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

George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas.

Victor Glover walked down the boarding stairs and saw the NACA greeting motorcade at a glance.

But he was not happy at all. Instead, he turned to the Canadian Jeremy behind him and cursed:

"F**K, I haven't seen our nuclear bomb explode, and I haven't been to Custom Street!"

"Victor, our launch date coincides with the missile launch date, so we can't see it anyway.

But you didn’t go to Custom Street? So where did you go all day yesterday? "

"Huh? The place I went to yesterday was much more interesting than Customs Street. I flew a plane to see the central area of ​​​​the nuclear explosion. It was hell!"

The two of them got into the commercial vehicle while chatting one after another, and it took two hours before they arrived at the Houston Space Center.

Wiseman, the deputy commander of the Artemis III mission, had arrived here two days in advance and flew back just after watching the nuclear explosion.

Not long after the three of them met, they were called to Robert's office, and Deputy Director Jim was also there.

"Last five days guys."

Robert went straight to the topic without any pleasantries and raised his five fingers:

"Artemis 3 will still be launched as scheduled, with only five days left, and our experts in China say they may still be ten days away from departure.

The 'Origin' has made a successful landing and returned to the 'Gateway', and a new fuel tank has been launched to fill it with fuel. I think this is a mission that must be successful.

Victor, you became the commander because of the outstanding performance of Artemis 2. Wiseman will cooperate with you, but I will do my best to ensure that you do not need to repeat the last miracle. "

Although his tone was serious, Robert was not as nervous as he appeared.

The improved "Origin" lander carried out an unmanned landing mission after arriving in lunar orbit half a month ago. This mission was quite successful and has proven its reliability.

NACA, which had spent five months in depression, launched a Falcon Heavy with astonishing efficiency to refuel it, and then immediately decided to carry out the moon landing mission.

The entire space agency hopes that Artemis 3 will clear away the haze since July, so they decided to let the experienced crew carry out the mission again, which can be said to be almost foolproof.

And this lunar landing mission will also set a new record. Because the "Origin" lander is larger than any previous lander, it can support two astronauts to stay on the lunar surface for 7 days, with a maximum of 15 days. I can finally perform some more complex tasks.

Robert remembered the terrible capacity data of the Nine Chapters clearly. He knew very well that NACA did not have comparable construction capabilities, so he wisely changed the target, which was the Guanghan Palace No. 1 of the Huayin Organization Treaty. base.

Compared with the Yushu base, which can be called a re-engineered industry, the Guanghan Palace base is more similar to the scientific research station envisioned in the past. For NACA, which has already mastered SL-X, it can start construction immediately.

Robert proposed the "Columbus" scientific research station plan, which was even larger than Guanghan Palace, and the Artemis III mission was to prepare for its path exploration.

The total scale of the "Columbus" scientific research station will be controlled at more than 200 tons, and it will be completed through the construction of at least 10 SL-Xs. From a rocket perspective alone, the main construction will be completed by 2019.

The trouble is actually the supporting equipment, but in any case it is easier to solve than the rocket capacity.

Of course Victor and others were fully aware of these plans, and Victor was very confident about them, and even made a joke:

"Hopefully our departure time will be staggered with the third hydrogen bomb. Maybe we can see the mushroom cloud when we accelerate around the earth."

"But for the space community, the third hydrogen bomb has exploded on the moon."

Robert raised his eyebrows and turned to the computer monitor, which showed the CGTV YouTube channel. He clicked to continue playing:

"...(Translation) Jiuzhang successfully landed about 3.5 kilometers south of the Qom impact crater. It has unloaded more than 80 tons of equipment and supplies. It is expected that it will take another six days to completely place all the cargo..."

"Look at those construction vehicles, maybe they can put together a construction team on the moon and then we hire them to help build Camp Columbus."

Victor listened to Robert's self-deprecation, but stared at the construction vehicle driving out like a train on the screen without blinking, and couldn't help but show his white teeth.

"Damn! Mr. Lightfoot (Robert's last name), our landing equipment will not only have a shovel, right? With an excavator, they can organize a camp in just a few days!"

"Victor, why do you want to see the most unskilled excavator!"

Robert poked the screen hard:

"These, these! Things that can continuously produce fuel and oxygen are good things. With them, you can stay on the moon for 70 days instead of 7 days.

This is the nuclear bomb that the Chinese dropped on the moon. If all goes well, you may spend about 1 to 2 days on the moon with the first batch of United Mining landing team members, trying to record how they work. Anyway, there are only 10 The lunar rover can easily pass the distance of kilometers. "

“Are we going to copy these machines?”

"of course not."

Robert shook his head:

"There is no point in copying these machines. We want to know how they divide the process and how to mobilize and direct these engineering vehicles. This can save us a lot of time, otherwise the demonstration will take a long time."

"I will do it, Wiseman is also a good player."

The very inactive Wiseman nodded. He and Victor were both naval pilots, possessing the meticulousness and acumen required for reconnaissance missions.

Wiseman: "Then how should we get along with them? The probability of meeting them is more than 99%."

"According to circumstances."

Robert's answer was very brief, but it also showed that he didn't worry too much about this aspect.

It is impossible to have a hostile relationship on the moon, not to mention that the first batch of landing team members also included our own personnel, so there was no need to prepare too much.

"But I suggest you... well, keep a proper distance. All recordings will be recorded and reviewed. This is a requirement of Congress."

"Then they will definitely be busy in the future."

Victor immediately complained. After all, the location of the Columbus base is only about ten kilometers away from Yushu and Guanghan Palace, which allows for daily visits and interactions.

"..."

The other people quickly figured out what it meant, and Robert's face turned dark immediately:

“Victor, Ami’s hero is not a gossiping hero.

If Armstrong had half your communication skills, he wouldn't be like that later. I would rather you leave these words to the Chinese. "