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The American Aerospace Agency has also been busy these past few days.

Because the Peacock Aerospace Agency's lunar exploration mission requires America's detection network, and even some of the equipment on the rockets and probes were purchased from the American Aerospace Agency, they've been extremely busy.

Although Peacock Aerospace has always claimed that the Mark III rocket and Chandrayaan-3 are 100% "domestic glory," that's simply not the case.

Compared to the comprehensive development of the aerospace industries of America, the Soviet Union, and Tianxia (China), other countries' aerospace industries are specialized in only a few areas.

Basically, they excel in one field while being subpar in others, with some even scoring zero in certain subjects.

Now, the Soviet Union seems to be facing problems as well, the biggest being a lack of money; they can't afford to buy new "books" and are relying on their existing resources.

However, the legacy left by their predecessor is so substantial that it will last for a long time, though it's unclear what they will do once those resources are depleted.

Among the group of specialized students lagging behind, the Peacock Federation seems, perhaps, possibly, to be doing relatively well.

They've recently become more motivated, but their foundation is weak; they haven't even mastered elementary school material and are skipping middle school to tackle high school textbooks.

Believe it or not, despite this fellow's unpleasant personality, always being annoying and asking for a beating, they do possess some cleverness.

Take the extraterrestrial exploration project, for example. They completed a lunar orbit and then skipped landing, roving, and returning, directly heading to explore Mars. They actually succeeded, immediately becoming the leading country in Asia for Mars exploration.

However, they later returned to lunar exploration, planning to complete a lunar soft landing and lunar rover mission, but only achieved 95% success.

The "hard landing" was Chandrayaan-2. They didn't give up and modified the backup probe from 2, creating Chandrayaan-3.

Just today, Chandrayaan-3, after flying in space for several days, finally entered lunar orbit.

After adjusting the landing angle, both the American Aerospace Agency and the Peacock Aerospace Agency knew that the time to land had arrived.

The two aerospace agencies worked together, the descent engine was activated, and Chandrayaan-3 descended towards the designated landing site.

At this moment, everyone became nervous because Chandrayaan-2 had encountered problems during this very process a few years ago.

The Peacock Federation's technicians were very confident because they had made a "comprehensive" upgrade to Chandrayaan-3, ensuring that no problems would occur this time.

"Normal!"

"Normal!"

"Normal!"

A series of "normals" also indicated their strength.

They were not the same as they were a few years ago!

Soon, the report came that they were at a distance of 2.1 kilometers from the lunar surface and everything was "normal."

Stable!

Chandrayaan-2 lost contact at this distance, so passing this point naturally meant no problems.

1 kilometer!

500 meters!

50 meters!!

5 meters!!!

Peacock Aerospace Agency: "We have succeeded..."

American Aerospace Agency: "Chandrayaan-3 has lost contact!"

Peacock Aerospace Agency: "??!!"

"..."

Not only was the Peacock Aerospace Agency stunned, but everyone watching the live broadcast was also dumbfounded.

The live broadcast during the landing phase had switched to the camera on the lander, but due to the antenna power, the live broadcast picture was no longer clear.

At this time, people remembered the lunar landing live broadcast of Moon Palace-2 by Navigator Company; such a large device, equipped with a high-power antenna.

The clarity of that live broadcast was, well, unparalleled.

Thinking about it this way, many people realized something.

«Something's not right. Why did I feel that the Peacock Nation's probe landing on the moon was so great? It's clearly not even comparable to a private aerospace company.»

Upon closer inspection.

«Damn it, have I been manipulated by the media again?»

Then many people understood, and when they watched the live broadcast again, that sacred aura was gone, and they were simply watching from the perspective of enthusiasts.

After all, as space enthusiasts, they are happy no matter which country explores the moon.

Unexpectedly, suddenly the blurry picture disappeared, and the screen went completely black.

Yes, there was no switch back to the command hall, nor to the guest chat screen; it was just a black screen.

"This is... the live broadcast was cut off? But why aren't they letting us watch anything else?"

Then they began to collect information from various channels and immediately learned about the loss of contact.

"Damn, no way, lost contact again during the descent phase? Is this really the 'Chandrayaan curse'?"

"2 and 3 are both like this, this is too coincidental. Didn't the Peacock Aerospace Agency say they made targeted upgrades?"

"I think the Peacock Federation's strength isn't on the moon; continue the Mars program. Work hard and strive to become the second Asian country to land on Mars."

"Alas, the moon is still too difficult for humans. Before departure, there is 100% confidence, but once they leave the human world and reach the uncontrollable moon, the success rate fluctuates."

"The Peacock Federation still has some technology, but the foundation is not solid..."

While the outside world was in an uproar, the two aerospace centers were also in a frenzy. They checked all the systems and constantly sent commands to Chandrayaan-3, but all the information was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any response.

The Peacock Aerospace Agency had the air conditioning set to full blast, but everyone was sweating profusely.

The previous bragging had already been made, even confronting everything, now that they had failed, what to do?

Other things are easy to handle, but how to withstand the old immortal's anger?

Compared to the Peacock Aerospace Agency's sweaty panic, the American Aerospace Agency was much better. They basically followed the procedures to troubleshoot the problem and then tried to communicate with the lander and the rover.

After all, the other party was only using their detection network, it wasn't their own lunar exploration mission.

The only possible trouble for them would be if the subsequent investigation revealed that the problem was with the equipment they sold.

However, this possibility was too small; those same devices had been used on many types of rockets and probes and had never had a problem.

Of course, there were also people who were anxious, namely, the director of the Aerospace Agency, Jim, and the Trump's spokesperson, Kuna, who had decided on this cooperation plan.

They originally wanted to support Peacock Aerospace and let them annoy Tianxia (China). To complete this plan, they even spent money to let the media cooperate.

If they could stir up some public opinion within Tianxia and affect Tianxia's subsequent aerospace plans, spending some funds would be worth it.

Who would have thought that the Peacock Nation would fail again.

Werner paced back and forth anxiously in his office.

There was no way around it, he was the one who initiated this plan.

Perhaps, he really had to go home this time.

Jim also sat in the conference room, looking at Kuna pacing around, and then looking at the busy command center staff outside the window. He was about to say something when the assistant suddenly said, "Contact has been made!"

"What?!"

Kuna was first surprised and then happy, and immediately asked, "Chandrayaan-3 has been contacted? Is it a success or a failure? Quick, quick, tell me!"

While saying to tell him, he directly snatched the tablet computer from the assistant's hand.

Looking at the content on the tablet, his happy face quickly collapsed, then frowned and became calm, and finally became happy again little by little.

That face-changing skill, advanced!

With the change of his expression, there was also movement outside.

Chandrayaan-3 did crash, but because the distance of the problem was not high, after all, the last confirmed height was 5 meters.

At that time, with the reverse thrust deceleration, coupled with communication delays, the lander's height would be lower.

They analyzed that it was probably more than three meters.

Falling from this height should not become a debris field.

After checking everything, they found that some equipment could still run, indicating that it was not completely smashed, but the landing legs must have been broken.

Because there was information returned by the camera, the picture was skewed.

Afterwards, the staff was pleasantly surprised to find that one solar panel could be deployed, which could supply the remaining equipment to work for a period of time.

Most importantly, the rover seemed to be fine.

The skewed angle was a bit large, and the ramp could not be opened normally, but gambling on it, the rover should be able to be lowered.

70% chance.

Gamble it!!

Sure enough, the picture was also skewed when the rover came down, and even more skewed for a few seconds, almost falling over.

Fortunately, it managed to leave the lander safely!

The rover went out a few meters and then looked back at the lander.

The lander did crash quite badly, it was a miracle that the rover could walk down intact!

Therefore, the Peacock Aerospace Agency called this mission - a flawed 100% success!

Netizens: "..."

That's all for today, bye.