In the endless silence of space, the moon is quietly rotating around the blue star.
Not far from the moon's orbit, a meteorite with a long bright and sparse comet tail is rushing towards the blue star. If there are no other factors, this meteorite will hit the blue star in a few days. , causing the same mass extinction of Blue Star species as 65 million years ago.
It's just that humans rule Blue Star now, not the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The wisdom and technology we possess allow us to fight and survive the attack of such a huge meteorite.
At this time, in the lunar orbit, three accelerated aircraft are flying towards the meteorite with mankind's most powerful weapons and hope, hoping to destroy the meteorite and prevent disaster and catastrophe.
"Houston, this is Endeavor. We are close to the meteorite and request permission to start executing the rescue plan." On the Endeavor space shuttle, the captain was talking to Blue Star.
The seven astronauts in the cabin looked very nervous at this time, but also with a little excitement and an incomparable sense of mission.
Because they carry the hope of all mankind, if the action is successful, they will also be the heroes who save the world.
Perhaps it's because Hollywood has made too many movies about saving Blue Stars. These astronauts more or less have a Federation-style heroism plot, and they feel that they are the protagonists and will definitely be able to save the world.
This self-confidence gave these seven astronauts a lot of confidence. Together with the other seven astronauts from the other Atlantis, these astronauts from the Federation maintained a positive and optimistic mood. Think you can complete the task successfully.
Optimism is not a bad thing. After all, if they fail, a devastating doomsday awaits Blue Star. The burden they bear is the life and death of trillions of creatures and species on Blue Star.
In fact, after the astronauts of the Federation team, Yanguo team and Lucia team who were responsible for carrying out this mission learned about this mission, they had specialized psychologists to provide them with psychological guidance and put them in a positive and optimistic state. state.
Because the responsibilities they bear are too heavy. The life and death of all mankind and the fate of the entire Blue Star are placed on them. If their mental endurance is slightly worse, they will probably collapse emotionally.
Although the astronauts themselves are people with good psychological quality who have been carefully selected through layers of screening, and the astronauts with the most experience and the best quality are selected to perform this mission, this kind of thing is related to the safety of the world. Mission, no one dares to bet that these astronauts can really withstand such great psychological pressure.
If any astronaut on the space shuttle cannot bear the pressure and breaks down emotionally, it is likely to destroy mankind's only chance to save themselves.
Therefore, the United Nations action team deliberately allows these astronauts to maintain a more optimistic attitude. This will not only make their emotions more stable, but also allow them to be in a better state when performing the mission, which can improve the success rate of the mission.
At a time when the fate of six billion humans around the world is pinned on this mission, any method that may improve the success rate of the mission will be tried by the action team, as long as it is really effective.
It’s just that although the United Nations action team has mobilized all the resources around the world and done everything possible to escort and provide support for this rescue plan, hoping to increase the success rate of the mission as much as possible, in fact everyone knows that this time The mission is nothing more than a gamble, taking the fate of all mankind and betting on a small chance.
But even though it is a gamble, humans still have hope of winning, that is, the astronauts from the three countries can successfully complete their mission and eliminate the threat of this meteorite impact.
So with the attention of six billion people around the world, the two space shuttles Endeavor and Atlantis, which had received a reply from NASA, flew towards the meteorite, while the spacecraft driven by the Yanguo astronauts stayed behind. At the back, they needed to wait for the Federals to complete their mission before they could begin their mission.
On the Blue Star at this time, Chen Xin was scrolling through his mobile phone and discussing the rescue mission with his friends in the survival group. He was also watching the federal footage captured by the Yanguo spacecraft being broadcast live on TV. The scene of two space shuttles flying towards the meteorite really made them sweat nervously.
Landing on the surface of a meteorite is not as simple as it sounds. Even if the Federation uses a space shuttle that can take off and land like an ordinary aircraft, it is very difficult to land on the surface of a meteorite.
First of all, the space shuttle does not rush directly towards the meteorite. In that case, the space shuttle will have difficulty landing because the relative speed between the two is too high, or even crash directly on the meteorite.
Therefore, the two space shuttles must keep the same direction as the meteorite, and maintain a relatively stable state with the meteorite at a sufficient speed, so that they can land on the surface of the meteorite.
Because the orbital intersection was calculated in advance, Endeavor and Atlantis approached the meteorite in a synchronous flight after being accelerated by the moon's gravity, and then landed on a relatively gentle spot on the meteorite's surface.
But the meteorite has now formed a comet tail as it gradually approaches the sun.
This is the trajectory formed by the material on the surface of the meteorite in space due to the influence of the solar wind. If viewed from a blue star, this would be a very beautiful light strip.
But if you want to pass through it, for the space shuttle and astronauts, it is equivalent to driving in a sandstorm or hail weather. Life or death depends on luck.
With luck, it might just be a windy sandstorm. Landing would be difficult but not fatal.
But if you are unlucky and it is hail, it can still smash the car windows and make bumps on the roof of the car. The hail is big enough to destroy the space shuttle and kill people.
At this moment, the astronauts on the two space shuttles Endeavor and Atlantis were really gambling with their lives on the chance to land on the surface of the meteorite.
"Houston! We are in trouble. There are debris flows around the meteorite. They are blocking our way. We need help!" The voice of the federal astronaut on the TV made Chen Xin's worries come true.
Because it was a simultaneous live broadcast to 6 billion people around the world, there was no need to cut this part into commercials or cut the scene back to the studio. The Federation astronaut's cry for help instantly made the whole world tremble.
In the small group established by Chen Xin and his friends, many people have begun to lament that the rescue operation will fail and feel that they will have to live in a shelter for the rest of their lives. (End of chapter)