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"You have to give me an explanation for this matter today. Have you forgotten what you promised last month?"

Saturday, August 19, 2028, Kendini Launch Center.

Nibisen, who is the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the room, looked very angry with his face. When faced with accusations about what Musk had done, he could no longer care about the cooperative relationship between the two parties.

After the Space Office announced the moon landing date last month, he specifically confirmed it with the Space Exploration Company.

The result is that they will launch the spacecraft one step ahead of the other party to save face as much as possible.

This gave him some comfort when the development of space-based weapons failed.

But the plan is perfect, but the reality is cruel.

On the day the spacecraft was launched, while conducting inspections according to the procedures, an unknown problem with the lunar lander was suddenly detected.

The launch conditions are not met.

After all, if you go to the moon with hidden dangers, the probability of risks will increase significantly.

In this case, Musk will naturally not choose to take risks.

Decisively postpone the launch time of the spacecraft.

Although this will result in the inability to land on the moon first, it can ensure the company's reputation to the greatest extent.

Otherwise, if an accident occurs, the Space Exploration Technology Company and its starships will be labeled, which will have a great impact on future development and technology research and development.

However, this result was naturally unacceptable to Nibisen, so the face-to-face questioning scene took place.

Nibisen has been under tremendous pressure, especially after nearly a year of research on space-based weapons and there is still no progress.

You must know that the research and development team for space-based weapons is composed of the most elite scientists from many countries, but the final result is really unacceptable.

It is impossible to imagine how perverted Xu Yun was to be able to develop space-based weapons on his own.

Originally, if the research and development of space-based weapons failed, we must make up for it in other aspects.

The moon landing restart plan is undoubtedly the most appropriate.

At least it can show its strength in the aerospace field to the outside world.

However, the goddess of luck just didn't stand on their side, and the planned plan suddenly ran into problems.

Facing Nibisen's questioning at this moment, Musk felt quite helpless.

He has great trust in his space exploration technology company. After all, he has watched the research and development of starships over the years.

Working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to land on the moon is not too difficult no matter how you look at it.

What's more, they also have relevant experience in moon landing.

This is an absolute advantage.

But I never expected that the lunar lander had a problem at the last moment, which forced the launch to be temporarily postponed. Engineers were arranged to enter the spacecraft to troubleshoot the problem and find ways to solve it as soon as possible.

Now that things have happened, no matter how angry you are, nothing will change.

Therefore, compared to Nibisen, his mood was relatively stable. He paused for a few seconds and then responded:

"Sir Nibisen."

"This kind of problem is something no one wants to see. I have arranged personnel to deal with it urgently."

"Until then, I hope you remain calm."

"May I?"

Nibisen listened to all these words, and although the anger in his heart still couldn't dissipate, at least he seemed much calmer on the outside.

No one can change what has happened, the key is how to deal with it next.

Strive not to affect the launch mission, but still be the first to land our own astronauts on the moon before the other side.

His thoughts stayed here, and he asked coldly: "How long will it take to complete the troubleshooting?"

"I want an accurate number." He reminded emphatically as soon as he finished speaking.

"I'm afraid it will take three days."

Musk ultimately gave a more conservative timeframe.

Nibisen was obviously dissatisfied with this time, and immediately looked over with a very ugly look on his face.

"Do you know that their Long March 10 will be launched tomorrow?"

Yes.

The Space Office announced the moon landing time last month. The Long March 10 rocket carrying three astronauts will be officially ignited and launched tomorrow.

Head to lunar orbit.

Originally, they could land on the moon first in this one day, but now it takes three days at night.

By then, the other party has reached the moon surface and entered the moon base.

As long as the world's attention will be attracted, who will care whether they succeed or not.

"I know." Musk said solemnly.

At this point, the conversation between the two seemed to be reaching an impasse.

No better solution can be found anyway.

At this moment, the technical officer Terblanke standing next to him stood up and took the initiative to explain to Nibisen.

"Hello, Chief Nibisen, I am Ter Blanc, the chief technology officer of SpaceX. I think the situation we are in is not that bad at the moment."

"Not that bad?"

Nibisen's attention was successfully attracted. He looked at the young man in front of him and subconsciously repeated what he said.

In his opinion, the situation at this moment was already so bad that it couldn't get any worse.

They may have once occupied an absolute position in the world, but now they have been completely suppressed.

No matter how you look at it, there is no chance to turn the situation around.

But since Terblanke dares to say this, he must be understanding and confident.

Naturally, he would not deliberately lie about this, and would explain immediately when Nibisen was confused.

"The talented scientist Xu Yun on the other side has indeed successfully built mankind's first lunar base, but I don't think this base can guarantee astronauts' three-month living on the moon."

"As long as there is a space accident at the base, we will have a chance."

The construction of the lava tube cave lunar base was indeed beyond Teblank's judgment in many aspects, and he had to lament Xu Yun's strength in aerospace technology research.

It is no exaggeration to say that it has abruptly advanced human spaceflight technology by many years.

But new and advanced technologies often represent immaturity.

is the most prone to problems.

If this kind of problem occurs on earth, it may not cause any impact and can be dealt with in time.

But if the location is on the moon, then even the smallest problems will be invisibly magnified.

Any mistake will lead to the destruction of mankind's first lunar base.

If an accident occurs as soon as astronauts are stationed in mankind's first lunar base, it will definitely arouse huge public opinion around the world. At that time, it will be equivalent to giving them an opportunity to operate.

In this way, even if today's launch is postponed, there will be a chance to get the site back later.

Nibisen naturally understood the meaning of Terblanke's words, but these were all based on the other party giving them this opportunity.

So he hesitated for a moment and asked Terblanco a question.

"Do you really believe your own guess that their moon base won't be able to operate for three months?"

"Of course I can't be 100% sure, but right now there seems to be no other better way than waiting?"

Terblanco was naturally not stupid enough to leave himself no room, so he did not finish his words.

Otherwise, if the moon always operates normally in the future, he will definitely be watched and trembled by Nibisen.

Nibison fell silent upon hearing this.

Because there is really no better way at the moment.

After thinking about it carefully, his emotions completely calmed down, and then he relaxed and said: "As long as the fault of the spacecraft has not been rectified, I will stay here and wait for the results."

His attitude was obviously relaxed compared to before.

Obviously, it is no longer bothering about the launch time being postponed.

After hearing this, Musk quickly promised: "We will complete the investigation as soon as possible."

After finally dealing with the internal troubles, the Space Exploration Technology Company and launch center officials issued timely announcements to remind them.

It was announced that the launch mission would be postponed to three days later.

As they feared, global attention is now focused on the lunar base to see whether astronauts can live on the moon for three months, so there is not much concern about the delay of their launch mission.

Even after the announcement was made, it only caused a small amount of discussion from the outside world.

Basically, he just muttered a few words and then targeted the Long March 10, showing that he was happier than his own family members.

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at the same time.

Xu Yun, the commander-in-chief of the Changhai Launch Center, naturally learned about the delay of the launch at the first time.

After all, the two sides were in a competitive relationship, and he knew that the other side wanted to land on the moon before them.

But to be honest, he didn't take this competition to heart at all.

To be precise, it's like it doesn't exist.

From the time the lava tube cave lunar base plan was determined, their mission goal was no longer to land on the moon.

Instead, it built mankind's first lunar base.

Sending astronauts in now is also a test of the base.

So it doesn't matter who stands on the moon first.

Naturally, Xu Yun wouldn't pay too much attention to things over there, and his attention was still on his long-term launch.

After nearly a month of testing, it has been thoroughly confirmed that the safety of mankind's first lunar base is sufficient to meet the normal living needs of astronauts in the short term.

During the construction process of the lunar base, a large amount of living supplies and food have been stored to ensure the normal life of astronauts on the moon.

It is also worth mentioning that the manned moon landing still adopted the previous solid plan.

That is to say, two launches are carried out respectively. The manned spacecraft and lander are transported to the lunar orbit twice, and then the docking is completed in the orbit to allow the astronauts to enter the lunar lander from the manned spacecraft and then land.

Because as early as a few days ago, a Long March 10 had successfully taken off from the Changhai Launch Center and sent the lunar lander on board into the predetermined orbit.

In this case, things become much simpler, since everyone already has enough launch experience.

There is no need to worry about problems with rocket launch.

If there is one thing that needs special attention, then it is only the astronauts who are getting ready to enter the cabin.

Speaking of which, since the lava tube cave lunar base plan was determined, the Space Office has not carried out a mission involving astronauts. This time it can be regarded as finally satisfying the astronauts' regrets.

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"It seems that the Space Exploration Technology Company is not very strong, and it will actually malfunction at this time, causing the launch time of the spacecraft to be extended by so many days."

In the control and command hall, Zhou Mingwei, who had obviously just received the news, was talking excitedly to Xu Yun.

Obviously happy to see this result.

But Xu Yun understood that the opponent's starship technology should not be underestimated, and there was still no problem in completing the moon landing.

"It doesn't matter to us whether they are the first to land on the moon. Right now our focus is on the next launch." Xu Yun turned his head and looked at Zhou Mingwei and responded.

And this sentence immediately made Zhou Mingwei react and no longer pay attention to the situation overseas.

Immediately afterwards, he took the initiative to report: "The three astronauts for this mission are ready. They will go to the launch tower and enter the manned spacecraft cabin soon. Do you want to meet them?" said the last sentence. At that time, he specifically asked Xu Yun for his opinion.

Regarding the selection of these three astronauts, it can be said that the list was not officially determined until the day before launch.

The personnel configuration is still a classic combination, with two male astronauts and one female astronaut.

One of the male astronauts is an old man who has carried out several missions.

Astronauts are undoubtedly the most valuable assets. Next, they need to live in the lunar base for three months, which can be said to be a very big test.

The key is that this is different from living in a space station.

After all, the lunar base in the lunar lava tube cave has just been established. Strictly speaking, any situation is possible, even if there are no problems in this month of testing.

It is normal for astronauts to have psychological pressure on this.

In this case, it is indeed necessary to exchange a few words of encouragement with the astronauts.

The thought stayed here. Xu Yun paid attention to the time and found that there were still three hours before the official ignition and launch in the evening. He immediately said to Zhou Mingwei beside him:

"Let's go."

"Let's go meet our future heroes."

After saying that, he took the initiative to walk towards the preparation area where the astronauts were.

Not long after.

They met the three astronauts who carried out the mission.

At this moment, the three astronauts have put on the spacesuits in the cabin. Although their hands and feet have become unstable, through the helmets, you can see that everyone's eyes are very firm and mixed with excitement.

Especially after seeing Xu Yun coming over, he was even more excited.

It's just that because I have to go to the launch tower and enter the cabin, my body is temporarily restricted and I can't get up.

For them, the opportunity to land on the moon and live in a lunar base for three months all relied on Xu Yun's advanced technology.

Otherwise, I’m afraid we won’t see a human lunar base even if we wait another ten years.

But to say who is most grateful to Xu Yun, it must be Nie Shengdong, the oldest of the three astronauts.

Due to age and physical reasons, it can be said that he faces the possibility of retiring at any time. By then, he will no longer be able to perform space missions, let alone represent the Chinese people on the moon.

In other words, Xu Yun relied on his own technology to accelerate the development of the aerospace industry.

Otherwise he can only act as a spectator.

It is definitely the greatest honor for an astronaut to be selected as an astronaut from so many people and go through layers of screening and competition to obtain the qualifications to land on the moon.

They are even ready to sacrifice.

Naturally, Xu Yun didn't know the gratitude and respect the three astronauts in front of him had for him at this moment.

After walking up to him, he organized his words a little and started talking.

"With this launch mission, you are not only going to leave China's footprints on the moon for the first time on behalf of the Chinese people, but also realize the dream of landing on the moon for thousands of years."

“It also represents the entire human civilization’s realization of living on the moon. This is an achievement that has never been achieved by human civilization.”

"Yuegong No. 1 was designed and built by me. It can guarantee your living life for three months. This is also my promise to you. I am waiting for the day when you return in triumph."

In just a few words, it was Xu Yun's greatest promise to the three astronauts in front of him.

It also represents his confidence in Yuegong-1.

The next second, the three astronauts raised their hands and saluted, expressing their determination in unison.

"Complete the mission resolutely."

Zhou Mingwei, who was standing behind, saw this scene in his eyes and was deeply moved.

Looking back on the decades of struggle in the aerospace industry, from the successful launch of the first manned rocket to the establishment of the Tiangong Space Station, to today’s successful construction of mankind’s first lunar base.

I don’t know how much effort was put in and how many people participated in this long relay race.

But they are successful.

I believe that after today, the whole world will know who represents the highest achievements in the aerospace field of human civilization.

Since the astronauts need to enter the cabin more than two hours in advance, staff will then escort the astronauts to the launch tower and enter the manned spacecraft cabin from the launch tower elevator.

Waiting for the ignition and launch in more than two hours.

The long-awaited historic moment, the entire process was naturally broadcast live worldwide simultaneously.

If the entire online population is added together, according to official statistics, there are nearly one billion people. There is no doubt that this is a very scary number.

It also means that the whole world is witnessing this great moment in the history of human civilization.

If you enter the live broadcast room at this time, you will find that the refresh speed of the barrage can only be described as outrageous. Especially after hearing what Xu Yun said just now, everyone feels like they have been given a strong dose. Heart needle.

There is no need to worry about any problems that may arise during the launch process.

"so excited!"

"I suddenly felt relieved after hearing Xu Yuan's words."

"With Xu Yuan's confidence in Yuegong-1, he can definitely guarantee the astronauts' life for three months."

"When did Xu Yuan fail?"

"There are still more than two hours left. I really don't even dare to go to the toilet."

"The highlight of human civilization. I wonder if ordinary people like us will have the opportunity to land on the moon one day."

"I started paying attention in the Lunar Overwatch live broadcast room, and today I am finally going to officially land on the moon."

"Mom asked me why I kept kneeling on the bed."

"The most ridiculous thing is that the Space Exploration Technology Company wanted to land on the moon before us, but the lander failed and had to postpone the time. The effect of this program is wonderful."

Just when the number of people online in the live broadcast room continued to increase, three astronauts successfully entered the manned spacecraft cabin, with Nie Shengdong serving as the commander of this mission.

As for Xu Yun, Zhou Mingwei and others, they returned to the control and command hall to wait for the countdown to arrive.

Tonight, the eyes of the whole world are focused on the Long March 10 manned carrier rocket, which, with human civilization's exploration of the stars and sea, will be ignited and launched to the first stop on the moon.

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