my tech museum

Chapter 273 A 5000-year dream

"Old Wu, come and take a look at what I got out of the sea today, how many yellow croakers are there!"

Dengtian Island Pier.

As soon as the fishing boat docked, Xu Lei greeted Wu Chuping, who was already waiting on the shore. He looked like a tourist who had just returned from the sea, and there was no trace of nervous expression on his face.

Speaking of age, Wu Chuping is much older than Xu Lei, but because of the matter of the space elevator, the two of them have gotten closer during this period of time, so Xu Lei's address is more like communication between acquaintances.

But Wu Chuping is obviously not as big-hearted as Xu Lei.

Looking carefully, you can see that he is frowning slightly at this time, obviously he has something on his mind.

Almost as soon as Xu Lei got off the ship, he hurried over and said, "There is a new move overseas. They are going to launch a rocket to the moon tomorrow."

"Well, I already know." Xu Lei nodded upon hearing the sound.

With Xingtong by his side, Xu Lei must not be able to hide the situation overseas. Hearing that Wu Chuping hurriedly called him back to discuss matters at this time, he guessed that it was probably related to this matter.

Wu Chuping was not surprised that Xu Lei knew what he was going to talk about, but he was quite nervous, so he hurriedly asked: "If the other party takes the lead in occupying the area of ​​the moon base we planned, it will not be a good thing for us. Isn't it necessary to advance our space elevator moon landing plan?"

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the moon landing and the construction of the moon base, Wu Chuping can be said to have broken his heart.

After learning that North Magnesium was going to launch the rocket ahead of schedule, I immediately understood that this was the next step for the space elevator.

In this case, if the opponent is allowed to launch, there is a high probability that the astronauts of the opponent will reach the surface of the moon first, so they will be passive.

So in Wu Chuping's opinion, it is the best way to start the space elevator ahead of time.

So he hurriedly communicated with Xu Lei, asked him to come back from the sea to discuss this matter together, and issue instructions as soon as possible.

Xu Lei undoubtedly knew what Wu Chuping was thinking, but he didn't make a decision immediately after hearing these words, instead he turned his attention to Gu Sanlin and Cheng Fei next to him: "You guys give these fish to the cafeteria first. Over there, Commander Wu and I have something to discuss."

"Then let's go there first, Dean." Gu Sanlin picked up the fish tank and walked straight towards the cafeteria.

Cheng Fei didn't say much, and followed Gu Sanlin directly.

After arranging what he had gained at sea for a few hours, Xu Lei turned around and smiled at Wu Chuping: "Let's go to the control center first, let's talk as we go."

After speaking, the two of them plus Xingtong went to the ground station control center.

"I don't think we need to advance to the moon." Xu Lei suddenly expressed his attitude on the way.

Hearing this, Wu Chuping was puzzled: "The Shenzhou spacecraft, the Yutu lunar module and the life capsule have all been prepared. With the space elevator, we have the ability to land on the moon in advance."

"According to the feedback from the rover on the moon side, the time we have determined for the moon landing is very suitable. If it is rushed ahead, it will only increase the probability of accidents on the spacecraft." Xu Lei knew that Wu Chuping was also thinking about the lunar base project, so he explained in detail The reason why I chose not to advance the time: "In addition, I don't think the other party can successfully build a temporary base on the moon, so we don't need to worry."

The environment in space and on the moon is changeable. When Xu Lei proposed to start the space elevator on the [-]th to send astronauts to the moon, the decision was also made based on various feedback data.

If it is not a special case, there is really no need to advance.

And Xu Lei's threat that it is impossible to build a temporary overseas moon base is naturally justified.

The addition of Masne's Space Exploration Technology Company has indeed improved the rocket-related technology to a certain extent, but the materials that the spacecraft can carry are still limited.

It is completely unrealistic to rely on this thing to allow astronauts to survive on the moon.

Because they cannot transport materials and fuels to space as easily and frequently as space elevators.

Since it is to occupy the lunar resource area, astronauts must stay behind. If they cannot stay on the moon for a long time, even if they arrive early, it will not be of any use.

What's more, the opponent chose to launch the rocket in advance at this time, which shows that they are the ones who are nervous.

After listening to Xu Lei's analysis, Wu Chuping's mood suddenly stabilized a lot, and it really made sense after thinking about it carefully.

With only one space elevator, no matter what means the enemy uses, the advantage will always be on your side, so there is nothing to worry about.

After Wu Chuping figured this out, he didn't worry about starting the space elevator ahead of time, and immediately said, "I've been rushed to the doctor for this matter, so the mission to the moon will still be on schedule."

But at this moment, Xu Lei suddenly thought of something again, and explained again: "The time of the mission to the moon remains as planned, but we still have to take precautions in advance to prevent the other party from jumping over the wall in a hurry and doing something crazy."

"You mean..." Wu Chuping's expression became serious.

This time, the launch times of the two companies are very close to each other, and they are both going to the moon. It is inevitable that the astronauts from both sides will be on the moon together.

If the other party uses tricks against their own astronauts, the consequences will be very serious.

Since there is such a hidden danger of instability, it is necessary to take precautions in advance. After all, every astronaut spends a lot of resources to cultivate, and even the loss of one is unacceptable.

Wu Chuping is also an old man in the space agency, and he is in charge of the manned moon landing project. At this moment, he can't understand Xu Lei's meaning.

Needless to say, it will be arranged immediately.

In addition, because Xu Lei and the others got a lot of fish from the sea today, they had a seafood feast on the island during the meal, which not only whetted the appetite, but also made the atmosphere very harmonious.

that's it.

The next day.

Dali Rover Island.

La Horn Space Force Base.

Under Hayden's personal command, the rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft and astronauts was successfully ignited into space.

Rush out of the earth star at a very fast speed.

Although Western media magazines reported on this incident, due to the disgusting incident last time, not many viewers were willing to pay attention.

All attention is on the futuristic technology space elevator.

This kind of result is not difficult to understand. Both parties are going to the moon. One only publishes a few photos of footprints, while the other wants to broadcast the whole process from multiple perspectives. There is no comparison between the two, but anyone with a little brain knows what to do. choose.

In addition, there is another thing worth mentioning. Compared with the last launch mission, Ma Sien seems to be an outsider this time.

The basic command is entirely in the hands of Hayden.

Of course, there is no way for this kind of thing to happen. Hayden is very clear that the core of this launch mission is to allow himself to gain bargaining chips so that he can negotiate cooperation on a more equal relationship.

It is definitely impossible to cooperate with Ma Sien's space exploration technology in the future.

Knowing what the final result will be like, they will naturally alienate intentionally or unintentionally.

But Ma Sien didn't feel any displeasure about it, he seemed to have figured it out, and he seemed to have lost a lot of the desire for the world.

Mainly, he also knows that as the space elevator forms an absolute influence in the world, it will only attract more forces to seek cooperation. Under this development trend, it will be difficult for his space exploration technology company to achieve results, which means that the way forward is blocked. It was blocked directly.

It will only continue to retreat and decline.

And with the experience of the previous two times, the launch mission this time was also very smooth.

As the heavy launch vehicle delivered the Orion spacecraft to the predetermined altitude, the spacecraft was successfully separated from it, carrying the lunar module, several astronauts and equipment for building a temporary base to the moon.

During this process, all the staff of the Dengtian Island space elevator are also well prepared to carry out final inspections on the main bodies of the space elevator.

Ensure that there will be no accidents during the climb, which will affect the smooth progress of the task.

Although this kind of thing is almost impossible to happen, it still needs to uphold a rigorous scientific attitude.

In addition, the four outstanding astronauts who performed the moon landing and built the temporary base also arrived at Tiantian Island from the headquarters of the Imperial Space Agency, and their health conditions were checked by a professional medical team.

In the past, they went to the Changhai Launch Center to enter the rocket, but this time they took the newly built space elevator. It is inevitable that they will feel a little excited for this first experience, and at the same time, they are also looking forward to the upcoming mission.

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2026年10月10日，周六，凌晨02点15分。

Dengtiandao Ground Station Control Center, although it is still dark outside, there are many nervous and busy figures here.

It was Xu Lei and Wu Chuping standing in front of the podium.

According to the original schedule, the space elevator will start in another 15 minutes to transport the four astronauts to the Tiangong space station, and after completing the handover with the three stationed astronauts in the space station, enter the Shenzhou spacecraft that docked with the Tiangong in advance , and then the Shenzhou spacecraft left the space station and went to the moon.

At this moment, the four astronauts have entered the car and waited in spacesuits.

"There are 15 minutes left before the start, and the live broadcast can start." After glancing at the time, Xu Lei gave an order in a deep voice.

The emergence of the space elevator has allowed Yan Kingdom to successfully occupy an absolute position in the aerospace field. In addition, the materials required for the cables can only be produced by future technology, so there is no need to worry about the leakage of secrets.

So when Xu Lei proposed to broadcast the entire mission live, the space agency and the higher authorities agreed without any hesitation.

After all, from a perspective, broadcasting this exciting mission worldwide is also an effective way to promote one's own strength.

When Xu Lei's voice fell, without waiting for the staff below to do anything, Xingtong directly started the live broadcast, and the perspective of the screen was temporarily the four astronauts in the car who were getting ready to go.

Because the official announcement issued by the space agency stated the specific time of the start, even if it was early in the morning, there were still many viewers watching. After seeing that the live broadcast room was finally connected, they immediately flocked in.

"coming."

"Let me see how many people are awake."

"Exciting!"

"Our Chinese descendants are finally going to land on the moon."

"I don't know if our astronauts can meet overseas astronauts on the moon. The picture is absolutely shocking!"

"I haven't slept until now, and I finally waited."

In addition to the liveliness of the domestic live broadcast room, since it happened to be daytime in the overseas live broadcast room, there were even more people online.

And the refreshed bullet screens are basically words of praise.

This was absolutely unthinkable in the past. It can only be said that when the strength is strong enough, even the enemy will become a follower.

Soon when the time came to [-]:[-], the control center needed to have a final call with the astronauts on the ground, usually with motivational words, so that the astronauts could perform the mission with the best mental state.

Xu Lei knew that he was not very good at this kind of work, so he handed it all over to Wu Chuping, after all, he was a professional.

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Ye Junmin is a new generation of astronauts of the space agency, and today is his first space mission.

As a newcomer in the bureau, he landed on the moon and built a lunar base during his first space mission, and he also took the latest space elevator. This luck is undoubtedly strong enough to make anyone envious.

Even if Ye Junmin's own grades are very good, he also believes that he is really lucky.

But it is precisely because of this that he cherishes this hard-won opportunity even more, and hopes that his good luck will allow this mission to be successfully completed and successfully build a temporary base on the surface of the moon.

After listening to what Wu Chuping said, he immediately responded through the communication equipment: "Please rest assured the command center, astronaut Ye Junmin promises to complete the mission."

The other three astronauts responded in the same way.

Time passed by one minute and one second. Under the expectation of the astronauts in the car of the control center of the ground station and hundreds of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room, it finally came to [-]:[-], and Wu Chuping also issued the start-up immediately. Order.

"Start the ladder." The operator repeated the command and decisively pressed the start button.

As the car gradually accelerated to climb, it quickly rushed out of the tower and entered the cable track, successfully getting rid of the tracking of the ground station equipment.

At the same time, the perspective screen of the car in the live broadcast room was also switched to the external camera screen and Ye Junmin's perspective screen, which truly achieved the No.1 perspective.

When the space agency released the announcement, it had already pointed out that this live broadcast will increase the No.1 viewing angle, so that the audience can have a more immersive visual experience. If you use a holographic screen device to watch it, it is almost like watching yourself Immersive.

The spacesuit worn by Ye Junmin added this function, and the live broadcast task naturally fell on him.

The only downside is that viewers in the studio can no longer see his full body.

Originally, the audience didn't take this matter to heart, thinking that the live broadcast has already exceeded [-] miles overseas, so how could they still care about the issue of perspective.

It wasn't until I manually switched to Ye Junmin's perspective that I understood the meaning of Zhenxiang.

That is simply too delicious!

Almost instantly, the number of barrage in the live broadcast room increased several times.

"Fuck, I really love this angle of view!"

"It's all about the immersive experience, how about I give Mr. Xu one first."

"Knock one for me too."

"I'm on the moon even if I round it up. Will I be able to write it in my resume in the future? It's simply a glory!"

"Didn't you find that there is no lag in the live broadcast room until now, Quantum Network is awesome!"

"Finally, it is no longer an ancestral secret, which shows that we have really stood at the top of the world."

While Wu Chuping in the control center devoted himself to monitoring the car's climbing status, Xu Lei quietly controlled his consciousness and entered the hall of the Science and Technology Museum to check the changes in influence.

And I don't know if I don't see it, I was shocked when I saw it.

In just a few minutes, the influence has increased by tens of thousands of points. Although it is not as fast as the growth rate during the space elevator test, it can be regarded as exceeding expectations.

After all, the audience watching the live broadcast has already repeated, and this time the mission space elevator only plays a supporting role, so it is normal for the influence to grow slowly.

Anyway, before this live broadcast started, Xu Lei's influence gap was still about 30. Even if the growth rate of subsequent influence continued to decline, it would be enough to gather 500 million points to unlock new technological exhibits.

Although the two-hour climbing process is not slow, it will inevitably be a bit boring to stare at the live broadcast without much change.

What's more, there are still a few hours before dawn, so many viewers choose to catch up on sleep before talking.

Because the Shenzhou spacecraft needs to fly for a few days from low-earth orbit to lunar orbit, as long as the most critical live broadcast of the moon landing is not missed, the boring itinerary is really not very attractive to the audience.

However, there are also many liver emperors who choose to simply stay overnight until dawn. No matter what, they have to see the astronauts who landed on the moon meet with the astronauts stationed in the space station, and then enter the Shenzhou spacecraft to leave the space station and run to a specific orbit.

Two hours passed quickly.

The ground station control center finally sounded the report from the Tiangong space station.

"Tiangong reported that the space elevator has successfully arrived, and the astronauts on the moon are entering the space station."

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"I am astronaut Ye Junmin. We have successfully reunited with space station astronaut Nie Huamao and the others, and now we are applying to enter the Shenzhou spacecraft."

"Entering the Shenzhou spacecraft is allowed."

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"Shenzhou spacecraft separated from Tiangong successfully, and the astronauts are in good condition."

With the sound of this report, all the staff in the control center of the ground station finally breathed a sigh of relief. The four astronauts successfully entered the Shenzhou spacecraft. In the next few days when they rushed to the moon, they only needed Monitoring the flight attitude of the spacecraft and calibrating it in time will naturally reduce the pressure a lot.

The separation of the main Shenzhou spacecraft and the Tiangong space station is also very important. During the process, the separation may fail, which will affect both the spacecraft and the space station.

The result at that time is that the astronauts will return and the moon landing plan will be cancelled.

Fortunately, with the cooperation of space station astronaut Nie Huamao, the control center of the ground station, and the astronauts in the Shenzhou spacecraft, the separation was finally successfully completed.

"Academician Xu, there is nothing else going on here right now, you should go to rest early." Wu Chuping, who looked obviously much more relaxed, turned around and said to Xu Lei at this time.

After all, staying up all night is exhausting both physically and mentally.

Xu Lei knew that the control center of the ground station would be much easier in the next few days, so he didn't try to be brave at this time. He just nodded and said, "Well, you should go to rest earlier." After saying that, he walked to the outside room .

After a busy night, the influence that should be earned in the first wave has also been earned. At this time, we must first recharge our energy before talking.

Who told him that after all, the body is still in the category of ordinary people, and it is incomparable with a brain like Xingtong, so he can only rely on sleep.

The Shenzhou spacecraft used to land on the moon this time was modified through the design drawings provided by Xu Lei. The interior space is enough to carry seven astronauts. astronauts, and use the remaining space to load equipment and other materials needed by the base.

Since the overall performance is much higher than that of the previous Shenzhou series spacecraft, the process of running to the moon in the changing orbit was very smooth, and the time spent in the end was shorter than expected.

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a few days later.

All the staff, including Xu Lei, gathered at the ground station control center again. If you observe carefully, you can see the excitement on everyone's face.

Because today the dream of 5000 years is about to come true.

"How is the situation now?" Xu Lei, who had just walked in from the outside, reached Wu Chuping and asked with concern.

Wu Chuping immediately replied: "The Shenzhou spacecraft is currently orbiting the moon, and it is expected to reach the sky above the target area in two hours, and then the astronauts will take the lunar module to land on the surface of the moon."

"Great, I believe everyone has waited too long for this day." Hearing this, Xu Lei nodded with excitement on his face.

From ancient times to the present, no matter the ancients or the modern people, they all have deep feelings for the moon. It is the place where wanderers who go out have their homesickness for their hometown. The idea of ​​seeing the moon has not died down for 5000 years.

Even with the development and progress of modern technological civilization, this idea has become stronger.

But today, the dream will be brought into reality, and under the high expectations of audiences all over the world, it will truly set foot on the moon.

But at this time, Wu Chuping showed a look of embarrassment, and then he said with some concern: "But we discovered the North Magnesium Orion spacecraft, and their astronauts have probably reached the surface of the moon in the lunar module."

Xu Lei saw that Wu Chuping was worried about this, a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he comforted him domineeringly.

"It's enough to monitor their movements. As for us going to the moon as usual, this mission is more about who can stay on the surface of the moon for a longer time. There is no advantage in arriving first."

Everyone understands that this mission to the moon, both sides are to build a temporary base on the surface of the moon, not to see who will set foot on the moon first, so the most important thing is to see how long the respective astronauts can stay on the moon, which is related to The construction progress of the moon base.

With Xu Lei's words, Wu Chuping's expression immediately recovered, and he patiently waited for the spaceship to reach the sky above the target area.

As for the live broadcast room after a few days, the excitement has almost reached its peak at this time, and everyone is waiting for this shocking moment.

"It's finally going to the moon. It's worth it. I watched the live broadcast for a few days, and I didn't even turn off the bathroom."

"So excited!"

"Today will be our home game."

"I don't know if there is Chang'e on the moon. Let's look forward to it first, in case I really see it."

"Where is the primary school student from? There are only rabbits on the moon."

"Who do you think will step on the surface of the moon first? This is definitely a milestone step in the history of our aerospace development!"

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(End of this chapter)