Chapter 629 The Seriousness of the Problem
Hearing Robert's words, Xu You's heart trembled.
The so-called "good news" from Robert's mouth made Xu You more worried than the bad news.
Robert's meaning was very clear. Once it was confirmed that the asteroid would fall on the moon, SAM Space Agency would not take any action, and all previously planned rocket launch plans would be canceled.
Xu You naturally could not accept such a result, because it was even more dangerous for all of humanity.
"Researcher Robert, I don't think this is good news. Of course, this is not good news for me, but for everyone on the Blue Planet."
Xu You knew that according to most people's current thinking, the asteroid hitting the moon would only have the greatest impact on us because we are the only country that has begun to develop the moon.
It is precisely because of the existence of such ideas that Xu You must emphasize that this is not just for the benefit of a certain group of people, but for the safety of all mankind.
After hearing Xu You's words, Robert was obviously a little confused.
"Academician Xu You, why do you say that? If the moon can block a giant asteroid with a diameter of 1,500 kilometers for us, it will definitely be a great blessing ! Even if the lunar scientific research base is damaged, we can slowly rebuild it. This is much better than the blue planet falling into crisis."
Robert subconsciously thought that Xu You made such remarks because he was worried that the lunar research base would be destroyed.
"Researcher Robert, do you know the secrets on the moon?"
At this time, Xu You suddenly raised this question.
Xu You still remembered that in some of the information he had obtained from SAM Space Agency, Xu You had deduced that SAM Space Agency knew some secrets on the moon.
However, because Xu You only had very limited information, he didn't know what those secrets were.
When Xu You asked this question, he was just trying it out and was not sure.
As it turned out, Xu You's attempt did work.
When Robert heard Xu You's question, he was obviously stunned.
After a few seconds, Robert said:
"Academician Xu You, you are not referring to the secrets hidden under the moon, are you?"
Xu You breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that SAM Space Agency's understanding of the moon was indeed more in-depth than Xu You had imagined.
"Commander Robert, I can tell you with certainty that according to our prediction, the location where this asteroid theoretically lands on the moon is a very dangerous location. If the asteroid really falls here, the consequences may be greater than a nuclear reaction."
“This…is this true?”
"I don't need to lie to you about this. It's true as you said, if the scientific research base is destroyed, it can be rebuilt, but if the arrival of the asteroid causes a more violent reaction, the consequences will be disastrous. Regardless of whether the asteroid eventually falls to the blue planet or the moon, our spacecraft impact plan cannot be changed in any way. At least here, it will definitely not change."
Listening to Xu You's solemn tone, Robert also realized the seriousness of the matter.
Because once we take action, SAM Space Agency will be in danger and will not be able to just sit back and watch.
After a moment of silence, Robert continued to ask:
"Based on my understanding of you, Academician Xu You, no matter how bizarre the reason is, I will definitely believe you. But my belief alone is not enough for the entire Sam Space Agency to believe this. Academician Xu You, can you give me some more concrete evidence?"
"Researcher Robert, do you know about the loss of contact with the Lunar Rover No. 3?"
After thinking about it, Xu You decided to tell Robert about this matter which had never been made public.
At this point, there is actually no point in hiding this matter any longer.
Rather, since Lu Zhiyao, an ordinary person, could discover this secret, Xu You felt that SAM Space Agency might have already known about it.
"Academician Xu You, are you saying that the loss of contact with the Lunar Rover No. 3 is also related to the secrets hidden underground on the moon?"
Sure enough, from what Robert said, Sam Space Agency had known about the loss of contact with the No. 3 lunar rover a long time ago.
Since the Lunar Rover No. 3 lost contact, there has been no trace of it in the video clips released to the public.
Even though the numbers of the lunar rovers are not directly revealed, as long as you can observe carefully the details, you can indeed distinguish the different numbers of these lunar rovers.
"Yes, that's true, and we can basically conclude that the underground structure there is very similar to our artificial gravity system. I am the discoverer of black and white particles, and I know what specific properties such a structure will have."
Robert is just an expert in the aerospace field, and Xu You told him too much physics knowledge, which Robert could not understand.
However, after listening to Xu You's explanation, Robert was basically certain that what Xu You said was indeed true.
"Academician Xu You, I understand. I will report this to Director Williams. None of us can avoid taking any responsibility for this asteroid incident. I believe the original plan can continue to be implemented."
After getting Robert's promise, Xu You finally felt relieved.
"Oh, I didn't think of this before. It's really scary."
Xu You has always focused on how to control the trajectory of the spacecraft, and did not think that if SAM Space Agency knew that the asteroid would hit the moon, it would give up the idea of launching the spacecraft.
Fortunately, thanks to Xu You's explanation and Robert's strong support, SAM Space Agency did not change the spacecraft launch plan in the end and still expressed its full cooperation with us.
After all, once we press the launch button of the lunar rocket, we have no way out and can only proceed according to the plan.
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After a few days, the probability of this asteroid eventually visiting the blue planet has exceeded ninety-eight percent, and our rocket launch base on the moon has completed all preparations and is just waiting for the final launch.
At this time, Xu You, as the commander-in-chief of the entire Blue Planet, has planned the impact process of the entire spacecraft to ensure that the asteroid will be hit into space outside the range of the Blue Planet.
"Companions at the Moon Base, please make final preparations. In ten minutes, we will begin the rocket launch."
