Chapter 788: Construction of the Space Elevator Begins
"It's incredible that things that once seemed impossible are now becoming a reality one by one."
Looking at the space elevator design on his computer screen, Xu You couldn't help but sigh.
This space elevator is 380,000 kilometers high, connecting the Blue Planet to the Moon, making it the tallest building in the history of the Blue Planet.
Compared with this, those former high-rise buildings and towers are no longer in the same league.
After completing the entire design of the space elevator, Xu You has verified the safety of this space elevator through perfect simulation.
Thanks to the incredible high strength and high stability of this new carbon quantum tube material, even though the entire space elevator is as high as 380,000 kilometers, it will still not have any safety problems due to various situations.
"Yes, I used to think that building a thousand-meter-high building was an impossible task, but now it seems that building a thousand-meter-high building is as easy as playing with building blocks. Teacher, it is expected that we will be able to prepare for the construction of the space elevator soon, right?"
Seeing that Xu You had completed the design and verification of the space elevator, Lin Shi felt that there would be no problem in the construction of the space elevator.
But after hearing Lin Shi's words, Xu You shook his head and said:
"There is still a long way to go. We have only proved that this direction is feasible and that the design of the space elevator meets the ideal requirements. For example, the problem of mass production of materials has not yet been solved."
Because the height of the space elevator is so high, the amount of material required is extremely huge.
This material is a carbon quantum tube material that is just under development, and it is not easy to produce it efficiently.
"Well... this is indeed a big problem. At our current carbon quantum tube sample production rate, it is indeed far from being able to provide the materials needed for the space elevator."
The carbon quantum tube material samples currently sold by the project team are all produced using the project team's super quantum. The production speed is not very fast, but it is just enough for the experimental needs.
To truly achieve mass production, more super-quanta need to be involved in the processing and continue to optimize the processing technology.
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In the days that followed, the project team continued to focus on several important issues related to the space elevator.
Several core members of the project team led their teams to tackle several important issues.
Lou Song solved the optimization problem of the super quantum working route, Xu Zhou solved the production optimization problem of carbon quantum tube materials, and Lin Shi optimized the algorithm for transporting manpower and materials by space elevator.
Of course, Xu You participated in all these issues and made important contributions.
As the initiator of the project team, Xu You no longer just needs to solve a certain problem within the project. Instead, he needs to take a global perspective and coordinate all unresolved issues and problems that may arise in the future.
After overcoming various difficult problems one after another, the space elevator project from the blue planet to the moon finally met the conditions for starting construction.
"Based on the estimated construction speed, the entire space elevator project is expected to be completed within ten years. Before that alien civilization arrives, we have enough capacity to allow hundreds of millions of people to go to the moon..."
At the meeting, Xu You gave a final summary of the space elevator project, and everyone had a final discussion together.
After the plan was completely finalized, Xu You submitted it on behalf of the entire project team.
After a careful internal review of the plan, we finally agreed to it.
Upon hearing the news, Xu You immediately told Xu Zhou.
"Dad, our Blue Planet - Lunar Space Elevator Project is officially ready to start. You don't need to worry about the following work unless there are some problems with the materials."
This time, Xu Zhou stayed in Jijing for a long time, until he helped the project team completely solve the carbon quantum tube material problem of the space elevator.
If there weren't someone like Xu Zhou, one of the world's top material experts, it would have been difficult for Xu You to complete all the research work for the project in such a short time.
As Xu You's father, Xu Zhou and Xu You have a perfect understanding of each other, just like two old partners who have worked together for many years.
"Well, Xu You, this news is really exciting. In fact, I still want to thank you. If you hadn't come up with this idea, it would have been difficult for me to help you complete the research of this great project."
Xu Zhou did not take all the credit for the project. If Xu You had not been so bold as to propose the great idea of building a space elevator from the Blue Planet to the moon, Xu Zhou would never have studied such innovative materials.
Due to time constraints, Xu You did not personally send Xu Zhou to the airport. As before, he asked Cui Ying to help complete these tasks.
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After the Blue Planet-Moon Space Elevator project was made public, the news undoubtedly caused a huge .
Before this, no one had ever believed that humans would have such a terrifying ability to build a giant elevator that is 300,000 kilometers high, allowing humans to take the elevator directly to the moon.
"This is such a great project! Academician Xu You is indeed the greatest scientist in the world! No doubt about it!"
After learning the news, Robert, a researcher at SAM Space Agency, couldn't help but express his thoughts excitedly.
Recently, after working on the moon for two consecutive years, Robert returned to the blue planet for the first time to take a brief rest, so as to better carry out the next work.
After all, Robert is already very old , and the medical conditions on the moon are definitely not as good as those on Blue Star. Many physical examinations can be carried out more conveniently on Blue Star.
But after completing the physical examination, Robert did not continue to rest at home, but immediately came to SAM Space Agency to continue paying attention to various projects on the moon.
"Yes, Researcher Robert, this space elevator project is really shocking . Even Hollywood movies don't dare to design such bold technological equipment. But in reality, Academician Xu You has done it."
Williams expressed similar feelings to Robert. Now Williams, like Robert, was completely convinced by Xu You.
"With this space elevator, most of humanity will be able to reach the moon smoothly. This is truly a great design that will benefit all of humanity."
