Chapter 1592 Big Beautiful launches a challenge (second update, please subscribe)
Red Moon!
At the end of this year, the whole world witnessed all this, people witnessed Soviet astronauts landing on the moon and witnessed them planting the Soviet flag on the moon.
The moon is red this day.
The earth is boiling. On the earth, hundreds of millions of people watched the live broadcast of human beings' first moon landing on live broadcasts on TV.
Live broadcast from the moon shocked the whole world, and the whole world felt the development of Soviet science.
It also brought the reputation of the Soviet Union to the top, after all, this was the first time that humans had landed on another planet. "This is a great victory for all mankind." Everyone knew when Gagarin's voice spread throughout the world through the live broadcast signal. This victory did not belong to all mankind, but to the Soviet Union.
This victory of the Soviets proved their strength to the world.
A few days later, when Gagarin and his crew returned to Earth safely, they were awaiting excited Soviets.
Hundreds of thousands of Russians held a grand welcome ceremony for them on the Red Square, and people shouted Gagarin's name.
Called at the moon.
Brezhnev personally met Gagarin and met the people on Red Square with him.
This moment was the highlight of the Soviet Union.
Of course, this moment is full of humiliation for Americans. "Each of us is watching TV there, what are we seeing?" The man took a sip of cigarette and said in a seemingly calm tone. "What we see is the Soviets raising their flags on the moon. We see that the United States lost more than just a moon landing. It's the whole world."
< br>This is an unprecedented blow, for Americans.
The Soviets took the lead in sending artificial satellites to space.
The Soviets sent astronauts to space before the United States, but fortunately the astronauts in Sea were several minutes earlier than the Soviets.
What about now?
Just as the United States tried to win the lunar race, the Soviets threw a loud slap in the face of the Americans.
"We lost.
We lost the game. ”
At the Kennedy Launch Center in Florida, an American engineer burst into tears as he said this.
Not only did he shed tears, but the rest of the bar That's all in general. "Yeah, we lost this game. ”
No matter how they grab the time now, they have lost the game and lost the championship for the first place.
"We still have a chance now, and we will send our people to the moon as soon as possible."
Although it has suffered a heavy blow, in Florida, throughout the United States, Americans are regrouping.
"We not only need to send our people to space as soon as possible to calm the dissatisfaction and anger of the Americans, but also go higher and farther."
In Nasa, Feng Bu Lawn looked at the assistant beside him and said, "We will completely lose this competition."
"Yes, Doctor." Naja looked at the Doctor and said, "Although we failed this time, this is also our opportunity. We still have a chance, just like us I once chose to land on the moon and thought that I could surpass the Russians on this track, and we still have new opportunities."
"New opportunities?"
Von Braun said.
"Are you referring to Mars? We're heading to Mars, are we?" "No, Doctor, Mars is too far away. At least for now, it will take us 10 years or even 20 years. Only then can we send people there, but before that, we have another choice."
Najiechu said a design sketch:
"We can build a permanent base on the moon, in Russia How do people do it before! ”
“Permanent base? ”
Von Braun looked at the design sketch in front of him. He had seen it before, which was a request from the military.
The military hopes to establish permanent bases on the moon and deploy weapons.
"Yes, maybe the Soviets were the first to land on the moon, but the United States could be the first to set up a permanent base on the moon.
And if we implement this plan , will win full support from the military, and they are very eager to deploy bases on the moon."
Looking at the doctor, Naja said:
"Our rockets are bigger than the Russians. We can send more things to space, to the moon, and then complete the deployment of permanent bases on the moon.
We have a perfect chance to win this The competition is not an opportunity, but it can definitely be done."
Naj's suggestion made Von Braun fall into deep thought. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"My friend, during the war, the rockets I designed for exploring low-Earth orbit were used by the military on missiles, bringing a lot of disasters to humans.
Now if we continue to do this , then it is tantamount to opening a Pandora's box, and the future space will become a new battlefield."
Von Braun's objection was long as Naj expected, and he looked at the doctor and said. "You should know that we have no other choice now. If we want this business to continue, we must go further than Russia. Only by setting up permanent bases can the United States be reawakened Only in this way can we win their support. "Najay is more like a politician than von Braun, although he is an engineer, or knows better what the space agency needs ?
"Maybe now the attacks of the Soviets have allowed the United States to share the same hatred of the enemy, but how long can the spine last for the differences caused by shame? We need a new goal and a pride for the Americans. And something that can be proud of.
Setting up a permanent moon base is the best choice. Of course, if we can send Americans to Mars in the two or three years we have come Go up, it will definitely be better than the moon base.
But now what we need is to set up a permanent base on the moon and draw a big Coca-Cola logo. "
The Coca-Cola logo in Naja's mouth refers to a joke that is popular in the United States now. Because the Soviets first went to the moon and the moon became red, they needed to draw a red base material. Coca-Cola's logo. "I don't have the support of the military, and we can't have enough funds to set up permanent bases on the moon. No, this is for a more profound future. If we think of Mars and other planets, we must turn the moon into our transit station.
Combining with the military in this process is the only option. "
Faced with Naj's persuasion, von Braun was silent for a while, and then said:
"You ask me to think about it, after all..."
Wen Braun, who was originally going to continue to talk about the lessons learned in Germany back then, still didn't say anything. He knew that this failure would lead him. What kind of political disaster will come!
The president didn't say anything on the phone that day, but the president's disappointment and anger were a demonstration, and now the whole of the United States is extremely angry.
A scapegoat is definitely needed.
"Cia is now examining intelligence over the past year, and they are checking whether they have missed intelligence on the development of the Soviet Union..."
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In the Oval Office, President Johnson still looked indignant when he listened to the report of Chief of Staff James Robert Jones. "They missed the entire moon landing plan, they missed it all. Do you know how the media describes this?" said President Johnson. "This will be written by the New York Times. President Eisenhower initiated by Kennedy's president. It was completely failed in Johnson's hands.
Johnson fell straight before the finish line, yes, they already wrote it.
They will put the blame on me, but I will never succeed, they will never succeed! "
When he said this, Johnson's face was full of anger. He couldn't figure out why it was so little short of it, and why when he ran to the finish line during his time, the Soviets suddenly It actually took the lead.
All of a sudden, Johnson felt that he had become a joke.
Everyone in the world was watching his jokes, watching how he lost Monthly planned.
James nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Mr. President." "Absolutely not Johnson, the loser is definitely not Johnson." Johnson's expression was serious.
"Yes, Mr. President, Nasa should be responsible for this matter."
Listening to the chief of staff's advice, President Johnson thought for a while, and then said: "They need to be responsible, but not now. The most important thing now is to let them send the Rockets to our people as soon as possible. Going on the moon and bringing it back safely is the most important thing. "
Johnson knows very well what should be used to calm the anger in the United States? It's a victory.
Now he has a deep understanding of the feeling of losing the space race.
The morale of the Americans is really a big blow.
So at this time, the most important thing is to implement the moon landing plan and inject a shot of a heart-warming injection into the United States.
In the future... we can continue to settle accounts after the autumn.
The birds are all covered with bows and settle the accounts after autumn. Americans are also very easy to use. "Yes, Mr. President, it is the most important thing to implement the moon landing plan as soon as possible. When everything is over, we will find out who needs to be held responsible for this matter."
Every time there is a failure, someone has to be responsible. This is common sense in Washington, and then James said:
"Mr. President, Nasa made a new suggestion that they think we have a chance to beat the Russians in another field and regain the lead."
"By defeating the Russians? Where?"
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Johnson immediately became interested when he heard this, but asked in a sarcastic tone.
"Do they want to fly to Mars?"
"Yes, they do have plans for this, but Mr. President is a longer-term, longer-term The plan is not now."
While speaking, James showed a rendering in front of the president and said: "Mr. President, you see they plan to set up a permanent base on the moon, just like this, this will be human beings The first permanent settlement on the moon. ”
Looking at the drawings, Johnson said curiously.
"How many people can live in such a large place?"
It seems that this permanent base is very small, just a small house.
"There were three people at the beginning, Mr. President."
"But this base will continue to expand in the next few years, and in the end, he will become a person who can accommodate more people and make changes. Multiple experiments can even be used to mine minerals on the moon.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Soviet Union has no similar plans yet. Our rockets are better than the Soviets and can transport more materials. It is easier to realize this plan when it comes to the moon."
The Soviet Union has no similar plan yet, and it is the first of mankind.
Just these two are enough to make Johnson excited, after all, all he needs is to defeat Russia now.
"Okay, since the Russians don't, then... let's do it."
(The end of this chapter)