On September 12, 2024, the eyes of all mankind were focused on the No. 1 airport, the largest in Athena Space City, and now there are three space warships moored in the airport.

These three warships are the flagship of the Ark, the rescue ship of the Goddess, and the supply ship of Chenggong, and today they will officially start the two-year Mars program.

It was the farthest, most involved, longest-lasting, and first-ever creation operation in the history of mankind to reach a planet other than the Moon, and it was also about the future of mankind, with Mars currently the closest planet in the solar system to Earth's environment.

After the collapse of the Earth's environment, it was the only habitable planet for humans. If the results of this field trip are satisfactory, then the coalition government will organize scientists to carry out special public relations to provide technical support for human beings to immigrate to Mars in the short term, and if the expedition is not satisfactory, then mankind will put all its energy into developing the space city.

When Zion impassionedly read out the orders of the coalition government and the blessings of the Ark fleet, all the members of the fleet began to board the ship.

The enthusiasm of the people who watched the broadcast was also fully aroused. The members of the fleet, under the leadership of the fleet commander Grove, boarded their respective warships in an orderly manner, and all the personnel boarded the ship.

Coalition officials and journalists exited the airport and came to the command podium to watch the fleet leave the port.

The first ship to leave the airport was the USS Goddess, and when it arrived at the designated starfield, the supply ship Chenggong arrived at the guide field.

Finally, the huge flagship of the Ark began to start leaving the airport. When the Ark joined up with the other two ships, Zion gave the fleet the order to set sail through the command platform.

The Ark and two other warships began their flight in parallel formations along the Earth-Moon orbit, where they will fly for 5 weeks (5 laps instead of 5 weeks) before leaving the Earth-Moon orbit and heading for Mars in the optimal window, which is 350 hours later.

The people celebrated like a holiday, and the coalition government also made it clear that September 12 would be the legal Hope Day holiday, and the 15-day holiday was exactly five weeks for the Ark fleet to orbit around the Earth and the Moon.

Since then, this festival of hope has gradually replaced the original Christmas in the West and the Spring Festival in the East on the earth, and has become one of the most important festivals for all mankind.

All members of the Ark fleet were also allowed to take turns on vacation, and what awaited them after the fleet left the Earth-Moon orbit and officially flew to Mars would be a long journey and a boring life.

Grove also tries to arrange more rest time for everyone when conditions permit. The 350 hours passed quickly, and when the fleet was about to leave the Earth-Moon orbit, it changed its orbit and adjusted its course to the orbit of Earth and Mars when the window opened.

This is just like the most dangerous and variable moment when planes on Earth take off and land.

Grove ordered all warships of the fleet to be put on alert, and radar detection and navigators and pilots to be put on first-level alert, and all personnel were on duty.

As soon as the command was given, the sirens of the large warships continued to sound, and the commanders and soldiers were already familiar with the various sirens, and they could accurately know the level of alert from the different sirens.

The radio inside the battleship also kept prompting the details of the commands. In just 10 minutes, all the personnel arrived at their posts, and Grove looked at the timer and nodded in satisfaction before giving the order to prepare for a change of track.

The navigator quickly began to indicate the route, the radar detector reported the detection situation in the airspace ahead at any time, and the pilot decisively changed the course.

The three warships successfully left the Earth-Moon orbit and entered the orbit of Earth and Mars, and when the navigator reported that they had entered the orbit of Earth and Mars, all the personnel on the battleship applauded and celebrated.

Grove immediately reported to Zion that it had entered the intended orbit to begin the Mars project, and he ordered the ships to be put on normal alert.

Mankind's greatest space voyage to date has officially begun.