Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1388: Chapter 661: The Concept of Constructing a Base on the Moon’s Surface

Aerospace Bureau.

In the Mars Exploration Mission Control Room, everyone was cheering excitedly, their emotions extremely high because they all knew that the mission’s most dangerous moment had passed.

Each stage of the Mars exploration mission had a safety level assessment, and the most dangerous were the space shuttle transit and the acceleration phase of ascending from Mars.

The former’s danger lay in the fact that the safety of personnel during space shuttle transit could not be absolutely guaranteed.

This was mainly because no related experiments had been conducted before.

At least for the short term, it appeared that the astronauts’ health had not been affected.

The second most dangerous phase was the moment of acceleration when ascending from Mars. At that moment, the spacecraft would suddenly vibrate and change direction, potentially leading to a crash if there were airflow disturbances, malfunctions with the Intelligent Control System, or other faults that caused the spacecraft to tilt too much.

The most dangerous of these was the airflow. There was a significant amount of air on Mars, meaning wind could affect the spacecraft, and strong convection currents could directly influence its motion.

Even tens of kilometers above the ground, the sudden change in the spacecraft’s tilt angle and a slowing upward speed could be affected during adjustments.

Many factors could cause danger, but once past the instant of acceleration, the safety factor increased significantly as long as the shuttle entered space normally.

At that time, one couldn’t claim the spacecraft was absolutely safe, but without major faults or accidents, the return to Earth should be no problem.

During the journey from Mars to Earth, another space shuttle transit would be necessary. As long as the Z-wave satellite device had no issues, there shouldn’t be any problems with the transition.

Even if there were indeed issues, if the shuttle failed to complete the shuttle transit and consumed all of the remaining solid materials, it could still break away from Mars and, relying on transmitted solar power, slowly fly back to Earth.

This process would take several months, but as long as the spacecraft and crew were safe, a longer duration wasn’t much of a concern.

In the vast cosmos, many dangers still existed, but the spacecraft was very powerful, and the probability of collisions in space was very low. Even if a collision were possible, the ship could still be manually controlled.

So the main risk was still focused on spacecraft component failures.

Among the various components of the spacecraft, the most critical was the energy system, which was the leaf-like photon energy receiver and converter.

The most likely fault in the photon energy receiver and converter was in the leaf-like monocrystalline silicon wafers. The spacecraft carried some replacement wafers because if too many monocrystalline silicon wafers failed, the astronauts would need to exit the cabin to replace them.

This process was highly risky.

Furthermore, the photon energy receiver and converter’s spatial linkage device could also malfunction.

At that point, it would be up to Engineer Lin Sheng. The spatial linkage device was located inside the spacecraft, and Lin Sheng had the ability to fix its faults or even manually replace the main panel’s beam device.

The probability of other devices on the spacecraft having issues was not high, and they could be repaired internally if problems arose.

As long as there was enough energy, the spacecraft could slowly return to Earth. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Relative to the Mars-1 spacecraft, the Aerospace Bureau and Yixing Company were more concerned about the several astronauts; crew safety was the most important.

It was not just about putting people first or moral obligations or humanitarian rhetoric.

Since they already had the corresponding manufacturing technology, losing a spacecraft simply meant the loss of money. Even if the spacecraft returned to Earth, it would need to undergo detailed inspection and repair, along with a series of radiation cleaning, before it could be put back into use.

Even a spacecraft in perfect condition couldn’t compare to the value of the astronauts, especially for Yixing Company. Experienced astronauts could even be said to be priceless, and finding replacements would be extremely difficult.

Hence, the life of an astronaut was the most precious asset.

After passing the most dangerous initial acceleration, the Mars-1 spacecraft would continue to accelerate until it entered its normal orbit.

As it was no longer affected by the Martian atmosphere, the photon energy receiver and converter were fully operational, and energy was no longer an issue.

What needed to be done now was to continue waiting until the spacecraft could enter the preset orbit, and then move on to the next step, the transit and return to Earth.

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Mars-1 spacecraft.

Knowing that they had passed the most dangerous phase, the astronauts felt much more relaxed, smiles involuntarily spreading across their faces.

Although they had not yet returned to Earth, they were at least temporarily safe, and the return was now anticipated.

Everyone was eager to get back to the ground.

This feeling wasn’t something ordinary people could understand. Working on the spacecraft for just half a month felt like a very long time, mainly because they were so far from ’home’.

The journey to Mars was indeed impressive, but they experienced constant tension while working, and being around Mars or orbiting Earth was not the same concept.

When in orbit around Earth, they could see their planet with their eyes, as if home were right before them. But being on distant Mars felt like being abandoned by home, or even exiled in the universe, leading to very somber emotions.