Beneath Deep Space

On September 10th, the first year of the new human calendar, after three months of sailing, Mars is close at hand.

According to Dr. Rimbaud's deceleration plan, after people threw a large amount of ore residue out of the spacecraft, the speed of the spacecraft did decrease. This shows that humans have mastered a new and efficient way of deceleration.

Don't underestimate this method of deceleration. In just a few seconds, ejecting a large amount of material can slow down a high-speed spacecraft to a low speed, from 28km/s to 1km/s. Human technology alone cannot achieve this.

In space, deceleration and acceleration are equally important and equally difficult.

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Now, landing on Mars has become what people are most concerned about. The observation observatory has become people's favorite place to stay, because from the observatory, you can see Mars, the orange-red planet. This large-scale red color is romantic and spectacular in the eyes of many people.

There are many couples who like to date at the observatory because this place is really nice...

In the newly built "big rice bucket" cafeteria, scientists are gathering in twos and threes to discuss landing on Mars.

Although there has been some human exploration of Mars, landing in person and looking at photos are two different experiences. Not only the general public, but scientists are also very excited.

"You see, Mars has a thin atmosphere, and the air pressure is about one percent that of the Earth. Mars' water resources are basically concentrated in the form of ice in the polar regions, so it is best for us to land at the North and South Pole of Mars." The middle-aged scientist looked at the photo and ate chicken fried with gluten on the plate.

Nowadays, Chinese food has become the mainstream food for many people because of its taste.

A scientist next to him frowned and said: "Water resources? You might be able to find them underground. I think it would be better to find a place with rich uranium resources to land. Energy is the way to go, Shinichi The first batch of power stations will be built soon. Once we have electricity, we will have everything!”

At this time, another female scientist eating pasta also said: "I also think it would be better to land in a place rich in mineral resources. We have a lot of things to build, such as new laboratories, new power plants, etc. Water can be slowed down, energy comes first.”

"No, without water, we can't build a large biosphere." The speaker was a biologist. Their biggest concern is to build a large biosphere. Without water, grasslands and parks have not yet been established.

At this time, a scientist who spent a lot of money to buy two small yellow croakers suddenly became elated after enjoying the food, "Anyway, no matter where we land, our Wild Wolf Design Bureau has already prepared it, and it will definitely happen." Let’s shine in this Mars operation!”

Another young scientist passed by. After hearing these words, he immediately puffed his beard and stared: "Who are the wild wolves? We Tesla... our points have already surpassed yours!"

"What? You're just temporarily surpassing us! Do you understand temporarily? Our results are just not yet available!"

The Wild Wolf people were really pissed to death, "Besides, you came up with that deceleration plan? It came with the spacecraft, so how can we say it was created by you? At most, you just discovered it earlier..."

"Okay, okay, eat quickly. Why are you making a fuss? Let's go up to the academic meeting and make a noise!" The middle-aged scientist at the beginning quickly stopped the two of them and persuaded them with a wry smile.

After two months, it can be said that the people from Wild Wolf and Tesla are in a fierce competition with each other, and they dislike each other.

In this regard, many scientists remain neutral and do not help each other. They have even established their own research institutes one after another, and the entire spacecraft has become a "two superpowers and multiple powers" pattern.

"You young people, what's the use of talking nonsense? The key depends on results. Whoever deciphers all the secrets of this spaceship, I, Ding Yidong, will be the first to be convinced!"

At this time, Professor Ding Yidong was about to leave when he heard two people arguing and said something quietly.

After hearing these words, the other scientists all fell silent, and some were still smiling bitterly.

This spaceship is really unknown if you don’t study it. Once you study it, it becomes like a god. Because its technological content is so far behind human technology, current science is almost unable to explain it, and people can only make blind guesses.

The "beyond deceleration plan" is just based on some reasonable speculations and then confirmed by experiments.

Human beings simply do not understand the nature of it, just like a blind man crossing a river and accidentally touching a stone. What is vacuum zero-point energy? I'm just giving myself an explanation. The research reports are basically just guesses and cannot be confirmed.

Everyone knows this very well, and they just reluctantly find an explanation to comfort themselves. I want to ask how it is implemented specifically? I do not know……

Human beings now seem to be in a mountain of gold and silver, but cannot use it. Everyone is extremely anxious. Each gold nugget is as big as a house, and getting one can make humanity rich. But human strength is like an ant, unable to lift any piece of gold.

It’s frustrating for a scientist to see something but not understand it. Therefore, you can often hear the roars of some physicists...especially those from Tesla and Wild Wolf, who compete with each other, but are unable to do anything about the spacecraft, and their tempers are very hot...

"Let's continue the topic just now." The middle-aged scientist smiled, "I personally think it is better to land at the North and South Pole. In such a big place, there is at least water, and maybe there are mineral deposits... There is water, energy, and minerals, it would be great if there was a place like this.”

"A small number of people must first log in for scientific research, and then consider the issue of landing the Noah."

"makes sense."

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At 2:33 p.m., the Noah spacecraft, which was in a low-speed state, was officially captured by the gravity of Mars and rotated around Mars.

If the Earth is a blue star, then Mars is a red star. The scenery seen from space is completely different.

As the speed further decreased, Noah even came into contact with the atmosphere above Mars. The surface of the spacecraft basically did not generate heat because there was almost no friction. However, the observation rooms, engines, power rooms and other devices mounted outside will still get hot, but people have already made protective devices and can still use them normally.

As expected, Noah will float in the Martian atmosphere due to the buoyancy of the air.

Because its density is too low. The mass of a 15-kilometer sphere is only 1.03 million tons, and its density is equivalent to 0.000073 kilograms per cubic meter! This density is much lower than a hydrogen balloon!

This results in that as long as there is a little atmosphere, Noah's air buoyancy can offset gravity, and it will float above the atmosphere. It's a miracle that a large spacecraft has such a small density. This is technology that people can't understand.

If you want to make it sink, it's very simple. You just need to mount more and heavier things outside the spacecraft.

Yu Yifeng was holding a landing meeting at this time. It had been held for a long time. The basic plan had been formulated, and he still chose to go to the North Pole of Mars. Because the Antarctic region has many mountains, while the Arctic is relatively flat, the terrain is more suitable.

Now it's just a matter of personnel. Because people are highly motivated, even too high, everyone wants to go. Sigh...did they think it was a vacation?

A lot of scientists are talking a lot, and they all want to be a member of the Mars scientific expedition team.

"Dr. Roman, please be the leader of this scientific expedition." After thinking for a long time, Yu Yifeng directly named him. Dr. Roman, the chief biologist at the original lunar base, had good prestige and personal ability.

"No problem." Roman said immediately, feeling extremely happy. He also thought about searching for life on Mars, but he didn't expect that the opportunity would come immediately.

Now, people were even more anxious, and some even wanted to stand up from their positions.

"Mr. Yu, we will definitely be able to do the job!"

"believe us!"

"...I have experience in geological survey!"

Hearing this, Yu Yifeng could not directly hinder people's enthusiasm. He could only shake his head and said: "Well, the first batch of scientific expedition teams is tentatively set at 500 people, which is a lot of people. Scientists, geologists, mining We must have personnel, doctors, and soldiers, and we must bring enough food and mechanical equipment... I will have the Victory spacecraft come and go several times, and the supplies will be supplied.”

“Everyone fills out a volunteer form first, and we will select the candidates as appropriate.”

When they heard the news, the scientists were immediately overjoyed. Five hundred people had a great chance. They repeatedly assured Yu Yifeng that they would complete the task and report it to the superior in time.

"Do you understand the purpose of this survey mission? In the Arctic region of Mars, find a place with water, minerals, and energy as the landing site for Noah... and, ah, to investigate the possibility of life on Mars. Eliminate potential dangers, right?

"clear!"