Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 178 Landing Site

This is a larger spacecraft than the ones that previously traveled between Earth and the space station.

It is about 7 meters long and 6 meters in diameter, and looks like a short, stubby cylinder.

It carried approximately 20 tons of various cargo, as well as 10 hibernating astronauts, including Zofang Ting, for a total of 11 people.

Under Zhuo Fangting's control, the spaceship slowly detached from the massive Earth 6 space station and, surrounded by countless "stars," gradually ascended along its predetermined orbit.

Once it reached a certain altitude, it left the busy area crisscrossed with countless supply crates and spaceships, and could confidently begin to accelerate.

The thrusters spewed out intense flames, gradually adjusting its trajectory. Its speed around the Earth increased, and finally, after its final thrust, the spacecraft shuddered slightly.

The two large engines that provided the spacecraft with a speed increment of about 4 kilometers per second, along with the fuel tanks that stored the fuel needed to power them, and some complex circuits, wiring, and devices, detached from the spacecraft and slowly disappeared into the vast space, never to be seen again.

The spacecraft itself embarked on a long journey to the moon.

At present, the Earth-Moon transfer orbit is also a busy route.

Besides the spacecraft Jiang Yang was on, at the same time, at least 1000 cargo or manned spacecraft were flying in this orbit.

It's like a long line of cars on a highway.

But apart from the vast deep space and the scattered stars, apart from the Earth, the Moon and the Sun, Jiang Yang could not see anything else at this moment.

The vastness of the universe shrouds too many things in darkness.

The three-day flight was uneventful, except for being slightly boring.

Inside the cabin, the crew ate when they were hungry and slept when they were tired. When they woke up, they would float quietly in the weightless environment, lost in thought.

At first, people would gather around the portholes with great interest to watch the scenery outside, but they soon became too lazy to look anymore.

There's really nothing to see here.

Jiang Yang had a general idea of ​​why sailors on the high seas had no interest in the so-called "sea view".

Even the most beautiful scenery can become tiresome if you look at it for too long.

On the contrary, Sun Changhe was quite satisfied with this voyage.

"I haven't had such a good night's sleep in ages."

He exclaimed, "On Earth, no matter how soft the bed is, your lumbar and cervical spine will always feel uncomfortable after lying on it for a night. But here, it's completely fine."

The other older passengers also expressed similar views.

Jiang Yang knew that it was because in a zero-gravity environment, the lumbar and cervical spine could completely relax and did not need to bear weight.

This is probably the only good news on this trip.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and more than three days passed in the blink of an eye. Before them, the planet that had once been only the size of a jade plate had now expanded to fill the entire field of vision.

Zhuo Fangting manipulated the device with a serious expression, and a moment later, another wave of gravity struck.

The second-stage engines ignited, initiating deceleration of the spacecraft in preparation for orbit insertion, followed by a series of orbital maneuvers and deceleration maneuvers...

Compared to the previous first-stage engine that required a speed increment of 4 kilometers per second for the spacecraft, it is smaller, lighter, and has lower power.

That's why people didn't use one engine for the whole journey, but instead installed two. They discarded the heavier first engine and then used the lighter second engine to land on the moon.

This saves on quality overall.

The gray-black earth below expanded rapidly, and memories sealed for decades were reopened, surging wildly towards Jiang Yang. "Moon, I'm back again."

……

Unlike the landing decades ago, the moon now has a more prosperous feel to it.

He saw at least dozens of spaceships landing simultaneously. The landing sites were no longer the uneven, native lunar surface, but rather had been clearly smoothed out and were quite flat.

In addition to the spaceships landing in the sky at the same time, it also has more than a hundred spaceships parked on it, arranged in a very neat manner.

There were no signs of any explosion impact on the entire landing site. It seems that none of the hundreds of landings failed.

Clearly, the technological level of human civilization at this stage has advanced far more than it did just a few decades ago.

The scene of risking one's life to land on the moon is unlikely to happen again.

One after another, cylindrical spaceships spewed flames as they landed on the ground, and then their hatches opened. Before the crew could even disembark, a vehicle resembling a minibus would arrive.

After everyone had gone up, they drove off in a flash.

Larger vehicles will then come forward, using robotic arms and hoisting equipment to remove the cargo from the spacecraft and transport it away.

But this is not the end. After the personnel and supplies are transported away, a third large vehicle will arrive.

Numerous people dressed in new, lightweight spacesuits busily set up scaffolding and hoisting equipment next to the spacecraft, disassembling it completely like ants carrying food, and then transporting it away.

Jiang Yang's spaceship also landed successfully on the site.

Jiang Yang opened the hatch and entered the lunar minibus that had come to greet him. He turned around and saw that the spaceships on the left side of the landing site were being dismantled one after another, while new spaceships were constantly landing on the right side.

There is only one fate awaiting these spaceships: to be dismantled and integrated into the Moon City base.

The lunar minibus moved silently, and ahead, a fissure resembling the gaping maw of an abyss gradually came into view.

Following a relatively gentle slope that had clearly been reinforced, the car entered the crack.

At this moment, Jiang Yang also saw the true appearance of Yuecheng.

In the deep, dark canyons of the moon, a long dragon of light lay silently.

One towering scaffold after another was like a dragon-slaying nail, driven into the body of this long dragon of light.

On the dragon's body and on the scaffolding, countless figures in spacesuits crawled up and down like ants, creating a scene of bustling activity.

In a daze, Jiang Yang thought he had come to Earth.

The minibus continued its journey and eventually entered...
They were placed in a separate cabin.

The ten hibernators, along with Zhuo Fangting, got off the vehicle and left.

The vehicle then drove away to pick up the next group of passengers. The cabin door closed, followed by a slight hissing sound.

"The air pressure has reached the standard value. Please remove your spacesuits and proceed to the transfer hall to report for duty..."

The front hatch was already open, and Jiang Yang could clearly see at least several hundred people coming and going, just like a market on Earth.

"plz follow me."

The ten people proceeded together under Zhuo Fangting's leadership. Jiang Yang glanced at the countdown hanging above and saw that there were still fifty days left until the end of the world.

(End of this chapter)