In the dark universe, a silver-white rocket slowly approached the red planet.
There was a palm-sized star-spangled flag on the side of the rocket. The symbols of NASA and SpaceX were printed below the flag.
"Here is Ares, we have entered the Mars sync orbit, over."
Through the round glass pane, an astronaut in the spacecraft looked at the fiery red planet. He suppressed his excitement and reported to the mission control center with a trembled voice as he desperatedly tried to control his emotional state.
The silence lasted for about five minutes.
For NASA that had yet to master the super-light-speed communication technology, the interval between each communication was approximately five minutes.
"This is Mission Control. Congratulations, you are the pride of our country..."
After more than a month of flight, they finally arrived.
