Chapter 789: Electric propulsion system, understand 1?

Under normal circumstances, the highlands of public opinion are often occupied by Americans.
However, the President never thought that this time it was preempted by the Chinese.
[Mars encounters an abnormal climate once in a century, global sandstorms cover Mars, and "New Virginia" may never be in danger! 】
In the body of this report, Renren Daily quoted researchers from the Qianzhou Radio Observatory that the sandstorm could last for months.
The direct result is that the illumination on the surface of Mars may be 70% or even 80% lower than usual, and a series of problems that accompany it are the decline in power generation and the drop in surface temperature.
The Mars colony needs more energy to sustain.
But in contradiction, it is difficult for them to obtain enough energy through solar energy to maintain the operation of the entire life support unit!
If this problem is not properly solved, they may only be able to persist for up to 2 months, which will exhaust the oxygen in the life support unit ...
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar in North America.
New Virginia is being buried by sandstorms?
WTF?
What makes North Americans angry is not the natural disaster on Mars, but that they have not heard any news so far!
Even just seven days ago, they were still sitting in front of the TV, while drinking beer and eating potato chips, while watching the "Martian Diary" program broadcast on Columbia TV, watching the brave colonists living on Mars What an enviable difference in life.
But now ...
He's envious!
Many people who have signed up for the Ares Volunteer immediately felt the cold sweat after seeing this news. They were glad they were not selected.
And when these people come back from their fears, the ensuing anger comes immediately!
Almost the day after this news was released by the Renren Daily Overseas Edition, related topics swept the screen on major social platforms such as Facebook.
People have taken screenshots of their withdrawal from the Ares program, saying that they have been deceived by NASA and the US government. There is no security guarantee for the Ares program. This is a murder of red fruit. Regardless of life, human beings are inhumane experiments!
As for those who previously advocated "civilization pioneers", "lighthouses of the world", "when the Americans got on Mars, our space has just ascended to space" and so on, they registered themselves on social platforms The banana people of Reese's plan are like a discouraged ball, suffocating and not jumping.
Of course, there are also licking in a different position.
For example, "Stars and Stripes will never give up any citizen, even if he is on Mars!", "BFR rockets will take our heroes home!" And so on ...
However, in the context of NASA's initiative to conceal the facts, these voices seemed a little pale.
At the same time, Space-X's popularity through the Martian Diary for Ares's plan almost fell short. According to unreliable statistics, the number of registered volunteers for the Ares program, which was originally announced on the official website, was close to the 20 million mark. However, in just one day, the number fell to 5 million, and it is still falling.
At present, Space-X and NASA have closed the registration channels on the official website, and the number of registrations shows that as to how many warriors are left with their names on it, it has become a mystery ...
Outside the NASA building.
Major media broadcast trucks circled, almost filling the entire parking lot outside the building.
A reporter with a pistol and short guns surrounded the building, and the situation was chaotic.
"Mr. Carson! How is the situation in New Virginia now?"
"Why did this happen to our colonists just two weeks after landing on Mars? Didn't NASA inspect the Martian climate before approving the launch program?"
"Has NASA never considered saving our colonists? Why are there no new launch arrangements to date? Are you planning to abandon our heroes?"
"We have the right to know the truth!"
A set of microphones stood in front of them, looking at the reporters who were surrounded by NASA headquarters. Director Carson was sweating on his forehead and felt his head swell.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke loudly with all his strength, trying to appease the reporter who was blocking the mouth of NASA headquarters.
"If the situation warrants, we will release relevant information! But it is not the time yet, we can only say that our colonists are quite safe now! We have the world's most advanced artificial biosphere technology, even if this sandstorm lasts for more than a year , They can be safe! "
However, it is clear that not many people bought the account of Director Carson.
Think of "Mars Diary", which was not broadcast some time ago, and many people have already vaguely guessed something.
The situation in New Virginia may not be optimistic.
Moreover, they may not be able to hold on for long ...
...
Mars is experiencing a global sandstorm. It is not something that can be kept secret. The slightly powerful space observation centers can directly observe the turbid planet through large astronomical telescopes.
However, most space agencies are unaware of the serious impact this global sandstorm may have on the New Virginia colonial outpost.
Until the news published in the overseas edition of Renren Daily, this shame was completely revealed ...
Finally getting rid of the difficult reporters at the door, Director Carson entered the NASA building and quickly walked towards the command room. Immediately after him, the secretary general of NASA's secretary's office spoke quickly to him.
"At present we are in a very bad situation. Jones is Dutch. The Dutch government has expressed concern about the latest developments in the Ares plan. Last night, the French side also stated publicly that if NASA cannot give a reasonable picture of the security situation in the new Virginia colony Explain that you might consider closing your country's Ares program registration window ... The French president emphasizes that this is what their people want. "
"Xiete, who cares if the French ginseng is not involved!"
Despite the curse on his mouth, the expression on Chief Carson's face was not easy.
The problem has gradually risen to the diplomatic level.
Europe is an important ally of the United States, and the United States cannot completely ignore their feelings.
What's more, the real key issue now is not this at all, but the news that has been banished to drive them to a dead end.
If they don't save people, the president will certainly not be able to support the next election. And before the next election, he will be kicked by the president from the position of NASA director.
And even if they want to save people ...
There is no way at all.
Quickly walked into the command room, Director Carson took a deep breath, and was preparing to explain today's tasks to the staff sitting here.
However, at this moment, his assistant was carrying the laptop again, and rushed over to this side.
"Secretary, your video call."
Director Carson looked at the computer in his hand and asked, "Who called?"
"The IP of the communication request is opposite to the Pacific Ocean ..." He swallowed, and the assistant quickly and carefully added, "It seems to be Hualing Jinling."
Carson's pupil narrowed slightly, as if guessing something.
Staring at the unfolded laptop, he reached out and hit the enter button.
Soon, the video turned on.
A familiar and nasty face appeared in the center of the video area.
"Hello, Mr. Carson, it's nice to meet you. It looks like you're having a little trouble."
Staring at Professor Lu in the computer screen, Director Carson didn't ask him how he got his Facebook account, but calmly said, "Yes, but we can't solve it without you worrying."
"Is it?" Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I was idle and bored to figure it out for you. 72 hours ago, you probably still have an orbital unconventional transfer track. A BFR rocket equipped with 72 Raptor engines is only capable of launching to Mars. The calculation process has been written in Arxiv. If you are interested, you can find out. "
Seeing this sentence, Director Carson almost did not spit out old blood.
It's ok to be bored for a while.
It is even more interesting to write the calculation process as a paper and send it to Arxiv.
With this guy's influence on Arxiv, I'm afraid that until tomorrow, those reporters who managed to disperse will come to the door with a new "bullet" ...
Looking at the annoying face in the video, Director Carson said calmly, "Are you here to see us jokes?"
"Of course not. We are deeply saddened by your experience," Lu Zhou shook his head, continued with a smile, "I just want to ask ... the electric propulsion system, do you want to know?
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