Rebirth in America

Chapter 182 The rocket was launched successfully

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Amidst the roar, the huge rocket spewed out thick smoke, trailing dazzling light, and slowly rose into the sky.

The strong thrust not only caused the rocket to fly, but also caused a slight tremor within a radius of more than ten kilometers.

The tourists who were sitting by the lake watching the rocket take off also stood up and stared at the rocket getting smaller and smaller in their field of vision until it disappeared from the horizon.

Since this was the first time for most people to see the rocket take off, they thought it was a successful launch. They talked a lot and felt very happy and excited.

"It's really great. The rocket launch was successful. We, the United States, have finally caught up with the Soviet Union!"

"Fortunately, there was no accident. My heart almost stopped just now!"

"Well, I'm also sweating! Many people are watching the live broadcast on the TV station. People all over the world should be watching it now!"

"That's right! I was worried about the rocket exploding in mid-air just now!"

Even though the rocket was gone, people still did not leave immediately. Instead, they had a picnic on the spot and chatted with friends they had just met. They talked most about the company, rockets and other topics.

During the hours waiting for the rocket to deliver the satellite to its intended orbit, von Bryan led the guests throughout the base. These people were very interested in Rockets-related things and gathered around Von Bryan, asking questions.

Alex had accompanied his family to visit the base facilities before, but they were still not satisfied. When Von Bryan personally led the guests to visit the base, they also happily mingled with the celebrities.

Some people also brought their children. These children seemed to be playing very well with both Richard and Karen.

As for the Carpenters, they chatted excitedly with Lawrence, Eisenhower, Kendini and others. After all, the opportunity to chat with the heir to the Rockefeller Foundation and the President of the United States at the same time does not come often.

The Carpenters have seen a lot of big things in the world in the past few years, but they still felt very excited when they encountered the current situation. Alex felt a little embarrassed when he saw that his parents lacked confidence and showed the inferiority complex of the nouveau riche. He stood far away, not wanting to go up and say hello.

When the scholar-looking Lawrence was talking to people, his eyes would glance in Alex's direction from time to time, making him feel as if he was being watched. Since practicing An Jin, he has been very sensitive to other people's eyes. As long as someone focused on him for more than a second. It will arouse his vigilance.

Lawrence thought he was peeking at Alex's back and would not be discovered, but he didn't expect that he had already been exposed. At this moment, Lawrence smiled and asked the Carpenters: "I heard that Alex also came to watch the rocket launch this time. Why haven't you seen him yet?"

Eisenhower was also attracted by this topic. He asked with concern: "That's right. Where is our American genius Alex? His declaration some time ago was really inspiring. Seeing that the rocket was successfully launched, why did he disappear?"

Lawrence's female companion asked in surprise: "What declaration is inspiring?"

"Huh? Don't you know? Our rocket technology in the United States is no worse than that of the Soviet Union! Now we want to prove this to the world!" Kendini explained from the sidelines.

The Carpenters felt their faces light up after hearing this, and they quickly looked around, trying to find Alex. They were soon found, and they quickly greeted Alex who was hiding aside: "Alex! Come here quickly!"

Alex, who had discovered his whereabouts, almost knelt down: "Mom and dad, please don't shout so loudly! This is really embarrassing!"

He calmed down, turned around and walked towards them with a smile on his face.

"Haha, I didn't expect this base to be so big. I almost got lost!" His eyes swept over Feng Brian's surprised face, and then fell on Lawrence Rockefeller: "Hello! This is... …”

Angel quickly introduced his son: "This is Mr. Lawrence, the heir to the Rockefeller Foundation!"

"Hello! Mr. Lawrence! My name is Alex Carpenter!"

"Haha, I know, I know you. I've known for a long time that there is a genius prodigy in the United States, but I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes now!" Lawrence laughed heartily and stretched out his hand, and then he said to Alex Introducing his female companion, he said: "This is my wife Mary. We often talk about you and like to hear your songs."

Mary added: "I also like watching your movies. I have watched "The Sound of Music" more than ten times. Every time I watch it, I will have new discoveries and new insights. It is a great movie. "

Alex quickly bowed and said: "Thank you! Thank you for the compliment!" Then he looked at Lawrence's hand strangely, which was wearing a pair of white gloves.

Perhaps noticing that Alex's eyes were focused on his hands, Lawrence immediately explained with a smile: "I'm a bit of a germaphobe and like to wear white gloves!"

Mary rolled her eyes at him and scolded: "Yes, you don't even want to take it off to sleep!"

Others also looked at Alex one after another. Some were interested in him and came over to chat for a few words, while others showed disdain and ignored him at all. In their eyes, the Carpenters only It's just a sudden upstart.

The ones who were most interested in Alex were the younger children. They all crowded around and wanted to shake Alex's hand, ask for autographs, etc.

Now it was very difficult for Lawrence and the others to talk to Alex, so they stepped aside with the Carpenter family and waited for these little fans to leave on their own initiative.

At this time, Von Bryan and other guests were drifting away, and Alex's fanatical fans also bid farewell to him and followed in the footsteps of their parents. Lawrence, who had been waiting for a long time, came over immediately. At this time, even a blind man could see that he had something to talk to Alex.

The Carpenters stopped disturbing the two of them and left with Lawrence's wife Mary.

"Mr. Lawrence. Do you have anything to say to me?" Alex asked straight to the point.

Lawrence smiled again and said: "I heard that you own half of the shares of Interstellar Technology Company. Our Rockefeller Foundation is also very interested in aerospace technology and wants to enter this field. I wonder if you are willing to cooperate with us?"

Alex looked at him in surprise, wondering how the other party knew that he owned 50% of the shares of Interstellar Technology Company. In fact, strictly speaking, the shares in his hands have been transferred to the investment company, which means that the Carpenter family owns half of the shares of Interstellar Technology Company.

This matter should be very secret, and only a few people know about it. People such as Hughes and the Carpenters must know it. It may not be easy for others to find out. Think of the Rockefeller consortium behind Lawrence. Alex felt as if his shares were being targeted.

"How? Please don't get me wrong. We don't want to acquire the shares of Interstellar Technology Company. After all, you also know that Mr. Hughes has some misunderstandings about us. We just want to cooperate with you to invest in a new aerospace technology research and development company. You also know that our consortium Our strength is strong and we don’t have to be as stretched as you and Hughes are now. Whether it’s rockets or satellites, we will only give up if we get the best!”

Faced with Lawrence's Chun Chun induction. Alex looked at him with a half-smile. Said: "Then I don't have much funds to cooperate with you. Besides, you should talk to my parents about this kind of thing."

Lawrence fell silent. He stared at Alex for a long time, then sighed: "Don't you think it would be better to be more sincere? After all, trust is the cornerstone of cooperation. Your behavior will make me feel that there is no hope of cooperation at all."

Alex remained unmoved and shrugged, pretending not to know what the other person meant.

Lawrence showed his smile again and said: "Maybe you were influenced by Hughes and had a preconceived impression of our Rockefeller Foundation. I can guarantee my personality that compared to others, our Rockefellers are definitely not the big bad wolf, but It’s a cute and pure little white rabbit!”

Alex laughed and added in his mind: "Little white rabbit? It should be Grandma Wolf in sheep's clothing!" But he said respectfully: "What are you saying? You are too modest!"

Lawrence still refused to give up and said: "Don't rush to draw conclusions in your heart. The truth of this world is much crueler than what you see. Do you know that a person's understanding of the true face of the world is closely related to his personal society?" It’s directly proportional to status.”

"Oh? This statement is interesting. Are you saying that the higher the status, the more things you see and the deeper you understand the world?"

"Yes!" Lawrence nodded and said: "Look at those workers who are busy all day long. Their daily lives are fixed at home and work. If there are no other external factors affecting them, I am afraid that what they call They only saw what happened in these two places. As for the news they saw in newspapers and TV, it was all processed by others and stuffed into their minds. What’s ridiculous is that they thought they knew much about the world. Many, in fact, what they know are distorted facts.”

Alex nodded to agree with Lawrence's statement, but he also said: "I don't understand why you told me such a thing! Everyone's understanding of this world and others is one-sided, and it is impossible for anyone to fully understand everything. one thing."

"It is impossible for anyone to be omniscient and omnipotent. Only God can do this. But don't you think that the world that a president understands is closer to the truth than what an ordinary worker understands? What I want to say is that you have just gained understanding. Before you understand the qualifications of the truth, I hope you will not jump to conclusions and watch quietly first before making a choice!"

After Lawrence finished speaking, he stared into Alex's eyes, as if he wanted to see what the other person was thinking.

Alex took a deep breath, smiled and said: "I trust my own judgment, thank you for your concern for me."

Seeing this, Lawrence knew that he had no way to convince Alex, so he had to say goodbye to him: "You will know, one day you will know! Then I will go find Mary first!"

"Okay, I'm going to go shopping elsewhere too."

After Alex watched Lawrence leave, he breathed a sigh of relief. When facing this person. He always felt like he was under pressure. He didn't know if it was caused by the other person's identity or because he was too cautious.

From the other party's words, it is certain that the Rockefeller Foundation has been paying attention to him. Otherwise, no one would know that half of the shares of Interstellar Technology Company were in his hands, and no one would know that he had a great influence on the success of this rocket launch.

You know, without Alex's influence, it would have been almost another year before Von Bryan could launch successfully. And it was only with the full support of the U.S. government and the resources of all U.S. aerospace research institutions that Von Bryan successfully launched once after several failures.

Now without Von Bryan and his team. The U.S. government simply did not have the ability to catch up with Soviet rocket technology. They can only rely on Interstellar Technology Corporation. There is no other way to go.

What worries Alex is that the Rockefeller Foundation and other forces somehow discovered his role in it. I want to use him as a breakthrough point to grasp the research and development capabilities of Interstellar Technology Company in the palm of my hand.

This is something Alex and Hughes would never agree to. No matter what conditions the other party proposes. None of them would compromise even a little bit. This time Lawrence might just be testing the waters. Maybe it's courtesy first and then fighting, and then it may be necessary to take action.

Alex then felt that things might not be as simple as he thought, and his plan might not be achieved so smoothly. I just hope that Hughes' connections can play their due role. Convince the U.S. government and Eisenhower to lead the reorganization of the U.S. aerospace research agency. By then, there may be no NASA in the world, but one more! Interplanetary Technologies (-pany) sounds much better than NASA, and more domineering!

In addition, there is another plan, which was proposed by Hughes. He believes that it is impossible for the government to grant such great authority, which means that NASA will eventually be established. But it doesn't matter if it really comes to this point, as long as NASA can be controlled by them.

They hope to make von Bryan the administrator of NASA and then further take charge of all things NASA. As long as they place their own people in key positions, they don't have to worry about losing control of NASA.

At the company's rocket launch base, people on the ground are working nervously.

An hour or two later, the staff at the rocket launch control center finally received the signal that the satellite had entered orbit. As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar. People stood up, jumped and screamed.

At this time, the cheering crowd was not only here at the base, but those standing by the TV or radio were also crying and shouting with joy.

Immediately afterwards, the already recorded audio signal was sent from the satellite in synchronous orbit. This signal is transmitted from the base's transmission tower to the satellite, and then broadcast to the ground by the satellite. Its signal can cover one-third of the earth.

The first audio signal played was a speech by US President Eisenhower. He said in the recording: "Dear listeners, this is a speech broadcast to you by the President of the United States via space satellite."

"Today the United States is the most powerful, influential, and productive country in the world. UU Reading www.uukanスhhu.net We are naturally proud of this outstanding achievement, but we also realize that the leadership and prestige of the United States depend not only on to our unparalleled material progress, wealth, and military doctrine, and to how we use our power for world peace and human welfare.”

"Throughout the United States' exploration of free government systems, our basic purposes have always been to maintain peace, promote human progress, promote freedoms among people and nations, enhance dignity, and promote integrity..."

"Our military is an indispensable element in maintaining peace. Our armed forces must be strong and ready for action so that any potential aggressor will not dare to attack the stone with an egg. The successful launch of our country's first rocket and satellite today proves that We have the ability and determination to maintain world peace..."

"A lot has happened over the past few months and a lot of us are panicking and thinking that war is going to come soon."

"Thankfully I can say that a war has been avoided. Here we must pay high tribute to the people who work in the company, who have allowed us to take solid steps towards the ultimate goal, but there is still a long way to go, and as a Ordinary human beings, we will always contribute every bit of our strength to push the world forward along this path." (To be continued.)

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