Galaxy Technology Empire

June 2, 2020.

Beijing time, 8:20 am.

Zhu Gang was woken up by the alarm clock. At this time, the space station was like daylight. The rural pastoral environment simulated by the holographic projection made people feel as if they were back on the Blue Star. If it weren't for his light body at this time, he really thought he was in Inside Blue Star's own home.

After brushing his teeth, washing his face, and tidying up his appearance, Zhu Gang started to eat.

In the main control cabin of the lunar space station, the shift was also completed. Ma Wu took over the command and began preparations for landing on the moon.

After eating, Zhu Gang looked at the time on his wristband. It was only 9:11. He quickly checked his spacesuit and personal equipment. After confirming that everything was OK, he came to the Qinglong-class spacecraft.

Pilot Chang An, correspondent Song Quansheng, and maintenance technician Fang Haibo also entered the cockpit of the Qinglong-class spacecraft.

At this time, there were still about 24 minutes before they landed on the moon, and the moon landing continued to be broadcast live on the Internet.

Chang An and Zhu Gang are looking at the landing area this time. The area where they landed on the moon this time is near the south pole of the moon.

The specific location is on the front side of the moon, inside the Clavius ​​crater about 300 to 480 kilometers north of the South Pole.

Kravis Crater is located on the front side of the moon near the South Pole. It has a diameter of about 240 kilometers from east to west and a diameter of about 150 kilometers from north to south. It is oval-shaped and has a total area of ​​about 30,000 square kilometers.

It is bounded by the Sinel crater to the southwest, the Blancanas crater due south, the Grumberger crater to the southeast, the Magnus crater to the northeast, and the Rongomontanus crater to the northwest.

The reason why we chose to land near the South Pole is because there may be solid water resources near the Moon's South Pole. Many resources appear to be abundant in space, but in fact, due to the expansion of distance scale, the relative abundance will be reduced.

Water resources are very important for a permanent base on the moon. If water resources can be mined on the moon, they will not need to transport water resources from Blue Star.

June 2, 2020, 10 a.m. Beijing time.

"Detach the lunar space station."

"Escape successful."

Chang An started the main engine and dived towards the lunar surface, while Zhu Gang operated the auxiliary engine and carefully corrected their trajectory.

Since the Moon's gravity is only about one-sixth that of the Blue Star, it cannot retain a thick atmosphere at all. Its atmosphere is very thin and has very little impact on the landing of the spacecraft.

After starting the main engine, Chang An shut down the main engine, because the spacecraft can then rely on inertia and the gravity of the moon to go to the ground, and can only use the auxiliary engine to correct the direction from time to time.

[240...210...54...] This is the distance between the spacecraft and the lunar surface. When Chang An saw that it was within 50 kilometers, he immediately activated the deceleration and braking system.

If the landing speed is too fast, it may damage the spacecraft. He must slow down the spacecraft, and he can only use the auxiliary engine to slow down. This is different from the deceleration of Blue Star's hydrogen airbag, because the moon's atmosphere is too thin to allow hydrogen The air bag levitates.

"Enter the landing phase and prepare for landing."

Everyone became nervous. The height of the spacecraft was rapidly decreasing, getting closer and closer to the moon's surface.

At a distance of 5 kilometers from the lunar surface, the auxiliary engine slowed down this time, suppressing the spacecraft's speed to only about 50 meters per second.

drop! The height reached about 20 meters above the ground, and the buffer airbag exploded instantly. Some moon dust was stirred up by the sudden landing, and the spacecraft landed smoothly on the lunar surface.

Bang bang bang... Inside the lunar space station, Ma Wu, Qin Hailu and others applauded and congratulated the spacecraft for successfully landing on the moon.

Three seconds later.

Kaohsiung Space City and Bazhong Space City also burst into thunderous applause.

Then the whole world learned that the Space Development Council had successfully landed on the moon.

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"Huh!" Chang An breathed a sigh of relief. The moment of landing was the most dangerous moment. Now that he had landed successfully, he could finally let go of his worries.

Zhu Gang started the buffer airbag recovery system, retracted the airbag that had just popped up, and then quickly checked each system: "Team Chang, all systems are normal."

"Okay, let's get ready to leave the cabin!"

"The moondust outside has not completely settled yet. We will leave the cabin after a while." Zhu Gang reminded.

Chang An nodded.

Taking advantage of this free time, the four of them interacted with the Blue Star audience.

Outside the spacecraft, there was silence at this time. This was the first time humans had set foot on the moon after 48 years since the sixth Apollo moon landing in December 1972.

This time the Space Development Council's moon landing was different from the Apollo moon landing. Due to technical problems in the Apollo moon landing plan, it was still difficult for humans to establish a permanent base on the moon.

This time will be the lunar landing where humans officially conquer the moon, and it is also time to develop the moon.

At 12:13, after Chang An, Zhu Gang and others simply ate some fast nutritious food, they were ready to leave the warehouse.

"Let's go." Ma Wu came to the airtight hatch and pressed the switch.

drop! Zhi! The hatch opens slowly.

Outside is endless gray and pitch black. Chang An was the first to set foot on the moon, followed closely by Zhu Gang, while Fang Haibo and Song Quansheng stayed behind on the spacecraft.

"We are here! We are back!" Chang An said to all mankind through the live broadcast system. The second sentence was a tribute to the Apollo moon landing.

"I announce the official establishment of the Dongfanghong Base on the Moon." Zhu Gang said immediately. The name of this base is to commemorate the first artificial satellite of the Eastern Tang Dynasty.

After the two interacted with the audience for a while, they began to prepare for other work. Chang An and Fang Haibo were responsible for installing the cabins of the base, while Zhu Gang was responsible for collecting some soil samples.

Several people worked hard until 17:30 in the afternoon before returning to the spacecraft to rest. At this time, one cabin at Dongfanghong Base had been installed, and there was still one remaining.

After eating, Zhu Gang lay quietly in the lounge.

[Dear, are you okay? We have successfully landed on the moon, have you seen it? I am very honored to be one of the first Tang people to land on the moon.

I collected a lot of lunar soil and minerals today. These will be sent back to Blue Star in a few days. I have specially prepared a piece of lunar rock for you.

Don't worry, this is allowed by the regulations. You should get better as soon as possible. I hope that when I return to Blue Star, I can see a white and fat tranquility.

Go to bed early and don't watch live broadcasts often. After all, the holographic bracelet has a certain amount of radiation. I'm very good on the moon, so you don't have to worry about me. ——Brother Pig who flies to the moon]

In the ward of Shanghai Life Sciences Hospital.

Lin Jingping, who had just eaten some porridge, was a little surprised when she looked at the email sent by Zhu Gang. These days, Zhu Gang's emails have become an indispensable part of her life.

Lin Jingping put down the holographic bracelet and walked to the window. The sunset in the evening was intoxicating, but the crescent moon had not come out yet.

"Thinking about Brother Gangzi again?" Lin Ningxin put a bag of fruit on the bedside table.

"He sent me an email today and said he would send me a piece of moon rock." Lin Jingping said happily.

"I'm so envious." Lin Ningxin said while peeling the apple.

"I'm relieved that everything is fine with him." Lin Jingping returned to the hospital bed.

The distance of 360,000 kilometers between the Blue Star and the Moon did not block the thin red line between the two.