After several failed launches, the U.S. Navy could no longer withstand the pressure from the public and the government, and they had to send people to the Interstellar Technology Company to learn from it.

Of course, this is only one of the theories, and the other is that Eisenhower could no longer bear to be fooled by the Navy. He ordered the Navy that the next launch must be successful, and if it fails, it will be a success.

At the same time, there is also news that the president is promoting the integration of all the space research and development institutions in the United States, and intends to choose one of several institutions as the main body, and then let this institution coordinate all resources and talents.

No way! Isn't this the rhythm that wants to dominate the world?

Insiders in the American technology industry were shocked, not only them, but also the Soviet Union immediately received the relevant news.

Everyone inquired about the institution that was so lucky to be the ultimate winner in this field. It is surprising that the current competition is only taking place in two bodies, the National Aviation Advisory Council and the Interstellar Technology Corporation.

National Aviation Advisory Committee?

Make no mistake, this one is a research plane, what does it have to do with rocket satellites! I protest that our institution is more qualified than it is.

As for the Interstellar Technique Company? When did this pop up?

Well? I heard that there was a recent show "American Artificial Moon" that was very popular, and it became famous for filming this research institution. I heard that the ratings are quite high, and they are very popular with the audience, so that SCC has become famous among ordinary people.

You—You're boasting!

This show is even more false than false advertising, who dares to pack a ticket and say that their first rocket will be able to successfully ascend to heaven! The successful launch of the first satellite of the USSR was probably made after numerous failures!

This private business is good. Dare to broadcast live? Aren't you afraid that the rockets will fall out of the air and blow up you bastards!

So I was in this mood. Rocket research experts from the US Navy have come here to "learn from experience"! Not only one, but also the Army. People from other governments also sent people to grab a front row seat to watch the joke.

The most angry are the experts of the US Navy, who come here with pride, and the other departments are only theoretical, and they have practical experience.

Although he has been defeated repeatedly, the experience of failure is also experience, after all, failure is success for his mother!

Alex felt uncomfortable watching these people line up in and out of his research room. It's just that he can't help it. Now is not the time to lose his temper, if only a few years ago, he might have just kicked these people out of the door.

Hughes also sent a message from his side, saying that he wanted him to receive these guests, let the visiting experts come over comfortably, and then leave comfortably.

"Fuck you! Lao Tzu is not DG's lost girl, is it necessary to make the guests feel comfortable? Alex muttered in his heart, he could only endure it, and did not show the slightest expression of impatience.

It was von Bryan who received the guys. It's good that Alex wasn't allowed to go, otherwise there would really be some oolong incidents. Von Bryan obviously knows something about these experts, and the relationship is a bit strange.

A few years ago, von Bryan was arguably the first American rocket specialist. Unfortunately, as a former Nazi, he has never been reused. In the end, he was squeezed out by the short-sighted guys in the army, so that Hughes's people could easily accept the SCC (Interstellar Technology Company) to do research work.

Von Bryan was bullied by dogs in Pingyang. The villains who used to give him a hand also climbed up.

They were ostensibly giggling and greeting. In fact, the subtext is all about saying, why are you so bad now? Look at me, I'm already in charge of a government agency.

Therefore, the profession of civil servant is not only popular in China, but also abroad.

If von Bryan goes to the research institute of the Rockefeller consortium, he may be able to save some face, but the interstellar technology company is a bird! I hadn't even heard of it a few months ago, but it was said that it was only established a few years ago, and what is even worse is that the funding for the first few years was only a few million.

It's miserable! Well, it's miserable!

Those experts looked down on others with condescending eyes, looking at everything here, and felt that they were not as good as their own research institute.

In fact, von Bryan knew the meaning of those people's words, and in the first few months, he had also thought about flashing people and transferring them back to the army's rocket research department. It was only after he had known each other for a while, and had come into contact with Alex, that he realized that this place might be just the right place for him to make a big difference.

Alex's ability is indeed unquestionable, and his support is also very strong, and he has never made Von Bryan feel shaken. The biggest difficulty in doing R&D work is not a scientific problem, but the will of the boss. If you are halfway through the work, but the boss asks you to stop and do other things, then you really want to cry without tears.

In many cases, when it looks like it's about to come to fruition, the boss's mind changes, and the project ends without a hitch.

Von Bryan dealt with these evil experts, and Alex was happy to be idle and hid on the side of the satellite test. After all, the main consideration of people nowadays is to send things up first, as for what things to send up, what is the use of sending them, and then we will talk about them later.

The tests of the satellite have ended, and the finishing work is being completed, and there are not many staff members, only three or two kittens. Alex watches everything very closely, and he has to take matters into his own hands so that there is no problem at some point.

What I didn't expect was that those experts actually came here, maybe some experts felt that this place was remote and might have hidden something good.

"This is our satellite!" Von Bryan pointed to the satellite and explained: "This satellite weighs 240 kilograms, which is almost 3 times heavier than the first satellite of the Soviet Union!" We intend to use it as a communications satellite with a design life of almost 10 years! ”

The satellite is rectangular in shape, coated with a black layer of iron-nickel and six solar silicon panels that can be folded up. In addition to this, several sharp antennas stick out of the front end. At first glance, it is used to receive and transmit radio signals.

The experts shook their heads when they heard this, and they thought the satellite was too heavy. Definitely can't be launched. One of the tall, lanky experts circled the satellite a few times, trying to reach for it. As a result, Alex stopped him.

"Don't touch it!"

Alex shouted loudly, and he quickly pushed the expert away: "Do you know that touching the Dao can lead to serious consequences?" ”

The tall and thin man looked at Alex strangely, he didn't expect there to be such a young researcher in the institute. He wasn't a big fan of entertainment, and he had only heard of Alex, but hadn't seen it, so he didn't recognize it.

"Who are you?" The tall and thin man asked.

"Who do you care who I am? All in all, you can't touch this satellite! ”

For Alex's words, the tall and thin man was very annoyed and was about to drink. Von Bryan immediately came over and introduced: "This is Mr. Stufa, the director of the US Naval Rocket Research Institute!" ”

Stuffa glared at Alex, looking unfamiliar with you. Then he was immediately stunned by von Bryan's introduction!

"This is the president of the Interstellar Technique Company, Mr. Alex!"

Alex? Is that Alex, the genius inventor with an IQ of 220 and a teenager who invented the bipolar transistor and the first generation of computers? Carpenter?

Not only was Stufa surprised, but even other rocket experts came around to get to know the boy who was known as a genius. They whispered, and at the same time immediately changed their minds about the satellite. Many designs that seemed to be useless have become unfathomable and versatile!

Stufa doesn't think so. He looked around the satellite, shook his head, and sighed: "This kind of design can't play the purpose of a communication satellite at all." How can it be made into a square? Hey, it's such a slender antenna to receive and transmit signals. It's just childish! ”

Alex glanced at the other party and deliberately asked, "Oh? So what do you think needs to be done to realize the function of a communication satellite? ”

Stufa suddenly came to his senses, as if someone who was talking about cross talk was holding him around. He immediately replied: "First of all, a certain volume is required. In this way, the reception surface of radio waves is large, and the signal is strong enough! ”

This view was immediately echoed by the experts present. They all nodded yes. After receiving encouragement, Stufa became even more motivated, saying: "Then there is the exterior paint of the satellite, which should be able to reflect the radio waves in all directions, and then concentrate the reflected radio waves into a point to enhance the energy of signal reception." Just like a solar boiler, we know that as long as there is a certain curved surface, it can focus the light waves together. ”

"Oops, I see, Balloon! Just make the satellite in the shape of a balloon and you'll be able to achieve what you say! One of the experts exclaimed.

Stufa said triumphantly, "You're right, such a satellite does look like a giant sounded beach balloon. We have already started to build such a satellite, which is expected to be launched in two years. ”

"Wow! So powerful, are you already making it? Then I would like to ask you how you solve the problem of volume and weight. The expert asked.

Under Alex's cold eyes, Stufa walked to a blackboard in the room, picked up chalk and wrote on it as he said: "We plan to make a large ball of aluminized mylar film with a diameter of 30 meters, so that you can see that its volume can be guaranteed, it can effectively reduce weight, and it can also achieve a good reflection of electromagnetic waves." ”

The experts present let out bursts of exclamations, praising Stufa's satellite design as very creative, and even von Bryan was so fooled that he almost wanted to ask Alex to change the satellite design.

Only Alex mentally simulated the reflected electromagnetic waves between this satellite and the earth, and he quickly laughed, attracted everyone's attention, and said, "You guys are really stupid and naïve! Let's do the math to see how many electromagnetic waves such a satellite can reflect to the Earth. ”

He also went up and picked up a piece of chalk, drew a satellite and the earth on it, marked the distance between them, and then mentally calculated it with a formula, and soon wrote a few data on the blackboard.

All that remains is simply addition and subtraction, and the result is calculated immediately, and the electromagnetic signal reflected back by the machine is weak.

They found the original idea to be a good idea. But in fact, the electromagnetic waves reflected by this shiny aluminum-plated polyester film sphere are dispersed in all directions, rather than converging.

Look at the final calculations. Stufa's face turned blue and white, and it was very ugly. And not only him. The expressions of the other majors were also strange, and every one of them found the problem like Alex. It's a shame to go home.

Stufa yelled, "No, you're wrong!" There's no calculation process at all, are you bluffing me? He said that he would calculate it himself, but this formula seems simple, but it is actually quite complicated, especially the calculation process can not be immediately calculated.

Seeing this situation, other experts have also joined in to calculate with Stufa. This speeds up the calculations.

Alex shrugged. Ignore them anymore. He went back to dust the surface of the satellite, intending to wrap it up.

Half an hour later, the results were finally calculated. The result of their calculations was somewhat different from Alex's, but the error was not large, almost negligible. That is, Alex's calculations were correct, and this satellite scheme is terrible.

Faced with such a conclusion, they all looked at each other and felt that their faces were hot. It was red, as if someone had slapped him.

When they tried to discuss it with Alex again, they found that they had long since disappeared from each other. So he went to von Bryan and was told that Alex had left the rocket research institute and was missing nowhere.

In the end, they had no choice but to give up. Don't mention this shameful thing at home. At the same time, they also became interested in Alex and studied his satellites more attentively. The more I studied, the more I found that this satellite was simply the most advanced technology of this era. If it ultimately achieves its design purpose, at least no other research institution in the world has reached this level.

They are from this satellite. I found a lot of eye-catching solutions.

Examples include antennas that send signals, coatings that absorb solar energy, and solar silicon cells that absorb and store energy. The core that can do signal processing and so on.

Not only these experts, but even the Soviet side attracted attention, and they sent spies to try to infiltrate the institute and steal relevant materials.

They first learned about the progress of the rocket development of the Interstellar Technology Company from the television station, and after transmitting this information back, Korolev and other Soviet rocket experts were immediately inspired, and he asked the KGB for more detailed information to return.

Korolev said: "We are only one step ahead of the United States for the time being, and we may be overtaken by them at any time." In particular, the rocket technology of the Interstellar Technique Company is already very advanced, and in my opinion, they have great ambitions and want to throw us far away at once. You'll have to get their research back! Gotta get it back! ”

With his repeated emphasis, the KGB immediately raised the matter to several levels of urgency, telling the Soviet agents lurking in the United States to hurry. They soon discovered that although the Interstellar Technology Company was only a private enterprise, it already had an army stationed in it to guard it.

It's hard for spies to get into, at least for now, unless they can create some opportunity to steal design data.

The SCC company now not only has the army stationed by the government to protect the perimeter, but the company inside is also very strong. They drained the entire company's research institute so much that not even a fly could fly into one.

"It's really unlucky, this company has done a good job of secrecy! It's even more difficult than infiltrating the Pentagon to steal information! "When the KGB spies got the assignment, they quickly complained that they had a problem.

However, the orders from above are the actions of the people below, and they must obtain relevant confidential information.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the rocket research technology at this time, in addition to the Soviet Space Agency and the US Naval Rocket Research Institute, is estimated to be the most advanced research institute of the SCC company.

Alex knew that after the SCC company successfully launched the rocket, it would definitely attract a lot of onlookers, so in this case, it would be better to do the relevant security work as soon as possible. (To be continued......)

PS: Well, today's first update, there should be more next!