NASA.
"It seems they're not coming back?"
Looking at the television in front of him, Fowler glanced at the time and couldn't help but ask a question.
It's been more than ten minutes, and those people still haven't reappeared on camera after passing through the Spacetime Tunnel.
"Maybe." Hutchings rubbed his forehead, feeling like he might have forgotten something. He turned to the employee next to him and asked, "Is there something we haven't done?"
The employee whose name was called was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening, grabbed a document from the side, and quickly adjusted their computer screen.
"Look here, we have just discovered a large-scale anomaly on the moon."
Hutchings and Fowler both leaned down, scrutinizing the employee's computer screen. "Is there a problem?"
"We have observed a large number of landers appearing in lunar orbit, landing over a vast area..."
Do you have any photos?
Yes, this is it.
As the three were studying the matter, another person rushed over, bringing new information:
"Director Hutchings, I just received a call from Mr. Fox. He says the plan to push the moon away from the other side has already begun!"
"It's already started?"
"Yes, this is the data they handed over. They said they would 'install' the Planetary Engine mentioned in the plan in the following areas."
Fowler took the document, glanced at it, and immediately recognized it. He then looked at the employee's computer next to him. "These two areas completely overlap!"
"Moon!"
"Have someone inspect this area immediately!"
Moon surface.
Separated from the Mare Crisium Basin by a considerable distance, Zhang Tianyuan led his men through the Spacetime Tunnel once more, arriving at this desolate region.
The lunar surface, untouched by human feet since its birth, is now marked with rows of footprints, and many people are walking back and forth, doing their own things.
"This area is the first test zone?" Zhang Tianyuan gestured with his hands, next to the expert team from the Wandering Spacetime and Space and the Moon Spacetime.
Both groups possessed the plans for this Planetary Engine relocation project and were responsible for ensuring the success of the entire operation.
However, this is only stated nominally.
This was a project that had never been attempted before; no one could guarantee anything, and everyone was on tenterhooks.
The same might be true for the Wandering Spacetime, which likely possesses extensive experience in constructing massive engineering projects.
The engineers on site drove the engineering vehicles specially designed for use on the moon in the Wandering Spacetime universe and scattered in all directions to conduct preliminary exploration of the surrounding soil.
Some members of the expert team followed the lunar rover to the site to explore the soil conditions, while others gathered in groups to discuss potential omissions in the plan.
" The Planetary Engine on the moon lack the underground city module and are designed for a shorter lifespan, so their overall size has been reduced."
"At the same time, the performance of various systems in the Planetary Engine has been reduced. For example, the cooling system can only operate continuously for one week, and due to the lack of convenient cooling media such as air, the cooling effect is very poor."
"After working continuously for a week, even if the cooling system is still functional, the internal temperature of the Planetary Engine will become too high to be used."
"The lifespan of the material used for the bottom support surface has also been significantly reduced..."
Zhang Tianyuan listened attentively and nodded. Simply put, these Planetary Engine are almost all "disposable" and cannot be used for long. If used vigorously, each one will only last about a week.
After all, the goal of designing them is to get the moon out of Earth's orbit, so the lifespan of the Planetary Engine is naturally not designed to be too long. As much as possible, the engineering and materials are reduced, as long as they can last until the goal is achieved.
Construction in space is extremely expensive.
Because these Planetary Engine have a limited lifespan, President Zhang made considerable guarantees in order to persuade the Wandering Spacetime to agree to temporarily transfer these Planetary Engine.
One of the most important aspects is that if the Moon -Moon Expulsion Project fails due to this extra lifespan loss, the Mutual Aid Society have to use Spacetime Tunnel to help move the moon away.
That's why President Zhang had the idea of replacing the moon. If it succeeds, he won't have to worry about where to put the moon then.
The initial on-site verification work lasted for several hours, and the expert group discovered that the lunar conditions in this timeline were actually much better than those in other timelines.
When the Galactic Humans built this lunar spaceship, these soil layers on its surface served not only as camouflage but also as armor, providing protection and cushioning.
The meaning.
Therefore, the lunar soil here is surprisingly solid and has excellent load-bearing capacity. Moreover, it is believed that the deeper you go, the more solid the soil becomes, even stronger than the best and hardest alloys on Earth.
The Galaxy-class weapon Swarm can attest to this with its years of arduous digging.
It took this black whirlwind drill, which can freely change shape, eleven years to finally dig a hole more than twenty kilometers deep!
It can be said that every handful of lunar soil is infused with the blood and sweat it has poured out!
"Now that the indicators are met, shall we proceed directly?" Standing on the lunar surface, Zhang Tianyuan asked the expert group.
The experts discussed it for half an hour and concluded that it was worth a try.
"Then let's give it a try."
Zhang Tianyuan picked up the construction diagram, and the on-site personnel began to notify everyone to evacuate.
On the moon, Wandering Spacetime, outside a Planetary Engine standing in the vacuum, a team with established interdimensional communication has been stationed, keeping a close watch on any unforeseen circumstances.
Even the experts who thought the plan was feasible were now on tenterhooks.
"Then let's begin."
Zhang Tianyuan set up two Spacetime Tunnel, one above the other and extremely close together, on the system. From the perspective of the void, a huge curtain covering thousands of square kilometers was instantly spread out on the moon, and then slowly began to move downwards.
As it moved, an enormous, exaggerated black nozzle slowly appeared on the screen, standing there in mid-air without any support.
Moreover, as the curtain moves, more and more parts are revealed, gradually showing the prototype of the Planetary Engine.
Zhang Tianyuan, positioned at the edge, was intently watching the situation in the center, but not with his naked eyes; he was observing the center via satellite.
After all, the supporting surface at the bottom has a diameter of 100 kilometers, so he is currently at the same distance from the center of the Spacetime Tunnel.
This was the first time he had opened a Spacetime Tunnel of such a massive size.
Earth.
We just received a notification from NASA that the staff observing the moon are staring in astonishment at the lunar surface.
They just didn't look through a telescope, they looked with their naked eyes.
Sometime during the day, a large dark spot appeared on the moon's surface!