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Chapter 796 A Difficult Journey to Mars...Others'
"Mars could be Earth's future."

Human beings are not talking about this sentence, but really think so, and are actually working towards this, whether it is a state agency or a non-governmental organization.

In science fiction movies on Earth, the scene of "Immigrating to Mars" will be released every one or two years.

At the same time, in order to make this dream a reality, the aerospace agencies of various countries and private private space companies are actively developing various vehicles to fly to Mars.

Mars has a very important position in the cultures of countries on the earth, and it also shows the curiosity of human beings about it.

"Of all the stars discovered by humans so far, Mars is the most suitable planet for transformation."

That's what scientists say too.

Of course, it may also be because Mars is closer to the earth, so it can be seen more clearly, not to mention the planets outside the solar system, which cannot quench the near thirst.

Well, an interstellar-level distance unit.

There are many similarities between Mars and Earth. For example, a day on Earth is 23 hours and 56 minutes, while on Mars it is 24 hours and 37 minutes. Therefore, the two planets have almost the same day and night.The angle between the Earth's orbital plane and the equatorial plane is 23 degrees 27 minutes, and that of Mars is 25 degrees 11 minutes, so they have the same seasonal changes.

But no matter how they research, plan, and implement the plan, Mars is still so far away.

The previous Musk Aerospace was one of the more prominent ones, but the difficulties here are much more difficult than they imagined. Even Musk himself said, "The first Mars passengers must be prepared to sacrifice."

It can be seen how simple and crude their plan is.

Dong Chen said that it is right for Musk to pursue technology, but when the technology is not perfect, it is also possible to find a way on the human side.

Their method is basically to set off during the best window period, and then arrive in about three months, which is considered fast, and it goes without saying that sufficient food preparations are needed for such a long time.

But in addition to making people full, there are many problems here.

The first thing to face is the problem of gravity. During long-term interstellar travel, the microgravity environment will have serious negative effects on the astronauts' bodies.

And a few months is definitely a long-term.

The most common microgravity effects in space are the "swollen face" and "bird legs" phenomena.

In a microgravity environment, the heart is still used to pumping blood through the human upper body with greater force.As a result, the blood pressure of the astronaut's upper body is always too high, and it feels like being hung upside down.The legs become very thin due to lower blood pressure and less blood volume.

At the same time, the astronaut's musculoskeletal system will gradually degenerate, and even symptoms such as loss of direction and reduced immunity will occur.

Solving all these physiological disorders caused by changes in gravity basically requires the creation of "artificial gravity".

This is theoretically feasible and can be achieved through high-speed rotation and acceleration of the cabin.

But in the spacecraft they plan to build, due to cost and energy constraints, how to do this needs further verification, that is, it is generally said not to be considered.

So at present, the way that the Martian astronauts in their plan can do to prevent body dysfunction is to strengthen exercise and take medicine.

But this is not much different from drinking more hot water as often said.

Often such a long-term space travel, after the spacecraft landed on Mars, the first thing waiting for them may not be to stand on the Martian soil and cheer, but to consider how to get out of the hatch normally.

In addition to this, there are also the psychological problems of the astronauts themselves, which is also the most unpredictable item in long-term space travel, and it is also the most unstable link.

A long time away from the earth, a huge delay between communications, a small space, a long time of forced exercise every day, suffering from pain, etc., many difficulties challenge the astronauts' nerves every day.

And when there is no dormant chamber technology, all members must be awake, and then they have to go through this every day, and it will be strange if there is no problem after a long time.

If it is a commercial behavior of a commercial company, in order to take care of passengers and improve their riding experience, provide some entertainment equipment as much as possible to relieve this psychological pressure.

But if it is a national action, especially if it is the first Mars landing plan, then I am embarrassed, and in most cases it is...be patient.

Fortunately, the astronauts of the state institutions are all carefully selected and trained, and their psychological quality is absolutely excellent, so there should be no problems.

The reason why "should" is used here is because there have been situations in history where astronauts have been in space for a long time, and then the astronauts confronted the ground command center, and it is found in the space records of the United States and Mao Xiong.

This is still in the period of the space station, just next to the earth. If it is in a spaceship far away from the earth or on Mars, the possibility of this situation should not be small.

The number of members will also affect this state. Whether it is a landing team with only a few people in the country or a landing team of 100 people planned by Musk, there are good and bad.

If there are fewer people, there will be fewer conflicts, but the relative sense of loneliness and claustrophobia will increase. If there are more people, a basic social circle will be formed, and the sense of loneliness will be less, but conflicts caused by various problems may increase.

These are questions.

And it is still a very small part of all the problems. In fact, there are many problems in landing on Mars.

Many people think that landing on Mars is easier than landing on the moon, as long as the spacecraft is sent into space, the rest of the time will be fine, and there is no need for fuel on the way, so there is no difficulty in that.

In fact, it's like never knowing how hard it is to write a novel if you don't write it.

When I was a reader, I laughed when I enjoyed it, and scolded when I was unhappy. When I really wrote a novel by myself, alas, it was all tears.

but!

These are other people's Mars plans, which are completely different from the Arclight Group's Mars exploration plan, and the situation is inversely proportional to "other people's children".

This "Yuanvoyage" Mars spacecraft basically solved these problems.

First of all, the problem of gravity is solved. The living area is completely in the simulated gravity zone. The simulated gravity close to the earth allows the members not to worry about the physical problems caused by microgravity.

Coupled with the excellent strengthening potion from Arclight Creatures, whether it is the strengthening of the basic body, the resistance to radiation, or the degree of immunity to various diseases, it has been greatly improved.

And when approaching Mars, the gravity can be reduced by slowing down the rotational speed of the simulated gravity zone, and adjusted to match the gravity of Mars, so that the members can adapt to the gravity of Mars in advance.

Then another feature is the large space. The hull of more than 200 meters is no joke. It basically reaches the length of a naval battleship. Although the overall space is not so much, it is not small. The simulated gravity alone The area can hold a lot of things.

There are residential areas, public living areas, entertainment areas, exercise areas, etc., and there are NO. 40 people, which is neither too many nor too few.

After determining the candidates for the Mars mission, we began to adapt them to living in a four-person dormitory, and then let all 40 of them eat together, exercise together, and entertain together to cultivate a sense of familiarity among them.

The most important thing is that the entire flight time is only one month, which is relatively short. With all the comprehensive equipment and their own physical conditions, their first Mars landing mission is superior to any country or company's Mars program .

A typical "child from someone else's family", but this time it was me who excelled, and the one who got beaten up was someone else's brat.

These things are the conditions to ensure the success of the mission, and also set a standard for the later Mars exploration spacecraft.

It also puts a lot of pressure on other countries.

If the configuration of their first Mars landing mission is worse than this time, it will not only be a matter of face, it is likely that the success rate will also be affected.

(End of this chapter)