British civil servant

This draft includes the allocation of 9000 million pounds to invest in aerospace development funds.Aerospace research institutions are under the unified management of the Ministry of National Defense, and military product development expenses are paid by national defense funds, reducing the conflict between developers and users.

Sixteen universities, including Oxford University, University of London, University of Cambridge, University of Bristol, University of Manchester, University of Glasgow, University of Southampton, have set up aviation departments and higher education institutions specializing in aviation.

The British Royal Aeronautical Society and the British Interstellar Navigation Society were established on top of these universities, calling on the accumulated talents to go to the Wumera launch site, and negotiated with Australia to ensure the treatment and protection of relevant researchers.

Selected as a cabinet minister who is also in charge of the development of aerospace to ensure that the UK attaches great importance to aerospace.The appointment unexpectedly fell to Harold Wilson, who was only 40 years old.Surprised many Labor MPs.

Harold Wilson, who had just taken office, immediately packed up and headed to Australia to learn about the situation first-hand.

Newspapers throughout the UK are discussing that Attlee, the prime minister who has led three governments after the war, has spoken to Congress in the field of aerospace and aviation. In the past two years, his approval rating has been flat, or even lagging behind the Conservative Party. promote.

In the ten years after the war, the United Kingdom hardly expressed its views on international affairs, which was in stark contrast to France's frequent actions of fighting, and this action surprised many countries.

Even Moscow and Washington are the same. Khrushchev, who just silenced Poland's opponents with the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, is preparing to quell the conflict in Budapest and doesn't care about it.

Far away in Washington, Eisenhower and Dulles also discussed this, "I don't know whether Britain just wants to turn around, or really recalls the glory of the past."

"Maybe it's both." Secretary of State Dulles was noncommittal. "Britain's recovery after the war is amazing. Especially compared with other countries in Europe. Maybe we still gave too much aid during the war. I didn’t expect them to be able to adjust.”

"In any case, we have to follow up. If Britain can face the advantages of the Soviet Union and respond head-on, but we can't, others will think we are cowards." Eisenhower made a final decision.

Just three days later, the US Senate passed an even larger bipartisan bill ensuring full support for the aerospace industry as the US responded to the Soviet Union's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile after the UK set out to compete.

8 Chapter Ninety: First Taming the Minister

The successive responses of the United Kingdom and the United States immediately caused an uproar all over the world, and the whole country was boiling. The media reported on the will of the country, and thousands of students from countless schools entered the field of aerospace with the idea of ​​serving the country. People spread word of mouth. , Talking about the competition between the two camps in the aerospace field.

Alan Wilson, who was holding the telegram, learned that the cabinet minister Harold Wilson had set off, and joked to his wife who maintained a lazy sitting posture, "The cabinet finally showed a decent attitude this time. Originally, as the Labor government, it kept saying If we want to build a socialist community of Great Britain, why not learn from the Soviet Union’s national system, even if it is an imitation.”

"Learning from the Soviet system, don't you dislike the Soviet Union?" Pamela Mountbatten glanced at her husband with tender almond eyes, "Now that the Soviet political system is better, I can't understand it."

"It's good for most people, but it's not good for us. So the enemy is right, they are the enemy." Alan Wilson said with a sincere attitude of "one is one, two is two, but we can also imitate certain policies." Yes, ten years after the end of the war, Britain has finally shown some of its original determination to forge ahead, even if the final result is not satisfactory, it is still commendable."

"My dear, the aerospace industry is a feat for the entire human being. Human beings will be able to get rid of the shackles of the earth's attraction and fully enjoy the fun of freedom. This is no longer a matter of money. If we participate, our entire life will be of great importance. Meaning, when we are getting old, we can say with a clear conscience that this life is worth it.”

Pamela Mountbatten originally listened to her husband's words with an indifferent smile on her face, but following the man's voice, she sat up slowly, with a different kind of brilliance in her eyes.

Alan Wilson at this time is not absolutely different from before, not the bureaucrat in Whitehall who has both sides.Nor is it the colonial commissioner who built the big filter in Kuala Lumpur. The sophistication of bureaucrats and the smell of money from businessmen have disappeared, and the image of an aspiring young man is rarely seen.

"Honey, as long as you like it, I'm fine." Pamela Mountbatten's almond-eyed eyes were almost full of love, and she murmured to herself in disbelief, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would really love it." It's unbelievable to hear you say such a thing."

"For the country, the spirit is extremely important. Once the spirit is removed, it will be difficult to get it back." Alan Wilson grabbed his wife's little hand, "In some fields, don't take money so seriously. right?"

If he didn't want to destroy his stalwart image in the eyes of Pamela Mountbatten, Alan Wilson would definitely say something different.

What level of businessman is playing real estate? Even colonial compradors can do it. It is not difficult at all. How high is the control of raw materials?It is only the level of a Saudi princely kingdom.

No matter how high it is, it looks like a consortium of Japan and South Korea, and it will not be much stronger. If you want to truly become bigger and stronger, you must work hard against high-tech. After all, oil and iron ore are just means. To go to the forefront of mankind.

These words were not uttered, but Pamela Mountbatten held her face in the palm of her hand, "Honey, I seem to admire you very much now, which is completely different from when you spread conspiracy theories."

"The most difficult thing for a writer to overcome is that he can't express his true thoughts in words." Alan Wilson kissed his wife's hand directly, and said proudly, "There is no advantage worth admiring, how can you be a female president?" s husband?"

"I think..." Pamela Mountbatten expressed her desire to ride a rocket with a nostalgic look on her face.

Harold Wilson, the British Prime Minister in his memory, appeared in Australia with a pipe in his mouth. Under the international background at this time, it seemed very meaningful.

"Minister, you are here." Alan Wilson appeared at Perth Airport and came to greet the future leader of the Labor Party.

The 40-year-old Harold Wilson has already gained a firm foothold in the work order. This time, as the minister in charge of the aerospace industry, it can be said that he will go a step further. For politicians, the age of 40 is in the prime of life, when everything is promising.

"Alan, thank you for your hard work." Harold Wilson said with a smile on his face. "The Prime Minister attaches great importance to the space program. The blue light missile test program at the Wumera launch site is very important."

"I already know the purpose of the minister. Let's talk about it when we go back." Alan Wilson made a gesture of invitation and let the cabinet minister get in the car. The Wumera launch site is an important overseas asset of the United Kingdom.

And Alan Wilson also knows that one of the most important things about the space launch center is that it must be close to the equator.The launch site for launching geostationary satellites is built close to the Earth's equator to achieve twice the result with half the effort. There are two main reasons.

One is because the flight speed of the launched satellite is formed by the superposition of the speed of the launch vehicle and the rotation component of the earth’s speed. When the speed of the launch vehicle is constant, the lower the latitude of the launch site, the greater the rotation speed of the earth. Thus, the orbital speed of the launched satellite can be increased.

If the satellite is launched eastward from the equator, the rotational energy of the earth can be utilized to the maximum extent, which is essentially to use the rotation force of the earth to increase the flight speed of the satellite.

In addition, when a satellite in geostationary orbit is launched eastward from a launch site at or near the equator, the flight orbit of the satellite can be in or close to the same plane as the final orbit, which can save a lot of time required for the satellite to maneuver laterally to the geostationary orbit position energy, greatly prolonging the operating life of satellites.

From this point of view, it was a very wise decision for the UK to choose Australia to build a space launch center.

The Soviet Union suffered a lot from this point. It can be said that the Soviet Union at a high latitude had to pay a lot of extra costs for the geographical environment alone.

Before Harold Wilson came, in the name of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, he asked the person in charge of the Wumera launch site to formulate a detailed future space plan, and then intervened and revised it in his current official position.

Therefore, in this era, the logic is clearest, and the space program that is impeccable on paper is officially released.Including, but not limited to, launching satellites, manned spaceflight and landing on the moon.

This is all the result of considering the background of the times and removing the space station, otherwise Alan Wilson's polished space program.As long as it is leaked, selling it to Americans can easily realize millions.

I believe that even the Americans are still at a loss for the specific steps of spaceflight, and don't know how to implement it.

And Alan Wilson's plan can completely serve as an outline, which cannot be bought with a lot of money.

"Dear minister, due to confidentiality restrictions and the strength of the KGB in the Soviet Union, you can bring this plan back to the prime minister directly."

After Alan Wilson took out the plan, he was full of solemn exhortations.If it is to protect state secrets, there is a reason for this, but the bigger consideration is to let Harold Wilson hand it over to Prime Minister Attlee himself.It can lighten his own personal color in the formulation of the space program.

Otherwise, his interference and modification of the space program may be known to more people.

Although the steps in this plan are all correct, it definitely stands up to scrutiny.However, Alan Wilson himself has no similar educational experience in his resume. Could it be that he said that after he came to the East, he learned the unique skill of observing the sky at night after intensive study of Oriental studies?

"Of course, all countries now attach great importance to this information, and you can't be too careful." Harold Wilson immediately took over the plan and looked at it. Although the plan has been revised, of course, as the immediate boss, Alan Wilson also Let scientists come up with theoretical basis.

So although Harold Wilson felt very shocked, it was mainly the last part of landing on the moon.But I just lamented the difficulty of the space program without thinking too much about it.

"The minister can add some of his own color to this plan." Alan Wilson smiled empathetically, "Now that the government attaches great importance to the space program and citizens' expectations for this matter, if the minister can In the space program, leaving a strong mark, maybe the name of the minister will appear in the history books of Britain in the future."

"Oh? Of course!" Harold Wilson has just taken office. This time coming to Australia is his first important mission in his ministerial career. The first thing he will face is Alan Wilson, a colonial bureaucrat who has been working for ten years.

It's just that she hasn't realized this yet. Once he agrees, this plan will have nothing to do with Alan Wilson.In the future, even if someone checks every link, he will only be found.

The new cabinet minister does not know that this is the first time he is being guided by a civil servant, and it is definitely not the first time. On the contrary, this is just the beginning.

With the help of Alan Wilson, this aerospace program belonging to the minister mainly added the dual-use part.After all, the UK is not at the peak of the past, and it still attaches great importance to saving costs. It is quite sincere to be able to allocate 9000 million pounds.

"It's just the part of landing on the moon? It's indeed a very ambitious goal." Harold Wilson finally said a little unconfidently.

"Things have to be done step by step." Alan Wilson said in his heart. He didn't take the part of landing on the moon seriously. It is better to leave such a difficult thing to the United States and the Soviet Union, and pay more attention to the first two parts of launching satellites and manning. aerospace.

The investment of the United States and the Soviet Union in the space race was astronomical. It is unrealistic to rely on the national strength of the United Kingdom to go shopping.

Especially the cost of landing on the moon is definitely a bottomless pit, and there is a high probability that it will not succeed.It would be nice to be able to complete the first two items.

Chapter 891 Prelude to Space Supremacy

Among the three parts of the plan, the simplest is the satellite launch, which is also a standard configuration in the space programs of various countries.

During the Cold War period, manned spaceflight was only carried out by the United States and the Soviet Union. As for landing on the moon, only the United States itself did it.

As for the unplanned part of the space station, at least when the Soviet Union was alive, the Soviet Union had an absolute advantage.

The space station is also the end of space hegemony. It is not much different from the American Star Wars propaganda, but the implementation is not much different. The Soviet Union’s Red Star Operation Plan to counter Star Wars has entered the implementation stage. The Blizzard space shuttle is a finished product of the Red Star Operation Plan. , and the plan for a larger combat space station has not yet been completed, and the Soviet Union has disintegrated.

The entire combat space station will consist of a laser weapon system and space nuclear missiles. Naturally, the United States can intercept nuclear missiles on the ground through the anti-missile system, so the Soviet Union will build a platform in the sky that cannot be intercepted.

This kind of idea is unbelievable even if it is said, let alone it has entered the implementation stage. It is impossible for countries in this era to use ordinary space stations. Naturally, Alan Wilson will not take this part out.

For the three parts that can be implemented, it is normal for the UK to launch satellites, and it is already a surprise for manned spaceflight.Landing on the moon Alan Wilson didn't take it seriously.

The plan to land on the moon was completed by the United States relying on its peak national strength and the Saturn V rocket manufactured by the von Braun team. Finally, when it fell behind all the way, it moved back to the disadvantage by landing on the moon.

If we compare the four stages of space hegemony, the Soviet Union was the undoubted winner in the stages of launching satellites and manned spaceflight, but lost to the United States in the third stage.

In the fourth stage of the duel between Red Star Wars and Star Wars, the Soviet Union relied on the accumulation of the Mir space station to produce more finished products than the United States, but because of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it was impossible for people to know who was more powerful.

"Dear minister, this plan is called the Megarock project. The British Interstellar Association is responsible for formulating it. As for the dual-use part, please see." Alan Wilson pointed out the bright spots in the plan.

Of course, this part was added by himself through the memory of later generations, but it doesn't matter, it will soon become Harold Wilson's future political achievements.

This part is mainly to occupy the part of the low-Earth orbit to ensure global communication. The space orbit of later generations first follows the principle of first-served space orbit position in the world, that is, the latecomer must coordinate with the first-occupier to avoid using the same or orbiting satellites. Similar orbits and radio frequencies.

Although the Soviet Union was the first country to launch satellites, it did not realize this at the beginning, at least not as deeply as the United States. It discovered areas that the Soviet Union had not noticed, and the United States rushed to catch up and completed the deployment first.

But does Alan Wilson know that the biggest victim of Beidou's successful deployment in later generations is the European Galileo project.

The reason is that the Beidou and Galileo target orbits are the same, one is completed first, and the other has no place.

Even if the United Kingdom cannot support the entire space program by itself, it can occupy high-quality orbits first, as a way to attract European countries to join, and establish a satellite network dominated by the United Kingdom. If it is not enough, share the satellite network with France.

"Alan, you are a graduate of aerospace." Harold Wilson looked at the colonial commissioner in shock after hearing these words. is accurate, but Oxford and Cambridge have long had aerospace schools.

Although Harold Wilson had met Alan Wilson before, he was only at the stage of familiarity and did not know the details of the other party.I thought Alan Wilson, who was eloquent and eloquent, was a top student at the Academy of Astronautics.

"Dear Minister, I'm just relaying the considerations of the Interstellar Association and explaining it to you." Alan Wilson denied that he was an aerospace talent. If he admits it for a while today, there will be trouble in the future.

After dispelling the cabinet minister's doubts, Alan Wilson continued, "The first two phases of the current Megarock project are considered feasible, while the third phase is a beautiful imagination, and of course it will not Enter the implementation stage after excluding technological progress.”

"Before the arrival of the minister, I have received instructions from Whitehall to raise funds from the major colonies and put them into the Megarock project. Because the major colonies have limited funds, they can only raise 3000 million pounds of funds. Half of them are horses. My wife, Pamela Mountbatten, is willing to contribute to the country and provide help without asking for anything in return. I hope that I can save some costs. I hope that this world-renowned space battle will be rewarded by Britain. Satisfying result."

"It's an exciting and grand project." Harold Wilson couldn't help sighing even if he only heard the feasible part, that is, launching satellites and manned spaceflight.

Such a reaction made Alan Wilson very disappointed. The cabinet minister really had no knowledge in this area.

But having said that, if he really knew how to do it, Harold Wilson would not have been sent here as the minister in charge of spaceflight.

"Minister, the investment in the aerospace industry depends partly on whether the UK is still a world power, and does it still need to pursue such a grand cause? This is the real question." Alan Wilson asked, staring at the face of the future British Prime Minister.

"Of course, the border of the British Empire is in the Himalayas." Harold Wilson replied firmly with a serious face, "This is our mission, and we are duty bound."

Hearing the words of the prime minister, who is known as the Labor Party for harming the country, Alan Wilson nodded deeply, "The minister's answer should be the guarantee for the Megarock space project."

Because Harold Wilson had just arrived in Perth, Alan Wilson did not delay the minister's rest, finished his preparations, and left the Megarock project at the same time, and left directly.

In fact, whether Harold Wilson came or not is not very important. If someone comes to express his opinion, if he spends 9000 million pounds in funding, he will basically complete the task.

Do you expect a cabinet minister, who lives in Australia, to always face the Gobi?This is unrealistic.

Pamela Mountbatten waited for her husband to come back and asked about Harold Wilson's arrival before asking, "My dear, it seems that the cabinet really takes the space program seriously."

"We should look more seriously than them." Alan Wilson reached out and pinched his eye sockets, replying a little tiredly.

"Of course, I have always listened to you." As if seeing her husband's fatigue, Pamela Mountbatten slowed down her voice, hoping to bring a relaxed atmosphere.

"It's nice of you to say that, my dear. But it's more for you and your business."

Alan Wilson closed his eyes and enjoyed his wife's massage, "Iron ore, oil, even farming, hydropower, all need military protection. A space project like this will definitely gather the most cutting-edge talents in the entire country. And you happened to include the de Havilland company, and whether the future Mountbatten Group can become Lockheed depends on the depth of your participation."

"If your business becomes the main pillar of British defense, then it will be considered a real national weapon. No one can ignore your existence. Your military enterprise can not earn a penny, and it will not change people's awe. Trust you And I won’t look down on the profits, whether it’s oil or iron ore, it’s enough to make money lying down.”

As far as the country is concerned, you can't have a market without an army, otherwise it will be the end of my Qing Dynasty.Of course, that was also caused by the unknown factor of the industrial revolution in the world.Daqing still has a resounding presence when he beats up his friends.

"I'm not worried about your company's profitability, but I'm more worried that your company has no power to protect its own wealth. Only by entering the real high-end field can the country provide an umbrella for your company. Only the military industry can achieve this. most direct."

Alan Wilson has hollowed out his own brain and tried his best to help his partner get on the road to great wealth. When the time comes, the United States will come to rule with a long arm and spit out all the wealth he has obtained?

"Take a good rest, that minister is coming to Australia, you are going to be busy again." Pamela Mountbatten was a little annoyed, "He doesn't know anything, what's the use of it other than getting money."

"Taking money is the biggest role, and taming the minister is my job. My job is to make a minister feel that he is leading the country." Alan Wilson looked happy, "There is no more exciting job than this kind of work." People are happy."

"Didn't Whitehall always think that he was the one who led the country?" Pamela Mountbatten joked.

"But Whitehall cannot fight against the cabinet. We are willing to help ministers in other matters except to weaken the authority of Whitehall. Whitehall and the cabinet are not in a hostile relationship, but two different parts of a national government."

Alan Wilson categorically denied the hostile relationship between the two. The purpose of Whitehall was not to fight for power.

"Honey, you have to know that those elected people can do anything for the sake of the polls. If they are allowed to do anything wrong, the foundation of civilization in the British Empire will be shaken."

After making his wife sat on the rocket to his heart's content, Alan Wilson accompanied the minister who he said shook the cornerstone of the civilization of the British Empire to the Wumera launch site, demonstrating the government's emphasis on the space program.

In Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, on TV, Khrushchev was delivering a speech on the work in the aerospace field, arrogantly and arrogantly ridiculing the big moves of the United Kingdom and the United States, "I don't understand what the mentality of London and Washington is now, but from benign From a competitive point of view, the Soviets never shy away from any challenge."

Chapter 892 Rolled Up

"Healthy competition!" Fultseva watched Khrushchev's speech on TV. Just as she was thinking this way, there was a knock on the door of the apartment, and she immediately got up to open the door.

A boy with a red scarf appeared in front of his eyes, and he said to Fultseva angrily, "Mother."

"School is over?" Fultseva had a look of doting on her face, and then she looked at the couple behind her son and said, "Come in, please. I just came back from Poland and helped pick up the child again. It's really troublesome."

"No, Alexeyev is very obedient." The woman who spoke was very gentle, but she was tall and tall. Unlike tall and tall, she had an extremely delicate face, which was not inferior to any woman. Her hair was Gold, draped over the shoulders.

"Come in and sit." Fultseva invited the couple to come in, and asked while tidying up, "Long time no see, Alexeyev is still so clinging to you, but I said, Ekaterina, don't you?" Are you going to have a baby?"

The two, who were obviously husband and wife, looked at each other, and at the same time said relaxedly, "Don't worry, work is the priority."

"Well, I don't understand about Lubyanka." Fultseva sat on the sofa with her son and chatted with her friends.

Khrushchev's speech at this time has just ended, and the topic naturally revolves around the most popular aerospace engineering.