The Jeep stopped after less than half a turn, not because it found the other two people, but because the wind and sand were too strong and the sand and gravel blocked the exhaust pipe. At first, it just lacked power, but soon the engine stalled. .
In this case, it is almost impossible to turn the engine off and light it up again, and the other jeep car is not much better, it is just a matter of first and then, so everyone can only give up the search and wait in the car. The storm passed.
During this period, a small accident occurred. The glass on the right side of a car was shattered by flying stones. Everyone had to use clothes to block the glass layer by layer to prevent sand from pouring into the car. .
However, no one expected that this sandstorm would last for a whole day and night. When the wind speed slowed down and they could get out of the car and move around, they discovered that half of the wheels were already stuck in the sand.
If this sandstorm lasts longer, it is unknown whether the people in the car will survive safely, let alone the people outside the car. In such a harsh environment, it is almost impossible for the missing people to survive. hope.
However, even so, after the wind calmed down, the captain immediately contacted the people in Area 51 and asked them to send out manpower to search for NASA's two astronaut candidates who were missing in the sandstorm.
But before that, the captain sent Zhang Heng back to the Kennedy Space Center because astronauts had to undergo a week of quarantine before the rocket was launched, staying away from family, colleagues, and other outsiders to avoid catching a cold. viruses or other common diseases.
During this period, only staff who have been screened by the medical team can come into close contact with the quarantined astronauts if necessary. Considering the ubiquitous bacteria and floating objects in the air, astronauts cannot leave the isolation room. Even if spouses or children come to visit, they must first undergo a physical examination, and NASA has also limited the visiting hours.
This can ensure the health of astronauts to the greatest extent and avoid missing the launch window and delaying the launch mission due to astronaut illness. However, there will be no such problem after the spacecraft enters orbit. There are no bacteria and any infectious viruses in space, so it is also very Very few astronauts get sick in space.
Because of the previous mysterious infectious disease, NASA paid special attention to this quarantine.
However, due to this unexpected storm, Zhang Heng has already spent one less day in isolation than planned. However, after the medical team conducted a comprehensive physical examination on him and confirmed that he was in good physical condition, NASA executives were completely relieved.
No one expected that things would develop into the current situation. If the return of Armstrong and Collins was an unexpected surprise and stabilized the confidence of NASA and even Congress in the moon landing, then this batch of urgently recruited astronaut candidates would have frequent accidents. , in the end, only one of the seven people survived, which was completely overly frightening to NASA.
Fortunately, NASA finally gathered enough people for the mission team, and the surviving Zhang Heng had the best training performance among the seven. This result is not unacceptable to NASA.
The selection training unexpectedly turned into an elimination training, and there was no suspense about the final candidate. Zhang Heng spent the next four days in the isolation room.
After entering the isolation period, astronauts no longer have any tasks or training. Of course, they still need to perform necessary exercises every day to keep their bodies in a good state. In addition, they can also use this time to adjust their sleep to adapt. Work schedule in space.
In terms of diet, NASA no longer has any restrictions. In theory, astronauts can tell the nutritionist whatever they want to eat, even some relatively high-calorie "junk food", because the type and taste of space food are far inferior. Food on Earth can be regarded as a disguised compensation for the astronauts before departure.
Of course, there is also the implication of ordering the “last meal” in it.
After all, it has only been eight years since Gagarin entered space for the first time on behalf of mankind. Humanity has yet another challenge to land on another celestial body. For the Apollo 11 mission team, this is certainly a milestone in history. opportunity, but it also comes with extremely high risks.
No one knows what will happen when the rocket is launched, just as no one knows whether the spacecraft can successfully enter the lunar orbit, and whether the lunar module can land safely on the moon, let alone return successfully later, while communicating with the command on the orbit. /Service module re-docking.
Even though the process has been calculated and simulated thousands of times in the laboratory, when this moment comes, no one still knows what will happen.
After all, even insurance companies are unwilling to accept astronaut insurance.
For this reason, Armstrong and others also came up with a special insurance method. Before departure, they left hundreds of envelopes with their own signatures and souvenirs related to the moon landing mission, and gave them to their relatives, friends, and wives. , once there is an accident on the moon landing, these signatures, as their last signatures, will have considerable collection value, and the money from selling the envelopes can also ensure the subsequent lives of their respective families.
Armstrong also suggested that Zhang Heng do this, but the latter declined. Zhang Heng had no one worth worrying about in the United States in the 1960s. All his relatives and friends were outside the copy. However, Zhang Heng still helped Armstrong and Collins sign the contract together. I got a few envelopes and took a group photo with the relics. I guess it could fetch a lot of money if it was really used.
Zhang Heng does not think that Armstrong and Collins are too pessimistic. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, it is almost time for the White House press secretary to start preparing eulogies for them. Once the moon landing fails, this eulogy will also be published on the second day of the month. For a time, President Richard Nixon, who had just taken office, was broadcasting to people across the United States.
While expressing condolences to them, we also commended them for their courage and fearlessness, and tried to minimize the negative impact of the failed moon landing on the people.
However, these have nothing to do with Zhang Heng. He took advantage of this rare quiet time before departure to check his previous gains. After killing Jia Lai, he received a basic reward of 20 points. At the same time, he also received a reward from Jia Lai. He got three game props on his body, a wooden whistle, a lens and a glass marble. Zhang Heng guessed that the lens should be a prop related to Jia Lai's ability to maintain vision in the sandstorm, because this thing was Zhang Heng's Found in the latter's goggles.
As for the whistle and glass marbles, it is difficult to tell their corresponding functions from their appearance. Together with the fork and teeth he got from Bruno, it means that Zhang Heng got five pieces in this round of dungeons. Game props do have high returns hidden behind high risks.
But what he cared more about was the small gift given to him by the engineer named Einstein in Area 51, although it was not any game prop.
But the moment he opened the box, Zhang Heng couldn't take his eyes away.
Because what’s in the box is an AirPods wireless Bluetooth headset.
