Chapter 862 - Chapter 862: Crisis! Meteorite Swarm! (3)
Chapter 862: Crisis! Meteorite Swarm! (3)
Editor: Henyee Translations
Due to the urgency of the matter, the two of them did not say anything else. Soon, Combat Wolf instructed two soldiers to pilot the Xuanwu Fighter and fly towards the outer space station. The Xuanwu Fighter was a space plane specially developed for the Nantianmen Project. At this moment, the fighter jet was flying towards the outer space station at an extremely high speed.
BOOM!
When the first fighter jet was about to approach the outer space station, the impact of the small meteorite group still happened. In the silent space, the pilot could only see small meteorites wreaking havoc on the outer space station.
The entire space station began to shake violently. Then, the Xuanwu Fighter near the space station quickly began to shake violently. The scene in front of them was really spectacular like the apocalypse. Small meteorites floated quietly in front of him, and the outer space station had already begun to shoot out white crystals.
However, the pilot of the Xuanwu Fighter was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery in front of him. He quickly picked up the communication device and reported to the Luan Platform.
“The small meteorite group has already hit the outer space station. At the moment, it seems that there’s a gap in the space station. A large amount of coolant is constantly ejecting from the gap!”
The pilot’s voice was very anxious. After hearing this, be it the chief engineer or Zhao Guofeng and the others, they all had serious expressions.
“Oh no, it’s fine if it’s just a simple collision. Now that the coolant in the outer space station is lost, we’re in big trouble!”
Zhang Keqi subconsciously wiped the sweat on his forehead. It was obvious how troublesome the current situation was. The coolant used in this space station was completely different from the usual coolant seen. Moreover, this coolant played an important role in the cosmic environment.
Due to the lack of the protection of the atmosphere, the temperature of the space station could often reach 80 to 90 degrees Celsius above zero under direct sunlight.
And once there was no sun, the temperature would plummet again. Therefore, most of the time, the temperature of the space station kept jumping and changing from -100 degrees to -80 to 90 degrees.
Therefore, this required the coolant to play a role in maintaining the temperature in the space station on a normal basis to ensure the safety of the astronauts in the space station. However, the loss of the coolant would cause the outer space station to quickly fall into a temperature imbalance.
Excessive or low temperatures would cause the equipment in the space station to malfunction, causing a huge impact on the entire Luan Platform. Therefore, after learning this news, a meeting quickly took place in the command room opposite. Zhao Guofeng looked at it hurriedly and the few people in front of him said solemnly, “We have to quickly come up with a plan. How should we resolve this situation?”
“According to past experience, there are only two solutions to this situation!”
Zhang Keqi was indeed the director of the Space Administration. He had more say in this aspect.
“The first method is to manually seal the gap through the astronaut’s exit to minimize the loss of coolant. However, this was very difficult to carry out. Even if the astronauts were protected by armor, it would be very difficult for them to pass. They were still floating in the small meteorite cluster near the space station.
“The main composition of the coolant used by the space station was amino, a highly toxic ingredient. Not to mention that it was still spewing out, even if it had stabilized, there would definitely be a large amount of poisonous substance left around. They are mixed in the asteroids. Even if they are armored, it will be difficult for astronauts to approach them.”
“Old Zhang, don’t hold back. Hurry up and tell me what the most feasible method is.”
Zhao Guofeng looked at Zhang Keqi anxiously, and Zhang Keqi quickly nodded and continued, “The second method is relatively much more risky, but it should be the only plan we can use at the moment. We’ll get someone to pilot the Xuanwu Fighter close to the space station’s leakage area and use nanotechnology to seal the loophole.
“The ground command room would control the nanomachines and repair the damaged equipment inside. In about 5 to 10 minutes, the space station would return to normal. But…”
At this point, Zhang Keqi’s expression turned a little ugly. In fact, even without him continuing, everyone present understood where the risk of this plan was. The dense meteorite cluster was also a huge checkpoint for the Xuanwu Fighter. If he wanted to pilot the Xuanwu Fighter close to the space station’s leak, he had to pass through the meteorite cluster first.
However, these meteorites were all flowing, so they could not be controlled at all. This required the pilot to have extremely high control over the Xuanwu Fighter. Even so, it was still a test with a slim chance of survival to pass through the asteroids, reach the space station, and repair the hole.
Despite all this, the truth was just as Zhang Keqi had said. This was the only method they could use now. Even if a new space station were to be launched to replace it, the time required would be enough to damage a large number of equipment because of excessive heat.
If the artificial oxygen layer was also destroyed during this period, the Luan platform would quickly be paralyzed. Although it could not be said that all his efforts over the years had been ruined, it would at least greatly extend the overall deployment of the Nantianmen plan.
It was getting more and more urgent to open the next lunar battlefield. If at that time, the Nantianmen Plan could not be officially activated, it would be a huge loss for everyone.