"Little Bird, this is Texas, can you hear me?"
Little Bird, this is..."
Reid Wiseman was seated inside the Orion spacecraft's command module, picking up the microphone and calling repeatedly.
Artemis II, in tradition with the Apollo era, had assigned different call signs to the command module and the lander—Victor was piloting the lander called "Little Bird," and the command module was "Texas."
It was now 21:02 Beijing time, and Dawn III on the lunar surface had just completed the flag-raising ceremony, celebrating the official commencement of work on the Cold Palace No.1 Base, and was preparing to stop the live broadcast to carry out work tasks.
According to the plan, "Little Bird" should have landed at a site about 35 kilometers from Dawn III.
But Wiseman knew it was impossible 30 minutes ago.
