As the spacecraft landed, three Yanguo astronauts soon walked out of the spacecraft and started working with their tools.
The time for the meteorite to pass through the lunar orbit is very limited. If they want to use the influence of the moon's gravity to push the meteorite away from the impact orbit, they must race against time.
Looking at the astronauts wearing heavy spacesuits busy on the surface of the meteorite captured by the spacecraft camera on the screen, Chen Xin could not help but silently cheer for them.
This is no different than just now when there was no news after the Federation team rushed down. The Yanguo team is live broadcasting the entire process without interruption, so the progress of the project can be seen at a glance.
In addition, there are narrations from the TV station to explain, so the audience can understand the progress of the project on site without even watching it, just by listening, what step the astronauts have reached, and how far away they are from completion.
Compared with the Federation team's task of drilling holes in meteorites, the Yanguo team's task is easier. Although they also need to drill holes, the Yanguo team only needs to drill bolt holes to fix the thrusters, unlike the Federation team. Drill a deep hole several hundred meters deep.
So although there were a little more holes to be drilled, the work was completed quickly thanks to the hard work of the three astronauts.
Seeing that they had finished drilling the holes, Chen Xin was as excited as everyone watching the live broadcast in front of the TV. Even the excited voice of the host as the narrator came from the TV: "Okay! Now all the bolt holes have been Finished! Then the astronauts only need to install the bolts and then return to the spacecraft to start the thruster and use it to push the meteorite!"
Hearing this, Chen Xin couldn't help but stand up and watched the three astronauts on the TV installing the bolts with their hands wearing thick gloves. He even wanted to reach out and help them tighten the bolts.
But with a distance of 380,000 kilometers, Chen Xin couldn't reach it even if he could reach into the TV, so he could only watch anxiously.
Fortunately, the astronauts had considered the problem of tightening bolts before setting off. Not only were they equipped with professional power tools that could tighten a bolt in one second, but they also had three people working together. When three people started working at the same time, all The bolts were tightened one by one under the watchful eyes of six billion people around the world.
Seeing that the astronauts had completed all the ground work, the commander-in-chief in charge of on-site command at the space center excitedly grabbed the microphone and shouted to the astronauts: "Go back to the spacecraft immediately and start the thrusters! Leave the pile of scraps on the ground alone!"
When Chen Xin looked at the screen that switched to the white-haired commander-in-chief of the space center, it was really hard for Chen Xin to imagine that this old expert could actually be so excited. This made people worry about whether his heart was I can bear it.
However, it is understandable that the commander-in-chief was so excited. After all, at this time, even Chen Xin couldn't help but shout for the astronauts to ignore the tools on the ground, go directly to the spacecraft, start the thrusters and leave.
Compared with the time it takes to pack up the tools on the ground, if the astronauts board the spacecraft one second earlier, they can start the thrusters one second earlier. If they start the thrusters one second earlier, they can push the meteorite away from the impact orbit one second earlier, and they can also push the meteorite away from the impact orbit one second earlier. Save Blue Star.
Under the premise of saving Blue Star, one of the Federation's multi-billion dollar space shuttles was blown up, not to mention it was just a bunch of tools.
The commander-in-chief's order was immediately implemented by the astronauts. After they just checked whether the bolts on the ground were installed in place, they quickly returned to the spacecraft, and then started the thrusters under the gaze of six billion people around the world. .
As a violent tail flame bloomed from the tail of the thruster specially customized for this mission, the spacecraft the astronauts were on also separated from the thruster and quickly ignited and took off, leaving the surface of the meteorite.
When the Federation team left the meteorite surface, they could use the impact of the nuclear bomb explosion to blow away the debris flow on the meteorite surface. Since the Yanguo team did not use nuclear bombs, they naturally did not enjoy such convenience.
However, the effect of the heavy-duty thrusters they installed on the meteorite in blowing away the meteorite debris flow is comparable to the impact of a nuclear bomb explosion. Although it cannot blow away all the debris flow on the meteorite surface in an instant, the thruster tail The continuous jet of flames can create a gap in the debris flow on the surface of the meteorite.
Through the gap opened by the thruster tail flame, the Yanguo team's spacecraft successfully left the surface of the meteorite, returned to space, and joined the Federation team's Endeavor, and the two embarked on a return journey to the Blue Star. return journey.
When the Yanguo and Federation spacecrafts were returning, the meteorites were also deflected by the thrust of the thrusters and the gravity of the moon.
"Due to the unremitting efforts and heroic sacrifices of astronauts from the Yan Kingdom and the Federation, the huge meteorite flying towards the Blue Star is now gradually being pushed away from the impact orbit. According to scientists' predictions, this meteorite will It will be completely pushed away from the impact orbit within a few hours, and will pass near the Blue Star in the next few days. The threat of human extinction has been eliminated!"
Listening to the almost deafening cheers of the pretty female host on the TV, Chen Xin couldn't help but shout loudly. Although this meant that all his preparations were in vain, if he could avoid the meteorite hitting the Blue Star, he would be able to do so in the future. If he could continue to live in the sun, he would rather all his preparations be in vain.
He shouted and howled loudly until his voice became hoarse and he wanted to drink water, before Chen Xin calmed down again.
But as Chen Xin calmed down, he discovered an important point that the TV station had deliberately ignored, that is, the meteorite had been blown into two pieces. The Yanguo team had installed thrusters and was now pushing away the larger one. One piece, the smaller piece was pushed away without saying anything!
Thinking of this, Chen Xin hurried to the computer to look for the latest information. The TV was also on. He kept switching channels to see if there was any latest news about meteorites.
However, the TV was filled with laughter at this time. It seemed that the crisis had been resolved. Everyone was in a very optimistic mood at this time, and the TV station's reports became more relaxed. This made Chen Yu who wanted to hear if there was any important information very excited. of disappointment.
Fortunately, some information can still be found online. Someone asked the same question as Chen Xin: Will the smaller meteorite hit the Blue Star
Regarding this question, someone on the Internet gave an answer, and it was very reasonable, that is, "the Lucians will blow it to pieces with nuclear bombs." (End of chapter)