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Tens of thousands of lasers carrying a torrent of high-speed particles continuously irradiate the 8-kilometer-long light sail area, and the mirror shield on the surface of the "Mars Express" protects the hull from the continuous output damage caused by laser light.
The entire aircraft started its first acceleration. If calculated theoretically, if the thousand sets of lasers on the "Mars Express" kept irradiating the giant light sail continuously for 200 days.
That is, about 7 months of continuous output, then the spacecraft will always accelerate at 200 times the gravity within 34 days.
It accelerated to 7% of the speed of light in this nearly 46 months or so.At this speed, it will take less than six years, almost six years, to reach the Alpha Centauri galaxy.
Of course, this is only in theory. With the existing human technology, the material strength of the spaceship's hull cannot withstand such a fast speed, and the physical fitness of humans cannot meet this requirement.
In addition to the limitation of the strength of the hull material, the output of thousands of lasers will always have a limit, and the phenomenon of output overload cannot occur.
Obviously, the current technology can not do 200 days of continuous laser irradiation.
The distance to Mars is not too short compared to the Alpha Galaxy. Li Linfei and his team's goal is to reach Mars in about 100 days, or to arrive in advance, which is also within the range allowed by current technology.
One step closer and catastrophic dangerous accidents of hull damage may occur. Before the birth of new materials, this speed can only be tolerated.
Acceleration is a long process.
And it’s not done in one go, because the human body must bear the limit, it must be adjusted separately for the body many times. After each acceleration, it is a kind of torture to the human body, and such torture will be on the way to Mars. Received 15 times on a long journey.
14 times come from the acceleration of the spacecraft itself, and one time comes from the star of the sun.
Noah obtains an acceleration with the help of the gravity of Venus, and the Mars Express also obtains a free gravitational acceleration.
However, the object of request is not comparable to Venus. It is the largest celestial body in the entire solar system and absolutely dominates the sun.
With Amethyst, there is no need to worry about the energy reserve, but it does not mean that it can be wasted casually, not to mention the energy consumption of other equipment and instruments, just the energy output of the thousand sets of lasers, the energy consumed is burning money.
The energy output of one acceleration, converted into money, is equivalent to burning 2 million yuan. For a one-way journey, the energy consumption alone is about 16 billion yuan, which is real money.
Chapter 180: Prepare to Land on Mars
With the help of the sun's gravity, in addition to obtaining a good gravitational acceleration, the outermost layer of the 8-kilometer-long super giant sail not only has a powerful protective function.
It is also an important part of absorbing solar energy, and it is also an excellent opportunity to charge the spaceship Amethyst when it is close to the sun. The 8-kilometer-long giant sail.
Its huge illuminated area can collect energy worth about 7 million yuan from the sun. You must know that the closer to the sun, the higher the energy collection efficiency, and it is charging time before it is far from the sun.
In this way, kill two birds with one stone, and indirectly control the energy cost of acceleration to less than 10 billion yuan.
This time to Mars, the Mars Express took it to the Yinghuo space station, and when it returns, it may bring a large number of amethyst crystals to the earth from somewhere.
The Mars Express has undoubtedly become an excellent means of transportation for future technology to travel long distances between the stars.
The realization of the Mars Express is due to the integration of high-end technologies in many aspects. The laser technology from the Mingaxe base is a key point, and the breakthrough of the Mingaxe base is obviously inseparable from the support of the state.
You must know that Huaxia's laser technology is a typical rising star. Thanks to technology sharing, the engineers at the Tomahawk base don't have to waste a lot of time, energy, financial and material resources to catch up with the starting line.
In addition, there is another key point in the birth of the Mars Express, namely: the inspection mission. The engineers of the inspection station have worked hard to deal with the problem of asteroids that may hit the earth. Changing the orbit of the asteroid.
A nuclear explosion is obviously not good, it will only create a large amount of meteorite rain, which is a more terrible disaster. It will not only pose a huge threat to the surface of the earth, but also destroy a large number of artificial satellites or space stations orbiting in space. The nuclear explosion in film and television works Asteroids to solve the impact crisis is pure nonsense.
Among the countless plans, the plan of using light sails to "drag away" meteorites is also among them. It is theoretically feasible, but the degree of difficulty is also prohibitive, and the amount of engineering is too large. Although the country's laser technology has long been quite Maturity, the biggest obstacle is the size.
This news was quickly learned by the person in charge of the Mars mission, which gave them great inspiration, so the relatively small Mars Express was included in the research and development charter.
The Mars Express was born in this way. Huaxia Future's engineers even said that in the future, this long-distance and large-capacity space transportation tool can even undertake the huge concept of mining in the asteroid belt. It is completely possible to use the Mars Express To transport minerals to Earth from the asteroid belt.
And now, isn't it time to go to Mars to mine the incomparably precious purple source crystal veins!
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On October 2023, 10, the orbit of Mars, only three days away from Mars.
Noah finally arrived at the outer area of the orbit of Mars today. At this moment, the spacecraft has begun to slow down and is about to enter the range of the gravitational field of Mars. The planet that makes mankind so dreamy will finally welcome the "brother" for the first time. visited.
"Deceleration complete! Stable!"
"Noah has entered the range of Mars' gravitational field. Stable!"
"The waterways are being redrawn, and the new waterways are being adjusted!"
"The channel formulation is completed. The channel effect is completed!"
"Noah successfully entered the new channel and is currently orbiting Mars, with a circle of 67 minutes and 38 seconds."
"Sorry, no, ma'am. Alright, there's Mars under our feet dude and we're here!"
"No one can understand how painful it is to fulfill 190 days of interstellar, waking up from hibernation again and again, lonely, far away from home, fear, oh God, no one will know how I feel without experiencing it firsthand!"
"But all of this is worthwhile when you see the planet under your feet."
"This is Noah. Skovo Alderan reported to the Houston Space Center that we have successfully and safely reached the target Mars. Noah is currently orbiting Mars stably and everything is normal."
"According to the schedule, Jackson and I will take the 'Orion' spacecraft to visit this planet for the first time on behalf of mankind in three days. I wish us all the best, Houston, and the briefing report is over."
"The message has been sent. According to the current distance between Mars and Earth, Houston will receive the text message in about 19 minutes."
"Okay guys, we have a day to rest, a day to rest and prepare, and three days to land on the surface of Mars, but for now, I suggest you make a cup of coffee."
"Then in the centrifuge cabin, we can enjoy the beautiful view of Mars through the window. Unfortunately, we can no longer see Olympus and Sailor Valley, but we can see the masterpiece of 'Terminator Asteroid' up close." New Olympus'"
Earth, Houston Space Center, USA.
2023年10月9日，纽约时间17：22分。
"The latest newsletter from Noah...arrived! Arrived! They arrived! They arrived safely on Mars..."
The female staff staring at the screen was a silent reader at first, and she was very excited when she saw the content of the text message clearly, and the news spread quickly.
When the Houston Space Center received the latest newsletter from the "Noah", the entire Nasa headquarters was in a state of ebullition, and even Charles Boll was unavoidably excited.
The news spread at an astonishing speed, and NASA immediately spread the news, and almost all the headlines in the world were about the successful arrival of the "Noah" to Mars.
The American media even covered the sky and covered the sky.
This is undoubtedly a phased victory, and the five astronauts carried by the "Noah" deservedly further refreshed the "horizon" of mankind.
The last time I went to the farthest was the moon, but this time it was the farther Mars, which is of extraordinary significance.
In the Washington capital, the White Army also sent a spokesperson to congratulate this staged victory.
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On October 10th, when the American "Noah" successfully and safely reached the orbit of Mars, and its news sent back to the earth caused a sensation all over the world, the "Mars Express" that had already set off in mid-July at this moment It has also been sailing long distances for more than a month.
The voyage also exceeds the distance of 29 billion kilometers.