According to the preset plan of the Space Development Committee, they will reach 300 kilometers of the moon's low-Earth orbit in 14 hours, and then orbit the moon.
Obviously, this speed is much faster than that of ordinary spacecraft. For example, the Apollo lunar landing spacecraft took a full 97 hours to reach the moon's low-Earth orbit from Blue Star's low-Earth orbit.
While Ma Wu interacted with the audience, he also paid attention to the driving status of the spacecraft from time to time. In fact, the people driving the spacecraft were the autopilot system and Zhu Gang, and Ma Wu was in charge of the overall command.
"Report, the new Chang'e-1 is 57oo kilometers away from us, and their flight is in good condition." Qin Hai 6 said.
"Reply them, we are about to leave the Blue Star orbit and enter the straight flight stage." Ma Wu ordered.
"receive."
Qin Hai 6 sends information to the new Chang'e 1 through the communication system. As an interstellar spacecraft, Conqueror 1 uses multi-frequency communication, from long waves to microwaves, terahertz and lasers. Now for long-distance communications, they generally use long wave frequencies.
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Shanghai, Life Sciences Hospital.
Sister Lin Jingping, who was in the ward, was quietly watching the live broadcast of Conqueror 1.
The two of them stared intently at the live broadcast, especially Zhu Gang, who had been silently operating the spacecraft. Although there were not many scenes of Zhu Gang, the two sisters still watched it with gusto.
"Sister, Brother Gangzi is really handsome, much more handsome than their chatty captain." Lin Ning complained to Ma Wu.
Looking at the lover in the picture, Lin Jingping felt happy and sad at the same time. If it weren't for his body, the two might have been married.
She silently prayed for Zhu Gang, hoping that everything would go well for them.
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Kaohsiung Space City.
Astronaut training base, dormitory 1o6.
Bailey, who had just been selected from the Australian Space Agency, was also watching the live broadcast of the lunar exploration spacecraft.
"Is this the spaceship we will take to outer space in the future?" Li Xinhua, another Siam District reserve officer, asked.
Even though Li Xinhua has a Tang name, he is actually from the Tai ethnic group. Fortunately, Zhongxing Translator has a powerful function that can achieve multi-language barrier-free communication, otherwise they would not be able to communicate.
"Yes, Senior Mawu and the others are currently driving a combined spacecraft with a total volume of 1540 cubic meters and a total weight of 550 tons, which is larger than the previous International Space Station." Shuichi Aso from Nagoya, Japan explained.
"If I can also fly a spaceship through the universe, maybe I can become the first astronaut in Siam." Li Xinhua thought about the future.
"Don't be too happy too early. If you want to go into space, you need to train for at least one year." Shuichi Aso reminded.
"Uh..." Li Xinhua suddenly felt like a deflated balloon. In this dormitory, he was the only newbie. The other three were all reserve astronauts with a certain foundation.
Suddenly Zhang Wei, the dormitory director, opened the door and walked in with several documents.
"Senior Zhang, let's watch the live broadcast of the lunar exploration spacecraft." Shuichi Aso greeted him first.
"Stop for a moment. This is a professional form. You should fill it out one at a time." After Zhang Wei finished speaking, he handed the three documents to the three of them.
After receiving the documents, they quickly looked through them and found that although they could speak Chinese without any problem thanks to Zhongxing Translator, they were still a little hesitant about what major to choose.
"Senior Zhang, what major should we choose? Can you give me some advice?" Aso Shuichi quickly asked respectfully.
"You can choose according to your own hobbies. After the first semester, you will have another opportunity to re-select your major. You can think about it while studying. The teaching content in the first semester is all general courses." Zhang Wei gave them a general introduction.
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The three of them immediately felt relieved after hearing this. The fastest one was Li Xinhua, who directly chose the driver major, while Bailey chose the correspondent major. Aso Shuichi filled in the maintenance major after thinking for a while.
Zhang Wei put away the professionally filled forms and left the dormitory.
The three of them once again set their sights on the live broadcast room, but they were laughed at by the funny comments made by netizens in the comment area.
"Ah! The universe is so big, the starry sky is so empty, and today's moon is big and round." - Poetry and the Distance
"Poetry and distant places, good poetry, good poetry, brothers and great talents." - Bullshit.
"Mi Li's family has already landed on the moon, so what's the point of repeating it now? It's just a great achievement that wastes people and money." - Xiangjiang Waste Materials
"Pour the yellow soup into your mouth with waste materials from Xiangjiang. This is the most refreshing thing. Don't touch it if it contains sugar. It won't give you any sweetness." - Liuwei Dihuang Pills
"There are still scrap residues, so just report them." - Martian
"The new Chang'e-1 spacecraft is great. It would be great if the Lion City also had a spaceship like this. I'm so envious (????｀)." - Port stevedore
"Port stevedore, are you envious? You are coveting her body, you are despicable." - Wang Dachui
"I admit that I am greedy for her body, and I am despicable." - Annan user
"Annan users, are you jealous? When we circle the moon, we will allocate one square meter to you." - Moon Man
"It's too much. How can we just let them stand on the moon and let them watch." - Hospitality
"The moon is ours, so is Mars, and the eight planets in the solar system are ours. Just give Pluto to the Mi Li family." - Fan of Song Tiezhen
The daily joy of sand sculpture netizens brings a lot of laughter to the serious spaceship live broadcast room.
the other side.
The Conqueror 1 spacecraft has left the Blue Star orbit and entered the straight-line flight stage.
In the full forward state, the spacecraft is approaching the moon at an astonishing speed, advancing an average of 46,800 kilometers per hour.
At this time, the straight-line distance between the Conqueror 1 spacecraft and the moon's low-Earth orbit is about 210,000 kilometers.
After the acceleration of the gravity slingshot, the Conqueror 1 spacecraft was now relying on inertial flight and the auxiliary motor to correct its flight direction, and the main motor had been shut down.
Indeed, if a mass projector can be used in a synchronous orbit to project the spacecraft to the moon, the speed can be faster and fuel can be saved more.
However, the mass projector in synchronous orbit has not been completed yet, and the mass projector in synchronous orbit (planetary orbital gun) will not be put into use until at least the end of this year.
As for why the Space Development Committee is so anxious to land on the moon? The main reason is to gain territory and seize the opportunity.
Around March next year, the Wenchang mass projector will almost be put into use, and other forces will inevitably enter the moon by then.
The purpose of the Space Development Committee is very simple. It is to occupy a favorable position on the moon, establish a permanent lunar surface base, follow other people's paths, and leave others with no way to go.
This is also the reason why the Space Development Committee clearly has the technology to clean up space junk in Blue Star's low-Earth orbit, but is indifferent.
The barrier layer formed by these space junk directly scraps the possibility of the launch vehicle landing on the moon, unless other countries are desperate and willing to risk astronauts and billions of launch vehicles.
Due to the existence of the space debris barrier, the Space Development Commission still has a window period of at least nine months. During this period, only the Space Development Commission's spacecraft can freely enter outer space.
Now that we have taken up a good spot on the moon, when will we wait?