Technology Bigshot Chapter 555: : Mars Express, go! ! ! ]
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Following the passenger transport, Arc Eagle 9's mission is over, and it begins its return to Earth. Eight astronauts or scientists including Ren Hong entered the Xinggang with the help of Li Xingfeng.
This is the end of the live broadcast. Three hours later, a more shocking picture appeared, but unfortunately, the general public could not see it.
In the middle and lower part of the "Tiangong Ring Orbit Star Harbor" in the shape of "Yu", two huge trusses are carrying a large number of space capsules or inflatable capsules and other materials tied to the truss. The orbital star port is detached. The total length of the two trusses exceeds 800 meters. If the maximum length is extended, it will exceed a kilometer, which is more than twice the length of a large aircraft carrier. There are many bundled on the truss like retractable airbags. Just like the suction cups on the limbs of the octopus, the "suction cups" are wrapped with supplies, and it is the "beam inflatable space capsule". At this moment, it is in a contracted state, and no gas is injected, because it is not the time.
On one-third of the truss, two spaceships are fixed, forming a diameter of up to 145 meters long, slowly rotating, the two spaceships resemble a matrix-shaped flat-style outline, two The spacecraft is an important vehicle for landing on Mars. Such an alien outline is designed according to the thin atmosphere and gravity of Mars. Landing on Mars must be a hard landing. At this moment, the two spacecraft are fixed on the main truss by two slender alloy brackets with a length of 30 meters. The resistance in space can be ignored. The alloy brackets look very slender and long, but they fix the two spacecraft landing on Mars. The tool is exceptionally strong.
The end part of the truss is a centrifugal cabin, which is not activated at the moment. In addition, the central part of the truss is the core cabin. At present, 11 astronauts or scientists including Ren Hong are already located in the core cabin, except for Ren Hong. And Xiao Kerui, several top astronauts including Ning Zebo and Li Xingfeng are among them.
They are all one of 11 people who are going to Mars.
Yes, this truss object with a length of more than 400 meters is the "Firefly". Don't look at its current appearance as a straight bachelor. The truss is bound with various kinds of materials, and when it arrives After the orbit of Mars, there will be earth-shaking changes, just like Transformers becoming an extremely complex space station, the "beam inflatable space capsule" "packaged" on the truss will be fully inflated and used, so that this "bachelor" "Becomes extraordinarily full.
At the moment, the "Firefly" seems to be a straight bachelor with a length of more than 400 meters, while another man-made celestial body composed of a huge long and large truss presents a "t" shape, and it also has its own name "Mars" Express Number".
Ren Hong and others and their "Firefly" want to reach Mars without the "Mars Express", which acts as the core source of transportation power like a locomotive for traction.
When the two trusses are separated from the orbiting star port, they begin to change their orbits synchronously, and the distance from the star port is getting larger and larger. At this time, the two trusses begin to meet and dock, and finally merge into one.
If it is seen by outsiders, it will definitely be incomprehensible. After the two trusses are combined into one, the tail of the "Firefly" is just a centrifugal chamber, and the middle part does not have a super-large diameter like the "Noah". Engine spout.
Only the flanks have a few small engine nozzles, so where are the main engines? Those small engines can't bear much thrust just by looking at the caliber. It is estimated that they are only for the purpose of adjusting the space station to maintain the smooth operation of the orbit over Mars. It is impossible to combine the "Firefly" and "Mars Express". ” to Mars.
Since the "Mars Express" is acting as a locomotive, it is natural to take the "Firefly" to Mars, but this man-made aircraft does not have any main engine propulsion nozzles, which is really incredible.
The secret lies in the "one" shape at the beginning of the "t" shape of "Mars Express", which is 260 meters long and 108 meters wide at its widest point. A giant light sail in space, but this area is only so large when it is contracted. When it is fully stretched, a giant light sail in the shape of a larger leaf will appear.
Three hours later, the gravity-making centrifugal chamber was officially put into operation, and Ning Zebo served as the main pilot of the "Mars Express". Three and a half hours later, the "Mars Express" took the "Firefly" space station for the first acceleration and officially deviated from Earth's orbit.
At this moment, Mars is almost the farthest distance from the current Earth, and at this moment, it is estimated that the American "Noah" is about to reach Mars, and it has been more than seven months since they set off. As far as the current distance between Earth and Mars is concerned, it is estimated that it will take 850 days to arrive at Mars at the speed of Noah from Earth, and a one-way journey will only take nearly three years.
But the fact is that Ren Hong and the others did choose to start at this time. Not only did they choose to start at this time, but they also had to complete the goal of sailing over a distance of 370 million kilometers and reaching Mars in 100 days.
What is the current speed of human rocket propulsion? The speed is about 50,000 kilometers per hour, and the goal of completing 370 million kilometers in 100 days is a fantasy to outsiders. It is an impossible task. It takes more than 20 minutes to travel such a distance at the speed of light. time.
Of course, this is only in the eyes of outsiders, in terms of rocket propulsion, and "Mars Express" is not propelled by rockets.
4 hours and 37 minutes, the giant sail of the "Mars Express", which is far away from the earth, officially unfolded in space. This "leaf" gradually stretched from the longest length of less than 300 meters, and finally reached an incredible 16.8 With a length of one kilometer, a giant light sail of such an exaggerated length has three layers. Each layer of light sails is only 48 meters apart, and it looks like one layer from a distance.
When the giant light sail of "Mars Express" unfolds, it looks like a small boat in the universe. At this time, the thousands of lasers surrounding the truss in the center of the "Mars Express" began to operate, and the amethyst crystal with high energy reserves inside the aircraft provided stable energy output for these thousands of lasers.
In the field of laser technology, China has long left the Americans for eight streets, and it is explained here again. The Axe Base has been researching laser technology, and Bai Hua is also researching it. Although "Justice Boy" failed to create a sci-fi war movie light laser attack weapons, but here, conventional lasers have been used.
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…(To be continued.)