Chapter 1589 The Sky-Reaching Tower Is Rising

At an altitude of 36,000 kilometers, on an astronomical observation space station, a man in a white work shirt was standing in front of the thick porthole glass, looking at the deep and boundless starry sky from afar.

There, more than ten majestic starships are parked.

As the thick and long mechanical arms stacked the steel skeletons to the correct position, engineering drones emerged from the cabin, entwining the magnificent outline like fireflies, and following the up and down The trajectory of the flying is constantly flickering with faint but unignorable electric sparks.

The space segment of the entire space elevator is taking shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Every hour when I work on a space station, I will take a high-resolution photo of the space station. If you pick two photos and put them together, you can clearly feel the difference between them.

"It seems that they are serious about it."

The man who said this, named Field, was a special observer sent here by the North American Space Agency recently.

Since this is the closest geosynchronous orbit 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 those Asian construction sites.

"Otherwise? Even if it's for the sake of a multi-trillion budget, they have no reason to be perfunctory."

Walking to Field's side, Johnny handed him a bag of coffee.

"Would you like some coffee?"

"Thanks."

Taking the coffee bag from Johnny, Field pulled out the plastic straw from the bag, bit the straw and took a hard sip.

Glancing at the construction site outside the porthole, Johnny said in a chatty tone.

"Speaking of which, you are a space engineering major."

"Yes, before joining the North American Space Agency, I worked for the SpaceX Group for a while."

"Really? From the perspective of a professional, what stage do you think their construction site has reached?"

Looking at the starry sky outside the porthole, Field thought for a moment before giving an answer.

"Just inferring from experience, they are probably still building the main beam of the space station."

Hearing this, Johnny raised his eyebrows and gave him a sideways glance unexpectedly.

"Such a big girder?"

Although his major is not aerospace engineering, he has worked on this observation space station for so many years, and he is quite familiar with his working environment.

At least in his impression, he had never heard of any space station that would repair such a long main beam.

In order to keep the center of gravity relatively stable on the orbit, most of the space stations will be designed in a flat shape, and the length in the axial direction of gravity should be shortened as much as possible.

"That's right..." Obviously also thought of this, as a professional, Field nodded solemnly, and continued, "From the perspective of the length of the main beam, the volume of this space station is at least two times that of the Tianzhou. more than double."

Otherwise, there is no need for such an exaggerated main beam.

And not only that, there is another sentence that he didn't say, but it is already planned to be written in the observation report.

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.

After working for so many years, he has seen many space stations, but this is the first time he has seen such a strange design.

Although he hadn't seen the blueprint of the space elevator, his intuition told him that those Pan-Asians might be building something incredible.

"A gyro-shaped space station?"

"Could it be...they plan to use centrifugal motion to balance the mass change of the space elevator and counteract the pull of gravity on the center of gravity?"

His pupils contracted slightly, and he muttered softly in his mouth.

"……How can this be."

It is almost impossible to do such a thing. A series of influences, including the load of the cargo compartment of the space elevator, the speed of movement, the solar wind, and the atmospheric air flow, may cause the position of the center of gravity of the space elevator to change.

This not only tests the information processing ability, but also the strength of the material and the ability to control the machine.

If they can actually do it...

It can only be said that this is too unbelievable.

...

Just when Field and the North American Space Agency were dumbfounded by the large construction site of the space elevator space section, the sea level far below 36,000 kilometers was rolling with turbulent waves.

Just a few hours ago, there was a torrential rain in this sea area, but the gust of wind did not cool down the blood-boiling hearts at all.

Above the roaring waves, there are more than 20 engineering ships of the 100,000-ton class, which look like floating fortresses from a distance.

Each of them is designed for the construction of a large port with a throughput of more than one billion tons, but now they are all far away from their familiar coastline and have come to this endless sea level.

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.

Holding the binoculars in his hand, looking at the sea horizon in the distance, Chief Engineer Wang of East Asia Heavy Industries said with a smile on his lips.

"If this project is successfully delivered, it will definitely become a milestone in the history of human engineering!"

Standing next to him, another academician-level expert of East Asia Heavy Industry Group, said with a laugh.

"Do you need to say that? The entire space elevator reaches our feet from a height of 36,000 kilometers. Which inch of the structure is not a miracle in the history of mankind!"

Theoretically speaking, the space elevator should be built from the sky down, but Academician Lu gave a completely different suggestion.

That is, the air-to-air section and the sea-level section are constructed at the same time. And after the completion of the two parts of the project, the part from the space segment will start to advance towards the ground, connecting the synchronous orbit and the sea level like a long sword sheathed.

After this suggestion was put forward, it was immediately adopted, and Dongya Heavy Industry's engineering ships also came out in full force, and almost all the production capacity deployed on the sea level was concentrated in this area.

At this time, a staff member trotted into the bridge, stopped next to Chief Engineer Wang, and said excitedly.

"All engineering ships have arrived at the target area! Mr. Wang, should we proceed to the next step now!"

The smile on his face grew brighter.

Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Chief Engineer Wang's face straightened slightly, and he said in a sonorous and forceful voice.

"All engineering ships are ready to—"

"Anchor!"

As the iron chains hit the bottom of the sea, the disturbed fish schools fled in all directions.

With the rumble of the engine, heavy engineering equipment began to work on the sea level.

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, and it uttered a roar that people in this century have hardly heard.

That is the unified voice that comes out when a group makes up their minds to do something.

The sound is not transmitted through the air, but it resounds through everyone's heart.

At this moment, its industrial capacity has reached its limit, even breaking through the margins of people's imagination of it, and it is turning the impossible into possible.

Perhaps it was as announced to them by a certain great man who was destined to leave his name in history at the triumphant ceremony.

They are blessed people.

They bear the burden of human civilization and the future of a community with a shared future for mankind.

At the same time, this is exactly the "destiny" engraved in the blood of their culture by their ancestors.

Just as the construction of the space elevator was in full swing and people's enthusiasm was completely ignited by iron and electricity, an exciting storm was brewing in the academic world.

In the third week after the Ignition Day celebration, Lu Zhou suddenly released a public proposition on LSPM, and made a solemn promise at the end of the proposition.

If someone can solve the proposition he proposed, or make enough outstanding achievements in this field, he will personally award him the Lu Zhou Science Award.

It's up to you to present the award that bears your own name.

Although this sentence sounds weird, and even a little self-proclaimed, no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.

even……

Whether it is mathematics or physics, the enthusiasm in the hearts of all scholars has been ignited.

The Lu Zhou Science Award, which was presented by Lu Zhou himself, has never been such a great honor in history.

In the face of this honor, even the huge bonus was overshadowed.

After all, he is Lu Zhou.

The man who is said to be standing on the pinnacle of the human mind...

When the news spread, the entire academic world went crazy...

Khan, the manuscript almost dropped, it scared me to death