Ion thruster propulsion system?
Learn about it?
Director Carson paused for two seconds after hearing Lu Zhou's words.
Then, without hesitation, he rejected Lu Zhou's request.
"No need!
"The situation on New Virginia is normal. Our life support system can ensure that they survive. We don't need help at all."
There was no way the Chinese were going to save them!
It would be fine if they couldn't save him, but if they did, NASA would lose all its face.
Not to mention that the BFS spacecraft contained the most advanced technologies from Space-X and other aerospace companies. The research and development budget was tens of billions of dollars, not to mention the life support system on Mars …
He didn't believe that the Chinese would do this!
Lu Zhou looked at Director Carson. Even though he wasn't gloating, he couldn't help but chuckle.
He paused for a second and spoke.
"Really? But the three astronauts on New Virginia don't seem to think so. "
Director Carson frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Lu Zhou cleared his throat and said, "Nothing, just out of concern for the colonists on New Virginia, we tried to receive electromagnetic signals from Mars."
Director Carson instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He narrowed his eyes and spoke in a hostile tone.
"You monitored our communication?"
"Don't be so excited, don't you guys do this all the time?" Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Not to mention, we were only doing normal astronomical observations and accidentally 'heard' it."
"So what, our communication is encrypted —"
Before Director Carson could finish, Lu Zhou interrupted him with three letters.
“SOS。”
“！”
The rest of Director Carson's words were stuck in his throat, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
He thought that Lu Zhou was bluffing and trying to get information out of him, but now, that thought was completely gone.
Director Carson forced a smile on his face and spoke.
"We … don't need your help —"
"No, you do." Lu Zhou interrupted Director Carson and said in a serious tone, "This is three lives, you better think about it before you answer my question."
Lu Zhou tapped on the keyboard and ended the communication.
Director Carson looked at the disconnected video call and went silent for a while. He put his hand on his forehead and felt like he had a headache.
Three f * cking lives …
Now that things had come to this, who would care about these things?
However, he couldn't refute Lu Zhou's words.
If Hua released the communication documents containing the distress message, and they did nothing …
This would be a catastrophic blow to the credibility of the authorities.
Perhaps the UA didn't care about the lives of those astronauts, but the White House couldn't, and he couldn't either. Any decision maker involved in this issue couldn't ignore the impact behind it.
Ten minutes ago, he could still say that it was an accident or a natural disaster. But now, he was forced to a crossroads where he had no choice but to make a choice...
If they didn't save him, what should have been an accident would turn into a murder!
Director Carson's assistant stood next to him and gulped.
"Sir? Are you … okay? "
"I'm fine." Director Carson looked at the pairs of eyes in the command center and paused for a while. He then looked back at his assistant and spoke.
"Prepare the car … I'm going to the White House now."
This kind of thing could only be decided by the president.
The assistant paused for a second.
"Now?"
"Now!"
…
On the other hand, at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
After ending the communication, Lu Zhou let out a sigh of relief and leaned back in his office chair.
He wasn't good at negotiations, but he believed that Director Carson's message had been accurately conveyed. If the United States didn't give an official response, he would take the initiative to release the communication documents.
At that point, if the United States still didn't give an official response, the Lunar Orbit Committee would unilaterally announce a humanitarian rescue for the New Virginia colonists.
After all, they couldn't stop other people from saving them, right?
As for the benefits of bringing the people back?
It didn't matter if the people were dead or alive, as long as they were alive, it would greatly enhance China's national prestige and international image. Even if they were dead, it wouldn't be a loss.
Lu Zhou was quite curious about the technology used in the life support system and the BFS spacecraft floating in Mars orbit. Even if they sent a researcher to take a look, it would be a very meaningful thing.
Suddenly, the computer signal light flickered, and a series of bubbles popped up on the lower right corner of the screen.
Xiao Ai: [Master, someone is trying to transmit a Trojan horse to your computer. (・ ∀ ・ *)]
Trojan horse?
It's probably the CIA, right?
Lu Zhou wasn't surprised by this at all. After all, Carson was a ministerial official. It would be strange if the CIA didn't target him when he sent a video request to Carson's computer.
Lu Zhou: "Can you solve it?"
[Not a big problem! (≧ ∀ ∀)]
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you. If it's convenient, teach them a lesson, but don't go overboard."
Xiao Ai: [Got it, Xiao Ai will take care of it! (́ • ́ • ́) ́]
The bubbles disappeared.
The laptop fan spun for a while before it stopped.
Lu Zhou guessed that the problem was solved, so he took out his phone and called Hou Guang.
The phone rang three times before it was picked up.
Without any small talk, Lu Zhou gave an order.
"Tell the ground command center to calculate the flight path. I need an accurate ion thruster propulsion system to move from the Moon to Mars within 12 hours!
"Also, assign the rescue mission to Starlight, which is currently in the Earth-Moon transfer orbit. Tell them to prepare for the rescue mission. After sending the astronauts to the Moon Palace space station, immediately replenish the working medium, and then standby in lunar orbit. "
The Moon Palace had a special cargo bay that stored backup fusion batteries and propulsion working medium. Since this space station originally existed as a "lunar port", it was naturally no problem for the Moon Palace to supply the working medium.
After hearing Lu Zhou's order, Hou Guang immediately spoke with a solemn expression.
"Did the United States respond?"
"We don't have to wait for them to respond." Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "If we wait for them to respond, it will be too late."
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