48 Hours a Day

The Jeep stopped less than half a turn, not because it found the other two, but because the wind sand was too big, the sand blocked the exhaust pipe, and at first it was just underpowered, but soon the engine went out.

In this case, it was almost impossible to light the flame out again, and the other jeep was not much better, but it was a matter of order, so people had to give up their search and wait in the car for the storm to pass.

There was also a slight accident during this period, when the glass on the right side of a car was broken by flying stones, and people had to block a layer of that glass with their clothes, which prevented the wind and sand from pouring into the car.

However, no one thought that the dust storm had lasted all day and night, until the wind slowed down and they could get out of the car, and the crowd realized that half the wheels were already in the sand.

If the sandstorm lasted a little longer, it would be unknown if the people in the car could survive safely, let alone outside the car. In such a harsh environment, it is almost impossible for the missing to have any hope of survival.

Even so, the captain contacted the men of Area 51 immediately after the wind had subsided and asked for help in searching for two astronaut candidates for NASA's disappearance in the dust storm.

Until then, however, Captain Zhang Heng was sent back to the Kennedy Space Center because astronauts had to be quarantined for a week before the rocket was launched, away from family members, colleagues, and other outsiders to avoid contracting the flu virus or other common diseases.

During this period, isolated astronauts can only be approached at close range if necessary by staff screened by medical teams, and given the ubiquitous presence of bacteria and floats in the air, astronauts are not allowed to leave the isolation room and must undergo a medical examination even if their spouse or children are visiting, while NASA limits the duration of visits.

This will maximize the health of the astronauts, avoid missing the launch window due to their illness and delay the launch mission, but there will be no such problem once the spacecraft is in orbit, there will be no bacteria and no infectious viruses in space, and so few astronauts will get sick in space.

NASA attaches particular importance to this quarantine because of the mysterious infectious disease that preceded it.

However, as a result of the unexpected storm, Zhang Heng had been isolated for less than a day than planned, but the senior management of NASA was completely relieved after the medical team conducted a comprehensive medical examination to confirm that he was in good health.

Nobody expected things to turn out this way. If the return of Armstrong and Collins was a surprise and stabilized NASA and even Congress' confidence in the moon, then this group of urgently recruited astronaut candidates became unexpected, and eventually only one of the seven survived, which was totally overwhelming for NASA.

However, the result is not unacceptable for NASA because NASA eventually had enough task teams and Zhang Heng, who survived, had the best training performance among the seven.

Selection training unexpectedly turned into elimination training. In the end, the candidates had no suspense. Zhang Heng spent the next four days in the quarantine room.

Astronauts do not have any more tasks and training after entering the quarantine phase, and of course the necessary workouts are performed every day to keep the body in good shape, in addition to which sleep can be adjusted to accommodate work schedules in space.

And in terms of diet, NASA no longer has any restrictions, and in theory astronauts can tell nutritionists whatever they want to eat, even some relatively high calorie “junk foods", because the variety and taste of space foods is far less than the food on Earth, which is a disguised compensation for astronauts before they travel.

Of course, there's no “last meal” in it.

After all, eight years after Gagarin represented humankind's first entry into space, humankind was challenged to land another object, an opportunity for the Apollo XI mission team to write its own history, but at the same time with great risks.

No one knows what happens when a rocket is launched, just as no one knows whether the spacecraft will enter the moon orbit successfully, whether the moon deck will land safely on the moon, let alone successfully return afterwards, and reconnect with the command service deck in orbit.

Even though this intermediate process has already gone through thousands of calculations and simulations in the lab, no one knows what will happen when this moment comes.

After all, even insurance companies are reluctant to accept insurance from astronauts.

To this end, Armstrong et al. have also come up with a special form of insurance in which they leave hundreds of envelopes with their own autographs and souvenirs related to their missions on the moon before departure, handed over to their relatives and friends, their wives, once the unexpected appearance of these signatures on the moon as their last resort, will be of considerable collectible value and the money to sell the envelopes will also guarantee the subsequent life of their respective families.

Armstrong also advised Zhang Heng to do so, but the latter euphemistically refused. Zhang Heng did not have anyone to worry about in the United States in the 1960s. All his family and friends were out of the copy, but Zhang Heng signed several envelopes for Armstrong and Collins together and sent a photo of the relics, estimated to be able to sell a large price if it was really needed.

Zhang Heng did not feel that Armstrong and Collins were too pessimistic to do so. After all, if not surprisingly, it was almost time for the White House press spokesperson to begin preparing a eulogy for them. If the moon failed, the eulogy would also be broadcast for the American people in the first place by the newly appointed President of the United States, Nixon.

While expressing condolences to them, their courage and fearlessness were commended to minimize the negative impact of the failure to climb the moon on the civilian population.

However, none of this had anything to do with Zhang Heng. In this rare period of calm before he left, he checked his previous harvest. After killing Jalai, he earned a basic reward of 20 points. At the same time, he also obtained three game props from Jalai, a wooden whistle, a lens and a glass marble. Zhang Heng guessed that the lenses should be props related to Jalai's ability to maintain vision in the sandstorm, as this was found in the latter's goggles.

As for whistles and glass marbles, it is difficult to distinguish their respective roles in appearance, together with the forks and teeth he got from Bruno, which is tantamount to saying that Zhang Heng received five game props in this round of replicas, and indeed hidden high returns behind the high risks.

But in contrast, he was more concerned about a little gift from an engineer named Einstein in Area 51, even though it wasn't any game prop.

But when the box is opened, Zhang Heng can no longer look away.

Because what's in the box is, of course, an AirPods wireless Bluetooth headset.