Please remember the domain name of this site:

Chapter 675: Finding the Target

Speed!

101 km/h......

Speed!

111 km/h......

Wang Buan didn't feel it at all.

Inside the space shuttle, the feeling and the outside are completely two worlds.

Even though the speed of the space shuttle has increased many times, it still feels as if it is stationary. Only the earth is gradually shrinking into a small blue dot.

Eventually, the shuttle's speed increased to 121 kilometers per hour. Keep it at this pace for now.

Next, it's Wang Buan's performance time.

Do you want to speed up?

Can it still be accelerated?

When to accelerate?

There is already no way to judge the launch base.

Only Wang Buan can judge based on the current specific situation.

He said to accelerate and accelerate.

He said that when he accelerated, he would speed up.

Without thinking, Wang Bu'an ordered to continue to accelerate. Directly increase the speed to more than 151 kilometers per second.

He believed in the quality of the shuttle.

As long as it does not exceed 1000 kilometers per second, the problem is not big.

It is important to know that the speed of light is about 300,000 kilometers per second. The current speed is only 1/2,000th the speed of light.

He was ready to increase the speed of the shuttle to one of three hundredth of the speed of light.

This is what a fusion engine is capable of.

There's no rush, though.

Let's get used to it first.

After all, the current speed is already very high.

151 kilometers per second, which is equivalent to 444 times the speed of sound. That's Mach 444.

If it is placed on the earth, this speed is simply terrifying. Any corner of the globe is almost instantaneous. No more than five minutes.

However, for the vast universe, this speed is very small.

At most, it's a little useful in the solar system.

If you leave the solar system, the distance is calculated in light years.

The closest galaxies to the Solar System are all 4 light-years away. Even if it is to fly at the speed of light, it will take 4 years.

Obviously, this kind of pure interstellar flight is not suitable for the galaxy at all.

When the time comes, it will definitely be necessary to develop other ways of flying.

"Chief Engineer Wang!"

"Chief Engineer Wang!"

He Chenghua started calling again.

But there was another unexpected situation. A large number of meteorites appeared along the route.

This time, the meteorite swarm is very huge.

The largest meteorites are estimated to be more than fifteen kilometers in diameter.

If it hits the earth, the consequences are unimaginable. 100% will destroy the earth.

Fortunately, their orbits are staggered from the Earth.

Soon after, an even larger meteorite was encountered.

This time, the diameter of the meteorite even exceeded a hundred kilometers.

Strictly speaking, they cannot be called meteorites. Instead, it should be called an asteroid.

However, most astronomers prefer to call meteorites with a diameter of less than 50 kilometers. Asteroids with diameters greater than 50 kilometers are called asteroids. A planet with a diameter greater than 500 kilometers is called a dwarf planet.

The shuttle cautiously avoided it from a distance.

If an asteroid with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers is hit, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Is it from an asteroid belt?"

"Possibly. ”

"Shall we cross the asteroid belt?"

"Close. Go in the same direction. But not crossing. Don't be nervous. We're not going to cross the asteroid belt. ”

"Then it'll be fine. ”

Everyone was a little relieved.

For this asteroid belt, astronauts are very jealous.

This very troublesome asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter, and most of the meteorites on Earth come from this asteroid belt, and a small number come from the Moon or Mars.

The asteroids in this asteroid belt are not as dense as the photos or the ones everyone thinks. According to astronomers, there are about 500,000 asteroids of different sizes in this area, and this number is growing every year. However, if the space shuttle tries to break in, it will definitely be shattered.

The asteroids in the planetary belt are as large as more than 900 kilometers and as small as dust, of course, the planets with a diameter of more than 900 kilometers can no longer be called asteroids, and they already belong to the ranks of dwarf planets. There is only one dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, which is Ceres, and the other three larger ones are Homo sapiens, Marriage and Vesta.

If you want to land on Jupiter, you have to find a way to bypass the asteroid belt.

If you break through directly, the starships won't dare.

After all, the largest asteroid is hundreds of kilometers in diameter!

What kind of starship do you have that can carry such a large asteroid?

Unless it's the invention of a superweapon like the Death Star. You can make a planet disappear directly. For example, using antimatter railguns and the like.

Then you have to climb the tech tree desperately. It is estimated that it will take at least a few decades.

24 hours passed......

The journey on the first day was unharmed, monotonous, boring, and boring......

In addition to eating, it is sleeping. Then it's time to play cards.

Such a star-rated journey is completely different from what I expected.

The original assumption was that there might be a lot of unexpected situations. There may even be casualties.

Therefore, each space shuttle will be equipped with five astronauts and five astronauts, just to deal with all kinds of unexpected situations.

So far, however, nothing seems to have happened. It's business as usual.

The journey of the space shuttle was as smooth as the A380.

48 hours have passed......

The next day's journey was still monotonous, boring, and boring......

It's still eating, sleeping, playing cards......

It's boring and it feels like there's something wrong.

All the personnel on the ground actually had to be nervous, for fear of accidents.

The entire satellite launch base has entered a 24-hour standby state.

But all this doesn't seem to be needed?

72 hours have passed......

96 hours have passed......

Finally, Mars is already in sight.

The naked eye can already clearly see the surface traces of Mars.

The planet closest to Earth has gradually lifted its own veil of mystery.

Looking at Mars from Earth, it seems that there is nothing special. But when you get closer, you will find that its surface is indeed a little maroon.

Mainly the soil on the surface of Mars, which is very rich in iron, shows the color of limonite.

There is no water on Mars, and there is no air.

It is a completely lifeless planet. But resources are abundant.

In the future interstellar era, the planets will be divided into many kinds. There are Habitation Stars, Resource Stars, Military Stars, Fortress Stars, Tourist Stars, and more.

Mars is a typical resource star. Of course, it is also possible to transform into a resident star.

The space shuttle began to sense the gravitational pull of Mars.

It's creeping up on Mars.

Its speed is constantly increasing.

He Chenghua took the opportunity to speed up.

200 km/s......

300 km/s......

The speed continued to soar, and finally exceeded 1,000 kilometers per second.

In a vacuum with absolutely no air resistance, the speed gains are very fast. There are almost no obstacles.

As long as the power of the engine is sufficient, the speed can even be infinitely close to the speed of light.

But if you want to break through the speed of light, it will be very difficult.

Unless it's to develop nuclear fusion to a very high level.

For example, it can provide 100 billion trillion K of ultra-terror power.

In other words, it is impossible to break through the speed of light unless a nuclear fusion as large as the sun is used to drive a starship.

In fact, even breaking through the speed of light, long-distance flights are impossible.

For example, a distance of four light years, even if it is faster than the speed of light, would take four years!

Who will endure a full four years on the journey?

Therefore, after reaching a certain upper limit, pure speed is useless.

Space travel has to be done in other ways. For example, warp sailing. For example, space jumping. Such as crossing wormholes and so on.

120 hours have passed......

The space shuttle successfully crossed Mars.

They appeared silently on the far side of Mars. The gravitational pull of Mars is even stronger. It's just a little faster.

At this time, the radar had already detected two target meteorites.

They were just in front of the shuttle.

One before and one after the other.

"Target found!"

"Target found!"

He Chenghua reported excitedly.

Over there, Lin Hao was also very excited to report.

They finally managed to get close to the two target meteorites. The heavens are beautiful, and there are no accidents along the way.

It's hard to believe how smooth it is.

All the previous ideas, all kinds of plans, all of them were useless.

Not hit by a meteorite.

Not destroyed by cosmic rays.

The interior of the space shuttle is also free of any glitches.

Even the food that was kept cold in a vacuum did not show any mold. A few days have passed, and it's still delicious.

It's just that all the chili sauce, chili rings and the like are eaten.

All of them are veterans of spicy food, not enough to make it!

Keep moving......

The distance is getting closer......

In the end, the distance between the two sides was shortened to only about 1,000 kilometers.

The two meteorites are already very clear.

"It's as simple as that?"

"It's as simple as that. ”

Whether it's outer space or the ground, it feels a little incredible.

Two meteorites that were so far away were caught up by the space shuttle from behind?

It always felt like something was wrong......

Going to Mars went so well, what about going to the moon......

This Wang Buan's moon landing plan doesn't seem to take a year.

When he returned from this mission, he could immediately announce the start of the moon landing. With just these two space shuttles, with a little modification, they can go back and forth between the Earth and the Moon.

Previously, astronauts felt that the difficulty of dealing with these two meteorites was 99999999. As a result, in Wang Buan's hands, it easily became 0.00000001. It doesn't feel difficult at all. It's just an understatement to fly over, fly for a few days, and then you can launch a nuclear bomb, and you can deal with the meteorite. Then you can come back.

What space travel?

I don't feel like I've left the earth yet......

Now, of course, there is one last step:

Launch a nuclear bomb!

Is a nuclear bomb effective?

Can the two meteorites be propelled to change the orbit?

"Launch!"

"Understood!"

The first nuclear bomb was successfully launched.