Less than twenty minutes had passed since the showdown on the multi-axis training device. Zhang Heng and his group of candidate astronauts were pulled non-stop to the next place by the transport vehicle.
Through the car window, Zhang Heng saw a white main building with the American flag on the right, the NASA logo on the left, and an abstract sculpture of a rocket taking off on the side of the road.
"The Kennedy Space Center is located on Maitri Island on the east coast of Florida in the eastern United States. Construction started in 1962. The name was changed to commemorate the late President Kennedy." A boy who looked like a high school student was excited. road.
"Based on the distance, we should have been at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, where the Mercury Project, the Gemini Project, and the early Apollo missions all started, because that is where rockets can be launched into the ocean to avoid damage to the ocean. Populated areas bring dangers. At the same time, they are closer to the equator. They can make full use of the earth's autotransmission to give the rocket greater thrust. However, because it could not match the 'Saturn' 5 rocket, the Kennedy Space Center later built a brand new one. launch base."
"Wait, is Kennedy already dead at this time?" the fat man asked.
"Yes, he was assassinated in Dallas in 1963. Although he gave the famous moon landing speech, he did not personally see the American astronauts set foot on the moon." The boy who looked like a high school student shrugged.
"Everyone, do you need me to remind you that we are not here for tourism? Shouldn't we be more concerned about our own situation now?" The strong man named Anthony frowned.
"Yeah, it seems that the main mission this time is for us to land on the moon, or at least reach outer space, but as far as I'm concerned, there's actually not much difference between the two."
"Why do you say that?" the only girl in this round of copies asked. When she got on the bus, she didn't know whether it was a coincidence that she chose the seat next to Zhang Heng.
"Don't you know?" The boy who looked like a high school student raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised.
"Apollo 10 took off at 12:49 on May 18, 1969. The captain previously said that the rocket was launched three days ago, which means that the time we entered the replica was May 21, 1969."
"So?" The girl blinked.
The boy leaned back in his chair and smiled at the girl, "The launch time of Apollo 11 was July 16, 1969, and the subsequent Apollo 12 was December 14. There was a gap of nearly five years. Months, and considering our copy deadline this time, so..."
"Didn't you say before that the United States has another Gemini project?"
"The Gemini Project was the transition between the Mercury Project and the Apollo Project. It started in 1961 and completed ten manned missions in Earth orbit, and it was successfully concluded in 1965."
The middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual said, "So if we want to complete this main mission, we have only one chance, which is to board Apollo 11." His expression looked solemn.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed, and the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became very strange.
Only the fat man was still confused, "What's wrong? Is Apollo 11 dangerous?"
"Dangerous?" The boy who looked like a high school student grinned and pointed at the NASA driver driving in front of him. "Yes, after all, this is the first time humans have challenged to land on the moon. Not only do these ordinary people feel unsure, but even NASA The scientists, engineers and astronauts on the mission were all panicked, but as latecomers, we knew very well that the final result of this mission was a complete victory, so the real problem we faced was How to get on Apollo 11.”
"How many astronauts can fit on Apollo 11?" The girl asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
The boy who looked like a high school student raised three fingers and said, "Everyone knows Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin, and Command/Service Module Pilot Michael Collins."
This time, even the fat man's expression changed, and he lost his voice and said, "Three? But there are seven of us now."
"Is this your first time participating in a single-player competitive copy?" The strong man named Anthony sneered, "Don't you know what competition means?"
"I... I have been following team activities before. This is the first time I have entered a dungeon alone." Fatty said with a sad face, "The difficulty of the single-player dungeon is too high. More than half of the elimination rate, from small to large, In all the competitive events, my ranking is not even in the middle."
"Then why did you choose to act alone this time?" the girl asked with interest.
"Because... because..." The fat man hesitated for a long time, but he still couldn't explain the reason.
In the end, a strong man named Anthony revealed his scar ruthlessly, "Because you were too weak and held your team back, so you were kicked out by the team members. As a result, you couldn't find another one willing to accept you." Your team, so you can only queue alone."
Although the fat man did not admit it, his instantly gray face proved that Anthony's words were correct.
"Lucky, this way we have one less competitor for this dungeon." The boy who looked like a high school student put his hands behind his head and said with a smile.
The middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses shook his head, "You are a little too optimistic. In history, Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon, but don't forget that it was Armstrong and his team who carried out the mission. , if it were us, what chance would you have of winning?"
His words also caused the car to fall into silence again.
After an unknown amount of time, the strong man named Anthony said, "Looking on the bright side, at least we still have sixty days of training."
"Strictly speaking, it's 55 days, because Apollo 11 will be launched on July 16, and minus the quarantine period before launch, our training time is only 48 days." The boy who looked like a high school student said, "By the way To add to this, the usual training time for a professional astronaut is two to three years, and future deep space exploration missions may even last up to five years. Payload experts and scientist astronauts have slightly better training times, but the shortest training time is more than half a year."
"Why do you know so much about these things?" the girl asked curiously, "No matter how prepared you are, you wouldn't go out of your way to collect such unpopular knowledge. You can even remember the launch time of Apollo 10 so clearly. It’s accurate to the minute.”
"Because I am an avid space enthusiast, this game is my destiny circle." The boy who looked like a high school student said with a confident smile.
