Chapter 461 Heading towards the sea of stars!
As the space elevator gradually started to operate stably, people who were a little nervous before now gradually relaxed and began to pay attention to the scenery around them.
This is a huge difference between taking a space elevator and riding a spacecraft. Because the outer frame structure of the space elevator is transparent, you can directly see the outside scenery during the ride. .
This design is not deliberate by Ning Chen, it is just a property of the material itself. However, this property is also an unexpected surprise, which can make people taking the space elevator better Enjoy the scenery along the way, just like enjoying a wonderful trip.
“Ning Chen, this feeling is so comfortable! I can clearly feel the process of the blue star’s gravity gradually decreasing, and I can also see the curvature of the blue star gradually becoming clearer. This It feels like my body is really leaving Blue Star, and in front of my eyes is the entire vast universe..."
"Yes, Song Xiyun, I have a similar feeling now. We humans are really too small. In front of the entire universe, we may not even be counted as dust. But we have the courage to step into the universe. Here, In one aspect, we are undoubtedly very great..."
In terms of academic and technological research, Ning Chen will never be arrogant or belittle oneself, but will use a very accurate understanding. To judge your own research abilities and research success.
It is true that in front of the vast universe, Ning Chen knows that he is just an ignorant child. Perhaps he has not even entered the boundaries of the rules of the universe, but no matter how small he is, Ning Chen will never Feeling afraid and withdrawn because of this.
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After several days of driving, the space elevator carrying Ning Chen, Song Xiyun, Yue Jiafeng and others finally arrived at their terminal.
In fact, this terminal is not "not far" from the horizon of Blue Star, and is only a quarter of the distance from Blue Star to the moon. If you are flying on a spacecraft normally, you can even be on Blue Star at this time. Between the stars and the moon, it’s a round trip.
Even though the space elevator travels relatively slowly, the success of this technology brings huge significance that is unmatched by previous aerospace technologies.
First of all, the cost of the space elevator to transport people and materials to space is relatively low, because the space elevator can be reused almost infinitely. In theory, each time the space elevator works, it only needs It just consumes some energy.
As controllable nuclear fusion technology and room temperature superconducting technology gradually mature today, the value of these energy sources can even be ignored.
Although mankind has now developed reusable rocket and spacecraft technology, there are many restrictions on these reuses, and the number of reuses is still relatively limited, which is far inferior to that of the space elevator, which is at least up to Hundreds of years of service life.
Secondly, the safety performance of the space elevator is also very guaranteed. This is like the difference between taking a high-speed train and taking a car. The probability of accidents between the two is completely different.
In addition, although the absolute speed of the space elevator is not that outstanding, the overall transportation efficiency is still very high. It can send a large number of people and materials into space each time, which would be replaced by conventional rockets and With the spacecraft method, it is unknown how many trips are needed to transport the same people or materials.
Therefore, in the long run, the construction project of the space elevator can be said to be a milestone leap for the space development of Blue Star humans, allowing humans to explore space more easily.
After arriving at the end of the space elevator, Ning Chen and others came to the space station built by Xia Guo here and stayed here for a short time.
This is currently the largest space station in the world. It can accommodate hundreds of people. It also carries the important task of storing and transporting space resources. However, Ning Chen feels that based on the current carrying capacity of this space station, Look, it’s definitely not enough.
In the future, Ning Chen plans to continue to expand the scale of this space station to adapt to the rapidly developing space exploration work of Blue Star Civilization.
After resting on this space station for a day, Ning Chen and others continued to take the space elevator back to the surface of Blue Star.
The journey back was still very smooth. In addition to the acceleration and deceleration process, the space elevator was a bit physically demanding for the passengers. During most of the process, the space elevator was running It is still very stable, even more stable than taking a plane or a ship.
After several days of travel, Ning Chen and others safely returned to the surface of Blue Star, ending this first space elevator trial operation mission.
After standing with their feet on the ground again, everyone could finally relax completely.
"Huh... Ning Chen, we are finally back on the Blue Star. This time the test run of the space elevator is really longer than expected. When we went to the moon together, the time we spent on the road It’s not that long.”
“Yes, Song Xiyun, judging from the time spent on the road, this time it does seem longer, but I think this experience is really good, in the whole journey. We don’t need to worry about anything else at all, and we can even enjoy the space scenery during the journey. This experience is unavailable with other modes of space transportation.”
“This. It’s true, I also enjoyed this journey very much, and I had a wonderful feeling of being in space. I believe everyone who has experienced this journey will have similar thoughts.”
Hearing the conversation between Ning Chen and Song Xiyun, Yue Jiafeng also came over, nodded and said:
"Indeed, after we adapted to the rhythm of the space elevator, we really started to enjoy the journey. The scenery inside is amazing. I think many people want to take the space elevator in the future, not necessarily to go to space or the space station, but more importantly, perhaps to experience the process. As for the end point, it is not that important. ”
In fact, within a short while of taking the space elevator, Yue Jiafeng basically eliminated the nervousness and fear about the space elevator in his heart, and similar feelings also appeared in the hearts of most people.
With the end of the first trial run of the space elevator, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room who continued to watch the live broadcast became much smaller, but there were still many people who continued to pay attention to various aspects of the space elevator. situation, and hope to have the opportunity to experience the space elevator project personally.
Some of these people will not be stingy with the funds in their hands, because they can afford even the daily consumption of hundreds of thousands in Science Fiction Island, and they can naturally afford the cost of taking the space elevator. I won't be stingy.
It’s just that Ning Chen is not in a hurry to open the space elevator project to the outside world immediately. After all, Ning Chen still hopes to make good use of the space elevator technology first and continue to improve Blue Star’s various space projects. After these tasks are almost completed, we will study the issue of opening my qualifications to ride the space elevator.
The most urgent thing Ning Chen wants to do now is to transport more parts and materials to space through the space elevator. First, continue to expand the scale of the space station. This will also make it easier for mankind to conduct subsequent exploration of space. explore. After completing the planning of these tasks, Ning Chen could finally take a break and plan the future direction of technological development.
"Song Xiyun said before that she wanted to live on a second science fiction island for a while, and now it is indeed time to do this. Wait a minute... I don’t know the progress of the new industrial revolution and how it will be completed. How's it going?"
These days, Ning Chen's energy has been focused on the space elevator, and he has no energy to pay attention to other things. He even glanced at the system interface. Never done it.
It's not that Ning Chen can't even take a look at the system interface. It's just that Ning Chen doesn't want to be distracted while working, but hopes that he can always maintain a high degree of concentration.
Remembering that he was about to see the final result, Ning Chen still felt a little nervous, because this could prove whether Ning Chen's previous assumptions were correct.
Of course, Ning Chen knew that what he was doing now would not lead to a breakthrough in the new generation of industrial revolution immediately. Otherwise, the system would have proactively prompted Ning Chen long ago.
However, as long as the entire progress bar can be improved by leaps and bounds through the construction of the space elevator, this is enough to mean that Ning Chen's previous idea was basically correct.
With this nervous and exciting emotion, Ning Chen opened the system interface and found the location where the progress bar of the new generation industrial revolution was displayed.
When he saw the huge changes in the progress bar, Ning Chen's excitement was palpable. He knew that there was nothing wrong with his original choice, and it even exceeded Ning Chen's previous expectations.
“I really didn’t expect that the successful completion of the space elevator project would suddenly make the progress bar of Blue Star Civilization’s new generation industrial revolution directly exceed 95%! It seems that this time, My technology tree is really on point!”
In fact, different people will have different answers to the definition of the new generation of industrial revolution, but in Ning Chen's mind, the more important issue is the direction.
Whether it is controllable nuclear fusion technology, room temperature superconducting technology, or biocomputer technology and cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology, these technologies all serve the development of civilization, and there is no single one. Technology is an indispensable answer to the development of civilization.
But Ning Chen firmly believes that the next goal of Blue Star Civilization must be to go into space, so Ning Chen is willing to develop space elevator technology at all costs.
Fortunately, Ning Chen’s idea has indeed been tempered by practice, and it did not disappoint Ning Chen.
After calming down, Ning Chen began to think about some of his future plans.
Currently, Ning Chen is only less than five percent away from completely completing the new generation industrial revolution of Blue Star Civilization.
To complete the remaining small part of the progress, Ning Chen knew that there were two ways to do it.
The first is to develop a brand new technology. This technology needs to be of great significance, at least at the same level as controllable nuclear fusion and room temperature superconductivity, in order to be able to achieve it with a high probability. Help Ning Chen Ning Chen break through the last five percent of progress.
The second method is to no longer develop new technologies, but to focus on improving the current technologies.
Ning Chen knows clearly that although the current technologies such as room temperature superconductivity, controllable nuclear fusion, etc. seem to be very mature, they actually still have great potential for research and development and can be continued. Be strengthened.
As long as a suitable direction for technological enhancement is found, even without developing other new technologies, it is possible to continue to advance the technological level of Blue Star Civilization to a higher level.
After some rough calculations, Ning Chen determined that both directions could be chosen, but in comparison, the second option was the more appropriate choice overall.
Because rashly starting the research and development of a new technology is undoubtedly very risky, and until now, Ning Chen does not have any good ideas about the new technology, which is undoubtedly not conducive to the project. Conduct of research.
As for the enhancement of existing technology, Ning Chen has many relatively mature ideas. Even in the process of riding the space elevator, Ning Chen had already thought very carefully.
Continuing in this direction, Ning Chen fully believes that he can achieve this goal without the need to develop any new technology immediately.
Thinking of this, Ning Chen decided to complete these tasks while he and Song Xiyun were heading to the second science fiction island.
The next day, Ning Chen told Song Xiyun his thoughts.
After hearing Ning Chen’s thoughts, Song Xiyun couldn’t help but said excitedly:
“Ning Chen, we can finally go to the second science fiction island, right? This is really a This is great news. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time, and now I can finally realize this dream."
"Yes, the work on the space elevator has been basically solved, and the safety of the surrounding area has been solved. The protection level has also been upgraded to a higher level than before. Finally, there is nothing we need to worry about anymore. Of course, our trip to the second science fiction island this time is not just to enjoy life. In addition, we also have other things to worry about. There are many other tasks to complete.”
Song Xiyun has naturally been mentally prepared for this. In Song Xiyun's mind, in addition to being able to feel the future life in advance, the Science Fiction Island is also a place to improve one's work efficiency. Song Xiyun will naturally not slack off because of this. own work.
(End of this chapter)