Chapter 558: : "Orion" airborne to Mars]

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"What news?" Ren Hong asked curiously.
"The American Noah has entered the high-altitude orbit of Mars and sent the news back to Earth. NASA subsequently announced the news and its follow-up actions, according to the briefing from the headquarters." Xiao Kerui said while checking the time and added: "According to the time on board, the Americans will make the first manned landing on Mars in the spacecraft "Orion" in 53 hours after the crew of the Noah, Skovo and Jackson.
As he said, Xiao Kerui sighed: "If nothing else, the first human to land on Mars will be an American. I am still a bit unwilling. The first person to land on the moon was robbed by the Americans, and the first person on Mars was also robbed by them. To go, it makes people feel uncomfortable. Our current level of space technology is clearly stronger than the Americans."
"It's just a fake name, what's uncomfortable?" Ren Hong smiled, seemingly disapproving.
But Xiao Kerui didn't think so: "That said, but this is an achievement that will definitely be recorded in the annals of human history after all. It has a huge influence. Armstrong's footprints and the words of a small step for a person and a big step for mankind are all in the whole. It is widely circulated among humans. This time I don’t know how Americans will show off."
Ren Hong said: "What is real influence? Real influence requires real strength as support. We are pragmatic. We are here to seek truth, not to seek fame. You have to figure this out. Rui. Besides, the title of the first man on Mars was taken off by the Americans, but there are more first titles waiting for us, Jupiter, Saturn and their moons, as long as the strength is there, the gold content of these first titles It will only be higher than Mars and not lower, but the most important thing is that we are not here to get a name because of the danger and dozens of accelerations and decelerations.
"It would be great if the old beautiful'Orion' had something wrong and fell." Xiao Kerui muttered.
As soon as Ren Hong heard, the original pleasant smile turned into a serious look, staring at Xiao Kerui and admonishing with a solemn tone: "A Rui, I don't like your thoughts, it's very bad. Putting aside national boundaries and standing at the height of the entire civilization , Any interstellar pioneer is great, no matter which country, he not only represents his country but also represents mankind. Even if you don’t say so tall, you can’t curse others behind with such a narrow mind, he can have problems We can ignore rejection even when we have the ability to extend a helping hand. This is our right and we don’t need to blame ourselves. But we also have no right to interfere with others. What others do is their own business. We must scrupulously abide by due principles."
Ren Hong's tone was not very heavy, but Xiao Kerui still felt embarrassed and scratched his head and didn't know how to respond. At this moment, the public broadcaster on the ship rang out:
"All units and all crew members, please be aware that the spacecraft will accelerate for the last 45 minutes at the countdown. All crew members please stop all related activities immediately..."
Ren Hong glanced at the announcer, and said with a sad look: "Oh, it's time to torture people again, let's go kid, what are you doing in a daze, hurry up and get the nest ready for a long sleep, you want Let acceleration stick you to the wall?"
With that said, Ren Hong got up and walked away. Every time the spacecraft wants to accelerate, it is a moment of grievances in the entire spacecraft. The spacecraft is about to accelerate for the last time. It stands to reason that everyone should cheer, at least this It was to be tortured by the acceleration one last time, indeed.
But as long as the acceleration is over, 15 decelerations will be performed in the following time, so that when the spacecraft reaches the range of the Martian gravitational field, the speed will drop to the numerical range of the starting phase from the earth. This is another 15 tortures. Thinking that there are 15 more times, no one can cheer.
Ren Hong thinks boredly about this kind of thing that he spends money to make himself suffer, it is almost like a who is free from it.
Having said that, despite 30 tortures, it is not without rewards. The spacecraft Ren Hong and the others are on can also be accelerated slightly for a long time like the "Noah", but the corresponding cost is more than 200 days. Time is wasted on voyages that cannot be done, and if Ren Hong and the others go to Mars based on the relative distance between the Earth and Mars before departure and follow the "Noah" driving method, it will mean that it will take more than 800 days to reach Mars. .
30 times of torture can be exchanged for more than 700 days of precious time.
The United States always wants to be tortured without this opportunity.
After 45 minutes, the front engine on the "Mars Express" started, thousands of lasers irradiated hundreds of thousands of lasers on the light sail, and the slowly decelerating spacecraft accelerated again.
The reason why the spacecraft has a very small slow deceleration at this moment is because of the solar wind. The "Mars Express" did not put the light sails away. The front engine stopped the energy output, and the solar wind would naturally rely on the huge light sails. Forcing the spacecraft to slow down, hesitated to use the third layer of the light sail to obtain energy from the sun during this period, so the multi-layered light sail cannot be put away.
After the front engine operates, part of the thrust generated offsets the resistance from the solar wind and starts to accelerate...
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June 25, 2028. Mars high-altitude orbit, "Noah" aboard time: 15:36 minutes.
"9...8...7..." A crew member reads the countdown while controlling the "Noah". The "Orion" spacecraft at the bow of the spacecraft, Skovo and Jackson are getting ready.
"...2...1 The hull is separated!"
On Wan Lai's quiet Mars mooring orbit, I saw the "Orion" spacecraft and "Noah" officially separated, and the "Orion" spacecraft carrying two crew members who landed on the planet's surface began to cut into the Martian atmosphere.
The spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere at a speed of 19,300 kilometers per hour, and the outside of the hull quickly became hot and deformed. This is a normal phenomenon, but it is not as serious as that of the earth, because Mars has a thin atmosphere and the planet's gravity is less than that of the earth. The "Orion" spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere at a super high speed. Due to atmospheric friction, the temperature of the heat shield outside the hull almost reached the temperature of the sun's surface, reaching more than 1,450 degrees Celsius. Fortunately, there is a heat shield to protect the interior of the spacecraft. The temperature is only about 20 degrees Celsius of normal temperature.
Over time, the speed of the first phase of the Orion spacecraft dropped by thousands of kilometers per hour. The spacecraft continued to descend, and the height drop became smaller and smaller. At this time, a huge parachute was opened and the spacecraft further slowed down.
At this moment, the thrust-reverse nozzle of the "Orion" spacecraft has adjusted its angle, but the speed of the spacecraft's landing is still very fast. If it hits the surface of the planet, it will also be the result of ship destruction.
The height difference is getting smaller and smaller, and it has dropped to a 3-digit height. Just as the spacecraft was about to crash into the surface of Mars, the three sets of nozzles instantly spewed out flames, instantly creating dust in the sky in Pezos Heights, and the reverse thrust constantly offset the speed of the spacecraft.
In the end ~EbookFREE.me~"Orion" spacecraft was only a few tens of centimeters away from the surface of Mars. The flame tongues of the three sets of engine nozzles disappeared instantly. Once the engines were turned off, the spacecraft that lost its thrust was pulled by gravity on the spot, heavily contacting the surface of Mars. After colliding, he was motionless.
The two astronauts in the spacecraft felt a strong vibration and then returned to stability.
"Arrived?" Skovo said suspiciously, but his teammate did not respond, and he replied: "It should be here!"
The two people stared at each other and were in a daze for more than ten seconds. The next moment they laughed wildly with excitement.
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…(To be continued.)
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