Chapter 198: Fooling the United States and the Soviet Union
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The concept of the space station and the equatorial ring project were soon made known to the Soviet Union, and the news was transmitted through the channel of Guò Jessica.
The Soviet personnel immediately became interested in this information, and they hurriedly informed Jessica in secret and asked her to find a way to steal the relevant information.
As for the United States, it seems very strange, and at first many people were shocked by Alex's plan, and discussed the possibility of its realization and the problems encountered. As for the value of the program, as long as people whose brains are not burned out understand it, not to mention the equatorial ring, just look at the space station.
In the draft submitted by Alex, the role of the space station is very clearly described.
"A space station is a manned spacecraft that operates in low-earth orbit for a long time and can be used by multiple astronauts to live, work and visit. Small space stations can be launched in one shot, and larger modules can be launched in batches and assembled as a whole in space. In the space station there should be a place where people can live and not return to Earth. ”
It's much more powerful than launching a satellite and carrying a dog or a person up for a ride, and if you think about it, this is a base that can live in outer space. What's more, Alex is not the kind of person who only talks about it, and when he comes up with ideas, he also makes detailed plans.
Looking at that plan, even the most conservative people feel that the space station can be built at any time, and even the equatorial ring is expected to start construction within half a century.
It's just that Alex encountered very great resistance, so great that it was unimaginable. His plan quickly sank into the sea, and nothing came back to him.
Alex had expected this for a long time. He even expects that to happen, and the more the U.S. government experts ignore the plan, the more they will be embarrassed. Soon the Soviets got their hands on the plan, along with the detailed planning and design sketches that Alex had locked in the safe.
These things that Alex has made up are real or fake, and at first glance they seem to be very unreliable, but when they look closely, they become more and more reliable. Once you see it and think about it, then this person is really trapped. Alex's novels weren't written for nothing. He knows where to elaborate and what needs to be brushed aside, giving the mistaken impression that the plan can be realized with a little time and effort.
Korolev, a Soviet rocket expert, was a genius and was very impressed by Alex's idea. For unknown reasons, he urged the Soviet Union to build its own space station as much as possible. As for the equatorial ring, it must also be done. But we'll have to wait until the space stands out.
At the end of 1958, NASA fired another rocket, and this time their rocket finally did not explode or be paralyzed on the ground. After flying for about a few minutes, it exploded into a large ball of fireworks in the sky, so that residents dozens of kilometers away could see it clearly.
Such a big flower, such an expensive flower. NASA couldn't hide it this time. Even the fact that they failed to shoot before was exposed, and the American news media was shocked by the repeated defeat of NASA.
The New York Times, the most prestigious newspaper in the United States and known as the "Archive Record" newspaper
The Los Angeles Times, the largest folio newspaper in the western United States and the third largest newspaper in the United States, said: "It's a big gift, but it's a pity that it's all taxpayers' money." I really don't understand. Why NASA has to be run by a layman. We don't have snetbsp; The Washington Post, the second largest newspaper in the United States, also said: "This time the Soviet Union should laugh at us, in a country that owns the SCC company." It even failed to launch rockets in a row. Why don't they ask the SCC people to help, and why are they wasting government money like this? There must be an ulterior insider! ”
The Wall Street Journal said, "Oh! It turns out that the most profitable is not Wall Street, but NASA's stupid donkeys! A loud bang will cost them how many dollars! ”
The New York Daily News mockingly said: "We seem to have forgotten that the United States already has advanced rocket technology, so why do we keep going back like this?" Oh, it turns out that the officials of the U.S. government want to do this. ”
The Christian Science Monitor was not so mean, but pointed out: "It is a mistake to put the wrong person in such a position, and we need to know that the purpose of NASA is to solve the problem of American space technology research." However, the NASA seen now has indeed become a big problem, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to see the exhibition until this problem is solved. ”
It is very strange that the Soviet side was silent, as if it did not see what was happening on the American side at all. There was neither newspaper ridicule nor coverage. After a few days, it was only after one knew why.
TASS carried out a heavy news item, in which the famous Soviet announcer Levitan announced in his thick and broad voice: "....... Soviet Union launched the world's first manned spacecraft 'Vostok' into Earth orbit. The pilot of the Vostok spacecraft was Yuri, a citizen of the Soviet Socialist Union? Alexievich? Gagarin. The multi-stage space rocket was successfully launched, and after reaching the first cosmic degree and detaching from the last stage of the launch vehicle, the spacecraft began to orbit the earth and fly freely around the earth......."
The Soviets carried out another rocket launch, this time not with a satellite, but with a spherical capsule. It was no longer carrying a dog or any other animal, but a Soviet man whose name was Gagarin.
Originally, according to Korolev's plan, he planned to carry out a manned flight after a year or two. However, judging from the information stolen by the United States, the space technology of the SCC company has far surpassed that of the Soviet Union, whether it is the space station or the equatorial ring, these are very remarkable solutions.
As for why SCC could not carry out these plans in a step-by-step manner, it is said that the plan was shelved by the government, and it is impossible for SCC to have so much money and manpower to realize it without government support.
"If the SCC company gets enough resources, then .......," Korolev remembered whenever he remembered the document. He felt sweat all over his back, and he felt a sense of urgency that he was about to be passed by.
So Korolev pushed his plans forward considerably. Everything is simulated by a computer, and as long as there are no problems, the real reality is immediately started. At the same time, he got a lot of revelations from the stolen information, which made him feel like he was suddenly open.
It's like a master's move, just by seeing the opponent's expressions and movements, you can know what the kung fu path is, and you can immediately draw inferences from each other to learn the opponent's advantages. Korolev is clearly the top rocket expert on this planet. He found a lot of useful things from Alex's information, which allowed him to get around the obstacles that could lead to fatal mistakes.
The question that bothered Korolev the most was not the details, but how to grasp the direction of the research, and Alex's essay was equivalent to pointing out to him how to go in the future. After seeing the road under his feet, the Soviet rocket technology, led by Korolev, advanced by leaps and bounds, and suddenly jumped in front of the Americans.
Suddenly, there was no warning. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri? Gagarin flew around the earth for one hour and 48 minutes aboard the Vostok spacecraft, and returned to the ground unharmed.
Before Gagarin's ascension, the only journalist who knew about Gagarin's life was Cheregintsev, a photojournalist for the Soviet state news agency TASS. Before the manned spacecraft went into the sky, he was ordered to take a batch of photos of Gagarin. The photograph was placed in a sealed safe by the editor-in-chief.
The editor-in-chief of TASS said to him: "TASS can take out manned spacecraft only after they are in orbit." "The Soviet leadership was worried that if the news was revealed in advance. The sensational effect of the heavy dà incident will be greatly reduced.
At 1o o'clock in the morning that day, the editor-in-chief's secretary called and asked the photojournalist Cheregintsev to immediately come to the editor-in-chief's office to listen to the official notice.
Editor-in-Chief Kolunov shook hands with him, then pulled out a copy of the government document printed on special paper from his folder: "Be quick, the other copy is already in Levitan's hand." It seems that Gagarin has flown more than half the way. ”
After 5 minutes. Galina, the fastest typist in the club, typed the manuscript. At 1o 13 o'clock, the TASS press release flew to 15oo domestic news agencies, 5o foreign subscribers. For the sake of secrecy, the communiqué did not say the time of the shooting, but in fact the specific time should have been 9:07.
The announcement was made three days later at a press conference. TASS's message shook the globe. A long-established American news agency wrote: "Americans took off their hats". People rushed to tell each other, and the crowd was excited. The joy and happiness that Gagarin brought to all the Soviets in those years is truly unforgettable.
From the moment Levitan broadcast the news of Gagarin's ascension to heaven in his distinctive voice, the entire Soviet Union held its breath and waited for the hero to return to Earth. The heroes are back, in Moscow, in Kiev, in Tashkent, thousands of people have taken to the streets. For the whole country, Gagarin is a real hero and a symbol of the opening of a new phase in the universe.
Gagarin became the world's first cosmonaut, and the Soviets once again took the lead. This time, it was no longer a dog or a monkey that they had sent, but a big living person. After this flight, Gagarin became famous all over the world and became a world hero. He received many honors, including the renaming of his hometown of Gezatsk, close to Moscow, to the city of Gagarin.
The Americans were almost stunned by what was happening in front of them, and when their country's NASA rocket launch failed again, the Soviets were already able to send their men into outer space.
The news from all over the world reported on this at great length, and the British newspaper The Times said: "The Soviets have once again defeated the United States, and this time they have sent red warriors into space!" ”
The Observer said: "Oh my God! Oh, my God! A Soviet man is looking down on us in the universe! ”
The American newspapers reacted more violently to the news of the Soviets' arrival in heaven, pointing more fingers at the US government and NASA, believing that they had not done their duty. The Washington Post is a very influential folio newspaper in the United States, and some reporters and editors are very familiar with political circles, and they have reported, commented, and analyzed the activities of the federal government and Congress a lot, and sometimes "insider" news has been revealed.
This time, they reported on the open and secret struggle between NASA and SCC, and told the inside information: "SCC tried to lead the scientific research work of the US space agency, but unfortunately it was strongly suppressed by NASA. It is said that there are major consortia behind it, fighting for profit. It is a pity that in the end, it is the interests and security of the American people as a whole that are harmed. ”
When such a news came out, it immediately attracted a lot of criticism from the media, most of which were aimed at the government and NASA. Some people also took out Grennan, the boss of NASA, and severely criticized him, thinking that he was not worthy of sitting in that position, and even a dog was stronger than him.
"Who is Glennan? Before he was in charge of NASA, no one knew that there was such a person, how did he get there? According to insiders, Grennan got the position through a match. This guy doesn't do anything for long, and once he can't do it anymore, he will immediately roll up the bunk and flash people. Judging from his experience, we know what kind of person he is. ”
Glennan's original rich experience of advantages has been overturned into a disadvantage in this way, and in the eyes of people who don't know the truth, Glennan is simply a model of unlearning and unskillful. No matter where you go, you can shoot and flash people, and you can't do any work for a long time.
The New York Times reported: "When NASA was founded, the SCC offered to take over the burden, but instead of listening to the professionals, the government handed it over to a layman." Immediately after that, Grennan figured out the way to disintegrate and annex Guò to steal the technology and talents of the SCC, and after being rejected, he became angry and embarrassed, so that he is now incompatible. ”
The Wall Street Journal is not so gossipy, it just keeps calling on the government to pay attention to aerospace technology research work. It reported: "Big brother the USSR has sent their men over our heads, and who knows what they want to do?" Can you get NASA to send an American up there too? ”
The Los Angeles Times mocked the government, saying, "They sue us in a year, and they can go up right away." As a result, the USSR sent a dog, and they did nothing. Half a year ago, we were told that we could go up immediately, but the Soviet Union sent a GCD officer, and they only flew for a few minutes before they exploded. What will they say today? ”
Alex's original document was used to fool the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, but the U.S. government has remained silent and does not know the effect of the deception. On the contrary, the Soviet government did an amazing thing, and they sent people to heaven at once. It can be seen that the Soviet Union really believed in that document, otherwise they would not have carried out a manned flight two years in advance.
"Could it be that the Soviet Union really wanted to build a space station?" Alex was amused, but understandable, as the space station was cheaper, more practical, and easier to achieve than landing on the moon in June.
But somehow, I always feel that there is something strange in this, although the United States and the Soviet Union are competing for hegemony and the two countries are chasing after each other in many fields. The current situation is different from the beginning, the United States NASA lacks von Bryan to preside over the research work, and has been completely left behind by the Soviet Union, there is no reason why the Soviet Union will be so nervous.
Alex couldn't figure out why, so he didn't continue to investigate why, maybe he was nervous.