And this situation is definitely something Xu Lei doesn't want to see.

Besides, the manufacturing of 40,000 kilometers of cables is also a very large amount of work and will definitely take a lot of time.

Although there are many problems that Xu Lei and the others need to face at the moment, there is no hint of worry on Xu Lei's face, because at this time, the role of Xingpu and quantum computers is well reflected.

"Xingpu."

"Carry out simulation calculations on these synthesis plans and eliminate those that do not meet the strength."

Xu Lei's purpose was very clear. Before officially conducting experiments on material synthesis plans, Xingtong would first remove the plans that did not meet the requirements, so that their workload would be much lighter.

And Xingtong is fully capable of doing this.

Facing his boss's orders, Xingtong would not have any doubts or rejections, and immediately started the calculation and simulation of these synthesis plans in the next second.

However, due to the large amount of information involved, it will take a certain amount of time to arrive at the final result.

Gu Sanlin also understood Xing Tong's ability, so he remained patient at this time, sorting out relevant information while waiting for Xing Tong's results.

It has to be said that the quantum computer plus Xingtong is simply even more powerful than a tiger. The efficiency is unbelievable. It seemed that not long after Xu Lei's perception, Xingtong's voice rang in his ears.

"Boss, the calculation simulation has been completed, and there are five most suitable synthesis options left."

"Are there five more kinds?" Xu Lei turned his gaze to the virtual screen projected by Xingtong upon hearing the sound, and murmured thoughtfully: "It's within the acceptable range. At least it saves a lot of time."

Through its own simulation calculations, Xingtong finally retained only the five most likely synthesis plans, which was equivalent to denying most of them.

The time saved is huge.

Next, they only need to dig deeper into these five options and synthesize the required materials.

As long as the final material can pass various tests, it can be used as a cable for the space elevator.

Compared to Xu Lei, who was relatively calm, Gu Sanlin was more excited and his voice of surprise could be heard in almost the entire laboratory.

"It's really great, so many synthesis options have been eliminated."

"It is certain that special carbon nanotube materials that can be used as cables can be developed within the expected time."

Carefully flipping through the remaining five synthesis plans, he did not hide the joy on his face.

Xu Lei knew that Gu Sanlin's performance came from his heart. He sincerely hoped to develop special materials that could be used as space elevator cables. Now that there was hope of achieving his goal, it was understandable that he would be a little excited.

Can be forgiven.

At the same time, Xu Lei also understood that although Xingtong's simulation and calculations had successfully eliminated many synthesis solutions that did not meet the requirements.

In the end, only these five species remained.

But this does not mean that the research on materials is no longer difficult.

After all, the five synthesis plans in their hands are just theoretical data. How to synthesize them is what they need to consider most at the moment.

You must know that carbon nanotubes are not a new term created by future technology companies. Some companies at home and abroad are also researching carbon nanotube materials. However, because they cannot find an effective synthesis method, they have not caused much excitement in the market.

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So next they must find out the synthesis methods of these five materials through various experimental studies.

Although Xu Lei relied on the technical knowledge in his mind and believed that he could complete this challenge, considering the time and efficiency issues, he still felt that it was necessary to give Gu Sanlin some advice so that he could return to his original state as soon as possible.

"Let's get started."

"Follow-up work is also a big challenge for us."

After being reminded by Xu Lei, Gu Sanlin immediately came back to his senses and realized the gaffe he had just made.

So he immediately put away his expression and said solemnly: "It's the dean, I'm ready."

that's all.

For many days after that, Xu Lei spent most of his time in the materials laboratory of the research center, synthesizing carbon nanotube materials with Gu Sanlin and others, and conducting very complex and detailed tests.

It is also worth mentioning that considering the status and division of labor of Xingtong and Chen Shihe.

In the end, Xu Lei asked Chen Shihe to be temporarily in charge of the company, leaving Xingtong in the laboratory to help.

Anyway, everything is on track.

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Time flew by in a flash, and several months passed quickly.

Because it was a critical moment for the space elevator project, during the Spring Festival, everyone in the basic project, including Xu Lei, chose to stay at their jobs.

And they were all proposed on their own initiative.

Xu Lei naturally did not reject everyone's proposal. In addition to staying with everyone in the laboratory on New Year's Eve, he also promised that after the completion of the space elevator, everyone would have a long vacation and relax. In addition, the bonus was also extremely generous, which naturally made everyone very motivated.

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Unfortunately, although they successfully synthesized two materials during this period, they ultimately failed the test.

The material has the highest performance once. Although it can withstand the force generated when the space elevator is running, it loses its original properties after two or three times and becomes very fragile.

This kind of test result definitely cannot be used on a space elevator.

For this reason, Xu Lei and the others had no choice but to place their hopes on several other materials and conduct more serious synthetic research on them.

Thanks to the joint efforts of so many heavy-duty dredgers and engineering transport ships, the central ground station on Dentian Island has begun to take shape, just like a natural island firmly occupying the sea.

At the same time, the tower of the ground station is growing taller and is about to become the world's first tall tower.

Let’s talk about the space agency.

Within a few months, relying on the design drawings transmitted by Xu Lei, Wu Chuping led the team to successfully complete the first spaceport cornerstone module.

It will be launched into space via a launch vehicle and sent to a designated low-Earth orbit location.

The first success has undoubtedly given everyone a lot of confidence and confidence in building a near-Earth spaceport that meets the needs.

The main reason is that their cornerstone module has been successfully tested. In the future, they only need to be mass-produced and launched into space to complete the docking. This is nothing more than increasing the frequency of rocket launches.

In fact, according to the original regulations of the space agency, in order to ensure the absolute success of the project, they will have backup rockets and the same equipment when performing launch missions, so as to ensure that the backup rockets can be launched in time when problems arise.

However, in order to ensure that the spaceport could be completed as expected, the space agency decided to directly cancel the backup rocket equipment.

Changed to fully operational launch spaceport cornerstone modules.

Under normal circumstances, such high-frequency rocket launches will definitely attract the attention of domestic netizens, especially since the launch missions are related to future technology, and we need to build our own domestically produced near-Earth spaceport.

But in fact, the number of people paying attention this time was not large, and it didn't even attract much attention.

Blame the cause.

In addition to the steady broadcast of the live broadcast of the construction of Dentian Island all day long, which diverted some traffic, the main reason is that Bei Mei's space shuttle is finally about to carry out a launch mission to transport several astronauts to the moon.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

Dali Rover Island.

La Jor Space Force Base.

At this time, a heavy-lift launch vehicle can be seen standing on the launch pad in the center of the launch site.

In the General Launch Control Center, Hayden, the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Masen, the chairman of the Space Exploration Technology Corporation, both stood here and stared at the screen in front of them with solemn expressions.

Today is the day to launch the moon landing rocket to send astronauts to the moon.

At the same time, there were many eyes staring at them.

After decades of returning to the moon, it is still unknown whether the mission can be successfully completed.

But it is certain that they will not fail this time.

Otherwise, in addition to telling the outside world that their aviation technology has regressed, it will also affect the subsequent construction of super-large laser weapons at the moon base.

Because of this lunar landing, the astronauts also need to complete the monitoring of the lunar underground resources and determine the construction location of the lunar base, which is a special mission.

"Don't worry, Chief Hayden. The astronauts have now successfully entered the spacecraft and will be ignited and launched into space soon. We are just waiting for the whole world to cheer for this moon landing."

Perhaps in an attempt to lighten the atmosphere, Marsen stepped forward and said these words after seeing Hayden's serious expression.

They were able to land on the moon decades ago. Nowadays, the level of various technologies has improved rapidly, and with the cooperation between officials and technology companies, there is no possibility of failure no matter how you look at it.

"I hope everything goes well. The commander-in-chief is paying attention to us." After hearing what Masen said, Hayden said with emotion: "We can't let future technology make jokes."

Not long after.

As the scheduled time arrived, after an exciting countdown reading, Hayden finally gave the order to ignite.

"ignition!"

When the huge roar of the rocket engine sounded, the towering heavy-duty launch vehicle slowly lifted into the sky, suddenly stabbing into space like an unstoppable sword.

After a period of flight, the rocket detached the spacecraft on which the astronauts were riding, entered the predetermined orbit, and adjusted its attitude to head to the moon.

According to the speed of the spacecraft, it will take about four days for the lunar module to reach the moon.

By then, astronauts will once again step on the lunar soil.

When the rocket is successfully launched and the spacecraft enters the predetermined orbit, the internal and external networks will undoubtedly be very busy during this period.
To be continued...