Chapter 387 The Most Dangerous Is Coming

"Titan, the lunar module and the command module will separate after 5 minutes, and we will take over the lunar landing process."

"Understood, Houston."

Jim looked nervously at Li Changheng who was standing in the driving seat.

Once there is a problem with the automatic landing procedure, you can only switch to manual control, which means that your own life is completely in the hands of others.

Li Changheng rolled his eyes at Jim, "If I control it, it will definitely be safer than automatic landing."

"I know I know."

Jim nodded hurriedly, but his eyes were fixed on the buttons for automatic and manual switching.

Li Changheng rolled his eyes at him, and just set his eyes on the moon which is close at hand.

At this time, the sun shines on the moon, making the surface of the moon look like snowflakes, plus the large and small meteorite impact craters, which instantly make people feel desolate and lonely.

"Zizizi, Titan, Titan, this is Houston, the lunar module will leave the command module in 1 minute, check the seat belts again, guys."

"Got it, Houston."

Jim looked at Li Changheng, saw him lower his head and started to check his seat belt, and then he started to check his own seat belt.

Because they need to carry life support system backpacks during the month, the lunar module has no seats, so Jim and Li Changheng can only stand all the time.

"Countdown to separation, 10, 9, 8, 7,,, the lunar module is separated."

With a "click", the vibration of the mechanical separation was transmitted to Li Changheng's ears through the oxygen from the lunar module.

Through the glass window, I saw the command module and the service module gradually getting farther and farther away from me.

The most dangerous and least dangerous phase of the moon landing is coming.

As long as the scheduled procedures are correct, Li Changheng and Jim can easily wait for the lunar module to land on the moon just by standing there.

But in case there is a problem, the astronauts have to manually control it and land on their own.

The voice came again, "The countdown to the ignition of the lunar module, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition."

"Beep beep beep."

FK.

Li Changheng and Jim hurriedly looked at the red warning light that was on, and then saw a 1201 instruction error prompt on the display screen.

Jim, who is known as a command maniac, was stunned for a moment, trying to think about this kind of command error prompt, what is wrong with it.

But after thinking for a few seconds, I found that my mind was blank.

"Houston, Houston, what is the 1201 instruction error?"

"1201? Understood, we'll investigate right away."

Then Jim saw Li Changheng, reached out and pressed the button with the red light constantly flashing.

The constant beeping of the siren in the lunar module disappeared immediately.

"Houston, this is Henry Lee. The radar scanner failed to scan the landing area terrain. The lunar module ignition failed. The descent speed is 41 feet per second. Manual control is activated."

In an instant, his voice came back to the earth, and people all over the world clenched their fists nervously, and Annie, who was holding McCauley, couldn't help but grab her hands.

The little guy let out an 'ah' immediately.

"Annie, you scratched me."

Annie let go of her hand quickly, and then heard Li Changheng's voice coming from the TV again, "The manual control has been activated successfully, and it is the first time to manually ignite the ignition."

After speaking, Li Changheng opened several button protection covers in succession under Jim's surprised gaze.

Without the slightest hesitation, he pressed four keys in a row, and finally pressed a round button.

There was a slight aerodynamic sound of 'bang', and the speed of the rapidly descending lunar module immediately dropped.

"Ignition is successful, officially switched to manual driving."

Just as Jim and the people in Houston were breathing a sigh of relief, the urgent siren sounded again.

Li Changheng, who was looking at the terrain in the distance through the glass window, turned his head and glanced at the display screen, and saw that there was an instruction error No. 1202 on it.

"Damn it," Jim said hurriedly into the microphone, "Houston, 1202 command is wrong, I need to know what's wrong."

"I, I, we are checking, wait a moment."

"No need to check, the lunar module has left the scheduled landing site."

Li Changheng, who was controlling the joystick with both hands, said without looking at Jim, "Turn off that damn warning light, and, when I get back, I'm going to sue Boeing for bankruptcy.

These bastards actually put a 140kg Lunar Terrain Vehicle in the Lunar Module, resulting in a 16% faster descent and 9% faster fuel consumption. "

In the Houston command center, anyone who didn’t need to stare at the screen looked up or looked back at the Boeing engineers responsible for making the lunar module.

I saw this guy covering his face with sweat on his forehead, thinking in his heart that he would sue a billionaire, even if Boeing was rich and powerful, he would be annoyed to death, and he might even lose the lawsuit.

Even if Li Changheng was appeased afterwards, the loss of face was inevitable.

Of course, the bigger possibility is that the lawsuit cannot be fought at all. After all, the astronauts signed the exemption agreement before landing on the moon.

When Jim saw Li Changheng, he immediately knew what was wrong with the instruction, looked at him expectantly, and then calmed down after a few seconds.

Focus on the spirit level, speedometer, and mechanical distance display.

"Speed ​​36 feet per second, distance 540 feet."

Li Changheng silently calculated that 540 is about 164.6 meters, and then looked at the fuel display screen.

Seeing 26 displayed on it, I was relieved immediately.

But after a few seconds, I saw many potholes on the moon, and even some small rocks, but they must be bigger than a car.

Immediately activate the rear propulsion port.

The lunar module spewed out several streams of gas, pushing the lunar module forward.

After Jim reported 'speed 33 feet per second, 390 feet from the ground', he also saw rocks on the ground.

"God, it's all rocks below, change the landing point, change the landing point."

Then I saw that Li Changheng's left hand was already on the push rod, and then he continued to remind with a sigh of relief, "The remaining fuel is 19."

After finishing speaking, he made a calculation in his mind, and Jim immediately cheered up and said, "Relax, Henry, I should have enough fuel."

Li Changheng didn't have time to pay attention to Jim at all, and kept staring at the moon through the window, looking for a place where he could land safely.

"Damn."

Li Changheng, whose eyesight was several times stronger than Jim's, saw a huge circular tunnel about one kilometer away, and then saw a large number of raised rock formations around the tunnel.

It was immediately clear that this place had been hit by a huge meteorite.

And even if it flies over craters and raised rock layers, it is very likely that it will be the same terrain as it is below this time.

Because after the impact of the meteorite, a large amount of magma splashed out was scattered and splashed, which may be rock groups or uneven slopes in a radius of more than ten kilometers.

Then it became clear in an instant that the lunar module had probably arrived at the volcanoes to the east of the Apollo 12 landing site.

Looking at the fuel display, it's only 14% fuel left.

Calculating silently in my heart, I quickly concluded that the probability of taking risks was too great.

Looking back at Jim, "Dude, I'd love to be on business with you, but I'm definitely going to bring you back to Earth."

Jim and people all over the world were taken aback.