Chapter 796 The Difficult Journey to Mars... Someone else’s

"Mars could be Earth's future."

Human beings don’t just say this, they really think this way, and they are actually working towards this, whether it is national institutions or civil organizations.

In science fiction movies about Earth, the scene of "immigrating to Mars" will be released every one or two years.

At the same time, in order to make this dream a reality, aerospace agencies and private private space companies in various countries are actively developing various aircraft to fly to Mars.

Mars plays a very important role in the cultures of various countries on earth, and it also shows human beings' curiosity about it.

"Among all the stars discovered by humans so far, Mars is the most suitable planet for transformation."

This is what scientists say too.

Of course, it may also be because Mars is close to the earth, so it can be seen more clearly. Not to mention the planets outside the solar system, water far away cannot quench the thirst of the near.

Well, interstellar distance units.

Mars has many similarities with the Earth. For example, a day on Earth lasts 23 hours and 56 minutes, while on Mars it lasts 24 hours and 37 minutes. Therefore, the two planets have almost the same day and night. The angle between the Earth's orbital plane and the equatorial plane is 23 degrees 27 minutes, and that of Mars is 25 degrees 11 minutes, so they have the same seasonal changes.

But no matter how they study, plan, or implement their plans, Mars is still so far out of reach.

The previous Musk Aerospace was one of the more prominent ones, but the difficulties here were much more difficult than they imagined. Even Musk himself said, "The first Mars passengers must be prepared to sacrifice."

This shows how simple and crude their plan is.

Dong Chen said before that Musk is right to pursue technology, but when technology is not perfect enough, it is okay to think of solutions on human beings themselves.

Their method is basically to set out during the best window period, and then arrive in almost three months, which is considered fast, and for such a long time, it goes without saying that sufficient food preparation is required.

But in addition to making people full, there are many problems here.

The first thing we face is the problem of gravity. During long-term interstellar travel, the microgravity environment will have a serious negative impact on astronauts' bodies.

And a few months is considered long-term.

The most common effects of microgravity in space are the "swollen face" and "bird legs" phenomena.

In microgravity, the heart is still used to pumping blood with greater force to the human upper body. As a result, the blood pressure in the upper body of the astronauts is always too high, and it feels like they are being hung upside down. The legs become very thin due to lower blood pressure and less blood volume.

At the same time, astronauts' musculoskeletal systems will gradually deteriorate, and they may even experience symptoms such as loss of direction and reduced immunity.

To solve all these physiological disorders caused by changes in gravity, fundamentally speaking, it is still necessary to create "artificial gravity."

This is theoretically possible and can be achieved through high-speed rotation and acceleration of the cabin.

However, in the spacecraft they plan to build, due to cost and energy constraints, how to achieve this requires further verification, which is usually said not to be considered.

So currently, the way the Mars astronauts in their plan can do to prevent body dysfunction is to exercise more and take medicine.

But this is not much different from the often said drink more hot water.

For such long-term space travel, after the spacecraft lands on Mars, the first thing waiting for them may not be to stand on Mars and cheer, but to think about how to get out of the hatch normally.

In addition to this, there are also the astronauts' own psychological problems, which are also the most unpredictable and unstable link in long-term space travel.

Being far away from the earth for a long time, huge delays in communication, small space, forced exercise for a long time every day, enduring pain, etc., many difficulties challenge the nerves of astronauts every day.

Moreover, when there was no sleep chamber technology, all members had to be awake and go through this every day. It would be strange if nothing went wrong over time.

If it is a business behavior of a commercial company, in order to take care of passengers and improve their riding experience, some entertainment equipment should be provided as much as possible to relieve this psychological pressure.

But if it is a national action, especially if it is the first Mars landing plan, then it is embarrassing. In most cases, it is just... endure it.

Fortunately, the astronauts of national agencies have been carefully selected and trained, and their psychological quality is absolutely excellent, so there should be no problems.

The reason why "should" is used here is because in history, there have been situations where astronauts have been in space for a long time and then confronted the ground command center. This is also found in the aerospace records of the United States and Mao Xiong.

This was still in the space station era, right next to the earth. If it were in a spacecraft far away from the earth or on Mars, the possibility of this happening should be high.

The number of members will also affect this state. Whether it is a national landing team with only a few people or a landing team of 100 people in Musk's plan, there are good and bad aspects.

If there are fewer people, there will be fewer conflicts, but the relative loneliness and claustrophobia will increase. With more people, a basic social circle will be formed, and there will be less loneliness, but conflicts caused by various problems may increase.

These are all questions.

And it is a very small part of all the problems. In fact, there are more problems in landing on Mars.

Many people think that landing on Mars is easier than landing on the moon. As long as the aircraft is sent into space, it will just float for the rest of the time. There is no need for fuel on the way. What is so difficult about this?

In fact, it’s the same as never knowing how difficult it is to write a novel if you don’t write it.

When I was a reader, I laughed when I was happy with it, and I scolded when I was unhappy. When I actually wrote the novel myself, alas, it was all tears.

but!

These are other people's Mars plans, which are completely different from the Arclight Group's Mars exploration plan. The situation is exactly inversely proportional to "other people's children".

This "Yuanxian" Mars spacecraft basically solves these problems.

First of all, the problem of gravity has been solved. The living area is completely in the simulated gravity zone. The simulated gravity close to the earth allows members to not worry about physical problems caused by microgravity.

Coupled with the excellent strengthening potions from Arc Light Creatures, whether it is the strengthening of the basic body, the resistance to radiation, or the immunity to various diseases, it has been greatly improved.

Moreover, when approaching Mars, the gravity can be reduced by slowing down the rotation speed of the simulated gravity zone and adjusted to match the gravity of Mars, allowing members to adapt to the gravity of Mars in advance.

Another feature is the large space. The hull is more than 200 meters long. That is no joke. It is basically the length of a naval battleship. Although the overall space is not that much, it is not small. Just that The simulated gravity area can hold a lot of things.

There are residential areas, public living areas, entertainment areas, exercise areas, etc., and the number 40 people are neither too many nor too few.

After the candidates for the Mars mission were determined, they began to adapt to dormitory life of four people to a room, and then all 40 of them were allowed to eat, exercise, and entertain together to cultivate a sense of familiarity among them.

The most important thing is that the entire flight lasts only one month, which is relatively short. Coupled with all the comprehensive equipment and their own physical conditions, their first Mars landing mission is superior to any country or company's Mars plan. .

A typical "other people's child", but this time it's you who excels, and the one who gets beaten is someone else's naughty child.

These things are all conditions to ensure the success of the mission, and also set a standard for later Mars exploration spacecraft.

At the same time, it also puts great pressure on other countries.

If the configuration of their first Mars landing mission is worse than this one, it will not only be a matter of face, but the success rate may also be affected.