Chapter 936 - The Historic First Train (2/2)

Liu Haotian took the hand that the old man had stretched out and shook it gently.

“Liu Haotian, it’s my honor to meet you.”

Of course, not everyone showed a fascinated expression to this space elevator. For example, the expert from ESA with a sneer and commented on the design of the space elevator with the BBC reporter net to him.

“Did they consider the impact of high air flow differences on the structure of the elevator? You should eat some motion sickness medicine, we will be probably be shaking like a noodles once we get to 10,000 meters.”

The ESA expert then mocked.

“Maybe it will break like a noodle.”

Going into space with all the invitees was a Stingray X-1 space plane that hung on the outer cargo track outside the space elevator.

To be precise, its name was Stingray C-1.

According to data released by Celestial Trade, the Stingray X-1 was to be used as a multi-purpose spacecraft with multi-function modules. The transport module was named Stingray C-1 and would carry a small amount of cargo. The Stingray with mining capability was named P-1, and the Stringray with an attack module was named A-1.

However, Celestial Trade did not recognize that it had a production plan for an attacking spacecraft. At least for now, humans have not discovered the existence of other civilizations. That being the case, the purpose of an attack module didn’t exist.

After all, according to the design drawings of the Pan-Asian Cooperation, the weapons used by the Stingray A-1 was a laser cannon. The power attenuation coefficient of laser weapons in the atmosphere also makes it impossible to become an efficient medium to long-range weapon. Moreover, the use of an spacecraft without any aerodynamic design to fight a war in the atmosphere is far less effective than the Aurora-20 with wing design.

“Ch-001 train is ready, please go to the waiting room and board the train…”

A polite and clear voice appeared, with the assistance of Celestial Trade staff, the first seventy passengers boarded a vertical train on a small lift.

Liu Haotian’s ticket was A07-9, which represented the 7th floor 9th seat.

Under the guidance of the crew, he sat in his own fixed seat and fastened the strange-looking seat belt. During the ascending and landing phases, the cabin would enter an overweight and weightless state. During these two phases, passengers were prohibited from leaving their seats. However, when the elevator was at a constant speed, passengers would be able to leave their seat and stand by the window to enjoy the breathtaking view of leaving Earth.

After securing himself in the seat, Liu Haotian took a deep breath and rested his head on the soft cushion to relax his tense body.

Under a uniform traction, the carriage began to move sideways under the traction of the robotic arm and then moved up. Like a bullet being pushed into the squall line, after a short and slight tremor, the carriage entered ascending track No. 1.

“Welcome to the Ch-001 train of Celestial Trade Outer Space Orbital Development. This train runs from the base station to Celestial City, with a distance of 35,860 kilometers. The estimated flight time is 5 hours and 12 minutes, and the maximum speed is 2 kilometers per second…”

“The elevator track has been confirmed to be smooth, and the Ch-001 train has entered the No. 1 track. Please ensure your seat belt has been fastened…”

Immersed in their own thoughts, all the passengers closed their eyes while soothing music began to play.

“The train is departing. I wish you a pleasant trip.”