"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the best time and place for landing have been determined, and the spacecraft is about to depart from the parking orbit to Mars."

Friday, April 20, 2029.

Guyu.

Dengtian Island.

Ground station control center.

At two o'clock in the morning, when others were still immersed in sleep, Wu Chuping and all the engineering staff were already tense at their work stations, constantly monitoring the conditions of the Mars surface and the spacecraft.

In fact, the Shenzhou Mars spacecraft arrived near Mars half a month ago.

Temporarily hibernating in its parking orbit.

Because there are various unstable factors on Mars, in order to ensure that the astronauts can land smoothly and survive by building a temporary base as planned, they must ensure a suitable landing location and time. This requires detailed data from the rover that has previously landed on Mars.

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With the detection equipment continuously taking pictures of the surface of Mars, the best time and location were finally determined today.

Of course, there is also an element of luck involved. You must know that when the Mars exploration rover was launched in the past, it was normal for it to sleep in the parking orbit for several months because there was no opportunity.

Seeing that the exciting landing mission was finally about to begin, Wu Chuping, who was shouldering a huge burden, heard the report and said calmly: "Start the landing. You must be very energetic in the next six hours."

As the order is given.

As the captain, Ye Junmin started the spacecraft again and flew towards the orange-red planet in front of him.

"Shenzhou reports that the spacecraft power unit has been successfully started and is expected to enter the Martian atmosphere in five hours. We are fully prepared."

"I wish you a successful completion of the mission." Wu Chuping listened to the voice coming from the spacecraft and responded solemnly, his eyes full of expectation.

Any space mission carries risks.

Although they successfully reached Mars with the help of the nuclear fusion power plant engine, whether they can land safely and smoothly on the surface of Mars remains to be seen. This is a very big test, and the probability of success is even less than 50%.

Under this situation, everyone is filled with enthusiasm and does not want to see any unexpected scenes.

Six o'clock in the morning.

The spacecraft successfully arrived above Mars and began to separate the landing module.

It is similar to the situation when landing on the moon, except that it has a nuclear fusion power plant engine, and the spacecraft and landing module are much larger.

This ensures sufficient resources and various monitoring equipment.

Moreover, the power of the landing module can be replenished after docking with the spacecraft, thereby ensuring that the landing module can travel back and forth between the spacecraft and the surface of Mars multiple times, and all functions must be more advanced than during the moon landing.

Ye Junmin is the captain of the seven astronauts, and has experience in landing on the moon and building the Guanghan Palace lunar base. Naturally, he will enter the landing module and go to the surface of Mars this time. This time, a total of five people will be the first to enter Mars to complete the temporary mission.

The construction and installation of bases and monitoring equipment will facilitate the subsequent arrival of other spacecraft.

As for the remaining two astronauts, they have to stay behind the spacecraft to respond to emergencies at any time.

After all, the ground control center is too far away. If an accident occurs, it will be beyond our reach and it will be difficult to provide effective rescue. The only thing we can rely on is the spacecraft.

When the landing module and Ye Junmin and five others successfully separated from the spacecraft and began to enter the Martian atmosphere, it was almost seven o'clock in the morning.

"We're about to enter the Martian atmosphere."

"Don't be afraid of sacrifice."

"Complete the mission resolutely."

In the hall of the ground control center, Wu Chuping's heart suddenly tightened after hearing the last sentence of the report.

Looking at the screen that had lost its picture and signal, he whispered nervously to himself: "I hope everything goes well. The people across the country are still waiting for the good news of your success."

Entering the Martian atmosphere, the speed of the landing module will reach Mach 3. In this state, all contact with the outside world will be cut off. The only thing that can be relied on is the landing module itself. Even a one-second error may have serious consequences.

Since this process will last nine minutes, it is also known as the Black Nine Minutes.

at the same time.

Xu Lei, who was far away in Jingzhou City, was also staring at the holographic screen in front of him that had lost the signal.

Although the live broadcast of the Mars landing mission was not started this time, Xu Lei still had viewing rights, and the pictures he could see were the same as those in the ground station control center.

After the landing module entered the Martian atmosphere and the signal was temporarily interrupted, he was also filled with tension.

After all, if humans can't even land on Mars, how can they talk about the subsequent construction of military bases to make Mars a solid line of defense for the earth and the planet? There are still many problems that will be encountered in the future.

Nine minutes may not seem like much in normal times.

Watching two videos and drinking a cup of milk tea is almost over, and I don’t even feel the passage of time at all.

But in the minds of all the staff at the ground station control center, these nine minutes are counted in seconds. They feel as if they know that summer vacation is coming, but there are still ten minutes left before get out of class ends. It is not an exaggeration to say that the day is like a year.

The key point is that for the staff of the center, they have to bear pressure from all aspects, and their spirits are simply stretched to the limit.

However, it turns out that everyone's efforts have not been disappointed. When the nine black minutes ended, the signal was immediately restored. At the same time, the figure of the landing module and the voice of captain Ye Junmin also appeared on the screen: "Mars Report, we have succeeded.

After leaving the Martian atmosphere, the engine started smoothly."

"good."

"good."

"OK!."

Wu Chuping said hello three times after hearing the sound, and then suppressed his excitement for the time being, and quickly issued a new instruction: "Let the detector and the landing module conduct information docking to ensure a safe landing."

"It's the commander-in-chief."

At this moment, the engine of the landing module has been successfully started. Under braking, the flight speed of the landing module slows down until it reaches a speed that can safely land.

With the overall coordination and cooperation of all parties, the landing module finally landed smoothly on the orange-red surface of Mars.

When the engine automatically stopped, deafening cheers suddenly erupted in the control center. After six hours of hard work, the most difficult link was finally successfully completed.

"We made it!"

"Very good."

"Today is a day worth remembering."

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The sight returns to the surface of Mars.

Ye Junmin, who was wearing a spacesuit, confirmed that all the values ​​were within the safe range and quickly opened the hatch manually according to the operating procedures.

Like the last time he landed on the moon, he was the first astronaut to leave the spacecraft.

With his left foot firmly stepping on the surface of Mars, humans finally left their footprints on Mars. When a whole new world came into view, Ye Junmin also uttered the first words of humans on Mars.

"So red!"

With Ye Junmin proofreading, the departure of the remaining four astronauts went very smoothly.

After a simple adaptation, he took the time to unload things and build a temporary base.

As for the equipment carried to monitor the conditions of the galaxy, it has also been installed and started. Although there is still a long way to go before the real human security line, at least humans have left their own traces on Mars. This is a good start.

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Witnessing the success of the Mars landing mission with his own eyes, Xu Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief: "After successfully taking this step, the next step is up to me."

He muttered this to himself, then decisively turned off the holographic screen and went back to bed to catch up on his sleep.

At present, humans have conquered the moon and Mars, and controllable nuclear fusion technology is also being applied on a large scale. It can be said that the early preparations are in place. As long as the influence reaches tens of millions, new exhibits and the upper space of the science and technology museum are successfully unlocked, he

You can then begin to implement your own galaxy security plan.

Let human civilization become truly powerful quickly in order to deal with the extraterrestrial civilization that will break into the solar system at some point.

Because the construction of a temporary base on Mars is a relatively boring and cumbersome task, it requires the cooperation between astronauts and space robots.

However, the risk has been greatly reduced compared to before.

The staff in the ground station control center stayed up all night and could finally take a break at this time. They only needed to let some staff change shifts and keep an eye on it.

Especially for Wu Chuping, who was in his senior year, his body was suddenly filled with fatigue after his tense spirit relaxed.

It won't work without taking a rest.

There is absolutely no comparison with Xu Lei in this regard.

Who keeps people young?

besides.

At about 10 a.m., the official account of the space agency and China News Service's People's Daily announced the successful landing on Mars, and attached a three-minute video.

Although the length of the video seems a bit short and weak, it is informative throughout.

Especially the words that astronaut Ye Junmin said at the end of the video when he left the first human footprint on Mars are of unimaginable significance. They were forwarded and commented by countless netizens. The entire Internet was immersed in the joy of human beings conquering Mars.

Even overseas users have expressed their envy of Yanfang's achievements in the aerospace industry.

Powers large and small around the world even sent congratulatory messages.

The scene can only be described as grand and unprecedented. It can be said to be unprecedented.
To be continued...