NASA Space Center, Button City, United States.
The atmosphere here is extremely tense today. Everyone is busy at their respective posts, with tense expressions on their faces, but mixed with a strong expectation.
In the corridor, researchers dressed in white can be seen hurriedly passing by from time to time.
Even if he saw his old friends, he no longer bothered to say hello. The two sides just passed each other like strangers, and everything seemed extremely urgent.
Luann Matthews was standing in the command center with agents from the Hurricane Bureau. His eyes were fixed on a large projection shield in front of him, his expression full of solemnity.
Today is a special day. It is a very important day for the Hurricane Bureau, the Space Center, and even the entire United States.
Just a week ago, they successfully launched a manned aviation spacecraft called "New Apollo 1" and started the 9th manned aviation program.
However, this flight was different from the previous ones.
This time it is not about logging into the space station for docking as in the past, but a more ambitious goal - manned landing on the moon.
This is a new attempt more than 60 years after the last manned moon landing. This is also the most nervous and exciting moment for all aerospace workers.
According to records, although the last moon landing plan was successful, due to various reasons such as funding, income, and current circumstances, the plan was forced to stop and could not continue.
This is undoubtedly a regret for many people.
And now, the Apollo manned moon landing program has been restarted, which suddenly made countless people crazy about it.
More than four months have passed since the Gun of Longinus was discovered.
It can be said that the discovery of this gun was a key factor in relaunching the Apollo manned moon landing program.
At a time when extraordinary things are appearing frequently, the appearance of this gun is tantamount to telling everyone that this is the most obvious realm of extraordinary things, within reach.
No one can resist such temptation.
What's more, the United States has been looking for its own extraordinary person in the country.
But so far, apart from Beru, no extraordinary person has been found during the excavations. On the contrary, a lot of alien species have been discovered, and most of them have been kept in an underground shelter on the outskirts of Button City so that they can be studied at any time.
Therefore, for the gun on the back of the moon, the top management is determined to get it.
Even if containment is not possible, then at least enough research files must be established, and it is best to have them firmly in hand.
Against this premise and background, the Apollo manned moon landing plan, which had been shelved for decades, was once again put on the agenda, known as the "New Apollo Plan."
The United States itself has top-notch technology in the aerospace field, and has had experience in successfully landing on the moon, so this time the new Apollo project went smoothly.
Moreover, stimulated by the emergence of extraordinary worlds one after another, as well as the pressure from Fanxing Company, many domestic capitals in the United States also took advantage of the news, investing large amounts of funds, and abruptly shortened the planning time to four months.
In fact, according to the original budget, this time can be shortened to at least three months.
But after all, it is a cutting-edge technology involving human body aeronautical engineering. There are many technical problems that need to be overcome. It cannot be the same as last time. After landing on the moon, we can’t be active outside for two and a half hours and then have to return. It's a spacecraft.
Therefore, there are still many technical difficulties that need to be overcome, and the modification of the spacecraft also requires a lot of manpower and material resources, which resulted in the final plan being delayed for more than a month before being barely completed.
However, since the capital flow this time is very large, the project team is not short of money in all aspects.
A lot of money was thrown in, and all kinds of top-notch materials were invested, making the scale of the entire plan countless times larger than before.
Not only has the number of members of the aerospace team increased to thirteen, but the overall function of the spacecraft has been comprehensively upgraded, and it is no longer the one-day trip it once was.
Now, the new Apollo 1 can explore the moon for more than 128 hours.
Not only that, the spacecraft is also equipped with a set of folding infrastructure. After unfolding, a temporary shelter can be temporarily established on the moon to form a survival support camp for three people for two years.
In other words, they not only want to land on the moon this time, but also build a base on the moon to completely establish a foothold!
This may sound like science fiction, but with the current level of technology, it is indeed possible.
The reason why it has not been done for so long is because this technology is relatively immature and requires a huge amount of money to invest, but the returns are pitiful and it is not worth wasting resources.
But now that there is a reason to do this, NANS Space Center once again demonstrated their technical background, which is really shocking.
However, the confidentiality level of this project was directly raised to the highest level in history. Even like the original Manhattan Project, all scientists used a new and original symbol to represent some basic formulas in science.
Some people have even imagined that after this plan is successfully completed, the formulas they created can be recorded in textbooks like their predecessors and become famous throughout the ages.
But for now, their desire to become famous cannot be realized yet.
At least that's unlikely to happen for a long time after the spacecraft successfully logs in.
Unless the government has collected enough extraordinary information to achieve its purpose and finalize everything.
Perhaps only then can the names of these people be announced.
During this period, they could not even share the joy of the successful launch of the spacecraft with their families.
Such a result undoubtedly makes people feel very disappointed, and it feels a bit like walking at night in brocade clothes.
At this moment, the time came to twelve noon.
It was supposed to be a pleasant lunch time, but no one at the space center had any intention of eating.
The researchers and operators all stood in front of their posts, monitoring every message sent back by the computer, for fear of any omissions.
Everyone's nerves are highly tense. Now we have reached the most critical moment. This is not only the result of four months of hard work, but also related to the future and glory of every aerospace worker present.
"Dip...the spacecraft landed successfully..."
Above the command center, the green light on the screen lit up, and an electronic prompt that everyone had been waiting for for a long time came over.
"..."
The scene suddenly fell silent for a moment.
The next second, a roar of celebration erupted, and the entire space center staff stood up from their seats, excitedly celebrating this moment.
"It worked! We succeeded!!"
"Hahahaha! God bless! We finally landed on the moon again!"
"Oh my god! Oh my god! Thirteen people! These are thirteen people! We sent thirteen people to the moon! We completed an unprecedented feat! This will be recorded in the annals of human history!! "
"We really succeeded! This is not a dream! This is real! This is not a dream! This is real!"
"Hahaha! I'm so happy to be able to witness it with my own eyes... Oh, Shet! Franco, you idiot, get off the table, don't step on the instrument!!"
"..."
Everyone in the space center looked ecstatic, and the cheers they erupted resounded throughout the space center, making the soldiers on guard outside the door startle and look inside curiously.
"Professor Houston, congratulations. The new Apollo program has been successful. Your name will be seen in the textbooks of all children in the future."
At the command center, Lu En also smiled.
Next to him is a white-haired old professor. He is the general manager of the new Apollo program and the director of the space center, Halaster Houston.
"Haha, Matthews, you are also one of the people responsible for this plan. I succeeded, which means you succeeded too. I also want to be happy for you."
Professor Houston's tense expression finally relaxed. He looked at the director of the hurricane bureau with a smile, feeling grateful that he had agreed to the other party's plan.
It was because of the other party that this seemingly crazy moon landing plan was proposed and implemented.
Without the support of Director Lu En, even if he wanted to, with his influence, it would be impossible to persuade the higher-ups to nod in agreement.
The success of the new Apollo program can be said to be the right time, the right location, and the right people and people, all of which are indispensable.
Now after waiting for seven whole days and nights, the new Apollo 1 finally successfully completed the landing, which meant that all their efforts were successful and they finally set foot on the moon again.
The two directors Lu En and Houston exchanged a few words easily together, and then stopped at the same time with a tacit understanding, all looking at the big screen in front of them.
"Command Center, I am the captain of this new Apollo 1 team, Tony Michelit Ramsey. I will report the situation to you now."
A handsome man in a black T-shirt appeared in front of the camera, holding a document in his hand and saying:
"At 12:35 in Washington, the new Apollo 1 has successfully landed. The coordinates are 237.47; 126.54, and the error from the expected location is no more than 1.5 miles..."
"Our spacecraft's current crew of 13 people is in no abnormal condition and can be on standby at any time..."
"There are 2250KG of food left, a total of 13500KG of water resources, 745GJ left in the spacecraft energy system, sufficient oxygen resources, the spacecraft's electronic system is operating normally, and the control ports are unobstructed..."
"After inspection, it was found that the third vent on the left side of the bridge was abnormally blocked. Engineer Swaro has been dispatched to repair it. It is initially estimated that a foreign object is stuck..."
"Other than that, the spacecraft is in good condition and there are no other risks. Please inform the command..."
"..."
After the statement ended, Tony closed the report in his hand, then saluted to the camera and said:
"All current situations of the new Apollo 1 have been reported and are on standby. Please give instructions from the command center."
Hearing this, Houston and Luen looked at each other. The latter took two steps forward and said to Tony over there:
"Well done, thank you for your hard work. The 'New Apollo Project' has been successfully completed. Next, please start executing the 'Longinus Project'. Immediately land on the moon, deploy the base, and start collecting target information and conducting real-time Image dissemination, we need to know what you are doing."
Tony nodded seriously and shouted solemnly:
"Yes! Commander!"
Immediately afterwards, the picture on the big screen was split into two. One side still showed the situation inside the new Apollo 1 spacecraft, and the other side showed the space scene outside the spacecraft.
"It's so beautiful...even bigger than we imagined..."
Lu En couldn't help but feel a little intoxicated as he looked at the newly appeared picture.
Outside the spacecraft, on the desolate surface of the moon, a giant spear was thrust diagonally into the earth. From this angle, it felt like it was going to penetrate the sky and the earth.
This is their goal this time, the Spear of Longinus inserted on the back of the moon.
"This must be the first time we've been so close to it... It's really shocking... It's really hard to imagine who left such a weapon there? Is there really a God?"
Professor Houston also looked at the spear in trance. All the researchers present were fascinated by the sight before them, and the entire command center was silent for a while.
"Ahem... Okay, the new Apollo team has begun preparations. It will take some time for them to complete the moon landing and the deployment of the base. Everyone takes advantage of this time to take turns to eat. If you have any personal hygiene needs, Let’s solve it together as soon as possible!”
Professor Houston quickly came to his senses and issued new instructions to his subordinates.
After hearing this, everyone also left their seats one after another, knowing that their hunger was long overdue.
Seeing them leave one by one with excited expressions, Lu En was also very pleased in his heart.
Being able to get to this point is all due to the joint efforts of everyone.
Everyone here is a top expert in the field of aerospace engineering, and they are all big guys who can shock the industry.
But now they are all willing to join in and listen to themselves and Houston's instructions. The so-called, is what is happening in front of them.
"After inspection, it was found that the third vent on the left side of the bridge was abnormally blocked. Engineer Swaro has been dispatched to repair it. It is initially estimated that a foreign object is stuck..."
"Other than that, the spacecraft is in good condition and there are no other risks. Please inform the command..."
"..."
After the statement ended, Tony closed the report in his hand, then saluted to the camera and said:
"All the current status reports of the new Apollo 1 have been completed and are on standby. Please give instructions from the command center."
