Eastern time, half past six in the afternoon.

For the vast majority of people in the United States, just after a busy day's work, they return home with their families, sit on the soft sofa and watch TV, or sit at the dining table and eat food, enjoying a rare leisure time.

At the home of a Texas farmer, a middle-aged couple is sitting at a living room table with their three children enjoying a wonderful dinner.

On the table, grilled chicken, steak, ham, vegetables, butter, and some small desserts are arranged.

Hannah, who was cutting the roast chicken, after dividing the chicken, watched the news that had been broadcast on TV for a day, and couldn't help but whisper, "I really don't understand, Mars is a barren place, what's the use of us spending so much money to land there, many people don't have jobs and can only live on welfare funds, isn't it more meaningful to give them this money?"

Grabbing a chicken leg and nibbling on a large piece of grilled chicken, Brooke grinned as he took a sip of the soup.

"You don't understand, this is a great step for humanity, and all of humanity is paying attention. ”

Hannah, who had just sat down, couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard her husband's words.

"Yes, of course I don't understand, I don't understand, what are you a farmer who cares about human affairs and the starry universe all day long, can this make our harvest better next year, or rather, do you want to plant potatoes on Mars?"

Brooke rolled his eyes and thought, "Perhaps, when we have a base on Mars, maybe I'll actually grow potatoes and sell them to them......

"I warn you, don't even think about it!"

Hannah suddenly glared at him fiercely like a cat with a tail up, "At your level, you can't even take care of the potatoes on your own farm, and if you plant them on Mars, you will only starve to death!"

Looking at his wife with a serious expression, Brooke shrugged, "Take it easy, dear...... I'm just talking about it, and of course I'm not going to actually go to Mars to grow potatoes. ”

That's when it happened.

The countdown to launches has already begun on television.

“10，9，8，7...... 1. Launch!"

Looking at the slowly rising, but steady and determined space shuttle, Brooke had fully focused on the TV.

Or rather, at this time, all humans are watching this scene.

Soon after liftoff, the shuttle disappeared into the clouds, but some parameters were still being relayed on the news screen.

Ten kilometers, one hundred kilometers, one thousand kilometers, ten thousand kilometers......

When the space shuttle broke out of the Earth's atmosphere and entered interstellar space, it became faster and faster, flying straight to Mars at the fastest speed ever recorded.

"God bless and wish you all the best!" Brooke prayed as he looked at the space shuttle that had disappeared from the camera.

Hannah, who was sitting next to her, looked helpless.

......

Looking at the news of the landing of the United States on Mars.

To be honest, Lin Xiao was a little envious.

Although Xianhe Ling has developed a small flying machine, it can basically only fly in the atmosphere, and it is far from being able to escape the strong gravitational pull of a planet.

In order to create a real star battleship, the first step that needs to be completed is to make the rune engine larger.

If the motivation is not good, it will not go anywhere.

Moreover, it is not enough to get rid of the gravitational pull of the earth, the previous chemical-fueled rockets can also be, but the speed is too slow, it will take several days to go to the moon, and it will take two years to travel to and from Mars.

Too inefficient.

The space shuttle, equipped with a large plasma engine, can reach speeds of hundreds of kilometers per second, which can shorten the original two-year interstellar travel to a week or two.

This is extremely close to the time of the moon landing.

The difficulty can be said to be greatly reduced.

Moreover, this is only the first generation of plasma engines.

In the future, there will be a second and third generation......

While like chemical-fueled rockets, this thing should have a speed cap, but it will undoubtedly greatly improve the efficiency of interstellar travel.

The unexpected situation of the landing of the United States on Mars made Lin Xiao increase the time he spent on Earth, and after completing his routine work, he did not return to the star world as soon as possible.

The main reason is that at this stage, the development of Xianheling is advancing steadily, and there are no major matters waiting for his decision.

He decided to wait for the results on Earth.

After all, this is the first time that humans have landed on Mars, which is of great significance, and as a member of the human race on Earth, he is also full of yearning for the mysterious starry sky.

At this moment when he is about to take an important step, although it was made by his old opponent, he also wants to be a spectator.

"I just don't know if they will make an unexpected discovery on Mars, but it should probably be a barren place...... After all, the Mars rovers in the United States and Midsummer had already landed before this, and there were basically no valuable discoveries except for the discovery of ice. ”

Like ordinary people, Lin Xiao has also been paying attention to the dynamics of the landing of the United States on Mars.

"Also, the Martian environment is harsh and not suitable for life...... In addition, judging from the situation of the earth, the Yuan Force in interstellar space must also be very thin, and the possibility of the existence of adaptable transcendent beings and Yuan Force materials is also very small. ”

The time was shorter than Lin Xiao expected.

Just ten days later, the United States has announced that the space shuttle is about to enter the orbit of Mars.

Due to communication delays, the situation of the space shuttle was not known immediately on Earth. But judging from the information that has been coming, the landing process was very smooth, and finally through the process of deceleration, entering the orbit of Mars, reducing the altitude, and decelerating again, the shuttle stopped steadily in the predetermined area.

At this time, an aerial drone flew out of the space shuttle, and as the camera on it activated, the electromagnetic wave signal was received by the Earth after a journey of several minutes and spread synchronously.

Countless people sitting in front of the TV are nervous at the moment.

Especially the people of the United States, they held their breath.

Slowly, the hatch of the landing module opened, and like an airplane, it descended a hanging ladder, just hitting the Martian ground.

A figure appeared at the door of the cabin.

Under the gaze of humans around the world, he walked down the hanging ladder step by step.

Eventually, the moment his footsteps touched the ground.

On the other side of tens of millions of kilometers, countless people were excited and tearful.

Humans have landed on Mars.

History is written.

It's like going to the moon for the first time.

Still at that farmer's house in Texas.

"Oh my God, we made it!" Brooke danced excitedly, unable to help himself.

Hannah, who was enjoying breakfast next to her, looked at her husband speechlessly, but didn't speak, too lazy to talk to him.

Brooke didn't care, and like most people, he was completely immersed in joy.