You say you have an iron will, are you serious?

Chapter 488 The overturned lander
In the history of world spaceflight, Apollo is a monument that cannot be bypassed.

If it is true.

Just think of it as real. Now every country officially recognizes the authenticity of Apollo, and no country has come forward to publicly say that America is a fake.

On July 1969, 7, the Apollo 21 manned spacecraft landed on the moon, carrying three astronauts and landing on the moon, completing the first step in human conquest of the moon.

The first man to land on the moon and walk was Armstrong. He said the words that were blown away by countless readers and critics: "This is a small step for a man, but a giant step for mankind." stride.”

Since then, countless people have been inspired and inspired, and have developed strong expectations for the stars and the moon. They look forward to one day being able to land on the moon. As a result, countless people have embarked on the path of aerospace, or are engaged in Research, or choose to become an astronaut.

Jim, Pete, and Catherine were all influenced by Armstrong's deeds, so they embarked on the path of astronauts.

They were also lucky. Not long after they became astronauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center, America's plan to return to the moon reached a critical juncture. The new generation launch vehicle starship was successfully developed, and then they were selected as the first batch of heavy-duty missions. Astronauts returning to the moon.

On November 11, they were launched into space from the ground by a starship.

Seven days later, they took the lander to the lunar orbit, which is more than 300,000 kilometers away from the earth.

Catherine on the side laughed.

Good guy, two people are teaming up to bully me, right? Be human, you guys!
However, perhaps because of this joke, his mood quickly relaxed and became much better than before.

Looking back further, they can also see the blue earth at some point.

"Okay, you're right~"

Peter came to his senses, took a few deep breaths, and began to prepare to complete the task according to the operation manual.

Peter: "..."

"Pete, you are so mean. I will tell Peggy your embarrassing story when I get back~"

He is an old astronaut. He has been stationed on the International Space Station for a period of time and has gone out to complete missions many times. Naturally, he knows the horror of the universe.

The dark, bottomless, silent starry sky was the terrifying abyss, which was waiting for them with its huge mouth open, and they were just a tiny speck of dust floating on the huge mouth of the abyss.

Pete couldn't help complaining: "Catherine, can't you do something good? If you do this, God will punish you!"

Bringing in the new with the old is not only our tradition, but also an international tradition. We still learn from the international tradition.

Catherine suddenly laughed louder: "Haha..."

Jim couldn't help laughing and said: "Yes, Catherine is an honest person."

Jim heard the fear in Peter's heart. As the captain, he quickly stopped him: "Pete, don't look outside. The more you look at it, the more scared you will feel. What we have to do now is the work in front of us, and do the job well. After completing this mission to the moon, we can go back.”

Pete is a new astronaut, going into space for the first time.

Catherine laughed while busy with the operation in her hands: "No! God will reward me because I am honest enough!"

Peter swallowed and his voice trembled a little: "Hi, Jim, Catherine, we will return to Earth successfully, right?"

They are about to land on the moon, but because there is a problem with the ranging system and it needs to be reprogrammed, the ground commander also assigned them tasks.

Now he has overcome his fear of the universe.

The magnificent universe, the majestic planet, and the strong sense of mission to conquer the moon cannot conceal the fear in the three people's hearts at this moment.

Looking out the window, they could already see the moon.

Time passed by, and by six o'clock in the evening Earth time, all preparations for landing were completed. Then they received a signal from the Earth and could land!
"Come on, baby, let's go back to the moon!"

Jim shouted, and then he, Peter, and Catherine looked at each other and held each other's hands.

The next moment, the three of them felt a sudden vibration in their bodies.

The three of them did not panic. They all knew that the lander was descending rapidly.

At this time, everything is handed over to the machine, and all they can do is pray for safety.

I don’t know how long it took, but it seemed to be an instant, and it seemed to be a long period of time. The downward trend suddenly paused and slowed down.

"Engines and parachutes activated!"

An idea came to the minds of the three of them at the same time, and they looked at each other with huge surprises in their eyes.

Both the parachute and the engine started successfully, which means that their landing was basically successful. At the same time, this also means that their moon landing plan is basically a success!
"GOOD!"

Pete yelled, expressing his inner surprise.

Jim and Catherine are also preparing for a surprise.

However, the next moment, the lander suddenly accelerated its descent, and the huge vibration made the three people almost float.

Fortunately, all three of them were wearing safety belts and they did not float.

Even so, the huge momentum caused by the vibration caused severe pain to their bodies from being strangled by the seat belt, which was very uncomfortable.

The three were shocked and didn't understand what was happening.

At this moment, an accident happened again. A violent impact came from below the lander. The entire lander was hit with a "click" sound and seemed to be falling apart.

Click! Click...

A series of explosions sounded, and before the three of them could react, all their seat belts broke, and then they were all bounced up, hitting the top of the spacecraft heavily.

"what!"

"what!"

"Ah!" screamed three times in succession. The three people who were caught off guard could not bear the strong impact and fainted. Then they fell down heavily and rolled into a ball inside the spacecraft.

If you have a perspective and look down from above the moon, you will see that the lander, which was supposed to land smoothly, suddenly lost control for some unknown reason, hit the lunar surface straight up, and then turned several somersaults.

After a while, the lander stopped, but it was already tilted.

The lander originally had its feet on the bottom, but now it is on its side. All the landing feet are on the side, and only two feet are on the ground, leaning on a small steep slope.

The thin atmosphere of the moon is no different from vacuum, and it is completely silent.

sizzle...

The lander buzzed with signals from inside, sending its status signal back to Earth without human control.

Earth, America, NASA.

"Was the login successful?"

Leader Ma looked at the time and expressed his anxiety.

Director Nelson also asked: "Is there a signal transmitted back?"

"No signal has been sent back yet!"

The engineer in charge shook his head solemnly.

The entire moon landing was broadcast live, and the screen was constantly switched. The live broadcast was based on the footage carried by the spacecraft at work in each time period, from the first perspective and the third perspective. But during the landing of the lander, the live broadcast was interrupted because there was not such a strong signal and they did not have a relay satellite.

Previously, NASA was licking its face and wanted us to share the Queqiao relay satellite with them, but we ignored him.

After the moon landing, the extent of what was possible was only a time-lapse image.

But now, the time required for landing has passed, and the lander still has not sent back a signal, which makes the engineer vaguely feel that something is wrong.

After a while, the signal finally came back.

"There's a signal!"

The engineer in charge suddenly became happy, and after shouting, he quickly started compiling.

Director Nelson, Master Ma, and Hei Bama, who came to the scene, and other government officials all held their breaths, nervously anticipating the announcement of "successful landing."

However, the engineer in charge quickly changed his face, from the original excitement and excitement to paleness and shock. He stood up suddenly and reported with trembling: "The lander happened~ happened. Roll over!"

"what?"

"mygod!"

The command center was shocked.

Many people who were sitting fell off their chairs, the papers on the table were scattered on the floor, and the teacups were smashed on the floor, making the entire command center fall into a loud noise.

Leader Ma's face turned pale, but soon he sneered.

This is what happens in a hurry!

Fortunately, his SpaceX is only responsible for launching the "Starship" rocket and sending the lander into space. It only participates in assisting in the later work and does not take the lead.

Hei Bama and other government officials also changed their expressions one after another, some were panicked, and some were irritable and angry.

Heibama only felt his vision go dark. He could faintly see the angry people denounced him and asked him to step down. He saw that the next presidential throne no longer belonged to him.

The next moment, he looked at Nelson and asked in a stern voice: "Nelson, didn't you tell us that this time it is absolutely foolproof?"

Nelson's face, which was originally dark, changed drastically, and a surge of blood surged up rapidly.

He opened his mouth and was about to speak and explain when suddenly there was a "buzzing" sound in his head, then his vision went black, he lost consciousness, and he fell straight down.

"what?"

"Nelson?"

"Director? Director? Damn it, call the doctor!"

The scene suddenly became noisy, and the entire command center became a mess.

"Silence! Silence!"

As a last resort, Black Bama had no choice but to take a microphone and take charge of the overall situation, and then called the deputy director and asked him to take charge of the overall situation.

The deputy director was also unambiguous, and quickly asked NASA people to perform their duties, quickly find out the situation of the lander, and find a remedy: "...Quick, guys, we have to move fast, there are three of us guys up there. Waiting for us to rescue them..."

The brief chaos was quickly suppressed.

The capabilities of the NASA team are also impeccable.

Soon, more and more information was received, and everyone gradually understood the situation of the lander.

"The lander is severely damaged and can no longer open the hatch automatically!"

"The three astronauts are suspected to have suffered a strong impact and are currently unconscious."

……

After receiving these reports, Hei Bama's dark face became obviously gloomy. He looked at the deputy director and Master Ma: "So, our moon landing plan failed, right?"

(End of this chapter)