Chapter 5 Struggle
The most brilliant 'fireworks' in the solar system didn't last long.
Ruan Lin left his seat and looked out the window: "Wit, the robots and rovers on Mars continue to work, it's time for us to go!" ā
"Okay, Dr. Nguyen. Estimated arrival time: 118 hours. A round trip will consume 8% of the fuel. Wit replied.
Ruan Lin suddenly looked a little happy.
As soon as you arrive at the Marriage God Star, all doubts will be clear.
Wit put away his mechanical probe: "I'm about to start the ship's engines and turn on the solar sails." The initial speed is 4km/s and will reach its peak after capturing out of orbit around Mars. Please sit tight in the main control room of the ship. ā
Ruan Lin walked to the main control room of the spaceship, which had a better view. With an unobstructed view of the distant mountains of Mars, it's time to say goodbye for the time being.
WIT started the mode again: "Turn on the propulsion device, it is expected to fly out of the top layer of the Martian atmosphere in 31 seconds, please rest properly during this flight time." ā
Ruan Lin smiled: "Let's appreciate the true face of this cosmic starry sky first!" ā
As the spacecraft passed through the Martian atmosphere, it saw the Milky Way as far as the eye could see.
Ruan Lin casually opened the spacecraft's astronomical telescope and observed the nearest asteroid belt.
They have their own ethnic groups. For example, Ruan Lin is about to go to the Marriage God Star, which is closer to Mars at this time, and it is the main part of the Marriage God Star Clan.
The asteroid belt is not particularly dense, and science fiction movies are exaggerated for simulated shooting.
The asteroid belt is actually a ring with a width of 400 million kilometers. There are about 500,000 small objects in this region, which is about the same distance as several Earth-Moon to encounter a single object. The fact that some probes flew through this asteroid belt unharmed is the most powerful illustration of this.
There are at least three asteroid clusters in our solar system, and Nguyen Lam is now located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Also known as the asteroid main belt.
Ruan Lin couldn't help but lament the vagaries of the universe: "Some earth researchers believe that the asteroid belts together have the same mass as the Earth, but now, their total mass may only be 0.1% of the Earth."
At the beginning of the formation of the solar system, they would have formed a terrestrial planet about the size of the Earth.
But the world is unpredictable! It is sandwiched between Jupiter and Mars, and the asteroids are overly perturbed by their gravitational pull, constantly colliding and shattering. And was thrown away by Jupiter's gravity by 99.9%, and now only 0.1% remains. It's pathetic. ā
Ruan Lin lamented again: "The universe is so big, will I still have a place to live? ā
Ruan Lin rubbed his eyes and prepared to return to the sleep pod for a deep sleep, waiting for the moment of arrival.
"The current spacecraft velocity is 19 km/s, and the speed detection of the Marriage Star is 17.93 km/s." The hint of WIT woke Ruan Lin up again.
Ruan Lin opened the sleeping pod and stretched: "We should accelerate again, and the flight path should be tangent to the orbit of the Marriage God Star, and arrive in advance."
After that, adjust to follow the other track. This is the most likely and feasible way to reach the vicinity of an asteroid in recorded human history. ā
"Okay, Dr. Nguyen. How do we log in after that? Wit asked rhetorically.
"Since the asteroid has no atmosphere, gravity is almost negligible; High speed and high inertia. We should release the robot to log in at the time of convergence. ā
Ruan Lin continued: "We need a digging robot to launch it as fast as possible!" Drill with its drill bit and firmly anchor to the asteroid. ā
"Okay, I'm expected to reach the closest point in 5 minutes, when the flight speed will reach 20km/s, and I will predict where the robot will land in advance," Wit affirmed.
There is only one digging robot left in the ship. The spacecraft is not carrying enough titanium, and if the robot suffers irreparable damage, we must return to Mars to resupply. In other words, we only have one chance. ā
Ruan Lin silently pinched his sweat: "If you fail this time, it will be worth the loss to go back and forth and catch up with the Marriage God Star again, this opportunity must be successful." ā
Ruan Lin hurriedly rushed to the front of the material propulsion launch room: "WIT, listen. I'll upload my consciousness to this robot, and the instructions it gives to you are what I say, sending my body into the sleep pod. ā
Staring at the digging robot in front of me, consciousness upload begins.
Becoming a robot again, Ruan Lin no longer has the discomfort he felt for the first time.
He gave the final instructions to WIT: "The flight speed must be constant 20km/s, if there is a slight mistake, it will fail, calculate my launch and landing time difference, WIT!" ā
Ruan Lin sped up the speed of the track and drove into the material propulsion launch chamber.
The launch chamber has also been used for such launch approach missions before, and Nguyen Lam is not worried about the success rate of its execution.
Ruan Lin couldn't think about anything else at this time, Ruan Lin was afraid that it would not be able to bear it, a small central host. There was only one thing on his mind at this time: to land peacefully on the planet of the god of marriage.
Ruan Lin was fixed to the booster in the launch chamber at this time.
"The launch mission begins." WIT's command reached his head, and the hatch opened quickly. Ruan Lin felt a strong sense of advancement.
Since the speed of the spacecraft is faster than that of the Wedding Star, it is enough to simulate the propulsion force that should be added, the propulsion speed in subsequent space, the inertia, and the landing delay.
This robot will be done by Ruan Lin, and there will be no mistakes in the follow-up work.
Ruan Lin could feel how wonderful it was to have no air resistance.
He could already clearly see the appearance of the marriage god star directly below.
Now comes the most important step.
Ruan Lin turned on the drill bit and brought it to a maximum rate of 90,000 rpm.
Ruan Lin felt that he was only one step away from the surface of the Divine Star of Divorce. He swung his right hand drill and chiseled it hard at the surface of the Marriage Star.
And the marriage god star, which exceeds the speed of the third universe, naturally wants to get rid of this uninvited guest.
It wants to shake off Ruan Lin.
Ruan Lin also smashed his bucket at the Marriage God Star at this time, further fixing himself.
Ruan Lin felt that the drill bit in his right hand was heating up wildly, and he used all his strength to stab it under the surface rock of the Marriage God Star.
Ruan Lin knew that he had succeeded, and he fixed on the surface of the Marriage God Star.
It was the first time it had been observed so closely: the surface was rugged and crisscrossed with boulders everywhere. There were as many marks of impact as there were Mars.
The gravitational pull of Mars is so small, only 0.12 m/s², less than one-thirtieth that of Mars.
If only asteroids had the gravitational pull of the Earth. Ruan Lin said silently in his heart.
Now he has to fix himself step by step with a drill bit, a bucket. Like a climber of Mount Everest. A single mistake will leave him weightless, and he will be found in the darkness of space waiting for the ship's manipulator to capture him.
Even if WIT catches Ruan Lin with a capture manipulator, it will consume a lot of fuel in the future.
Ruan Lin had a plan in mind: first of all, he should dig up some deep rocks and hand them over to WIT for analysis. At the same time, WIT acts as the main force to find the anomaly on this asteroid.