Chapter 693: Era
Just when various parties were giving various evaluations of Umbrella's emphasis on talent.
Umbrella itself did not make any official announcement, but instead released a live broadcast of the space elevator's first official cargo transportation.
After the connection was completed, the installation and debugging of the "containers" on the bottom floor have been completed, and the two giant container images can be seen from the live broadcast.
Because Penglai has begun to open up its tourism business to the outside world, the first thing that tourists who come here usually do is to complete a comprehensive "physical examination" and "treatment".
But there are so many interesting activities in Penglai, so people will not leave easily after getting a rare spot. Most of them choose to stay for a few days.
The accommodation costs for the first seven days in Penglai are relatively normal.
During the live broadcast, many tourists were constantly taking pictures in front of the cargo hold of the space elevator.
The space elevator is not a rocket, it is pure electric transportation and there is no danger of ejection, so the safety zone can be very close!
In addition to the live broadcast footage from Umbrella, many close-up footage of the tourists themselves was also popular.
"The carrying capacity of the space elevator is incredible."
"I only heard the numbers before, and it seemed like 100*100*30, but after seeing the cargo hold with my own eyes, I realized how huge it is."
"How many rockets do we need to transport to fill one box?"
"In fact, I didn't have much idea about this space elevator before. It was not until Umbrella's mecha beat up Da Piaoliang that I knew what dimensionality reduction attack was..."
"Didn't they say before that the space elevator could transport people? I wonder if there are any physical requirements..."
“…”
While everyone was discussing this in the live broadcast, Umbrella also made some announcements simultaneously.
"Our company's transportation this time is just to transport some parts that are in large demand in order to complete the subsequent expansion of the space elevator. So there are still some quotas for people who can go. The people will be selected from the passengers this time. Those who are interested can sign up."
As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused excitement again.
What?
Just pick some passengers at random?
Can ordinary people go to space with their physical fitness?
As if aware of this doubt, Umbrella later gave a relevant explanation.
"Most passengers have undergone medical examinations. As long as they are healthy and do not have any special diseases, they can withstand the space elevator trip. The interior of the space elevator has been filled with air, so it will not cause much impact if you do not stay there for a long time."
As soon as these words came out, a large number of tourists in Penglai immediately cheered, and almost all of them signed up!
In the end, Red Queen quickly selected the first group of passengers to take the elevator into space.
Moreover, not all those selected this time are young and middle-aged. An elderly man named Fite is also among them!
Some of the younger ones were children as young as six years old who were selected along with their parents!
There were also some Umbrella robots going up with them, which were enough to deal with various emergencies. Even if someone got too excited and developed a disease, they could be rescued.
"Haha! I've been chosen! The first person to ride the space elevator into space! My name will go down in history!"
A lucky person from China tweeted on Weibo.
Also included are my own photos and selected screenshots.
In addition, a new live broadcast account was temporarily opened, hoping to complete the live broadcast from the first person perspective.
What’s more, because of his quick response , he gained over 100,000 fans in a very short period of time, and the number is still increasing rapidly.
The number of viewers exploded.
This made the traveler himself feel very happy.
Maybe I can use this opportunity to enter the internet celebrity industry. I don’t know how long it will last, but there should be a chance to cash in and make some quick money.
However, soon, several other selected people started similar live broadcasts, both at home and abroad.
First, various engineering robots of Umbrella cooperated with vehicles to transport a large amount of materials to the elevator cargo hold. After the goods were secured, two staff members cooperated with the robots to invite the two hundred selected passengers to board the elevator.
"Fuck! Two hundred people in one go?"
"With so much cargo, how many people can be accommodated? Isn't it 100*100*30?"
"100*100 is 10,000 square meters, thank you."
"Well, it seems that only so many people can fit into one elevator. It's really just to fill the gaps between our teeth."
"Good guy, just by arranging some people, he broke the record for the largest number of people on board."
"And it has been broken by many times. The current maximum number of people is the eight people on the Challenger Space Shuttle in the 1980s. Now it has reached two hundred in one go, and that's just 'stuffing in'! Theoretically, if there's no cargo, 20,000 people won't be a problem!"
"You can tell from the number of people how strong the carrying capacity is, and ordinary people can enter."
“I want to go to space, too.”
"Then you have to win the lottery to qualify for the trip."
"Being able to enter space so easily, this is really too dreamy..."
“…”
As everyone discussed, everyone slowly completed landing, and the hatch of the space elevator slowly closed with a clicking sound.
However, the people inside discovered that they had no safety seats at all. There were only some ordinary tables, chairs, and armrests, and outside was the world outside the tempered glass.
This made the guy who was live streaming a little nervous.
"Wow, there's no space suit, but there's no seat belt? Just an ordinary chair?"
There were many similar comments in the live broadcast barrage, and then he bravely walked up to a staff member and asked.
"Excuse me, are there no seat belts?"
"Don't worry, this is a slow ascent, with an acceleration of 0.2G throughout the journey, which is about the same as an ordinary elevator."
Hearing this, the young man was also a little surprised.
" It's similar to a normal elevator? How long would it take to get to space?"
The staff smiled and said patiently
"A low acceleration does not mean a low speed. This is the characteristic of a space elevator. An acceleration of 2 meters per second in just 10 seconds equals a speed of 20 meters per second. It will exceed the speed of sound in about three minutes, including the acceleration and deceleration time. The whole journey takes four hours..."
It was not until this time that many people truly had a concept of the power of the space elevator!
So many things can be delivered in four hours, including the time for round trip and loading and unloading, at least twice a day!
And this is because they are all ordinary people and chose to resist the speed.
If there were no precious instruments and only durable goods, the speed and frequency of transportation could be increased even more!
As the space elevator slowly started up, it really was rising at the speed of an "elevator". As the scenery outside changed and the speed increased, the Penglai below seemed smaller and smaller.
When the first cloud appeared outside the window, it caused an exclamation inside!
Looking at the clouds outside, the blue sea below, the shrinking Penglai and the vague cargo ship in the distance, and the seabirds flying by, Fate raised his hand and pressed it on the window glass.
I couldn't help but sigh
"Times have changed..."
