Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Ground Control Center.
Thor, Wolf God, relevant leaders, and nearly 10,000 aerospace workers at the Satellite Launch Center all looked at the big screen, smiling happily.
"The lunar lander has broken away from the earth's gravity and is flying towards the moon. It is expected to enter the moon's gravitational circle after 75 hours of inertial flight!"
Dean Wang laughed heartily and said: "In the next 75 hours, about 3 days, we can have a good rest!"
"Yes, the most difficult and dangerous moment has passed, and the next inertial flight will be very safe!"
An expert with white hair laughed heartily.
"It's not easy, it's really not easy!"
Another expert burst into tears: "I didn't expect that we would actually send people to the moon in my lifetime. Wow, I have no regrets in this life!"
As soon as these words came out, it was like a viral infection, spreading from one to ten and then to a hundred. Most of the old experts also touched their glasses, which were wet.
too long!
They have waited too long just to wait for one day!
The Americans sent a man to the moon as early as 1969, but China, as the second largest country in the world, was 49 years behind the United States in this step!
A full 49 years!
Over the past 49 years, generations of aerospace workers have worked hard and diligently, and how much hard work have they put in?
The handsome young man of the past has become a gray-haired old man, and the once fledgling rookie has become an experienced expert...
Batch after batch, generation after generation.
Obscurity, hard work, and creation from scratch.
After 50 years of cold and heat, I finally waited for this day.
At this moment, all the aerospace workers could no longer suppress the excitement in their hearts, and their eyes were red.
"We did it! We did it too!"
“We are not behind anyone!”
A superior leader wiped his eyes and sighed softly.
…
However, after all, this was a moon landing that was kept secret from the outside world.
In other words, this moon landing will not be announced until the five astronauts return to Earth safely.
Because this is just a secret operation.
At this moment, Ying Yue, who was on the Chang'e 11 lunar landing ship, gradually calmed down, glanced at the dark night sky, and returned to his seat.
"Take a good rest, Ying Yue, the next three days will be very boring!" The Eagle-Headed God also sat back in his seat and said with a chuckle.
"I know!"
Ying Yue nodded slightly, and then began to close his eyes to rest, but he was communicating with Leoux in his heart: "Leaux, closely monitor all the movements around you, and report immediately if there is any danger!"
"knew!"
Leox replied lazily.
"Have electromagnetic wave signals never appeared on the moon?"
"No!"
Leox shook his head slightly: "I'm always paying attention, but there hasn't been any movement. It's really strange. Since it's asking for help, why don't you keep firing?"
Ying Yue also frowned. The distress signal should be sent all the time to ensure the greatest chance of being discovered by a nearby spacecraft, but the signal on the moon seemed to only appear a few times and then disappear.
This is so weird!
"Forget it, just wait and see. No matter what the situation is, we will find out when we get to the moon!"
"Um……"
Time passes little by little.
During this period, Xiao Huang, Xiao Liu and Zweig had a normal schedule, eating, sleeping, checking the lunar landing craft and flight route, and also came to the service cabin to talk with Ying Yue.
Time passed like this little by little, and finally, three days passed. 75 hours after Chang'e 11 left the earth, it finally arrived at the moon's gravitational circle.
"Astronauts, please be careful, the spacecraft has entered the moon's gravitational circle!"
"Astronauts, please be careful, the spacecraft has entered the moon's gravitational circle!"
"Finally within the gravitational range of the moon!"
Hearing the announcement in the service cabin, Ying Yue and Ying Shen were shocked, with a glimmer of light in their eyes.
At the same time, the ground control center.
"Everyone, please pay attention!"
"Chang'e 11 enters the gravitational range of the moon!"
"Report the data of the spacecraft!"
Nearly 10,000 aerospace workers were mentally shaken. They paid close attention to the instruments in front of them, and then each department began to report one by one.
"Fuel 100%, normal!"
"The air pressure in the cabin is stable and normal!"
"Oxygen reserve 91%, normal!"
"The temperature is 25℃, normal!"
"Height from the moon: 7600 meters!"
"Flight route, perfect fit!"
"Spaceship speed..."
Each data was reported one by one, and each data was normal, which made Dean Wang and the old experts feel a little relieved.
"Calculating the time, the moon landing ship of the Temple of Gods has almost entered the lunar orbit, right?"
Looking at Chang'e 11 still heading towards the moon on the big screen, Thor silently calculated: "I hope I can make it in time!"
Unlike many aerospace workers, they only care about the moon landing itself. If the spacecraft successfully reaches the moon, more than half of their mission is completed.
The God of Thunder, God of Wolf and others also need to care about the temples and the signal source in the Galileo Crater. They know very well that the real battle will not begin until Chang'e 11 successfully lands on the moon.
"Everything goes well..."
While everyone was nervous and expecting, the spacecraft approached the moon little by little, and finally reached an altitude of 4,900 meters above the moon.
"Give instructions to Chang'e 11: Slow down and enter lunar orbit!"
"yes!"
Following an order, the reverse engine of Chang'e 11 began to ignite, and then sprayed a powerful flame forward.
Under the influence of this thrust that was completely opposite to the direction of flight, Chang'e 11 suddenly began to slow down, and the hull shook slightly.
Ying Yue, who was in the service cabin, sat firmly on the chair, his body swaying slightly with the spacecraft, and the safety belt pulled him tightly, confining him to the chair.
He knew that Chang'e 11 was flying too fast at this time. In this case, it could not be captured by the moon's gravity. Only by decelerating in the opposite direction and slowing it down as much as possible could it successfully enter the lunar orbit.
slow down!
slow down!
"slow down!"
"Yes, that's it, slow down!"
Everyone was praying in their hearts and very nervous.
Finally, after decelerating all the way, Chang'e 11 successfully entered an elliptical orbit around the moon, and then the reverse engine stopped spitting fire.
"Chang'e 11 successfully entered [an elliptical orbit of 313 kilometers at the far moon point and 113 kilometers at the perilunar point]. It succeeded!"
"Okay! Great! This step is completed!"
"marvelous!"
Everyone was screaming in their hearts, but no one broke out because they knew that the most exciting moment had not yet arrived.
"In this orbit, Chang'e 11 can circle the moon in just two hours!"
"Tell Chang'e 11 to start preparations for landing!"
