Chapter 3 Mars Exploration 1. Landing

The 10 days were fleeting, and the crew and scientists of the Ark fleet were well rested, and Grove ordered all personnel to be on primary alert in preparation for the impending landing.

The scientists began to nervously put the finishing touches on the landing ship, and Grove and the two doctors were also discussing the list of landing personnel.

After the landing ship and personnel were identified, the reconnaissance satellite also completed the exploration of the area near the Martian equator.

After careful research, the researchers finally determined a relatively platform as the site of this landing.

All pre-landing preparations were completed, and the crew and scientists awaited Grove's orders.

The historic moment finally came, and with the Grove giving the order to land, the pilot, who had already been on the landing ship, activated the landing ship.

The current fleet is 50,000 kilometers away from Mars, and this is where the fleet's detection radar can play its greatest role.

At the same time, it is also convenient to quickly respond to or rescue the landing ship when encountering problems. The landing ship carried the scientists slowly towards the Martian landing area, and when it reached the outer atmosphere of Mars, the landing ship stopped for final landing inspection and environmental testing.

When all the landing ships have been inspected, the real landing begins. The landing ship slowly entered the Martian atmosphere, and because the Martian atmosphere was relatively thin, the speed of landing was faster than that of the Earth, and the black barrier period was also broken.

After a short period of black barrier, the landing ship accurately reached the sky above the landing area, and then the braking engine was activated at the same time, and the descent speed of the landing ship was immediately reduced to the predetermined speed.

When the landing ship was about to land 20 meters above the ground, suddenly a brake engine made a dull sound, and the alarm immediately sounded in the wheelhouse of the landing ship.

The landing ship also began to tilt to one side, and the rate of descent increased. The personnel inside the landing ship felt a violent vibration, and at the same time, the sound of hitting the ground was heard.

The personnel in the landing ship were all in their throats at this time, and the commander immediately ordered the landing ship to be inspected after the landing ship stopped shaking.

Upon inspection by the crew, it was found that the brake engine had been punctured due to the impact of the flying stones, which caused the engine to blew up.

The loss of one side of the brake engine causes the landing ship to tilt to one side, and the lower side first hits the ground, causing the hull on this side to appear sunken and deformed, but it does not affect the airtightness of the landing ship.

The commander often let out a sigh of relief after reading the report. After Dr. Aron and the battleship researchers determined that the damage to the landing ship was within the allowable range based on the data analysis sent back, Grove informed the commander of the landing ship to send someone to manually inspect the battleship, and then carry out the inspection at all times.

Scientists began planning to begin surveying Mars. The cargo door of the landing ship slowly opened, and the first to come out were 4 landing vehicles.

They carried out a carpet search around the cargo bay to ensure that the ground hardness was enough to meet the requirements for the scientific rover.

After confirming that there were no problems, two scientific research rovers drove out of the landing ship one after another. As soon as they arrived on the ground, they began to sail to different locations according to the division of labor to carry out scientific exploration, sampling and research.

At this time, a team of crew members wearing space combat suits also slowly came to the ground to conduct on-site investigation of the damaged parts of the landing ship.

Although the landing was a little flawed, it was basically very successful. Grove looked at the synchronized images on the big screen, and a smile appeared on his face.

Dr. Aaron and Dr. Hawking had already left the command room and returned to the research room to direct the researchers to conduct detailed analysis of the data transmitted by the research rover.

The first human landing on Mars was declared a success. After watching the synchronization screen for a while, Grove went to his command station to video call Zion, and gave a detailed report to Zion on the news of the successful landing.

After congratulating them, Zion hastily cut off the communication and began to prepare the material for the televised speech.

Xingtian and Ares muttered a word next to Grove why they weren't allowed to see the landing, and Grove was in a very good mood and had nothing to do to tease the two of them.

The whole fleet was filled with an atmosphere of joy.