Rebirth in America

The rocket launch base of Star Technology Company is 35 kilometers southeast of Houston, where there is a natural lake called Clear. There used to be a lot of bison living in the swamp here. It was once a hunting ground for Indians. Half a century ago, some people came here to hunt bison. Therefore, Houston is also called "Cow Swamp City" or "Paw City"!

Even before the company was established, Alex discussed the location of the rocket launch base with Hughes.

In the end, Hughes chose this place as the rocket launch base. He said that he had hunted in that area and was familiar with the local environment. When he learned that a rocket launch base was needed, he immediately thought of this land.

If it were just for this reason, Alex would definitely not let the base be built in this place. After all, this is not a sparsely populated place, and Houston is actually not suitable for a rocket launch base.

Hughes told Alex that he owned the lake and the land around the lake. If he found another place to build a base, it might take a long time. In particular, we need to find someone to buy land, and then find government approval to build a rocket launch base and so on. After completing a series of procedures, the day lily became cold.

"Now we have to strike while the iron is hot and build the base as soon as possible! As for the government's approval, I have already had someone get it." Hughes told Alex at the time.

Seeing that the other party was already ready, Alex reluctantly agreed. After some time, he came to see the local environment and realized why Hughes had been obsessed with this place. It turns out that the scenery here is beautiful, with mountains and rivers close to it, which is very suitable for hunting or picnics.

On the day of the rocket launch. Sure enough, a large number of people rushed to this place. They sat on the ground by the lake, eating and watching the towering rockets in the distance.

These people were not allowed to watch the launch up close, but that didn't stop them from joining in the fun. They can see the rocket launch without entering the heavily guarded base. Many people came here from other places. They brought their families with them and had been waiting in Houston for many days.

The base construction work has not stopped. So far, only the main body of the control center has been completed, and many living facilities have not yet been built. Still needs further improvement. People who will live in this place in the future. It will be as high as hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands.

According to Hughes and Alex's plan, this rocket launch base will be slowly expanded in the future, and eventually a space center will be built. It is mainly divided into four major areas: research center, command center, aerospace training center and large exhibition hall. It can accommodate 30,000 staff and family members.

Tens of thousands of people now live and work here. Maybe there will be a space city in a few years.

"That would cost a lot of money!" Alex said to Hughes at the time.

Hughes laughed on the phone. He told Alex that the money must not be paid in full by them. As long as the rocket can be successfully launched, the government will definitely rush to send money, policies and benefits.

Regarding government matters. Alex doesn't know it at all now. After all, his connections are not like Hughes's who have been in business for many years and can learn a lot of inside information.

Most of the government officials, celebrities, scientists and celebrities invited to the launch site were invited by Hughes. If Alex was asked to do this kind of public relations work, he would have no way to start and no clue.

For Hughes, it's different. Although he lived in seclusion in the desert, his influence never left mainstream society. He only needs to leave the request to his subordinates, and someone will naturally help him handle it properly.

One of the great things about Hughes is that he doesn't trust people he employs and doesn't use people he doubts. He is very accurate in judging people, and when he recruits people, he succeeds immediately. For the first billionaire in the United States, his tool for poaching people is US dollars. As long as he throws money hard, no one will be tempted.

"Everyone has a price in their mind. As long as you give a price higher than his, you will definitely be able to achieve your goal. It doesn't matter whether it's a woman or a talent!" Hughes said when chatting with Alex about poaching people's hearts. said.

Alex strongly agrees with these money-first remarks. However, money is only part of it. They also know how to respect others and will give spiritual rewards.

Among the people who came to the launch site this time, the more eye-catching ones were US President Eisenhower, Congressman Kennedy, Congressman Lyndon Johnson and Lawrence Rockefeller.

The most surprising person to appear was Lawrence Rockefeller.

Other invited American consortiums only sent their representatives, and some consortiums did not even send anyone over, but politely declined their invitations. For example, the Morgan Consortium, DuPont Consortium and Carnegie Consortium did not send anyone to the scene to watch the rocket launch.

For these people who are already standing at the top of the pyramid, the Carpenter family is just still in the knocking stage of hard work and has not yet reached the point of becoming one of them.

As for the Hughes family, it was once a member of these prominent families. Unfortunately, the Hughes have been far away from mainstream society over the years. Although their influence is still there, it is not as good as before.

Lawrence, who is in his forties, is tall and straight, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and looks like a university professor who has read poetry. Next to him was a beautiful woman wearing a long white dress. The two looked intimate, and they were probably either a couple or a couple.

On their side, von Brian came forward to entertain these famous and upper-class people. Under the leadership of the staff, this group of people filed in and came to the lobby of the launch command center.

When it comes to public relations matters, Alex can avoid them if he can. He is not suitable for such work.

Besides, Alex had already told Von Brian that he should enjoy the good thing of becoming famous.

Alex still does not have a specific position in the Rocket Research Institute. Even though he played a big role in it, there is no record of his work in official information. His fame is enough, more or less makes no difference.

Feng Brian was eager to take all the credit at this time. Following Alex's suggestion, he intentionally or unintentionally concealed Alex's name, which was considered a big favor. This is just to fool those who don't know the truth. It has no effect on those who know the inside story.

Only the patent is something that Alex will cling to, and what he has created will definitely not be given away to others in vain. He will not do what Tesla did, giving away his patents to others for free, at least not so noble at the moment.

Alex's arrival at the scene this time was just a formality. In fact, it was only after it was confirmed that the rocket would be launched. Basically, he has nothing to do with it. But in order to know the result sooner. To put his mind at ease, he came to the scene to watch the launch. The main thing is that the Carpenter family is here, and it's hard for him to be absent.

This time he alarmed no one. Just quietly came to the lobby of the launch control center. At this time, the hall was filled with sounds. The staff is making intensive arrangements.

As a supervisor in rocket research. Feng Brian naturally wanted to sit in the hall and have overall control over the work of the launch base. Behind him stood the invited guests, who also watched the launch results quietly.

The Carpenters were among the crowd. They looked inconspicuous, and if you weren't paying attention, you would have thought they were the family members of the base staff.

With the efforts of all parties, the countdown to rocket launch preparations has entered. Von Bryan took charge of the countdown without hesitation. He put his finger on a red button on the console, which was the rocket ignition start button.

"10, 9, 8, 7..."

Von Bryan stared at the video on the screen in the hall, his eyes almost unblinking as he stared at the rocket on the launch pad. At this time, he recalled in his mind that many years ago at the German Rocket Research Center, countdown ignition and launch were also carried out in this way.

After so many years, he finally stood at this historical moment again, and he felt that he was about to create a new chapter in history.

After Germany was defeated, he was very depressed for a period of time. He thought that he would never be able to carry out rocket research in his life. In order to realize his ideals, he finally chose to surrender to the US military.

After coming to the United States, he was always treated as a prisoner at first and was not able to join the research team, let alone be trusted by the Americans. Since the United States had no rocket experts, they had to turn to him and gain some personal freedom.

This kind of personal freedom is only relative. It is impossible for an untrusted former Nazi scientist to be in charge of rocket research. It took many years before he became the nominal director of the Rocket Research Institute, but that was just to take the blame for others.

How could he build a rocket without funds, talent, or equipment? All he can do is keep repeating the rocket experiments he repeated many years ago. The real purpose is that the Americans need him to train America's own rocket experts.

"But they are so stupid that they can't teach them no matter how hard they teach them!" Feng Brian realized this not long after.

It wasn't until Interstellar Technology Company came to find him that there was a slight turning point. At first, he thought he had been abandoned by the U.S. Army, and he felt terribly uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, after arriving here, I discovered that I had the real power to lead research.

Over the years, he finally passed the application, obtained U.S. citizenship, and officially became a U.S. citizen. Good things came one after another, and the U.S. government began to pay attention to rocket research and kept sending people to contact him privately, hoping that he would change his mind and continue to help the United States develop rockets.

As a free American citizen, he has the right to say no to those people. Especially under the protection of the Hughes Consortium, he has more choices and more freedom.

"6, 5, 4, 3..."

The countdown continues, and Von Bryan knows that now is the moment to verify whether his choice is correct. His ideal for so many years can finally be realized. After coming to the United States, it took so long, but now once this rocket is successfully launched, he will be the most authoritative rocket expert in the world.

Alex said to him more than once: "The glory belongs to you, and the strength belongs to me!" He kept his word and did not share this glorious moment with Von Bryan.

"2. 1. Light the fire!"

Von Bryan shouted calmly, and his voice spread throughout the base, the entire United States, and even the entire world.

At this time, thousands of viewers were watching or listening to the live broadcast of the rocket launch. Along with von Bryan's final instructions, a loud noise came from the bottom of the rocket on the launch pad.

The deafening sound spread throughout the base, and people even several kilometers away could hear the sound.

In the first few seconds, the ground continued to tremble, as if there was an earthquake.

At the launch site, the huge rocket slowly rose, and the launcher automatically released and disengaged. White smoke mixed with yellow smoke emerged from the bottom of the rocket's butt, and at the same time, there was a bright flame following it.

At this time, the rocket was like a metal object shooting into the sky, constantly rising away from the ground. Some people in the base looked at the rocket through the glass windows, while others stared at the video on the TV screen. As for the residents standing outside the base, they all stood up and looked into the distance with binoculars or simply putting their hands on their foreheads.

The staff at the base used instruments to monitor the rocket's operating status in an orderly manner. The TV station's program recording team was even more busy. The invited guests also felt nervous, and everyone's eyes were focused on the rocket. , it carries the hope of the American people and gradually takes off.

The rocket's huge body became smaller and smaller, and soon only the flames at its tail could be seen, and finally the entire figure disappeared from people's sight. The audience felt as if a big stone had fallen from their hearts, and they all became more relaxed. At least there was no explosion or ignition failure as mentioned in previous rumors.

"Group a1 is running normally!"

"Group b2 is running normally!"

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The staff still did not relax. They knew that successful ignition was only the first step in the rocket launch, and it would take several hours to know whether it was ultimately successful. They have to wait until the satellite reaches its intended trajectory and sends the signal back before they can relax.

The waiting time was long and boring. Of course, the guests did not pay attention to the status of the rocket as much as the staff did. They all started talking about it. Many guests believed that the launch had been successful.

At this time, von Bryan handed over the command authority to others, and he took over the reception work and led the guests to visit the rocket launch base.

"Is the rocket launch a success?" Someone immediately came over and asked Brian Feng. UU reading www.uukanshu.net

"Well, so far it's been a success!" Von Bryan replied in English with a slight German accent.

"Then this time our American rocket research should surpass the Soviet Union!" The man said with a proud smile.

This conclusion was immediately echoed by the people around, and they all nodded in agreement. After all, the rocket launched by Interstellar Technology Company this time has a carrying capacity that is much higher than that of the Soviet Union. The weight of the satellite is several times heavier, which is simply too much.

"Ouch! Oh my gosh, ever since the Soviet Union launched those satellites, I haven't been able to eat or sleep. Now I can finally go back and have a good night's sleep!" Congressman Linden immediately joked.

"Hahaha!" These words caused a burst of laughter.

Lyndon was not the only one who had the same idea. Many Americans also felt that their heads were much safer. They would definitely be able to fall asleep quickly today without having to worry about Soviet satellites. (To be continued...)