It was not only the physics community that rejoiced at the collider's completion. For the partner organizations involved in its construction, the news was just as exhilarating.
Not only because it was a new wonder in human history, another monument of Engineering!
But also because this massive project, backed by investments exceeding tens of billions, had finally come to fruition.
Whether they were project leaders or frontline engineers, they could finally sleep soundly.
Shangjing.
China Rail Group headquarters.
Director Li of the Science and Industry Bureau personally paid a visit, meeting Academician Li Qingquan, China Rail Group's chief engineer, and conveying the nation's condolences and gratitude.
"...The collider has been operating extremely successfully! Your China Rail Group has rendered a tremendous service to our nation's Physics endeavors!"
"You flatter us, Director Li," Academician Li Qingquan said with a smile. "The credit does not belong to us alone. Without the technology from the Aerospace Group, Aerospace Science Group, and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, even if we had the ability to lay tracks on the moon, we would not have had the chance to put it to use."
Construction in a low-gravity environment required specialized engineering equipment. That equipment had been jointly developed by the Aerospace Group, Aerospace Science Group, and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study. Their side was mainly responsible for proposing specific construction plans tailored to the environment and equipment, then carrying them out.
They had encountered plenty of difficulties at the beginning, such as having absolutely no experience with construction in outer space.
Fortunately, the engineers from the Aerospace Science Group and Aerospace Group had been a tremendous help.
As for who deserved more credit, that was not necessarily so easy to say.
Besides, politeness was still necessary.
As he spoke, Academician Li Qingquan's lips were curved upward.