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The tone of the Chief Executive's brain trust was very stern, after all, they were all promoted by the Chief Executive. If they didn't perform well, the Chief Executive could dismiss them with a single word.

If they were dismissed, naturally they wouldn't get any money, nor would they have the status of being on the brain trust.

So, as they talked, the brain trust used their trump card!

"Or are you saying you're just worse than Pathfinder Company? The equipment you build is unusable?"

"If you admit it, I'll immediately go to the Chief Executive and ask him to grant you a one-month extension!"

Okay, nothing more to say, just work hard.

It was under such urging that the engineers did their best.

After simulated testing, the state of the national team's lunar lander was much better than the lunar landing equipment of decades ago. If it was successful decades ago, then now, of course, it should... probably... be almost successful.

The engineers also knew that there was such a thing as luck in the world.

The lunar landing was successful back then, but there were constant minor problems during the mission. A slight major accident would have meant the complete failure of the mission.

As for why Pathfinder Aerospace Company's equipment could be launched with so few tests and succeed every time, they really didn't know.

Perhaps... the times have really changed.

The "Pathfinder" of Pathfinder Company is world-renowned, perhaps because he has developed a groundbreaking spacecraft design and manufacturing method.

Unfortunately, there is no exchange between the two countries in this regard. If they could exchange ideas and learn those things, there wouldn't be this rushed launch.

So they hoped that the goddess of luck would be on their side this time as well.

In any case, it's launched, they can only keep an eye on it at all times, ensuring that small problems are resolved in time, and if there are major problems... let the astronauts escape as quickly as possible.

The national team's lunar lander and orbital module were rushed, but the Orion manned spacecraft was not rushed. It underwent thorough safety testing, so even if there were problems with the lunar lander and orbital module, the Orion manned spacecraft could bring the astronauts back.

Their flight process is different from that of Tianxia. They are not stingy with live broadcasts. They not only do a live broadcast once a day, but the space agency also releases various related videos, which is very lively.

Although Tianxia doesn't release much news about the moon, there is a lot of information here on Earth.

The astronauts who are about to enter the lunar space station are doing adaptation training in the Tiangong space station, and they will release some videos and information from time to time.

The approved permanent resident number of the Tiangong space station is three people. Only during shift changes will there be six people for a short time, but this time will not exceed two days. It is quite interesting that they will stay for a week this time.

At this time, the space station seems a little small.

Tianxia needs a larger space station!

Another thing is the unboxing video of the things brought back from the moon.

Lunar soil and the like, because some were brought back before, and now there is a ton of it, it is no longer rare, so unboxing it allows everyone to see the shape of the lunar rocks.

This time, the astronauts collected a lot of large lunar rocks, the largest of which weighed more than 100 kilograms!

On the moon, its weight is less than 20 kilograms, and the astronaut in a hard-shell powered spacesuit can pick it up and walk away.

In Earth orbit, its weight is 0 kilograms, and the astronaut can push it away.

And on Earth, scientists need to use a crane to take it out.

That scene is extremely interesting.

There is also lunar ice.

People have only seen it in dim, dark, and unevenly lit places, and have never seen it in a spacious and bright low-temperature laboratory.

This time, they can take a good look at it.

Those minerals and the like can also be seen. They are basically similar to the minerals on Earth, such as iron, aluminum, phosphorus, rare earths, etc., which are not rare things.

Especially since Tianxia is a major country in rare earth resources, which were sold at cabbage prices in the past, but were later controlled.

Just like that, one side sends a message, and the other side sends a message. On the evening of March 30th, local time in America, the American spacecraft arrived at the moon and successfully decelerated into lunar orbit.

At this stage, the engineers and scientists who participated in the project breathed a sigh of relief, at least the first stage was successful.

There are also people who only participated in this stage who are completely relaxed. They have passed the test, and the rest, whether good or bad, has nothing to do with them.

They will stay in lunar orbit for two days, check the status of the lunar lander, and use the telescope in the orbital module to carefully observe the landing site, combined with the data given by the orbital satellite, to determine the most accurate landing point.

The determined landing site is in the Clark Crater, which is two circles larger than the Bolide Crater where Tianxia landed, with a diameter of 74 kilometers. It is also located near the South Pole, 300 kilometers away from the Bolide Crater in a straight line.

The crater is so large that it is impossible to land casually. After a long period of research, the space agency has identified several suitable landing points, but the specific precise landing point needs to be observed by the astronauts themselves, and then decided after consultation with the space agency.

This process will not be made public, only the final precise landing point will be made public.

The inspection of the lunar lander is also very important. The astronauts also know how this lunar lander came about and know that it is a rushed product, so the inspection is very careful.

Not to mention checking every detail inside the lunar lander, even the outside was checked in extravehicular spacesuits.

However, performing extravehicular activities in lunar orbit is really dangerous, so only some precision equipment was checked, and simple mechanical structures such as landing legs were just looked at slightly.

In the end, they determined the landing point.

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The people who will land on the moon have also been selected, they are Commander Joseph and geologist Emily.

Deputy Commander Irimura Daichi stayed in orbit.

Joseph is a dark-skinned mixed-race man, Emily is a light-skinned mixed-race woman, and Irimura Daichi is a yellowish-brown-skinned minority mixed-race.

I have to admire America's talent selection skills, just three people can be so fair.

After Joseph and Emily were ready, they left the orbital module with the blessings of Irimura Daichi and descended towards the moon.

The ground control center, the orbital module, and the lunar lander's cockpit, people in these three places were all closely watching various data.

The audience was also watching the screen closely, not letting go of a single detail.

This landing has the participation of famous Hollywood photographers. His team has been following up since the time the cameras were installed, striving for the perfect picture angle for this live broadcast.

You really can't say anything, although the real-time picture quality is not as ultra-clear as Pathfinder's live broadcast, it is clear enough. In addition, the photographer's skills are profound, and the audience really has a feeling of watching a movie!

As the lunar lander got closer and closer to the landing site, all the data was normal, and the engineers relaxed little by little.

"Open the landing gear."

"Perhaps the times have really changed, and slow work no longer adapts to the current situation. Next time, we might as well..."

"Prepare to land."

"3, 2, turn off the engine, click..."

As soon as this crisp sound came out, the two people in the lunar lander were stunned for a moment.

"Camera shutter?"

"No, where did the camera come from!"

Then they felt the spacecraft was a little crooked.

"Could it be that the landing site is not as flat as the landing site of Moon Palace 2?"

After that, they became more and more crooked.

Joseph and Emily suddenly looked at each other and saw the panic in each other's eyes.

"Damn it!!"