Establishment

May 28.

After a 113-day voyage, the Zhurong-class 001 Spacecraft successfully arrived in low Venus orbit.

After a series of adjustments, the spacecraft stabilized in an 800-kilometer orbit. Cheng Lin, Wang Yunhai, and Qin Tianci were all busy at work.

The moment they entered Venus orbit, a powerful solar storm gave the group a harsh welcome. Fortunately, the spacecraft had accounted for cosmic hazards such as solar storms, and no abnormalities occurred.

"Captain, all spacecraft systems are normal!" Wang Yunhai reported.

Cheng Lin nodded. "Good." He then turned and instructed, "Tianci, report our status to Blue Star's remote control center."

"Understood!" Qin Tianci drafted the email and sent it back to Blue Star's ground remote control center.

Half an hour later, the communications system displayed a reply from Blue Star's remote control center:

[Congratulations on successfully arriving at Venus and becoming the first pioneers in human history to reach Venus orbit. We also wish you success in your upcoming work and good health. —Venus Exploration Bureau, Ministry of Aerospace]

Over the next period of time, Cheng Lin's group followed the original plan and first assembled the Taibai Space Station, which had a mass of 2,000 tons and a volume of 18,200 cubic meters.

They then transferred part of the supplies and fuel into the Taibai Space Station.

Although everything used a modular design, they still spent more than two weeks working back and forth before completing the task.

Lastly came the remaining 2,000 tons of supplies: the four pre-prepared floating modules. Each floating module weighed 400 tons, for a total of 1,600 tons, along with 400 tons of fuel.

The floating modules were stored on both sides of the spacecraft.

Cheng Lin looked out at the orange-red planet beyond the window. This planet known as "hell" would be