When Li Xiaojun and Yun Xi, father and daughter, followed Yun Lan and his group to the ground command center of the space elevator, there were already many people waiting there.
"Welcome all leaders to come and give us guidance..." The person in charge of the space elevator had a flattering look on his face when facing Yun Lan and his group.
"Let's go check out the space elevator."
Soon, a group of people arrived at the location of the space elevator.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, everyone, led by the person in charge of the space elevator, came to the bottom of the space elevator.
"Please introduce the data of this space elevator." Yun Lan instructed the person in charge of the space elevator.
"OK."
"Our space elevator is 100,000 kilometers high and can run 10 elevators at the same time. Each elevator has a load of about 100 tons. In other words, theoretically, it can carry 1,000 tons of material at the same time."
"However, for the safety of the elevator, it is generally not recommended to do so. The best way is to allow the elevator to evenly bear the load..."
"What is the speed of this elevator?" Yun Lan asked the person in charge.
Hearing Yun Lan's words, the person in charge quickly said: "Our space elevator will gradually accelerate to five kilometers per second in the atmosphere within five minutes. After leaving the atmosphere, the fastest speed can reach twenty kilometers per second."
"So how long does it take to get from the ground to the second-level platform?" Yun Lan continued to ask.
"From the ground to the secondary platform without stopping, the test data is about 93 minutes." The person in charge said quickly.
"93 minutes, not bad." Yun Lan nodded with satisfaction.
"What about returning?"
"The return speed will be faster, but we need to slow down before entering the atmosphere. The test result is about 86 minutes." The person in charge replied quickly.
"That means it takes about three hours to make a round trip, right?" Yun Lan asked.
"Yes, but considering the loading and unloading, it will take more time. Add the delay time, and the round trip will probably take four or five hours," explained the person in charge.
“Even if it takes five hours for a round trip, I can make four or five trips a day. That’s not bad.” Yun Lan nodded with satisfaction.
One trip can transport a thousand tons of supplies, and four or five trips can transport four or five thousand tons.
With such a heavy weight, the Long March 5 can only carry 17 tons of payload to geosynchronous orbit at a time.
To carry as much cargo as the space elevator can carry in a day, the Long March 5 would need to be launched nearly 300 times.
"Let's go and take the space elevator and experience its speed." Yun Lan said to everyone with a smile.
Soon, a group of people arrived at a space elevator.
This is an elevator mainly used to transport people, so all four sides are made of transparent materials.
Sitting in the space elevator, you can see all the scenery around you.
There are more than thirty passenger elevators, each of which can accommodate hundreds of passengers.
Yun Lan and his group naturally went directly to the top floor, where they could overlook the best view.
After everyone entered the elevator, those who were not cultivators put on load-bearing clothing and then sat on their seats and secured themselves.
But cultivators don't need to go through so much trouble and can walk freely in the space elevator.
Soon, the space elevator began to rise.
At the beginning, the ascent speed was very slow, only slightly faster than a human running.
But soon, the space elevator rose faster and faster.
When it broke through the atmosphere, the space elevator had reached a speed of five kilometers per second.
After breaking through the atmosphere, the space elevator began to accelerate and soon reached twenty kilometers per second.
At this speed, it can even leave the star system.
"How about it?"
Yun Lan asked Li Xiaojun as he watched the earth getting farther and farther away.
"Not very good, too slow." Li Xiaojun smacked his lips.
His flying speed can reach thousands of times the speed of light, so this speed is slower than a snail compared to his flying speed.
Hearing what Li Xiaojun said, Yun Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
"Compared to ordinary people, this speed is already very good."
"Compared to ordinary people, this speed is indeed very good." Li Xiaojun nodded.
Then he commented: "Although the speed of transporting materials by space elevators cannot be compared with that of teleportation arrays, there is no doubt that space elevators are the most energy-efficient."
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