Chapter 25: Space Elevator
"Dear Mr. Alwin, it's an honor to meet you, I am Yang Ping, the chief controller of the space elevator at the Mars base." Yang Ping bowed very politely, and the number of etiquette was very in place.
"No need to be polite, I'm just an ordinary person, you can be casual."
Alvin was a little flattered by Yang Ping's politeness, and he was more used to greeting neighbors.
"Ahem, Mr. said it was funny, how could the discoverer of the alien fleet be an ordinary person!"
Alvin pouted helplessly, why did everyone think that the discovery of the alien fleet was a great thing?
"It was just an accident."
"No, no, the longer I stay on Mars, the more I don't believe in accidents, for example, a miniature meteorite pierces the sky and hits a certain pedestrian, the surface of Mars is so big, it just hits, I believe that there is some kind of gravitational force between cause and effect, so I believe in necessity."
"Okay, let's get down to business, listen to EA say you have something important to report." Alvin put the topic of going to Antarctica back in perspective.
"Sir, I would like to ask you to shorten the time limit for occupying the space elevator, because there are a large number of people on the Martian side who want to evacuate." Yang Ping said.
"Evacuate, you should have plenty of time, don't be in a hurry for a few days, right?" Alvin asked.
"You're right, but I think you should have heard about the chaos at the Mars base, everyone is worried, it's impossible to make everyone sane at this time, it's a good situation for them not to lose their minds!" Yang Ping said.
"I know this, but I have to tell you that three days is the official estimated time, and if my men and equipment are not delivered, then the occupation of the space elevator will continue to be delayed until the mission is completed, but ......" Erwin's words paused here.
After all, the chaos in the Mars base has something to do with him, and it was the internal leakage of the news that caused this situation to happen, and he couldn't help but take care of Yang Ping even if he was tough.
But then again, I don't know how Arnos got along, and whether the person who leaked the news was arrested.
"But I would also urge that if it can be done in a shorter time, it will be good news for both Earth and Mars."
When Yang Ping listened to the first half, his eyes straightened, the worst news was that it was postponed, which would kill him, but the second half gave him a glimmer of hope.
"Mr. Alwin, as long as it can be completed in advance, I will fully cooperate, I have received a notice from the United Nations, if you have any instructions, you can directly give an order, and there is no need to detour." Yang Ping said.
"Well, I happen to have something to look for you as well."
From the main engine, Al will bring up a schematic diagram of the construction of the space elevator, a schematic diagram of the spacecraft launch process, and a description of the space travel process.
The space elevator is divided into a base station on the surface, a transmission pipeline that breaks through the atmosphere in the middle, and a zenith space station.
The spacecraft is docked in the launch bay of the Zenith space station, completely saving the consumption required to break through the atmosphere.
In the launch bay of the Zenith space station, the spacecraft will enter the orbit between Earth and Mars, pushing the speed to one-fifteenth of the speed of light, so it can be said that going to Mars is already a very easy and pleasant thing.
But the fly in the ointment is that the straight line between two points is the shortest, and any change of direction in the universe, that is, curvilinear motion, consumes expensive energy.
The development of miniature controllable nuclear fusion reactors is not ideal, which means that human spacecraft can store very limited energy.
As a result, there is always only one route between Mars and Earth, which can only be transported in one direction to prevent collisions.
This awkward situation will not change until the next spacecraft is built or the existing space elevator is retrofitted.
However, with the current demand for space travel, there is no need to build new routes or ships at a high cost, at least not so long ago.
"I refreshed up on the space elevator, but I have a question I want to ask."
Alvin said as he projected a report on the big screen, a timeline of the ship's operations.
"As far as I know, the spacecraft will take nearly an hour to load equipment in the zenith space station, and it will take nearly an hour to carry out the first routine inspection to complete the last routine inspection before the launch, and the current distance from the Earth to Mars is one astronomical unit, and the voyage takes nearly an hour, counting the acceleration time for one hour, and the spacecraft arrives at the destination for maintenance and inspection in fifteen minutes, and the cargo is unloaded in a maximum of fifteen minutes, and the whole process takes two and a half hours, am I right?"
"No problem, it's always been like this."
Yang Ping already roughly knew what the problem was with what Alvin was talking about, and of course he had read the report.
The problem is that the time required to unload the cargo has been extended to two hours, which means that the efficiency has almost doubled.
"I can cooperate with your work, but your own work doesn't seem to be done well, can you give me an explanation?"
Erwin's fingers crackled on the tabletop, each of which lowered Yang Ping's head a point.
"Sir, the exit is congested by the crowd, and it is very difficult for the goods to leave the site."
"If you want to get it done as soon as possible, you have to solve this problem!" Alwin's words were sharp.
"Sir, I also want to solve it, but I don't have extra manpower, it's good that the guards can barely maintain order, and you know that there are a large number of famous families on Mars."
Yang Ping showed a wry smile, that is, these famous families don't buy official accounts, and you can't do it, what can you do, what can you do?
"Yang Ping, this was originally your job, but if you don't handle this matter well, I will investigate it later, and I will contact Owen to help maintain the export order."
"Thank you, Mr. Erwin!"
The big stone hanging in Yang Ping's heart was put down, and as long as EA was willing to help, all the problems would be solved.
EA's existence as an executor and judge is something that no one wants to provoke.
If he had to sum it up in one sentence, EA is the self-propelled wolf's lair tiger Xue.
"By the way, Yang Ping, there is a spare plane on the Mars base, I want to put the spare machine online and put it into use, and the two spacecraft are operating at the same time, which can improve a lot of efficiency." Alvin said.
"Sir, I'm afraid not." Yang Ping replied.
"What, what's the difficulty?"
Erwin's "again" word made Yang Ping's face red, he was powerless now except to rely on others, which made him himself doubt his own ability.
He projected a piece of information on the screen about the backup machine, which showed that the backup machine was a modified version of the experimental machine originally used for experiments.
The interior can only accommodate a few people, and the power can only be pushed to one-twentieth of the speed of light, so it is used entirely as an emergency.
"As the information goes, this spare plane is not up to your task."
"In that case, then that's it, I wish you all the best in your work!" Alvin said.
"Sir, I wish you all the best in your work!"
The large screen in the control room dimmed, and the two sides ended the communication.
It was close to dawn, and Alwyn sat on the chaise longue with his sleepy head shaking.
Since arriving on the island by special plane, I have been working continuously for nearly 24 hours, including the journey.
The day before yesterday, I used my ability once, and now the whole person is very weak.
As soon as the door to the command room opened, Anos strode in from outside the door and reported to Alwin:
"Mr. Alwin, Lebert has arrived at the airport and is in the preparatory stage."
"Well, keep an eye on the moves, you go to a break, get me a cup of coffee."
"Sir, you better go to sleep, it will drag your body down!" Arnos worried.
From the first time he saw Alvin, Alvin was in such bad spirits that he could even fall asleep in important meetings, and he worked nearly twenty-four hours straight.
This is a high-intensity burden for people who have not undergone professional training and have a weak physique.
Mo He came in slowly from outside, he seemed to have just woken up, and the corners of his mouth still had the food of this breakfast.
"Xiao Ai, you haven't rested yet, leave it to me here, you go and rest!"
Alwyn slammed his drooping eyelids, his brain's thoughts staccatocated, and he knew he really needed to rest.
"That's hard work, you need to tell me in time!"
After saying this, Alvin fell asleep directly on the table, and Anos reluctantly dispatched two medical staff to carry Alvin to the lounge.
"It's like when I was younger, I forgot to rest as soon as I worked." Mo Lao said with emotion.
"Mr. Alwin is a man in charge." Anos said.
"I heard he had some odds with her wife?" Mo He asked.
"Mr. Alwin is not qualified to be a husband, but sometimes we are not responsible for everything." Anos said.
"Well, Arnos reports on his work, although the old man is old, he can't let a junior compare!"