to rescue!" ”

Claude was relieved, he nodded and said, "The price we paid should be not small......

Not small!?

It's not small!

The deputy commander's face was a little unnatural when he thought of the huge price he had paid.

But Claude will always know these things.

So he didn't intend to hide it.

"We have paid more than 300 billion dollars for this rescue."

"Let's make sure that Great Xia does his best to rescue and give you the best treatment possible."

Hear this terrifying number.

Claude was stunned!

More than 300 billion dollars!!

It's a number he can't even think of!

Daxia actually charged so much fees!!

The price is also ......

He was about to say it was too dark.

But when I thought about it, I thought that in the entire Blue Star, except for Great Xia.

No country can do that anymore.

As soon as it came to his mouth, he was swallowed again.

Be.

The price is horrible to the point of outrageous!

But it can't be helped!

Daxia is in a unique monopoly position in this regard!

Neither Da Mao nor ESA can do it at present.

Not to mention Ah San, or Xiao Xiba, Xiao Hachi, etc.

They are undoubtedly a long, long way from this level of technology!

As long as there is monopoly power, it is equivalent to having pricing power!

They know this better than anyone.

I've done it for years!

It's just that now it's someone else's turn to do it, and Amelica has become the big grudge who pays for it!

The deputy commander was clearly reluctant to talk much on this topic.

Instead, he began to ask Claude about his time at the Great Xia Moon Base.

In fact.

That's what he really wanted to ask.

on this off-road vehicle.

In addition to Claude, as well as the bodyguard driver and deputy commander himself who drove the car.

The other two are authoritative experts in the field of astronautics.

In addition to being advisors, they will also make some suggestions for the transfer of the astronauts of Starship One.

Of course, listening to the astronauts talk about Daxia aerospace is their most important purpose.

"Dr. Claude, what do you think the level of Great Xia Aerospace has reached?"

An authoritative aerospace expert next to him asked.

Claude thought for a few seconds and replied:

"The scientific and technological level of Daxia Aerospace, I think, has far surpassed us!"

The expert raised an eyebrow and said:

"Oh? So in what ways has it surpassed us? ”

Claude mused:

"Judging by the time I've been at the Great Xia Moon Base."

"Daxia has undoubtedly surpassed us in all aspects in the field of aerospace science and technology!"

"Let's talk about the moon base of Great Xia first."

"The building materials for the moon base were not brought from the blue star."

"It's made from local materials, which is made by using lunar soil!"

"Although we don't have access to this aspect of secrecy when we are at the base."

"But we can see it every day, Great Xia uses a lunar rover to frequently transport lunar soil to the lunar base!"

"If it's just to collect lunar minerals and bring them back to Blue Star."

"The amount of collection is completely sufficient!"

"But they haven't stopped!"

"Lunar soil is still being collected in large quantities every day!"

"And the moon base changes almost every day!"

"We've only been in the moon base for about a week."

"But it's just a short week."

"I feel that the lunar base of Great Xia has almost doubled in size!!"

Every time Claude thought about this, he was shocked by the strength of Daxia's aerospace science and technology.

"What!! The base doubled in size in one week!?? ”

"How is this possible!!"

Claude's words shocked everyone!

The authority in the aerospace field who asked the question stood up all of a sudden.

It wasn't until my head hit the roof of the car that I came back to my senses.

With the construction progress that Claude is talking about, it can only say one thing!

That is, Daxia has mastered the technology of using lunar soil to process into building materials!

And this technology is not just a breakthrough.

It's fully mature and ready for large-scale application!

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to build so fast!!

Another authoritative expert in the field of aerospace was stunned and exclaimed in disbelief: "It's incredible!" ”

"The composition of lunar soil contains a large amount of silica, as well as mineral particles such as iron, gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, antimony, and rhenium."

"Silica is very versatile."

"Glass products, pottery, enamel, refractory materials, aerogel felt, ferrosilicon, molding sand, elemental silicon, cement, etc., all need silica."

"But if you want to really use lunar soil."

"It is necessary to separate the various components one by one and process them into materials for construction, which requires a large-scale factory!"

"Did Da Xia move a factory up!?"

Claude smiled bitterly and said, "I had a hard time believing it at first! ”

"But these days of living in the moon base of Great Xia, we have witnessed the expansion of the base area!"

"Although most of the base is not open to us."

"But through some comparisons, and extrapolation from various details, it is easy to come to this conclusion!"

After reflecting on it for a moment, he continued:

"In the case of the factory, there is a bit of a possibility."

"But it's not an ordinary factory."

"Because about twenty lunar rovers are sent out every day in the base."

"On every lunar rover, there will be two astronauts from Daxia."

"In this way, those who go out to mine every day occupy more than half of the manpower of the lunar base."

"There are only about twenty people left."

"These people alone will definitely not be able to expand the moon base so much in a week!"

"So I guess that Daxia uses extremely efficient automated machinery!"

"That's what makes it so fast!"

The two aerospace experts next to them were a little silent at the moment.

Automated machinery and equipment.

That's too broad.

What kind of machinery is used!?

Brick making, glass making, or cement?

Or is there something for each?

How do these devices operate in a vacuum?

All of them bothered them.

After a while, they let out a long breath.

"It's unbelievable, Daxia's aerospace technology has reached such a point!"

"Even if they use automated machinery now, is there also automatic building machinery?"

"How do you make sure that oxygen doesn't leak out of these materials?"

"With enough lunar data, even if we come to tackle a single technology, it will take at least a few years!"

"How long has it been since they started their moon landing project?"

"How, exactly!?"

This is indeed a mystery.

You know, there are basically no impermeable walls in the world.

When you develop some high-tech technology, it is impossible not to have any rumors at all!

And a lot of the time.

The project approval and bidding information of some projects can be found on the websites of relevant units.

But about Bactria these lunar projects.

But there is not a trace of information on the Internet!

It's as if it appeared out of nowhere!

Dr. Claude said slowly, "These related projects seem to be related to a mysterious person. ”

"When I was communicating with the astronauts in Daxia, I often heard them mention a person called the 'factory director'."

He wasn't done yet.

Several people in the car, including the deputy commander, glanced at each other.

"Factory director!?"

"Could it be him!?"

Several people thought of one person in unison.

That's Sucher!

From a few months ago when the Great Xia Live launched the month-by-month launch vehicle.

Su Che came into their sight.

At first, they just thought that Su Che was just an agent of the official high-tech enterprise of Great Xia who had been pushed to the surface.

But over time.

What Sucher showed in the live stream is getting more and more outrageous.

They analyzed that Su Che might be an amazing scientist in Great Xia!

Even strategic!

Throughout the past few months since the sudden rise of Great Xia, there have been high-tech products.

There is the shadow of Director Su behind him.

Now I heard what Claude said, the director of the factory mentioned by the astronauts of Great Xia.

It must be Suche!

If that's really the case.

That Su Che's ability is a bit too outrageous!

At the beginning, aircraft carriers, later medical equipment, later launch vehicles, and now there are construction machines that can work and operate in a space environment!

They really don't know what else Su Che wouldn't!

"There is another question, has Great Xia really achieved the supply of materials on the moon?"

"What kind of food are you eating in the moon base in Great Xia?"

"Is it really like what was said in the big summer live broadcast, all of them are planted on the moon!?"

The two aerospace authorities asked the question they had always wanted to say.

They don't know much about construction machinery or something, they just know a little about it.

But regenerate materials in space to replenish the consumption of the base.

That's what they're really interested in!

Even one of them is engaged in related technical research!

And quite a few experiments have been conducted!

However, there has been no breakthrough!

So when I saw the live broadcast room of Daxia, it was mentioned that they were all planting crops on the moon.

He was extremely skeptical from the bottom of his heart!

Typical I can't do it, and you can't do it either!

It's also fake if you do it!

Questions for these two authoritative experts in astronautics.

Claude remembered the food he ate in the days of the Great Xia Moon Base, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In his career as an astronaut for so many years.

The food he ate at the Great Xia Moon Base was undoubtedly the most delicious in his space career!

Before that.

They're on the International Space Station or on some manned space missions.

The most eaten food is still jelly-like and toothpaste-like space food.

Some fresh meats, fruits and vegetables are eaten in smaller quantities.

Because the load of a cargo ship is limited.

It was only on the days when the cargo ship was replenished that you could eat fresh food.

Most of the rest of the time, it's still space food.

It's not the same in the moon base in Great Xia!

Almost every meal there was fresh food!

A lot of fruits and vegetables are even freshly picked before the meal!!

Most importantly.

Those fruits and vegetables have a special taste and texture that is incomparable to similar foods on Blue Star!

Claude misses the watermelons in the moon base a little.

However, he thought that before leaving, Captain Nie Gang had given them some.

On the way back, although they ate some, there was still a lot left.

So Claude said, "Is the box from the ship in the car?" ”

The rest of the group was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

An aerospace expert lifted a box from the trunk of the car and placed it on his lap to open it under the gaze of everyone.

"Aren't these boxes filled with minerals from the moon or something?"

As he spoke, he opened the box.

Then, except for Claude, the rest of the people in the car looked at the contents of the box in amazement.

"Watermelon!?"

"Strawberries!?"

"It's ...... Hash browns!? ”

"Wow! There is also a salad of fruits and vegetables!? ”

The crowd looked at Claude, who was lying on a special seat.

Claude nodded and said, "This is what Captain Nie asked us to bring before we returned." ”

"We are in the lunar base of Great Xia, and this is the food we eat."

"There are many other kinds besides this."

"But it may be that when we left, we were not yet in the mature stage, and Captain Nie didn't feel at ease to go."

"Their real recipes are much richer than these!"

The face of the expert, who had studied the space planting project, suddenly changed.

"...... so"

"Da Xia has really mastered the technology of moon planting!?"

Dr. Claude nodded affirmatively.

At this point, Great Xia had no way to deceive them.

Because during this time, except for this cargo ship they were on.

Great Xia did not receive any supplies.

It doesn't make sense to say that they carried a lot of supplies at the beginning.

Because the freshness of many vegetables and fruits can't be fooled!

It can't be said that Daxia has mastered the cold and fresh technology for a long time without damage, right!?

That kind of technology, the gold content is not much worse!

The mood of several other people in the car was a little depressed for some reason.

Amelica has maintained a technological supremacy for more than half a century.

Now it has been surpassed by the once backward Great Xia!

The deputy commander doesn't know much about technology-related things.

Therefore, after the two authoritative experts asked questions, he said to Claude: "What will happen in the future on the side of the Great Xia Moon Base, do you know Dr. Claude?" ”

Claude smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This kind of confidential thing, how could they tell me as an outsider!" ”

The deputy commander pondered for a few seconds, and then changed the way he asked.

"Can you predict that?"

"After all, you've personally spent some time in the moon base in Great Xia."

"You're also an expert in the field of astronautics."

"I guess I think I should have some opinions......"

Claude nodded and said, "I do have a personal opinion. ”

"From my observations."

"Great Xia may further upgrade the lunar base in the future."

"It's not just about scaling."

"There may be a change in functionality......"

"Functional shift?!"

The rest of the people's eyes lit up, and they all looked at Claude, waiting for his next step.

After Claude paused, a paramedic next to him offered him saliva.

Then he continued:

"Judging by the current scale of the lunar base in Great Xia."

"It has completely satisfied the basic exploration and research of the moon."

"But Daxia is still constantly upgrading and expanding its base."

"I don't think Great Xia just uses it as an ordinary base."

Everyone looked at each other, and they all saw a trace of horror in each other's eyes.

It's not just an ordinary exploration base......

They were all smart people, and they quickly understood what Claude meant.

Since the last century they were the first to land on the moon.

The purpose of the moon landing is always changing.

Originally, their plan was to win the space race by landing on the moon.

This program has made a huge impact and change for them.

More than 20,000 companies participated throughout the lunar program.

In addition to the first time, more than 200 universities and nearly 100 scientific research institutions have provided technical support for this project.

The total number of people exceeds 300,000.

Not only did it bring about continued massive job growth.

It has also broken through unimaginably many new technologies.

In total, the program has produced more than 3,000 patented technologies that are still in use today.

It's quite a tech explosion.

Since then, their technological level has maintained their hegemony.

After coming to the new century.

Great Xia began to make a name for itself in the aerospace field.

In the past ten years, it has successively made breakthroughs in manned space technology, launched lunar probes, and launched space stations alone.

Let them see no small competitive threat.

That's why they came up with a plan to return to the moon.

The aim of this program is to keep them ahead of the curve in terms of technology.

Absorb talents from all over the world for your own use.

And the moon landing itself, on the contrary, did not have much significance.

After all, they did it more than half a century ago.

Now it's just a matter of proving to the world that they are still capable of landing on the moon again.

It can be said that its political significance is greater than its practical significance.

But now, judging by everything Claude said.

The lunar exploration project of Daxia Aerospace turned out to be of practical significance!!

How can this not shock them!

According to the predictions of authoritative experts, it is impossible for mankind to have the technology to develop and apply the moon on a large scale within 50 years!

At most, the initial stage is to establish some short-term residency research sites.

In the middle and later stages, it is just to establish a long-term residency point, which may be called a 'moon base'.

However, it is most likely a fixed module built and launched directly from Blue Star.

If you want to develop the lunar resources on a large scale and transport them to the Blue Star.

That's too hard!

Without decades of technological development, how could it be possible!

But now.

Great Xia has already told them with ready-made examples.

Great Xia can do it!

And it's still going forward!!

They can't believe it!

Because Dr. Claude, and the more than 30 astronauts on Starship One, are the best proof of this!

This time, the cargo spacecraft of Great Xia brought back a total of more than 30 tons of lunar minerals from the moon!

Claude saw the whole process with his own eyes!

Thirty tons at a time!

Compared to their previous hundreds of kilograms, this is completely large-scale mining and utilization!

And Great Xia launched a cargo spacecraft this time.

It is likely to be a confirmatory trial.

Once successful, the technology developed rapidly and matured, according to Daxia's habit of liking 'dumplings' in the past.

It won't be long before Great Xia launches a cargo spaceship in a few days!

At that time, a large amount of lunar minerals were transported to Bactria ......

Everyone was shocked!

They are still at the stage of fulfilling their special mission.

Daxia is really developing and utilizing lunar resources!!

……

(End of chapter)