Chapter 7: Outside the shuttle

The first person to discover that the anti-gravity system had been lost was the Eagle who was operating the spacecraft. In fact, when the spacecraft was about five kilometers close to the ground, the Eagle felt a danger and a strange premonition that could not be explained.

But he deliberately ignored this premonition, because this mission was a dangerous exploratory mission. It was the first mission for humans to land on a non-moon near-Earth planet. No one knew what dangers there were.

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For example, sudden severe storms, or the extremely contrasting daytime temperature difference on alien planets, or various geological disasters, or even alien viruses in some science fiction movies and novels, or even alien creatures... This is a kind of life-saving weapon.

It is normal to have risks when taking risks, so the eagle simply ignored this danger.

Then when the sense of danger was the strongest, he drove the shuttle to a height of about five thousand meters above the ground. Then, at this moment, he only felt the entire shuttle plummeting violently, and the planet itself

The gravity pulled the shuttle and it fell to the ground. Everyone in the spacecraft fell to the ground or was squeezed against the bulkhead. For a while, no one could move!

Because of the anti-gravity system, the Hope can simulate gravity in space and will not cause the personnel in the spacecraft to be in a state of weightlessness. When on the planet, the anti-gravity system can be used to overcome the pull of the planet's gravity, so the shuttle

The flight was very smooth, with almost no bumps. Because of this, except for a few people in the spacecraft, the rest of the people in the spacecraft did not wear seat belts, or even astronaut helmets, but only wore spacesuits.

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At this moment, the anti-gravity system was suddenly lost, and the entire shuttle immediately fell downwards. At the same time, everyone in the spacecraft who had not fastened their seat belts tumbled into pieces.

Ying was one of the few people wearing a seat belt. His calmness and caution saved everyone at this moment. When he was pressed to the seat, his palms began to desperately reach for several buttons in front of the shuttle, but this

The downward force of his buttocks was so strong and violent that he stretched it several times before finally pressing a few buttons.

When several buttons were pressed, flames were sprayed out from the tail end and lower part of the shuttle. Gradually, the shuttle's downward momentum began to weaken, but it had already fallen for more than ten seconds, and in nearly twenty seconds,

The falling speed at this moment is already very fast, and it is not too far away from the ground. Under the thrust of the flame jet, although the speed of the shuttle is slowing down, the falling momentum is still unabated, and it is rushing towards the ground.

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Eagle was sweating profusely at this moment. While controlling the shuttle's descent, he shouted loudly: "Attention, everyone! It's about to fall to the ground! Prepare for collision defense!"

But having said that, the entire shuttle was in complete chaos. The spacecraft kept falling and was in the turbulence of the ignition jet. Most people rolled to the ground. Only a few people relied on good physical training and reaction nerves.

, finally struggled back to their seats and barely buckled their seat belts, but most people were still rolling. With a violent vibration and boom, the entire shuttle hit the ground and slid forward.

After traveling a long distance, the entire shuttle sank into the sand several meters deep, and then finally came to a halt.

The entire shuttle was in a panic. Fortunately, everyone was wearing spacesuits, but not helmets. Seven or eight people had their heads bruised and bleeding, and the remaining people were not harmed. They were all thrown.

He looked in pain, and no one said anything for a long time.

At this moment, a scientist finally recovered from his groggy state. He immediately screamed: "No! The air is leaking!"

Everyone was shocked and immediately began to check the entire shuttle. At the same time, they also hurriedly took out their own space helmets and put them on. But then they discovered that the scientist was not looking at the cabin wall, but looking at the ground.

Trembling all over, there, the closed test tube containing the extraterrestrial air had broken, and the extraterrestrial air inside had leaked out!

Suddenly, everyone's faces became ugly, because this was not the earth air they breathed, but real alien gas. God knows what is in these gases. If there is any alien virus in this gas, then they

They will not have any immunity to these alien viruses. Even if these viruses may be just ordinary alien viruses, they may die in an ugly way.

Another scientist next to him clearly saw that everyone's expressions were wrong, and he immediately said: "Don't panic, everyone, we still don't know whether there are living things on this alien planet, and our planet is all desert, very dry, basically

It is unlikely that there are viruses and microorganisms in the air, so don’t panic, first check whether you feel a burning sensation in your mouth and nose to confirm whether the air on this planet is corrosive."

After hearing this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and then they began to feel their mouth, nose, eyes, etc., but they did not feel any stimulation, as if they were breathing ordinary air.

Only a few scientists looked ugly, because they knew in their hearts that in an alien environment, there might be microorganisms and viruses that are resistant to desiccation in the air. Because this is an alien planet, it is impossible to use earth's common sense to identify them.

Yes, but now they also knew that they were not talking about this. They all looked carefully at the scientist who was playing with the broken experimental platform.

The scientist was about fifty years old, and his head was still bleeding, but he was still concentrating on testing the alien air in another test tube. The entire shuttle was silent, and everyone looked at

Time passed slowly like this after seeing this scientist. I don’t know how long it took, but the scientist breathed a sigh of relief and showed an expression of disbelief.

"...The oxygen content accounts for more than 20% of the air, and then the nitrogen that occupies the majority of the air is about 68%, followed by a special gas that occupies 11% of the air.

, and there are rare gases and carbon dioxide. The composition of this special gas is not yet clear, but there is no acid-base reaction, and it is not a toxic gas such as carbon monoxide. Its properties are somewhat similar to those of inert gases, and it does not seem to dissolve in liquids and

In the blood..."

The scientist said almost excitedly: "Do you know what this means? This kind of air can be breathed directly! We humans can breathe directly in this environment!"

The scientist became more and more excited as he talked. He almost danced. As he spoke, he pointed to the experimental table and said: "I did not see the existence of any microorganisms through the microscope. Of course, the virus requires a higher-magnification microscope, and that requires returning to the microscope."

The test can only be carried out by going to the main laboratory of the Hope, but judging from the current situation, such dry air... Everyone, please pay attention to my words, it is air that contains almost no liquid, and there are almost no viruses and

Microbes, everyone, we are so lucky!"

"We are standing on a planet that can carry our hopes for the future! There is oxygen that can be breathed directly, and the presence of oxygen means that there must be photosynthetic plants. Such plants may exist in some hidden places. Although at present

We haven't discovered it yet, but the air content of this planet is enough to explain everything. We humans can reproduce on this planet!"

When the scientist said this, he actually shed tears and yelled something at the same time.

Eagle suddenly stood up at this moment, and he said to everyone: "No matter what, you must always wear a space helmet. You are not allowed to breathe the air of this planet directly before thoroughly confirming that the air does not contain viruses and microorganisms...

...Okay, although the process is a bit thrilling, we have landed now. Everyone, your respective tasks can begin. Each scientist has two soldier assistants and guards. After you put on your spacesuit and space helmet, you can go to

Everyone started their own operations outside the shuttle. Zhang Heng, you stay, and the others start taking action. We don’t have much time, and we must return to the Hope before the air is used up."

The rest of the people followed the order. Each scientist was assigned two soldiers. The remaining soldiers, led by Liu Bai and Heitie, were preparing to take the first step out of the shuttle. There were only two soldiers left in the entire cabin.

Ying and Zhang Heng disembarked. Only then did Ying say: "Zhang Heng... break the code immediately. I want to contact the Hope."

Zhang Heng did not dare to delay, and quickly sat in front of the shuttle console, where he cracked the code. After about four or five minutes, he exhaled, and at the same time, a voice sounded in the shuttle.

"Forerunner, this is the main ship of Hope. If you hear me, please answer... Forerunner, this is the main ship of Hope. If you hear me, please answer..."

Eagle quickly said to the communicator: "Hope, this is the Forerunner."

"...Ying, are you okay? How are the casualties? Can the shuttle still operate? What happened before? Suddenly the shuttle crashed to the ground." Yao Yuan's voice came from the communicator.

Ying's face was serious as he said: "When the altitude dropped to five thousand meters, the anti-gravity system of the shuttle suddenly failed and it still cannot be started. However, the self-check of the shuttle found that there was no fault in the anti-gravity system.

Mechanical, energy, everything is gone. The anti-gravity system is still running now, but it is strange that although the anti-gravity system is running, it does not produce any anti-gravity or simulated gravity, as if all the forces are gone.

It’s like it’s disappeared!”

"...Transmit the data from the shuttle's anti-gravity system through the liaison. What about the rest? Can the shuttle still take off? What about the casualties? Did you encounter any special circumstances there?" Yao Yuan continued to ask.

Eagle replied: "It can take off. The ground is full of thick sand. The shuttle has a waterproof and sand-proof mechanism, so it is no problem to ignite and take off. But without the anti-gravity system, we cannot break through the atmosphere. There is no rocket launcher here and there is no help."

Pushing the rocket... In terms of personnel, a few people were injured, Xiaobai can deal with them, minor injuries, no big problems. Also, the composition of the air on this planet has been experimentally found, except for one type that accounts for 10% of the total air.

Except for one special gas, the other air content is almost identical to that of Earth's air. According to the scientist, as long as it is confirmed that there are no alien viruses and microorganisms, this kind of air can be directly breathed."

"So far, no alien creatures have been found. The sand ground is thick enough and there is no quicksand. They are testing the load-bearing strength of the ground outside. I will transmit the data through the liaison device later..."

Yao Yuan was silent for a while, and then said: "Okay, I'm waiting for your data... Thank you for your hard work, because we can't make an anti-gravity system, and we can't make a small unmanned detector with an anti-gravity system.

That's why this accident happened, don't worry, I can definitely rescue you."

Eagle nodded and said as if it was a matter of course: "Of course, just like it has been done many times before, I have always firmly believed in your promise... Then we will wait here for rescue, and the call to the Forerunner is completed."

Just as they were talking inside the shuttle, outside the shuttle, a group of soldiers led by Heitie Liu Bai carefully stepped out of the shuttle's hatch and truly stepped onto alien soil.

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This is a thick layer of yellow sand. It feels soft and cottony when you step on it, with the unique and delicate smell of sand. The bottom is very solid, and there is no feeling of sinking in. Until the first person steps out, the rest of the people also

Stepping outside the shuttle, they took weapons and carefully guarded the surroundings, but they did not see any moving objects. It was daytime on this planet, and the white sunlight shone on the desert, making everything in sight sway.

If you look at it in a daze, you might think that this is a large desert on earth. There is no unique alien scene at all.

But no one noticed it, because the experimental bench in the shuttle broke several test tubes during the turbulence. One of the test tubes was distilled water, a liquid. The soles of many people's spacesuits were stained with liquid. When they

When my feet stepped on the desert, the liquid was imprinted on the sand, and then evaporated into the air...
Chapter completed!