SUMMARY OF: II -Mighty Works and Wonders, Chap13 -Diamonds, section 46
“STAR OF EPIPHANY” — by Omar Fink 2019
[this is a series of summaries extracted from the novel]
In Zurich, Switzerland, a meeting is held with Ulrich Giger, Peter Anderson, Tony Azaria, and Professor Morgan. They discuss the implementation of a new technology called DMJ (Distributed Matter Junction). The DMJ is expected to significantly improve space elevator lifting capacity. Current lifting capacity is 500 tons per cable per day. With DMJ upgrades, they project reaching 2,500 tons per day by year 10. This improvement could allow nearly 8 billion people to be lifted off Earth before the comet’s return, up from the previous estimate of 3 billion.
On Habitat-81, at AU 2.3, Augustus “Scotty” Scott addresses the newly formed Miner’s Guild. The Guild proposes purchasing Habitat-81 from Humanity United to create a base for miners. They plan to rename the habitat to “MORIA”. The habitat is moving to a final orbit near AU 2.7, close to the asteroid belt’s center. Kazimieras Jagiello, a miner, votes in favor of the proposal.
On Habitat-107, at AU 2.1, Lee Martin reports on the DMJ technology and its impact on space elevator capacity. She explains that the DMJ allows for the creation of stronger “diamond nanothread” fibers.
This new material is expected to enable the evacuation of nearly all Earth’s population who wish to leave.
On Habitat-58, at AU 2.5, Nabith Mehra, with the help of an AI called TYCHE, analyzes the comet train’s impact on asteroid trajectories. They discover that the comet’s passage through the asteroid belt caused significant perturbations in asteroid orbits.
On Habitat-58, at AU 2.5, Nabith Mehra presents his findings to Delize Naidu and Keel O’Donnell. He proposes a plan to save Earth by altering the trajectories of 14 large asteroids (over 100km in diameter). By positioning these asteroids correctly, they could create enough gravitational force to deflect the returning comet train away from Earth. Keel confirms that they have the technology to nudge asteroids into new trajectories. Nabith emphasizes that while this plan is feasible, time is limited.
