Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

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"If I could choose again, I would hope that I could have been born in Daxia, this safe land, where I could enjoy 12 years of free education, have plenty of delicious food, and even look forward to Kyushu Star Sea Company or Daxia Aerospace Group expanding the number of lunar landings, so that even if I didn't become the best astronaut, I could still land on the moon and live there."

"Damn it, Great Xia isn't afraid of war anymore. If they build a few more lunar cities, they can send more people to the moon. The mushroom cloud on Earth won't affect them at all... After NASA's moon landing this time, it will probably be a long time before they can land on the moon again."

"I suggest that Uncle Sam go to Kyushu Technology, hire Gu Qing, the founder of Kyushu Technology, to become a foreign academician of the American Academy of Sciences, and then cooperate with NASA to land on the moon!"

"Are you kidding me, Boy? Don't you know that Gu Qing, the founder of Kyushu Technology, has never had a good impression of NASA? I bet Satan that Gu Qing would never agree to or accept this honor."

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It was noon.

Upon reaching the gravitational influence range of Mars, the first robot of the Zhurong spacecraft, after obtaining authorization from the Kunlun Command Center, initiated an autonomous navigation program.

First, a 450N Hall thruster is used to slow down the vehicle, and then a methane engine is ignited for orbital capture.

However, just as everyone was intently watching their screens, an unexpected incident occurred during the landing of the Zhurong spacecraft, affecting its stable attitude.

A sudden dust storm has occurred in this region of Mars, causing abnormal atmospheric density. The navigation computer is executing a backup plan and switching the lidar terrain matching mode... The orbit has been corrected by comparing Olympus Mons feature points and signals from the Mars base.

The autonomous navigation program is more stable than so-called "veteran drivers" or "captains," and its decision-making time is unmatched by ordinary navigators.

After the orbit and the spacecraft's attitude were stabilized, the Zhurong spacecraft proceeded to the next step of the landing process.

The 12-meter diameter heat-resistant base rubbed against the Martian atmosphere, causing the surface temperature to soar to 2000°C in a very short time. Because the temperature was so high, the heat insulation materials and protective systems used by the Zhurong spacecraft were upgraded to the highest level of tolerance, so even signal transmission and reception were impossible.

However, this most terrifying and dangerous part of the landing process does not last long.

Five minutes later, the Zhurong spacecraft successfully deployed its deceleration components, and the retro-rockets also began to gradually exert their power, causing the descent speed to slow down.

When the descent speed was 50 kilometers above the Martian surface, the deceleration ring sail made of lunar materials was deployed, reducing the descent speed of the Zhurong spacecraft from Mach 4.8 to subsonic.

Subsequently, the reverse-propulsion liquid oxygen methane engine started, and the landing radar identified the pre-selected landing area—a plain area rich in water resources—when it was still 10 kilometers above the ground.

大夏燕京时间，夏阴星历1038年3月1日13时51分。

As the buffer engine spewed out six blue flames, the hundred-ton Zhurong spacecraft crashed to the ground amidst a cloud of red dust, its several titanium alloy landing legs sinking deep into the Martian regolith.

Once the No. 1 space robot was dressed in its Mars spacesuit, it opened the hatch. The Great Xia Dragon Flag and the auspicious cloud logo of Kyushu Technology on its chest looked quite vibrant in the current -65°C Martian environment.

The moment it crossed the aluminum threshold of the hatch, its pressure boots left a 2-centimeter-deep dent in the rust-colored Martian surface. Global viewers, through broadcasts from quantum communication satellites and the Kunlun Command Center, witnessed this historic moment, delayed by several minutes—a humanoid robot leaving complete footprints on the Martian surface before humans.

Amid the dust kicked up by the landing shockwave, clumps of objects were drifting along a trajectory that defied the Martian wind field.

From the command center, Gu Qing observed through remote control of an enhanced spectrometer that these particles have a regular crystal structure and may be mineral residues from the evaporation of an ancient salt lake.

Despite this, his mind was still unsettled. He continued to monitor the Mars journey of the three bionic robots while operating the new equipment on the Zhurong spacecraft to contact the small base previously established on Mars. He also immediately deployed reserve energy and drones to explore the surrounding area.

To adapt to the gravity of Mars, which is only 38% of that of Earth, all three robots adopted a special gait—keeping their knees slightly bent and landing on their heels first before sliding to their toes with each step.

According to the task list, the three bionic robots must first build a small base in an area within a one-kilometer radius of the landing point.

If there is no suitable location within one kilometer, the area can be expanded to a radius of up to 10 kilometers.

Under the watchful eyes of netizens worldwide, top scientists, and aerospace experts, the three robots began operating various devices after adapting to Martian gravity.

The geological monitoring instrument, resembling a metal sunflower, unfolds its petal-shaped solar panels; the Mars atmospheric analyzer continuously inhales and exhales Martian air, and its internal carbon-based chip lives up to expectations, operating stably and efficiently.

The most sophisticated helium mass spectrometer was only set up and calibrated after a foundation was carefully cleared by three biomimetic robots in conjunction with civil engineering equipment.

In addition, several civil engineering robots selected and modified from the "lunar construction site" are diligently excavating Martian "local products" in the surrounding area.

Because they are not humanoid in appearance and do not have human-like parts, although they are all in the same category as the three bionic robots, civil engineering is not a job for humans, so they are not in the same category.

Just as netizens on Earth were watching the construction on Mars with great interest and admiring the Martian scenery, the live broadcast from Kyushu Star Sea Company's global studio suddenly "cracked".

"Holy crap? Director?! What's going on? Why isn't the camera moving?"

"I just saw something moving on a mountain on Mars. Could it be a native Martian force that destroyed the Zhu Rong spacecraft? We didn't even have time to react!"

"If Kyushu Star Sea Company has provoked aliens whose technology is more advanced than ours, then Kyushu Star Sea Company is a sinner against humanity! We must condemn and punish Kyushu Star Sea Company!"

"No! If Kyushu Star Sea Company is a sinner, then who was it that engraved our human DNA, various scientific technologies, and the precise coordinates of Earth onto a CD and sent it into space? The one who made that decision is the sinner against humanity!"

"Could it be a signal problem? After all, when it dropped earlier, there was no live feed in the live stream for more than ten minutes. It will probably be fine in a while."