radiothebook Chapter 633
Chapter 633
Chapter 633 Mars III
At the same time, when these data were returned to Earth, scientists at the Earth Command Center and other aerospace centers and aerospace companies basically came to conclusions similar to those of Captain Qiu and others.
After all, the number of probes at various heights in the Martian orbit at this time is very large, and the data provided by these probes show that there is a very high possibility of liquid water in the north and south poles of Mars.
Of course, it would be too early to draw a conclusion at this time. After all, I have not visited the site, and I simply don’t know what the real situation is like.
At the same time, as more and more data are collected on Mars, all aspects of Mars data are constantly being improved.
When the spacecraft finally arrives in the near-Earth orbit of Mars, some basic data about Mars has been upgraded, such as the atmospheric structure of Mars, the gravity of Mars and so on.
And what they have to do next is to collect data on the surface and soil of Mars, which is obviously more difficult than collecting data on the atmosphere and gravity.
And using unmanned detectors to collect data on these aspects is not complete.
At the same time, the geomorphology of Mars is also very complicated, with plains and valleys. Riverbed and other landforms, so the best way is to use a large number of unmanned detectors plus, it is still best to land in person to detect.
Since the only Universe fighter they carried has returned to Earth at this time, it is temporarily unable to use the Universe fighter to land on Mars.
But fortunately, in addition to carrying a Universe fighter, they also carry a small aerospace plane, which is also a small aerospace plane with vertical take-off and landing capabilities, that is, a Phoenix-type aerospace plane.
And because the gravity of Mars is only 25 of that of the earth, such profit conditions are sufficient for the Phoenix-type aerospace plane to perform vertical take-off and landing.
However, although they can use the Phoenix 1 aerospace plane to land on Mars, compared to the Universe fighter plane, the aerospace plane is obviously much more fragile. After all, the Universe fighter plane has heavy armor, powerful power and fierce firepower, which can be effective. To deal with all kinds of dangers, even if there is a highly developed civilization on Mars, the Universe fighter level of earth civilization is also powerful, even if it is in danger, the maneuverability and institutional capabilities of the Universe fighter are also You can retreat calmly.
But the aerospace plane is different. The aerospace plane does not have the heavy armor like the Universe fighter, nor does it carry a large number of offensive weapons. At the same time, it is far inferior to the Universe fighter in terms of flexibility and speed.
Compared with the Universe fighter jets, the aerospace aircraft is also very short-legged in terms of endurance, and the fuel it carries can only be used for the aerospace aircraft, which seems to be on Mars.
The most important thing is that compared to its combat aircraft, the Phoenix line of aerospace planes need runway to take off. Even if it has vertical take-off and landing capabilities, it can take off and land vertically on the moon, but after reaching Mars, the Phoenix line of aerospace planes Although it can land vertically, it also requires a certain length of runway to take off.
In other words, after the aerospace planes land, the first thing they need to do is to repair a runway that can be used by the aerospace planes for take-off and landing. Although the length of the runway is not very long, it only needs one or two hundred meters. Because the gravity of Mars is only 25 of the earth, the thickness of the runway does not need to be too thick. It only needs to reach 25 of the earth. But for the people on the spacecraft, this is also a huge project.
Even if all the people on the spacecraft are added up to repair the runway, it will take at least a year and a half for the repair to be completed.
This is something they absolutely cannot tolerate, but fortunately, although the Phoenix-type aerospace plane needs a runway, the relatively simple runway can also provide conditions for the Phoenix team and the aerospace plane to take off.
The repair of a relatively simple runway is relatively simple for the people in the spacecraft, and the time required is only half a month to a month.
After all, the spacecraft is fully prepared before taking off. It also takes into account the various situations that the spacecraft may cope with. Therefore, the spacecraft also contains various engineering machinery and equipment, such as bulldozers, excavators, and so on.
And these engineering equipment is also very different from the earth’s engineering equipment, these engineering equipment is no longer driven by gasoline and diesel.
After all, on an alien planet like Mars. Because there is no oxygen, gasoline and diesel engines cannot work, so these engineering equipment are driven by electricity.
In addition, in order to save energy as much as possible, that is, to save electricity consumption, these bulldozers and excavators are also equipped with solar panels.
In addition, the spacecraft also has small-scale cold nuclear fusion energy supply equipment that specifically provides energy for these engineering equipment.
Of course, in order to ensure the safety of construction personnel, these engineering equipment are fully sealed, and there is a complete life support system inside. Even if there is no life support system inside the machinery such as a space suit, it is enough for the internal driver to stay inside for a long time. Survive.
However, because these equipments are engineering equipment, the space for storing life substances inside is very small, and they can only supply internal personnel, which only lasts for three to five days.
At the same time, considering that the engineering equipment is relatively large in size and large in quantity, it cannot be carried by small aerospace aircraft, so these equipment are equipped with special space launch functions.
Even if there is no aerospace aircraft, the Universe spacecraft can also directly drop these equipment into the planet that needs to be dropped in the Universe. These equipment can directly use rocket boosters like the early human Universe spacecraft. The equipment is accurately dropped to the place where it needs to be dropped, and then the parachutes and airbags are opened to ensure that these equipment can still operate normally after being dropped to the predetermined place.
Therefore, after discussing with the personnel inside the spacecraft, they decided to let the aerospace plane and carry the personnel to land on Mars in advance. After choosing the location, the spacecraft directly dropped the equipment, and then built a simple runway at the fastest speed. So that the aerospace plane can take off.
Of course, it was not enough to negotiate with the personnel on the spacecraft, so Captain Qiu immediately reported the results of their discussion to the Earth Command Center.
And Wang Bin and Qin Lao of the Earth Command Center, after careful consideration, also agreed to their request, and only used Phoenix’s team and aeroplane to log in.
At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the personnel in the spacecraft, he dispatched three Phoenix, two Type I aerospace planes, Phoenix Type II aerospace planes, and 5 Universe fighters. The main strike team immediately went to Mars and the Dijiang Universe. The spacecraft rendezvous.