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"This manned lunar orbit mission was a great success. There were no accidents during the mission, and all the equipment worked perfectly!"

"We have proven with facts that times have changed!"

"When our technology is advanced enough, some complicated testing processes can be omitted. This can save money and speed up the entire mission process, and then prepare for the next mission!"

"And the next mission is to send our astronauts back to the moon, and there will be a woman!"

The NASA spokesperson spoke with great enthusiasm. When he said that the next mission was to send astronauts back to the moon, and there would be a woman, the reporters below burst into applause.

The uniformity was as if they were paid actors.

In fact, it was not much different.

In the back office, the three astronauts who had returned from lunar orbit waited and watched the situation outside through the monitor.

Hearing what the spokesperson was saying, they all felt ashamed.

Not only was what he said awkward, but the reporters outside were also strange.

Normal reporters, especially American reporters, are quite capable of stirring things up.

Under normal circumstances, they would ask tricky questions to embarrass the people on stage, so they could create big news, instead of applauding collectively like this.

They were not just waiting in the back. It would be their turn to go on stage in a while, so they were memorizing their lines to deal with the questions they might be asked after they went on stage.

There were many questions, some mild and some tricky, but looking at these questions, they were even more certain that today's entire event might be a show.

"The Orion spacecraft's internal structure layout is very good. We feel very comfortable inside, especially the separate toilet. Zena likes it very much. (Interact with Zena here, do not memorize the part in parentheses.)"

"Because most of the equipment is automated and comes with a central auxiliary program, we don't need to do much ourselves..."

While reciting their lines, their thoughts drifted back to the lunar orbit mission a few days ago.

As soon as they entered the lunar transfer orbit, the spacecraft had a problem. The smoke alarm went off, and the burnt smell of rubber quickly led them to the wire.

It was short-circuited!

Fortunately, the Orion spacecraft had very high safety redundancy. After the wire short-circuited, the auxiliary program immediately activated the backup line and activated the smoke alarm to notify them.

Moreover, they were now in lunar transfer orbit, the engine was off, and they were coasting, so a small problem was not a big deal.

As long as the engine didn't suddenly turn on and take them somewhere else, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Kyle-Lee was the mechanical and computer engineer responsible for the spacecraft's maintenance and repair.

Because of the previous psychological counseling, his emotions were still relatively stable, so he quickly found a spare wire to replace it, and then analyzed the situation and eliminated the subsequent faults.

However, no matter how successful the repair work was, it could not hide the spacecraft's safety issues.

And their entire journey had just begun. If they encountered this kind of problem at the beginning, what would they do later?

They reported the situation to the command center. After analysis, the command center said that these were normal phenomena, and it would be fine even if they didn't replace the wire. The spacecraft's redundant design guaranteed safety.

So the mission continued as usual.

Since the command center had said so, they could only pray that there would be no more accidents later.

Unfortunately, their prayers didn't work. Once they left Earth, their God seemed to have poor signal.

The round trip plus lunar orbit took a total of six days, and they suffered for six days.

A small problem would occur here for a while, and a small problem would occur there for a while. Even when they were sleeping, they would suddenly be awakened by an alarm.

Although these problems would not endanger their lives, they could destroy their spirits.

One day after departure, when they were halfway to the moon, the toilet broke. Kyle-Lee tried his best but couldn't fix it. At that time, they wanted to return.

However, after a meeting and research on the ground, it was decided to let them continue the mission, because the broken toilet would not threaten their life safety. At most, it would reduce the living environment to the level of the Apollo spacecraft decades ago.

Space waste disposal bags!!

Literal meaning.

Bags used to dispose of waste in space.

Yes, they also had redundant designs for the toilet system, but they certainly couldn't fit two toilets, so they used the successful case of the previous generation of spacecraft.

Because there was a female astronaut this time, they also specially designed female waste disposal bags.

Unexpectedly, they were actually used.

But don't expect the air in the spacecraft to be good. The astronauts smelled bad when the spacecraft returned.

Fortunately, the reporters were kept far away and could only take pictures. They couldn't smell the smell, and they were specially told before leaving the cabin that the astronauts and staff should maintain their smiles.

Moreover, in order for the three astronauts to persevere in completing the mission and not change the spacecraft's course and fly back halfway, after a meeting and research, NASA promised to let the three of them carry out the manned return to the moon plan afterwards.

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That is, the next SLS rocket mission.

This SLS rocket mission was the first successful flight, and the next one will be a normal launch. The Orion spacecraft is also being tested this time. As long as those minor problems are fixed, it can fly normally next time.

Moreover, the lunar lander for manned landing will undergo an unmanned test before the official mission to ensure safety, and this situation will never happen again.

Having received this promise, the three astronauts compromised, because so far, although the spacecraft has had constant minor problems, it has not actually threatened their lives. At most, it is a little uncomfortable and torturous.

But if they exchanged this experience for the first chance to return to the moon, it would undoubtedly be a big profit.

Who knows the Apollo 8 mission astronauts who performed a manned lunar orbit without a lunar lander decades ago?

Their mission this time is actually equivalent to the Apollo 8 mission of that year.

And who knows the Apollo 10 mission astronauts who rehearsed the entire landing process except for the landing?

The Apollo 10 mission's lunar lander separated from the spacecraft, and the closest distance to the lunar surface was only about 15 kilometers. With just a tremor, one of the astronauts could have become the first person to land on the moon in history.

But no, they were just rehearsing this time. The real landing mission was the Apollo 11 mission. The first person to land on the moon was the later well-known Armstrong.

Even these astronauts are considered good, after all, they entered space and even went to lunar orbit. More astronauts are just substitutes who have never even been to space, let alone the moon.

So Raja-Charlie, Kyle-Lee, and Zena-Cardman, for the sake of the title of the first group of orbiting and landing astronauts in the return to the moon program, they persevered and completed this test.

This kind of title has never existed in the history of spaceflight before.

They are making history!

So standing in front of the microphone to accept interviews with reporters, they appeared radiant and showed no trace of reciting lines.

Their initial prayers to God worked. Although the process was still difficult, they returned safely and also got the first spot in the return to the moon program.

Then the previous difficulties became training.

It is possible!

They just don't know that bringing the landing plan forward from three years later to next year means that many engineering schedules have to be rushed.

Today NASA has officially said that new methods can speed up manufacturing and testing, but God knows how they will speed it up.

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