Taohuayuan No. 1 Biosphere Research Base.
Today is the second day after arriving on Mars, the morning of Mars. They had just woken up and it was five o'clock in the afternoon on Earth.
In the central command room, eight people sat around the conference table. This is the first meeting on Mars.
Who, as the representative, took off the protective clothing and entered the Taohuayuan No. 1 biosphere first
This is the issue being discussed now.
The experiment has certain unknowns and dangers, so they have to be cautious.
"Let me lead the team out." Hua Yan said.
She is the only Chinese woman among the eight people. She looks like her name suggests, a sonorous rose, and she is also the vice-captain of the team.
As an ordinary astronomy student, astronomical research is her hobby, and she also wants to travel to space. If you just want to travel to space, the cost is beyond the reach of any ordinary person.
When the Army Ant Group began recruiting Mars volunteers, she signed up and stood out, becoming one of the first eight lucky ones.
The girl's unique meticulousness and resilience complement Pei Jie, and her leadership skills make her the vice-captain. His prestige in the team is second only to captain Pei Jie.
"no."
Pei Jie flatly rejected Hua Yan's proposal.
"As the captain, I should take the lead. Next, I will select two team members from you to go to the Taohuayuan No. 1 biosphere."
"As the captain and the commander of the base, you can't take risks." Hua Yan said.
"I agree."
A team member next to him raised his hand in approval.
Muhanqed, an Arab, has brown skin and bright glasses. At this time, Muhan Kede had a smile on his lips and raised his hands.
"As the captain, you should be responsible for commanding at the base, rather than taking risks. I can lead the team out."
Pei Jie laughed when he saw that Mu Han Kede also spoke.
"It's useless to agree. Now is not the time to vote. I am the captain, and you must listen to my arrangements here. Huayan stays, Tang Yuntao and Kastelin go out with me. While I am out, the rest of the people listen to Huayan. instruction."
Pei Jie made a conclusion directly.
The first batch to go out were exposed to the Martian atmosphere for the first time, and the risk factor was higher. Because the outside is a completely unknown environment, no one knows what will happen.
"Captain, can I go out instead of Yun Tao?" Mu Han Kede said.
"Want to steal my position? No way."
The team member who looked a bit honest next to him heard that Muhan Kede wanted to replace him and immediately refused.
He looks the thinnest, but his training statistics are second only to Pei Jie among the eight of them. He is just a bit introverted and cannot be the vice-captain.
"Don't argue, it's just decided. Now start preparing to go out." Pei Jie decided.
After the meeting, the three of them went to the exit passage of the base to prepare. Huayan could only take Pei Jie's place and sit at the central command post, paying attention to their preparations to go out.
At the Flying Ant Space Center far away on Earth, all the experts are paying attention to their outing.
For the first time in human history, we were exposed to an alien environment without protection and survived in it. This is a milestone event.
If successful, it proves that planetary transformation is feasible and will provide endless help to human interstellar exploration in the future.
Chen Mo is also paying attention to the situation of Taohuayuan 1. This test is related to whether his Mars transformation project is completed. Even if he has nothing to do, he still has to watch.
Pei Jie, Tang Yuntao and Kastelin were already waiting.
The three of them did not wear protective clothing, only their daily training uniforms, but just in case, they all carried a simple oxygen tank as thick as an arm on their backs.
Outside the gate, there is an emergency Mars rover and three robots waiting, ready to carry out rescue operations at any time.
The test must be done to the greatest extent possible to protect the life safety of Mars volunteers.
"The atmospheric pressure of the exit cabin is being adjusted. The cabin door will open in one minute. Please prepare..." Mars' artificial intelligence 'Yinghuo' reminded.
As soon as they finished speaking, Pei Jie and the other three slowly felt the difference in the cabin.
The atmospheric pressure in the cabin they were in was changing, and the atmospheric pressure was getting lower, making them feel a little tight in the chest, like people standing on a plateau.
They have been trained on the plateau and have experience in plateau survival, and they quickly adapt to changes in atmospheric pressure.
One minute, it felt like it was going a little slow in this moment.
Finally, when the atmospheric pressure inside the cabin is the same as that outside, Didi beeps and the artificial intelligence once again confirms that it is okay to open the cabin and go out.
Pei Jie was a little nervous. This door closed two worlds.
This is also a major event in human history.
He believes that at the command post on Earth, countless astronomers and biologists are waiting for what will happen next.
In the base command center, Hua Yan and others were also nervously watching the situation of the three people, waiting for the hatch to open.
"Are you ready?"
Pei Jie put his hand on the handle of the hatch and looked at Tang Yuntao and Kastelin. His heartbeat was also speeding up, and he felt like it was jumping into his throat. Fortunately, he was mentally strong enough to recover quickly.
"Ready."
The two took a deep breath and nodded in unison.
Click! !
The sound of the door's mechanical lock turning made the three people's hearts skip a beat.
Like a chick breaking out of its shell, the hatch was slowly opened.
A breeze rushed into the cabin, and the three of them felt the different temperatures in the air, a bit like the feeling of stepping outside from an air-conditioned room in summer.
Stepping out of the hatch, the scene of the Taohuayuan No. 1 biosphere unfolds before your eyes without reservation.
There is still a special smell left in the air, like the smell of earth, which is different from the air on earth, just like the smell of water in a new city.
fine!
It worked.
The images of the three people were transmitted back to the research base command center through the surveillance camera, and everyone cheered.
At the same time, in the command center of the Flying Ant Space Base, the biologists and astronomers who saw this scene were all excited and excited.
This picture will be recorded in the history of human development.
They clearly witnessed this moment.
"What's wrong?" Pei Jie quickly recovered and looked at Tang Yuntao and Kastelin.
The two people who were still thinking about the smell of the air came to their senses and shook their heads at the same time.
"There is no discomfort, just like at the plateau. Except for a little tightness in my chest, there are no other problems. My body is a little light and I feel like I can jump quite high." Tang Yuntao carefully checked his body and began to describe: "These feelings are also present in the base. The only difference is , there is a special smell in the air."
"I also smell a special smell." Kastelin nodded.
"I smell it too," Pei Jie said.
"What is the taste?"
A voice came from the earphones of the three people. This was a direct question from the Earth's command center. The voice was a little nervous.
"It's hard to describe, with a hint of earthiness."
"The air is not sweet anyway." Pei Jie joked, but also a little serious: "It feels like you are new to a city and drink the local water. It tastes different from the water in your hometown."
After the report, Pei Jie once again focused on the surrounding environment: "Now walk around, don't go too far, adapt to the new environment first."
They all have ropes on them and are never too far apart from each other.
Now that they have just arrived in this new environment, it is not yet possible to determine whether there are other discomfort problems.
In the laboratory, Chen Mo was also paying attention to their situation, and Mo Nu handed the body data of the three people to Chen Mo. The watches on their bodies can monitor their health data at any time.
"Their heart rate is normal, their body temperature is normal, and there is nothing unusual about their body at the moment."
"Continue to observe." Chen Mo nodded slightly, relatively calm. This was just the beginning, but no matter what, he was secretly relieved to see them safe and sound.
This is a good beginning.
(End of chapter)