Interstellartech's rocket launch base is 35 kilometers southeast of the city of Houston, where there is a natural lake called Clear. The swamp used to be inhabited by bison, was once a hunting ground for the Indians, and half a century ago, some people came here to hunt bison. That's why Houston is also known as "Cow Pond City", or "Foot Paw City"!

Long before the establishment of SCC, Alex discussed with Hughes the location of the rocket launch base.

Hughes eventually chose the location as a rocket launch base, saying that he had hunted in the area and was familiar with the local environment. When he learned that a rocket launch base was needed, he immediately thought of the land.

If it was 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 not really suitable as a rocket launch base.

Hughes told Alex that he owned the lake and the land around it, and that it would take a long time to find another place to build a base. In particular, it is necessary to find someone to buy land, and then ask the government to approve the construction of a rocket launch base, and so on. After a series of formalities, the daylily was 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 let people get it. Hughes said to Alex at the time.

Seeing that the other party was already ready, Alex reluctantly agreed. After a while, after he came to see the local environment, he realized that Hughes had never forgotten this place. It turns out that the scenery here is beautiful, and the mountains and rivers are very suitable for playing, hunting or picnics.

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

These people were not allowed to watch the launch up close, but that didn't stop their natural instinct to join in the fun. They don't have to enter a heavily guarded base to see the rocket launches. Many of them had come from out of town, and they had been waiting in Houston for many days.

The construction of the base has not stopped, and until now only the main body of the control center has been completed, and there are still many living facilities that have not been built. Further refinement is needed. People who 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 a space center will be built in the end. It is mainly divided into four areas: research center, command center, aerospace training center and large exhibition hall. It can accommodate 30,000 staff members and dependents.

Tens of thousands of people now live and work here. In a few years, there may be a space city.

"That's going to 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 have to be paid in its entirety. As long as the rocket can be successfully launched, the government will definitely rush to send money, policies, and benefits.

For the government this aspect of things. Alex is not clear at all now, after all, his connections are not as good as Hughes's for many years, and he can learn a lot of inside information.

A large part of the government officials, celebrities, scientists, and celebrities invited to the launch site this time were invited by Hughes. This kind of public relations work, if Alex is asked to do it, he has no idea where to start.

For Hughes, it's a different story. Although he lived in seclusion in the desert, his influence never left the mainstream society. All he had to do was throw the request to his men, and someone would help him do it properly.

Hughes has one of the great advantages of employing people without suspicion, and suspecting people without using them. He sees people very accurately, and when he poaches people, he succeeds as soon as he makes a move. For the first billionaire in the United States, his weapon for digging people is the dollar bill, as long as he throws money hard, no one is not moved.

"Everyone has a price point in their hearts, as long as you give a psychological price point that is higher than his, you will definitely achieve your goal. It doesn't matter if it's a woman or a talent, it's the same! Hughes said this when he talked to Alex about digging people's hearts.

Alex agrees with this kind of money-first remarks. However, money is only part of the story, and they also know how to respect others and will give them spiritual rewards.

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

The most surprising person is Lawrence? Rockefeller too.

The other invited American consortia only sent their representatives, and some even did not even send people over, but only politely declined their invitations. For example, the Morgan consortium, the DuPont consortium and the Carnegie consortium did not send anyone to the scene to watch the rocket launch.

For those who are already at the top of the pyramid, the Carpenter family is just a knocking on the door and has not yet become one of them.

As for the Hughes family, it used to be a member of these illustrious families, but it is a pity that Hughes has moved away from mainstream society over the years, and his influence is not as good as it used to be.

Lawrence, who is in his forties, is tall and straight, wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and looks like a university professor who has read poetry and books. He was followed by a beautiful woman in a long white dress, and the two looked intimate, probably either husband and wife or lovers.

On their side, von Bryan came forward to entertain these high-ranking people, and under the leadership of the staff, this group of people rushed into the hall of the launch command center.

For public relations, Alex is exempt from it, he is not suitable for such work.

Besides, Alex had already told von Bryan that he would leave the good thing of being famous to him to enjoy.

Alex still has no specific position in the rocket research institute, and even if he played a large role in it, there is no record of his work in the official records. His fame is enough, a little more or less makes no difference.

Von Bryan was eager to take all the credit at this point. Under Alex's hint, he intentionally or unintentionally concealed Alex's name, which can be regarded as a great favor. This is just to fool those who don't know the truth, and it doesn't play a role in those who know the inside story of the Dao.

There is only one patent, Alex is stubbornly clinging to it, and what he makes will definitely not be given to others in vain. He will not be like Tesla, who will give his patents to others for free, at least not so noble for now.

This time, Alex went to the scene just as a formality, in fact, when it was determined that the rocket was going to be launched. Basically, nothing else is his business. But in order to know the results of the road as soon as possible. In order to reassure himself, he came to the scene to watch the launch. The main thing is that the Carpenter family is here, and he is not easy to be absent.

He didn't alarm anyone this time. Just quietly came to the lobby of the launch control center. At this time, the sound of the hall came and went. The staff is in the midst of a nervous schedule.

As a supervisor in rocket research. Von Bryan naturally wants to sit in the hall and control the work of the launch base as a whole. Behind him stood the invited guests, all of whom were quietly watching the launch results.

The Carpenter family was also in the crowd. They looked inconspicuous, and if they weren't for the people, they would have thought that they were the families of the base staff.

Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the rocket launch preparations have entered the countdown. Von Bryan was in control of the countdown, placing 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 lobby, his eyes barely blinking at the rocket on the launch stand. At this time, he remembered that many years ago in the German Rocket Research Center, the countdown ignition launch was also carried out.

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

After the defeat of Germany, he was depressed for a while, and he thought that he would never be able to do rocket research again in his life. In order to realize his ideals, he finally chose to surrender to the American army.

After arriving in the United States, he was initially treated as a prisoner, unable to join the research team, let alone trusted by the Americans. Since there were no rocket specialists in the United States, they had to turn to him, which allowed them to gain a certain personal freedom.

This kind of personal freedom is only relatively speaking, and it is impossible for an untrusted former Nazi scientist to be in charge of rocket research. It took many years for him to become the nominal director of the Rocket Research Institute, but that was only used to carry the blame for others.

Without funds, without talent and without equipment, how could he possibly make a rocket. All he could do was keep repeating the rocket experiments he had repeated many years ago, and the real purpose was that the Americans needed him to train America's own rocket specialists.

"But they're so stupid that they can't teach it!" It didn't take long for von Bryan to find out.

It wasn't until the Interstellar Technique Company came to find him that there was a hint of a turnaround. At first, he thought that he was abandoned by the U.S. Army, and he felt uncomfortable. What I didn't expect was that after coming here, I realized that I had the real power to lead research.

After all these years, he finally passed the application, got American citizenship, and officially became a U.S. citizen. Good things have happened one after another, and the U.S. government has also begun to attach importance to rocket research, and has constantly sent people to contact him privately, hoping that he will change his mind and continue to help the U.S. military develop rockets.

As a U.S. citizen with the right to freedom, he has the right to say no to those people. Especially with the protection of the Hughes Consortium, he has more choices and more freedom.

“6、5、4、3……”

As the countdown continues, von Bryan knows that now is the time to verify whether he has made the right choice, and that his dream of so many years can finally be realized. After coming to the United States, he has been stumbling for so long, and 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: "Glory to you, profit to me!" He did what he said and did not share the glorious moment with von Bryan.

"2, 1, ignition!"

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

At this time, thousands of spectators were watching or listening to the live broadcast of the rocket launch, accompanied by von Bryan's most rear-end command, a loud bang came from the bottom of the rocket from the launch pad.

The deafening sound spread throughout the base, and could be heard even by people from miles away.

For the first few seconds, the ground trembled as if an earthquake had struck.

At the launch site, the huge rocket slowly rises, and the launch pad automatically releases and disengages. White and yellow smoke rose from under the rocket's butt, and bright flames followed it.

At this time, the rocket is like a metal object shot into the sky, constantly rising away from the ground. Some of the people in the base were looking at the rocket through the glass window, and some were staring 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 directly on their foreheads.

The staff of the base systematically monitored the operation of the rocket through instruments, the television station program recording team was even more busy, and the invited guests also felt nervous, and everyone's eyes were focused on the rocket, which carried the hope of the American people and gradually lifted off.

The rocket's huge body became smaller and smaller, and soon only the flames at its tail could be seen, and the entire figure disappeared from people's sight. The hearts of the audience seemed to fall on a big rock, and the whole person became a little lighter. At least there wasn't anything like the previous rumors, such as explosions and ignition failures.

"Group A1 is working fine!"

"Group B2 is working fine!"

……

The staff still did not relax, they knew that the successful ignition of the road was only the first step of the rocket launch, and it was still several hours before they knew whether the road was finally successful. They have to wait until the satellite reaches the established trajectory and sends the signal back before they can relax.

The waiting time was long and boring, and the guests, of course, did not keep an eye on the rocket as the staff, and they all started talking about it, and many of the guests thought that the launch had been successful.

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

"The rocket launch was a success, right?" Someone immediately approached and asked von Brien.

"Well, so far, it's all going well!" Von Bryan replied in his slightly German-accented English.

"Then this time our American rocket research should surpass that of the Soviet Union!" The man smirked.

This assertion was immediately echoed by the people around them, and they all nodded yes, after all, the carrying capacity of the rocket launched by the Interstellar Technology Company this time was much more than that of the Soviet Union. Satellites are several times heavier, which is simply too much stronger.

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

"Hahaha!" The remark drew a burst of laughter.

Lyndon was not the only one who thought the same thing, and many Americans also felt that they were much safer above their heads, and that they would be able to sleep quickly today, without worrying about the Soviets' satellites. (To be continued......)