In the vast starry sky and universe, a huge spaceship is advancing rapidly.
The powerful heavy-duty rocket engine ejects a long tail flame, which looks like a firefly against the dim starry sky background, and continues to advance in the void like a comet dragging a long tail.
The lights on the Star were brightly lit, and everyone on board was busy.
It has been two full days since our departure, and we are already 25 million kilometers away from the earth. This is the farthest distance from the earth that humans have ever reached.
Inside the biological laboratory on the spacecraft.
Zheng Yuan is carefully observing the conditions of the animals on the spacecraft.
Although it only lasted 2 days, because there was no gravity on the spacecraft, the mice, experimental monkeys, dogs, cats, pigs and other animals carried on the ship were already extremely restless and irritable.
In a weightless environment, these animals are extremely unadapted, extremely irritable, restless, eat irregularly, have chaotic routines, fight with each other, tear their own hair, etc.
"Sure enough, space is not suitable for the growth of animals. It has only been like this for two days. Whether we can persist until Mars is a question."
After Zheng Yuan finished observing carefully, he shook his head slightly.
Carrying various animals for observation in space is also one of the research tasks of this trip to Mars. Even after arriving on Mars, these animals must be sent to the Mars base to see how these animals perform in the Martian gravity environment.
Adapt to the situation, etc.
These may not seem like very strange things, but they are of very important scientific significance.
Human beings have never survived and continued alone. The survival and development of human beings require a relatively complete ecosystem, and a variety of animals and plants are essential.
If we want to conquer the starry sky and move toward the interstellar universe, humans must study these things. Only by studying them clearly can we better navigate the interstellar universe.
"Can we get some green plants or something like that to make them calmer?"
Next to Zheng Yuan, Yuan Wenping, who is also a talented scientist in the field of biology and a top scientist at the Institute of Biological Sciences of Xinghai Institute of Technology, thought for a while and suggested.
"You can give it a try."
Zheng Yuan thought for a while and nodded.
It has only been two days since we set out, and the animals used in these experiments are already extremely restless and irritable. If this continues, they may be dead before they reach Mars, and they will still be working on a hammer by then.
"Not to mention these animals, even we humans are extremely uncomfortable in such an environment. People can easily become irritable and restless."
"I obviously feel that my overall condition seems to be much worse."
Yuan Wenping looked at these experimental animals, smiled and said.
"This should be an instinct of living things. Instinctively, this situation will occur when a living being changes from a familiar adaptive environment to a strange and unsuitable environment."
"This may be related to some substances secreted in the body. These secreted substances drive us to return to the original, familiar and adapted environment as soon as possible."
"At the same time, other systems in our body are constantly changing to adapt to the new environment. For example, metabolism changes very much. The loss of bone calcium is related to this situation."
Zheng Yuan nodded after pondering for a while.
Humanity's research into space is currently in its infancy, although there are many astronauts, scientists and the like conducting research in Earth's space stations and space cities.
But after all, it is still very close to the earth. Once we are really far away from the earth, the situation will be different.
The scientists aboard the Star are also paying close attention to the condition of every member on the ship. There will be regular physical examinations to check the physical condition. This is also a research topic, studying the changes in the human body in the deep space environment.
"From a genetic point of view, our genes themselves are not adapted to the environment in space. We are genes that evolved in the environment of the earth and are adapted to the ecological environment of the earth."
"I don't know if there is life in this interstellar universe that grew and evolved in the environment in space."
Yuan Wenping looked outside and looked back through the window in the direction of the earth.
The earth has turned into a relatively bright dot. It is estimated that in a day or two, it will be difficult to see the earth with the naked eye.
"Life in space?"
"The universe is huge, and what we know so far is too little. There may be space life in the universe, but we haven't encountered it yet."
"We are just sitting in a well looking at the sky. The starry sky and universe we can see are still very small, very small. Even at this point, we have only seen the situation of the earth. We know nothing about the solar system.
Not enough.”
Zheng Yuan thought for a while and shook his head, then looked at the vast starry sky and universe outside and said: "Now the speed of the spacecraft has accelerated to more than 400,000 kilometers per hour, a terrifying speed of more than 100 kilometers per second."
"But if you look at everything outside, you will feel that our spaceship seems to be stationary in the void of the universe. It seems as if it is still standing still without any changes."
"The universe is too big and vast!"
"Yes, the starry sky and the universe are really too vast. I don't know what the other part of the starry sky will be like. It's really exciting. I hope we can develop the warp engine one day soon. In this case, we
Then you can venture into the interstellar universe.”
Yuan Wenping also sighed.
The speed is obviously very fast, the fastest speed in human history. However, in the vast starry sky and universe, it gives the impression that it seems to be stationary, always seeming to be at one point.
Stay on top.
If the spacecraft were not vibrating due to the heavy rocket engine and anti-gravity engine, you would have thought that the engine was not turned on, why there was no movement at all.
"At this moment, we are just like Columbus in the Age of Discovery, sailing with difficulty on the vast and boundless sea. No matter which direction you look, all you can see is the boundless sea."
"Only when we reach the New World will we discover the new world."
Zheng Yuan's eyes were full of expectation, looking forward to one day being able to set foot in the starry sky and universe, see alien planets and alien civilizations, and feel the prosperity and excitement of the starry sky and universe.
"Mr. Zheng~"
Just as the two of them were sighing, Jiang Peng, the captain of the Star, floated over.
"What's going on?"
Zheng Yuan looked at Jiang Peng and asked.
"The speed of the spacecraft is almost reaching the predetermined speed. Should we shut down the engine and enter the inertial flight mode as planned?"
Jiang Peng solemnly asked for instructions. This matter is a very serious matter, because it involves the safety of more than 1,000 people on the ship, so everything must be carried out strictly in accordance with the prepared plan.
The speed of the spacecraft is strictly set, it cannot go faster or slower.
If it is too fast, the fuel on the ship will be used up in advance, which will cause trouble when it comes back. If the speed does not reach the predetermined speed when it comes back, it is very likely that it will not be able to catch up with the earth.
The Earth and Mars are both revolving around the sun. The Earth will not always stop in one place waiting for you to return. It is still moving forward according to its own trajectory in the starry sky.
So when you return to the Earth, you have to catch up with the Earth. If you use too much fuel now, you will not have enough fuel when you return. If the speed cannot reach the predetermined speed, you may not be able to catch up with the Earth.
It will be very embarrassing at that time.
It is very likely that the Star will never return to Earth and will continue to wander in the interstellar universe.
Of course, this situation has been considered in advance, and the spacecraft carries enough fuel and backup energy.
“Everything goes according to plan!”
Zheng Yuan ordered without thinking.
"yes!"
Jiang Peng replied quickly, and then began to float away again.
In an environment without gravity, all travel on the Star is by floating around. Fortunately, many designs on the spacecraft have fully taken this into account. There are handrails, ropes, etc. everywhere that can be used for convenience.
Everyone was floating around.
But even so, there are still many, many inconveniences in life, experiments, work, etc. There are too many, too many inconveniences.
Not to mention anything else, just going to the toilet on the spacecraft is not easy, let alone other things.
In general, there are too many discomforts, which makes many people regret signing up to go to Mars, especially when they think that they may have to live in such an environment for the next six months.
The emotions of the few people were a little difficult to control, especially some of the women on the ship, who were more uncomfortable with it.
Soon, the engines on the spacecraft stopped one after another, the flame-breathing heavy rocket engine was turned off, the anti-gravity engine was also turned off, and the spacecraft that was shaking suddenly became quiet.
Relying on inertia, the spacecraft is still heading towards Mars at a terrifying speed. As it gets farther and farther away from the earth, Mars begins to slowly appear in everyone's field of vision.
At first it was just a small red dot, and then gradually became larger and clearer. By the seventh day, Mars could be seen very clearly, and the situation on Mars could be clearly seen.
"All attention~All attention~"
"The spacecraft is about to enter the deceleration phase, please everyone stay in their seats and fasten their seat belts!"