Die on Mars

The channel was silent for a few minutes.

"Miss Maidong."

"Um?"

"The simulation test is over, you can move freely." The old cat pushed the keyboard away, and the monitors in front of it were turned off one by one. The workstation ended the simulation task and was exiting the process.

In the memory of the HP workstation, the landing of the Orion 2 spacecraft stopped at an altitude of 11,657.3 meters. Because the attitude of the spacecraft was out of control and the deviation angle was too large, the huge overload endured by the spacecraft caused the main truss to break.

The next thing should be the propellant tank rupture, fuel leakage, explosion and crash of a dragon. There is no need for Lao Mao and Tang Yue to look down anymore. Only the Hulk can survive the explosion at this height. Ten thousand meters is a hurdle, Orion Couldn't cross it.

Tang Yue slumped down on the chair, his hands hanging by his sides, and he looked up to the sky and let out a long breath.

"Am I still alive?"

Ophiopogon japonicus did not move.

"Of course you are still alive, girl." Tang Yue said, "You are talking to me. If you don't believe me, you can touch your face to see if it is hot."

"I'm wearing a helmet."

"Then take off your helmet."

Maidong raised his hand, unbuckled the spacesuit helmet, took it off, and pushed it gently with his index finger. The spherical glass mask slowly floated away, and the girl's short black hair spread out in the weightless environment. There is no air conditioning in the spacecraft, and the temperature is a bit low. The warm breath exhaled by Ophiopogon japonicus condenses in the low temperature and turns into a curl of white mist.

The protective panels of the lander's portholes were opened one after another, and golden sunlight shone in.

Outside the window is the crimson surface of Mars, still in an orbit three hundred kilometers high.

Maidong sat on the commander's chair for a long time without saying a word. She knew that the simulation test failed. She had been listening to the communication between Tang Yue and Lao Mao. Tang Yue's last words were "Orion spacecraft main truss" Fracture, disintegration." If this was a real landing, Ophiopogon japonicus would be dead by now.

The girl moved her fingers. For her, the simulation test just now was not nervous, let alone real. The only thing she did from beginning to end was to sit on the chair and watch the time. No matter what Tang Yue and Lao Mao were shouting, there was no deviation. No matter how out of control it is, the Eagle lander is actually flying around Mars quietly.

Laomao and Tang Yue allowed her to experience the entire landing process in advance, but the end result was that the ship crashed and everyone died.

"I'm still alive, but it's a little cold here." Maidong touched his cheek. "There is no air conditioner in the lander. I removed the air conditioner. If I had known better, I wouldn't have removed it so early."

"Are you still in the lander?" Tang Yue asked.

"Yes." The girl nodded, "The captain's chair is quite comfortable to sit in. It's wide and soft. I want to stay there for a while."

"Are you okay in weightlessness, girl? Is the seat belt too tight?"

"Tang Yue."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"Tang Yue."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"Tang Yue."

"Girl, what's the matter with you? Just tell me if you have anything."

"It's nothing, I just want to call your name." Maidong unbuckled his seat belt, "Tang Yue Tang Yue Tang Yue Tang Yue Tang Yue Tang Yue!"

Tang Yue was baffled.

Lao Mao grabbed Tang Yue, leaned over and said softly: "This girl is under too much pressure."

Tang Yue was stunned. He was a straight man with a background in science and engineering for 26 years and had never interacted with the opposite sex except for the aunt who worked in the cafeteria. His insight into girls' minds was worse than that of a cat.

Indeed, Ophiopogon japonicus is under too much psychological pressure.

For such a long time, she worked alone on the space station. No matter how heavy and troublesome the work was, this girl could only bear it by herself. The frequency and working hours of Ophiopogon japonicus have caught up with Lao Wang. Lao Mao himself said that this is a crushing workload. If you let others do it, you would have gone on strike and laid down the burden. But Ophiopogon japonicus gritted its teeth. I persisted... Every time I returned to the space station, two liters of sweat poured out of the extravehicular suit.

She had to hold on because it was saving her life.

At the same age, other girls should be surrounded by flowers and gifts, and be cared for like a princess by their homeschool and others.

But Ophiopogon japonicus has become a hard and tiring repairman.

This simulation test failed and the Orion spacecraft crashed. It would not be surprising to Old Cat that Maidong's mood completely collapsed at this moment. The latter hoped that she could cry happily.

"Ophiopogon japonicus."

"Um?"

"Ophiopogon japonicus."

"Huh? I'm here."

"Ophiopogon japonicus."

"I heard it, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, I just want to call your name." Tang Yue said, "Ophiopogon japonicus."

"Okay, no need to call my name again..."

"Everything you do has meaning."

Maidong was startled.

"We are about to complete it. Now we only have one last step left. We have overcome so many difficulties and overcome so many difficulties. These are the results of your work. Now we only have one final step left." Tang Yue Said, "As long as we take this step, we will win the final victory! You must have confidence! The party and the people believe in you!"

Maidong chuckled.

"Are you a political commissar?"

Tang Yue had nothing good to say. His encouragement always sounded like mobilizing infantrymen to serve as cannon fodder during the Battle of Stalingrad.

"There is no need to be depressed. Test failure is an expected result. The purpose of the model is to collect data and correct the program. It does not insist on a one-time success. We have gained a lot." Old Mao clapped his hands and stood up, "Just the task In terms of its own goals, we have successfully completed the first simulation test, which is worthy of celebration!”

The old cat clapped loudly and raised its paws above its head, signaling Tang Yue to clap along with it. There was a kind of excitement in his expression that said, "Let's get excited, comrades!"

Tang Yue glanced at the cat coldly and ignored it.

He encouraged Mai Donggui, but he still applauded and celebrated after failing the test. No matter how big his heart was, he could not be this big.

Lao Mao put his hot face on his cold buttocks, sat down angrily, and turned the computer monitor over to show Tang Yue. As usual, there were rules and regulations on the screen that Tang Yue couldn't understand.

"These are the problems discovered during this simulation test. I have collected them and sorted them out. Next, I will correct the system of the Orion spacecraft and fine-tune the details that could not be confirmed before." Lao Mao said, "A total of One thousand eight hundred and forty-two.”

"When is the next practice test?"

"Waiting for me to correct the computer control system, this test exposed many problems, and many details proved that our prediction was completely wrong. Once I get the program fixed, I can conduct the second test." Lao Mao replied , "It can be done as soon as tomorrow. With the second model, we will definitely be able to make the Orion spacecraft cross the 10,000-meter threshold and land it safely."

"Can the second model succeed?" Tang Yue squinted his eyes.

"It's very certain."

"How big is it?"

The old cat thought for a moment and drew a big pie on the white paper with a pen.

"So big."