The rise of nanometers

Moon, southwest of Procellarum.

Outpost 1 Base.

Hawke and Wade, who were busy at this time, didn't know whether their supplies would arrive.

After doing a small experiment, the two cleaned up the experimental cabin and closed the door of the experimental cabin. After all, there were many dangerous chemicals in the experimental cabin. If something went wrong, this small base would really be doomed.

The two of them had no intention of sacrificing their lives for the country, and they were not too careless in their safety measures.

After closing the experimental cabin door, they returned to the narrow living cabin.

Wade went to wash up, while Hawke sat on the floor, turned on the TV, and watched the Toad Palace TV program.

Due to the last solar storm, Sentinel 1's communication system, which requires high-throughput communications assisted by satellite communications, was intermittent every day, and no signal was received for about 8 hours.

When satellite signals cannot be received, the base's own long-wave radio station can only be used to communicate with the local area.

Although long-wave radio can communicate, the amount of unit information it can carry is too small, and it can only send telegrams with text content.

Hawke watched the TV program, then turned around and turned on his work computer, which contained relevant content sent from the local government in the past few hours.

After reading for a while, he frowned. In today's content, there was news about the delayed launch of the Lunar 6 spacecraft. As for the reason for the delayed launch, NASA only reported that the launch vehicle was being re-inspected.

NASA also told Hawke and the two of them to save daily necessities as much as possible, because the next launch will be on October 13, that is, 13 days later.

Hawke took a look at the daily necessities reserves at the base. It can probably last for the two of them for 57 days. If they save a little, they should be able to last until 80 days.

Suddenly he heard several familiar terms coming from the TV program behind him.

Falcon Heavy...launch failed...Sentinel 1...

Hawke suddenly turned his head and stared at the TV program on Toad Palace TV. At this time, Toad Palace TV broadcast the scene of the Falcon Heavy launch failure.

"Farke!"

Wade, who had just finished washing, came over and asked confused, "What's wrong?"

"Our supplies blew up."

"What?" Wade was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Today's launch failed?"

Hawke said with an ugly face: "Now it's not a matter of launch failure, but the headquarters concealing this matter from us. I learned about it from the news on Toad Palace TV."

The two men privately modified the TV and used a backup signal receiving pot, but did not report it to the headquarters.

In order to prevent the two of them from panicking, NASA chose to avoid the most important issues and conceal the launch failure, instead making technical adjustments.

Fortunately, this incident was reported by Toad Palace TV again, which aroused the inner fear of Hawke and Wade.

The helpless Wade quickly asked: "Man, what should we do now?"

"..." Hawke was also at a loss.

If they directly question the headquarters, their illegal listening to hostile forces' TV programs will be exposed.

And Hawke is not stupid. There is no use questioning the headquarters now, because their current position is very embarrassing, and the supplies they need cannot be obtained by talking.

After much deliberation, Hawke decided not to expose the lies of the headquarters for the time being: "Let's calm down first and wait for the launch situation on the 13th to come out before making next arrangements. Now we have to readjust the food rationing issue first."

"OK." Wade could only follow the arrangement. This was the best way at the moment.

The two quickly organized the food reserves in the base, changing from three meals a day to two meals a day. There were not many problems with water, electricity and air. After all, the base had solar panels and two nuclear batteries, and water and air could be recycled. of.

After readjusting the daily food rations, the supply time for the two of them increased from 57 days to 84 days.

Hawke even formulated a very extreme backup plan. If something happened to the supply ship on the 13th, they would continue to reduce the daily food rations and at the same time reduce the body's heat consumption by reducing activities.

NASA headquarters also held an emergency meeting.

Musk, Bezos, as well as people from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and General Electric all came to Houston Space City.

In the current aerospace field in North America, in addition to NASA headquarters, there are 12 companies including Space Exploration Company, Blue Origin, Boeing, General Electric, and Lockheed Martin.

They each represent major financial groups in the Noah Society. Although the emergence of Greater China forces them to unite, internal conflicts still exist.

In this kind of project that determines the future pattern, even NASA only plays a grudging role. The major consortiums will not allow any company to take the lead in the aerospace field.

It is this helpless internal consumption that has restricted Noah's development in the aerospace field.

If these 12 aerospace companies can unite, under the leadership of NASA, they can at least double their power.

Unfortunately, the Intelligence Department has accurately stolen information related to the Noah Society many times, especially the secrets of the underground bases, which has plunged the Noah Society into a situation where everyone is in danger.

Now the FBI sees everyone as a traitor, which makes it more difficult for NASA to integrate the North American aerospace industry.

The Falcon Heavy launch vehicle failed to launch, and the Lunar Spacecraft 6 it carried was also blown up. Although there was a backup Neptune 6 launch vehicle, this launch vehicle was not mature.

There is also General Electric's Zeus heavy-lift launch vehicle, which is in the same situation and the technology is not mature.

Now NASA can only temporarily adjust the plan and let Neptune 6 send 12 tons of supplies to Outpost 1 so that General Electric's Zeus and Space Exploration Company's Falcon Heavy can be ready.

Apparently NASA has made plans for the possible failure of Neptune.

After all, the materials in the Moon Outpost 1 base can only last for 57 days. Even if it is used sparingly, it will be difficult to sustain it for 120 days.

Therefore, they must resupply Outpost 1 within three months.

There will be more troublesome things next, because Hawke and Wade must withdraw from the moon to the Blue Star before the end of the year.

At present, humans cannot survive in outer space for a long time, otherwise they will suffer from space syndrome, and in severe cases, they may directly receive boxed meals.

It is another troublesome matter to replace the two people and send new astronauts up.

Due to the hasty launch of many aerospace projects in the past two years, problems have occurred frequently, and there have been more than 20 launch accidents.

Although there was an escape tower and no astronauts offered sacrifices to the sky, the residents around the space city suffered hundreds of deaths and injuries, as well as various factory accidents.

But NASA has no choice but to bite the bullet and improve while launching, otherwise it will not be able to keep up with the progress.

NASA is in a hurry, but China Space Administration seems much calmer and calmer.

Although the two systems are also divided internally: Aerospace Science and Industry and Eagle Aerospace, the two parties are in a competitive and cooperative relationship.

Coupled with the changes in the domestic environment, the aerospace system has huge funds, manpower, materials, and technology.

For example, the Chang 13 launch vehicle currently being tested has produced 5 experimental products at one time, which makes it appear even more wealthy and can be spent money on.

Under Noah's capital system, some natural shortcomings are difficult to change. After all, the company wants to make money. This is a stubborn disease that is difficult to change.

The fundamental differences between the two parties have led to wildly different results on such large-scale projects.

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