Three days is not too long.
The whole world is paying attention to the news about the joint lunar exploration between Feiyan Aerospace Company and the lunar exploration engineering team, attracting huge amounts of traffic every day.
If the moon landing is successful, it will be the first time humans have landed on the back of the moon.
The clean electromagnetic environment there is the best place to observe the universe. It also retains the oldest lunar landforms. Its scientific research value is much greater than that of the lunar surface facing the earth.
"It has successfully entered the lunar orbit. The astronauts are in good condition and request to land on the far side of the moon. The target location is 139.62 degrees east longitude and 24.37 degrees south latitude."
In the lunar orbit, the Goddess has entered its scheduled orbit.
Below, the far side of the moon.
This virgin land, a forbidden area of life that has never been revealed to the world, is about to welcome the first batch of extraterrestrial visitors.
"here we go."
Far away in the command center of the Flying Ant Space Center, the team of the lunar exploration project all looked nervously at the screen.
The Goddess has sent back photos of the far side of the moon.
After the command center responded and approved the landing command, it began to wait nervously.
Every minute and every second of the waiting process is a torture.
"We're about to land." In the safety cabin of the Goddess, Yang Yunsheng looked at the picture on the screen and took a deep breath, with a hint of nervousness in his voice.
"You should say that we are going to be recorded in the annals of history." Cai Kang looked relatively relaxed and said jokingly: "But before being recorded in the annals of history, I want to pee, and I will probably have to urinate in the urine bank. Actually, I want to pee on the surface of the moon. Yes, it’s a pity that we can’t do it.”
“…”
Yang Yunsheng was amused by Cai Kang, and his nervousness disappeared a lot.
Both of them were watching the time go by, and the waiting time was always long.
They are about to become the first humans in the world to land on the back of the moon. This is something that will go down in history. They will also become China's meritorious astronauts. Both of them are looking forward to it.
The hard work you have been doing is just for today.
"The Goddess is preparing to land."
The Goddess's prompt sounded, the engine began to slow down, and the altitude of the aircraft displayed on the screen was continuously decreasing.
"200 meters… "
"100 metres… "
“30 meters…”
"10 meters… "
After some moondust was raised, the Goddess landed steadily on a relatively flat ground. The landing gear of the Goddess was slightly sunk into the moondust, and the ion engine slowly stalled.
"The landing was successful. It was a moonlit night, the external temperature was minus 167 degrees Celsius, and the cabin temperature was 25 degrees Celsius..."
These four words are like sounds of nature to Yang Yunsheng and Cai Kang in the Goddess.
"When can we leave the cabin?" Yang Yunsheng asked.
"The Sky Ant will land in 15 minutes. You can only leave the cabin after the Sky Ant has landed. The air pressure in the cabin of the Goddess is normal, and you can move around freely." The artificial intelligence of the Goddess replied: "The gravitational acceleration of the moon is 1.603 meters per second. Please move around. be safe."
"This artificial intelligence is really smart." Cai Kang sighed.
"Thanks."
“…”
Hearing this thank you, Yang Yunsheng and Cai Kang smiled instantly. This was not ordinary cleverness, but also a bit humane.
In 20 minutes, the Sky Ant followed the Goddess and landed in the open space more than 200 meters away from the Goddess. The raised moon dust floated in the air for a while before settling.
"The Sky Ant has landed successfully."
The beep sound of the Goddess's artificial intelligence shocked the two of them.
Even the optimistic Cai Kang is a little nervous.
If the next mission is successful, they will become a legend and go down in the history of human spaceflight.
In the control room of the Flying Ant Space Center, Zhang Jianfeng and others were also very nervous. It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon. All members of the lunar exploration engineering team had not finished their meals and had been staying here, hoping to get good news as soon as possible.
Now is the most critical moment. Without news, they are not in the mood to eat at all.
"Ready to leave the cabin."
When the news came back to Earth, everyone's hands clenched unconsciously.
At this time, in the Goddess, Yang Yunsheng and Cai Kang had left the safety cabin and arrived in the cabin of the Goddess. They looked at the environment outside. The lights of the Goddess and the Sky Ant illuminated the surrounding land, and it was still deathly silent. Desolate, not a blade of grass grows.
The equipment and machines carried by the Sky Ant, with the assistance of robots, have left the Sky Ant, and several pieces of equipment are heading towards the pothole 200 meters away.
That's where the tunnel Chen Mo discovered was located.
"Get ready to leave the cabin."
After checking their spacesuits, the two arrived at the exit area.
"The external temperature is minus 167 degrees Celsius. Please check whether the constant temperature system of the space suit is normal. Please check whether the oxygen supply system is normal..."
"Get ready to open the hatch. Five seconds to prepare. 5...4...3...2...1. The hatch is open. Please pay attention to safety."
After the air pressure in the cabin stabilized, Yang Yunsheng and Cai Kang looked at each other, held the flagpole with the red flag in their hands, and walked slowly down the landing door. The two people's steps were very powerful. This felt better than space walking. At least there was still a little gravity here.
Reaching the last step, the two looked at each other, and through their helmets, they could see the excitement in each other's eyes.
This step is crucial for China.
Experience in modern times tells them that if they fall behind, they will be beaten. For decades, Western countries have tried every means to block and restrict China's development. Today, they are still able to carve out a bloody path.
Taking this step means the end of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project and the beginning of another journey.
"1...2...3."
After a pause of about 10 seconds, the two of them took steps at the same time, stepping onto this virgin land that had been silent for hundreds of millions of years.
The steps were not heavy, just like walking normally, but no matter how restrained the two were, their bodies betrayed their mood and were trembling with excitement.
Success!
Success!
Finally took this step.
At the Flying Ant Space Center on the ground, Zhang Jianfeng cried with joy as he looked at the footprints sent back from the moon and the photo of the two of them holding a flagpole.
The other members of the agent project all hugged each other, crying and laughing, joy and tears intertwined, but the scene was very harmonious.
Their lunar exploration project has its own lunar lander, but it cannot fail the first time, so they choose to take a ride on the Flying Ant Space Center, which has the highest safety factor and highest success rate.
Now it finally worked.
Chen Mo applauded on the sidelines to make them happy.
This is something to be proud of.
In the past few decades, China has gone from the blockade to today, bearing the sweat of too many ancestors and the silent efforts of countless workers.
This step is a sign of strong self-confidence.
This will greatly stimulate national pride, belonging and cohesion, and the intangible benefits it will bring are unparalleled.
After a long time, Zhang Jianfeng calmed down his excitement. Zhang Jianfeng, who was nearly 50 years old, looked a little old-fashioned due to the hard work in the past, and his hair was already slightly gray. The joy and energy in his body now seemed to make him look more than ten years younger. .
"Thank you so much this time, Academician Chen." Zhang Jianfeng said gratefully and bowed slightly to Chen Mo.
"you are very welcome."
Chen Mo hurriedly dodged and helped Zhang Jianfeng up. He couldn't bear this bow.
"Now is the time to tell people at home the good news."
Zhang Jianfeng looked up at the two photos on the big screen. These two photos were the result of the painstaking efforts of two generations of them. Only they themselves could understand the hardships involved.
And the Chinese people have been waiting for their perfect answer.
(End of chapter)