Just when Vera's flight had just left the Tianzhou Spaceport, the expert team of the Space Elevator Construction Committee was standing on the Nirvana Space Station not far away.
The spindle-shaped spire pointed at the Earth and was connected by a thick track. The arc-shaped spiral arm connected to the other end had also begun to rotate slowly under the drive of nuclear energy.
From a distance, the entire space station looked like a flying kite, floating above the blue planet.
Standing by the porthole, Professor Ge Huaizhi looked at the silver-white bright spot that marked the Tianzhou outside the window. He had a fascinated expression on his face.
After brewing his emotions for a long time, he spoke.
"This space station, which has been operating for more than half a century, is finally about to retire."
"Yeah, an era is over."
Academician Zhu Haiqing, who was standing next to Professor Ge Huaizhi, looked at the shuttle shuttling back and forth between the space station and the atmosphere. He also said with emotion, "I'm afraid this scene will only be seen in documentaries in the future."
Just yesterday, when the media had just reported the news of the breakthrough in the research of faster than light technology for civilian use, this tower connecting the sky and the earth had finally completed the construction of the last section.
As the Jianmu elevator was steadily connected with the Central Tower of Penglai City on the sea level, human civilization had entered a new era.
And this era would begin with their own hands.
"How long until the experiment begins?"
"There are about 30 minutes left." The staff standing next to the two experts continued excitedly after glancing at his watch, "The Big Dipper's cargo elevator has been loaded into the orbit, and the technicians are conducting the final inspection of the orbit."
"This part of the work must be done carefully." Professor Ge Huaizhi continued in a serious tone while looking at the staff member, "Especially the safety equipment on the cargo elevator, don't miss it. Even if there is no one standing on the cargo elevator during the trial operation, don't be careless in safety issues! "
The staff member stood up straight and replied in a sonorous voice.
"Yes, sir!"
Almost at the same time, at an orbital astronomical observatory not far from the Nirvana Space Station, more than 20 high-resolution lenses were aimed at every section of the space elevator from head to toe.
Standing in the control room of the observation station, Felder and his assistant, Johnny, stared intently at the holographic screen. Their stiff and sharp eyes almost pierced through the screen.
After about 5 minutes, Field quickly made a judgment and spoke.
"They're about to start a trial run."
"Trial run?" Johnny froze for a moment, his face filled with anxiety as he said, "But … Why didn't we receive any news on our side?"
"Are you a pig?" Field couldn't help but scold him, and he continued, "Those Pan-Asian people are not your employees. Why should they report to you what they are doing? Besides, if they were really discussing something, would they still need us here to keep an eye on them? "
Johnny took a deep breath and spoke while rubbing his fingers anxiously.
"What should we do?"
"What should we do? Ask the National Space Administration. We are only responsible for observation, not helping them solve problems. You're asking me? I don't know what to do. " Field stared at the silver line connecting the sky and the earth. Although he was swearing, he still couldn't help but have a trace of envy on his face.
It hasn't even been a year. From the space station to the various sections of the elevator, and even the port floating on the sea …
Are these guys really human?
"I have sent the report … There is no response yet." Looking at the dead silence on the communication channel, Johnny turned his gaze to Field. "What's next?"
Field was too lazy to talk to this guy. He stared intently at the space elevator and gave him a perfunctory reply.
"Wait!"
Even though he was in the opponent's position.
As an engineer, he didn't want to miss this historic moment.
Not even for a second!
At the same time, on Mars three astronomical units away, Lu Zhou and others standing in the conference room were also paying attention to this historic moment.
Although there was a delay of nearly 20 minutes, this did not affect his attention to this project as the chief consultant.
In the headquarters building of the Mars branch of East Asia Heavy Industries, Lu Zhou obtained the permission to transmit the live broadcast through the head office. He borrowed a conference room from the branch and watched the live broadcast of this century project.
In addition to him, Wang Peng and President Zhong of the Mars branch of the AIIB were also standing here.
Looking at the 36,000-kilometer-long track on the holographic screen, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"This is definitely a miracle in the history of human engineering … Before this, I never thought that one day we would be able to build an elevator into the sky."
"Everything is done step by step. I didn't think it would be so fast." Lu Zhou, who was standing next to him, smiled and continued softly, "Until I discovered it."
Wang Peng: "It?"
"Yeah." Lu Zhou nodded. With a confident smile on his face, he continued, "It is the ultimate material."
In the video on the holographic screen, the staff standing in the central tower of Penglai City operated heavy engineering equipment, put the huge rail freight elevator on the booster frame, and connected the side end to the thick and long track.
"Attention all units, start the inspection!"
"Yes, sir!"
Looking at the picture on the holographic screen, Wang Peng had an obviously excited expression on his face. He couldn't help but clench his fists lightly.
"I didn't expect this to become real one day …"
Looking at Wang Peng with excitement written on his face, Lu Zhou smiled and continued in a relaxed tone.
"Which one of my words is false?"
Standing next to the two, Zhong Ziyu, who was also invited to watch the live broadcast of the space elevator test run, also had an excited and shocked expression on his face.
After a while, he spoke in an emotional tone, "The citizens of Tiangong City have gained a blessing in disguise.
"The citizens of Tiangong City can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. Although they have an unlucky mayor, compared to waiting for the completion of the space elevator, the space trade activities of the entire solar system will increase exponentially."
"Haha, I don't know about that." Lu Zhou smiled and continued, "But one thing is certain, we have entered a new era."
In the live broadcast, the inspection of the equipment had been completed, and it would start in less than 10 minutes.
At this moment, Lu Zhou, with his hands behind his back, seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned around and walked to the door behind him.
Looking at Lu Zhou's movements, Zhong Ziyu cast a curious look at him.
"There are 10 minutes left, don't you want to see the end?"
With a faint smile, Lu Zhou did not look back. He just dropped an intriguing sentence.
"No need, I have already seen it."
Zhong Ziyu: "…?"
Without explaining the amount of information contained in that sentence, Lu Zhou left the room and walked in the direction of the elevator.
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