After they come back to rest for a while, they will continue to Mars to replace those stationed in the base.
Now that the construction work has been completely completed, Jiang Cheng is ready to send the astronauts back.
Of course, there are still a few astronauts who cannot come back this time because there is no manpower available at the Mars base.
Now that the number of astronauts is insufficient, those who return may not have long to rest before setting foot on Mars again.
The remaining twenty astronauts Jiang Cheng has other uses, so they cannot be transferred to Mars.
Jiang Cheng plans to divide the ten astronauts on Mars into two groups, and the five-person groups will take turns to station on Mars.
During this time, these astronauts can only work hard. They have to run back and forth between Mars and Earth, and they cannot get a good rest at all.
In this situation, we will have to wait until the training of the first batch of astronauts is completed before someone can take over their duties and perform missions on Mars.
But now those astronauts have just started training, and these ten astronauts are probably going to have to work hard for a while.
But being able to stay on Mars for a long time makes those astronauts happy before it's too late, and they don't feel how hard it is at all.
"I will arrange the return of the astronauts right away, and the remaining astronauts' missions on Mars will also have to be carried out at the same time.
We are also preparing to do a big job on Mars. Next is the time to officially develop Mars.
After Xiao Peng heard Jiang Cheng's order, he replied and quickly continued working.
He still had a lot to do, and like he said they were about to have a big fight.
Half of the astronauts on Mars are preparing to come back soon. They will ride on the rocket and return to Earth after a four-month journey in space.
After they have rested on Earth, they will continue to board the rocket to Mars to replace those companions who are still on Mars.
Of course, the astronauts staying on Mars are not just idle. They have a lot of work to do.
Next is the time to officially develop Mars. After preparing for such a long time, we can finally start.
The Mars base was built for the purpose of developing Mars, otherwise Jiang Cheng would have spent so much effort on Mars.
Jiang Cheng plans to divide the work of developing Mars into three steps. The first step is to conduct preliminary mining operations on Mars, and then smelt the minerals and transport them back to Earth.
Of course, all Jiang Cheng plans to mine are expensive precious metals, otherwise he won't even be able to earn back the cost of transporting them back to Earth.
The second step is to expand the scale of the Mars base and increase the number of people working on Mars.
Slowly waiting until the scale of the Mars base is large enough is the time for the final step of reality.
Finally, Jiang Cheng hopes to build a large-scale human settlement on Mars, larger than a city-sized settlement, and arrange a large number of human jobs on it.
If this step can be achieved, it can be said that humans have begun to immigrate to Mars.
Jiang Cheng has great ambitions, and just developing Mars cannot satisfy him.
He is planning to immigrate to Mars on a large scale and build Mars into a second Earth.
But it's still too far away to say this now. What Jiang Cheng has to do now is to do the first step of development work.
This first step of development work is related to the success or failure of the following steps.
Only by successfully starting mining on Mars and successfully transporting it to Earth can we start the next plan.
The subsequent large-scale expansion of the Mars base cannot be accomplished with the current technical level.
Using rockets to slowly transport people, equipment and materials, we don’t know how long it will take before we can build a city on Mars.
Therefore, if you want to develop Mars on a large scale, you need a brand-new transportation tool to replace rockets as the transportation tool between Earth and Mars. When rockets can no longer meet Jiang Cheng’s transportation needs, it will be time for spacecraft to begin to appear. .
The capacity of spacecraft is much greater than that of rockets, and the speed is also many times faster.
If he had a spaceship, Jiang Cheng would not be able to limit his transportation capacity.
But if Jiang Cheng wants to build a spaceship, a rare metal is indispensable.
Platinum is a necessary material for building spacecraft, and it needs to be used in large amounts. At least the production on the earth cannot meet the requirements.
So Jiang Cheng turned his attention to Mars, hoping to get enough platinum from Mars.
We must know that the platinum reserves on Mars are hundreds of times that of the earth in shallow veins alone, which is far richer than the reserves on the earth.
The shallow ore veins on Mars that are easy to mine are enough for Jiang Cheng to use, not to mention the deep ore veins that are even more.
It can be said that the platinum mine on Mars is something Jiang Cheng must obtain, and it is also the reason why Jiang Cheng is so vigorous in developing Mars.
Next, Jiang Cheng focused his work on developing Mars on platinum mining.
Although there are other precious minerals on Mars, platinum is what Jiang Cheng needs most now.
Soon the five astronauts who returned to Earth began their journey home, and those who stayed behind also began their work.
Today is the official time for platinum mining, so the unknown astronaut got up early.
The conditions inside this Mars base are very complete, and even everyone's room has hot water supply.
After the astronauts finished washing up in the room, they came to the restaurant of the base.
This Mars base covers a large area. In addition to the space occupied by the necessary equipment, it also has enough living areas.
The conditions in the living area are very good. Not only does each astronaut have a small suite, but there is even a special restaurant built.
Inside the Mars base, the astronauts had breakfast in the restaurant and then started their day's work.
They don’t have to do the laundry and so on. There will naturally be cleaning robots to help them complete these chores.
First, they have to check the equipment in the base. This is beginning to affect their life safety, and they cannot be careless.
After checking all the equipment, they will also go to the ecological planting area to see how the vegetables and grains are growing.
The ecological planting area is a huge semicircular building with several special lighting devices on the ceiling to simulate the sunlight necessary for plants.
The ground is neatly divided into many areas, where different crops are planted.
Some are staple foods such as rice and wheat, and some are vegetables that provide astronauts with necessary vitamins.
All the crops are growing vigorously under the simulated sunlight, and it won't be long before it's time to harvest.
There is also a small breeding farm next to the ecological planting area, where some livestock are raised.
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