Chapter 1057: 148 Minutes (5/?)

In the evening, at 19:18, the Silence had already taken off for more than an hour.

For more than an hour, the Silence was just like its name, silent and extremely serene.

Among the guests waiting for the moon, many of them have even fallen asleep.

In this extraordinarily quiet universe, on this smooth, lazy ship.

On the Earth-Moon train, however, it was extremely noisy. The bear children fully demonstrated their endless tossing spirit. They have tricks and tricks, but they don’t want to trick them. They toss this Earth-Moon train like crazy, and even toss the world The nerves of the person who is watching the live broadcast.

After going through all kinds of bizarre situations that could make a blockbuster movie, the Earth-Moon Train finally entered the correct orbit around the Earth.

In the TV station and studio, experts are explaining passionately: "The remaining fuel of the earth-moon train is no longer enough to return from the moon. If there is any problem with the Silence and fails to land on the moon, or if it returns temporarily, I am afraid that the earth-moon train will I really have to wait for rescue on the moon...however, during this period, the earth-moon train also set many new records."

"For example, the earth-moon train has broken the record for the highest flight speed of a manned spacecraft created by Apollo 10 when it returned from the moon to the earth, with an ultra-high speed of 11 kilometers per second... and its remaining fuel is only There is still a margin to slow down to the speed of landing on the moon, this is an absolutely risky behavior!" At this point, the expert paused, and said: "However, by the way, the current speed of the Silence has reached an astonishing 43 kilometers. It is much faster than all flying objects created by human beings, manned or unmanned flying objects!"

So far, the fastest flying object created by human beings is Voyager 1. After several gravitational accelerations, it has reached an astonishing speed of 17 kilometers per second, because its speed has exceeded the third cosmic speed , so now it has flown away from the solar system, and is heading towards the infinitely distant alien galaxies...

"So, if something happens to the Silence now, I'm afraid it will never come back. So far, even in the long future, there is no technology on earth that can catch up and rescue such a spacecraft. If it happens Even the slightest accident will go straight through the solar system and disappear into the endless distance..."

Anyone who hears this commentary can't help but think about it.

In many blockbuster films, the ghost ship drifting in the universe, all kinds of aliens, legends of aliens...

But those who cared about the people on board began to feel anxious.

If it is really what this crow mouth said, what should we do?

The same emotion is also spreading on the Silence, which still maintains contact with the earth, and can even watch some common TV stations, but there is some delay.

Hearing what this expert said, many people began to worry.

At this moment, the captain Lu Xingcheng's voice sounded again in the cabin: "Passengers, please pay attention, the Silence will enter the deceleration phase, please find the nearest seat and sit down, and with the help of the service staff, fasten your seat." seat belt."

Are you slowing down? Hearing this sentence, everyone was at a loss for a few seconds, and then sat down quickly, ready to fight.

The feeling of pushing back with sudden acceleration is actually very refreshing, which can make people's adrenaline soar.

But if you slow down suddenly, your head will hit the glass.

Just as Mr. Burton was looking for a place to sit down, he saw that the service worker had come over and stood beside him, protecting him.

"Thank you, young man." Burton said with emotion, thinking to himself, when he goes back, he must poach this careful young man into his company.

"You're welcome, Mr. Burton." The service staff stood up straight and said, "Just sit down and relax, and you'll be rolling on the bed."

Rolled on the bed?

Burton was taken aback for a moment, and after about two seconds, he felt that his body... really rolled on the bed.

No, it should be said that the entire Silence ship rolled.

All along, the Silence flew "up", not bow forward, to create gravity.

But now, the Silence turned around and began to "descend" and fly, with the bottom of the ship facing the moon, and "descending" in the direction of the moon.

"Okay, now you can stand up." The service staff helped Mr. Burton unbuckle his seat belt and said.

"Is this the end?"

"Yeah, it's over."

"But why is there still gravity? Isn't it necessary to slow down?" They should float to the ceiling, right?

"So, Mr. Burton, the movement is a simple process."

This time, without anyone explaining, most people understood.

An acceleration of 10 meters per second can create gravity, and in the opposite direction, decelerating at a speed of 10 meters per second can also create the same gravity.

For the Silence, landing on the moon does not require complex calculations and cumbersome orbits, but it is as simple as rising, falling, and reversing.

"How far are we from the moon?" Burton looked down. Just now, he was looking at the earth and saying goodbye to his hometown, but now, the silver-white moon appeared under the floor.

"We're already halfway there, and we're still 190,000 kilometers away from the moon, sir." The waiter replied.

"Halfway..." Burton was stunned.

It took less than an hour and a half to take off, so it's already halfway there?

So that means...

"You can reach the moon in three hours?" Burton heard his own voice change.

For an old-school guy like him, this was an extreme gaffe.

"148 minutes to be exact, but if you add take-off, landing and preparation time, yes, Mr. Burton, you can reach the moon in three hours."

At this time, Burton really wanted to calculate how much he had flown in his life, and how much he had flown now.

Then feel how far it is from the earth to the moon.

It took more than 8 days for Apollo 11 to land on the moon!

And now, they want to land on the moon in 3 hours?

No, exactly 150 minutes, two and a half hours!

Seeing that old Burton was shaking a bit, the service staff asked with concern: "Mr. Burton, are you feeling unwell? There is a doctor on board, do you want to see a doctor?"

"No, just help me sit down." Old Burton shook his head.

He has always been a person who refuses to obey the old, and always feels that he is stronger than a young man.

But now, he suddenly discovered that he was already old.

This world has become unknown to him.

He spent the next hour or so looking down at the floor.

The moon grows larger and covers the entire field of vision, and then the mountains on the ground rise and fall, and everything comes into view.

Until Lu Xingcheng's broadcast sounded again: "Passengers, please pay attention, the Silence is about to land on the moon, please fasten your seat belt..."

The elder Burton raised his wrist and looked at his watch, 148 minutes. (To be continued.)