"Using the gravitational force of the moon to obtain the first additional acceleration, although not much, but make the best use of everything, so that the first sum of fuel can be saved, and then the orbit can be changed to fly to the inner orbit of the earth..."

While Musk was talking, he pointed to the star map and moved towards Venus, and said at the same time: "At that time, our spacecraft will start to go straight to the orbit of Venus, and get a second extra free acceleration through the gravity of Venus. The acceleration obtained is not small."

"The acceleration provided by the gravity of Venus can save a lot of fuel. After obtaining the acceleration from Venus, our spacecraft will leave the orbit of Venus and go straight to Mars in front, and overtake through the inner circle to complete the pursuit of the distant Mars!"

After all, Musk looked back at everyone.

"Is this okay?" Charles looked at the scientist and asked when everyone was silent.

"It is feasible. I think the feasibility of Mr. Musk's proposal is as high as 80%. The current position of Venus is between the earth and Mars. It is also a planet in the inner ring of the earth and the second planet in the solar system. Mars It's the fourth track, absolutely doable! It's the golden location of the golden location."

The scientist said excitedly: "No, no, I need to verify the new channel proposed by Mr. Musk immediately, I have to go, time is precious!"

Charles Boll, with his hands on his hips, watched the scientist leave excitedly, and immediately said to his assistant: "Empty the quantum computer, all the lags in use and application for use, before the verification of the new channel is completed, who will You have no right to use it, understand?"

Elon Musk said with a smile: "Once this route is verified to be feasible, it will kill three birds with one stone. The outpost base is feasible, free two gravitational accelerations, and complete the Mars landing."

"Finally, there is some exciting news!" Charles rarely showed a smile from the bottom of his heart.

A week later, the new channel was calculated many times in a quantum computer produced by dwave purchased by nasa, and the result was proved to be completely feasible.

The positions of the physical divisions of the three major celestial bodies, Earth, Venus, and Mars, allow NASA to achieve the possibility of overtaking in curves from the inner orbit of the Earth, which can be described as a true golden segment.

This kind of "launch" golden cycle is rare in a hundred years. This time it just happened to be hit, and the plan can't keep up with the changes, but that's it.

The new flight path was immediately established, all plans were overturned and re-enacted, and everyone in the entire NASA agency was busy.

At the same time, he did not forget to announce the news of the new channel. After the new plan was disclosed, the outside world knew that NASA was also ambitious this time, and it was going to play a big game.

Both sides are ambitious, and these are things that the global media loves to see. This space competition has become more and more intense over time, and both sides are fully motivated.

Although neither side has made any official response, the two sides are using practical actions to prove to the outside world that in the field of space exploration, in the future, who is the real global leader.

Recently, the whole world can feel the intensity of this space race. Other countries and institutions can only sigh with admiration for the competition between CNSA and NASA, and the Mars competition between China Future and Spaex.

Comparing the means of these two heavyweight players, other aerospace agencies or space exploration technology companies can only be used as a foil for comparison.

The purpose of existence seems to be more to reflect the strength of these two "super players".

2023 is undoubtedly the most exciting year for practitioners in all aerospace fields in the world. The competition between the two super players has set off a turbulent wave in this field.

This year is called the new era of post-US-Soviet space hegemony by countless astronomical institutions or practitioners in the aerospace field.

The field of global space exploration is being crazily stimulated by the entry of two "super players" and is constantly developing. Even the space hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union in the last century seems to be stretched.

In terms of promoting the development of space exploration for all mankind, the competition between these two super players will inevitably be recorded in the annals of history. No matter who wins or loses, they will have indelible achievements in promoting the human aerospace industry.

Having said that, no one wants to be defined as the loser's side in the later documentary.

Especially for the United States, which has always been regarded as the global leader in this field, this kind of challenge is even more unacceptable.

In terms of NASA in the United States, there are two famous rocket launch sites, one is the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida;

The other is Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the west coast. The two most famous rocket launch sites in the United States have ushered in the busiest phase of use since the US-Soviet space arms race.

At Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, youtube is broadcasting live to the world, and a large number of American people are also gathered at the scene, because today, here, nasa will send a core module weighing 158 tons to the earth's low earth orbit superior.

NASA's spacecraft to Mars has been officially named Noah and announced, and this core module is the core component of Noah.

On the launch site, a super rocket like a skyscraper stands around the launch tower. This is the famous American SLS rocket.

sls, namely: Space Launch System "space-launch-system" abbreviation.

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The sls rocket is the mainstay of the current series of heavy rockets in the United States. Since the first successful launch test in 2017, the sls rocket has become synonymous with the super heavy rocket booster in the United States.

The sls is 122 meters high and has a maximum carrying capacity of 165 tons. This thrust exceeds any previous launch vehicle in the United States, including the famous super rocket in the Apollo program-Saturn 5.

The goal of the sls rocket was very clear at the beginning of its birth, hoping to send humans to the moon, especially Mars, through sls.

Now, ten years later, sls rocket technology is more mature.

However, the powerful transport capacity of 165 tons can only rank second in the world. The rocket with the first carrying capacity is the Angara a5g super heavy rocket booster from Russia.

Today, at dusk local time in Florida, the sls rocket will carry the 158-ton Noah core module into Earth's low-Earth orbit.

Under the focus of global attention, the countdown to the last second resounded in the ears of all the American people at the scene, and what followed.

Everyone saw the shocking scene when the launch site was ignited. The speed of light travels faster than sound, and the soaring flames and white smoke instantly surrounded the entire launch site.

Shortly thereafter, the deafening sound and the trembling frequency of the earth reached the people who were observing in the outer area of ​​the launch site.

The sls rocket took off slowly, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the super rocket's continuous rise, and the smoke ejected from the tail of the rocket in the sky was shocking.

The American people on the ground were all cheering. The sls rocket not only carried the 158-ton Noah core module, but also carried the Martian dream of the entire American people.

The core module of Noah was sent into the designated berth in low-earth orbit without any risk, and it will orbit the earth in the next few months.

Because there are more flight components to be sent into outer space to complete the assembly to become a complete Noah.

Three days later, the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on the west coast will also carry out a key launch plan. The famous American "Hercules" heavy-duty launch vehicle will send the "Orion" spacecraft into the orbital platform.

And complete the space rendezvous and docking with the "Noah" core module that has already entered space. The "Orion" spacecraft will become an important vehicle for landing on Mars, and it can fly back and forth between Mars and outer space.

The "Falcon" series of recyclable launch vehicles under the spacex company will also be dispatched successively. These small and medium-sized launch vehicles will send another important component of the "Noah" - the centrifuge capsule to outer space.

"Noah" also has a centrifugal gravity manufacturing cabin, which is naturally incomparable in size with the centrifugal gravity cabin on the "Tiangong Circular Starport", but centrifugal gravity manufacturing is an indispensable and important component.

The existing scientific and technological means of human beings cannot achieve the artificial gravity system in theory, but it is not difficult to obtain centrifugal force through simple rotation. It is not a technical problem, but the main thing is the amount of investment.

But obviously, this time, in addition to the nearly 200 billion US dollars allocated by Congress to NASA, there are so many local technology giants participating, money is definitely not a problem, on the way from the earth to Mars.

At the current speed of human beings, it will take a long journey of about half a year. During this period, it is definitely not a good thing for the astronauts or scientists on the spacecraft to maintain a state of weightlessness.

In addition to sending the components of the centrifuge cabin to outer space one by one, SpaceX is also responsible for sending all the fuel and supplies needed to land on Mars, including the beam-based inflatable space tank produced by Bigelow Aerospace. cabin.

In the construction of the Mars outpost base, the low-cost, efficient and convenient beam inflatable space capsule is undoubtedly the best choice.

The recent frequent space activities of the United States have been watched by the whole world, and everyone knows that this space competition is about to enter a fierce stage, and the American media has carried out overwhelming reports on this.

On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Huaxia Future and the National Aviation Administration (CNSA) also did not stop.

The so-called plan can't keep up with the changes has been confirmed once again. Sometimes you can't play with peace of mind if you want to play a single player. The series of actions of NASA in the United States also put a lot of pressure on Huaxia Future.

The Americans have already started to build the "Noah" in outer space, and a series of progress has been extremely smooth. The core module and the "Orion" spacecraft have been sent to outer space to complete space rendezvous and docking.

However, Huaxia Future's "Tiangong Circular Orbit Starport" has not yet sent any parts into space, and the "Gemini Project" has been announced vigorously, but it is an indisputable fact that there are no actual results.

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