Listen to the space-time administration

Chapter 66 The Alien Visitor in Houston
When the transport ship of the Time and Space Administration appeared in the outer space of the earth, all countries on the earth with space observation capabilities were shocked by this unexpected visitor.

In particular, the Acadia super transport ship did not rely on the gravity of the planet to slow down, but swooped directly towards a certain area of ​​the earth.

This made the earth unable to react at all. You must know that it takes nine hours for the return capsule of the low-Earth orbit space station to return to the earth from the start of separation.And it takes more than 40 minutes to land from the start of the return capsule to the deceleration and completion of the landing.

But in the observation of the earth, this spacecraft, which looks different, directly sailed into the earth's atmosphere, like a comet, traced a dazzling trajectory in the outer atmosphere, and fell towards the ground.

At the moment NASA's Johnson Space Center, which is commonly referred to as Houston.The headquarters has completely tensed up.

As the head of NASA, Teddy Sanders forced himself to calm down and asked the data analyst on the side: "Where is the expected location of the crash?"

Based on the data model, the data analyst looked at the answer given by the computer and said in disbelief: "Coordinates -95.09201, 29.56071."

Holding the phone in his hand, Teddy asked loudly, "Speak clearly! I need a place name that ordinary people can understand!"

"Here it is, Houston!"

The data analyst slumped on the chair, Teddy pulled his swivel chair over, and leaned over in front of the computer to confirm the position.

Without the slightest hesitation, Teddy immediately dialed a number on his mobile phone and shouted to the opposite side: "I am Teddy Sanders, the head of the Johnson Space Center. My personal code is 12HR243. Now start the fourth plan!"

After saying this, Teddy dropped the phone directly, waved away everything on the table, and stood on the table.

Teddy, who stood out from the crowd, shouted loudly: "Now, we may really usher in a third kind of contact! So, I hope everyone can stay here, and no one can leave the space center, including me, until everything is figured out! Guards! Confiscate everyone's private communication equipment! Conduct wartime control!"

As Teddy's voice fell, a group of guards rushed in from outside, occupied all important positions, and began to collect the equipment.

Of course there will be people who don't cooperate, but these guards don't care about your previous identity and status. When the butt of the gun falls, the pain will make the stabbing head obediently cooperate.

The satellites and ground observation equipment were all turned around, staring at this spaceship that does not belong to the earth.

The Acadia super transport ship has entered the deceleration phase, the engine adjusts its direction, the bow of the ship is slowly raised, and it stops firmly on the grass next to the Johnson Space Center.

As Johnson Space Center, there must be military defenses around it.

The fourth contingency plan launched is a plan to deal with contact with extraterrestrial civilizations.The originally scheduled anti-aircraft missiles were locked, and only ground troops were responsible for close contact.

When the Acadia transport ship had just stopped, the first wave of operators approached the transport ship in various vehicles from the underground bunker.

Some of them held a light board, and the flashing light board was the most basic light signal, trying to establish contact with the transport ship.Someone started biochemical radiation detection, and a large spectrometer began to detect spacecraft materials.

But more people are soldiers with weapons. After all, no one knows the intention of the visitor before the communication.

Just at the beginning of this tense contact, the airlock of the side cabin door of the Acadia transport ship was slowly opened, and a human was standing on the gangway at this moment, looking at the compatriots on the earth in front of him with some embarrassment.

At this moment, Mark could only raise his hands high to show that he was not a threat, and shouted to the outside: "I am Mark Watney, an astronaut of the Ares III flight program, and now I want to meet with Teddy Sanders, the director of the space center. Teddy, it's me, it's really me, I'm back from Mars!"

Mark's shout appeared in the command room of the space center, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Could it really be Mark?"

"How did he come back? Now the earth and Mars are 1.35AU, and Hermes will have 261 days to come back!"

Teddy looked at the panic of the people around him, and after briefly hearing the discussion, he made a quick choice.

"Bring him back! Then find doctors, geneticists and biologists, I want to make sure he is still from Earth!"

Mark looked at all this in embarrassment. Originally, he might die on Mars, or return to Earth with the full assistance of Earth, which would make him a hero.

But now he was brought back from Mars.The existence of the Space-Time Administration will definitely be informed to the earth first through his mouth.

During Zhang Peng's training, many contents were vague, and Mark also understood that this was due to the need for confidentiality.

But Zhang Peng told him one thing clearly, whether the earth can join the space-time administration will affect the future fate of the earth.

The choice of the first step is decided by Mark, and then the earth as a whole.

With his hands raised, Mark slowly approached the cordon, and was taken away by two combatants wearing full-cover chemical protective suits.

Mark's departure had no effect on Rorschach and other people inside the ship. The little shark walked around Rorschach's aggrieved side, as if complaining about something.

"Who told you to provoke them in the past, now that they have grown up a bit, you are no longer an opponent. Hmm, Prince Slime is not your opponent, he is still your little brother!"

Luo Xia comforted the wronged little shark, his pitiful appearance caused everyone to laugh.Only Casper, after laughing, occasionally looked around and thought about the subsequent negotiations.

Mark was taken to a secret location underground, and there was no procedure at all. Doctors, geneticists, and biologists each took his tissues and body fluids to check Mark's identity.

Mark was restrained in the seat, and opposite him was his old boss, Mitch Henderson.

The moment he saw his old boss, Mark said first: "Listen to me first, what I said is very important!"

Mitch Henderson froze for a moment, looked back at the camera behind him and had started, motioning for Mark to continue.

"On the night of the 134th day on Mars, my training cabin exploded due to a loss of pressure. Just when I was most desperate, I heard a knock on the door outside the cabin..."

Without a trace of subjective bias, Mark told what he saw.The more justly he expounds, the better the contact will be for both parties.

"So, I don't know their specific intentions, but reason is telling me that Earth needs this opportunity..."

After Mark finished his final explanation, Mitch stood up slowly and packed the camera behind him.

Looking back at Mark, Mitch said: "Mark, take a good rest, I will report what you said, and I can only do this. Do you need anything else?"

"No, it's my only wish to go back to Earth. By the way, remember not to have potatoes for breakfast tomorrow. I feel uncomfortable seeing potatoes now!"

(End of this chapter)