Chapter 1253

Space ground command center.

At this moment, a group of people are standing in the dark.

Among them, director Li of science and Industry Bureau, director Hou Guang of Aerospace Research Institute of Jinling Institute of higher learning, Academician Yuan Huanmin, chief engineer of aerospace group, and the boat just arrived from Shangjing

And an old man with a special identity.

At this important moment related to the aerospace industry, and even the future of the Communist Party of China, almost all the senior members of the moon orbit construction committee appear here.

On the large screen in front of the control room, there is a pair of eyes full of expectations and complex feelings, just like the closed door of the delivery room.

It's just that it's not the baby behind it.

It's something called hope.

"It doesn't matter if we fail, we can try it slowly."

Hearing the sound coming from the side, the boat shook its head gently.

"It's impossible to fail."

It is not just the people of the whole country who are waiting for the result, but the eyes of the whole world are gathered here.

He can even bet that media like BBC and CNN have already written two press releases. One corresponds to the result of success, and the other corresponds to the situation of failure.

Which press release will make the headlines tomorrow depends entirely on their results today.

Hearing the confident speech of Lu Zhou, the old man smiled and nodded his head.

"It's the best to succeed at one time, and I'm just going to settle with you. Aerospace is a great cause for a hundred years, and it is the future that benefits. We can win and lose this marathon about the future. "

"But to put it another way, to build a city on the moon Is it really possible? "

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhou immediately understood the old man's thoughts at the moment.

Obviously, the celebration program named "we", or infected the whole audience, also brought his mood.

For a while, Lu Zhou thought about this problem.

It took about half a minute or so for him to answer.

"From a practical point of view, there is such a need, and from a technical point of view, there are difficulties, but it is not totally hopeless."

In fact, the moon is not a perfect candidate for colonization, with low gravity, large temperature differences, and no protection from the atmosphere and magnetic field. At present, however, it is the most promising new continent for the earth civilization to reach first and benefit from its development.

Its existence is like the Atlantic island of Tesla. Although it is not large in area and rich in products, it has become a springboard for the Renaissance from Europe to the new world.

With the breakthrough of controllable fusion technology, the earth civilization has entered the second half of the early space age, and obtained tickets to the distant world. However, in order to go further, the earth civilization also needs a springboard.

Obviously, the moon has this potential.

It is a natural "harbor" and experimental field.

If they can overcome the harsh lunar environment and go further, there should be no big problem.

It seems that he got the expected answer from the boat. The old man nodded his head and carried his hands behind him.

"Then I can rest assured How long is it going to start? "

Lu Zhou took a look at the time on his watch and replied.

"It's about to start!"

In the middle of speaking, the hour hand has come to the right point.

The uniformed staff in the command room are like the gears that have tightened their clockwork, and they are busy in an orderly manner.

All units quickly completed the final inspection of the equipment. With all normal responses from the moon, the commander of the ground command center finally issued the command of "start loading".

With the release of the command, an experimental cargo cabin shaped like a bullet head was put into the launch orbit on the moon about 300000 kilometers away.

The cargo hold weighs six tons and is filled with biological research samples such as lunar soil rocks collected from the moon, space crops and seeds harvested from the planting unit, and dr-111 active substances.

If these goods are brought back to earth by the original method, the cost per kilogram is at least 200000 yuan.

If we can launch the goods directly from the surface of the moon to the transfer orbit of the earth and the moon through the nearly zero cost superconducting magnetic orbit instead of the return capsule driven by the chemical thruster, and then the magpie bridge, which moves back and forth along the specific orbit, will collect these goods and pull them back together, the cost per kilogram of goods can even be reduced to less than 2000 yuan.

It may sound strange, but it is.

If this project can be realized, at least dysprosium and terbium worth more than 1000 yuan per kilogram, and scandium rare minerals worth more than 10000 yuan per kilogram, which are strategic resources related to the lifeline of high-tech industry, can be obtained from the moon.If this project can be achieved, it will undoubtedly become a milestone in the history of space.

Now, all the preparations are ready.

Everything is at stake!

As the green light on the landing screen lights up for the second time, all the people standing in the command room can't help pinching their fists and waiting for the countdown that decides their fate to ring.

"Ten."

"Nine."

"Eight."

“……”

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

"Zero."

"Launch!"

The sonorous sound is like the sound of a starting gun.

After a second delay, a slight tremor suddenly sounded under the land of the moon 300000 kilometers away, and climbed up to the soles of the astronauts' boots standing beside the launch orbit along the solid lunar soil rock.

The accumulated electric energy was released in a moment, and then it gathered into a solid plasma in the vacuum titanium alloy pipe, carrying the horrible thrust, pushing the silver "bullet" forward.

For a moment, the white light seems to pierce the space and distort the light!

Tens of kilometers long track, in less than a minute time by the moment across!

Shooting from the surface of the moon to the cargo hold of the sky is like a bullet coming out of the muzzle of a gun. With the rolling moon dust, they rush to the boundless starry sky.

The angle of view gradually lengthens, and the camera switches to the Moon Palace.

Under everyone's eyes, that silver white bullet head is like one of thousands of stars, with a green beacon flashing on its head, rising rapidly from one side of the moon, and then drawing a long and narrow arc, speeding towards the direction of the Earth Moon transfer orbit

Half done!

However, none of the people in the ground command center dare to take it lightly.

In the first half of the mission, the Moon Palace is responsible for the launch, while in the second half, the merging, docking and final return flight are completely guided by the ground command center.

Their battlefield is just beginning!

"The control system of cargo hold is connected successfully, and the operation of instruments is being inspected..."

"All instrument parameters are normal! Access the active navigation system! "

"Navigation system started successfully! The speed of the cargo cabin is 2.77km/s, approaching the magpie bridge 3 cargo ship, with a relative distance of 507km. It is expected to contact in 183 seconds! "

In the radar, two light yellow curves intersect each other, and two flashing green dots are moving slowly along the two curves and approaching slowly.

As they got closer and closer, the hearts of the people standing in the command room began to beat faster.

Many young scientific research dogs with general psychological quality are taking deep breath repeatedly, trying to control the disordered heart rate. And some old engineers, even if they are experienced, are not optimistic at the moment. Some even have found a prepared heart saving pill in their pocket and are ready to swallow one at any time.

It's impossible not to be nervous.

There's only one chance!

It's all about success or failure!

It's not a win just to hit the cargo hold in the sky with cannons. It's a real success only if the cargo hold in the sky can be picked up again. Otherwise, no matter how fast they can make the initial speed of returning to the cargo hold, it will not be a real victory.

When the two blinking green dots, the distance unit between them drops from km to m, almost everyone's heart mentions the voice eye, subconsciously holding their breath.

This quarter of a second is as long as a century.

There is no sound at all. The two flashing green dots in the screen, under the gaze of countless expectations, merge together as if they were natural.

Everything is so natural.

There was no fragmentation.

So much so, even some

Simple?

However, it is such a simple result that the deafening cheers, like the ignited detonators, roar in the whole command room at the moment when the number returns to zero.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh!"

"We made it!"

"Wuwuwu Finally, finally Gtmd, we did it! "

Applause.

A whistle.

Cheers.

Excitement and joy filled everyone's chest and eyes.

Director Li pinched his fists excitedly.

Academician Yuan Huanmin chewed tears in his eyes and his dry lips quivered gently. He didn't know what he was talking about.

Numerous engineers of the aviation science group, as well as the researchers of the Aerospace Research Institute of Jinling Institute of higher learning, all of them gave out excited cries.

Even the old man standing beside the boat could not help shaking his arm and waving his right fist, shouting "OK!"Years and even decades of hard work, at this moment are all given practical significance.

Today, they conquered the moon!

Bathed in the thunderous cheers, the boat stood motionless in the center of the command room like a sculpture. The ecstasy that almost overflowed from his chest made him lose his words for a while

Through the noise, the ship heard vaguely from the headphones on its head, the victory announcement communication from the magpie bridge 3 cargo ship.

"This is the magpie bridge 3 cargo ship. The package has been recovered successfully."

"We will bring back gifts from the moon in three days."

"Please remember to pick us up!"

In fact, for him, the announcement of victory seemed superfluous.

Because just at the moment when the two green dots meet, the black eyes, which are suddenly blurred by excitement, have gradually printed a line of light blue dialog box.

When I saw that line of words emerge, I didn't know how to describe the feelings in my heart.

How long has it been?

From the successful entry of the first space plane into orbit, to the first manned landing on the moon in China, to the comprehensive catch-up of the Moon Palace and the Hadron Collider on the moon, and the subsequent world boiling

All the hardships and sweat are connected at this moment.

This task chain, which has a long time span, was finally reached the end by him.

[Earth Moon control task chain -]

[complete! ]