"Hello, I'm Li Liang."
Li Liang stretched out his hand.
Mark held his hand, leaned forward and said, "Mark Kelly," and then introduced the six companions behind him.
Li Liang nodded in greeting.
Judging from their positions, Mark is the commander of the spacecraft, and the other six are mechanics or engineers. It can be seen that House conducted a preliminary screening when selecting prisoners, and the selection of people was quite accurate. All seven people passed Tam's inspection .
"Mr. Li Liang," Mark looked up at the space shuttle and said softly, "When I first learned about the history and structure of the space shuttle, I was deeply shocked by the courage and determination of human beings at that time. I felt so much in Neuromansion. Completed the launch for the first time, I never thought that one day I would see a space shuttle with my own eyes."
"Now, you see it," Li Liang smiled.
Mark turned his head and said solemnly: "Mr. Li Liang, I must tell you that even in the distant past, after countless inspections and tests by countless engineers, the space shuttle still has many hidden dangers, and every tiny mistake will Bringing catastrophe."
"I know," Li Liang said calmly, "the astronauts of that era also knew."
"Got it," Mark took a deep breath, "Take me to the launch control center."
More than ten minutes later.
A group of people walked into the "ancient" launch control center.
The cylindrical space that accommodates the space shuttle and the launch platform is more than ten kilometers in diameter. The wall extends out of the two-story annular platform. The tunnel entrance is the second floor, and the control center is located on the third floor, which is the same height as the top of the space shuttle.
At this moment, the team of mechanics led by Dr. Sisson, Morris, and Balentine have started up the equipment. The conference room-sized control center is buzzing with the smell of baking dust from the machines.
Mark didn't know Dr. Sisson, but he had obviously heard of the name of the dean of Putnam's New Australia branch. After a brief polite exchange, the two parties immediately got to work.
Compared to Dr. Xisen, the seven Dros captives are obviously more familiar with this system and are skillful in operating "ancient" computers that have long since disappeared from history.
They move between different computers, often leaning over to check the status of the system.
Li Liang stood at the door, watching the busy scene in front of him, and asked in a low voice: "K, have the supplies arrived?"
"That sinking tank is very spacious and contains a lot of things. It can't be unloaded all at once. Brother Shui and Old Tang brought more cars." K took off his sunglasses and wiped them. "Where's Sorge?"
"He is at the lookout," Li Liang smiled. "I just discovered that if Sorge and I are separated, Xi'an's drone will hover between the two of us."
K put on his sunglasses: "Good news."
"Well, Li Ru is helping us contact Li Hao."
"The father of the Fourth Princess and Child Li?"
"Yes, without his help, I guess it would be difficult for us to land on the moon."
K fell silent and reached out to squeeze Li Liang's shoulder.
At this time.
Mark walked closer quickly and said seriously: "The main avionics software system has been loaded into the general computer of the orbiting spacecraft. After a comprehensive inspection, the launch process can be entered."
"Okay, hard work," Li Liang nodded and asked casually, "How long does the inspection take?"
"Conservative estimate, one month."
"What?" Li Liang was stunned, "How long did you say?"
Mark gritted his teeth: "If we don't sleep, we can compress this time to about twenty days."
Li Liang and K looked at each other and looked at Dr. Xisen who was walking towards them.
Dr. Xisen spread his hands helplessly: "For safety's sake, this is the only way."
"Mr. Li Liang," Mark said solemnly, "The big guy in front of you weighs 2,200 tons. We need to check hundreds of systems and their subsystems to ensure the safety of all electronic and pipeline connections between the ground and the space shuttle. In addition, , the orbiting spacecraft alone has more than 300 independent devices, with a total length of more than 480 kilometers of electronic equipment lines, connected to computers, guidance and navigation equipment and a series of subsystems through 6,500 connectors, 20 The sky has reached its limit and cannot be compressed any further.”
Li Liang frowned and said, "We have no time. We must launch within two days."
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the door, and the control center became quiet.
Mark shook his head, walked to the glass curtain wall of the control center, looked at the space shuttle with only a corner exposed in the distance, and said in a low voice, "Even if we don't do inspections and launch recklessly, we will encounter another more difficult problem."
"what is the problem?"
"When the space shuttle was flying around the Earth in orbit, it was very difficult to keep in touch with the mission control center. At that time, humans used the tracking and data relay satellite system to solve this problem. The relay satellite system was geostationary at 35,888 kilometers. It consists of two communication satellites in orbit, and I just discovered that we have no relay satellites. That is to say, when the orbiting spacecraft flies around the earth, communications are likely to be interrupted, and astronauts have to rely on themselves to solve any problems they encounter. "
Mark held the glass with one hand and sighed: "There is no large operation manual here. Even if there is, you don't have time to train a qualified and calm space shuttle commander."
Dr. Xisen hesitated to speak: "Mark..."
"Doctor, I am willing to serve as commander. However, during the launch phase, all system operations must be completed at the mission control center. Who can take on this important task?" Mark turned to look at his six companions.
The six people shook their heads hastily at the same time.
Obviously, there is only one Mark Kelly, and he has no other skills.
Li Liang said calmly: "There is always a way to solve difficulties. Let's deal with them one by one. Let's talk about the inspection time first. Is there any way to shorten it?"
"...Yes," Mark hesitated, "It's just...unlikely..."
"Tell me."
"The fleet of Zhuos Marginal Business Department is assembled at the Lunar Headquarters. When undocking, it will be fully re-inspected by a micro-robot. This robot is very efficient, but..."
The hopes that had just risen in everyone's minds were extinguished. Mark's implication was that there was no chance for them deep underground to get Zhuos' robot.
At this time.
Li Liang suddenly remembered something and asked in a daze: "Mark, what does that kind of micro robot look like?"
"Hmm... looks like... a crab."
"Ah?" Dr. Xisen, K, and Balentine all looked at Li Liang.
Li Liang smiled: "Mr. Mark, wait a moment," he turned to Balentine and said, "Go get Cain's backpack."
"Okay," Balentine was excited and ran out the door.
More than ten minutes later.
Balentine ran back panting and handed over a backpack.
Li Liang opened his backpack and put his hand in. After a moment, a metal crab crawled out along his arm, swinging its two claws majestically.
Mark was stunned and murmured: "How could you have..."
One Zhuos engineer was surprised: "Early versions of RR-441 are rare now."
"Because the technology is backward?" Dr. Xisen looked at the metal crab. As a doctor whose main fields are biology and computers, he didn't know much about Zhuos' technology.
"No, it's because the technology is too comprehensive," Mark said happily. "The complexity of its central core is close to that of a bionic human, far exceeding the actual mission requirements, so Xi'an recycled most of the original RR-441 and provided a castrated version again. "
"What level of bionic man?" Dr. Sisen asked curiously.
"It is said to be close to the P-A2 type," Mark shrugged, "I can't remember exactly."
"This..." Dr. Xisen was a little shocked, "No wonder it has so many posture patterns."
Everyone stared at the metal crab standing on Li Liang's arm.
The crab's two tentacles swayed, and one of its claws was a welding gun, spitting out a thin stream of flame.
"With the RR-441, both problems are solved," Mark smiled and rubbed his palms. "First, it can inspect the entire space shuttle within twelve hours. Second, I can load the main avionics software into At its core, when an orbiting spacecraft is flying around the Earth, it performs system operations when an emergency occurs."
Everyone had a relaxed look on their faces.
Balentine grinned and stretched out his hand, trying to touch the awesome little crab.
"Oh, I'll go..."
His paws were instantly burned by the flames.
The crab raised the welding gun, which was quite noisy.
A burst of laughter erupted from Mission Control.
After a moment, Mark suppressed his smile and asked softly: "So, Mr. Li Liang, who are the astronauts? I think they can start training."
Li Liang smiled and said: "Two people, me and a comatose woman."
Mark was stunned, and the other six Dros looked at each other.
