Vice Premier Erik Meier Planet Volgograd , Kremlin Dome Office of the Vice-Premier
"We can do it, however the field will simply not be enough, a Docking Ring is notoriously difficult for anyone to build without the expertise, but we CAN do it...We will however need some specialized materials and components, such as that used in the construction of our own stations, to simulate the Elevator Software, perhaps we could cannibalize the Docking Protocals used onboard one of our station's computers but it would need serious debugging by our Computer Programmers, not to mention we would have to write whole-new safety protocols so that there arn't any accidents such as the Orbital Elevator failing mid-transference to the surface...There is another issue, due to a lack of experience in such an operation, it would likely take months if not acouple years for a Docking Ring to have even basic functionality, your looking at a long-term project Vice-Premier.".
Meier chuckled a bit, speaking of the Station, he slid the first Top Secret Folder to the man. The Dismantle of Zhukovsky.
"There is your Orbital Elevator Key , and more materials needed. Now i'll ask you again. Can you get it done in a relatively quick time? I dont like wasting resources on a Project of I dont know how long. We've got plans, and we need to realize them."
Meier leaned back in his chair, he was comfortable, and it looked like the mans warning did not concern him one bit.