Eighty-one hours after leaving Earth, the Mirai spacecraft skimmed the orbit of Saturn at a speed of 8,760 km/s. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After 149 hours from Earth, it passed the orbit of Neptune at a speed of 16,092 km/s.

228 hours after leaving Earth, it happened to pass by Eris at a speed of 24,624 km/s.

Eris, named after the Greek god Eris (Pi), is the second largest known dwarf planet belonging to the Kuiper Belt and extraneptune bodies.

Located about 68 astronomical units (10.1 billion kilometers) from the Sun, Eris is about 2,326 kilometers in diameter, slightly smaller than Pluto, and its orbit is extremely inclined with an orbital period of 557 years. It is classified as an ecliptic discrete object (a star that deviates from the plane of the Earth's orbit).

"It's incredible, it's only been less than 10 days, and we've already flown to Eris......"

Lynn looked through the porthole with a shocked face on the distant planet.

He hails from the Interstellar Exploration Alliance's Atlantic Base, and although he has been involved in the construction of the main part of the future spacecraft, he has rarely had access to the science and technology of the Creator. Therefore, along the way, he was particularly emotional about the amazing technology shown by Future.

You must know that according to the scientific and technological level of the earth, if you want to fly manned to Eris, it will take at least nearly ten years.

"Future, this is a greeting from the Earth Command Center, may I ask if the flight went smoothly......"

The call system at the Future Control Center began to broadcast messages from the Earth Command Center.

"Future is flying in good condition, everything is working properly, we just passed by Eris, this is a very desolate dark planet, we have collected a lot of image information, in about 9.5 hours, you will see her appearance......"

Based on the current position of the Mirai spacecraft, which is nearly 10.1 billion kilometers away from Earth, there will be a 19-hour delay in communication back and forth.

Moreover, this delay will continue to increase as the speed of the Future increases and the distance increases.

Soon after, the Mirai spacecraft flew past Sedna, which was about 88 AU (13.2 billion kilometers) from the Sun at the time of its discovery, the farthest natural object in the solar system.

This means that Future has come to the edge of the solar system, and Yuan Haochen and others will soon become the first humans to leave the solar system.

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After two months of continuous acceleration, Mirai finally reached the theoretical maximum flight speed - 49.5~50.2% of the speed of light.

Although this is a lot worse than the speed of the Earth Pupil, the speed of the Future is obviously more significant.

Because, for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a manned spacecraft can barely match the speed of light.

"Preparing to shut down the main power system, the Mirai spacecraft is about to enter the stage of smooth flight." The Intelligent Navigation Flight System begins to broadcast flight commands.

Hara, Smith and Lynn are already sitting securely in their safety seats, because with the main power system turned off, the Future spacecraft will begin to adjust its flight attitude and the operating parameters of the artificial gravity system.

"The main power system has been shut down, and the flight attitude adjustment has been successfully ......"

After some tossing, the Future finally returned to its horizontal sailing direction, and the artificial gravity system returned to its normal numerical indicators.

"This is Future, I'm Yuan Chen, the actual speed of the current spacecraft is 50.1% of the speed of light, the Future spacecraft has entered the stage of stable flight, and we will prepare to enter the hibernation capsule for hibernation. Over the next year, the intelligent system will continue to send comprehensive data ...... to the Earth Command Center."

When the spacecraft began to fly smoothly, Yuan Haochen turned on the safety device and made a brief work report to the Earth Command Center.

After the three of Yuan Haochen are dormant, the intelligent flight system of the Future spacecraft will not only continue to control the route, but also package the comprehensive operation data of the spacecraft, including the physical health data of Yuan Haochen and the other three in the hibernation module, and continue to send them to the Earth Command Center.

However, all this work does not need to be worried about by Yuan Haochen and them.

After finishing the last work report before hibernation, Yuan Haochen turned to the other two partners and said, "Guys, get ready to start a long sleep!" ”

"To be honest, I'm a little nervous, it's the first time I've used a hibernation device." Smith said as he stood up.

"I've heard that long-term hibernation feels very uncomfortable, but I haven't tried it." Lynn chimed in.

"I've asked Dr. Minchi about these issues, but no one knows what it's like to try it out for yourself." Yuan Haochen added.

"Okay, I'll have to wait until we all wake up in a year's time, and then continue to play the game of [Fight the Rich]." Smith said with some regret.

"I hope you still have such Yaxing at that time." Yuan Haochen said with a chuckle.

In order to eliminate the loneliness and loneliness of the long journey, there is also a tonal adjustment to the boring space life. Simple entertainment facilities were also prepared for astronauts on board Future.

As the saying goes, often playing cards, the brain is not stupid, in many entertainment facilities, naturally indispensable chess and card games.

During the two months that the spaceship was accelerating, Hara once introduced Smith and Lynn to a card game that was perfect for the three of them to play together.

It is exactly what Smith called "Playing the Rich", in fact, this is an extremely popular card game in China, and it has a very down-to-earth name, called Fighting Landlord.

"According to the plan, we are going to go into hibernation as soon as possible."

In the second half of the future spacecraft, there is a knee-high platform on which three hibernation pods are arranged in a "human" shape.

Yuan Haochen, Smith, and Lynn took off their coats one after another and changed into tight-fitting vests.

Opening the hibernation hatch, Yuan Haochen tried to lie down, and a cold feeling penetrated the bone marrow.

"God, I remembered the experience of being on a mission in the Himalayas." Smith rubbed his two dark thighs and said, "We've been in the snow and ice for a whole week!" ”

"The quality of sleep like this must be terrible, and if you don't cover the quilt in the winter, you will catch ......a cold," Lynn said.

Yuan Haochen didn't say anything and began to set the operating parameters of the hibernation cabin.

Dormant duration: 335 Earth days;

Unexpected wake-up conditions: unstable health signs, unstable spacecraft operation,

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After the setting was completed, the hibernation hatch began to be slowly closed, the nutrient solution began to be filled, and the anesthetic sleep aid gas began to be released......

Yuan Haochen couldn't remember what happened after that, and the three of them quickly entered a deep dormant state.

In the ensuing period, in order to save energy, the intelligent operating system of the Mirai spacecraft began to turn off all non-essential lighting, insulation, and air circulation equipment.

The entire Mirtar spacecraft began to dim and fall silent...... (To be continued.) )