As the last alloy plate was welded into place, the mechanical arms extending from the Moon Palace spacecraft finally retracted, revealing the true form of the entire Xu Fu colonial ship to the world.
From an overall perspective, it resembled a top-heavy dumbbell.
The larger end was at the front and served as the core section of the entire colonial ship—the still-unfolded colony module.
The smaller end was at the rear, consisting mainly of the propulsion system, interplanetary communication system, energy units, and a series of other complex, precision aerospace components.
Once the colonial ship entered Mars orbit, its massive front section would separate from the rest of the vessel.
With the help of chemical thrusters, it would plunge straight toward the Martian surface.
The remaining section would stay in Mars orbit, serving as both a communications satellite and a weather observation satellite.
It would provide the ground colonists with at least twenty years of interplanetary communications, weather monitoring, positioning and navigation services, and more.
Although this design did not conform to aerodynamic principles, there was naturally no need to consider such things in space.
On the contrary, its unique design gave it a distinctly cyberpunk feel.
Looking at the towering spacecraft, Professor Pearson stood by the porthole, too stunned for words. After a long while, he finally murmured with difficulty.
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"How many tons must that be...?"
"I don't know..." Professor Yan Xinjue was just as awestruck. He swallowed before speaking. "Judging by its size, it has to be twice the size of the Queqiao spacecraft. Its tonnage must be at least double as well, right? Forget it, I'm not going to guess... We'll just wait for tomorrow's news."
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