At the same time, when the Mars Express started to return to Earth, the Firefly space station did not stop, and five astronauts began to leave the space station and walk in space for space operations.

Next, they will make the Firefly space station officially start operating in high-altitude orbit of Mars, and the Firefly space station will soon undergo a gorgeous transformation from a "bachelor".

I saw an astronaut floating in the location of the experimental compartment No. 2 of the space station, and the originally flat wave inflatable space capsule began to slowly bulge. A large amount of nitrogen and oxygen equal to the air that is consistent with the earth's atmosphere environment is pouring into the inflatable space capsule. The air pressure inside the compartment is rising steadily until it is consistent with the earth's atmosphere. The internal space volume of the "Flower" space station has officially increased by 1 cubic meters of space.

After the wave inflatable space capsule was safely opened and operated, the astronauts around him ticked the small display panel on the back of his wrist a few times, and saw that the trusses on the main cabin of the space station began to change. The two truss limbs moved, rotated, and changed angles with the pulleys. Finally, the wave was fixed and a pair of interfaces was assembled at its tail.

At this time, the astronaut saw a bulging inflatable space capsule. The external sign was b3, indicating that this independent inflatable space capsule has a space capacity of 3 cubic meters.

Next, the slowly floating b3 will complete artificial rendezvous and docking with the wave.

After the astronaut took over the control authority of b3, he saw him floating around, and a mini-type control handle appeared in his hand, which was small but extremely complex. There was an 11-inch screen in the middle, showing a green grid-like figure of the spatial distribution between b3 and waves, and a large amount of live data was changing on both sides.

The astronaut who was fully focused, his eyes frequently exchanged between the capsule and the 11-inch screen. The surface of the b3 inflatable capsule spews out gas from time to time, flying slowly, getting brighter and brighter and closer to the wave's interface.

Finally, in 18 minutes, the two space capsules were docked. The astronaut in charge finally breathed a long sigh when he saw the successful completion and hung the small control handles one by one on the components on the thighs. At the same time, he reported: "Experimental Cabin No. 2 is operating normally."

Looking around, the entire Firefly space station was continuously operating in outer space with five astronauts. With the cooperation of the internal crew, the Firefly space station completed the "Flower"'s cocoon journey in six and a half hours. Six solar panels that are 100 meters long are extremely shocking. In addition to absorbing some solar energy, the biggest function of these panels is to cover up the fact that the core energy of the space station is provided by the high energy storage purple source crystal brought from the earth.

Otherwise, such a large space station would be incredible.

A few hours later, the Firefly space station established communications with the Noah in the United States, trapped in a lonely world of billions of kilometers. The original hope for life was so slim that he once gave up Duncan. Jones could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart when he heard the voice of his kind. Although he knew that the other party was Chinese, it was not important here at this moment.

After completing the establishment of the communication connection, Duncan Jones transferred the control authority of "Noah" to the Firefly" space station according to the instructions. This was passed by Ken from the Houston Space Center. In order to complete the docking of "Noah" with the Firefly" space station, the instructions must be consistent.

Fortunately, although the two artificial celestial bodies come from different countries, they all have one thing in common, that is, they all have products from Bigelow Aerospace, which means they can get to the matching interface early.

At the same time, the "Mars Express" was embarking on its way back. Three months later, it arrived at the high altitude orbit of the Earth as scheduled. The spacecraft was placed at the docking entrance of the "Tiangong Ring Orbit Star Port". During the three months after the "Mars Express" returned, the Asa on the Earth was also about to prepare.

When the spacecraft entered the berthing entrance of the "Tiangong Ring Star Port", it began to replenish materials, especially energy supply. A round trip consumed a lot of energy, but energy supply was not very difficult. The Ziyuan crystal stones filled with energy were ready. After the spacecraft entered the berthing entrance, it began to pour energy into the internal energy reserve warehouse to replenish the Ziyuan crystal inside.

With the announcement of the safe return of the Mars Express to Earth, the global vision has gradually shifted from nuclear fusion energy to space exploration. This time, the cooperation between the two strongest space powers in the world is also attracting much attention.

Since Asa reached a formal consensus on cooperation, with the help of Matrix Technology, it is finally possible to send "Noah 2" to space in advance. At that time, the "Noah 2" carrying a large number of materials carried by the Americans will complete docking with "Mars Express" and arrive on Mars with the help of this aircraft.

In January, the time of attention is coming again.

The special plane arrived at Hainan International Airport with a team of armed tactical team, astronauts and scientific researchers. The armed tactical team of 6 people, four astronauts and two scientific researchers, a total of 12 people.

In the afternoon, Charles Bor, the general manager of this group, officially arrived at the headquarters of the MS Space Base under the leadership of the team leader.

A small armed squad sent after a day of rest was secretly sent to other areas. The cooperation between the two sides was semi-public to the outside world. Only both sides knew about the dispatch of armed squads on Mars and remained top secret to the outside world.

Both sides have their own armed squads, and their mission is very clear, that is, they undertake the defense tasks of the Mars outpost base, and their main enemy is Martian indigenous creatures.

On the third day, Matrix Technology and Nasa held another press conference. In addition to the official spokespersons of both sides, astronauts from both countries also attended the meeting, while MS attended the meeting with 3, and a total of 9 astronauts from all over the world.

Of course, these are all astronauts or scientific researchers announced to the public. The armed tactical squads on both sides had long been sent to space through the "Arc Eagle Nine" yesterday. The personnel who sent armed squads to Mars must not appear in the public eye. If the outside world knows about it, it will be a blow. The more astronauts attending Nasa are more than ms because the other party wants to replenish the people who have lost on Mars.

A group photo of 2O people quickly became the headline content section of major media newspapers. Nine aerospace personnel were at the forefront, while the rest were official representatives of Asa, Liu Yuliang and Charles Bor were also listed. The background of the photo was the banner representing the two countries. It is worth mentioning that Ren Hong did not attend the meeting this time.

After the routine reception, the astronauts will also board the ship and leave the earth.

The next day, in the loft area outside the runway at the MS Space Base, a large number of reporters set up cameras here at dawn. "Arc Eagle Nine" had already docked on the runway. For the media, this was the runway where they asked them to shoot the arc towers at close range.

Mars rescue has attracted worldwide attention.

Today is the day of the joint war, and it naturally attracted global attention. Major media and newspapers are conducting live reports, and the goog1e satellite in outer space is also ready.

At 7:37, the appearance of a group of people immediately locked them by countless cameras, and they were suddenly the figures of nine astronauts. They appeared on the runway and waved to the camera. Under the locking of the camera, the cabin door of "Arc Eagle Nine" slowly opened, and the staff immediately pushed the ladder. With the focus of global vision, nine astronauts continued to board the ship.

At 8:21, the staff on the runway evacuated one after another.

"Hello, I'm a paleontological researcher, Eslin Youton, and I'm glad to see you."

"Hello, Liu Peng."

"Liu, are you going to Mars too?"

"Yes."

"Wow, to be honest, I'm your fan. I guess many people will be wailing, and the space anchor will stop doing it."

"My name is Fitch Franklin."

"Jing Tian."

In the cabin, the two sides introduced each other and started chatting, familiarizing themselves with each other, and the next time they spent at least 10 days together. Although the arrays were different, it was the cooperation period after all. This time, Jing Tian and Aislin also attracted much attention because their first group of female astronaut representatives to land on Mars 6 are destined to be recorded in history.

"All units should pay attention, the spacecraft is about to start..." The voice broadcaster in the cabin rang in English instead of Chinese. There was no way. Several foreigners didn't know Chinese very well, but all Chinese astronauts understood English.

Everyone began to check all safety issues as if they were checking the seat belt. One astronaut said with a little excitement: "It feels completely different. It feels like doing an Airbus special plane, haha."

This is true for this group of Americans. The "Arc Eagle Nine" is designed for carrying personnel. The maximum load can be used to ride 29 people into space at the same time. Unlike the cars fixed on the rocket, the "Arc Eagle Nine" cabin is like riding on an Airbus plane, and the comfort is naturally not comparable to that of the spacecraft on the rocket.

The United States, who experienced the Chinese aerospace transport plane, was very curious and excited about the next business, and everything was an experience for them.

“……2…1 ignition…”

The nine astronauts in the cabin seemed to stick their backs to their seats at the same time as the transport plane was moving forward.

"It's still the familiar feeling, it's uncomfortable!"

Outside the runway, countless cameras locked the Arc Eagle Nine, which was advancing high on the arc orbit. In less than 10 seconds, the spacecraft separated from the tower and finally soared into the sky and headed towards the sky.

The heat waves on the runway impressed these reporters. The camera shot the orbital area where the spacecraft passed, and the scenes in the picture were rippling with clear ripples, which shows how scary the temperature on the runway was at this moment.

After the spacecraft left the runway, staff wearing special insulation protective clothing immediately flocked to the runway to start manual cooling and maintenance. The reporter also wanted to stay for a longer time to obtain more information, such as the special clothing of the staff and first-hand information on maintaining the runway. However, the owner has already gone to heaven, and the security personnel of the MS Space Base have begun to force expel these reporters.

Earth's high altitude orbit.

"Oh my God!!!"

"Although it's not the first time I've seen the 'Tian Palace', it's still shocking me to see her true face so close. It's incredible that I'm on the way to board the boat!!"

"How did you do this miracle?" Aislin looked back at the Chinese astronaut behind him and asked in surprise. At this moment, nine astronauts grabbed a white cable at the same time and were being pulled to the hatch of Xinggang. Everyone appeared in outer space in space suits. Six Americans looked around curiously, some were looking at the huge centrifugal cabin of Xinggang, some were looking at the "Sky Eye 2" and so on. The giant in front of them, this aerospace fortress, is the largest space station in human history, the Tiangong ring orbit Star Port.

Acelyn, who is straightforward, chatted while walking in space, expressing her envious remarks without any concealment, and all kinds of amazement emerged one after another. It can be seen that this is from the heart and without any falsehood. When several Chinese astronauts heard her various admirational words, they also inexplicably expressed a kind of joy and pride in their hearts.

The Tiangong Ringling Star Port is undoubtedly the crystallization of this country's space technology and has become a symbol of this country's strong strength in the field of space technology. Any citizen will probably be proud of it.

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