Chapter 564 Enclosure
July 10, Xinghe year 3.
Moon, South Pole.
Clavius Crater.
Earth-linked lunar base.
A spacecraft carrying two astronauts is using its reverse thrust engine to brake and adjust its flight posture, and then slowly lands on a piece of sand not far from the base.
The engine nozzle blew up a lot of lunar soil and dust.
The first two astronauts who arrived on board were now checking various equipment.
"Yingwu, the spacecraft equipment is operating normally. Please report the situation to the Earth headquarters!"
Lin Yingwu nodded, then buried his head in the keyboard and entered a series of commands.
Soon, the Earth's Ground Connection Headquarters responded to them, asking them to prepare to leave the spacecraft and sent them the communication codes of the dozen or so space capsules that had landed previously.
"Captain, the communication code has been received."
"Well, we'll go out of the cabin together later." Captain Du Feihu said as he connected the spacecraft to the network of other space capsules through communication codes.
Then they activated the cameras of other space capsules, and through the cameras of other space capsules and searchlights, they could clearly see the spacecraft.
Du Feihu quickly adjusted the position of the camera and aimed it at the exclusive hatch for exiting the spacecraft.
After all, this manned lunar landing is a matter of vital importance to the free world and the Earth Association. He must ensure that the moment of leaving the cabin can be captured by the camera.
There were already huge differences among the four major forces in the free world regarding the march to the moon, and now they need to give everyone some confidence.
After debugging for more than ten minutes, Du Feihu finally completed the debugging of the lens and lighting.
"Captain, the moon dust outside has dissipated."
"Notify Earth headquarters that we will be conducting an extravehicular mission within half an hour."
"OK."
Du Feihu stood up, walked to the cabinet where extravehicular space suits were stored, took out a space suit, and put it on himself.
Twenty minutes passed quickly.
Lin Yingwu also put on his spacesuit.
At the Earth headquarters, the Earth Union has simultaneously launched a live broadcast. Images of the Moon's South Pole Base can be seen on the television stations and the Internet within the four major forces.
At the moment when Du Feihu and Lin Yingwu opened the cabin door, walked out of the spacecraft and stepped onto the lunar soil, the host's rhythmic and excited voice sounded on the screen.
"This is an important step for mankind towards the universe..."
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Qin Lang and Deva also saw the live broadcast of the Earth Union.
"Not bad!" Deva said with a smile while eating tomatoes grown at the moon base.
"I hope they dig the hole quickly! Otherwise..." A complicated look flashed across Qin Lang's eyes.
Deva picked up another tomato and handed it to him: "Don't worry about it. Anyway, the Earth Union and we are competitors. If anything goes wrong, they will bear the consequences themselves."
As professional astronauts, the two men knew very well that the space capsules launched by the association were not very capable of protecting against cosmic rays. If it was an unmanned space capsule, then naturally there would be no problem.
But the problem is that these space capsules are now used as bases for astronauts to stay for a long time, and problems arise.
This is not the Earth's low-Earth orbit. Without the protection of the Earth's magnetic field, cosmic rays can penetrate directly and cover these space capsules.
Given the nature of the Ground Alliance and the four major forces, it is highly likely that they will not waste the payload on protective lead plates.
Therefore, at this stage, the best protection plan for the Earth's South Pole base on the moon is actually to dig a hole, bury the space capsule underground, and use the soil to cover it to resist harmful cosmic rays and high-energy neutrons.
This is also one of the initial plans that Sapiens usually adopts for its large base on the moon.
To get rid of the covering solution, it is necessary to equip heavy composite lead plates. Now the Lunar Branch is concentrating its efforts on mining several lead-zinc mines.
In addition, the anti-radiation gel that Li Qingye had previously discovered on the mutant creatures in the Pangu world can also be used as an auxiliary means.
Currently, many spacecraft that are exposed to cosmic rays for a long time use anti-radiation gel to enhance their radiation resistance.
For example, heavy exoskeleton space suits will have a layer of radiation-resistant gel sprayed on the surface.
Qin Lang took a bite of the tomato and said, "Why does it taste a bit weird?"
"Really? It looks like you're going back to Earth for vacation." Deva reminded.
Qin Lang realized immediately that it wasn't that there was something wrong with the taste of the tomatoes, but that his body was beginning to change under the influence of the moon's gravity.
The two sensory systems of taste and hearing are most easily affected in a low-gravity environment.
This is also an experience summarized by the Space Business Department. Once changes in taste and hearing occur, it means that the astronauts' bodies are beginning to be affected by the low-gravity environment.
"I have only been on duty for 37 days. Logically speaking, it should take around 50 days for noticeable changes to appear..."
Deva patted him on the shoulder and said, "Everyone's body and genes are different. This is very normal."
"Okay!" Qin Lang had no choice. After all, the company stipulated that if astronauts had taste changes and hearing impairments, they must stop working and immediately apply to return to Earth for recuperation. This was a strict rule.
The two tried some other vegetables, fruits and meals. Deva did not have any obvious taste change, while Qin Lang had a more obvious taste change.
Faced with this reality, Qin Lang could only write a report to the headquarters and apply for a vacation to return to Earth.
At this time, Deva was arranging cargo ships to deliver miniature space capsules to the South Pole region of the moon.
Especially those craters and volcanic ruins that have been well-traveled are the focus of this deployment mission.
Even if the Homo Sapiens Company has no shortage of resources, there is no reason to let it go. After all, no one would complain about having too many resources.
Let’s fence off the land first, it may come in handy in the future.
Especially water ice and dry ice, which are rare resources on the moon.
Miniature space capsules were thrown onto various craters and volcanic ruins, and then turned into temporary outposts.
The three Spark spacecraft that were launched from the Earth some time ago have now successfully landed in a small crater in the South Pole region of the Moon.
The crater is less than 52 kilometers away from the Antarctic base of the Geological Survey.
The monitoring satellite of the Earth-linked Union on the moon has obviously noticed the actions of the Sapiens Company, but they dare not say anything.
After all, the Lunar Convention has no binding force on the Sapiens Company. In addition, the military strength of the two sides is unequal. Facing the squeeze from the Sapiens Company, the Earth Union is very powerless and can only swallow this loss silently.
Sapiens's movement to enclose the moon is proceeding very quickly and recklessly.
In addition to launching the micro-space capsule to occupy the land, the next step is to expand the Copernicus base, the Caucasus base, the Wine Sea base, and the Doppler base on the back of the moon.
As these bases mine the moon's local mineral resources and localize various industries, the lunar branch will gradually break away from its dependence on Earth's headquarters for materials.
This month, the proportion of materials, precision instruments and synchronous robots delivered to the moon has increased to 27%, while other items are also weapons and large-scale engineering equipment.
The Moon Branch is gradually becoming self-sufficient in many building materials, basic panels, and low-tech parts.
This situation can accelerate the expansion of the Moon branch.
It is extremely gap is even greater than on Earth.
