NASA's engineers were indeed quite accurate.En comparación con otras naves espaciales de reentrada, la Buena Fortuna Número contaba con una cantidad significativamente mayor de combustible al regresar.
Con un 21% de su propelente restante, podría no haber sido suficiente para volar desde la superficie hasta la órbita terrestre baja, pero acelerar la nave espacial hasta alcanzar la velocidad de escape y dirigirse directamente hacia Marte no representaba un problema.Después de entrar en la "fase de descenso" desde una altitud de 100 kilómetros y reducir su velocidad a Mach 7 debido a la resistencia del aire y la potencia del motor, la nave Buena Fortuna Número había entrado en el espacio aéreo chino.
A esta velocidad, un aterrizaje exitoso parecía casi seguro.At NASA headquarters,Observando el punto verde que se movía rápidamente en la pantalla del radar, el hombre de aspecto severo con traje negro sintió una punzada de decepción.
Si la nave "símbolo de buena fortuna" hubiera caído en Rusia o en el Océano Pacífico, con gusto habría "ayudado" a los chinos.
Sin embargo, parecía que Dios no le estaba dando la oportunidad de ayudar a sus viejos amigos.There was nothing left to see at this point.At such an altitude and speed, even he could be confident of bringing it back."Cancel the readiness for the Pacific Fleet."The man in a Russian uniform beside him saluted solemnly."Yes, sir."...Un arco de luz azul apareció desde las nubes, como si estuviera montado en un arcoíris.
El barco "Buena Fortuna Número" apareció ante los ojos de todos.In this moment, at the Nanjing Aerospace Launch Center, the ground command center was filled with cheers.With the words "The launch mission has been successfully completed," the head engineer Hou Guang took off his headset and the staff inside erupted into an excited cheer.
They had nearly worked round-the-clock for 24 hours, many barely getting two hours of sleep, while some hadn't slept at all from the beginning.Después de todo, esta era la primera vez que volaba el "Xiangrui".
Para ellos, era como un prototipo creado con la tecnología de fusión y propulsión eléctrica más avanzada del mundo.
Y el profesor Lu aún estaba a bordo.Many had even thrown their headsets on the table, rushing out to meet their heroes at the launch site.Mangushan, who had come from yesterday evening until now, was already shedding tears of relief.
She had been worried all night but it seemed he had returned safely.At the entrance to the command center, Yan Yan glanced at her and Wang Peng, giving a teasing remark."Did that guy give you much trouble this time?""It's okay," Wang Peng sighed, reaching for his pocket, then paused as he remembered they were in a no-smoking zone.
"The upper echelons know it’s tough to handle him, so they haven't been too hard on me."At most, just a scolding over the phone.Yan Yan looked at him incredulously."Only that?No punishment?""Heaven knows…" Wang Peng hesitated, then made an indifferent face.
"Fine, maybe my year-end bonus is gone…
to be honest, I never expected anything from being around him for so long."Yan Yan laughed and shook her head, looking at the woman named Mangushan.