Just when reporters from all over the world were shocked by what they saw in Penglai City, a similar scene was happening in the geosynchronous orbit 36,000 kilometers away.
However, it was not the reporters from all over the world who were touched by the scene in front of them, but the members of the Space Elevator Construction Committee who came by shuttle to check and accept the project, as well as the engineers and scientific researchers responsible for the design work.
"Is this the Heavenly Court …"
Sitting on the space shuttle to the Nirvana, Li Guangya looked straight at the majestic Space Fortress outside the porthole. His eyes were full of excitement, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh.
As the nominal chief person in charge of the Space Elevator Construction Committee, his signature meant the final red stamp on the project delivery document for the entire project.
Therefore, after hearing the news of the completion of the space elevator, he immediately asked his secretary to cancel all of his itinerary for the day and took the first flight to the Nirvana without stopping.
"Yes." Lu Zhou, who was standing next to Li Guangya, replied casually in a chatty tone, "What do you think of it compared to the one in myths and legends?"
Originally, Lu Zhou just said this casually, but he didn't expect Li Guangya, who heard this sentence, to think about it for a long time.
After a long time, he shook his head and said softly in an emotional tone, "There's no comparison at all.
In terms of the propositions of the universe, the imagination of the ancients is still too lacking. Even if I look through all the mythological allusions I am familiar with, the palace in the clouds looks a little shabby compared to this majestic fortress. Whether from the perspective of artistic value or from the perspective of practicality, I can only use the word incredible to describe it … "
The cylindrical structure of several kilometers long was suspended steadily in the geosynchronous orbit, and the central axis pointed straight at the blue planet. The four arc-shaped cantilevers located on the outside opened outward, like the propellers at the tail of a submarine, rotating silently at a slow speed.
From afar, the towering bastion looked like a spinning top. The inertia of the two moving systems pulled at it, allowing it to achieve a dynamic equilibrium with gravity that could be adjusted at any time.
If there were no accidents, this would probably be the largest and most complicated space project built under gravity in the history of mankind.
Although it was slightly inferior to the space base at the Lagrange point in terms of scale, the interfaces left on the outside of the Nirvana provided infinite possibilities for the future of this space station.
It took more than half a century for the Lagrange Point Space Base to develop from the initial berth near the Lagrange Point to the current scale.
As for the "Nirvana", it still had at least a century to grow its wings and display its prosperity to the world …
"I'm looking forward to it."
"What are you expecting?"
Li Guangya smiled as he looked at Lu Zhou.
"Of course when the Sky Elevator is completed."
Long before he became the chairman, he had been working hard to realize this dream. Whether it was to leave a name in history or for a certain ambition, this space elevator was an indispensable part of the blueprint in his mind.
Although he had also considered that, with the current technical conditions, he might not be able to see the space elevator truly completed on this planet until he retired.
However, no one expected that in his lifetime, he would actually see his dream become a reality.
Just like he never thought that the greatest scholar a hundred years ago would wake up from the grave and open the coffin to help him "realize his dream".
All of this was so unreal …
Lu Zhou glanced at this guy. Although he vaguely felt that he might be thinking of something rude, Lu Zhou didn't say anything.
Although he didn't express his emotions in words, from this guy's clenched fists, Lu Zhou could still feel the shock of the charm of science overflowing from his heart.
For higher, stronger, and more magnificent buildings, it was the eternal pursuit of the Chinese civilization that originated in the Mesopotamia. Over thousands of years, this emotion had long been integrated into the blood of everyone and engraved in the genes of culture.
On this space station called Nirvana, these elements were undoubtedly reflected to the extreme.
Standing in the vast cold night, it was like a star that would never fall, covering all the brilliance in the entire night sky and the crystallization of all the wisdom of all civilizations in history.
It wasn't just a spectacle.
It was a milestone of civilization …
…
After passing through the circular hatch at the bottom, with the docking of the connecting arm and the lowering of the air lock, the shuttle quickly and steadily docked on the berth of the Nirvana Space Station.
This was originally the place to connect to the elevator.
However, the most important middle section of the entire space elevator had not yet started construction, so it was temporarily used as a temporary berth.
"The entire Nirvana Space Station can be divided into two parts, the central axis and the cantilever. Where we are now is the ground side of the central axis area … which is the first floor of the entire space station. "
After getting off the shuttle, Lu Zhou walked towards the control center with a group of people. While admiring the near-perfect "artwork" he designed, he introduced the situation here to the others behind him.
"If the central axis area is the heart and brain, then the cantilever area is the torso.
"While the outer cantilever compensates for the gravity of the space station through motion inertia, it also provides an 'approximate gravity' to the ring-shaped structure outside the cantilever through the center of the circle due to its own rotation. This kind of gravity is not provided by gravity but by centrifugal force, but it can produce a similar effect.
"Therefore, when designing the cantilever part, I defined it as the living area on the blueprint and made a special design for this part.
"When the living space is insufficient, we can dock a new space station on the outside of the cantilever and adjust the speed of the cantilever and the center of gravity of the space station, so that this motion system can reach a state of balance again …"
Li Guangya listened to Lu Zhou's endless speech. He had a confused expression on his face.
Finally, when this introduction came to an end, he quickly coughed and interrupted.
"I already know that the cantilever is the living area … What about the central axis? I don't care about the specific theory, just make it simple … "
"This is not a complicated theory. Aside from the details, I think even a junior high school student in the 21st century can figure out these things."
Lu Zhou glanced at Li Guangya and continued.
"The positioning of the central axis on the blueprint is the industrial area and the experimental area. This part of the area is stationary relative to the Earth, and the gravity in the longitudinal and vertical axis direction is close to zero. If the outer cantilever area is for people to live in, then this part is a factory and logistics transit base that provides daily necessities for the residents of the cantilever area.
"At the same time, it is also the place where the Nirvana is connected to the space elevator."
When he said this, Lu Zhou's face involuntarily brought a smile, and his eyes unconsciously fell on the floor-to-ceiling window on the side.
That was the Moon.
It was also the direction of Guanghan City.
As a bridge connecting heaven and earth, his expectations for this space elevator were not just as a fast channel for exchanging materials or as a bridge that allowed people to travel to and from the open space at a faster speed.
The second-generation controllable fusion reactor had been completed on the Moon, and the huge reserves of helium-3 were being converted into endless energy. However, the industrial capacity on the Moon alone was not enough to completely digest this energy.
In order to let this energy enter the atmospheric surface from the vacuum environment at a lower loss, he needed an optical cable extending from the surface to space to carry the huge energy from the Moon.
This was also the most significant significance of this space elevator for human civilization in addition to the elevator itself.
An energy and information corridor spanning between heaven and earth!
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