Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1386: Chapter 660 The Most Tense Moment_2

Wait a second.

Seven years ago, Country E restarted the Mars Mission, with the probe carrying a domestically developed Mars rover, which failed to orbit due to the main thruster failing to ignite.

Undoubtedly.

The history of Country E’s Aerospace Bureau’s exploration of Mars is one filled with successive failures, with the occasional rare success, but these cannot conceal the multitude of failures. Of course, this doesn’t negate the relentless spirit Country E’s Aerospace Bureau has demonstrated in their attempts to explore Mars.

Internationally speaking, M Country has been somewhat more successful in its Mars explorations, but "successful" is only relative; half of their missions have still ended in failure.

Having half of the missions succeed is already quite remarkable.

Most of the information about Mars available internationally has come from successful missions by M Country’s Aerospace Bureau, including photographs of the Martian surface, atmospheric analysis, soil conditions, and so on.

This time, the first Mars surface-related mission undertaken domestically managed to achieve a manned landing and deploy an ultra-high-performance Mars rover. Up to now, the mission has brought back a vast amount of data.

This can be said to be one of the great successes in human history’s exploration of Mars.

When the live broadcast of the mission ended, international discussions did not cease but became even more intense. Yixing Company’s international fame rose substantially, with the coverage from a mass of media all unable to avoid terms like "domestic Aerospace Bureau" and "Yixing."

This also allowed Yixing Company’s reputation to soar past SpaceX, becoming the most well-known and deemed most competent private space exploration company.

There was talk everywhere, shock everywhere.

The focus of public opinion mainly revolved around "five astronauts landing on Mars," "the performance of Yixing-H1 rover," and "the spacecraft’s deployment of supplies module." Additionally, many people were also concerned about whether the Mars-1 spacecraft would be able to return safely to Earth.

If Mars-1 spacecraft manages a successful return to Earth, the Mars exploration mission could be described as perfect.

Whether Mars-1 can successfully return to Earth is actually very meaningful as it symbolizes humanity’s capability to travel back and forth between extremely distant celestial bodies.

This is mainly due to the technology used by the Mars-1 spacecraft.

First, space shuttle technology.

If the Mars-1 spacecraft can quickly reach Mars, which is nearly one hundred million kilometers away, then it can reach even more distant planets. The distances between planets can be said to no longer be an issue.

Besides, there’s the technology of taking off from Mars, which involves space solar energy transmission and anti-gravity technology. When energy is not a limiting factor, thanks to these technologies, no matter how far away a planet might be, none of it is a problem, and anti-gravity technology doesn’t perform differently due to varying levels of gravitational force.

In other words, spacecraft that take off using anti-gravity technology, whether on Mars or Earth, have similar technical requirements and even the energy consumption isn’t much different.

This represents a significant technological leap in humanity’s exploration of space and other planets.

Yes, a leap indeed.

There have been precedents of landing on other celestial bodies, such as the Apollo lunar missions, where astronauts successfully returned to Earth. However, taking off from Mars is an entirely different concept from taking off from the Moon.

For one, the Moon is much closer to Earth at a distance of 380,000 kilometers, practically "right before our eyes."

Another important point is that the Moon’s gravity is much weaker, and it doesn’t have an atmosphere. freёweɓnovel.com

The latter is crucial.

The effects of an atmosphere are significant in the process of landing and taking off from a planet. The atmosphere affects both landing and ascent. freewebnøvel.com

The technical challenges of ascending from Mars are on a completely different level from those of ascending from the Moon.

——

Aerospace Bureau.

The television broadcast had concluded, but the work on the Mars exploration mission was far from over and was in fact reaching its most critical phase.

As discussed internationally, returning from Mars to Earth is a much more challenging endeavor than traveling from Earth to Mars.

For this exploration mission, the return is what is key.

Internationally, there are numerous cases of failed Mars exploratory missions. The joint Mars Mission by Yixing and the Aerospace Bureau utilized the latest technology, but for many people, the unknown loomed large.

The senior leadership was extremely nervous, continuously inquiring about technical details, hoping to gain a better understanding of the return process.

Fortunately, communication remained intact.

Though the large space transmission link had gone down, Mars-1 spacecraft checked in with the ground every half an hour to report on safety and mission progress.

In fact, Zhao Yi was also somewhat concerned about the spacecraft’s return. While emphasizing that there were no issues with the technology or equipment, he used "Causality Law" twice to assess the condition of Mars-1.

Mars-1 spacecraft wasn’t right before his eyes, concluding the status of the spacecraft was a high consumption task, and he had to replenish his Study Coins twice before obtaining answers that assured peace of mind.

This was the best news.

Mars-1 spacecraft was now rising slowly, necessitating reduced energy consumption. Ground control could only maintain the connection and wait patiently for mission progress; there was nothing else to be done.

In the Aerospace Bureau’s command center, many closed their eyes and prayed silently, hoping their prayers might make a difference and the spacecraft would return safely.

At this moment, in the control room of Mars-1 spacecraft.

Lu Xiaowei, Zou Yongcheng, and the others were also feeling the pressure. Sitting inside the spacecraft, all they needed to do was monitor the data and watch for harsh weather or other emergency situations.