"With the current speed of the spacecraft, I don't know how long it will take to fly to Neptune. I don't have that much time to waste."
Don't look at the speed of the Pioneer now, it's so fast that ordinary people can't imagine it.
But this speed is still too slow for space travel.
In Jiang Cheng's opinion, the speed of three thousand kilometers per second, on a cosmic scale, is about the same speed as a turtle crawling.
Going to Neptune at this speed is like a turtle crawling.
That's why Jiang Cheng cares about the acceleration time. Accelerating as fast as possible can reach the destination sooner.
Report to the captain that it will take another ten minutes of acceleration to reach the maximum speed.
The crew below were still very concerned about the questions asked by Jiang Cheng, the temporary captain, and it didn't take long for someone to answer his question.
And when the crew member was reporting on his work, the stem cell called Jiang Cheng captain, completely ignoring the real captain who was standing aside.
This situation made the captain extremely embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do about his subordinates' behavior.
Who asked Jiang Cheng to do the job of the captain now? There is nothing wrong with calling him the captain.
"Very good, continue to accelerate the spacecraft. When the acceleration reaches the limit, remember to report to me.
When Jiang Cheng heard that he could accelerate to the limit in ten minutes, he nodded with satisfaction and said.
He could still wait for ten minutes, and by then the speed of the spacecraft would satisfy him.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and a crew member followed Jiang Cheng's instructions and ran over to report the current situation to him.
Report to the captain that the spacecraft has now reached its maximum speed.
The speed of the spacecraft is now 150,000 kilometers per second. It has stopped accelerating and has begun to transition to a steady flight stage. "
Now the speed of the Pioneer has reached 150,000 kilometers per second, which is exactly half the speed of light.
If we fly to Neptune at the current speed, it will probably take several hours to complete the journey from Earth to Neptune.
Just keep the current speed, and the spacecraft will switch to normal cruise mode.
Jiang Cheng gave the last order to the crew around him and stopped giving any further instructions.
The cruise mode means that the spacecraft has entered a stable period. There are very few things that require everyone to be busy, and Jiang Cheng does not need to direct anything.
When the spacecraft ends the acceleration phase, basically there will be no problems.
When Jiang Cheng gave the order to enter the cruise mode, all the crew members took a long breath and calmed down their tense nerves.
When the spacecraft was accelerating, the crew needed to pay attention to many things. The spacecraft was very busy during the acceleration stage, but when it reached the stage of steady flight, there were much fewer things to do.
When the Pioneer switches to cruise mode, only part of the crew is required to care about the situation of the spacecraft, and they are not required to make any operations.
The spacecraft in cruise mode does not require the crew to control anything. There is nothing in space anyway. The Pioneer can fly straight towards the target without even turning.
This mode is also the norm for spacecraft. After completing the acceleration, the crew can relax and even take turns to take a rest.
If the crew had been as nervous as they were just now, they wouldn't have been able to endure space travel for too long.
When a spacecraft travels long distances, it will be in cruise mode most of the time.
It doesn't take long to accelerate at all, and it will basically be in a smooth flying state.
In fact, like the crew on a spaceship, apart from accelerating when taking off and decelerating when arriving at the destination, there is not much work to be done at other times.
Many jobs that require human labor have been replaced by robots on the spacecraft.
When it is in cruising state, all the crew has to do is normal maintenance.
Routine maintenance is only required for long-distance space travel. The purpose is to keep the entire spacecraft operating well during the long-term flight.
The current flight within the solar system from the Earth to Neptune is really a short journey compared with the several-year flight between galaxies.
This test flight is a short-distance flight of several hours, and even routine maintenance does not need to be done.
Now the astronauts can finally take a break, and Jiang Cheng, the interim commander, can also relax for a while and enjoy this space trip.
Jiang Cheng held the ice drink in his hand and walked to the front of the bridge.
Here you can see the scenery outside the spacecraft through the transparent windows in the front section of the spacecraft.
Now the speed of the Pioneer has reached half the speed of light. At this speed, the scenery of the universe seen is completely different from usual.
In Jiang Cheng's eyes, the stars in Zhou's country flew backward at high speed. This was a visual error caused by the movement of the spacecraft.
Especially the planets in the solar system are changing very quickly. Since these planets are relatively close to the spacecraft, the visual changes are very obvious.
Jiang Cheng looked at the changing scenery outside the spacecraft while tasting the ice drink in Ruo's hand. This feeling still made him feel very good.
It didn't take long for Jupiter to appear in Jiang Cheng's eyes. The appearance of this gas planet was still very special.
This planet seems to be filled with flowing gases, and various gases intertwine to create a wonderful scenery.
Especially the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, Jiang Cheng saw it at a glance.
The Great Red Spot is a giant updraft with a length of 40,000 kilometers, making the red spot on Jupiter look very obvious.
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter has lasted for hundreds of years, which means that this storm has been blowing for hundreds of years.
This storm may continue for a long, long time, and I don’t know how long it will take before it slowly stops.
After a while, the Pioneer slowly moved away from Jupiter. Jupiter, a huge gas planet, continued to get smaller in Jiang Cheng's eyes.
Soon the Pioneer entered the voyage between Jupiter and Saturn, left Jupiter and began to fly towards Saturn.
Jiang Cheng just kept looking at the scenery outside Ruoruo's spaceship, watching the Saturn in front of him getting bigger and bigger.
After another period of flight, the Pioneer finally approached the orbit of Saturn.
Saturn began to become clearer in Jiang Cheng's eyes, allowing him to see the full picture of Saturn clearly.
The first thing that left a deep impression on Jiang Cheng was the iconic rings of Saturn on Shixing.
The rings of Saturn are located at the equator of Saturn and are composed of a large expanse of gravel and ice.
The huge ring country surrounds the entire planet Saturn, which looks very shocking.
(End of chapter)