Doomsday Bunker Upgrade Chapter 14: Pushing the stars
With the landing of the spacecraft, the three astronauts from the Yan Kingdom soon also walked out of the spacecraft, each with their tools busy.
The time for the meteorite to pass through the lunar orbit is very limited. If they want to use the influence of the moon's gravity to push the meteorite away from the impact orbit, then they must race against time.
Looking at the astronauts wearing heavy spacesuits busy on the surface of the meteorite captured by the spacecraft camera on the screen, Chen Xin continued to cheer for them silently.
This is not as good as the fact that there was no news after the Federation team rushed down just now. The Yan Guo team is live streaming the whole process without interruption, so the progress of the project can be seen at a glance.
, there is also a narration from the TV station. The audience does not even need to watch it, just listen to it to know the progress of the site, which step the astronaut has made, and how far it is from completion.
Compared with the Federation team drilling holes in the meteorite, the task of the Yan Guo team is easier. Although the holes are also required, the Yan Guo team only needs to drill the bolt holes used to fix the propeller, instead of using it. Drill a deep hole several hundred meters deep like a federal man.
So although there are a few more holes to be drilled, the work was quickly completed with the hard work of the three astronauts.
Seeing that they had finished punching the holes, Chen Xin was as excited as everyone who watched the live broadcast together in front of the TV. Even the host’s excited voice as the narrator came from the TV: "Okay! Now bolt. All the holes have been drilled! Next, the astronauts only need to install the bolts to end the ground work, return to the spacecraft to start the thruster, and use it to push the meteorite!"
Hearing this, Chen Xin couldn't help but stand up, watching the three astronauts in the TV set the bolts clumsily with their thick gloved hands. He even wanted to reach out and help them tighten the bolts.
But at a distance of 380,000 kilometers, Chen Xin couldn't reach even if he could reach into the TV, so he could only watch and worry.
Fortunately, the astronauts considered the problem of **** bolts before they set off. Not only were they equipped with professional electric tools to tighten a bolt in one second, but it was also the case of three people working together and starting work at the same time. Next, all the bolts are being screwed one by one under the watch of six billion people around the world.
Seeing that the astronauts had completed all the ground work, the commander-in-chief in charge of the on-site command in the space center simply grabbed the microphone and shouted at the astronauts: "Go back to the spacecraft immediately and start the thrusters! Don't worry about the piles of junk on the ground. Up!"
Seeing that the screen just switched to the white-haired commander-in-chief in the space center, Chen Xin had a hard time imagining that this old expert could be so excited, which made people worry about his The heart can bear it.
But it’s understandable that the commander-in-chief was so excited. After all, at this time even Chen Xin couldn’t help telling the astronauts to ignore the tools on the ground and go directly to the spacecraft. After starting the thrusters, they left. .
Compared with the time it takes to clean up the tools on the ground, the astronauts can start the thrusters one second earlier when they get on the spacecraft. Save Blue Star one second early.
Under the premise of saving Blue Star, the Federals' multi-billion-dollar space shuttle blew up one, not to mention just a bunch of tools.
The commander-in-chief's order was immediately implemented by the astronauts. They just checked whether the bolts on the ground were in place, and then quickly returned to the spacecraft, and then started the spacecraft under the gaze of six billion people around the world. The thruster.
With the violent tail flames blooming from the tail of the thruster specially designed for this mission, the spacecraft that the astronauts boarded also separated from the thruster, and quickly ignited and lifted off, leaving the surface of the meteorite.
When leaving the surface of the meteorite, the Federation team can use the impact of a nuclear bomb explosion to blow away the debris flow on the surface of the meteorite. Because the Yan Guo team did not use a nuclear bomb, it naturally did not enjoy this convenience.
However, the effect of the heavy thrusters they installed on the meteorite in blowing away the debris flow of the meteorite is comparable to the impact of a nuclear bomb explosion. Although it cannot blow away all the debris flow on the surface of the meteorite in an instant, it is The continuous ejection of the thruster's tail flame can, however, create a gap in the debris flow on the meteorite's surface.
Through the gap opened by the propeller's tail flame, the Yan Guo team's spacecraft successfully left the surface of the meteorite, returned to space, and merged with the Federal team's Endeavour, and the two embarked on the journey together. Return to Blue Star's return journey.
When the spacecrafts of the Yan Kingdom and the Federation were returning, the meteorite was also deflected by the thrust of the thrusters and the gravity of the moon.
"Under the unremitting efforts and heroic sacrifices of the astronauts of the Yan Nation and the Commonwealth countries~IndoMTL.com~The huge meteorite rushing towards the blue star is now gradually being pushed out of the impact orbit. According to the scientists It is predicted that this meteorite will be completely pushed out of the impact orbit within a few hours, and will pass near the blue star in the next few days, and the threat of human extinction has been lifted!"
Listening to the almost broken cheers of the beautiful hostess on the TV, Chen Xin couldn’t help but yelled loudly. Although this meant that all his preparations were in vain, but if he could avoid the meteorite hitting the blue Xing, if he can continue to live in the sun in the future, he would rather all his preparations be in vain.
He shouted and howled loudly, until his throat was hoarse and he wanted to drink water, Chen Xin's emotions calmed down again.
Just as Chen Xin calmed down, he discovered an important point that was deliberately ignored by the TV station, that is, the meteorite has been blown into two swifts, and the Yan Guo team installed the thruster and is now pushing away its body shape. The larger piece and the smaller piece were pushed away without saying anything!
Thinking of this, Chen Xin hurried to the computer, looking for the latest information, and the TV was also on. He kept switching channels, wanting to see if there was the latest news about meteorites.
However, there is already a laughter on the TV at this time. It seems that the crisis has been lifted. Everyone is very optimistic at this time, and the TV report has become lighter, which makes people want to listen to see if there is important information. Chen Yu was very disappointed.
Fortunately, some information can still be found on the Internet. Some people have raised the same question as Chen Xin. Will the smaller meteorite hit the Blue Star?
Regarding this question, someone on the Internet has given an answer, and it is very reasonable and well-founded, that is, "The Lucians will use a nuclear bomb to blow it to pieces".