Chapter 801: A Difficult Journey to Mars...... Someone else's

"Mars could be the future of Earth."

This is not a phrase that human beings say, but they really think so, and in fact they are working towards it, whether it is a state institution or a civil society organization.

In the science fiction movies on Earth, the scene of "immigrating to Mars" will be released every year or two.

At the same time, in order to make this dream a reality, national aerospace agencies and private space companies are actively developing various vehicles to Mars.

Mars has a very important place in the cultures of the countries of the earth, and it also shows the curiosity of human beings about it.

"Of all the stars discovered by mankind so far, Mars is the most suitable planet for modification."

That's what scientists say, too.

Of course, it may also be because Mars is close to the earth, so it can be seen more clearly, not to mention the planets outside the solar system, and far water cannot quench the thirst of the near.

Well, a unit of distance at the interstellar level.

Mars has many similarities with Earth, for example, a day on Earth is 23 hours and 5 minutes, and Mars is 24 hours and 37 minutes, so the two planets have almost the same day and night. The angle between the Earth's orbital plane and the equatorial plane is 23 degrees 27 minutes, and Mars is 25 degrees minutes, so they have the same four seasons.

But no matter how they study, how they plan, how they implement their plans, Mars is still so far away.

The previous Musk aerospace is one of the more prominent ones, but the difficulties here are much more difficult than they imagined, and even Musk himself said, "The first Martian passengers must be ready to sacrifice." ”

You can see how simple and crude their plan is.

Dong Chen said before that Musk was right to pursue technology, but in the case that the technology is not perfect enough, it is also possible to think of ways for human beings themselves.

Their method is basically to set off at the best time and arrive in about three months, which is considered fast, and such a long time, it is needless to say that there is enough food to prepare.

But in addition to being fed, there are many problems here.

The first problem is gravity, and the microgravity environment will have a serious negative impact on the astronaut's body during long-term interstellar travel.

And a few months, properly is a long time.

The most common effects of microgravity in space are the phenomenon of "swollen face" and "bird legs".

In a microgravity environment, the heart is still accustomed to pumping blood to the upper body of a human with greater force. As a result, the blood pressure in the upper body of the astronaut is always too high, and it feels as if it is being hung upside down. Whereas, the legs become thin due to lower blood pressure and less blood volume.

At the same time, the musculoskeletal system of astronauts will gradually deteriorate, and even symptoms such as loss of direction and weakened immunity will occur.

To solve all these physiological disorders caused by changes in gravity, it is fundamentally necessary to create "artificial gravity".

This is theoretically feasible and can be achieved by high-speed rotation and acceleration of the movement of the cabin.

However, in the case of these planned ships, due to cost and energy constraints, how to do this needs to be further verified, that is, it is often said that it is not considered.

So at the moment, the way they plan for Mars astronauts to prevent physical dysfunction is to increase exercise and take medicine.

But this is not much different from the often said to drink more hot water.

Often for such a long time in space, after the craft lands on Mars, the first thing waiting for them may not be to stand on Martian soil and cheer, but to think about how to get out of the hatch normally.

In addition to this, there are also the psychological problems of the astronauts themselves, which is also the most unpredictable and unstable part of a long space trip.

Astronauts are challenged every day by the many difficulties of being away from the Earth for long periods of time, the great delay between communications, the confined space, the long hours of forced exercise every day, and the suffering of illness.

And when there is no dormancy bin technology, all members have to be awake, and then they have to go through this every day, and it is strange that there is no problem after a long time.

If it is a commercial company's business behavior, then in order to take care of passengers and improve the passengers' riding experience, some entertainment equipment is provided as much as possible to alleviate this psychological pressure.

But if it's a state act, especially if it's a first Mars landing plan, then it's embarrassing, and most of the time it's ...... Bear with it.

Fortunately, the astronauts of the state institutions have been carefully selected and trained, and their psychological quality is absolutely excellent, so there should be no problems.

The reason why "should" is used here is because there have been cases in history where astronauts have been in space for a long time, and then astronauts have confronted the ground command center, and there are space records of the United States and Mao Xiong.

This was during the time of the space station, right next to Earth, and if it was in a spaceship far away from Earth or on Mars, it should be very likely.

The number of members will also affect this state, whether it is a landing team of only a few people on the national side, or a landing team of 100 people in Musk's plan, it is good and bad.

If there are fewer people, there will be fewer conflicts, but the relative loneliness and claustrophobia will increase, and if there are more people, a basic social circle will be formed, and there will be less loneliness, but conflicts caused by various problems may increase.

These are all questions.

And it's a very small part of all the problems, and actually a lot of problems for landing on Mars.

Many people think that landing on Mars is easier than landing on the moon, as long as you send the vehicle to space, the rest of the time will float, and you won't even need fuel on the way, what's so difficult.

In fact, it's the same as never knowing how hard it is to write without writing.

When the reader laughs when he reads it, he scolds when he is unhappy, and when he really writes it himself, alas, it is all tears.

But!

These are other people's Mars plans, which are completely different from the Mars exploration plans of the Arc Group, and the situation is inversely proportional to "other people's children".

This "Voyage" Mars spacecraft basically solves these problems.

First of all, the problem of gravity is solved, the living area is completely in the simulated gravity zone, and the simulated gravity close to the earth can allow members to not worry about the physical problems caused by microgravity.

Coupled with the excellent enhancement potions on the side of the arc light creatures, whether it is the strengthening of the basic body, the resistance to radiation, or the immunity to various diseases, it has been greatly improved.

And when approaching Mars, the gravity can be reduced by slowing down the rotation speed of the simulated gravity zone, and adjusting it to match the gravity of Mars, so that the members can adapt to the gravity of Mars in advance.

And then another feature is the large space, more than 200 meters of hull, that is not a joke, basically reached the length of a naval battleship, although the overall space is not so much, but it is not small, just that simulated gravity area can fit a lot of things.

There are all kinds of residential areas, public living areas, entertainment areas, exercise areas, etc., and there are forty people, not too many and not too little.

After determining the candidates for the Mars mission, they began to adapt to the dormitory life of four people, and let the forty of them eat together, exercise together, and have fun together, so as to cultivate a sense of familiarity between them.

The most important thing is that the entire flight time is only one month, which is relatively much shorter, and with all the comprehensive equipment and their own physical conditions, their first Mars landing mission is superior to the Mars program of any country or company.

is a typical "other person's child", but this time it is himself who is excellent, and it is someone else's bear child who is beaten.

These things are the conditions to ensure the success of the mission, and also set a standard for the later Mars exploration spacecraft.

At the same time, it also puts a lot of pressure on other countries.

If their first Mars landing mission is worse than this one, it will not only be a matter of face, but also likely the success rate will also be affected.