Earth outer space.
Starport.
After several months of construction day and night, the general outline of the star port has been fully formed. Looking at the whole picture from a distance, the star port is like a huge steering wheel, suspended above the earth, and like it is inserted on a fist-sized globe. Previous pin.
The star port has a three-layer structure. The outer left layer is a huge ring. As the earth rotates, the ring is also slowly rotating, generating energy every second and playing a self-sufficient role.
The outer ring is the only way for foreign spacecraft to land at the star port. Even behemoths like the Olive and Kunpeng can dock safely in the outer ring.
Through the special internal passage of the outer ring, you enter the second ring area, which is the living area. In addition to public places, the two-person double-berth dormitory alone is enough to accommodate 100,000 people.
This does not include squares, canteens, observation decks and other places.
Further inside through the second ring road is the core area of the star port, the office area, the energy area, the protective shield core, etc. All areas important to the security of the star port are here.
Today, Xinggang is doing a great thing.
From the central area of the space star port, special tungsten-titanium high-strength alloy steel cables will be dropped to the earth. A total of 16 cables will be dropped. They will be towed by the spacecraft and brought to the earth for the final link.
Each steel cable is specially made. Ten people need to surround one steel cable. As long as it successfully connects to the earth, it is a true space elevator.
Each steel cable represents a huge space elevator. This will be a milestone for mankind to move towards space without the need for spaceships.
Chen Tiansheng piloted the spacecraft back to the star port. It was still a long time before the steel cable was released. According to the laws of the earth's rotation, the space station was constantly adjusting its position to ensure that the landing point of the steel cable would not deviate too far from the correct orbit.
"How are you preparing?"
Chen Tiansheng asked this question as soon as he came back.
Yang Xue and other pilots are constantly adjusting the position of the star port according to the parameters.
Every movement is precisely micro-managed. After all, the star port has tens of thousands of propeller engines. When necessary, the space elevator can be disconnected, and the star port can completely break away from the earth and become a movable city in the universe.
This is also the prototype of the B-class starship.
"Calibration successful, error does not exceed 100 meters!"
Yang Xue quickly picked up the phone and ordered:
"Activate all pilot spaceships, fly to the earth, and set off!"
Directly below the star port, a formation of spaceships pulling steel cables was dispatched in large numbers. In an array, 10 spaceships descended with the steel cables at a constant speed and plunged vertically into the earth's atmosphere.
At this moment, everyone is holding their breath. Whether they can succeed depends on whether the landing point is accurate.
"18gang 001 reports that we have entered the atmosphere. Below is the South China Sea of my country. We can already see the Nansha Islands Space Elevator Base with the naked eye!"
Everyone became even more nervous.
Chen Tiansheng quickly reminded:
"All pilot spaceships listen to the command. The earth's gravity is limited. The steel cable will become a burden for you. Drive carefully."
"Understood~"
Because there is the barrier of the canopy, it is unknown what will happen under the canopy.
Everyone's heart was in their throats.
It wasn't until about 10 minutes later that another report came.
"18th Line 001 reports that the No. 1 steel cable has been successfully landed. The ground engineering team is working on it to connect to the earth. The estimated completion time is 5 minutes."
"The second echelon enters the atmosphere."
The second flight formation guided the steel cable into the sky.
In this way, with the unremitting efforts of everyone, the second, third, and up to sixteen steel cables were all successfully connected to the ground. The first step of the space elevator was finally completed successfully.
"marvelous!"
Thunderous applause rang out from every corner of the core area of the Star Port.
Everyone cheered and hugged, and the excitement was overwhelming.
But this is not over yet, because on the ground, the engineering team is still carrying out the second and third thorough reinforcements. As long as the steel cables are firmly tied and there is not even a hair's error, the space elevator will be considered complete. Completed.
Chen Tiansheng couldn't wait any longer and couldn't wait to fly the spacecraft back to the ground. Standing under the space elevator base in the Nansha Islands, he looked at the 16 steel cables towering into the clouds and marveled at their uncanny workmanship.
"When will it be put into use?"
Chen Tiansheng asked impatiently.
"In about three days."
Chief Engineer Li Hongguang gave the answer.
"Three days later, let 100,000 people from Darkfire land on the starship."
Chen Tiansheng turned around excitedly and made a grand announcement to everyone.
"In three days, human civilization will officially go into space!"
The black-armored warriors on the ground were also cheering for joy. After all, this was another day that could be recorded as a milestone.
…
Originally, Chen Tiansheng wanted to witness the first operation of the space elevator and experience the startup of the space elevator, but an unexpected situation forced him to return to Mars.
Mars underground base, cloning laboratory.
Chen Tiansheng arrived in a hurry.
"How was the effect of the first batch of clones?"
The two researchers looked apologetic and pushed each other, feeling embarrassed to speak.
As soon as he saw their expressions, Chen Tiansheng knew that these first batch of clones had probably failed.
Walking outside the observation room, there was a huge two-way mirror, inside which was a group of spotless clones dressed in white.
There are men and women, some are sitting on the ground playing, some are in a daze, or some have silly expressions.
"What's happening here?"
The two people in charge explained like they were singing a double act.
Although the cloning technology is perfect, there is no problem with the genes, and every clone is healthy, but for some reason, the IQ of the first batch of clones produced is not more than three years old. Even if memories are instilled in them, their IQ is still the same. Mentally retarded.
"More than that, based on physical examination, we found that these clones are sterile. In other words, they are superficial and look like humans, but in fact they are no different from fools."
Chen Tiansheng held his head, with an expression of extreme disappointment.
"how so?"
"Chief, we really tried our best."
Chen Tiansheng asked in despair:
"What exactly went wrong?"
The two people in charge didn't know how to answer. They looked at each other and said tentatively:
"Maybe there is something wrong with the genetic sample. How about we try cloning it with better genes next time?"
Chen Tiansheng didn't have a better solution. Looking at nearly a thousand clones, trouble came. How to deal with these failed products became a problem.
Kill, what is the difference between this and murder.
But if they are to be raised, it is necessary to raise a bunch of idiots with an IQ of only 3 years old.
"Why!"
Chen Tiansheng said speechlessly:
"You are responsible for finding a solution, and these failures are for you to deal with, and I won't care about them."
Chen Tiansheng left dejectedly, leaving the two responsible persons to deal with it. They knew nothing.
Scientists are not soldiers, so they definitely don't dare to kill people, so how to deal with it becomes a problem.
In the end, it was left to Wu Weida, Zheng Qian, and Sun Xiaolong to deal with these failed clones.
