I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

Artemis 2 mission crew list:

Jeremy Hanson, Canadian astronaut;

Victor Glover, astronaut (black);

Reed Wiseman, commander;

Christina Koch, payload specialist (female).

Including foreigners, people of color, and women, obviously there is nothing to say about the correctness of the Artemis 2 mission.

According to the original plan, the second mission was to orbit the moon, and the third mission was to land on the moon. The crew of the third mission was basically the same. Two of the four people stayed behind, and women and people of color landed on the moon...

Although she wanted to complain in her heart, Claire did not want to worry about who would board first and who would board last. Those who could participate in the Artemis Project were all the best of the best, and their abilities were definitely qualified.

He came to the crew of the Artemis 2 mission for an adventure.

In other words, give them an adventure.

When Claire arrived, the four astronauts were resting in the lounge of the training center in Houston. They were surprised to see Claire's arrival and expressed a warm welcome.

Claire came in alone and closed the door, beckoning them to be quiet, which surprised the astronauts.

Taking the coffee from Wiseman, Claire first asked about the current situation and training results of the four astronauts, and then asked them about their childhood dreams and the attitudes of their relatives, etc. These were relatively common questions, but the four astronauts All the members saw the beating pulse of history in each other’s eyes.

It took a long time before Claire brought the topic to the moon landing:

"Did you know that during the Apollo 10 mission, Director James Webb was afraid that Thomas and Eugene would encourage John? Those two guys were usually restless. They could become the first people to land on the moon by just pressing a switch. .

Even if we only add half of the fuel to the lander, we can't bet on whether they will sacrifice their lives for the title of first person. "

The only woman, Christina, smiled: "Mr. Director, you don't have to worry, the Orion spacecraft does not have a lander, and the real lander will not be launched until December.

What if we want to grab...well, the first person to return to the moon in the 21st century? I'm afraid I would have to fall wearing a spacesuit, and maybe I would have to throw Victor out to gain the momentum to lower the orbit. "

"Hahaha……"

Christina's joke caused the other three to laugh. Claire waited quietly for their laughter to stop, crossed her fingers, looked down at the table, and said those words:

"No, HLS will launch in July."

Commander Reed Wiseman felt something in his heart, and then began to beat faster and faster uncontrollably.

He opened his dry lips and asked in a low voice:

"But the fuel launched by Blue Moon is not enough..."

Claire: "The fuel will be launched one day or two days before you."

At this point, the four of them fully understood what Claire's purpose was, but the fact was so shocking that they couldn't believe it, and they communicated with each other crazily with their eyes.

Claire's voice became louder at this time, and she explained the reason unabashedly:

"You should know that CASA's 'Full Moon' has been completed. They also brought back 78 kilograms of lunar soil. The dummy test was also successful. No matter from any perspective, Dawn 2 is a very successful mission. .”

Wiseman: "You're saying... they might risk landing on the moon with the third rocket?"

Christina covered her mouth: "Oh my god, it only took them six months to build a rocket, which means that in August, when the Artemis 2 mission was..."

Claire nodded: "Yes, the Apollo 10 mission can actually land on the moon. And under the current technical conditions, it is not a very exaggerated risk to directly land on the moon without conducting manned testing. CASA can definitely do this."

"But they are very conservative, and they said they would only land on the moon during the fourth mission. They have no experience in landing on the moon, and they have never had such experience in manufacturing heavy-duty rockets."

Canadian astronaut Jeremy tried to refute, but Claire said:

"The development speed of the Long March 10 and Dawn spacecraft has almost set a human record. They are the first industrial country. As long as they are willing to invest, there is nothing they can't accomplish!

The Dawn Project is already an adventure, not to mention their success rate. You all know it, right? If the Artemis Project loses, then everything will be lost.

The launch of Blue Moon is public. Everyone in the world knows that HLS cannot land on the moon without enough fuel. This is an illusion. In fact, we will suddenly launch the fuel capsule before you lift off, giving the world only a few seconds to react. Days, just like the Alliance's 'Eastern' plan, was a well-planned strategic deception. "

Reed Wiseman thought for a while, and then slowly spoke:

"Assuming that the Dawn 3 mission is to be carried out on August 12, then we must launch Artemis 2 before then, and then... no one will tell, no one will tell us that we are actually preparing to land on the moon? "

Jeremy: "But the whole world knew when the fuel tank was launched."

Victor: "It's too late at this time. We have already docked with the HLS, then got into it and landed on the moon. That's it. Then the first place will be ours."

Wiseman: "No, no, no, we have never tried lunar orbit docking..."

Victor: "'Portal' has already been done! It's a very simple technology!"

The four astronauts were arguing endlessly, and Claire waited patiently for them to subside before talking about the most important issue:

"Everyone, NACA will not admit that the launch of the fuel tank requires Artemis 2 to take risks in advance. This is just a normal planned launch. If you dock with HLS and use it to land on the lunar surface, this will all be done by the four of you in the history of spaceflight. The most daring adventure.”

The room immediately fell into silence. After a while, Christina asked tentatively:

"Houston isn't going to lock down the computer and leave us alone, right?"

Claire: "The HLS will be refueled immediately after the fuel tank is launched. There is an automatic procedure for docking the Orion spacecraft with the HLS, and the ground will not interfere. Moreover, with your ability, even manual docking will be no problem, and the fuel will be enough.

As long as you climb into HLS, Houston will cooperate with the official moon landing procedures. Moreover, the automation procedures of the Orion spacecraft and HLS are very high, and your training is also fully qualified. As for the locking procedure? That's persecution of the astronaut's life. "

So, this is an “adventure” that both the astronauts and the ground know about?

The four of them had completely understood, and Reed Wiseman asked the last question:

"Does John know about this?"

Claire didn't say anything, but just gave each of the four of them a top VIP card for the John Family Business Shopping Building. Everything was self-evident.

After Claire left, Victor Glover looked at the eye contact between the other three people, and interrupted the silence with a pretended to be relaxed.

"Hey guys, maybe we need to step up our training."