Chapter 837: Trial Operation of the Space Elevator
For an astrophysicist like Severi, having more opportunities to visit other planets is naturally a dream come true.
When Xu You heard the request made by Severi, he quickly agreed.
"Of course, Severi, even if you didn't ask me to, I would still like to take you with me. The space elevator project was originally a joint effort between us, and we have an obligation to participate in the first trial operation. In addition, as an astrophysicist, you must also visit other planets more often to take a good look."
Seeing Xu You agreed to her request so readily, Severi said excitedly:
"Great, thank you Teacher Xu!"
At this time, Lin Shi also said to Xu You:
"Teacher, can I go with you?"
"Of course, there's no need to ask more questions, right, Lin Shi?"
There were so many big projects, and Xu You never hesitated to take Lin Shi with him on any of them.
Lin Shi seemed as happy as Severi. It was a very refreshing feeling to be able to experience this cutting-edge technology project for the first time, and it was a technology project in which she was personally involved.
On the day of the project's trial run, Xu You brought Lin Shi, Severi and others to the entrance of the space elevator on Blue Planet.
"In a moment, we will be the first group of Blue Star people to use the space elevator and go to the moon. Because of our special status , we can enter the VIP lounge and experience the whole process more comfortably. Of course, in addition to the normal experience, we also have to continue our work."
After all, the time of Xu You and others is very precious. Being able to obtain such a privilege will also be more conducive to their normal scientific research work.
Next, the staff confirmed the personal information of Xu You and his friends, and politely invited Xu You and his friends to their seats.
The size of the space elevator is much larger than most people imagine, and it has many elevator rooms, which can allow tens of thousands of people to travel to the moon at a time.
These Blue Star people who participated in the first group to ride the space elevator and the first group of lunar immigrants also sighed after seeing the appearance of the space elevator.
"I thought there was only one elevator room on one track, just like the elevators . I didn't expect there were so many elevator rooms. No wonder they say it can take tens of thousands of people to the moon at the same time."
"Yes, the elevator room we can see now is only a part of it. There are still many elevator rooms hidden underground. This design will make it easier for everyone to log in."
"This space elevator can no longer be simply described as towering into the clouds. Instead, it leads directly to another planet - the moon. It's like building a bridge between two planets. It's really a great project!"
As they were talking, Xu You and his companions had already arrived at their positions.
This is an independent private room in the space elevator. In addition to the normal seats, there are also berths where you can lie down and rest.
After all, the speed of a space elevator is much slower than that of a spacecraft, and the entire journey takes about five days.
If you keep sitting during such a journey, it will be a challenge to your body.
There are no berths on ordinary seats, but the seats can be adjusted to a lying position so that tourists will not feel very uncomfortable.
Of course, even this speed is faster than even the first generation of spacecraft.
After all the passengers in one elevator were seated, the first elevator started moving and headed towards the moon.
"This feeling is a bit like riding a bungee jumping machine in an amusement park. The acceleration process is very smooth." Lin Shi said.
"Oh, Lin Shi, I know that places like amusement parks are unique to Blue Star. There are no similar places in the Proxima civilization because the Proxima people don't need entertainment at all." said Severi.
Most of the Proxima Centauri people do not have any emotional fluctuations and can always remain calm. Even when facing major events in life such as "birth, aging, sickness and death", they can face them with a very normal attitude.
For such a civilization, the entertainment industry naturally has no meaning of existence, and there will be no places like amusement parks.
Hearing Severi's words, Lin Shi put her arm around Severi's shoulders and said:
"When we get back, let's take some time to go to the amusement park and have some fun! It's hard to maintain a good state of mind when doing scientific research every day, so we always need to relax. Even if the Proxima civilization wants to attack us, we still need to relax when it's time, right, teacher?"
Xu You turned to look at Lin Shi and Severi, then smiled and said:
"Yes, Lin Shi, when you get back, take some time to take Severi to the amusement park. I'll ask Teacher Cui to arrange it for you so you don't have to wait in line. Of course, it would be best to go when your scientific research is not in good condition so that you can adjust your condition."
If the Proxima civilization was about to attack, Xu You would naturally not let these two students go out to play.
However, the Proxima Centauri civilization will arrive many years later, and humans are not machines. It is impossible for them to work with full tension all the time for years.
Even Xu You himself would frequently clear his fatigue to keep himself in the best state for learning and research.
After getting the affirmation from Xu You and Lin Shi, Severi also seemed very happy.
This was a feeling that Severi had never experienced on Proxima b.
Unknowingly, the space elevator had accelerated to its maximum speed and began to move at a constant speed.
In this state, the operation of the space elevator is very stable, just like on flat ground .
Because the space elevator also has an artificial gravity system, so people inside will not feel different gravity depending on their location.
While checking the data in the space elevator, Xu You continued his scientific research as usual.
Over the years, there have never been any major problems in the scientific research projects that Xu You has participated in, which has made many of Xu You's alternative plans impossible to implement.
Xu You vaguely felt that even the moon wandering plan was a difficult plan to actually implement.
With the formation of death planets, Proxima Centauri civilization will be seriously threatened, so that it will no longer covet the Blue Star civilization.
Of course, the specific effectiveness of the Death Planet Project will depend on subsequent progress.
"Teacher Xu, I remember that the moon is the planet with the black core, right?"
