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

"1.5 meters, correct to the left!"

"50 centimeters!"

Reed Wiseman gave the joystick a final push, and the top of Artemis 2's command module gently moved forward to meet the docking port of the HALO logistics module at a speed of 0.1m/s, and the locking mechanism immediately Activated, causing the entire combination to vibrate slightly.

Victor didn't have time to appreciate every second of the moon's scenery, so he immediately drifted to the porthole on the left and observed the "Blue Moon" lander docked on the side of HALO.

However, just at the first sight, the black man could not help but curse.

"Oh shit!"

"What's wrong Grover?"

Jeremy Hansen also squeezed over, and then he saw traces of white gas emerging from the side of the mostly black "Blue Moon" lander, which was extremely conspicuous at the transition between light and dark.

Now there is no need to investigate the source of the leak, the fault is already obvious.

After all three people yelled, Wiseman left the workbench. He also observed the condition of "Blue Moon", but instead he breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the data received from the ground, the flow rate of liquid oxygen escaping from the pipeline is not large. Since obvious signs can be seen from the outside, it means that the source of the leak is not deep, and there is no need to bother to dismantle too many parts.

The ultra-low temperature transportation pipeline has always been a part of the spacecraft that is prone to failure. If conditions permit, engineers will usually deliberately adjust the position to facilitate maintenance. If it is a deeper failure, they will have to throw away the lander quickly to avoid bringing damage to the spacecraft. Exploded together with the space station.

Wiseman looked at his watch, then took a deep breath and said:

"Cheer up, guys, there will be time to see the moon later, but now we have to start work immediately.

Glover, Jeremy, let Koch help you put on your spacesuits. I'm going to check the condition of the 'Gateway' first. It has been floating here for a long time. I am now trying to pressurize it. "

"Okay Commander."

Koch looked at the moon scenery outside the porthole and responded. She really wanted to watch it for a while, but now she had to repair the "Blue Moon" according to the plan, and immediately went to the back half of the command module to find space suits and equipment.

Glover and Jeremy followed closely, leaving Wiseman quickly confirming instructions on the console.

He turned on the headset and adjusted to a separate communication channel:

"Houston, this is Artemis. We haven't left the cabin yet, but we have observed the gas leakage of HLS. I think it is still under control. We will carry out outgoing maintenance within an hour, and it will be completed."

"... (rustling), this is Houston, I am Claire Borden, Wiseman, the Blue Moon ground team will assist you, please be sure to open the real-time video communication connection."

"receive."

After Reed Wiseman replied, he took a quick look behind him and found that the three of them were busy preparing to leave the cabin, so he pressed the microphone closer to the ground.

"Your Excellency Director, I want to know how long Shuguang 3 is ahead of us."

"They just arrived, just half an hour ago."

Claire's answer came almost immediately after his question, which made Wiseman silent for a few seconds before he said again:

"During the rendezvous, I recorded the direction and speed through radar. There is no need to hide it from our husbands. We are the people who can best withstand pressure. Not knowing is detrimental to us."

This time the ground was silent for about ten seconds.

Claire's bloodshot eyes already felt like they would close at any moment, but he still held on and stayed at the control center because the last few hours of the decisive battle had arrived.

"Listen, Reed, according to ADC's external announcement, Shuguang-3 started its first orbital braking at 17:00, and it should have completed orbit around 21:00."

Wiseman looked at his watch and calculated that it was now 10 o'clock Beijing time, three hours.

In order to shorten the most time-consuming docking process, Houston carefully calculated the deceleration trajectory, so that Artemis 2 can dock with the "Gateway" after more than half a circle around the moon with only one braking. This rapid docking is almost complete. At the top, computers take over everything except docking, and the orbit errors formulated by Houston are almost negligible.

It is not difficult to imagine how many people are desperately performing various simulation calculations in exchange for precious time, and Wiseman does not want to let down their efforts.

"Then have they determined the landing time?"

"I don't want to put too much pressure on you, but... they released the latest news half an hour ago. The live broadcast will start at 14:00 pm Beijing time, which is 4 hours later. I guess the earliest lander will start around 16:00 to 18:00. We still have a lot of time to break away.

If 'Blue Moon' is not in good condition, I will cancel this mission. Nothing is more important than your lives. "

At 16:00, can the maintenance and preparation work of "Blue Moon" be completed in 6 hours?

Wiseman, who had experience of exiting the International Space Station, knew that this was impossible, and Claire was completely comforting him.

Still a little late.

As an Air Force officer and astronaut, Wiseman is almost a typical representative of traditional white people, the kind of Ami who is full of faith and dares to take risks.

In his heart, he hated the decision to let a black man and a woman go to the moon in order to cater to public opinion. This was completely meaningless. Everything should be in the service of victory, not the damn so-called public opinion.

Facing the microphone, he repeated what he said before setting off:

"Adventure is also part of history. I applied to increase the number of extravehicular maintenance personnel. We don't have so much time."

…

Beijing, 507.

Liu Zesen and Jian Yushan stood at the door of the restaurant, each holding a stack of posters in their hands, and they competed with each astronaut who came in.

"On July 7th, MayDay band will perform a condolence performance. Please be sure to come."

Li Sheng was given goosebumps by Jian Yushan's cute voice. After taking the poster, he hurried away.

Upon seeing this, Liu Zesen looked at Jian Yushan helplessly, narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"Yu Shan, don't speak so eloquently in the future. When you come to the mainland, speak Mandarin."

"But I have worked hard to speak Mandarin well, and Jiang Zi is always the one who speaks... Colonel Park, remember to come to the show."

"..."

This was the second week that he and Jian Yushan came to School 507. Liu Zesen was a veteran and outstanding instructor at the Air Force School, and Jian Yushan was a former weapons control officer of the Air Force. They were trained as professional astronauts and payload experts respectively.

When they first came here, they were worried about being bullied. However, what they didn't expect was that the astronauts here were very kind to them. Compared with the foreign astronauts who were trained, the treatment was obviously different: of course, it didn't mean material treatment, but daily life. Taking care of them is a bit like treating distant relatives. Although they have not been in contact for a long time, they are family members after all.

In order to improve their relationship with the astronauts of the 507th Institute, the authorities contacted several well-known bands and singers to hold space-themed charity performances in mainland China to celebrate the moon landing. More than 30 performances were initially scheduled, all of which They are all free public performances, paid for by the authorities.

The first one to arrange the schedule was MayDay. They had just completed a performance in Hong Kong and would go to Beijing to hold a concert for the astronauts and their families. The two of them actively distributed posters in the institute, and every poster You can bring your whole family to the event, and it’s all free.