Rebirth in America

After the Star Technology rocket was assembled, it took another month or two to inspect.

Among them, Alex was the one who led the testing work. He insisted on testing every module before launching it. This caused repeated delays in the launch time, which made Hughes very impatient.

"When will the rocket be launched?" Hughes roared on the phone. He has been living in seclusion in the desert base without taking a single step. From there, he directs his career remotely. During this period, he was most concerned about the situation at the Houston Rocket Launch Base and called relevant personnel almost every day.

As for Alex, he was the one who received the most frequent calls from Hughes.

"Actually, I told you a long time ago that our original launch date was before August this year. Isn't it still within the plan? Don't be anxious, problems will arise if you are anxious! Besides, weren't you the same at the beginning? Do you agree?"

Alex has to try his best to comfort Hughes every time. For people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he has a good set of coping methods. Every time I use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son. It often worked in the past, but it seems to be a bit ineffective today.

Hughes gasped for breath for a while on the other end of the phone, and then said: "Now that Congress has begun to consider voting to designate an agency to be responsible for American aerospace research and development, our situation is very bad, very bad. If we vote, If the rocket hasn’t been launched before, it may be too late.”

"Oh?" When Alex heard this, his palms holding the phone began to sweat, and he knew what this meant.

"How confident are you that this launch will be successful?" Hughes then asked.

"90% sure, I originally wanted to be 100% sure before launching!" Alex answered honestly.

"Are you 90% sure of success? Then let's take a gamble! We must seize the time. The advantage is not on our side now."

After hearing what Hughes said, Alex also felt a little moved. In fact, he still lowered the probability of success. The 90% certainty is the probability before this test, after so many tests. He found many small problems. With his spiritual space, he could observe every part of the rocket like a God's perspective. Whether it was the external structure or internal parts, he could see everything clearly.

He found engine faults, signal antenna problems, wiring faults, fuel faults, etc. and solved them one by one. Many of the reasons for the failure of early rocket launches were due to lax control of the manufacturing process or carelessness of ground staff during assembly.

The manufacturing process problems were solved by Alex long before they were assembled. He dispatched a very strict quality inspection team. At the same time, he will personally take a look at every part at the end.

Just by looking at it, he can copy the part into space and then inspect it in all directions until no problem is found.

If the staff is careless, it will not be easy to solve. After all, this group of people is assembling a rocket for the first time, and they have no relevant experience before this, so many unexpected situations will inevitably happen.

Fortunately, Alex was there, otherwise it would have been a blessing that such a rocket did not explode.

In terms of von Bryan's skills, he should be not far behind Korolev. But in the original history, his early rocket launches failed several times in a row. Even if the launch was successful, the Soviet Union has always been left far behind.

Why is there such a situation? In addition to NASA's own problems, a large part of the reason lies in the mistakes of the staff. After all, it was integrated by multiple organizations, and it took a long time to get started.

For this kind of problem, Alex can only find a solution one by one. It’s just that the problem doesn’t disappear once it’s solved. Many problems may occur during the launch process, so you can only ask for blessings.

Don't consider external factors. Alex felt that this rocket would definitely be launched successfully. After listening to Hughes' words, he also felt that there was no guarantee of 100% success. Sometimes you have to take a gamble with the courage of a gambler.

"Okay! I'll go arrange their launch work right away. Well, let's see, it probably won't take a few days. Are you really not here to watch the launch process?"

"No! I'll just watch the live broadcast here! Isn't your ABC TV station going to broadcast the launch live? Hey, you really have your boy!"

ABC TV station has already prepared for the live broadcast of the rocket launch, and there is no need to make any arrangements. When the rocket launch time was confirmed, it immediately spread throughout the United States, and even people on the other side of the ocean knew about it immediately.

Eisenhower received the call at night. He was surprised and asked: "Are they really going to launch?"

"Yes, Mr. President!"

"They actually want to conduct a live broadcast? Aren't they afraid that the launch will fail?"

"They should be very confident. They have also invited many celebrities to watch the launch live. President, you are also among those invited. Do you want to watch?"

Eisenhower thought for a moment and replied affirmatively: "Of course I have to go and take a look! I have become more and more interested in this company, especially that guy Alex. I heard that he also taught those rocket experts a lesson , saying that their plan is worthless?"

"There are indeed such rumors, but the person involved has not confirmed it personally!"

"It doesn't matter. After the rocket is launched, we will know whether this kid is just talking nonsense or whether there is real material."

In the Soviet Union, Khrushchev also received an invitation from Star Technology to broadcast a rocket launch live. He threw the invitation aside with disdain and sneered: "Grandstanding! They actually want to launch a satellite that is three times heavier than us! How arrogant!"

"But this launch will be broadcast live. If they are not completely sure..."

"Okay, okay!" Khrushchev waved his hand impatiently and said, "I know what you mean. Neither the Soviet Union nor the U.S. Navy dared to directly broadcast live when launching rockets, because the risk is very high. Once If the launch fails, it will definitely have a serious negative impact."

He paused and continued: "Interstellar Technology Company is just a private enterprise. If they dare to do this, it is the behavior of gamblers. If it fails, the worst case scenario is that the company will be closed down and a new one will come out in a few years. If it succeeds If you do, then you have really created a historical record, and you have also won popularity and reputation, and you can use this to gain support from the government."

"Oh, I understand, you mean that the stakes are too high, so no matter how big the risk is, they will try to take a gamble!"

"Humph, don't worry about those clowns! If they reduce the weight of the satellite by half, maybe I will be a little worried. After all, the success rate is much higher, but they actually plan to launch such a heavy satellite in order to set a record. That is an absolute failure.”

Khrushchev was not an idiot. He had already asked Korolev and learned that even if the Soviet Union wanted to launch such a heavy satellite, it would take a year or two to do it. As for Americans? Haha, if they were that powerful, they would have launched satellites long ago. Why wait for a small company to steal the limelight?

In addition to senior officials from the U.S. and Soviet governments who were invited, people from other countries including Britain, France, and Germany were also invited, but it was hard to say whether they would come. At least the Soviet Union is not coming. The British Prime Minister immediately replied that he would not come to watch, but he would pay attention to the news of the rocket launch at any time.

Many scientists have also been invited, such as Einstein, Heisenberg, Shockley, Oppenheimer and other scientific giants. Some Hollywood stars have also been invited. Most of these stars are with DreamWorks. People who have cooperated before or plan to cooperate in the future.

The Carpenter family also came to watch the rocket launch. For them, it was a family event. Richard and Karen may not understand the significance of the success or failure of this rocket launch, but to the Carpenters, they do.

Alex has not hidden anything in this regard. The Carpenter family’s investment in Interstellar Technology Company, Hughes Aerospace Company, etc., they know very well that once the rocket is launched, it will definitely make the Carpenter family The family has a strong presence in America.

Just like the Rockefeller family controls the oil industry, the Carnegie family controls steel production, the DuPont family controls the arms industry, etc., the Carpenter family will surely have a firm say in the aerospace field in the future.

It should have been the Hughes Group that was able to reach this point. Unfortunately, Hughes had many shortcomings. For example, he had no children to inherit the family business. There is also the fact that Hughes himself has no way to communicate with others and can only hide behind the scenes and manipulate. More importantly, he did not have Alex's outstanding talents, so when he promoted the development of the US aerospace industry, people from other consortiums immediately followed to compete for interests.

Hughes needs Alex, UU Reading ｗwｗ.uukｎshu.ｎnet He had been keenly aware of this a few years ago.

Alex also needs Hughes. Although he can use his own abilities to ensure technological leadership, without Hughes's connections, it will be very difficult for him to achieve this step.

When Hughes and Alex join forces, they influence and help each other. Interstellar Technology Company is the result of the efforts of the two of them. Using this as a fulcrum, they want to control American aerospace research, influence the development of the aerospace industry, and gain profits from it.

Now Star Technology's first rocket is about to be launched. If it can successfully lift off, it will be the first rocket successfully launched in the United States. It is also the rocket with the largest payload in the world, representing the world's leading level of rocket technology.

With such a strong capital for success, Hughes' people have great confidence when lobbying those legislators.

They will say: "Look, we have done things that the United States cannot do! We have also done things that the Soviet Union cannot do! Isn't our company qualified to lead U.S. aerospace research?" (Unfinished) to be continued..)