Although he had not seen the drawings of the aerospace section of the space elevator, his intuition told him that those Pan-Asians might be building something incredible.
Just when the construction of the space elevator is in full swing, and people's enthusiasm is completely ignited by iron and electricity, an exciting storm is also brewing in the academic world.
Whether in mathematics or physics, the enthusiasm in the hearts of all scholars has been ignited.
Theoretically, the space elevator should be built from the sky down, but Academician Lu gave completely different suggestions.
"Such a big main beam?"
The sound did not use air as a medium, but it resounded in everyone's heart.
Every hour when working on a space station, a high-resolution photo will be taken of the space station. If you pick two photos and put them together, you can clearly feel the difference between them.
"That's right..." Apparently he also thought of this. As a professional, Field nodded solemnly and continued, "Judging from the length of the main beam, the volume of this space station is at least twice that of Tianzhou. above."
As thick and long robotic arms stacked the steel skeletons into the correct position, engineering drones emerged from the cabin one after another, wrapping around the majestic outline like fireflies, and followed the up and down The flying trajectory is constantly flashing with weak but unignorable sparks of electricity.
It is up to you to present the award named after yourself.
Since this is the closest synchronous orbiting space station in North America to the space elevator construction site, as early as a week ago, the scientific research mission here changed from observing distant stars to observing the construction sites of Asians.
Although his major is not aerospace engineering, he has worked on this observation space station for so many years, and he has a relatively good understanding of his working environment.
If they could really do it...
Just three weeks after the Ignition Day celebration, Lu Zhou suddenly published a public proposition on LSPM and made a solemn promise at the end of the proposition.
As the chains were driven into the seabed one after another, the disturbed fish fled in all directions.
"A gyro-shaped space station?"
even…
While both Field and the North American Space Agency were dumbfounded by the large construction site of the aerospace section of the space elevator, turbulent waves were rolling on the sea level 36,000 kilometers below.
Hearing this, Johnny raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at him in surprise.
"Could it be that... they plan to use centrifugal motion to balance the mass changes of the space elevator and counteract the pull of gravity on the center of gravity?"
From the sky to the sea level, from this moment on, this industrial machine called Pan-Asian Cooperation entrenched on the earth was completely mobilized, emitting a roar that has almost never been heard by people in this century.
"Just judging from experience, they are probably still building the main beam of the space station."
And in the face of this honor, even the huge bonus pales in comparison.
At this time, a staff member jogged to the bridge, stopped next to Chief Engineer Wang, and said excitedly.
There were more than ten majestic starships parked there.
"All engineering ships have arrived at the target area! Mr. Wang, it's time for us to make the next step!"
Holding the telescope in his hand and looking at the distant horizon, Chief Engineer Wang of East Asia Heavy Industries had a smile on his lips and said with great enthusiasm.
The man who said this, named Field, was a special observer recently sent here by the North American Space Agency.
They are favored people.
In order to keep the center of gravity relatively stable on the orbit, most space stations are designed to be flat and shorten the length in the axial direction of gravity as much as possible.
At an altitude of 36,000 kilometers, on an astronomical observation space station, a man wearing a white work shirt was standing in front of the thick porthole glass, looking at the deep and boundless starry sky from a distance.
"Speaking of which, you major in space engineering."
"… How can this be."
What surprised him most was not the length of the main beam, but the position of the entire main beam relative to the outline of the space elevator.
All I can say is that this is too unbelievable.
"It seems they are serious about it."
Just a few hours ago, there had been a heavy rain in this sea area, but the strong wind did not cool down the hot-blooded hearts at all.
"Would you like some coffee?"
Looking at the starry sky outside the porthole, Field thought for a moment before giving an answer.
At least in his memory, he had never heard of any space station having such a long main beam.
They carry with them the future of human civilization and a community with a shared future for mankind.
His pupils shrank slightly and he murmured softly.
"Anchor!"
Although this sentence sounds strange and even a bit self-proclaimed, no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.
That is, the sky-to-sky section and the sea-level section are constructed at the same time. And after the two parts of the project are completed, the space segment begins to advance toward the ground, connecting the synchronous orbit and the sea level like a sword being sheathed.
"If this project is successfully delivered, it will definitely become a milestone in the history of human engineering!"
That is the unified sound that a group makes when they make up their mind to do something.
Perhaps it was just like what a certain great man destined to leave his name in history announced to them at that triumphal ceremony.
…
"All construction ships ready—"
"Really? From a professional's perspective, what stage do you think their construction site has reached?"
Otherwise, there would be no need for such an exaggerated main beam.
Putting down the telescope in his hand, Chief Engineer Wang's face straightened slightly and he spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice.
"Otherwise? Even if it is for the sake of a budget of several trillions, there is no reason for them to be perfunctory."
Above the roaring waves are more than twenty 100,000-ton engineering ships, which look like a floating fortress from a distance.
At the same time, this is also the "mandate of destiny" engraved in the blood of their culture by their ancestors.
The smile on his face became even brighter.
Each of them was designed for the construction of large ports with a throughput of more than one billion tons, but now they are all far away from the coastline they are familiar with and have come to this endless sea level.
Looking at the construction site outside the porthole, Johnny said in a casual tone.
After this suggestion was put forward, it was immediately adopted, and East Asia Heavy Industries' engineering ships came out in full force. Almost all the production capacity deployed on the sea level was concentrated in this area.
With the engine rumbling, heavy engineering equipment began to plow the sea level.
"Thanks."
Walking next to Field, Johnny handed him a bag of coffee.
This time, their task is not just to build a port, but to build a steel island here and build a city on this island.
The Lu Zhou Science Award was presented by Lu Zhou himself. No one in history has ever received such a great honor.
The entire space section of the space elevator is taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When the news spread, the entire academic community went crazy...
This not only tests information processing capabilities, but also tests the strength of materials and the ability to control the machine.
Taking the coffee bag from Johnny's hand, Field pulled out the plastic straw from the bag, bit the straw and took a sip.
"Do you even need to say this? The entire space elevator goes from an altitude of 36,000 kilometers to our feet. Every inch of the structure is not a miracle in human history!"
And not only that, there was another sentence that he didn't say but had already planned to write in the observation report.
At this moment, its industrial capabilities have reached their limits, even breaking through the boundaries of people's imagination, making the impossible possible.
It is almost impossible to do such a thing. A series of influences, including the load of the space elevator's cargo compartment, the speed of movement, solar wind, atmospheric airflow, etc., may cause the position of the space elevator's center of gravity to change.
After all, he is Lu Zhou.
If someone can solve the proposition he proposed, or make outstanding enough results in this field, he will personally award him the Lu Zhou Science Prize.
The man who is said to be at the pinnacle of human intelligence...
"Yes, before joining the North American Space Agency, I worked for the SpaceX Group for a period of time."
After working for so many years, he has seen a lot of space stations, but this is the first time he has seen such a strange design.
Standing next to him, another academician-level expert from East Asia Heavy Industries Group laughed and said.