Chapter 55 Chapter 46 Space Shuttle

"In memory," said Dr. Anderson, "Dr. Godard's (note: the inventor of the rocket)'s first rocket only flew about fifty meters. I doubt whether Mr. Zhang will break this record." "Xian must be like this, otherwise we will all be in trouble." Most of the science team was gathered in the observation room, each eagerly watching the rear of the spacecraft.Although the exit of the hangar could not be seen from this angle, but when the Billy appeared, it could be seen clearly in its entirety. There was no countdown, and Zhang calmly carried out every inspection work. The space shuttle has unloaded all unnecessary things, and only the propellant that can last for 100 seconds is left. If everything is normal, the propellant is enough Otherwise, it is not only wasteful, but also dangerous.

"We're leaving." Zhang Ruo said nonchalantly. Almost like magic, things happen so fast you can't see where they are coming from.No one saw the Billy rush out of the hangar because it was obscured by a cloud of moisture.When the clouds cleared, Kong Kongjun flew out smoothly and landed 200 meters away. Excited cheers filled the lounge. "He did it!" exclaimed Anderson. "He easily broke the Godard record!" Standing on four short legs on desolate Europa, Pitti was like a larger but less handsome Apollo that landed on the moon.As Captain Laplace looked out from the bridge, he had something else in mind.

It seemed to him that his spaceship was like a mother whale stranded in an unfamiliar environment and in labor pains, giving birth to a calf, and he hoped that the newborn calf on the Billy Tee would survive. Forty-eight hours followed, and the Billy was fully loaded with people, ready to patrol the island within a radius of ten miles. At this time, there was still enough time to carry out this mission, because according to optimistic estimates, the Cosmos would still have three days to complete the mission. It can only be reached later, and the trip to Mount Zeus, even including van den Berg's arrangement of instruments and deployment, only takes six hours.

Just after Deputy Commander Zhang had landed, Captain Laplace summoned him to the cabin, and Zhang thought the captain looked uncomfortable. "Well done, that's what we expected." "Thank you sir, what's the problem'" The captain smiled. It is difficult for a good crew to keep secrets from each other. "As before, I have received an order from the headquarters. Only Commander Vandenberg and Little Chris can participate in this mission. I really don't want to disappoint you." "I see." Zhang replied bitterly, "Did you tell them?"

"Not yet, I will find you first. I plan to tell them that you are the only pilot who can perform this mission." "They'll know it's pointless and absurd that little Chris can do as well as I can. Unless there's a breakdown, there's no danger at all, but everybody can have a breakdown." "If you insist on going, I am willing to make this guarantee. After all, no one can stop me. I hope that we will all be heroes when we return to Earth in the future." Apparently Zhang made some complicated calculations, and he seemed pleased with the results.

"Replacing a few hundred kilograms of payload with propellant would give us another interesting new option, which I was going to bring up earlier, but there's absolutely no way the Piltie could carry the extra gear and all the crew..." "Giant Wall, you plan to explore the giant wall." "Of course, we can do a detailed investigation in one or two tours and find out what this giant wall is." "I think that's a good idea, but I'm not sure we'll get close to it, it might just be luck." "Maybe, but there's another reason, and for some, it might be more important..."

"Please say." "Qian's spaceship, it is only ten kilometers away from the giant wall, we want to cast a wreath there." It turned out that that was something his officials had seriously discussed, and more than once, Captain Laplace wished he could understand more Chinese. "I understand," he said quietly, "that I'll have to think it over and talk to Vandenberg and Chris Jr. to see if they agree." "Do you still want to talk to the people at the headquarters?" "No, it will be up to me."