In the "Mars Ladder Plan", the supply compartment launched in advance to the orbit. After reaching the predetermined position, it will stop moving and wait for the arrival of the "Yanghuo".

When the "Yinghuo" reaches 56 million kilometers of the orbit, the second docking mission is about to begin.

When the supply cabin was still 30,000 kilometers away, the astronauts entered their posts in advance, and You Haoming ordered Peshkov to activate the spacecraft docking system.

Just as he was preparing to connect, Lorfo, who was in charge of surveillance, suddenly reported: "Commander, the radar shows that the supply compartment is not moving in place!"

According to the predetermined docking plan, before docking, the supply cabin must accelerate accordingly, and then the "Yinghuo" catches up with the supply cabin and finally completes the docking.

There is an intelligent computer in the controller of the supply compartment, which completes the docking task with "Yanghuo".

You Haoming looked at the astronaut Theodore: "What's going on?"

Theodore, who was in charge of communication, was a little puzzled: "I have issued an order to start the thruster to the supply compartment. The data given by the supply compartment shows that the thruster has been successfully started!"

Astronaut Boer said: "Commander, it is very likely that the controller of the supply compartment has failed."

You Haoming immediately ordered: "Closed the docking system of the spacecraft, fine-tuned it with the four-way thrust on the head of the spacecraft to avoid..."

At this time, Mi Jingtao reported: "The instructions are long, it's too late!"

There are two cameras outside the spacecraft, which provide pictures of the spacecraft for docking missions and spacewalk missions.

Everyone looked at Mi Jingtao's screen and immediately saw a supply cabin the size of a table tennis ball.

This "small ball" quickly became larger, and it was already the size of a washbasin in just one or two seconds.

You Haoming immediately shouted: "Close the docking quickly..." Before he could finish his words, the spacecraft shook slightly and had already hit the supply cabin.

The docking system is right in front of the spacecraft. Everyone can see from the camera that the spacecraft is now pushing the supply compartment forward.

You Haoming immediately ordered: "Check the docking system, check whether the spacecraft is damaged, and check the air pressure inside the spacecraft." His calm order calmed other astronauts a lot.

Peshkov first returned and said, "Commander, the docking system is unresponsive!"

Then Theodore reported: "No other damage was detected, and the air pressure inside the spacecraft was normal."

You Haoming pondered for a moment and ordered: "Mi Jingtao and Boer went out from the side door to take a look, brought the connector, and connected the supply compartment from outside the cabin.

"Theodore reports the accident to Xichang immediately."

There are three exits in the spacecraft, one directly in front, one on the front side and one on the tail.

Mi Jingtao and Boer changed into space suits and left the cabin from one side. A report from Mi Jingtao was soon heard from the headset:

"The command was long, and the docking system was visually damaged. The door of the supply compartment was blocked by the docking system and could not be opened manually."

You Haoming ordered: "Use connectors to fix the supply compartment in the front of the spacecraft."

The outer cabin connector is a bit like a fixing clip, tightened from both ends to secure two aerospace equipment from the outside.

Theodore reminded: "The command is long. The impact just now has slowed the spacecraft down. If you don't throw away the supply cabin as soon as possible, the spacecraft's speed will be reduced by 4%, and we will miss Mars."

You Haoming said seriously: "I announced that the Mars mission has become a secondary mission now. Our primary mission is to receive all supplies from the supply compartment and return to Earth at any time if necessary!"

Everyone was stunned and thought about it carefully before everyone thought about the embarrassing situation they were facing now.

When accelerating 3,300 kilometers from the earth, the spacecraft had already used a lot of fuel.

If the second supply is not obtained to continue moving forward, you must enter Mars orbit at one time.

Otherwise, the spacecraft would miss Mars. What's even more terrifying is that the spacecraft would lose most of its power at that time and could only let it drift in the solar system.

If you return to Earth without obtaining the second supply, you must first slow down, turn around, and then accelerate.

Because of the limited fuel, the speed of the spacecraft will be only about 30% of the current one, and it will take nearly two years to return to Earth. The food in the spacecraft is only enough for astronauts to eat for two months.

This is the first time that a space accident occurred so far from the earth, and the earth's rescue operations will definitely not be expected.

Whether forward or backward, fuel and food in the supply compartment are crucial.

More than ten minutes later, Mi Jingtao and Boer fixed the supply compartment.

You Haoming ordered Theodore and Lorford to check the docking system from the docking exit, and try to open the supply compartment.

Soon Lorford reported that the damage to the docking system was not very serious, but the pipeline that transported the fuel had broken and had to be replaced.

More than an hour later, the Xichang Command Center gave a maintenance plan, and You Haoming immediately organized astronauts to start repairs.

Fortunately, before departure, to be cautious, the spacecraft carried parts of a docking system on its way.

The maintenance work was very smooth at the beginning, but after the fuel pipeline was repaired, the astronauts found that although there was no obvious damage to the electronic facilities of the docking system, they did not react at all.

After repairing the electronic facilities, I found that no matter how I pressurized the transition compartment, there was no air pressure in the transition compartment.

After inspection, it was found that the docking system could not form an air-closed connection with the supply compartment. When the repairs were first started, everyone was wearing space suits and didn't notice this.

It was not until this time that everyone realized that the damage to the docking system was very serious.

Fortunately, there is a professional team in Xichang who can provide detailed maintenance plans at any time.

In front of the communicator in Xichang, three astronauts took turns to keep in touch with the spacecraft, which is an old rule that has been found in the Apollo mission.

The ground contact personnel must also be astronauts, because only astronauts can understand the astronauts’ mood and feelings.

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When the "Yehuo" accident was announced on Earth, almost everyone was worried about the crew of the "Yehuo".

Since the departure of the "Yinghuo", Jiang Yu has gradually become restless.

This time, "distance travel" is too important for humans. Jiang Yu regrets that he did not use the rights of the wall-faced person to board the spacecraft and complete this mission with the astronauts.

If he was on the spaceship, he might not be so heartbroken.

When Jiang Yu learned about the docking accident of the "Yinghuo" and couldn't sleep, he smoked one cigarette after another, staying in front of the communicator, listening to the call between Xichang and the "Yinghuo".

Sometimes Di Fengyi couldn't stand it and secretly hid Jiang Yu's cigarette.
Chapter completed!