Chapter 1300

In the boundless darkness.

A black sky plane came slowly from the edge of the curtain. The silent radio reverberates in the vast air, communicating with the ground command center tens of thousands of kilometers away for hundreds of seconds.

"This is messenger. We are close to the new world."

"Close to the past."

"Received."

Xiaguang is a ship model.

As for the messenger, it was the code name of the spaceplane in this operation.

Since the space industry moved from elite to large-scale, not to mention the early model Xiangrui, which has been gradually shut down, the Xiaguang, now sailing in outer space, has maintained more than five ships, and the magpie bridge is even more.

If we continue to use the name of ship model, it is easy to be confused, so now we have used the code name instead.

Sitting in the main driver's seat, Xu Zhenghong reached out and pulled the right-hand joystick, and pressed the button to lock the track.

With the help of the automatic navigation device, the copilot Liu Biao carefully monitors the speed and distance parameters, and cooperates with Xu Zhenghong to drive the Xiaguang toward Mars to transfer the intersection of the orbit and the orbit of moi3.

"Turn on the high gain directional antenna and the laser calibration device."

"Received."

The most critical moment has come.

Only when the three main parameters of speed, cut in angle and distance are satisfied, can the opportunity be successfully put into orbit.

And if they miss it, they have to orbit Mars for an extra week or at least half a week to correct their orbit.

A minute is as long as a century.

Finally, when the four words "success in orbit" appeared on the screen, Xu Zhenghong and Liu Biao, who were tensing their nerves, were relieved.

"This is messenger. We're on the MOI 3 track."

"This is the ground command center. We have received your message. From now on, the ground navigation is over, and the rest is up to you. "

"Yes, please. Good luck."

The answer is over.

Compared with the communication delay of hundreds of seconds, it has become an unrealistic thing to guide Xiaguang to complete the remaining complex orbit switching through the ground command center.

The next voyage is up to them.

However, although there is no navigation from the ground command center, Xu Zhenghong and Liu Biao in the cockpit are relieved.

Except for the impact of meteorites or other accidents, there are very few links that need their manual operation.

It can even be said that if all goes well, they only need to press the button to open the hatch after arriving at the predetermined orbit, and throw out the Z particle clock in the cargo compartment like laying an egg. The mission of this voyage is completed.

"Would you like something to drink?"

"No."

"Then I'll have to order it myself," grinned Liu Biao. He untied the lock of the life insurance device, left the copilot's seat, floated to the refrigerator in the living area, and took out the coffee that had been refrigerated.

In fact, he would like to drink beer more, but it is still in the task, so it is impossible to drink that thing.

With a bag full of coffee back to the cockpit, Liu Biao fixed himself on the seat again, fixed the bag with cold coffee on the chest of the spacesuit, and then took out a straw to the mouth.

In a gravity free environment, the taste of all liquid foods changes wonderfully, whether it's drinks or anything else. The flowing liquid becomes like jelly, which has a strange feeling.

But the good thing is the taste is the same.

Looking at the burning star outside the cockpit, Liu Biao, squinting his eyes, took a sip of the straw, stared at the beautiful scenery and enjoyed it for a long time, then suddenly sighed with emotion.

"It's so beautiful."

Sitting in the driver's seat, Xu Zhenghong, who was waiting quietly, nodded his head in recognition.

"Yes."

Two words of communication, the two people are not the same place into a quiet silent silence, completely immersed in the beauty that had no time to enjoy.

No matter how many times you look at it, it's not boring. Every time you look at it, people will be fascinated.

It's hard to describe it in detail.

It's like

The new world is in front of us.

After about an hour or two, Liu Biao took a look at the orbit data on the cockpit instrument. He estimated that the time was about the same. He reached out and opened the deep space navigation optical sensor, aimed at the direction of the Mars geocenter, and corrected the scale data on the star map twice.

After the next orbit change, they will enter the lowest orbit.

Fortunately, they should be able to see the return capsule of BFS there."Sooner or later we will widen our borders here."

"I don't know if I can see it in my lifetime."

"It doesn't matter if you can't see it. Someone will see it for us Ready to work. "

"Received."

Almost at the same time as the voice falls, the spacecraft has successfully cut into the lowest orbit after the last deceleration.

Quietly listening to the countdown sound, watching the virtual beacon on the helmet and eyepiece getting closer and closer, Liu Biao, sitting in the co pilot's seat, pushed the safety on the control lever with his thumb, and put his thumb on the green button.

The last moment of completion.

His thumb was almost reflexive.

With a slight electric current sounding, a metal ball framed by two black rings was thrown from the back of the cargo compartment. It's like a pushpin nailed to a blackboard. It's firmly in the orbit of Mars.

The orbit parameters of the Z particle clock left behind were confirmed from the laser calibrator. Xu Zhenghong switched the communication channel to the ground command center, using a steady voice.

"The package is successfully put into the track, and the first stage task is completed!"

It will take about four minutes to respond. During this period, their mission is to maintain the current flight orbit and wait for the next instructions quietly.

The task in hand finally came to an end. Xu Zhenghong's expression finally relaxed a little, untied the lock of the cabin's life insurance system, and moved some sour shoulders.

Sitting next to him, Liu Biao looked at the black spot on the stern camera that was gradually disappearing and disappeared, and suddenly smiled and said.

“…… It's like putting a ring on the bride. "

He grinned and said with a smile.

"It's romantic to say that."

"I always think that space itself is a romantic thing What about the rest of the work? "

"Wait for the message from the ground command center, return to the MOI 3 track without accident, and wait there quietly." Looking at the metal ball that had disappeared, Xu Zhenghong narrowed his eyes, "until the end of the experiment, confirm the state of Z particle clock."

"Then we can go home."

At this time, a distant "receive" came from the communication channel of the ground command center.

The two people in the cockpit, coincidentally, cheered up.

Meanwhile, the space ground command center is tens of millions of kilometers away.

Standing in the command room, Lu Zhou slowly raised his left hand and took a look at the silver watch.

The time is just in time.

It is estimated that the preparatory work is almost done. The boat raises its head, looks over the heads gathered in the ground command center, and lands on the large screen with two people high.

In a voice that all can hear, he said.

"It's up to us."