Rebirth in America

Hughes soon learned of the government's emphasis on Interstellar Technologies, and he sensed an opportunity was coming.

So without stopping for a moment, Hughes called Alex directly. He hurriedly asked: "Are you ready? When will our rocket take off?"

Alex was discussing related issues with Feng Brian at Interstellar Technology Company at this time. After he received the call, he asked: "Have the funds been in place? When we have the money, our rocket will take off!"

Hughes was not angry. He knew that Star Technology Company was indeed short of money and there was only an empty shelf inside. Von Bryan and his team only talked about it on paper and never conducted an actual launch experiment. They all used launch data left over from the past, which was many years behind the Soviet Union.

Even though Alex claimed that if it worked on a supercomputer, it would be possible in reality, Hughes had concerns. Many consultants have pointed out that theoretical things are far from reality, and there may be a slight error that will lead to the failure of the entire project.

For ordinary people, this is indeed the case, but Alex is not an ordinary person. He has a super cheating weapon, which is "mental space". As long as it works in the spiritual space, there won't be any big problems in reality.

As for the so-called supercomputer, it is just used to deceive people so as not to surprise them.

After the Soviet Union launched its first satellite, Alex moved directly to the Rocket Research Institute. He began that day by replicating von Bryan's puppets. For him, Crazy Old Man's puppet is of no use, for the time being.

Then, under his auspices, the institute's staff assembled the components produced in Shockley's laboratory. This is a real satellite, not the short-lived, useless experimental satellite of the Soviet Union.

Alex had been preparing for this day for a long time, and he customized suitable transistor components from Shockley. These components are used to receive and transmit radio wave signals and have certain processing functions. They can be used as relay stations for television programs, radio stations and telephone calls.

He also customized practical silicon solar cells for Bell Labs. It plans to use black nickel as the satellite coating to absorb sunlight in space and convert it into energy for satellite operation.

Yes, Alex wants to make a communications satellite that can be used normally for several years or even more than ten years. He didn't want to invest thousands of dollars in space just to verify something. He was ambitious and wanted to surpass the Soviet Union.

As for why he has to put so much effort into doing this, it is because he knows that as long as Interstellar Technology Company is more technologically advanced than the Soviet Union and the U.S. Navy, the U.S. government will probably support it to become a company like NASA. of behemoth.

What he wanted to prove was that this company had the ability and technology to surpass the Soviet Union. Next, it depends on the activities of Hughes and others. As for the chances. That depends on how advanced his satellite is. Let’s take a step back. The U.S. government finally established NASA on its own, so their company's say in NASA is also very important.

In the twentieth century, what project was the most massive in human history? That answer must be the moon landing project, in order to achieve landing on the moon. The US government has invested US$25.5 billion, and 20,000 companies, more than 200 universities and more than 80 scientific research institutions have participated in the project, with a total number of more than 300,000 people.

As long as Interstellar Technology can get a piece of the cake, a unique big cake, then the Carpenter family can truly stand up in the United States. By then no one will be able to shake their position, and the related technologies developed will definitely bring greater benefits.

It was precisely after seeing this that Hughes became so enthusiastic about participating. Historically, Hughes achieved his purpose. Tie your own Hughes Aerospace Company firmly with the U.S. aerospace industry. Even when future generations mention the U.S. space shuttle, they will think of Hughes Aerospace Company.

But this is not enough. What Alex wants to do is to control NASA in the palm of his hand. He wants his interstellar technology company to replace NASA, or at least become the most important component.

Hughes soon added an additional $100 million to Star Technologies. Likewise, the Carpenters also have to come up with $100 million. They invested a total of 200 million U.S. dollars, and Interstellar Technology's funding problem was solved in one fell swoop.

This is currently the case. This money is enough to support rocket research and development for a long time. Alex also took out an extra few hundred dollars from the company to pay for the satellite, and at the same time he fought for the rights to use the first launch from Hughes.

In the view of von Bryan and others, the probability of failure of the first rocket launch is very high, and the launch of a cargo should not be carried out. It is even more inappropriate to put satellites worth millions on it, because it is likely to result in a loss of money.

Alex doesn't think so, he is very confident in his abilities. The Von Brian doll in the mental space has already set up the rocket. The doll will not feel tired in the mental space, so it can set up the rocket so quickly.

Of course, there are also things that Alex does personally, such as putting the huge rocket in the spiritual space on the launcher, which requires him, the almighty God, to operate it.

Originally, these things were very energy-consuming. At least before Alex learned Kung Fu, he couldn't open his mental space 24 hours a day and let the puppets inside move. Now that he no longer has this problem, Alex feels that his energy is very sufficient, even if he keeps his mental space open for several days and nights, there is no problem.

With Von Bryan working hard day and night, the rocket was not only set up, but also conducted several launch experiments. There were indeed many problems that caused the launch experiment to fail in the first two times. But this time, he has solved all those problems.

Based on his success, he already knows how to solve real-life problems! He was fully confident that the rocket could be launched successfully, but he just needed to check every rocket part personally to prevent a small thing that he didn't notice from malfunctioning and causing him to fail.

There must be no problem with the rocket, and the satellite has been solved long ago, so the only difference is time.

Hughes is still trying to get government support. He also lobbied a committee to investigate Interstellar Technologies, hoping to convince government officials through their affirmation. It's a pity that if this can really be done, too many people's cakes will be touched.

At least the U.S. Navy was unhappy. They have long regarded the Rockets as their own meal, how could they let others snatch it away. Even the U.S. Army only moistened some of the soup, and other government departments and agencies did not even get a taste of the soup.

Now Interstellar Technology Corporation is pretending that even if you are not good enough, only I can do it, and wants to remove all those with vested interests like them from power. This is simply too much bullying. It is just a private company, and the manpower and material resources invested are not even a fraction of theirs. How can He Dehe think of becoming the boss right away!

"Bah! Don't worry about that arrogant little guy, let's do our thing!" the head of the U.S. Navy said to the people below.

Since the first launch failed. The U.S. Navy has stepped up its game. Asked the government for more funding. Several launches were organized in succession. This time they learned to be smart and blocked the news from the outside world before the launch was successful. Not like the first time, with all the fanfare. I'm afraid that no one else will know the same.

They were correct in handling this matter. Because these launches failed, the White House and the Navy had to pretend to be deaf and say nothing about the matter.

Eisenhower didn't say anything on the surface, but when he returned to his office, he was furious: "These trash, losers! The government has raised them in vain for so many years, and they are paying us back like this? They are really the scum of the American people. ! America’s biggest shame!”

He felt that he had been fooled by the navy again and again. The funding was not enough, but he was disappointed every time. He kept searching for the reason. Try to find a solution to the problem. He believed that the navy must be put aside and a special agency should be established to take charge of this aspect.

Eisenhower thought this way: "The technology of the United States is not lagging behind that of the Soviet Union, and the people responsible for launching rockets are not very good at what they do. But it cannot reach the level of the Soviet Union, which means that their current approach is wrong. At least when it comes to handling rockets The United States did not do its best in launching this matter."

at this time. He thought of what Alex had said to the media, of Star Technology, and of what Hughes had said when he sent people to lobby.

"Is it really necessary to leave this matter to a private enterprise?" Eisenhower hesitated. He felt that there were disadvantages and advantages to doing so. The advantage is obvious, that is, the efficiency is definitely much better than that of rigid government agencies. The disadvantage is that the government will lose a large part of its control.

Eisenhower decided to wait and investigate. But he must immediately provide a more appropriate response measure, and he must face the people and reality.

So he proposed to Congress the establishment of a unified management organization to be responsible for U.S. aerospace research. After all, it’s not that the United States doesn’t have a good scientific foundation, nor is its technology inferior to its people, but its resources are too scattered and lacks unified institutional management and organization.

At this time, there were many aerospace research units in the United States. Not only the Navy was developing rockets, but the Army was also doing so.

For example, the U.S. Army captured the German Nazi rocket expert von Bryan. They thought they should also develop rockets, but they ended up distrusting the former Nazi personnel. Not only did Feng Brian fail to get the research points, he even "traded" him to Interstellar Technology Company.

As for the U.S. Navy, they have received enough funding and strong support from the government, but they have no experience and technical personnel in this area, so they are messing around. As a result, after the Soviet Union launched the rocket, they bravely launched another rocket. The rocket exploded directly on the launch pad, and the following few times failed. This result made the American people feel as uncomfortable as swallowing flies.

In addition, there are various aerospace laboratories, missile arsenals, engine companies, aircraft companies, university research institutes, individual groups, etc., all doing repetitive and non-uniform work.

Such a swarm of swarms will definitely not be able to compete with the aerospace industry under the deployment of the Soviet Union. There must be a specialized structure to coordinate planning, otherwise the United States will not be able to build rockets and satellites.

Eisenhower soon obtained the investigation reports submitted below, which confirmed his ideas from another aspect. At the same time, he found some more suitable institutions in the report. He planned to identify an institution among them, reorganize it on its basis, and then establish an institution that could fight against the Soviet Union and specialize in aerospace.

There is an organization in his heart that is very suitable, that is, the 43-year-old "National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics". This is an agency that has a reputation in the industry and is praised highly by many professionals.

This National Advisory Committee on Aviation has made great contributions to the United States. It even turned the tide and revived the American aviation industry.

As early as 1903, the American Wright brothers, who were former bicycle shop owners, completed the first manned powered flight in human history. For a time, the United States became one of the birthplaces of aviation in the world, but most Americans did not understand it and had little interest in it. . They didn't like the Wright brothers' invention and thought it was complete nonsense.

At that time, there was indeed a group of people who refused to believe that metal could float in the air. At that time, there were more people like this in the United States. They were only interested in strong ships and guns. As for airplanes? Haha, what is that? Flying metal toys? Can it still fly with people? Only the devil believes you!

The Wright brothers were very depressed. They could only fly to Europe for a tour. Europeans showed completely different reactions to this. Europeans love airplanes and have an obsession with manned flight.

The British media "Daily Mail" even set up a £1,000 prize for pilots who fly across the English Channel. By 1914, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom far surpassed the United States in both quantity and quality of aircraft.

It was not until World War I that the emergence of military aircraft awakened Americans and they quickly established the "National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics" to unify the leadership of the U.S. aviation industry and promote aviation research.

In 1917, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics broke ground on the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, the first aircraft testing center. Thanks to the efforts of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, the United States has regained its status as an aviation power.

But this agency is just a second-rate small organization with a small budget and no close relationship with Washington. Even the aircraft they need for research are second-hand from the Air Force. This made Eisenhower murmur in his heart and wanted to see another option first.

Another option is Interstellar Technology Company. Although this company is a private enterprise, I heard that rocket expert Feng Bryan is leading the research work. Recently, an additional US$200 million in R\u0026D funds has been added, which means that the company has abundant talents and resources. The most important thing is that this company has many lobbyists in Washington and has good relations with the top management.

"Let's wait. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net I heard that Interstellar Technology Company is also going to launch a rocket. Let's see how their technology is then." Eisenhower finally decided.

Eisenhower was not only the president, he was also a five-star general who led the army for many years in both the north and south. As a soldier, he trusts groups such as the navy and army more, but he is extremely distrustful of private enterprises. He believes that businessmen always pursue profits and do not have any patriotism.

"If necessary, I believe those businessmen will sell their motherland at a good price!" Eisenhower thought so.

"No matter how stupid they are, they are still one of our own. Give it another chance to try. If it doesn't work, think of a way!"

While he expressed trust and expectations for the navy, he was deeply worried about the motives of the businessmen. No matter how many politicians and congressmen told him about the navy's misery, he never thought about abandoning the navy and organizing a new department to be responsible for the research and development of aerospace technology.

However, the lobbying of politicians sent by Hughes did play some role. Eisenhower could not have his own way in the government. He had to consider the balance of interests in all aspects. So he organized a team, an investigative committee composed of government officials, to find out.