Liftoff and Strange Tales (Big Chapter Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Watching Li Cheng, Jie An, and the others enter the rocket one after another, He Ao turned back to glance at the vast starry sky behind him before entering the rocket as well.

The lander's passenger cabin was extremely cramped. The inner walls were almost entirely covered with instruments wrapped in specially made coverings, leaving only a narrow area near the hatch with four semi-reclined seats.

He Ao was the last to enter the passenger cabin. His seat was on the far right, with a circular porthole beside him.

Goya sat beside him, fastening the safety straps securing her body, hands, and feet with the help of a staff member.

Sitting in his chair, He Ao fastened his own safety straps while glancing through the porthole beside him.

Outside the porthole was utter darkness, with the hazy outline of metal structures barely visible. That was the fairing outside the lander, which could in a sense be understood as the shell at the very top of the rocket.

This passenger cabin had only two portholes. One was on the far left, beside Li Cheng's seat, while the other was beside He Ao's.

According to what Orator had told them while they were waiting, a normal passenger cabin would generally have a number of portholes corresponding to the number of astronauts. There should also have been two portholes in front of the two middle seats.

However, their current passenger cabin had been modified on short notice, so it could only retain its original two-porthole layout.

As the safety straps were fastened one by one and the staff members withdrew from the passenger cabin one after another, He Ao watched the open hatch.

Orator stood outside, waving to them. Then a staff member pulled the hatch shut. With a click, it locked into