My Items Have an Upgrade Panel - Chapter 265
Chapter 265: America: I Arrived, Didn’t Land, and Got Sent Back.
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Damn… Did it crash?”
“This is more like a capsizing.”
“That’s right, it’s a capsizing, a spaceship is also a ship.”
Netizens in China were stunned.
This was unexpected to them.
America had been very stable up until now, even if their moon landing spacecraft was overshadowed by the space shuttle, but you can’t deny that it’s indeed a pinnacle of human technological achievement.
Tang Rui’s achievement isn’t considered a human scientific achievement.
It was like cheating.
But he didn’t expect that America would crash at the last step.
“Gao Yang, go and have a look, help if you can,” Tang Rui said to Gao Yang.
If there was no live broadcast, he definitely wouldn’t have helped.
But the live broadcast is on, in front of all humanity, you can’t appear so indifferent.
Whether you can save them is one thing.
Whether to go and save them is another matter.
“America’s moon landing spacecraft has a little problem, now we’re going to see if we can help, I hope the astronauts inside are okay,” He Yun said, then took the camera.
The two activated their thrusters and quickly arrived next to the landing spacecraft.
The spacecraft had already landed, but it was lying tilted on its side.
After Gao Yang arrived, he looked inside through the porthole.
Bang bang bang…
He knocked on the glass a few times.
But the two astronauts inside did not respond.
“Please contact us as soon as possible, America. We need your cooperation for the rescue.
“We can’t directly open the hatch now, as it might lead to more serious consequences.”
On Earth.
NASA’s space command center was also in chaos.
They desperately called out to the two astronauts but there was no response.
They tried to control the landing module through the computer, but it was unclear whether it was a hardware or software issue.
The landing module had already lost contact with the ground.
Director, what should we do now?”
“Ask Jes on lunar orbit, does he have any news?” the new director asked solemnly.
“Director, Jes can’t contact the moon lander either.”
If he had known, he wouldn’t have fought for this position.
It was just a powder keg.
Luckily, the previous director was dragged out to take the blame.
He had just taken over, and even if something went wrong, he could blame it on his predecessor, so he didn’t have to worry too much.
Director, what should we do now?”
The director looked at the big screen, which was all black.
After the communication was cut off.
They could no longer detect any signals.
They didn’t even know the condition of the two astronauts inside the lunar module.
Could anything be done?
“Switch the screen to the live broadcast room.”
“Director, which live broadcast room?”
“Which do you think?”
“Okay.”
Swish!
The live broadcast room appeared on the big screen, showing Gao Yang circling the landing module, wanting to save people but not daring to act rashly.
“Quick, contact them, ask them to open the landing module from the outside and rescue the astronauts.”
Director, there’s a safety lock on the outside, they can’t open it.”
“What about the password? Isn’t there an external password?”
“No.”
“Contact CNSA, let them communicate with the two on the moon, and find a way to open the lunar module and rescue the people.”
The new director was smart. The moon landing had failed.
It wasn’t his fault, but if the people couldn’t be rescued, he would definitely be held responsible.
So right now, nothing else was more important than saving lives.
CNSA was also watching the live broadcast, after all, how could they not watch something like a moon landing?
After receiving NASA’s request for help, they readily agreed, expressing their full effort to save people.
Then, the head of CNSA contacted Tang Rui.
To think of a way, this kind of live broadcast rescue is simply the best way to gain international prestige.
The state woldn’t thank you, but the common people would have a good impression of you.
That was enough.
Influence doesn’t happen overnight, it accumulates bit by bit, this kind of prestige-building opportunity, they have to do well.
After receiving the message, Tang Rui let Gao Yang break open the lunar module.
NASA had already said that the astronauts inside were wearing helmets, and even if the lunar module was broken open, they didn’t have to worry about them lacking oxygen or being exposed to the outside.
Then things would be much easier.
‘Brother Yang, just break open the lunar module and rescue the two people
inside, don’t worry about anything else.”
“Okay, I got it.”
After hearing Tang Rui’s words, Gao Yang knew what to do.
He raised his right arm and the mechanical assist power system charged up. Boom!
One punch directly deformed the door of the lunar module, and air started leaking from the side, but the door was still locked, not open.
Boom!
Gao Yang continued to charge up, another punch.
The air leakage from the door got worse.
Bang bang bang…
In front of everyone around the world, they watched Gao Yang raise his fist and hammer the door wildly.
Each punch left a dent in the door.
After a dozen punches, the lock on the door still held up, but not the area next to the door.
Puff…
With a burst of air, the door opened.
Gao Yang half entered, checked the condition of the two astronauts.
How could it be put?
Their condition wasn’t good, but they probably weren’t in life-threatening danger.
But the two of them were definitely internally injured.
So Gao Yang thought for a moment.
He unbuckled their safety belts, then dismantled two pipes from the lunar module, and tore off a piece of covering to make a makeshift stretcher.
Watching Gao Yang’s unrefined actions and the wonton dismantling of the lunar module’s equipment, NASA was bleeding inside.
Goodness.
With just these two moves, the billion-dollar lunar module was basically scrapped.
But there was nothing they could say.
No.
Not only could they not complain about what others did, but they also had to thank them, which was even more uncomfortable.
And just like that, the two unconscious astronauts were placed on the stretcher and carried into the space shuttle.
“Ladies and gentlemen, due to unexpected circumstances, we now have to return immediately to send the two astronauts to the hospital for treatment, so the live broadcast ends here.”
After He Yun finished speaking, the director switched the screen, changing the live broadcast to the studio.
The two hosts in the studio started to ramble.
The netizens didn’t listen to the hosts’ ramblings.
Instead, they discussed on their own.
Their topic of discussion was whether America’s moon landing was a success or a failure.
Considering the lunar module tipped over and the astronauts were unconscious.
This moon landing was undoubtedly a failure.
But the problem was, they did land on the moon, so it can’t be called a total failure.
“What’s there to argue about, what does landing on the moon mean, you have to step on the moon’s surface to count as landing, did America’s astronauts step on the moon’s soil?”
One netizen’s thought process was surprisingly amazing.
One sentence left everyone speechless.
Looking back, it seemed they really didn’t touch the ground.
They were pulled out of the lunar module and placed on the stretcher, then carried into the space shuttle.
During this time, their feet were hanging in the air.
“So to speak, America came to the moon but didn’t land, and was sent back.”
“No, they came to the moon, but didn’t leave the spacecraft, and were sent back.”
“That’s not right, didn’t they have three astronauts, what about the remaining one?” 6
“What else can be done? Just head back home.”
“Goodness, a day trip on the moon, huh..”
