"It seems you were well-prepared in advance."
Academician She now understood why the March's central axis segment required a super-large diameter of 14 meters. It wasn't due to an excess of lifting capacity to spare, but to provide ample space for future modifications and upgrades.
After Phase II of the renovations, the March would resemble a space vessel more than it did currently, indeed an ideal configuration for upgrades.
Lin Ju: "The March's commissioning will take about a year. We'll use this entire year to plan the contents of Phase II upgrades, then spend another year completing the transformation. By the end of 2019, we should be done, and there will still be eight months until the next Mars launch window. We could even take a trip there in that time."
"That's rushing it."
Academician She cautioned:
