Beneath Deep Space

Chapter 42 Mars Departs

October 23, 2020 AD, a special day.

New human calendar, June 7th, first year, 7:30 am.

At this time, Yu Yifeng and others, as well as hundreds of selected scientists, scholars, technicians, engineers, etc., were all sitting at their respective posts, ready to go.

Yu Yifeng and some major project leaders were gathered in the captain's room, ready to give orders. Some members of the security team are located in various rooms of the spacecraft to maintain law and order.

The remaining tens of thousands of people were asked to stay in their rooms and were not allowed to move around at will. Fortunately, every room is equipped with a TV, so people can watch the entire process of the spacecraft taking off.

As time passed, everyone began to feel nervous, whispering, encouraging each other, or praying silently. This day is related to everyone's future, but the manpower has been exhausted, and the rest can only depend on fate. People just wait and pray quietly.

"Dip", when the time came, Yu Yifeng immediately announced: "I order to recover the spaceship elevator."

"Captain orders, recover the spaceship elevator!"

"Recover the spaceship elevator..."

This spaceship is so huge that high-speed elevators are required to get on and off the ship. Following waves of mechanical roars, the elevator next to the spaceship was slowly taken in. Because it had been experimented many times before, there was no applause for this step. People just held their breath and looked forward to the next step.

"I order to dismantle the spacecraft support!"

"Captain orders, remove the spacecraft support!"

Noah shook slightly, and several of the last supports supporting the spacecraft were removed. Now there is only one last fulcrum left, which is its "washbasin" engine. However, the entire spacecraft is still stable. After careful calculation by the scientists, it is impossible for the spacecraft to overturn.

"I order each team to make final preparations! The spacecraft will be officially launched in ten minutes!"

"The captain ordered the observation team, maintenance team, engine team, and inspection team to prepare for work..."

At this time, the entire spacecraft was silent, and everyone's heart beat faster, staring at the TV screen, for fear of missing something.

The time has come to test the final results. Everyone has been working hard for this day for six months, but it is still unknown whether it will succeed.

"I order the nuclear propulsion system of Noah to be officially ignited!"

"The captain ordered to activate the Noah's nuclear propulsion system, and the countdown begins..."

With the input of a string of sixty-four-digit passwords, a countdown began to appear, "Ten, nine, eight..." Yu Yifeng was also very nervous. Whether the space plan can be successful or not will be officially announced in a few seconds. !

"Five, four, three, two, one..." People counted silently in their minds as the countdown continued, staring at the screen without blinking. As the last second passed, suddenly, a bright white light flashed from underneath the spacecraft. At first, this white light was just a slit, and in the end, it became larger and larger, becoming more and more exaggerated.

This is a sunrise that shocks the past and the present!

There has never been such a strong light in the world, as if a thousand suns gathered together. These lights even have some bright blue color, which is a manifestation of extremely high temperature, at least hundreds of millions of degrees. A large amount of gray-black dust surged up with this light.

A gigaton helium-3 nuclear bomb—exploded!

A not very large mushroom cloud emerged from under the spacecraft. In an instant, the nuclear explosion released a huge energy of 4.184*10^18 joules, as if a natural force that had been bound for hundreds of millions of years was suddenly released.

This powerful energy is equivalent to the magnitude 9.3 earthquake in the Indian Ocean in 2004. However, the scope of the earthquake was so large, and the Noah's engine only had so much power. This energy suddenly burst out in such a small space, as if a powerful starry sky beast was locked in a cage.

It struggles, it resists, it wants to be free, it wants to break free from this engine.

The entire "washbasin" engine was instantly filled with powerful shock waves, optical radiation, and electromagnetic radiation. The scorching temperature caused visual errors, as if the entire space had been distorted.

The data in the laboratory began to beat wildly, and the temperature at the core of the explosion was estimated to be over two billion degrees. Of course, this is just an estimate, and no instrument can accurately measure the temperature.

An unparalleled shock wave surged toward the chassis of the spacecraft. The infinite power in that moment caused the spacecraft to vibrate suddenly. The "basin-type" engine underneath once suppressed a large amount of gas with its huge weight, but at this moment, it could no longer suppress it!

This "starry sky beast" finally broke through the cage. It seemed to have boundless rage. A giant hand made of mushroom clouds lifted the spacecraft up easily!

The mass of one million tons was nothing. It seemed as light as a feather in front of this divine power. In just an instant, the spacecraft was violently ejected.

The instantaneous high temperature, electromagnetic radiation, and optical radiation made all the TV screens tremble, and people could only see a white snow. The electromagnetic radiation at this time was so strong that all satellite signals were blocked, and only the observation room mounted next to the spacecraft could barely operate.

"The satellite can't be connected! The lunar rover can't work either! The left and right observation rooms can still work!"

"...Quick! Use wired means to transmit data!"

People just held their breath and stared at the screen. The image finally became clear, and people saw this great scene on the TV.

Just as an ancient Indian epic said: "If a thousand suns shine together in the sky, mankind will perish and the earth will suffer. I seem to become the god of death and the destroyer of all things in the world!" "

This sentence is very suitable to describe nuclear fusion. In the face of this destructive force, most of the thick "washbasin" engine of mankind was evaporated in an instant. The sand was stamped into a crystal hard plate by the powerful shock wave. All the sand was melted by the instantaneous high temperature and pressure. It became a glassy substance!

"This is the power of the sun!" Many people couldn't help but sigh when they saw a nuclear explosion for the first time, and began to worry about the scientists' design. What if the entire spacecraft was blown to pieces?

Professor Ding Yidong was sitting in the captain's cabin, clenching his hands into fists, and his whole palms were turning blue and purple. He was responsible for designing the nuclear bomb, and the engine was designed by Dr. Felix and many other scientists. He believed in himself and his peers, but he was still nervous!

"The first-level engine has been vaporized!" Various observation instruments sent out a large amount of information.

"The secondary engine is completely burned out! It has fallen off!"

"The third-stage engine... is working. It has successfully withstood the huge pressure! The spacecraft is accelerating!"

There was a burst of cheers in the captain's room. Felix jumped up from his position and gave Ding Yidong a bear hug. There was no problem with the engine!

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