Andre showed a hesitant expression on his face. He had supported the first mate Yuri from the beginning. In his opinion, such a risky voyage was too dangerous. Moreover, he kept following the Americans, which was even more psychologically stressful for the Starry Sky, which was not prepared for the early stage.

More importantly, there is a problem with the controllable thermonuclear fusion engine, which is what makes him the most uneasy. Once the spacecraft completely loses power, the Starry Sky will become a veritable "space coffin". Then everyone will never be able to return to Earth. The fate that waits for them is to use up materials in the Starry Sky to die silently. Perhaps in a thousand years or even longer, the Starry Sky will be captured by the gravity of a star or planet and crashed, or directly hit by a space meteorite, and end up being crushed to pieces.

But now, when he heard Ivan tell everyone that the Chinese spacecraft was behind and their target was Pluto, Andre couldn't help but hesitate while being shocked.

Should I continue or return? He could not decide this question for a while. Not only him, but also the other astronauts were also hesitating with Andre. Seeing this situation, the first mate Yuri suddenly felt a little anxious. He would never allow everyone, including the Starry Sky, to take unknown risks.

"Captain..." Yuri was about to explain his argument again, but Ivan shook his head slightly at him, and said: "There is nothing wrong with Yuri's point of view. We are a whole. As an astronaut, we must not only be dedicated. But at the same time, we must also consider the arrival of risk factors. We are not only soldiers, but also scientists. We cannot do it without brains. I must explain this."

Ivan's words made Yuri breathe a little relieved. As a heroic astronaut in Russia, Ivan is not only the captain in the eyes of all Starry Sky astronauts, but also a senior worthy of respect and trust.

"Maxim, you are responsible for the maintenance of the controllable thermonuclear fusion device and engine. Do you think the engine that has problems can be repaired?" Then Ivan did not continue to say it, but asked Maxim present.

"I have conducted a careful inspection. Is the problem physical damage or the technical problem caused by the vacuum chamber and magnetic field of the reactor. It should not be difficult to repair it on the ground, but we are in space now. There are no necessary tools in our hands." Maxim replied regretfully.

"So what about the remaining four devices?" Ivan seemed to have known the result for a long time, so he asked calmly.

"The remaining installations are much better than I thought, at least now everything is normal."

"Thank you, Maxim." Ivan nodded at him, then cleared his throat and said, "Gentlemen, the situation is clear. As the captain, I understand everyone's ideas. It is my duty to ensure the safety of Starry Sky and all astronauts. Following the American Hades to Pluto is also my mission. At present, we have not yet reached the end of our lives. Although Starry Sky's technology is not as good as the Americans, it may not be as good as the Chinese who were once looked down upon by us, but after all, Starry Sky is the pride of Russia and the crystallization of human civilization. Can we return now in shame just because of a problem with an engine device? If we go back, what will the motherland view us? What will the whole world view us? Gentlemen, I don't think everyone wants to be called cowards, right?"

"But Captain. How do you ensure the safety of Starry Sky and all of us?" Yuri asked loudly with some anxiety.

"Good question!" Ivan was not angry, but laughed. He raised his hand and pointed at the front: "We should continue to move forward. You must know that we have four devices. Unless all of these four devices are damaged, the Starry Sky will face an irreversible crisis. So I decided that with the effect of at least two devices, our route will remain unchanged. If the device continues to have irreparable problems during the next voyage, then I, as the captain of the Starry Sky, will perform my duties."

Ivan finally convinced all astronauts with his prestige and the Chinese spacecraft that the Starry Sky spacecraft would continue to move towards Pluto. At the same time, he also made a promise to Yuri, including the astronauts who requested to return, to at least ensure the absolute safety of Starry Sky and all astronauts. This dispelled Yuri and others' final concerns. Under the report on this situation, Starry Sky finally reached an agreement and decided not to change the route and continue moving forward.

While Starry Sky encountered its first internal crisis, there was another leisurely scene on Pioneer.

The Pioneer has the least crew of the three spacecraft. Except for Luo Yan in hibernation, there are only five people, including Su Yichen. Although the number is not large, because the Pioneer has a powerful artificial intelligence - Su Li, it is the safest to fly in space.

According to Su Yichen's design of the Pioneer and the intelligent core settings, the entire huge Pioneer is equal to Su Li's body. During the flight to Pluto, Su Li can fully navigate automatically with her powerful intelligent system, and at the same time avoid various possible problems during the flight to ensure the safety of the spacecraft.

It is precisely for this reason that there are usually only two people who take turns to the Pioneer, and the other three people either take turns to rest or use various equipment and instruments on the Pioneer to conduct some experiments to collect scientific experimental data that cannot be completed on the earth, including in space stations.

Now, Gu Chen is busy in the biological laboratory. Although he has only one person, because Su Li is assisted by the intelligent system, these experiments are still handy. In just less than a month, he successfully completed five experiments and obtained a large amount of rare and valuable experimental data.

Lin Guodong is an experienced old astronaut. He is also a strict person. As a soldier, he has always maintained a regular schedule. This is what Su Yichen admires very much. It is also for this reason that Lin Guodong was appointed Su Yichen's first assistant.

As a reserve astronaut, Mollyvin was very capable and soon became suitable for the work on the Pioneer. Moreover, Mollyvin was also a cheerful young man, and it was much more lively with him during the dull voyage.

"Look at Lao Gao carefully, see, this is Jupiter's big red spot."

The bridge, Moliwen, who was on the rotation, was pointing at the hologram and explaining aerospace knowledge to Gao Jian. Among the Pioneer astronauts, Gao Jian is the only layman. Although he had received astronaut training, he was just for this. In addition to some ordinary manipulation, Gao Jian only knew a little bit of fur about astronomy. At the beginning of the voyage, he didn't feel that after working on the Pioneer for a while, Gao Jian obviously felt his lack of knowledge. In order to make up for his shortcomings, Gao Jian humbly asked everyone for advice. Everyone, including Su Yichen, would give him some advice, especially Moliwen was even more enthusiastic. After a while, he became Gao Jian's little teacher. In order to help Gao Jian get familiar with and master these knowledge as soon as possible, Su Yichen simply transferred them to the same group. (To be continued)

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