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Chapter 401 Red Ribbon

"Zhurong's Lin Zihan calculated a navigation plan that will allow the Zhurong to return to Mars. According to his design, the Zhurong can fly past Mars before the 549th Earth Day."

There was a moment of dead silence.

"Are you kidding me?"

"549? How is this possible? If the supply ship does not explode, it will not land until the 588th day."

"The supply spacecraft is a point-propulsion aircraft. The power source of the Zhurong is a Hall propulsion engine that can continue to advance. It is constantly accelerating. In addition, the current speed of the Zhurong is very high. During their current journey into Earth's orbit, the next

The moon must slow down to match the speed of the Earth."

"...549, this is 35 Earth days earlier than he will run out of food. All problems have been solved."

Lei Jiayin's potato farm was destroyed, and the food that could have lasted for more than 800 days could only last for nearly 600 days no matter how frugal it was.

The hastily manufactured supply spacecraft that sacrificed countless functions also failed to launch.

Even if we don’t consider how long Lei Jiayin can persist, even if it takes 50 days to build a supply aircraft again, there will be no second Long March 9, and there will be no second Long March 9 propeller.

According to the rover's solar charging efficiency, power, range and speed, as well as the need for major modifications to the launch rocket after arriving at the destination, it is necessary to set off at least a hundred Earth days in advance when the Zhurong passes by Mars.

It took 50 days to cross 3,200 kilometers to reach the destination, and then another 40 days to modify the rocket.

Lei Jiayin used a knife to cut a hole in the palm of his left hand. Air jets shot out and collided everywhere in the narrow spacecraft, but he still seized the opportunity and flew out of the hole.

Every time a manned fire detection is carried out, an aircraft must be used to place the lift-off vehicle rocket to help the astronauts evacuate to Mars in advance, and some materials will also be dropped on Mars in advance.

Five lives, and a spaceship worth hundreds of billions.

The Zhurong will not enter the earth's orbit, but will get close to the earth to use the earth's gravity to adjust its course. During this period, they will dock with the supply spacecraft launched from the earth to obtain the supplies needed to extend the voyage.

After the initial excitement and exclamation, the audience was mesmerized to enjoy the unique audio-visual spectacle of "The Martian".

When he opened his eyes again, his chest hurt and he gritted his teeth.

Of course it’s impossible!

Amidst the ethereal music and the tight breathing of the audience, Lei Jiayin, who passed by Wu Yue, reached out and grabbed the red ribbon flying in space.

Male protagonist: "Habitat capsule canvas? Is this used for orbital launches!?"

Human value, human nobility, and people's belief in the country and human society are priceless and cannot be summarized by the paradox of the trolley problem.

The two people holding each other, separated by a mask that reflected stars, sunlight and Mars, glass touched glass, joyful smiles reflected in each other's eyes, and fluttering red ribbons surrounded them.

Male protagonist: "So, you mean, I'm going to launch in a spaceship with a big hole in the bow?"

"Exploring Mars and landing on the moon are not at the same level of difficulty. The journey is measured in years. Anything can happen during such a long space journey, so all possible plans will be designed..."

The audience in the theater was stunned. This dialogue without any visual spectacle shocked the audience more than most visual spectacles.

The significance of the rescue plan itself has surpassed that of the Apollo program, surpassed the Yinghuo program in the movie, and surpassed all ambitious space programs in human history.

However, it was too fast to enter orbit and could only fly past Mars. The remaining route will bring all astronauts back to Earth 211 days after passing Mars.

The rover's left front wheel sank in, and the sudden tilt caused the right rear wheel to completely lift off the ground and slide into the dust.

But this meeting, which confused the audience in the theater, caused another uproar.

"Oh my god..."

Wu Heng stared at the big screen with his eyes wide open amid the exclamations in the theater. Impossible, could Chen Jingxing really have a be ending?

Pressing his left hand backward, Lei Jiayin shook his bulky spacesuit with the jet of air, crossed the quiet night sky, stepped on the red planet under his feet, and flew towards Wu Yue.

In the boundless space, against the background of the red planet, a long red rope fluttering like a ribbon connects Lei Jiayin and Wu Yue, spinning and approaching, as if they are dancing a space waltz.

After that, Zhurong will fly to Mars along an accelerated orbit and arrive on the 549th Earth Day after the protagonist lost Mars.

But the relative speed exceeding 6 meters made the two hands unable to separate.

Fortunately, the pressure chamber was intact and Lei Jiayin escaped death again.

It seems that many other viewers also thought of the same scene as Wu Heng.

Wu Heng once again seemed to see the astronaut played by Lei Jiayin in "Gravity" find the heroine played by Wu Yue floating in space. The two held each other tightly, in the dim night sky and vaguely on the ground. They hugged each other joyfully while whirling around in the visible city lights.

In addition, the rover also needs to carry all the food, water, solar panels, additional batteries, tools, and spare parts needed by Lei Jiayin.

Some things are not just for the parties involved, or only for the dead, some things are meant to be seen by the people who are still alive.

As the rocket continued to rise, the atmosphere became thinner, and soon the canvas stopped billowing and the sky turned from red to black.

This poem appeared again. After the commander played by Wu Yue finished his explanation, he read the autobiography written by the once legendary aerospace hero.

If it is he in the end, there is no more happy ending than this.

Of course, there is also Tianwen-1. As the only communication channel, Tianwen-1 has to ride on the roof of the rover.

Later, under the command of the Earth Control Center, in order to minimize the load and approach the orbital altitude of Zhurong's pass over Mars, the rocket underwent major modifications that stunned the audience.

One of the two rovers is used for driving and the other is used as a cargo trailer.

Even if destruction is right in front of you, you still have to give it a last try.

There is another unique beauty compared to the earth.

But there is still a constant distance from Lei Jiayin.

Lei Jiayin wore a space suit and climbed to the top of the impact crater ring to find a way out. Of course, the audience once again enjoyed a visual spectacle.

The wind speed was not fast, but the sandstorm blocked 80% of the sunlight, which not only affected the efficiency of the solar panels but also caused the male protagonist to accidentally drive onto the steep slope of the Mars crater.

Wu Yue struggled to grab the red rope and tried his best to recover it, while Lei Jiayin held on to the rope tightly. Under the force and speed of the two astronauts at both ends, the red ribbon began to rotate and fold, constantly pulling the two people.

close.

In addition, three of the five batteries were discarded, as were the auxiliary power systems. The orbital maneuvering system had three redundant thrusters, and the second and third communication systems were also discarded.

"ah!!"

"Of course it's worth it." Wu Heng, who didn't know much about aerospace knowledge, heard his companion's unconscious question and replied softly and resolutely: "On the battlefield, the army should try its best to drag the bodies of those who died in the battle back to the trenches, even if

Why risk death and bring back the bones after decades?

This is for living people to see."

"Don't go gentle into that good night... rage, rage against the dying of the light!"

The rover had rolled over to one side, and at the same time, all the solar panels stacked on the roof slid down and spread to the ground like a stack of playing cards.

"Is it worth it?"

The surprise for him was even better than the hero digging up the Tianwen-1 from twenty years ago and establishing contact with the earth.

"Don't!"

Throw away all life support equipment. Tanks, air pumps, heating, air ducts, carbon dioxide absorption systems, and even the insulation materials inside the hull. Lei Jiayin has to wear an extravehicular space suit throughout the entire flight.

He drove the rover into a sandstorm area.

Before that, on the Earth side, the Zhurong was about to go around the Earth at high speed, and the Long March 5 was preparing to launch supplies. The execution was theoretically feasible, but the docking had never been done at such a high speed in human history.

Under the light of stars that traveled 200 million kilometers, Lei Jiayin wore a space suit, exposed his upper body on the upper half of the rocket, and rotated upside down as the cabin rotated.

"It's too exaggerated..."

Earth: "The hull is originally for sealing. The Martian atmosphere is extremely thin and does not require much streamlined design. By the time the spacecraft reaches a speed where air resistance needs to be considered, it has already risen to a place where there is little air. We have already run away

After many simulation tests, there should be no problem."

He already understood what Chen Jingxing wanted to express over and over again.

The ground will also use the excuse of a malfunction of the spacecraft to disconnect the signal until the spacecraft adjusts to the return orbit.

The rolling Lei Jiayin and Wu Yue were getting closer and closer.

There was not much canvas covering the top of the rocket left, and only some rags were still floating around the edge of the big hole, which gave him and the audience in front of the screen an unobstructed view of Mars.

Therefore, the lift-off rocket must lose weight, and the male leader carried out major modifications to the rocket under the guidance of the space agency.

Wu Yue selected the female astronaut who is the petite among the five and needs the least food. If the material docking fails, she will be the only astronaut who can survive.

Directly in front of him, as the spacecraft accelerated at a geometric level, the bow patch on the canvas of the habitat cabin was also vibrating crazily.

"There are four minutes left." Wu Yue said into the microphone: "How do you feel down there?"

Also need to remove a first stage engine

What was even more eye-opening for all the viewers was that the entire bow of the rocket was also removed directly.

And most importantly, when the Zhurong passes the Earth at high speed, the Earth will launch a carrier rocket to deliver supplies, and high-speed docking is a big challenge.

The modified rover must carry the "three major pieces", an atmospheric regulator, an oxygenator, and a water circulation device. These three major pieces can only work under normal air pressure, but the space inside the rover is obviously not enough.

Moreover, these three major pieces require non-stop work.

A hymn to human exploration of the universe.

After finally driving out of the impact crater and sandstorm area, the rover drove over an inconspicuous ridge while going downhill on a seemingly ordinary slope.

Through calculation, if the maneuverable airlock cabin leaks and the bridge and reactor room are sealed, the Zhurong can be accelerated to 29 meters per second, and the relative speed will drop to 13 meters per second.

The plot of "In Another Village" did not surprise Wu Heng. The routine is not new, but of course it does not mean that there are no surprises.

Originally, the Zhurong spacecraft had to slow down when it reached the middle of the journey, but according to this navigation plan, not only could it not slow down, it would have to start accelerating again.

The rocket is remotely driven by the Zhurong.

This rescue operation will go down in history, regardless of whether the final result is success or failure.

The two of them stretched out their hands to each other as hard as they could.

It has a radius of 100 kilometers. Lei Jiayin cannot see the whole picture from the current location, so he cannot determine the specific location of the pit ring.

What surprised him even more was the intertextual structure of the film, in which the crew of the Zhurong who landed the hero on Mars personally rescued the hero.

But there are three difficulties with this plan.

Lei Jiayin will ride on the launch vehicle rocket of the Yinghuo IV mission to meet the Zhurong spacecraft passing by Mars.

In other words, Lei Jiayin has to survive for 100 Earth days without leaving the habitat cabin.

One is how Lei Jiayin reaches the rocket location 3,200 kilometers away, so the rover needs to be overhauled.

This kind of story structure is perfect and complete, and this exquisite and atmospheric response is so natural and exciting.

The magnificent and vast dark sky, with the red planet below occupying half of the screen.

Under the control of relaxed humor, worry and absurd emotions, the audience waited for the last moment that decided Lei Jiayin's fate.

A spacecraft as big as the Zhurong cannot land on Mars. The astronauts took the landing vehicle rocket from the Zhurong spacecraft to a soft landing, but the landing vehicle rocket is disposable and cannot be lifted off.

For this reason, Lei Jiayin once again came up with a crazy idea. He poked a hole in the gloves of his space suit, used the escaping air for propulsion, and flew to the Zhurong. The propulsion source was on his arm, so he could control the direction.

The tear in the canvas became even larger, and tattered pieces of cloth were flying wildly. Through the gap, Lei Jiayin saw the boundless red sky unfolding before his eyes.

"We will pick you up right now." Wu Yue said: "Remember, you have to bear a considerable amount of overweight. It doesn't matter even if you faint. Leave everything to Lin Zihan."

This is his true words, because he has already seen through the core value of this movie. As the second movie of Chen Jingxing's so-called space trilogy, after seeing this, he can already confirm that "Mars" and "The Center of the Earth" are the

Inherited.

There is no deliberate intention, it is completely natural.

It makes people breathless.

This shocked Wu Heng and reminded him of the fire extinguisher in "Gravity". Although it was the same method, it was used in a new way.

"Fuck me!"

The Long March 9 was originally designed to implement the lunar space station construction plan, and only this kind of rocket can launch a supply spacecraft that can reach Mars.

Judging from the probability, the Zhurong spacecraft will have to double the working time without maintenance, and the flight speed will also be greatly increased. The combined impact of the two effects will increase the risk of failure of tens of millions of parts of the spacecraft to a level that cannot be ignored.

degree.

Male protagonist: "Yes? You want to send me into space under a canvas? Isn't this just an open-top rocket?!"

There was no surprise that Wu Heng had expected, and there was no surprise that would make Ding Wei bid farewell to Chen Jingxing's movies in the future. Under the nervous gaze of the audience in the theater, the supply cabin launched by the Long March 5 successfully docked with the Zhurong, using a gravity slingshot.

The Zhurong once again accelerated around their home and headed for Mars.

While the audience was anxious about this desperate situation, Lin Zihan, the pilot and payload expert of the Zhurong spacecraft, thought of a navigation plan that could solve the dilemma.

The Zhurong also thought of a way to blow up the motorized airlock and remove the air inside to deflect the route and approach Lei Jiayin.

Using this method to rescue Lei Jiayin would cost the lives of the five astronauts on board the spacecraft.

Then Ding Wei's gritted teeth "threat" made Wu Heng recover from the shock and felt a little bit amused.

On the 448th Earth Day, Lei Jiayin drove a rover, with another rover towed behind it. The exterior was wrapped with various things, and the astronomical instrument that arrived on Mars more than 20 years ago was tied to the roof.

Question 1 left the habitat capsule and began the first "self-driving trip" on another planet in human history.

Ding Wei once again marveled at the hardcore level of this movie: "Good guy, this can also be made..."

Then the two astronauts, who were 549 Earth days apart, came close to each other and hugged each other during the rotation, holding each other tightly.

Removed the five extra accelerator seats, medical kits, tool kits, internal seat belts, and various straps.

Such a super-heavy rocket cannot be built in a month or two, and no amount of money can compensate for the time.

The difficulty is that the hero has to rush to the launch vehicle site of the Yinghuo IV mission, which is 3,200 kilometers away from the habitat cabin.

Wu Yue wore a spacesuit with a jetpack and jumped out of the airlock. The red ribbon-like tether behind him was fluttering in space.

After going through eighty-one difficulties, the male protagonist finally reached the 27-meter-high liftoff rocket.

Earth: "You could use the habitat canvas to cover the bow."

Never tame the darkness.

This rescue plan of borrowing a gravity slingshot is indeed novel. Wu Heng is not a professional, but he still feels that it is very reliable even though he does not know how powerful it is.

Ding Wei's words that sounded like sighs and explanations answered Wu Heng's questions. No wonder the astronauts were not so shocked. They must have been exposed to these plans during training.

Although there is no Long March 9, the Long March 5 launch vehicle serving the Earth Space Station has a ready backup. This launch vehicle, which has been in service for nearly 30 years, is extremely mature in technology and has a higher safety launch record than the Long March 9.

The launch thrust of the rocket was so terrifying that its acceleration exceeded any manned spacecraft in human history. Lei Jiayin was pushed into the recliner with such force that he could not even make a sound.

The male protagonist is also listening to this poem while sitting on the rover.

And Lei Jiayin began a major transformation of the rover under the command of countless smartest and most experienced brains on the planet.

It turns out that this is the top-secret arrangement of the space agency conveyed by Commander Wu Yue.

Even though the styles are different and the protagonists’ personalities and genders are different, the core values ​​are the same.

Once the material docking fails, the Zhurong will fly around the earth at high speed. It will be quite troublesome to get back. The food on the spacecraft is only enough for all members for one month. Even if they do not go to Mars, it is conservatively estimated that it will take at least fourteen months.

time to slow down and adjust its orbit to return to Earth.

Once the material docking fails, the other four people will take medicine to commit suicide. They will do so immediately without wasting any food.

Versatile astronauts create homemade pipe explosives using sugar and pure liquid oxygen.

The dense, hard sand suddenly turned into soft powder. Because the entire surface was covered by five centimeters of sand and dust, such a sudden change could not be seen with the naked eye.

The red planet is covered with impact craters that seem to stretch endlessly into the distance, with a thin atmosphere wrapped around the edges like a film.

This large rocket is enough to transport supplies to the Zhurong, which is passing the earth at high speed in high orbit.

It is as exquisite as the plot of Tiangong-International Space Station-Tiangong-2 in "Gravity".

The palm of his hand seemed to be holding the last hope, and he refused to relax even a little bit. He rowed back dozens of meters amid friction before he stopped.

"I can't wait to go home, Commander." Lei Jiayin responded.

It takes the risk of five people to save a person who has a very high risk of death, and at such a high speed, the launch rocket cannot rendezvous and dock with the Zhurong normally. Even if this plan is adopted, it is likely to be a failure in the end.

A hymn to man's greatest courage.

But the tether had been put to the end, and the 214-meter red rope was straightened by Wu Yue, creating a long straight bridge in space.

What's more, the actor himself has become a symbol of human exploration of space.

Wu Heng was also stunned. Although the whole movie continued to become serious and heavy, the tone of humor still ran throughout, but here a shock bomb suddenly broke out.

Because the canvas did not hold up and tore in the early stages of ascent, the relative speed between the Zhurong and the rocket reached 42 meters per second.

On the big screen, despite fierce debates and speculations, as the news came that the five astronauts of the Zhurong had unanimously agreed, this whimsical and extremely risky plan began to be implemented.

But before the audience could appreciate the beautiful view of Mars from space, bad news came again.

Not far away, the huge hull of the Zhurong blocked half of the sunlight.

There's something so shocking about God's will.

The second is that the launch vehicle rocket is designed to fly at a low altitude of Mars, because normally the Zhurong will enter the low altitude orbit of Mars and stay there. The Martian atmosphere is thin, and it only needs to consume a small amount of fuel to stay in orbit for a long time.

Commander Wu Yue summoned all members for a secret meeting. There were no records, no audio or video recordings, and the Earth also actively cut off the signal for a period of time.

It is for other astronauts to see, for people engaged in the aerospace industry to see, and for everyone who is still alive to see it.

The third issue is risk.

With the gathering of the smartest brains on Earth and Mars, the rover transformation was successfully completed, which was an eye-opener for the audience.

While the audience was on tenterhooks, the two hands wrapped in thick white spacesuits clasped together.

Lei Jiayin heard Wu Yue's words from a distance, as if someone was talking to him at the other end of the tunnel. He was confused and didn't know what she wanted. His consciousness was occasionally attracted by the flapping canvas in front of him.

, one area has been torn, and the hole is rapidly expanding.

There is enough food on the spacecraft to keep six people alive for a month. If only one is left, it can last six months. If the food ration is reduced, it may be extended to nine months, but it will take another fourteen months to get home.

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"Tell the birdman not to do the spiral."

The remaining food supplies will not be the only source of food...

"Don't worry, it's impossible." Wu Heng comforted him.

Because there is no other way.

All the people on the spaceship will starve to death, and they will be even more miserable than the hero on Mars because they can't grow potatoes.

At this time, the audience became nervous again and sighed, lamenting that the director really knew how to torment the male protagonist, and that he was the most miserable protagonist in Chen Jingxing's works.

Arrangements in case of material docking failure.

The trailer and the rover were connected through a hook. The torque applied to the hook was too great. No matter how strong the material was, it still broke like a twig. The hose connecting the two vehicles was also twisted, and the trailer fell headlong.

In the soft soil, it fell upside down.

"If the material docking fails again this time, I swear I will never watch Chen Jingxing's movies again!"

After sending it to the control center, it was verified by supercomputer and found that the solution was feasible.

The rocket was preparing to take off, and the rumble was endless. Lei Jiayin lay on the accelerator seat.

But on Mars, difficulties did not let Lei Jiayin go.

Is it worth paying such a price?

Ding Wei, who was sitting on the chair, kept asking himself, if such a thing happened to humans in the real world, would the country be willing to pay such a price?

All the tension and worries were relieved.

Chen Jingxing always seems to be able to find scenes that touch people's hearts.

As if returning to "Gravity" again, the space surprise brought to the audience by Chen Jingxing once again came to an end in an intoxicating romantic scene.

Even when the lights are on, the audience still seems to be savoring the aftertaste of the movie. The more difficult the process, the sweeter the fruit. "The Martian" once again proved this.

(End of chapter)