Chapter 1365 Reaching Mars!

Although Mars is close at hand, it is still a little too early to start celebrating the victory.

Soon, at the moment of contact with the gravitational field of Mars, Xu Fu ushered in the most severe test since it set sail.

Unlike other small and exquisite spacecraft, it is not easy to accelerate or decelerate such a large and complex colonial ship.

Especially slowing down.

If the speed is not enough, it may not be able to catch up with Mars. If the speed is too fast, it may pass directly through the gravitational field of Mars. The window period for Xu Fu to decelerate is very short. The size of the gravity snap.

In particular, Mars does not have a thick enough atmosphere, and the method of decelerating by leapfrogging at the edge of the atmosphere as on Earth does not work here. They can only decelerate the spacecraft by means of propulsion reverse injection.

Fortunately, for Xingkong Technology's electric propulsion technology, this is not a very difficult task.

The portable controllable fusion core is activated, and the temperature in the heating chamber begins to rise linearly. The propellant that is sent into the heating chamber is instantly gasified and ionized into an active plasma.

The temperature in the reaction chamber and heating chamber is getting higher and higher, just like a miniature sun.

As the power of the reactor continued to increase, at the moment when it finally broke through a certain critical point, the ready-to-go plasma engine suddenly ejected a blue arc, lighting up the entire No. 2 annular area at the tail of the Xu Fu up!

Pushed by the azure blue arc light, Xu Fu briefly accelerated forward for a short distance.

However, this situation did not last long. Soon, with the expansion of the rectifier, the plasma ejected out of the cabin under the adjustment of the magnetic field began to turn, and gradually tilted to the front from the original straight rear angle, like a picture Like a stretched parachute, Xu Fu, which was heading towards Mars, began to decelerate.

After waiting for more than ten hours, Xu Fu, which underwent several orbital changes, finally completed the deceleration when it entered the range of Mars' gravitational field for the last time, and was successfully captured by Mars' gravitational force.

At the same time, above the heads of everyone sitting in the cabin, there was a clear broadcast sound.

"Xu Fu has successfully entered the Mars system. The assisted landing mode will start in half an hour. The colonists are asked to put on the space suits in the cabin and go to the No. 1 ring area to stand by."

After unfastening the seat belt on the space chair, Liang Youcheng, who was wearing a spacesuit in the cabin, stood up from his seat.

Looking back at his teammates who stood up with him, he said in a serious tone.

"It's all ready."

He was answered by four voices in unison.

"Ready!"

Nodding approvingly, Liang Youcheng ordered loudly.

"Everyone, let's go!"

The journey has entered its final stage.

The probes previously deployed on Mars have scanned the basic landforms into the database of the Jinling Space Launch Center, and have decided on the landing site long before they set off.

Xu Fu will not stay in orbit for too long, and will start the colonization process immediately after reaching the target area.

The No. 2 ring including the propulsion system and the main structure of the spacecraft will remain in orbit around Mars as a temporary space station and communication relay satellite, and the No. 1 ring will be separated from the spacecraft. The atmosphere of Mars falls.

A group of people walked through the narrow passage unhurriedly, along the corridor outside the spaceship, and moved from the cabin at the front of the spaceship to the No. 1 circular area.

This is the core part of the entire colonial ship.

It is also their future home on Mars.

Looking at the hatch slowly falling behind him, Liang Youcheng silently raised his right arm as a farewell military salute.

After finishing all this, he then turned around and led the other four astronauts to the buffer room on the outer edge of the No. 1 annular area.

This is the entrance and exit of the colony. It has the strongest shell and the most complete tools of the entire colony cabin. At the same time, this is also the place where they wait to land in space.

"Find a seat nearby and sit down, and connect the life support system to the spacesuit."

"Raise your hand after confirming that the equipment is functioning properly, and let me know that you will survive in a while."

The joking voice eased the tense atmosphere in the cabin a little, and many people smiled with relief on their tensed brows.

Looking at the four raised right hands, Liang Youcheng nodded, then stretched out his hand and opened the movable seat leaning against the wall to sit on it, and then methodically connected the seat belt and life protection device in his own cabin on the spacesuit.

If we say, the previous deceleration was a test for Xu Fu.

Then their test will come soon.

After waiting for ten minutes in a quiet atmosphere, Liang Youcheng, who adjusted his breathing rhythm, even heard his own heartbeat.

Finally, a series of slight tremors came from the seats, and the spirits of all the astronauts sitting in the buffer room were lifted.

Putting his hands on the armrests of the seat, Fan Tong said nervously and loudly.

"Captain, are we arriving soon!"

Trying not to look so nervous, Liang Youcheng smiled and said in a relaxed tone.

"What's the rush, I just separated from the spaceship, and the free fall will soon—"

Just in the middle of his speech, the familiar voice of the radio interrupted his words.

"The separation procedure is starting, the colony module will be separated from the colony ship Xu Fu within one minute, and the landing procedure will start one minute after the separation procedure ends..."

"Have a nice trip, everyone."

The moment the voice fell, the shaking under the seat became more and more intense.

With the sound of clicking along the alloy wall, the connection between the ring-shaped colony cabin and the Xu Fu completely released the last insurance.

At the same time, the four small chemical thrusters installed on the outer wall of the ring structure ejected flames, pushing the colony cabin away from the Xu Fu with weak power, and sending it into the turbid and thin atmosphere.

Just like a baby whose umbilical cord has been cut, the colony cabin that has been separated from its mother is spraying flames while slowing down towards the fiery red planet.

Soon, the most difficult period of time came.

The bumpy feeling was like bungee jumping up and down, which made the astronauts sitting in the buffer room tense to the extreme.

Staring straight at the constantly cloudy atmosphere outside the porthole, Liang Youcheng tightly grasped the armrest of the seat. Although this did not make him sit more stably, it at least brought him a little comfort.

Breaking through the periphery of the atmosphere, the power of the engine injection suddenly rose to a higher level!

For such a brief moment, Liang Youcheng even felt that the nostalgic gravity of the earth seemed to return to him.

However, that familiar feeling was only for a brief moment.

Soon it gradually lessened as the altitude continued to drop, and eventually it remained less than half of its original level.

As if something hit the sand, with the last violent tremor, all the uncomfortable feelings went away in an instant.

Looking at the flying yellow sand outside the porthole, and the outline of the horizon buried in the haze, Liang Youcheng suddenly wanted to cry.

An indescribable excitement filled every corner of his chest.

Mars!

Here is Mars!

They are finally here!