Galapagos engine starts in port of call.

Countdown to 30 seconds

Countdown to 10 seconds

9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

Galapagos started normally and the spacecraft data was stable.

The stars bless you!

Arthur will never forget the moment he left Mir in the Galapagos. He felt for the first time how profound and terrifying the boundless sky was.

He knew that Mir was initially under the Galapagos, and then everything became so open that the senses were no longer reliable, and he could only rely on the spacecraft control system and the flashing numbers on the data panel to gain a real sense of existence.

This feeling never really existed when he was away from Mir. Arthur had imagined it countless times, but none of it was the same as now.

He found that the knowledge about space flight from books, movies, and professors were all correct, but not entirely consistent with what space flight is really like.

Arthur guessed that everyone may feel differently. Does that mean the universe has different meanings for everyone?

"Isn't it great? It's great. We can fly to the earth in less than six hours. It's incredible. My space flight plan is actually two years ahead of schedule."

Nami's tone revealed excitement and expectation. Although Arthur couldn't see Nami's face through the spacesuit, Arthur knew there must be a smile on her face.

"This is the Mir, and I am Captain Stanley. Thank you both for your hard work."

"It's not hard, this is what we should do. We are extremely proud, and I firmly believe that we will succeed." Nami responded to Stanley's greetings instead of Arthur.

"I believe in you and I'm watching you."

Not sure if it was due to the disturbance of the radio waves, Arthur found that Stanley's voice was a little trembling. It was reasonable to be nervous, but Captain Stanley should be able to completely control his emotions.

He is a reliable person.

After Stanley's voice disappeared, the spacecraft control system took over Arthur and Nami's sound transmitters. In the next five minutes, they watched a video message together. The first half of this video was watched by Arthur in the training field of the aerospace school.

been.

This is the picture of Lake Baikal flying to the earth, and the sound is also the sound that Arthur has heard before.

"No, Miranda, we've lost him."

This scene I saw at the training center ends here.

Lake Baikal is divided into two. The front-stage spacecraft carrying Miranda circled and headed straight for the earth, while the rear-stage pilot was getting further and further away from her.

The picture should end here. This is the first "World Heritage List" plan, and the months-long journey ended with a tragic failure.

It begins with full confidence and ends in the desolation and cruelty of the universe.

Arthur once again felt how small galaxies are compared to the universe. In the vast ocean of the universe, these islands are dotted around. They are composed of countless stars and various celestial bodies. Astronomy calls them galaxies.

Astronomers have long known that there are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe, and each galaxy has hundreds of billions of stars.

When human beings face such a vast starry sky, it is easy to lose awareness of their own existence.

For a moment, Arthur seemed unable to hear the sounds in his spacesuit, as if his consciousness had penetrated the spacecraft and entered the vast vacuum outside the cabin.

He shivered, concentrated, and then recovered.

This won't work, he warned himself.

Professor Dawson once said when training them that it is easy to become distracted when flying, and human mental strength will be the biggest challenge to human pilots.

It is a double-edged sword that can create miracles when used properly. More often than not, it may be a devil holding a dagger. You don't know when he will appear or when he will disappear.

Space is different from what you imagine.

A mere second of distraction seemed like an eternity to Arthur.

The speed of the spacecraft in the solar system is not very fast, and the protective shield is kept open at all times. There are too many micrometeorites and debris here. Any small impact, even a miss, will be fatal to the spacecraft.

Slowing down, maintaining navigation stability, and reaching the Earth smoothly are the first steps in the Galapagos mission.

"Below is a video of United Airlines' second, third, and fourth restart mission to the World Heritage List."

After the voice prompt, Arthur saw a scene similar to the split of Lake Baikal.

To break away, to disappear.

A question appeared in Arthur's mind. Since every mission ended in failure, how much did United Airlines know about the weapons and energy sources hidden in the World Heritage List that could blow up the earth?

What does this huge explosion that can swallow up vacuum bubbles look like?

Arthur knew that he had to enter the Earth's atmosphere before solving the puzzle. What did Rachel and Suzaku encounter when they entered the atmosphere?

"Arthur, we have entered Earth orbit."

Nami's voice reached Arthur's ears through the sound channel.

The earth is dark brown.

It is the color after destruction, the color of exhaustion, staring at Arthur and Nami's spaceship like a lifeless hell.

Debris caused by the explosion is floating in the air around it, and the rocks are mixed with tens of thousands of spacecraft fragments, floating together around the earth.

After hundreds or thousands of Earth years, these rocks will gradually form a surrounding belt due to the Earth's gravity and become part of the sky above the Earth.

It all just takes time.

It was uglier than expected. Arthur shook his head. The earth that he had fantasized about countless times would never be the same again.

The incomparable and life-loving planet was now like an olive pit that had been burnt in the oven. Arthur coughed.

"Are you okay?" Nami asked with concern.

Arthur quickly replied that he was fine.

"Fortunately, the Earth's gravity seems to be pretty good. We will land in the Pacific Ocean so that the landing site is more open. Everything is going well so far, Arthur."

"Okay, Nami, everything goes well."

"Don't be nervous, Arthur, Mir will be watching us."

Arthur:……

"What's wrong with you?" Nami asked again.

"At least before entering the Earth's atmosphere, or before we enter low-Earth orbit."

"Don't worry, we will slow down, and then move in the same orbital direction as the spacecraft of the 21st century. Don't worry, we will approach slowly, as gently as a...leaf. How about this metaphor?"

"I feel good." Arthur didn't know if Nami was really relaxed. He tried to cooperate with Nami, thinking that because they flew to the earth for a short time, they were fully equipped from the beginning, but Miranda's

The journey to Earth lasted for several months, and their spacecraft used a gravity field to protect the pilots and maintain their best physical condition. What did they talk about during that time?

It would definitely not be like him and Nami. At least Arthur realized that he didn't know what to say when he was alone with a girl in the spaceship. Maybe they each had their own tasks on the spaceship, and it was better for Arthur to control it.

It was all a little more difficult, and maybe, Arthur thought, he never knew how to talk to a girl.
Chapter completed!