The Hexagon spies every day with satellites, and the space agency is not unprepared.

However, compared to the Dawn Plan, which had clear goals and steps from the beginning, the various parts of the Artemis plan were unclear, the suppliers were complex and changeable, and it was more cumbersome to collect information under the deliberate confidentiality of NACA.

The launch of B1033 on the 20th at Cape Calavral aroused their strong suspicions, the components of the "Gateway" space station? Are you sure?

If this is just a suspicion, then the "Blue Moon" on the 23rd almost confirmed when it was hoisted on the B1034 that the Artemis II mission was not so simple.

Previously, in the space agency's opinion, the Artemis program could only be a third rocket at the earliest, but now it is desperately in a hurry, is it really not afraid of problems?

However, NACA's delay in releasing any information about Artemis II is becoming more and more worrying.

The idea of competing with others is true, but if it causes human losses, it will be too heavy.

However, the real manufacturing capacity of Aramco is not very clear in China, and it still has the color of the world's industrial hegemon in the past, and the second SLS must start earlier than the Long March 10 Yao-3, which should be relatively stable.

After all, it's the old Yankees, and they have the experience of going to the moon, and no matter what, people will always look up to them, just like they habitually look down on their own strength.

However, the space agency found that the SLS rocket has not been delivered to the Kennedy Space Center until now, and the final assembly and testing time of such a super rocket will take three or four days, which should not be earlier than July 1.

In contrast, Yuanwang 22 arrived in Qiongzhou two days ago, and 7 large containers have been transported to the launch site, and the final assembly can be completed before the 26th, and Artemis 2 cannot catch up.

It's just that Abel has been happy for several days in vain, and he can't be the second in the new century.

However, Prince Switan only showed a slightly regretful expression after listening to Shen Zuozhou's words, and quickly regained his smile.

Uncle has a few pounds and a few taels, he is still a little self-aware, it is a big luck to be able to catch up with the Yankees, and there is no shame in falling behind, anyway, except for the first two, they can already earn enough face.

"Shen, our ranking doesn't matter, but I believe that you are definitely the first, and Allah will bless you.

I will have the best clergy bless you and curse Artemis. ”

Shen Zuozhou: "......"

"Thank you, thank you."

……

Nine Springs.

After the end of the Shenzhou 11 mission, the domestic manned space launch missions were basically transferred to Qiongzhou, and there was no backup Shenzhou spacecraft and Chang-2F rocket.

It has gradually become a medium-sized satellite launch center like Bingzhou and Sechang, where small and medium-sized rockets are launched so as not to occupy the precious heavy launch station in Qiongzhou.

However, after Xinyuan's investment and expansion this year, there is a fixed heavy-duty launch station and a mobile launch pad, which has become more prosperous.

A rocket-No. 3 and No. 2 occupied a mobile launch pad and a heavy station, respectively, carrying two segments of the "Black Rabbit".

The No. 2 rocket was okay, the No. 3 rocket had a much larger fuel demand, and it was only by adding a train that it was enough to refuel, and dozens of vehicles took turns to ensure that the fuel was refueled in time.

Originally, the core module of the "Black Rabbit" was ready to be launched with the Xinyuan-2A rocket, but the inland launch of this thing lost a lot of capacity and was troublesome to recover, so it was changed to a No. 3 rocket, the latter's lunar transfer orbit capacity reached 150 tons, and the core module of 50 tons was really overkill, but it was more convenient.

Zhang Zhiguang and Deng Lei, who are no longer on training missions, were also outside the launch site, and the latter had just completed a week of recuperation.

Deng Lei has basically adapted to the gravity transformation of heaven and earth, but he has taken the space shuttle before, and although the "Banchao" spacecraft this time is also a spacecraft dream, it is really not as comfortable as the space shuttle.

The shock was bearable, but the feeling of helplessness like being tossed up and down in the atmosphere in a washing machine was nothing like the feeling of a space shuttle holding its fate in its hands.

Zhang Zhiguang: "The 'Black Rabbit' was too hasty, and it was just completed this month, and we didn't have time to do some adaptation training. ”

In order to prevent accidents if you are not proficient, the Dawning 3 mission will not dock with the "Black Rabbit" during the lunar landing, but will try again after the completion of the lunar landing.

In fact, the "black rabbit" is also an insurance, if there is an accident, the three astronauts can eat for three or two months in the space station, how can they wait for the rescue, and it also helps to work reliably on the moon.

"This ......" Deng Lei didn't search for "Versailles" in the thesaurus, and couldn't find the right words to complain for the time being, but Zhang Zhiguang, you will be the first person to land on the moon soon, is this appropriate? !

"Lao Zhang, when the time comes, you will go up and say something?"

"This" Zhang Zhiguang scratched his head: "I haven't thought about it, or 'I'm out of the cabin and I feel good'?" ”

"It's okay, but I've already said it once, how interesting is it to recite poetry like the first time I went up?"

"It has to do with the moon...... I don't remember a lot of poems related to the moon, and I can still recite the bright moonlight in front of the bed when I was a child: look up at the bright moon, bow your head and think of your hometown. ”

Deng Lei: "Then you should say on the moon that you look down at the bright moon and raise your head to think of your hometown." ”

“……”

After a chaotic discussion, now that the Dawning 3 crew is on vacation to relax, training is no longer important.

It is conceivable that the name of the first person to land on the moon must at least let Zhang Zhiguang take a float to travel around major cities.

Zhang Zhiguang got goosebumps when he heard the scene described by Deng Lei, he was not a slightly autistic Neil Armstrong, he was still very happy.

"By the way, when are you going to go up? It's only been a few months since I replaced you this time, so I must have prepared for it, right? ”

Deng Lei: "In August, if you are a driver for a local tyrant, you can really do anything if you have money, let alone go out of the cabin at the same time as me, give me so much money and I can carry him down." ”

“……”

"But I don't have the treatment of you riding a float, it's an honor for you, it's important for us private astronauts to work for nothing, the base is to make money."

"Part-time job? You need to take at least three months off after landing on the moon, right? You've been on a mission for a long time this year. ”

"Oh, after October, the full construction of the monthly surface base will begin, and the normalization of the monthly surface personnel should be maintained, and I still have to go over to suppress the formation to stabilize the morale of the army, I can't go home for the New Year, Lele can only send him a blessing video on his first birthday."

Looking at Deng Lei's sighing appearance, Zhang Zhiguang suddenly felt that the first person to land on the moon seemed to be not so attractive.

Obviously, there is no one on the moon now, how can you listen to the tone Deng Lei is about to settle down there?

In an atmosphere where the two people seemed to be competing with each other but as if nothing had happened, the No. 3 rocket burst out of the inland with unprecedented thrust, and the thrust of more than 7,000 tons effortlessly sent the rocket body into the sky, allowing the nearby people to witness the most spectacular launch experience.

The No. 2 rocket, which is also in place, is still being refueled, and when the payload of the No. 3 rocket enters the transfer orbit, it will also be able to launch and complete the assembly of the lunar orbit on the 29th to 30th.

(End of chapter)