IEA Pacific Base, Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dean Gianna's office.

"Gianna, what do you think of the newly revised two sets of nuclear power propulsion plans?"

Arthas, director of the Nuclear Dynamics Institute, is having a discussion with Dean Gianna.

"I think it's feasible whether it's Plan A or Plan B. The key is to see how Commander Watt and Commander Chris will choose." Jaina said seriously and said very seriously.

"In my opinion, Watt will definitely choose Plan B, after all, the safety factor of this plan will be much higher." Arthas naturally also had his own judgment.

"Scheme B..., in terms of safety, can basically reach the level of the previous generation of starships, but the gain effect on speed improvement is much worse than that of Scheme A." Jaina said with a little regret.

"But that doesn't matter, after all, Mars is not too far away. As long as you can further demonstrate the effectiveness of the nuclear-powered propulsion system this time, you will get a lot of gains."

Jaina has always been looking forward to the innovation of the power system to arrive soon.

"In addition, the entire launch process will become much more cumbersome," Alsace continued.

"There is no way, these tedious tasks are inevitable before the Earth's orbit space base is established." Jaina said without comment.

"We will talk to Commander Watt and Commander Chris about the new plan in the afternoon."

"Don't wait for the afternoon. Let's go there together now. After all, Plan B needs to complete multiple preparations in advance, and time does not wait for anyone." Jaina stood up without thinking too much, and said immediately.

"OK, this is the best." Arthas also agreed with this.

An hour later, several deans arrived at a circular conference room located in the core area one after another.

Unlike last time, Commander Chris gathered the deans of the five major institutes at this discussion.

"The new plan is being formulated faster than I expected, and it's great!" Chris, the commander of the science team, first praised this.

"According to Commander Chris and Watt's advice, these are two Mars landing plans redesigned by the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Institute of Nuclear Power." Jaina said, sending detailed information of the two sets of plans to other people's computers.

At the same time, the electronic display screen in the conference room also began to display the specific details of the two solutions.

The conference room was very quiet, and the big guys from the science team were carefully reviewing these two new plans.

"I think Plan B is more secure." As Alsace expected, Watt really prefers Plan B.

"Plan A only separates the control center of the spacecraft from the nuclear power propulsion system in segments, which can indeed avoid the hidden dangers caused by the instability of the nuclear power system to a certain extent. However, because the entire spacecraft does not load the traditional power system, if there is a problem with the nuclear power system, although astronauts can discard the "bomb behind the butt", they also lose the ability to navigate the space, and they can only wait for the rescue of other spacecraft. "Watt expressed his views on Plan A very seriously.

"Indeed, although Plan B is equipped with both traditional propulsion systems and nuclear-powered propulsion systems, the mass of the entire spacecraft is too large, and to a certain extent the space and energy reserves of the nuclear-powered propulsion system have been sacrificed, the safety has been greatly improved." Medivh, director of Watt's view, also agreed with Watt's view.

"What is the time budget for Plan A and Plan B to arrive on Mars?" Commander Chris thought for a while, then looked at Jaina and asked seriously.

"Including the several changes in orbits, as well as the acceleration and deceleration time, Plan A uses nuclear power to advance throughout the whole process, and it takes one week to arrive at Mars; Plan B only uses nuclear power to accelerate during the spacecraft startup stage, which will take more time, at least one and a half months." Jaina quickly gave an answer.

In actual space navigation, spacecraft does not fly straight forward. It needs to go through the Earth's orbital flight stage, the Sun's orbital operation stage, and finally enter the Mars orbit. Only then can it start landing on Mars, so it will take some extra time during the actual operation.

If calculated according to the design parameters of the nuclear-powered propulsion system at the IEA Pacific Base, after 2 months of continuous acceleration, the speed of the spacecraft will reach 10% of the speed of light.

"The distance between Mars and Earth is not too far. It is valuable to sacrifice a little time to improve safety. After all, we are not conducting ultra-long-distance interstellar voyages." Dean Watt continued after listening to Jaina's time budget.

"Watt, I agree with you this time." Arthas nodded in agreement. "Although the rate of Plan B is lower and it will be much more cumbersome in the overall launch of the spacecraft, these tasks are all meaningful."

"Yes, we should first ensure the personal safety of astronauts. Excellent talents are the most valuable asset of the IEA organization."

Chris looked at Watt in deep agreement and said. In addition to Dean Watt's favorite general Frank, there were also Commander Roland of the IEA Indian Ocean Base and others. Safety is the first element he needs to ensure.

"If we choose Plan B, we will launch [Mars Residence Cabinet], [Mars Landing Vehicle], [Starship Spaceship] and [Separable Nuclear Powered Propeller] to the Earth's Orbit one after another before heading to Mars, and then complete the splicing and assembly of each part in the Earth's Orbit." Jaina continued to explain to everyone.

"Oh, do I want to splice a skewer of grilled sausages in space? Haha~" Darwin, the director of the Institute of Biochemistry, who has been silent.

Of course, Darwin and Peter Darwin are not the same person. He just happens to have the same name as the world-famous late British biologist Darwin, and is also engaged in biological research.

"This is the only way at the moment. Who makes [Earth Orbit Space Base] just a noun?" At this point, Jaina looked at Commander Chris.

Commander Chris waved his hand helplessly, not wanting to say more about it.

Simple diagram of "a skewer of grilled sausages":

[Mars Residence Cabin]-[Mars Landing Vehicle]-[Starship Spaceship]-[Separable Nuclear Powered Thruster]

Among them, the [Mars Residence Cabin] will be permanently left on Mars after arriving on Mars.

[Mars Landing Vehicle] is a spacecraft that astronauts take when they land and leave Mars.

[Starship Spaceship] After arriving at Mars, it will be orbiting Mars orbiting, and is a temporary base for launching and receiving [Mars Landing Vehicle] in space.

[Separable Nuclear Powered Thruster] is a streamlined high-efficiency nuclear powered thruster. It can be separated from the [Starship Spaceship] in a timely and automatically when a crisis or failure occurs to ensure the safety of astronauts and spacecraft.

"If we launch so many sausages in succession into space, it will definitely be difficult to hide." Dean Watt seemed to have thought of something again, and after a little thought, he continued to speak.

"In what name will we carry out such a big fantasy action this time?"

"This is a question that needs to be considered in advance. After all, it has not yet been the time for the IEA organization to make public appearances to all mankind." Darwin nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, everyone, the top of the base has considered this issue long ago, and the public relations department will handle this matter well." Chris raised his voice and continued, "What you need to do now is to ensure that we can send our scientists to Mars perfectly in two months!"

"It's certainly no problem." "Chris, don't worry."

The deans of the institute expressed their confidence...
Chapter completed!