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But then, he swallowed the words of comfort and talked about something else.

"We have to find a chance to rescue Rody. We can't leave him alone on Mars."

In his dream, Mark experienced the confusion and fear of being forgotten on Mars and isolated and helpless.

So he immediately regained his composure after venting his emotions.

Now is not the time to be frantic. The most important thing is to find a way to rescue Roddy.

"But there's nothing we can do now, right?"

Martin was the first to speak. He was a former air force soldier and had been serving in the Air Force.

It can be said that most astronauts were once air force non-commissioned officers. They have good physical fitness, enough to ensure that they can withstand the acceleration of several g when launched by the rocket.

And maintain a rigorous attitude in a weightless environment.

Astronauts also need very strong physical fitness.

He was the doctor for this operation, yes, a military doctor and also the deputy commander.

"It will take more than eight months for us to return to Earth, and during this time we can't do anything."

Of course, they can also choose to turn around, which will bring them closer to Mars and take only two months to return to Mars.

But once they go back, they will not be able to return to Earth. There is not enough fuel, not enough food, and not even a landing capsule to Mars. They have no way to go down and meet Roddy, and can only wait to die there.

Everyone subconsciously rejected this decision. They wanted to rescue Rody, not go back and die together.

"But NASA has to have a plan. Can we contact Roddy?"

At this time Winnie Johnson also spoke. She looked a little thinner than before. It was probably because she was in a bad mood recently and had a weak desire to eat.

She has adjusted her mindset and taken on the responsibilities of a communications expert.

"I think NASA might be able to contact Luo, so they contacted us, maybe they want us to comfort Luo?"

"Otherwise, why did we find out that Luo was not dead on the fourteenth Martian day, but waited more than a month to contact us?"

This is indeed very likely.

"No matter what." Commander Lewis was about to speak and ask the team members to calm down.

Before she could finish her next words, the second email arrived.

"Open it!"

Lewis immediately swallowed what he wanted to say and gave instructions.

This email is also a video.

It shows Venkat's tired face, and the environment behind him has not changed much, it is a mess. This is obviously a video recorded by Venkat at the same time.

"Ten minutes have passed. I think everyone should have adjusted their emotions. Then I will answer your questions in detail."

"Rody is still alive. The reason we didn't tell you is because NASA is worried that it will affect your return. You have completed your mission and have been traveling in space for more than 400 days. NASA hopes that you can maintain your physical and mental condition. We hope you understand."

"Shit!"

This was Watney's response. He always had a bad temper and gave the director the middle finger.

A string of greetings came out of his mouth: "F-starting dirty words, b-starting dirty words...F-starting...F-starting...bureaucratic bastard."

No one stopped Watney, and this string of profanities spoke for themselves.

Suppose that when they return to Earth, they are the last ones to know that Roddy is not dead, that would be the biggest blow.

It’s a pity that Venkat and the people at NASA couldn’t hear this curse.

Venkat continued.

"Rody is doing well now. He is not hurt. We already have a rescue plan, but the problem is that we can't contact him. We speculate that the sandstorm caused damage to the satellite antenna."

No one spoke, everyone was still waiting for Venkat to finish.

"So, after careful calculation, we have come up with a plan to contact Rody as quickly as possible and provide rescue."

"We will now send you a detailed progress report of the plan, please check it out."

"You two generals have no scientific research to do. Think carefully about the problem and make a decision. We will answer you at any time."

"Another point... This is not your fault, don't put the pressure on yourself."

Venkat didn't say anything else and just hung up the call.

The communication was quickly cut off, but no one spoke.

The entire command and control cabin was in dead silence.

The best news was that Roddy was alive, but the worst was that NASA couldn't contact him.

"I know why I can't communicate with the Hab."

Winnie's eyes were filled with tears again. She trembled and said, "Because there are four communication systems in total, but three of them are placed on the MDV rocket."

"That is to say, when we left, we took all the communication equipment with us..."

Lewis also thought of this, and her face turned pale.

Everyone looked at each other.

"At least it's a good thing to have a rescue plan, isn't it?" Martin was saying, comforting everyone and helping them adjust their mindset.

A document labeled with mission plan and report was transmitted...

Chapter 296 The Secret in the Lair!

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Inside Venkat's office.

"Has the video been transmitted?"

Mindy nodded at the side: "The transmission has been sent. There has been no reply yet."

Hearing this, Venkat took off his glasses, rubbed his forehead, and stared blankly at the rising sun outside the window.

Another night has passed.

During this period, he could often see the sunrise and sunset because he basically worked 24 hours a day.

"Do you think they will agree?"

Venkat said this out of the blue.

Mindy replied nervously, "I don't know sir."

"What about you? Would you agree to travel in space for an extra 768 days, not being able to see your family, not being able to eat normal food, and being in danger and tension all the time, to complete this mission?"

Venkat asked again.

After a vote in the Security Council, they agreed to implement the orbitalist's plan.

In order to communicate with Roddy and Mars more quickly, they planned to let the Ares III mission crew on the Hermes fly for almost two more years.

It will not stay on Earth. After replenishing supplies in orbit, it will directly use the Earth's gravity to accelerate and return to Mars!

On the one hand, they hope to use this to contact Mars. On the other hand, they even want to let these astronauts return to Mars to contact and meet aliens.

However, they had to eat one bite at a time. They did not plan to tell the Hermes spacecraft about the appearance of alien civilization on Mars right away. Instead, they planned to keep it secret until the time was right, and then tell the crew the truth.

In their words, it was to give the crew time to prepare mentally, but Venkat felt that this was just greed on the part of the Earth's top brass.

Let them not regard the crew members as living people, but as chess pieces that can be used.

From the crew's perspective, this mission would require them to sacrifice a lot, and they might even die in space.

But from the perspective of human civilization as a whole, now is the time to race against time to contact extraterrestrial civilizations. No time can be wasted. The gains and losses of one person are insignificant compared to the gains and losses of an entire civilization.

"So those guys are going to sacrifice the interests of the crew, or passively sacrifice the crew, to fulfill the righteousness they talk about. Is this really right?"

Mindy couldn't answer Venkat's question and didn't know how to answer it.

"Mr. Karp..."

Mindy felt that Venkat was in a bad mood and said timidly.

"Forget it. I just think that what they are doing is counterproductive. If it were me, I would rather tell me directly rather than hide it and force me to make a choice step by step."

Venkat whispered.

He can sacrifice his life for mankind's space cause, for mankind's safety, and for mankind's future.

But it needs to be his own reason, not forced to be a 'hero'.

The exchange ended so hastily.

after one day.

News came from the Hermes.

After they all voted, they were willing to accept NASA's plan and go to Mars to rescue Rhodey.

But they don't know yet that they are actually just a bridge to communicate with aliens.

...

time flies.

Another week has passed.

NASA's satellite control center finally received the second video sent by Roddy more than half a month after the communication was interrupted.

"Hello, everyone. I guess you must be worried sick after not seeing me for a few days."

Mars, inside the habitat.

The habitat had changed a lot at this time. Roddy asked Jarvis to design a safer protection system, which was equivalent to adding a solid outer shell to the outside of the habitat.

Only in this way can it be considered safer.

After all, he couldn't stay in a tin can all day long; that would be torture.

Now he was in a workshop that had been sealed off and made independent from the living area of ​​the habitat.

Wearing a mask and protective clothing, he dissected the body of the cockroach man in front of him.