There was silence in the conference room.

No one dared to make any suggestions.

Because...when they heard that the insulation tiles "seemed" to have "scratches", the disaster 23 years ago came to everyone's mind.

——In 2003, Columbia also launched here, but it disintegrated on its way back to Earth after completing its mission.

The bodies of the seven astronauts were not found.

The cause of the accident was that during takeoff, a piece of foam fell off at high speed and hit and damaged the insulation tiles of the wing.

During the return process, high-speed friction with the air caused high-temperature airflow to enter the wings, eventually causing the entire spacecraft to disintegrate.

The Columbia crash and the previous Challenger accident were important reasons why NASA slowed down the pace of space exploration in the following years.

It can be said that hearing these three words "insulating tile" makes people tremble with fear.

Director Powers exhaled slowly in the silence.

"Prepare a plan and give it to the White House."

…

There was a lot of bustle in the white house.

"President, the cause of the failure can be initially determined to be that the material cabin is too heavy, and the center of gravity has shifted so that the posture has changed, and there is no time to adjust. Abandoning the material cabin is the best option."

"What can be determined so far is that they lost some equipment and some materials and tools for building the base. There are no problems with food and space equipment."

"In other words, they can only do some basic research and inspections when they go up there, and bring back lunar soil and other mineral resources."

"Of course, these are not important. What is important is that the spacecraft's insulation tiles have scratches and are most likely damaged. However, how serious it is cannot be determined until the deceleration is completed and personnel are sent out for inspection.

"

"But it's not important..."

Listening to the scientific consultant's verbosity, the owner, who was already a little impatient, roared angrily: "Then what is important?"

"As long as there are flaws in the insulation tiles, we won't dare let them return on Artemis."

The scientific advisor looked at the owner of the house: "None of us can afford another Columbia accident."

When the owner of the white house heard the Columbia, he immediately fell silent.

“Is it because of the insulated tiles in Colombia?”

"Yes, sir."

"Kennedy gave three plans. The first is to execute Plan D and merge with the orbit and transfer to another spacecraft. The second is to execute Plan C, land again, complete a small part of the mission and then merge with the orbit. The third is

Just log in and ask them for help."

The scientific advisor pursed his lips and looked at the TV.

Of course, there is no news on the TV now.

"Now, Yaoyue has entered the landing stage. Their spacecraft is fully loaded with eighty people, and there is enough space..."

The master's eyebrows instantly rose, and uncontrollable surprise rose in his eyes.

"Sir, this is currently the best... and the safest, and most economical plan."

"Then how are you sure they can bring people back?"

After a few seconds of silence, the scientific advisor whispered: "If we can't bring it back, it's not our responsibility."

*

*

When NASA announced that Artemis was back in orbit and interrupted the live broadcast, most of the audience focused on the moon landing of the Yaoyue probe.

At the Provincial Brain Computer Center, everyone gathered in the coffee shop on the fifth floor again.

The screen on the TV was showing the Yaoyue number descending "carefully and happily" in the sky.

In the picture, Yaoyue's main engine has stopped ejecting material, leaving only the attitude engine ejecting plasma beams.

This kind of landing is almost a naked display. Yaoyue is using the anti-gravity field.

Moreover, in the connection between the command center and Yaoyue, in addition to the attitude engine, the most mentioned status report was about the "force field".

You said, with such "black technology" blessing, what's the suspense?

Everyone was in a very relaxed mood, and the situation of Artemis was inevitably discussed again.

But since there are no more details, everyone can only guess.

"First of all, exclude them from promoting their style, and let Yaoyue win the first place to land on the moon this century."

"Hahaha, I think the most likely reason is that the landing posture is wrong, and then it takes off again and tries again."

"It's possible, but maybe they forgot something? Aren't they very well prepared this time? They just sent supplies to the orbit several times in the early stage."

"You're just too amateurish to guess... How can aerospace engineering be so careless?"

"I'm not sure. The United States has lost two space shuttles."

"Ahem... say something nice. If they really get into trouble, we can still be saved."

"Yeah, but it's too late to save us now. The Yaoyue is about to land, and it will be at least a month before it takes off again."

Everyone was busy discussing, but Qi and Mo still hugged their cousin's slender waist and watched the TV without blinking.

At this time, the screen has switched to the vision of Yaoyuehao.

On the screen, Yaoyue is getting closer and closer to the moon, and the desolate and desolate lunar surface can be clearly seen.

"Xichang, Yaoyue will start the landing procedure in three hundred seconds."

"Xichang received, invitation to the moon, to perform a pre-landing force field inspection."

"The invitation to the moon has been received. The force field generator is in good condition, running stably, and all data is normal."

"Received in Xichang, please pay attention to your posture."

"Yueyue number received."

Following the conversation, Yaoyue began the landing procedure.

The landing speed of the spacecraft also slowed down at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If the Yaoyue No. was like a sinking ship in the water before, now it has turned into a light fallen leaf.

So...a magical scene appeared on all the live broadcast platforms' barrages.

"Damn it, this speed... makes me have high blood pressure."

"The speed at which this old lady is crossing the road...can you please calculate the speed?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "According to visual inspection, the speed does not exceed 2 meters per second, which is purely the speed of an elevator."

"A stable batch!"

"Come on Yaoyuehao!"

Amidst countless anxious "urges", the earth is getting closer and closer.,

Along with a puff of smoke and dust, the picture of Yaoyuehao no longer changes.

Everyone held their breath at the same time.

On the TV, there was also silence.

Yang Hongbo, the captain of Yaoyue who had been in contact with Ye Ming and an experienced astronaut with many spaceflight experiences, took a deep breath.

This tone has been heard by people all over the world.

After a moment, Captain Yang's voice sounded with a smile.

"Xichang, this is Yaoyue. I have successfully reached the moon. Yaoyue is in good condition."

"Xichang has received the invitation, and is preparing to connect to the capital for communications."

…

In the Xichang command hall, everyone stood up at the same time, and applause and cheers resounded.

Starting from the week before the ignition of Yaoyue, the scientists and engineers in the entire command hall have entered a state of tension. Especially in the past few days, many people have not even slept at all.

Everyone has lost weight visibly.

Now that the Yao Yue has landed successfully, that means... half of the long march of thousands of miles has been completed.

Although the remaining tasks are also dangerous, at least they are not as scary as now.

Ye Ming hugged and shook hands with Director Zhang, and waved to everyone behind him... He walked quickly to his lounge.

He desperately needed to close his eyes and take a rest, even if he couldn't fall asleep.

…

That night, the news channel broadcast the full coverage of Yaoyuehao's landing. All leaders attended the congratulatory meeting and the connection with Yaoyuehao.
To be continued...