Great Country Academician

As the 'lunar rescue' operation unfolds, more and more people are paying attention to the live broadcast of China's lunar landing project.

Not only in China, but also in many foreign countries, especially the United States, there are many viewers paying attention to this matter.

On the one hand, it involves astronauts from one's own country. On the other hand, things like lunar rescue operations sound quite "cool" and very sci-fi.

For this reason, the foreign version of a certain music software specifically applied to CTV for the rights to broadcast the live broadcast of the moon landing.

Although Rabbit has always been relatively low-key when it comes to controlling international public opinion, with this kind of door-to-door propaganda, you can make decisions with just your toes.

This kind of good opportunity to expand one's international influence does not come around all the time.

the other side.

Far away in the lunar orbit 380,000 kilometers away, the silver-white Xinghai swept across the lunar sky. The auxiliary electric propulsion engines on the wings of the space shuttle swayed with blue-white light, adjusting its orbit bit by bit. .

At the same time, relevant contact signals are also heading towards the lunar Antarctic coverage.

On the moon, in the Artemis lunar module in the Aitken Basin of Antarctica, two NASA astronauts, Smedley Moore and McAdam Julia, are staring hopefully at the terminal showing the communication connection. .

"Moore, do you think they will really come to rescue us?"

In the lunar module, McAdam Julia's face showed various emotions such as anticipation, hope, and uneasiness.

Just about an hour ago, NASA spoke to them via satellite connection and informed the two that NASA and the authorities had communicated with the country on the other side, and the Xinghai Research Institute would arrange for the Xinghai to go to the lunar Antarctic for rescue work.

This news immediately made the two people escape from the despair of being trapped on the moon, and they waited with hope.

But even so, the two of them still had doubts about whether the rescue operation would come and whether it would be successful.

On the one hand, they are competitors in this space race. On the other hand, lunar surface rescue is much more difficult than normal manned moon landings.

Although various countries have corresponding space rescue plans, according to today's human technological level, the consequence of failure in space operations is basically death.

Although there have been cases of successful lunar rescue operations in history, such as the Apollo 13 lunar landing project, NASA successfully launched a space rescue and rescued three astronauts back to Earth.

But the Apollo 13 rescue operation was strictly a self-rescue by the astronauts. They used the intact engine of the lunar module and the gravity of the moon to return to Earth, and it was not an external rescue.

Now, they are trapped on the moon and need external rescue.

Such an action has never happened before in the history of spaceflight.

Opposite him, Smedley Moore took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, and said, "I believe it will be."

Whether he believes it or not, the only hope now is China's rescue.

Rather than die on the moon, he would rather return home alive.

In the lunar module, the two fell silent.

At this moment, a text 'request connection' lit up on the screen of the communication terminal. The two people's eyes lit up, and they rushed over excitedly. In the end, Smedley Moore reached out tremblingly and pressed the connection button. button.

"Call the Artemis lunar module. This is the Xinghai. Please answer when you receive it."

In the lunar module, a middle-aged man's steady voice sounded, just like a person about to die of thirst in the endless desert encountering a trickling spring, making people crazy and happy.

In front of the communication terminal, Smedley Moore responded tremblingly: "This is the Artemis moon landing. I am the moon landing astronaut Smedley Moore. Are you here to rescue us?" "

"Yes, based on the principles of humanitarianism and mutual assistance in outer space, we will carry out rescue work on the moon. Moon rescue is a very difficult task. To ensure the success of the rescue work, please cooperate with us."

"We cooperate!"

After quickly responding to the Xinghai's answer, Smedley Moore couldn't wait to ask: "What do you need us to do?"

The communication on the other side paused briefly, and then it was passed on.

"We are adjusting the orbit. Please open the traditional database system of the lunar module first. We need to obtain some data to make an accurate judgment on the damage to the Artemis lunar module and adjust rescue methods. .”

Upon hearing this request, Smedley Moore's voice was silent for a while before he said: "I need to request instructions from NASA."

Opening the database of the Artemis lunar module means that the other party will obtain detailed data about their moon landing, including the operating data of many key equipment, which is stored in the database.

If this data is obtained by the other party, it means that many of their technologies and data will be explored by the other party.

On the Xinghai, Zhai Zhigang listened to the other party's answer and said without paying attention: "Moon landing rescue is a very difficult and dangerous task. It is your business whether to ask NASA for instructions, but we are serious and responsible. Attitude requires the most comprehensive judgment of your situation.”

"If there is a misjudgment, it will cause great interference to this rescue operation, and may even result in a failure of the rescue. If you are unable to open the database, in order to ensure the safety of our astronauts, we will suspend the rescue operation and resume contact with You communicate.”

In the Artemis lunar module, Smedley Moore fell silent.

The meaning of the other party is obvious. If they are unwilling to open up, the rescue operation will be suspended and renegotiated from the perspective of ensuring the safety of their own astronauts.

But can they survive until then?

All the oxygen reserves on the lunar module add up to only about thirty hours. When it comes to the core data of the Artemis lunar module and even the life support unit, what will NASA and the authorities choose?

Even if their lives are finally chosen, how long will the debate take?

The longer they spend doing these things, the less likely they are to survive.

On the other side, the NASA headquarters building in Washington.

In the main control room of the Artemis lunar landing project, Bill Nelson stood expressionlessly next to the console, looking at the flashing green dot on the surveillance radar screen and the screen that was live broadcasting the 'lunar rescue operation'

That was their opponent's space shuttle, adjusting its orbit above the moon.

Of course, they do not have the ability to monitor the entire process. The radar information captured now was transmitted back by the Artemis and Orion multi-purpose manned spacecraft.

Only when the space shuttle entered the radar capture range of the two would they have a chance to see it.

Although he knew that the other party was constantly adjusting its orbit to prepare to rescue their astronauts, Bill Nelson was worried about other things.

If given the choice, he would rather give up the lives of the two astronauts on the moon, hold a grand funeral for them, and compensate their families.

After all, for the United States, the death of two people, even two elite astronauts, is nothing at all.

But obviously, this thought can only be buried in his heart and cannot be expressed.

Although politics is dirty, what is exposed to the public must undoubtedly be glamorous.

For those in power, if they choose to give up when they can save it, what they give up is not the lives of the two astronauts, but their own political careers.

At this moment, in the main control room, the call signal from the Artemis lunar module came through.

"This is the Artemis"

On the opposite side, Smedley Moore briefly reported the request to open the database. After hearing the other party's report, Bill Nelson's heart sank completely.

What he was most worried about happened.

Obviously, the opponent will not miss this opportunity. The Artemis lunar module is the technological crystallization of NASA and major aerospace companies in the United States in the past ten years.

The technologies used above are the result of their continuous accumulation, improvement and optimization over a long period of time. Looking at the world, any one of them can be said to be the best.

And now, those Chinese people are targeting these things.

Although the data recorded in the lunar module database are only the operation logs and caches of these technologies and do not involve anything too core, it is still a huge loss for them.

"Shit!"

Bill Nelson gritted his teeth and cursed.

The opponent's method was very straightforward. They directly asked them to open the database and transmit data. The reason was to evaluate the damage of the lunar module to make a judgment on the rescue operation. Otherwise, if there were problems in the rescue operation, all the responsibility would be on them.

The most important thing is that they can't refuse yet.

Shit! Shet! This is taking advantage of the situation! What about the promised humanitarian rescue?

After gritting his teeth and swearing for a few times, Bill Nelson took a deep breath to calm down his emotions. After comforting the two astronauts, he quickly left the main control room.

This matter involves not only NASA, but also major aerospace companies in the United States. As the director of NASA, he can no longer make a decision and can only let the president come.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

On the Internet, after Xinghai Research Institute provided a live broadcast of the 'Humanitarian Rescue Operation' and the fully publicized 'Lunar Rescue', more and more viewers poured into the live broadcast room.

Especially in the United States, after the American version of a certain audio channel provided the broadcast footage, millions of viewers flocked to the broadcast room.

Some people expressed disappointment with NASA's aerospace technology, some praised China's humanitarian rescue operations, and some even licked the United States' spirit of not giving up on every citizen.

【Thank you! I don’t even know what NASA has been developing over the years? We have sent astronauts to the moon and brought them back successfully in the last century, but now they have failed? 】

[If those Chinese people hadn’t revealed the news, I wouldn’t have even known about the failure of the Artemis lunar module to land on the moon. NASA was hiding it from us from the beginning! Shit! 】

[I am very fortunate that there are Chinese people on this moon landing. Otherwise, I can’t imagine what our astronauts would be like. 】

[I heard that in order to rescue our astronauts, they voluntarily gave up their unfinished scientific research work on the moon landing. 】

[Isn’t this the result of NASA and the government communicating with each other? If it weren't for the request of the United States, I'm sure those people wouldn't bother to care about the life and death of the Artemis astronauts. 】

[Never giving up the spirit of every citizen is the most outstanding expression of human civilization. 】

[Hehe, if they hadn’t revealed these things, NASA would have even prepared to let the two astronauts die on the moon. Rescue? Pick up the body? 】

There are constant discussions on the Internet. For a country with a special political system like the United States, public sentiment is something that needs to be maintained, or at least superficially protected.

In a country of immigrants, if the people lose their confidence in the country, it will be the biggest disaster.

Therefore, even if they knew the opponent's conspiracy, NASA and the authorities had no choice but to open the Artemis database to Xinghai.

Even if this is the opponent's conspiracy, they can only get involved with their own bodies.

If this rescue operation fails because they do not open the database, public opinion will completely explode.

On the other side, the polar launch orbit is at the south pole of the moon.

The silver-white Xinghai is orbiting in an elliptical orbit around the moon.

"OK, the connection is successful. Once the data transmission is completed, we can take action."

Looking at the picture on the display screen, Zhai Zhigang showed a smile on his face.

I originally thought that those Americans would delay for a while, but I didn't expect that they agreed very quickly.

"Captain, there is a problem with the database." At this moment, Chen Dong suddenly said.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Zhai Zhigang quickly turned his head and asked.

"It has been deleted. Some indexes and data inside have been deleted. It should have been done by NASA or the astronauts on the Artemis."

Chen Dong replied that he had learned some computer-related knowledge. When Xinghai connected to the Artemis lunar module database, he opened the computer and browsed it.

"I knew there was something wrong with them agreeing so quickly." Zhai Zhigang shook his head and said, and then continued: "It's okay. Some things are impossible to delete. Just receive them and pass them back to the base."

After a pause, he continued: "Be prepared. In twenty minutes we will arrive over the Aitken Basin in the South Pole of the moon again. Don't forget this mission."

Chen Dong smiled and said, "Don't worry, captain, I won't miss any detail."

PS: My mother suddenly called me at noon today and asked me if I had cooked anything delicious for my birthday. I was stunned. Is it my birthday today?

Then I flipped through the calendar, holy crap, today is the 21st of the twelfth lunar month?

It’s another year where I forgot my birthday, so let’s go have a late-night snack (ω).

Another note: It’s almost the beginning of the month, so I’d like to ask everyone to hold a guaranteed monthly ticket. There will be another chapter later, but it will be quite late, so everyone should stay tuned in the morning.