"Nuclear ion thrusters? They are not planning to go to ground fire transfer orbit?" The European Space Agency, the aerospace experts who heard this were shocked!

They thought that the Yinghuo would go on the earth-fire transfer orbit, and used the Homan orbit to accelerate, and it took nearly two hundred days to reach Mars.

But unexpectedly, the other party actually planned to go straight! According to the current power system, it is difficult to support the spacecraft to resist Mars normally!

"They actually have new technology!" Everyone in the US Space Administration was also surprised by this.

"If their technology is established, then when they return to Earth, we have not arrived at Mars yet?" Everyone looked at each other and realized a very embarrassing question.

Before departure, the US Mars ship announced to the world that it would be the first to land on Mars. It was launched smoothly and the flight was smooth. It only waited for six months to arrive at Mars to announce good news. Unexpectedly, the Chinese Mars spacecraft directly adopted a more advanced power system and came from behind!

"I have a bad feeling!" Anderson, the head of the space agency, looked ugly, as if they were going to fall behind when they landed on Mars this time!

In space, Du Xingyu has completely switched to a nuclear ion propulsion system. High-temperature ions push the spacecraft forward, and it is continuously accelerating the spacecraft.

Without air resistance, the shape of the spacecraft can be completely expanded. From its front and rear ends, the solar wings and detectors are respectively deployed. The space in the middle has also begun to expand, and the volume of the spacecraft has expanded by more than twice!

In the satellite shot, the Emoji has become a spacecraft full of futuristic and technological sense, like a transformed armored Superman.

"Such handsome!" The audience was amazed when they saw this scene.

"Damn, can you still transform?"

"This spaceship is amazing!"

"This is the Mars spacecraft, it is much more handsome than the silly cylindrical ones just now!"

...

Sweden, Royal Academy of Sciences. According to Nobel's will, every year the Nobel physicists will be selected by them among the candidates.

At this time, members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences are selecting this year's Nobel physicist, and Du Xingyu is one of the most popular ones.

"The contribution of American theoretical cosmologist James Peebles to theoretical physics is obvious to all. His discovery allows us to further study the structure of the universe. I nominated him for this year's Nobill Prize in Physics," said a committee member.

"The gas giant planets outside the solar system discovered by Swiss astronomer Michel Meyer also brought great changes to astronomy...I nominate Michel."

"Everyone, the discoveries of the above two are indeed very important. But here I have to mention the aerospace dynamics and astrophysicist Du Xingyu from China. His research on miniaturized nuclear reactors and nuclear-powered thrusters has made long-range space navigation a reality..." said a committee member.

The committee members discussed until someone said, "Oh, everyone, maybe we have underestimated Du Xingyu's research."

"Just just now, China launched their Mars spacecraft. This spacecraft used nuclear power ion thrusters, and human space power has ushered in a major breakthrough!"

"Ion thrusters of nuclear power?" A committee member stood up and said in surprise: "Don't that mean they can sail between planets in the solar system?"

"That's right, Commissioner Leonard."

Everyone was talking fiercely and sent a letter to the Huaxia Engineering Academy for verification.

A few days later, within the Royal Academy of Sciences, the president of the Nobel Prize Awards for Physics stood on the stage and solemnly announced: "Everyone, the voting results have come out!"

"The one who won the Nobel Prize in Physics this year was--" He paused and then said: "Mr. Du Xingyu of China."

“What a young winner!”

"He deserves this honor!"

"We can notify the Huaxia Academy of Engineering."

Du Xingyu was confirmed as the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. The award ceremony will take more than half a year to be held, which is what happened after he returned from Mars.

...

A week after the Mars spacecraft entered space, the live broadcast of TV and Du Xingyu's live broadcast had already been completed. Since they had already left the Earth for a certain distance, communication has begun to be delayed.

When you arrive at Mars, the communication delay will be expanded to more than four minutes, and every question and answer will be more than eight minutes. This is because the Earth and Mars are at the same point on the same side orbit around the sun. If it is at the farthest point on different sides, a round-trip communication will take twenty minutes!

"The first time I'm so far away from home!" On the spaceship, astronaut Su Peng looked out the window and sighed.

Outside the window is the vast starry sky. Stars from countless light years away slightly lit up the dark and distant universe.

In the field of vision, the brightest star is Mars, which reflects the light from the sun and is also the end of their trip.

"It's beautiful and terrifying!" Xu Lianqiu also looked into space, with stars in his eyes.

On the spacecraft, there were several astronauts who had previously landed on the moon, and newcomers. They were still very excited when they first entered space.

But a week later, it was replaced by curiosity and fear of the unknown.

"Will there be aliens in the universe?" asked the female astronaut Shen Yan suddenly.

"It must be!" Du Xingyu said affirmatively.

"Captain, why are you so sure?" Xu Rui, a researcher who entered space for the first time and was also this mission, asked.

"The Earth is just an ordinary planet in the solar system. There are more than 100 billion stars in the Milky Way alone! How many planets do these stars have?" Du Xingyu said.

"The Milky Way is just a drop in the ocean of the Virgo super-galaxy cluster. The Virgo super-galaxy cluster is just a small point in the observable universe... The vastness of the universe is beyond human imagination."

"There are many planets with the same conditions as the Earth. There must be planets that have life and civilization. If we further relax the conditions for the birth of life and not limited to human cognition, the existence of alien civilizations is almost inevitable! And their number will reach a terrifying number!"

Looking at the deep space outside the window, everyone was imagining.

Xu Lianqiu said: "I believe that there must be other civilizations in the universe. Maybe on Mars, we can discover traces of life!"

"Yes!" Everyone was excited. If traces of life occur on Mars, it would definitely be a major scientific discovery in the 21st century!

The space navigation continued, and everyone kept in touch with the command center.

The nuclear ion thruster is still stable, the speed of the spacecraft is steadily increasing, and the straight-line distance between the spacecraft and Mars is rapidly decreasing.

"On the 38th day of the Mars journey, we can clearly see this desert planet. Its surface is red. When the ancients in China observed it, they described it as "furious as fire". Because its position in the sky often changes, it is fluffy and free and confused, it is also called "Fenghuo". This is also the origin of our spacecraft's order..." Du Xingyu was writing a navigation log, and this habit continued from the Age of Navigation to the Age of Space Navigation.

"Tomorrow will be the most important day for our team...We will land on the Chris Plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars."

After writing the log, Du Xingyu entered the sleeping bag and started to rest.
Chapter completed!