Homo sapiens

Galaxy Year 3, July 10th.

Moon, Antarctica.

Kravi crater.

Earth Alliance Moon Base.

A spacecraft carrying two astronauts was using the spacecraft's reverse thrust engine to brake and adjust its flight posture, and then slowly landed on a sandy patch not far from the base.

The engine nozzle blew up a lot of lunar soil dust.

The first two astronauts to arrive with the ship were checking various equipment.

"Yingwu, the spacecraft equipment is very normal. Please report the situation to Earth Headquarters!"

Lin Yingwu nodded, then buried himself in the keyboard and entered a series of instructions.

Soon the Earth Alliance headquarters responded to them, asking them to prepare to leave the capsule, and sent them the communication codes of the dozen space capsules that had landed before.

"Captain, the communication password has been received."

"Well, we will leave the capsule together later." Captain Du Feihu said while using the communication code to connect the spacecraft to the networks of other space capsules.

Then they started the cameras of other space capsules. Through the cameras of other space capsules and the searchlights, they could clearly see the spacecraft.

Du Feihu quickly adjusted the position of the camera and aimed at the exclusive hatch of the spacecraft.

After all, this manned moon landing is a crucial matter for the free world and the Earth Federation. He must ensure that the moment he leaves the cabin can be captured by the camera.

Originally, the four major forces in the free world had very different opinions about marching to the moon. Now they need to give everyone a little confidence.

After more than ten minutes of debugging, Du Feihu finally completed the debugging of the lens and lighting.

"Captain, the moondust outside has dissipated."

"Notify Earth Headquarters that we will conduct an EVA mission within half an hour."

"OK."

Du Feihu stood up, went to the cabinet specially reserved for out-of-cabin spacesuits, took out a set of out-of-cabin spacesuits, and put it on himself.

Twenty minutes passed quickly.

Lin Yingwu also put on an extravehicular spacesuit.

Over at the Earth Headquarters, the Earth Alliance has simultaneously launched a live broadcast. Images of the Lunar South Pole Base can be seen on the TV stations and the Internet within the four major forces.

The moment Du Feihu and Lin Yingwu opened the hatch, stepped out of the spacecraft, and set foot on the moon, the host's ups and downs and excitement sounded in the screen.

"This is an important step for mankind to move into the universe..."

…

Qin Lang and Dewa also saw the live broadcast of Dilian.

"Not bad!" Deva said with a smile while eating tomatoes grown on the moon base.

"I hope they dig a hole quickly! Otherwise..." A complicated look flashed in Qin Lang's eyes.

Deva picked up another tomato and handed it to him: "Don't worry about it. Anyway, Dilian and we are in a competitive relationship, and they will be responsible for anything that happens."

As professional astronauts, the two of them knew very well that the space capsules launched by the association were not very capable of protecting against cosmic rays. If they were unmanned space capsules, it would naturally not matter.

But the problem is that these space capsules are now used as long-term bases for astronauts, and problems arise.

This is not the earth's low-Earth orbit. Without the protection of the earth's magnetic field, cosmic rays can drive straight in and directly cover these space capsules.

Given the urinary nature of the Ground Alliance and the four major forces, there is a high probability that the payload will not be wasted on the protective lead plate.

Therefore, at this stage, the best protection plan for the Earth Alliance's Antarctic base on the moon is actually to dig a hole, bury the space capsule underground, and use covering soil to resist harmful cosmic rays and high-energy neutrons.

This is also one of the initial plans usually adopted by Homo sapiens companies for large-scale bases on the moon.

To get rid of the earth-covering plan, it is necessary to equip it with thick composite lead plates. Now the Lunar Branch is concentrating its efforts on mining several lead-zinc mines.

In addition, the anti-radiation gel that Li Qingye discovered on mutant creatures in Pangea can also be used as an auxiliary means.

Currently, many spacecraft that are exposed to cosmic rays for a long time use anti-radiation gel to enhance their anti-radiation performance.

For example, a heavy-duty exoskeleton spacesuit will be sprayed with a radiation-resistant gel layer on the surface.

Qin Lang took a bite of the tomato and said, "Why does this taste weird?"

"Really? It seems you are going back to Earth for a vacation." Deva reminded.

Qin Lang immediately realized that it was not that there was something wrong with the taste of tomatoes, but that his body began to change under the influence of the moon's gravity.

The two sensory systems of taste and hearing are the most easily affected in a low-gravity environment.

This is also an experience summarized by the Space Division. Once there are changes in taste and hearing, it means that the astronauts' bodies are beginning to be affected by the low-gravity environment.

"I have only been on duty for 37 days. Logically speaking, there should be no obvious changes until about 50 days..."

Deva patted him on the shoulder: "Everyone's body and genes are different. This is very normal."

"Okay!" Qin Lang had no choice. After all, the company stipulated that astronauts must stop working if they experience a change in taste or hearing loss and immediately apply to return to Earth to recuperate. This is a dead rule.

The two tried some other vegetables, fruits and meals. Dewa had no obvious taste change, while Qin Lang had a more obvious taste change.

Faced with this reality, Qin Lang could only write a report to the headquarters and apply to return to Earth for vacation.

At this time, Deva was arranging cargo spacecraft to launch micro space capsules one by one to the South Pole region of the moon.

In particular, those craters and volcanic ruins that have been trampled on are the focus of this delivery mission.

Even if the Homo sapiens company does not lack resources, there is no reason to let it go. After all, no one will dislike having too many resources.

Let’s circle the land first, maybe we’ll need it later.

Especially water ice and dry ice, which are rare resources on the moon.

Micro space capsules were thrown on various craters and volcanic ruins, and then turned into temporary outposts.

The three fire spacecraft launched from the earth some time ago have also successfully landed in a small crater in the south pole region of the moon.

This crater is less than 52 kilometers away from the Antarctic base of the Earth Alliance.

The Earth Alliance's monitoring satellites on the moon have obviously noticed the actions of the Homo sapiens company, and they dare not say anything about it.

After all, the Lunar Convention has no binding force on the Homo sapiens company. In addition, the two sides have unequal force. Faced with the squeeze of the homo sapiens company, the Earth Alliance showed very little power and could only silently swallow this dumb loss.

The Homo sapiens company's enclosure movement on the moon is proceeding very quickly and appears to be unscrupulous.

In addition to launching micro-space capsules, the next step is to expand the Copernicus base, the Caucasus base, the Liquor base, and the Doppler base on the back of the moon.

As these bases exploit local mineral resources on the moon and localize various industries, the lunar branch will gradually get rid of the material dependence of the earth headquarters.

The proportion of supplies, precision instruments and synchronized robots delivered to the moon this month has increased to 27%, while other items are also weapons and large engineering equipment.

The Moon Branch is gradually becoming self-sufficient in many building materials and basic panels, as well as low-tech components.

This situation can accelerate the expansion of the Moon Branch.

It is really difficult for the Earth Alliance to compete with Homo sapiens companies on the moon, and the gap is even wider than on the earth.

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