The Terra station, the base of operations of the Lantea space elevator, is a land bearing anchor that connects to the space anchor Atlas station. This is where passengers and cargo are loaded en route to Atlas, space, and beyond. While the basic science and understanding of the station and the other components are known to the public, the technical design behind the space elevator is kept under wraps from the general public for safety reasons, and therefore the Beyond department of Project Lantea has kept a tight lid on its inner workings. Terra however is only one component of four in total, completing the space elevator. The undoubted advancements in completing Terra is insurmountable to say the least. The incredible feat of engineering was not only done by the team at the Beyond department, by also to the top scientists that dedicated their time and efforts in making this huge undertaking possible.
Named after the Greek god of travel, the Hermes elevator is the main form of transportation used in the project. As Hermes the god was considered the deity for the transition between heaven and earth, the elevator acts in the same way as it transports from the ground up to the heavens. The elevator is a ring around the main cable, the Nexus, and is helped propelled and stabilized by the three modified Lantea issued Ion engines. There’s no actual friction between the Hermes ring and the Nexus due to Maglev technology, therefore making friction between the components non existent and makes travel faster than ever. Designing the Hermes externally and internally was done by separate people in order to accommodate a comfortable experience along with a safe design.
Like most of the components featured and used in the Lantea space elevator, basic designs and science of the Nexus cable is widely available to the public, but technical inner workings are hidden due to security reasons. The Nexus Cable is one of the most vital piece of component in the Lantea space elevator, as there wouldn’t be much of a project without it. The meaning of the word “Nexus” itself means connection, link, series of connections, central/vital piece. Properly named, the Nexus connects Terra to Atlas and helps propel and stabilize Hermes along it’s journey towards the skies. The Nexus itself is not one cable, but a series of segments connected to each other spanning a massive 6,000 km stretch.
The Titan god of astronomy Atlas was condemned to hold the skies for all of eternity, therefore, the space station anchoring the Nexus straight from Terra is named aptly Atlas. Acting as a tether, the Atlas space station anchor atop the Lantea space elevator completes the project, and is the first and only destination of Hermes. As Hermes docks with Atlas, passengers, cargo, and other payload from Hermes is offloaded onto Atlas, just like in Terra. Atlas is in stationary orbit above the planet, helping stabilize whatever strain Nexus gets from the planet’s natural forces with specialized engines built in to the station, along with the help of a highly modified and increased in size and yield Ion engines.