Chapter 630: The Principle of Highest Priority
This launch mission on the moon was very special, and there was not even any test run process.
Due to material limitations, if normal rocket launch processes such as test runs are carried out on the moon, the various materials, energy, etc. currently available on the moon will not be sufficient to sustain subsequent rocket launches.
Therefore, it is impossible to carry out much testing work for this rocket launch on the moon, and more reliance must be placed on simulation to determine the success rate of the rocket launch.
This situation is unique in the history of world aerospace.
Although before this, Xu You had simulated the lunar rocket launch scenario many times through his brain simulation skills to ensure that there would be no problem with the lunar rocket launch.
But after all, this was the first rocket launch to the moon, but there was no test run, and even many testing work was directly omitted.
It can be said that the tolerance rate for such a rocket launch is very low.
If any unexpected situation occurs, the entire plan will be wasted.
Of course, if the worst-case scenario that no one wants to see really happens, it is not impossible to save the situation.
If the rocket on the moon fails to launch successfully, at this time, the spacecraft launched from the blue planet will replace the spacecraft launched from the moon to impact the asteroid.
However, because the momentum of the spacecraft launched from the blue planet is not enough to deflect the asteroid's trajectory too much, it will be enough as long as the asteroid's final landing point is away from the black hole on the moon.
But the consequence of this is that the moon will suffer a severe blow.
Not only will the entire moon vibrate violently due to the impact, but the lunar scientific research base we have built will also likely be wasted.
Of course, such a loss is not unacceptable.
Exchanging the loss of the lunar scientific research base for the safety of the entire human race on Blue Planet is definitely a very cost-effective exchange.
Xu You is still unable to accurately estimate what impact this impact will have on the moon.
According to Xu You's simulation, after suffering this disaster, the moon may not be suitable for human landing for several years because the impact of the asteroid will cause severe moonquakes on the moon.
Such moonquakes are difficult to predict and may occur at any time, and their specific magnitude cannot be accurately determined.
This will have a huge impact on our future space exploration plans.
As long as he is sure enough, Xu You still hopes that this asteroid will not affect the Blue Planet or the Moon.
At this time, more than a dozen astronauts stationed on the moon were ready.
They were all very nervous because if the rocket launch failed, they would have to immediately evacuate the moon by spacecraft to prevent the arrival of asteroids and their impact.
"Prepare rocket launch!"
Hearing the order from the control center on the blue planet, the astronauts on the moon pressed the start button for the rocket launch.
"Five, four, three, two, one, fire!"
As the countdown came to an end, the rocket on the moon finally ignited, beginning this world-renowned launch.
Since there is no atmosphere on the moon and the gravity conditions are very different from those on the blue planet, rocket launches on the moon face many difficulties.
Xu You was also staring at the situation on the screen nervously, brows furrowed, not daring to miss any details.
To everyone's relief, the rocket's ignition process was very successful and the Zhengtu-9 rocket was successfully launched.
Xu You stared closely at the data on the screen, performing rapid calculations in his mind and comparing them with the data from previous simulations.
The error between the two data is very small, and there were no accidents in the previous process.
"Control Center, this is the lunar research base. Do we need to evacuate urgently?"
The representatives of the astronauts on the moon were also nervously watching the rocket after it took off, and at the same time asking questions to the control center of the Space Academy.
As long as there is no particularly urgent situation that threatens the lives of the astronauts, the astronauts will not evacuate easily.
After all, it takes a lot of time, energy and money to transport astronauts from the blue planet to the moon. Before space travel becomes a common thing , such interplanetary flights will certainly not be carried out easily.
After a few seconds, the control center responded.
"This is the control center. All astronauts, please stay where you are and do not carry out the return mission for the time being. Please wait for the next notification, or if you feel your safety is threatened, you can choose to carry out the return mission on your own."
According to the information currently learned by the control center, the rocket launch went relatively smoothly and basically in line with expectations, and the safety of the astronauts on the moon has not been seriously threatened.
Of course, astronauts also have the power to make their own choices. After all, communications from the blue planet to the moon may be unexpectedly interrupted.
Moreover, astronauts on the moon may notice some situations that the control center has not noticed. If they suddenly discover any dangerous situation, waiting for orders from the control center will delay precious evacuation time.
As the saying goes, when a general is in a foreign land, he is not subject to certain military orders, and being able to adapt to changing circumstances is the highest priority principle.
At this time, not only are the aerospace systems of various countries paying attention to the launch of this rocket, but billions of people around the world are also following the launch of this rocket and the asteroid that is about to visit the blue planet in real time through various channels.
"I didn't expect that this asteroid would eventually visit the Blue Planet. Fortunately, we have Rabbit, so we can make adequate preparations in advance and launch a rocket on the moon to block the asteroid's arrival by colliding with a spacecraft."
"I'm not well-educated, so I'll just ask a question. Why don't you just use a nuclear device to blow up the asteroid? Based on the current nuclear device reserves on Blue Planet, it should be enough to blow up the asteroid, right?"
"It may be due to security considerations, or it may be that everyone does not want to use so many nuclear devices easily, in case after all these nuclear devices are used up, they will lose the initiative in the military threat to Blue Star."
At this time, apart from the space systems of several countries, not many people knew that the asteroid's expected impact site was the moon, not the blue planet.
This rocket launched on the moon, after flying into the sky, began the process of rocket separation step by step according to the predetermined procedure.
