At the same time as the launch of the "Black Rabbit" core module, that is, on the evening of June 25, Aramco time, the "Blue Moon" lander was launched by the Falcon Heavy on the LC-39A launch pad.

The Artemis II crew touched the lander that was about to carry their mission to the moon before it closed the fairing, and prayed for themselves in their hearts.

Every astronaut is a qualified engineer who knows very well how rushed the ship they are on and how great the danger is coming.

"It's not as big as Neil and Buzz, right?"

Claire stood behind the camera and watched three men and a woman pose for a group photo in orange spacesuits under a giant flag, saying this word of encouragement.

"You are heroes, whether you can go to the moon or not, as long as the conditions do not allow the landing mission to be canceled, no one will be held accountable, and the lives of astronauts are the most important thing."

Then he paused: "If you have an accident, Artemis II's accident investigation team will stay at our headquarters for at least a year, so please take responsibility for your own life, and I also guarantee in my honor that even if the plan is advanced, all the launch preparation and testing procedures will be free of errors and omissions, and there will be no defects!" ”

In the direction that could be seen from the windows of the five people, the SLS rockets that had been urgently transported were being erected in the dark of night, and some of the tests that could be carried out had begun, trying to shorten the preparation time.

Reed Wiseman: "But adventure is also part of history. ”

"As astronauts, we are always on an adventure, and the last thing that space lacks is danger, and the slightest accident can kill us." Black Victor added.

"No, it won't." Claire patted Victor on the shoulder, who was black but one of the few pilot-engineers with good grades, and he didn't feel the disgust of Nalgae.

"Both HALO and PPE have been launched, at least you're very safe there."

Unlike Aurora 3, Artemis 2's landing process is based on the launch of the Blue Moon and the in-orbit fuel filling device to dock in lunar orbit to transfer fuel, and then the former maneuvers to the Gateway space station to dock to the HALO (Logistics and Habitation Outpost) module, waiting for the Orion spacecraft to dock to HALO with four astronauts.

After that, the astronauts moved to the "Blue Moon", completed the mission to the moon, and then returned to dock with HALO.

The whole task process needs to be completed four times and three times apart, but because of the progress of electronic technology, it is not a big problem.

Just as the original World Line's six-launch Long March 5 slowly put up a small part of the spacecraft to "make up" the lunar spacecraft, the progress of orbital docking technology after the new century has actually greatly reduced the demand for rocket capacity.

"Portal", like "Black Rabbit", is an insurance for astronauts who have landed on the moon.

"But the space of the 'portal' is less than 4 cubic meters, not 4 square meters, it is 4 cubic meters, and the weight is 8 tons, why does their 'black rabbit' have 50 tons?"

Seeing Victor talk back unappreciatively, Claire silently branded him with the newly canceled label in her heart.

This problem is not the first of Victor's initiative, and the other day the parliament questioned why the total budget of the "black rabbit" is less than 30% of the "portal" but it can be so large.

The people who ask these questions are all guys who are blinded by the exchange rate, a rivet is 1 yuan across the sea, and it is 1 US dollar when it is shipped over, while Aramco's own production costs at least 3 US dollars, and the labor cost of putting this rivet on the other side is at least three to five times that of the opposite side.

So every time Claire sees someone say that those people only use 1/10 of the budget to do anything, completely ignoring the Argentine situation, although it is true that the expenditure is a lot more, but it is certainly not so exaggerated.

Now John is vigorously promoting "Made in Aramco" to replace "Made in Demona", and I heard that the central bank will be asked to raise the RMB exchange rate in the second half of the year, and the contrast will not be so strong by then.

It is said that John was quite dissatisfied with the exchange rate of 6.8 and thought that it was more reasonable to exchange 3~4 yuan for 1 dollar.

Claire, who was disturbed by Victor's repudiation, skipped the question with an unchanged expression, and continued to pour chicken soup for the astronauts, so that they could rest and hurry to the launch pad.

Boeing and Lockheed, the two largest contractors, have also put in full force to send a large team of elite engineers to work non-stop and are putting the finishing touches on the orange cans.

He approached the head of Boeing and asked bluntly how long it would take to launch.

The other person held out a palm.

"The inspection procedure is completed in five days, and there are some parameters that can be corrected in the future, and then it is launched with half a day of refueling."

Claire: "Three days, including the launch, that is, June 29, Beijing time, must be able to launch, half a day early." ”

Without waiting for the other to shake her head, Claire continued:

"You treat one day as three days, rotate work, that's nine days, and that's enough time."

"We're already doing that, five days is already the compressed limit, and now the manpower here has reached its maximum capacity."

"Then treat one day as five days, whatever you want, Brazilian dancers or Cuban cigars? As long as it's not, it's all satisfied.

We need victory, God bless the Yankees. ”

……

Class B base.

In the president's office, Ye Changsi looked at the innocent Xiao Okada with black lines, and pointed at the other party with his finger: "You, you, you ......"

Then he turned his head to look at Lin Ju, who was full of interest, and said in horror:

"No, how can you name it after me?"

Xiao Okada: "Mr. Ye, no one can cover up your great achievements!" ”

"The last life doesn't count!"

The two continued to quarrel and shout, while Lin Ju carefully read the detection plan submitted by Xiao Okada:

The "Descendants" solar probe: a 1,500-kilogram solar probe that will probe the surface of the sun and skim the corona at high speed to collect more detailed data on solar activity;

"Golden Crow" Mercury probe: 3,400 kg, designed to detect Mercury;

"Changsi" asteroid probe: 5,400 kg, to explore the "Lingshen" asteroid between Mars and Jupiter;

A total of three probes, respectively to the sun, Mercury and asteroid belt to probe, of which the "Lingshen" mission is mainly to survey its resources, some data show that this is an asteroid composed of almost all iron, nickel, gold and other metals, weighing as much as 270 million tons, in advance for the development of the way to explore.

All three are routine exploration missions for the infill sequence, all within the asteroid belt.

Celestial bodies such as Saturn and Jupiter outside the asteroid belt are too far away to fly over for too long, and it is more appropriate to wait for a future nuclear propulsion unit to be launched cheaper, and those areas are not within reach for the time being.

In the past, deep space probes such as "Voyager" promoted by NACA were because they caught up with the rare planets of the solar system and became a column, and they could use their gravitational acceleration once when passing through each planet.

(End of chapter)