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Compared with the regular version, it has made considerable improvements to adapt to the lunar environment.

First of all, the battery has been fully upgraded. Because the low gravity environment of the moon has increased the battery mass to 60 kilograms, and the battery life has been increased to 10 hours due to the significant reduction in joint energy consumption, mainly at the torso position.

Another major improvement is to protect the mechanical structure from damage caused by lunar dust and space radiation. It is covered with a protective layer improved from the space suit, and is designed to be non-detachable in order to reduce the failure rate and quality.

At the same time, because most of the limbs and trunk do not need to be pressurized, hard shell supports are added to enhance the protective capabilities. It does not look as bulky as a normal space suit and is much more durable.

However, although the spacesuit does not provide pressurization, it retains the heating function, which can maintain a constant temperature of minus 80 degrees to minus 20 degrees for the robot. This power is provided by the battery pack on the back, which can both keep warm and serve as a power source for additional activities. Extra power supply, so the overall appearance of "14" is actually similar to that of a real astronaut.

The reason why heating and insulation is needed is because the No. 2 robot was not originally intended to be used on the moon. Its system cannot support direct exposure to extremely low temperatures. Minus 80 degrees is the limit after simple modification.

After the entire transformation, the mass of "14" is only 120 kilograms, while the much more powerful Warrior 1 robot weighs 300 kilograms, which is too troublesome to carry.

"14" is an existence that needs to be kept secret. The Shuguang-3 crew who only learned about it before departure did not know much about it. Fortunately, 14 is a strong artificial intelligence robot, and it does not need to rely on excessive human control.

When the live broadcast of Shuguang-3 ends, it will be put on the moon for various tests and exploration work. If it is indeed easy to use, we will try to send more to the moon during the construction process to reduce the supplies required for personnel.

But in this mission, it also has the function of being synchronously controlled by real people. Ding Jihua, who stays in the spacecraft, can control "14" in real time through a VR wearable device, making up for the regret of not being able to descend to the ground.

This is a project proposed by Xinyuan. Anyway, a modified No. 2 robot is nothing. It doesn’t matter if it breaks. On the contrary, it can reunite the three astronauts on the lunar surface. If it can be publicized to the outside world, it will definitely be Pretty good material.

Now Ding Jihua is using the simulation software on his laptop to practice control, but he always encounters inexplicable problems because he is not familiar with it.

Fang Lin, the most educated person, couldn't figure out the reason after looking at it for a long time. He could only write down the question and send it back to the ground for questioning later.

Neither he nor Ding Jihua had ever been to Xinyuan's base, and they didn't know how powerful "14" was. They just regarded it as a somewhat advanced test project.

…

On the evening of July 2, Qiongzhou.

Rayana Alkari landed at the airport with a group of people from the Arab Space Agency, and both Lin Ju and Academician She were there to greet them personally.

Rayana Alkari, a former Arbor Air Force pilot and current deputy director of the Arbor Space Agency, is an astronaut. He has not only been to the International Space Station, but has also served as the commander of the "Sea Mecca" many times. He has been there since the end of last year. Domestic training.

He is not the only Arbor astronaut, nor is he a member of the royal family, but he has an extremely important identity: the first Arbor astronaut to land on the moon.

With him was Ali Alkarli, an Arbor pilot who had come to train in the early days.

Among all the trainees, Alkarli’s overall performance is not the best, but he has an important advantage: he has an extremely proficient Chinese foundation. Whether it is reading Chinese characters or communicating, he has no obstacles as Chinese people, even with Henan. accent.

At least when Lin Ju heard "Hao Hao", if he hadn't seen that foreign face, he would have thought he was a fellow from the Central Plains.

The day after Rayana and Alkarli arrived, they held a simple press conference in Qiongzhou.

Many media have received invitations, but mainly because they have just completed reports on the Shuguang-3 mission in Qiongzhou, and most of them have not left yet.

Among them was Susanna, who showed off to others all day long how she "captured" Lin Ju with her sexy figure. She had been waiting for Lin Ju to call the number on the small note these days, and had even booked a room, but... no response.

Knowing that two important figures were going to hold a press conference, she came to the scene early to look for Lin Ju. Unfortunately, only the staff were present before the start, so half an hour was wasted.

When the media began to arrive around 9 o'clock, they were all relatively relaxed at this time. After all, they had just participated in the big news, so this impromptu press conference should not be an important part, and they were just participating in it.

However, when more than 20 people from the Aerospace Development Commission and the Arbor Space Administration arrived one after another, they discovered that something seemed wrong. Especially the background board was covered by a red curtain, which made it look mysterious and abnormal.

In an atmosphere of aroused expectation, Academician She strode to the speaking position and said loudly:

"The main topic of today's press conference is: crew information and mission time of the Aerospace Development Committee's first international collaborative manned lunar landing operation, Tianmu-2."

The reporters in the audience took some time to chew through the information in this sentence. Only some of them recalled the lunar mission more than a month ago.

"The 'Tianmu-2' mission is the second manned lunar landing mission led by our country, and it is also the first manned lunar landing mission in collaboration with other countries. This lunar landing mission will be jointly operated by Xinyuan Aerospace Power Company and China Aerospace Corporation. A research institute jointly undertakes the mission and is expected to send three people, including an Arbor astronaut, to the lunar surface.

Responsible for implementing the Tianmu-2 mission are the Storm nuclear-powered space shuttle and the 'Full Moon' lunar lander. The mission is initially scheduled for July 30 to August 4, and the launch location is the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. "

Susanna, who was still trying to wink at Lin Ju on the stage, stopped and her pursed lips turned into an "O" shape.

The press conference that originally seemed a bit deserted immediately became extremely lively. Except for a few official domestic media, no one knew that such a hasty press conference could contain such heavy content.

Amid the clamor of the media, the red curtain on the background board was pulled down, revealing the bilingual text on the promotional board:

"Tianmu-2 mission crew announcement and cooperation agreement signing ceremony"

Next to the font is a picture of the Storm, and directly below are the portraits of the four astronauts throughout the mission, with Rayana and Deng Lei placed in the center.

Then Lin Ju, who represented the contractor of Tianmu 2, and the leaders of the First Academy moved slightly to the middle, but left a large gap in the center.

After the camera gave them a close-up, the two Chinese astronauts and the two Arbor astronauts entered from both sides.

When they walked into the media wearing one-piece costumes, they immediately caused a bigger sensation.

The Arbor group is naturally Rayana and Alkarli, but the Chinese group is much more shocking:

On the right side of Deng Lei, Li Wei, who has a classic crew cut, is waving.