Starting from a top student and marching towards the sea of ​​stars

Chapter 460 The space elevator is officially operational!

"Really? That's the best thing. Academician Ning, if I really have a better working condition there, can I stay there for a longer period of time? Three or five years is fine!"

Ning Chen felt helpless when he heard this. Of course, if Yue Jiafeng really wanted this, Ning Chen would not express any refusal.

"Of course, as long as Academician Yue is willing, there is absolutely no problem in living there forever."

"Okay, I'm just joking. It's okay to experience life there for a while, but if you live there for too long, you will definitely feel out of touch with society."

The appearance of Ning Chen and Song Xiyun made Yue Jiafeng feel much better. When the two came out of Yue Jiafeng's office, they were also happy for Yue Jiafeng's transformation.

"Ning Chen, our second science fiction island is about to be built. When the time comes, let's go to the next science fiction island and live there for a while to see if we can produce any more research results there."

"Well, we have to wait until the space elevator project is officially completed before we can consider it. We have been working hard enough during this period, and it is really time to take a good rest."

"That's natural. Once the space elevator project is officially completed, we will definitely go up there to experience it ourselves and confirm that there are no problems with the project's operation before we leave with peace of mind."

Ning Chen and Song Xiyun reached a consensus on this decision very easily. In the previous projects, Ning Chen had already developed this habit. Even if a newly built project might theoretically have certain risks, Ning Chen would not hesitate to be one of the first members to experience it.

As a project that Ning Chen personally designed and participated in building, he would certainly not be afraid to experience it himself. Ning Chen has always been very confident in his own design and guidance during the construction process. If Ning Chen himself does not believe in the safety of the project, others will certainly not be able to ride it with confidence.

It is precisely because of this that Ning Chen is very active in setting an example, and as Ning Chen's best partner, Song Xiyun also has very strong courage in this regard.

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With the completion of the final finishing work of the project, the construction of the entire space elevator project was finally successfully completed.

With the concerted efforts of the entire project team, the duration of this project was not too long, and it was even completed a little ahead of the expected schedule. However, in the eyes of the project team members, the construction process of this project was still very long, and the hardships involved were difficult to describe in words.

Seeing the towering space elevator project in front of them, everyone didn't know how to express their excitement for a moment.

"It's not easy... It's really not easy! This technology that has only existed in people's imagination has now been built by us! Moreover, even after so many harassments, the progress of our project has not been seriously affected. Only we know the hardships involved!"

Yue Jiafeng, who was standing next to Ning Chen, couldn't help but sigh like this.

After the project was officially completed, Yue Jiafeng, who went to Science Fiction Island for a short relaxation, rushed back to the project team as soon as possible, unwilling to miss such an exciting moment.

What made Ning Chen feel very gratified was that after living on the Science Fiction Island for a period of time, Yue Jiafeng had indeed gotten rid of his previous strong sense of self-blame, and his overall condition was even better than usual.

"Yes, no matter whether the obstacles to the project are technical or other, it will not affect our determination to succeed. What we need to do next is to conduct a trial operation of the space elevator project to ensure that the entire project can be operated smoothly."

After hearing Ning Chen's words, everyone felt excited but also a little nervous.

After all, this is a very large and complex project. Even though the entire project has been presented to everyone, no one can immediately give a conclusion about its actual performance. Therefore, when everyone thinks about the scene after the project is put into trial operation, they will inevitably feel a little nervous.

Ning Chen seemed to have noticed the excitement in everyone's hearts and continued to say to them:

"Don't worry, the project is safe, and I will be one of the first to experience the project after the trial run to experience the actual operation of our space elevator project. The number of participants is limited, and whether you want to sign up is voluntary. It depends on everyone's opinion."

Ning Chen naturally would not force anyone on this matter. After all, everyone has his or her own assessment of the safety of the project, and Ning Chen would understand others on this point.

Of course, Ning Chen would never take his own and others' safety lightly. As early as when the space elevator project was just completed, Ning Chen had already conducted countless simulations in his mind to ensure that the safety of the entire project was very reliable.

Even after more than a decade or even longer of operation, the safety of the project will still be very guaranteed thanks to its solid material structure. Moreover, according to the normal space elevator operation system, the space elevator will be regularly inspected and repaired. In this way, the safety performance and reliability of the space elevator will be further enhanced.

Inspired by Ning Chen, many people were motivated to experience the space elevator project compared to the first batch and signed up actively on the spot.

After all, even Ning Chen himself is not afraid of the risks when the project is run for the first time. In this respect, Ning Chen is different from many leaders, which also allows them to eliminate their subconscious fear of this new project.

Of course, there are still some people who have not dared to sign up for the first batch of trial operation of the space elevator project. Perhaps in their hearts, the fear of facing new things is still too strong. Even with Ning Chen in charge, they still cannot overcome this fear.

However, the number of people who have registered now has far exceeded the number of places available for the first batch of space elevator experience. No one will have any opinions about those who have not registered. With fewer people registering, their chances of being selected will increase accordingly.

Ning Chen was very excited to see everyone signing up actively. In order to be fair, Ning Chen decided to use a lottery to select a number of people from those who registered to enter the final list of experiencers.

People like Song Xiyun and Yue Jiafeng, who undertook key tasks in the project team, naturally did not need to be restricted by the lottery process, but could directly experience it with Ning Chen. After the final list was selected, the lucky ones who were drawn were very excited. They all knew that this was a historic moment in human civilization and a key step for Blue Star civilization to truly move into space.

Those who were not selected will naturally feel a little disappointed, but it only means that they cannot experience it first hand. There will definitely be such an opportunity in the future.

"Now everyone go back and prepare. After all, we are going to space, so necessary preparations must be made. If there are no problems, I will broadcast the trial run of the space elevator project live so that people all over the world can see the operation process of the space elevator..."

After hearing Ning Chen's words, everyone became more excited and knew what this matter meant.

With the rapid development of Blue Star civilization technology in recent years, people's attention to this high-tech has increased a lot compared to before.

Because there are fewer and fewer poor people in the world, after people have met their basic needs for food and clothing, they will gradually begin to pay attention to higher-level issues.

When Star Technology officially announced the news, hundreds of millions of people quickly learned about it for the first time and were very much looking forward to the start of the trial operation of the space elevator project.

"I didn't expect that Xingchen Technology would complete the construction of the space elevator project so quickly. I really hope that they can successfully complete the first trial operation of the space elevator project, which marks another key step forward for human civilization."

"It seems that the FBI's previous attack on the Star Technology Space Elevator Project did not have any substantial impact on the project, and their actual construction speed was even much faster than expected. This is really ironic."

“I don’t know if Star Technology will use the same technology for this live broadcast as it did for the FBI. Oh, please forgive me for saying the wrong thing just now. There is no evidence that the live broadcast of the FBI was conducted by Star Technology.”

"Academician Ning Chen is a really brave man. Every time a new project is completed, he is one of the first people to experience it. Academician Ning Chen's approach allows everyone to trust the safety performance of these projects."

Before the live broadcast of the space elevator project officially began, millions of people came to the live broadcast room of Star Technology in advance to prepare to watch the live broadcast.

In fact, from the beginning to the end, Xingchen Technology has never really seriously developed various technologies related to live broadcasting. But even so, Xingchen Technology has accidentally made their live broadcast level and live broadcast effects unique in the world.

Finally, it was time for the space elevator's official trial operation to begin. In the live broadcast room, the entire framework of the space elevator could be clearly seen.

In order to give everyone a better experience, this live broadcast has also added the option of virtual reality technology. As long as the viewers have the corresponding equipment, they can get a better viewing experience, as if they were on the space elevator.

"There are five minutes left until the first start of the space elevator. Please be prepared."

After hearing the voice coming from the headphones, everyone checked their safety equipment again. Although artificial intelligence had already helped them confirm in advance, everyone still checked again out of habit.

At this moment, Ning Chen looked at Song Xiyun and Yue Jiafeng beside him, and couldn't help but feel excited about the arrival of such a moment.

In order to complete the construction of the space elevator project, everyone is taking the risk of their lives, and at this moment, they can finally enjoy the fruits of their hard work over the past few days with peace of mind.

"Ning Chen, the space elevator is finally going to start. This feeling is so exciting. I really can't imagine what it will feel like in a while."

"Well, this feeling is completely different from riding a spacecraft. It's more like riding a bungee jump in an amusement park. Of course, the difference in intensity between the two is still very huge. We can only know the specific feeling when we actually experience it."

Listening to Ning Chen and Song Xiyun's conversation, Yue Jiafeng couldn't help but join in.

"Academician Ning, Teacher Song, judging from the state of the two of you, you really are not nervous at all. If you were an ordinary person, even if you were just riding a bungee jumping machine in an amusement park, you probably wouldn't be so relaxed."

Ning Chen couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Of course, putting aside other factors, our space elevator project is actually much safer than the bungee jumping machine in the amusement park. There is naturally nothing to be nervous about when riding on such a safe device."

Ning Chen was not bluffing on this point, because his confidence in the safety of the space elevator was not blind, but had sufficient theoretical basis.

"Yes, Academician Yue, I have the same idea as Ning Chen. I believe that everyone on the space elevator now believes in its safety."

"Of course, there is no doubt about that, but I think it is normal for us to feel a little nervous. I still have to express my admiration for the two of you. It seems that I still have a lot to learn from you..."

As the three of them were chatting, time passed quietly, and the first trial run of the space elevator was about to begin.

"Five, four, three, two, one... start!"

Following the command from the space elevator operation commander, the entire space elevator started running instantly. Everyone felt a very strong thrust, which quickly allowed them to reach a very high speed.

This uncomfortable feeling did not last long. After a short while, the strong feeling of acceleration gradually disappeared, because during the entire process of riding the space elevator, there was still a long section of almost uniform linear motion.

(End of this chapter)