Chapter 811: Slow-motion drift into storage
In the end, Dong Chen didn't tell Musk what danger the earth had, but just said that after they came back from Mars, and then found a suitable time, he would announce this matter to the outside world.
Now that the Mars mission is at a critical moment, he will not distract them, and ask Musk not to tell others that it is really not appropriate to talk about this on the spacecraft.
And he also told Musk that in fact, he has already begun to prepare, and there is no big problem outside.
Of course, as long as there are no pig teammates who are crazy about dragging their feet, otherwise they can't bring it.
“…… Well, since you say so, then I won't ask, just be prepared yourself. ”
Musk shrugged his shoulders indifferently, he can be the captain of the first Mars mission, which shows that he is not a timid person, but an extremely adventurous guy.
"I'll take the team to explore Mars first, and it's really hard to tell them that there are dangerous things on the earth at this time, which will easily affect the smooth progress of the Mars mission."
"Well, that's what it means," Dong Chen said approvingly, "Actually, I've prepared everything for everything, and it shouldn't be a big problem." ”
"The main mission is the first human landing on Mars, and it is also a milestone event for our group, and there is no need to mess up this matter because of such news."
Musk nodded when he heard this, feeling that what Dong Chen said made sense, and he thought so too.
Turning his head to look out of the window of the living area, the red planet is actually close in front of him, although the spacecraft will fly for more than two days to arrive, but it will slow down for two days, in fact, it is already very close, and it is already the closest moment for human beings to this planet.
And in three days, he will lead a team to land on it, and he will also be the first person in human history to set foot on the Red Planet.
It's exciting to think about.
It all comes from the ...... next to him Well, the operator of the robot next to him is actually Dong Chen, who is far away on Earth at this time.
Musk is lamenting life here, and after Dong Chen knew that there was no maintenance task, he went offline.
The starry sky is always silent, but the earth is always lively, especially now on Earth.
The U.S. "Tutadis" program is in its final stages, and the "Hercules" have pushed it to Earth orbit.
Now it is slowing down further, and finally stopping next to the new International Space Station under construction, instead of plunging headlong into the arms of the earth and giving the earth a "warm" hug.
The Earth may not feel much of this embrace, at most it is a shaking, but humans are probably choking enough.
This kind of hug is really too hot for human beings to stand it.
And the closer it is to completion, the more publicity will be on the side of the United States, and the more attention people will pay to this matter, can it not be lively?
And the propaganda methods of the United States are also endless, and they can always go straight to the heart.
"I feel that the results are hanging, and I can't get the 3 million meters, and in the end, I will be a fifth place at most."
"Great god, the fifth place is okay, and the fifth place also has a prize of one million meters, just taking a photo has such a big reward, it's already okay."
"The United States is really fighting for publicity this time, and a "Tutadis" photo contest has a prize of 10 million, I remember that they held several competitions around this project, which is too big, right? The country is too rich! ”
"In other words, can't you have this money directly allocated to the space agency for research and development? Why should it be used as a prize money for a photo contest, it's a bit wasteful, right? ”
"It depends on how it is compared, you may feel that it is better to allocate 10 million directly to the space agency, or maybe people feel that this money is more useful for publicity, and the income can be higher in the later stage."
"Hey, I said that you are idle, how people spend money is their business, it would be good if we could get the money, I am also an excellent award anyway, and I can get a thousand yuan."
It is said that the United States has already started planning to auction asteroid fragments, and after the "Tutadis" asteroid stops next to the new International Space Station, they will auction the first ten rocks mined from above, and then they will never sell the rocks from the "Tutatis" asteroid again. ”
"You see, the money spent by people will come back soon, and maybe you can make a lot of money."
"Wouldn't it? The lunar rocks over there are about to be sent casually, and the asteroid rocks here can still be auctioned for a big price? Are you kidding? ”
"The estimated price doesn't matter, it's a commemorative meaning in the end, don't you see that it's the first ten yuan? Now the first batch of moon rocks in their hands by the rich people who went to the moon at the beginning are very collectible. ”
"Don't say it, let's go watch the live broadcast, the live broadcast has begun, and the final return moment has arrived, but don't miss it, this is a very commemorative time."
"And that's what it begins? I'm going to check it out...... It's really, time flies so fast, I slipped away, and I went to watch the live broadcast! ”
The last moment finally came, the huge "Tutadis" asteroid was pushed by the "Hercules" to the same orbit as the new International Space Station, and the "Hercules" spewed this fierce flame, slowing down the fast-moving asteroid and finally slowing down to the orbit of the Earth's artificial satellite.
When they arrived near the earth, there were more camera images here, and the United States sent a small unmanned aerial vehicle from the space station to assist in filming, providing a third perspective away from the asteroid itself, which is also a vehicle specially developed by them to shoot videos.
After all, their new International Space Station is also a big project, and occasionally it is necessary to make an appearance and publicize it.
Of course, the main thing is that there is this kind of equipment on the Arc Space side, and of course they can't do without it.
In the process of the deceleration of the "Tutadis" asteroid, its flight attitude is also constantly adjusted, and this wonderful scene was recorded by unmanned shooting equipment.
If the long ribbon of light dragged out by the ignition engine of the arc space spacecraft "Yuantu" was the movement of "ballistic missiles" before it was ignited, then the current "Tutadis" asteroid and dozens of "Hercules" intelligent thrusters are "rockets".
Because its attitude is constantly adjusted, the engines in all directions need to be ignited, so from a distance, the entire asteroid is on fire for a while.
There will be a few flames here, a few flames there, and sometimes the whole body will burst out of the flames, like a piece of ginger sprouting everywhere.
This situation made the audience addicted, because this is a human being controlling this behemoth of nearly five kilometers, or let it go wherever it wants, and they dare not refute it at all.
It wasn't until the audience before the live broadcast could see the new ISS from the perspective of the asteroid and the "sprouting ginger" from the perspective of the new ISS that they knew the main event was coming.
When approaching the new International Space Station, the speed of the "Tutadis" asteroid is already quite slow, and it is time for the "Hercules" intelligent thruster to show operation.
Finally, when it arrived at the predetermined position, the "Hercules" intelligent thruster exerted an appropriate amount of force on the asteroid, allowing the "Tutatis" asteroid to stop accurately and safely next to the new International Space Station.
At this point, the first giant near-Earth asteroid captured by mankind was settled peacefully.