Earth Era

This event has reached the most critical moment. Prior to this, all the efforts made by Zhao Huasheng and the ground staff, the five-year hard work of millions of scientific research, engineering, logistics and other personnel, and the astronauts who died due to accidents during the assembly of the Red Heart spacecraft life, and whether all will be wasted, the riddle of all the answers will be answered within the present time.

The ground control call to the Red Heart spacecraft was recorded on screen. The media seats in the vast control hall are crowded with reporters from major TV stations. They are carrying cameras to record all the pictures in the control hall at the moment, not daring to miss anything. As a result, Zhao Huasheng's voice was transmitted to all places on the earth through these cameras: "This is the ground control base, the Red Heart, please answer if you hear it, please answer if you hear it..."

At least seven or eight hundred people have gathered in the control hall. But the hall was very quiet, only Zhao Huasheng's slightly anxious voice echoed here. So far, Zhao Huasheng has called three times, and twenty minutes have passed since the first call. This time is long enough for the radio signal to travel back and forth between the Earth and the spacecraft. But the ground control base has never received a reply from space.

At this moment, I don't know how many people gathered in front of the TV and computer to watch this scene. Amidst Zhao Huasheng's repeated calls over and over again, the hearts of many people were raised.

The relatives and friends of the five astronauts are also invited here, and they will witness the whole process of calling the spacecraft from the ground base.

Angelina is a woman in her forties, full of intellectual and mature charm. She was a colleague of Captain Raggle during his time at NASA. Because Captain Raggle's last message was sent to her, she was invited here as well.

Next to Angelina was a little boy about twelve or thirteen years old. At this moment, the little boy asked Angelina: "Mom, has Uncle Ragel lost contact with the earth?"

"No, Jamie. Uncle Raggle hasn't lost contact with the earth. He's just busy, so he can't answer the call here for the time being." Angelina gently touched the little boy's head and whispered, " Jamie, if Uncle Raggle can return to Earth safely, are you willing to let him be your father?"

"Uncle Raggle is a great man, my classmates adore him. Will he really be my dad? That's great, I want him to teach me how to play rugby." Jamie Full said excitedly.

"Okay, when he returns to Earth from space, he will become your father." Angelina held Jamie gently in her arms, but the worry and anxiety in her eyes could never be erased .

Zhou Mingyu's wife Yang Fei also came here. She is a young woman who seems to be full of sassy and capable demeanor. But because of her big belly at the moment, besides being sassy and capable, she also has a bit of maternal breath. The voice of Zhao Huasheng calling for the Scarlet Heart spacecraft continued to reach her ears, but she kept looking down at her belly, as if communicating with the unborn little life in her belly.

The deep space communication network composed of three huge antennas arranged on three different continents is aiming at the position of the Red Heart spacecraft under calculation. Any signal transmitted from there will be captured by them and then restored into sound The information is passed to the control base here. But apart from some background interference, they never received any useful information. It is manifested in the control base here, that is, the continuous stinging and beeping sound, just like the sound when the TV has no signal.

Only when there were some different fluctuations in the stabbing and clattering sounds, Yang Fei would raise his head and look at the receiver expectantly. But every time Yang Fei was greeted with disappointment. Every time those so-called different fluctuations are actually just fluctuations in background signals, they are still meaningless messy signals.

An elderly woman tightly held one of Yang Fei's hands, which was still trembling slightly, fully revealing the tension and panic in her heart. This old woman is Yang Fei's mother, and she came here with Yang Fei.

In addition, Wang Xiao's fiancé, Wang Xiao's parents, relatives, Keira's relatives, Vivica's daughter, parents and others all came here. Together with Zhao Huasheng, they were anxiously waiting for the news of the Scarlet Heart spacecraft.

It has been five hours since the solar wind passed, and Zhao Huasheng stood here for five hours at the communication equipment. During these five hours, Zhao Huasheng did not know how many times he had repeated the call, and even now Zhao Huasheng's voice became a little hoarse, but the ground control base never received a signal from space.

Everyone's hearts are sinking slowly. This is an obvious thing, the longer the delay, the lower the chances of the Scarlet Heart spacecraft surviving. There were low sobs in the control hall, but everyone tried their best to suppress their voices, as if they were afraid that their voices would cover up the reply from the Scarlet Heart spacecraft.

For a full five hours, no one left, and everyone still stayed here.

The TV station is still broadcasting live programs here. The host said in a sad tone: "Five hours have passed, but we still have not received any news from the spacecraft. We have interviewed relevant experts, and the experts said that strong solar storms will cause extreme damage to the spacecraft. Serious damage, it will damage the electronic components of the spacecraft, cause short circuit, failure and other consequences, and may even completely destroy the instrument. If it is serious, the solar storm may also affect the body of the astronauts, even across the The thick protection will directly kill the astronauts. According to the scientists' assessment of the Red Heart spacecraft and the intensity of the solar storm, plus five hours have passed and we still have not received a response... Scarlet The heart ship's chances of survival have been adjusted down to 8 percent."

"If the Red Heart spacecraft is destroyed, it will be the most serious disaster in the history of our human exploration of space. The costly spacecraft is destroyed, and the hard work of millions of people is wasted. Most importantly, five The most outstanding astronauts will die together with the spacecraft. Our human civilization has no ability to launch such a huge solar exploration activity again in a short period of time... So now we can only pray, pray for the five astronauts, Pray for the Red Heart spacecraft, and for the fate of our human civilization..."

Another two hours passed. Zhao Huasheng's voice was so hoarse that it hurt when he spoke. So Zhao Huasheng stepped down, and Wang Tang took over Zhao Huasheng's position. The call went on and on and never stopped.

"Mom, what if Uncle Lager doesn't come back?" Jamie asked Angelina.

"Uncle Raggle will definitely come back. Have you forgotten what Uncle Raggle said to you before he left? He said that he will definitely come back before your graduation ceremony and go with your mother Cheering for the show. You know, Uncle Raggle has always been a man of his word, so he will definitely not break his promise." Angelina said.

"I believe Uncle Raggle will definitely come back." Jamie nodded seriously, "Uncle Raggle has never lied to me."

With each tick of time, the chances of the Red Heart spacecraft surviving decrease. At this moment when the future is bleak and the outcome is unknown, countless people once again came out of their homes and came to temples or churches or squares. They tried to pray to any gods whose names they knew, hoping to have some kind of blessing in the dark. A certain god can hear their wishes and save the five astronauts who are trapped in a life-or-death crisis.

Another two hours passed. Up to now, a total of nine hours have passed. The sun has moved from the eastern sky to the west, and its brilliance is getting dimmer. Night is coming.

Wang Tang's words also became hoarse, but Wang Tang was still repeating the frequency of calling every twenty minutes. The people who stick to the control hall will only leave here for a short time when they have to. After hastily solving their physical problems, they will return here quickly, for fear of missing any information.

People are almost desperate, but the belief in fighting against fate that emerges from the bottom of their hearts still supports them to stand here.

This is not just a question of whether a spaceship crashes or not. It is a question of whether the power of human civilization wins or fails in the process of fighting against natural forces.

Wang Tang once again said the words that had been repeated many times: "This is the ground control base, the Scarlet Heart, please answer if you hear it, please answer it if you hear it..."

At this time, a short signal entered the huge antenna of the deep space communication network, and then it was quickly converted into a sound signal and transmitted to the control base, and then played out through the audio equipment, spreading throughout the entire The control hall has been transmitted to every corner of the earth through the countless recording devices, and has entered the minds of every anxiously waiting people.

"Control the base, this is the Scarlet Heart spaceship, please instruct."

At this moment, everyone in the control hall suddenly stood up.