Chapter 130, Moon Landing (Part 1)

In July 2019, China's lunar space station "Moon Palace" completed the docking of the main space module. Because it is far away from the earth, even with the most advanced communication technology, the distance between the earth and the moon is about 360,000 kilometers to 400,000 kilometers, and the average distance is about 380,000 kilometers.

Such a long distance, even at the speed of light, takes 1.3 seconds. The distance between electromagnetic waves in the universe is also the speed of light, so the docking of the main space module of the lunar "Moon Palace" space station is also carried out according to the automated program, because there is a 1.3-second time difference during the period, and if the round trip is counted, it is a 2.6-second time difference.

Don't underestimate these 2.6 seconds. In terms of the docking of the space station, the time difference of 2.6 seconds is enough to cause a devastating disaster and lead to the failure of the docking of the space station. Therefore, the automated program is used, and the pre-set program automatically and smoothly completes the docking of the main space module of the "Moon Palace" space station.

The "Moon Palace" space station successfully completed docking, which means that the time for manned lunar landing is getting closer and closer. Every day, there are aerospace planes from the ground in China that are constantly traveling back and forth to space, and every day, there are unmanned spacecraft and unmanned aerospace planes flying to the moon from the "Tiangong" space station on the earth.

The "Moon Palace" space station on the moon is constantly growing, and space capsules with various functions are constantly docking. In just less than half a month, the scale of the "Moon Palace" space station has surpassed the International Space Station. Dozens of functional space capsules have laid the foundation for the upcoming manned lunar landing.

In addition to building the "Moon Palace" space station, on the moon side, unmanned lunar spacecraft are launched to the moon every few days. After collecting samples on the moon, the robot returns to space again smoothly, and then takes the unmanned aerospace plane to return to the earth again.

Experiments similar to simulating lunar landing and return are also carried out many times, fully testing every detail to ensure the smooth completion of manned lunar landing.

October 1, 2019, is China's National Day, and it is also the day of China's manned spaceflight to the moon, because according to scientists' calculations, this period is the closest period of time to the earth, which is very conducive to manned lunar landing.

At the Jiuquan Space Center, the sky is clear, the wind is gentle, and the sky is cloudless. Major media from all over the world are anxiously waiting in the area designated by the Jiuquan Space Center. Long guns and short guns have long been assumed, facing a huge aerospace plane.

This huge aerospace plane is more than 50 meters long, 30 meters high, and has a wingspan of 40 meters. The whole is full of sci-fi streamlined, and the whole body is extremely black. It is obviously made of Fuyun Group's black gold materials. All materials have been shipped long ago and are waiting for the order to depart at any time.

"Good morning, friends. I am Xu Ying, a reporter of CCTV stationed at Jiuquan Space Center. You can see behind me that this huge space plane named Houyi is the protagonist of this moon landing. It is 9:30 in the morning. In 30 minutes, our first manned moon landing in China will officially begin."

"According to the relevant information we learned from the Space Center, the space plane will fly directly from the ground to the Tiangong Space Station. After completing the energy replenishment at the Tiangong Space Station, it will fly directly to the Moon Palace Space Station. It is expected to take 4 hours to reach the Moon Palace Space Station."

"After the final inspection at the Moon Palace Space Station, it is expected to officially land on the moon at around 18:00 China time. This station will broadcast the whole process for you."

From the most solemn Tiananmen Square in the center of the imperial capital to the largest People's Square in the Magic City, from every huge display on the streets of Hong Kong to every household in Macau, all TV stations in China are now broadcasting this manned moon landing event of the motherland without exception.

Because it happened to be the National Day holiday, the ratings were very high. Countless people who originally planned to travel also chose to watch the manned moon landing at home.

The whole country, from national leaders to ordinary people, talked most about this manned moon landing. Even a 70-year-old grandfather knew roughly that the moon is the satellite of the earth after half a year of news reports on the moon landing. This manned moon landing is not to see Chang'e on the moon, but to achieve the great goal of the Chinese nation.

As for the primary school students with the strongest learning ability, they were arguing with each other that they could lift hundreds of kilograms of objects on the moon. They were all strongmen, and they were determined to become astronauts when they grew up to realize their childhood goals on the moon. Some primary school students even wrote about becoming the first person to land on Mars in the future.

In South Africa, the Chinese have always been weak and vulnerable, and have been robbed by many people. However, as South African television stations broadcast the entire Chinese manned lunar landing, all South Africans know that the Chinese are very awesome and can actually land a man on the moon. When they see the Chinese, they become more respectful, and the number of Chinese being robbed has greatly decreased.

At this moment, the world's attention is focused on China. News media around the world are reporting on China's manned lunar landing, and many television stations are even broadcasting the entire process.

When the descendants of Yan and Huang scattered around the world see the envious eyes of others, they all proudly raise their heads and chests, and proudly announce that I am a Chinese, and my motherland is carrying out a manned lunar landing.

The manned moon landing is such a huge event. It is not only China's own business, but also a matter of great concern and importance to the entire human race. It has been nearly half a century since the last Apollo 17 landed on the moon on December 11, 1972.

Humans are finally going to land on the moon again, and it is the first manned moon landing in the 21st century. It is not surprising that it has attracted the attention of the whole world. Billions of people around the world are waiting quietly.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, all the leaders of major Chinese countries have arrived. Here in the Jiuquan Space Center, on the huge square, the final departure ceremony is being carried out.

Astronauts Nan Junpeng, Li Yang, Xiao Mingguang, Yu Haitian, Lan Yu, Ouyang Hao, Liu Qi, Wang Zhong, and Yang Xing, nine astronauts appeared one by one. All nine astronauts are a new batch of astronauts who have not appeared in everyone's field of vision before, among which Lan Yu is a female astronaut.

Although the nine people had not appeared in everyone's vision before, all of them are experienced astronauts. Each of them has been to and from space at least 10 times. Many of them have even walked in space and have undergone rigorous training in China's "Tiangong" space station.

The departure ceremony for manned lunar landing is very simple, because it has just begun. If the manned lunar landing is successfully completed, the celebration ceremony will be very grand, which is almost the practice of all countries in the field of space.

Accompanied by the loud national anthem, the Chinese people present sang "March of the Volunteers" together, silently watching the nine astronauts slowly enter the huge "Houyi" space plane.

"Let's go!"

With an order, the "Houyi" space plane slowly started, and under low-power operation, it slowly came to a huge runway. With waves and strong winds visible to the naked eye, the speed of the "Houyi" space plane quickly soared. In less than 3 seconds, the space plane had taken off, like a huge bird flying into the blue sky.

Soon, the space shuttle appeared in everyone's sight at a speed exceeding Mach 5, and soon broke through the earth's atmosphere and entered space.

"Yeah!"

On the ground, at the space center, the huge space shuttle was seen soaring into the sky. The huge display on the side showed that the space shuttle had entered space and was flying around the earth at this time, constantly adjusting its orbit and speed, preparing to dock with the "Tiangong" space station.

The Chinese people at the scene naturally cheered. The speed at which the space shuttle entered space was so fast that it showed that China was strong in the field of space, which was definitely not comparable to other countries that still used rockets to launch spacecraft.

In space, as the captain of the nine-person manned lunar landing team, astronaut Nan Junpeng felt that he had lost gravity all of a sudden. He was oppressed by huge pressure the moment before, and felt extremely relaxed the next moment.

"Contact the Tiangong space station and adjust the orbit to prepare for docking with the Tiangong space station."

Nan Junpeng was as calm as ever, carefully checking the status of the space shuttle and checking the space coordinates of the space shuttle at this time. Nan Junpeng already had very rich experience in driving the space shuttle to dock with the Tiangong space station like this.

"Dear viewers, hello, it is now 10:36 am China time. The picture you are seeing now is the picture of Houyi space plane docking with Tiangong space station. Houyi space plane will complete the energy replacement and engine maintenance here at Tiangong space station. If everything is correct, it will fly to the moon in 2 hours."

In space, the space plane slowly approaches Tiangong space station. From the TV broadcast, behind the space plane is a blue earth, exuding the halo of life, beautiful and breathtaking.

In space, here at Tiangong space station, the battery compartment of Houyi space plane is slowly opened, and the huge mechanical arm begins to replace the battery. In fact, the battery basically still has a lot of energy, but it is replaced with a brand new fully charged new battery to ensure safety.

At the same time in space, many mechanical arms began to install the reverse deceleration plasma engine for Houyi space plane. Of course, all of this has been trained and experimented many times, and it was installed very smoothly.