Chapter 264: Landing on Mars
"Landed, landed!"
"The signal is finally here, wow, is this the surface of Mars, it's too clear!"
"It's the first time to watch the Mars landing live, it's too difficult, it's hot, desert, wild, it's suitable for making Martian sci-fi films, seriously, when will you shoot a Martian on the spot, it's definitely a bull."
"Don't think about it, it's difficult to get equipment to Mars, and you're still making movies on Mars."
"That is, if you really shoot the Martian on Mars, it will not be a movie, it is estimated that it will become a real interstellar rescue in minutes, and it will become a disaster documentary."
"Hey, didn't you say that Merrican was really shooting a science fiction movie on the space station? In the future, when I shoot science fiction movies, I will really shoot them on the spot. ”
"What is a science fiction film called a live shooting, isn't that a reality film?"
"I feel that human beings have to look at the leader when they officially enter the space age, and it is easier and easier to enter space with the orbital shuttle, and there is also a large Star Inn cabin, if the cost of shooting in space is less than that of special effects, maybe it can really change the way science fiction movies are filmed."
"Seriously, after coming out of the orbiter, the Earth's low-earth orbit is nothing to humans, but leaving the Earth's low-Earth orbit, even if not Mars, is a big challenge for the moon."
"Let's look at next year, aren't Tianxia and Merrican both scheduled to land people on the moon next year? Take your time......"
"What's slow, it's different now than before, now the aliens are coming, the interstellar war may start at any time, we must march to Mars, we must take Mars!"
"The current technology of human beings is still not good, development always takes time, and it is not possible to be in a hurry, first look at today's 'Pioneer' unmanned detection module, and see how their landing level is!"
"How long has it been since I said that this matter still requires global cooperation, and why is there no sound at all for the joint action of various countries? When is this, human beings are still stepping on the horse's internal friction, trough, human beings eat jujube pills! ”
Hundreds of millions of people watched the live broadcast, and the degree of confusion in the topic was not comparable to that of one or two people watching the live broadcast, but as the landing process progressed, people's topics returned to Mars.
I have to say that landing on Mars is simply too difficult.
The ultra-long distance makes the communication delay very long, and the data of the probe flight controlled by the Earth control center must be injected in advance, so the time point when the probe cuts into the Martian orbit is very important.
If the entry point is too far from Mars, it cannot be captured by the gravitational pull of Mars, and the probe will be "lost" in the solar system.
If the entry point is too close to Mars, it could crash into the Martian atmosphere, just like the alien spacecraft.
This is only to enter the orbit of Mars, and if you land on the surface of Mars like the "Trailper" landing module on the current unmanned exploration spacecraft, it will be much more difficult.
Because when the probe enters the Martian atmosphere, it is far away from the Earth, the tracking and control signal is very weak, and even when the probe moves to the far side of Mars, the Earth cannot accurately determine its orbital parameters.
To know that when the probe enters the Martian atmosphere, whether its heat protection measures, parachutes, airbags and buffer rockets can work according to the program are the key to the success of the landing, and it must be very accurate.
So when there is no way on the other side of the earth, then all the operations can only be handed over to the landing equipment itself.
Just like the current "Trailblazer" landing module, it detached from the front end of the "mother ship" and rushed into the Martian atmosphere at a speed of 21,000 kilometers per hour, and then within 7 minutes, its speed will drop to zero in a controlled state, achieving a safe landing on Mars.
This process is also the most technically difficult and the key link with the highest failure rate in the Mars exploration mission.
When all the viewers watched the Martian ground photographed by the "Trailblazer" module becoming clearer and clearer, and even the sand and dust could be seen, it meant that the landing module was very close to the Martian ground.
When the audience sees that the dust in the picture is blown away in a radial shape, it proves that the landing module is about to land.
Wait until the picture is abrupt, and then quickly approach the ground, and finally the ground is no longer close, which proves that the landing module has successfully landed on Mars.
"Yay!!!"
"it, Star Navigator Bull Batch!"
"It's done, cow pie! The largest man-made object ever built on Mars has appeared! ”
"No, those four alien ships must be bigger and heavier than this, right?"
"Yes, aliens, aliens, didn't you say let the plane go to the aliens? Hurry up, hurry up! ”
"That's right, quick, we're going to see aliens, if they're friendly, we'll make friends with them, if they're not friendly, helicopters kill them!"
"I don't know if the Mars helicopter is equipped with missiles to blow him up directly!"
"Haha, I just like this idea, just blow it up! We earthlings are not easy to mess with! ”
"What to fight, you know how to fight every day, can't you have a good exchange?"
"What do you know, you have to convince them, and then they don't dare to underestimate us earthlings!"
"There are only earthlings in the universe, you go to check the history of human development, that is a history of war!"
"We want peace!"
"That's right, Heping!"
"Is that the thing you said when you stepped on the horse?"
Ahem, billions of people watch live broadcasts, you know.
Mars is the most similar and second-closest planet to Earth in the solar system, making it the most studied planet outside of Earth.
Many experts have said that the exploration of Mars is of great significance for studying the origin and evolution of life on Earth, understanding the climate, geology and resources of Mars, and establishing a second home for mankind on Mars.
If one day human beings are wiped out due to the overpopulation of the earth, the depletion of energy, or the impact of other planets, they can migrate to the modified Mars.
As for how long it will take for humans to colonize Mars, experts say that because Mars is far away from the Earth, and Mars itself is very different from the Earth, many key technologies need to be conquered to settle on Mars.
Given the current level and pace of technological development, optimistically, it is likely to take at least 100 years or so.
There are also scientists who conservatively believe that it will take 800 years.
There are even pessimistic ones, and the conclusion is never possible.
The project to transform a planet is too big and too difficult, especially on a planet like Mars, which is not particularly suitable for human habitation.
With the time and technology for that transformation, maybe humanity has found a more suitable planet to live on and started an interstellar voyage.
But in any case, Mars needs to be explored and developed, because it is not only a milestone for mankind to go farther into the starry sky, but also an important base and springboard for mankind to go to deep space.
And now, the safe landing of the landing module of the "Trailblazer" is the beginning of this stage.
Although humans have been exploring Mars for some years, and many probes have been launched on it, even if some rovers weigh more than a ton, they are still insignificant for Mars.
And the exploration distance is extremely limited.
Although the first Mars helicopter was available a few months ago, the exploration distance was just as limited because it was too small.
When it comes to helicopters, they look down on real helicopters, which are a flying camera.
Of course, everyone's technology has been accumulated little by little, and no one can open up like the Navigator company.
At the beginning of the Mars exploration of the Peacock Country, it was only "thousands of miles" to send a Mars orbit...... Camera.
The total weight of the detector is about 1.3 tons, the fuel is about 0.85 tons, and the real scientific research equipment, that is, the payload is 15 kilograms.
Star Navigator is a different situation on the side, since the birth of the company, they have not made many technical attempts, which can be said to be very contrary to the normal technological development process.
This has led to a lot of suspicion that Navigator has a more secretive research center.
It's not even a suspicion, it's an affirmation, otherwise those technologies wouldn't have popped up out of thin air.