Chapter 890: Taming the Minister for the First Time
The successive responses from the United Kingdom and the United States immediately caused an uproar around the world. The whole country was excited. Media people reported on the national will. Many students from countless schools entered the aerospace discipline with the idea of serving the country. People spread the news by word of mouth.
, talking about the competition between the two camps in the aerospace field.
Alan Wilson, who was holding the telegram, learned that Cabinet Secretary Harold Wilson had already departed. He joked to his wife, who was sitting lazily, "The Cabinet finally showed a decent attitude this time. Originally, as a Labor government, it kept saying that
To establish a socialist community of Great Britain, why not learn from the Soviet Union’s national system, even if it is just an imitation?”
"Learning from the Soviet system, don't you hate the Soviet Union?" Pamela Mountbatten glanced at her husband with tender almond-shaped eyes, "Now you say that the Soviet political system is good, I can't understand it."
"It's good for most people, but 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 finally showed some of its original determination and enterprising spirit. Even if the final result is not satisfactory, it is worthy of praise."
"Dear, the aerospace industry is a feat for the entire human race. Human beings will be able to get rid of the shackles of earth's attraction and fully enjoy the joy of freedom. This is no longer a matter of money. If we participate, our entire lives will have great significance.
Meaning, when we grow old, we can say with a clear conscience that this life has been worth it."
Pamela Mountbatten originally listened to her husband's words with a faint smile on her face, but following the man's voice, she sat up slowly, and a different kind of brilliance flashed in her eyes.
At this time, Alan Wilson was not completely different from before. He was not the bureaucrat who had everything he wanted in Whitehall. Nor was he the colonial commissioner who built the Great Filter in Kuala Lumpur. The bureaucratic sophistication and the businessman's odor had all disappeared, and he rarely showed a man with ambition.
The image of youth.
"My dear, as long as you like it, that's fine with me." Pamela Mountbatten's almond-shaped eyes were almost filled with love, and she said to herself in disbelief, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have really loved it.
It’s hard to believe that I can hear you say such things.”
"For a country, morale is extremely important. Once this morale 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 damage his majestic image in the eyes of Pamela Mountbatten, Alan Wilson would definitely change his words.
Real estate is something that only businessmen of any level can do. Even colonial compradors can do it. It is not difficult at all. How high is the control of raw materials? It is only at the level of a Saudi prince.
Even higher, like the Japanese and Korean consortiums, they are not much stronger. If you want to become truly big and strong, you have to use high-tech equipment. Oil and iron ore are only means after all.
To go to the frontier of humanity.
These words were not spoken, but her face was already held in the palm of Pamela Mountbatten's hands, "My dear, 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 not being able to express his true thoughts in words." Alan Wilson kissed his wife's hand directly and said proudly, "How can I be a female CEO without any merits worthy of my admiration?
s husband?"
"I think..." Pamela Mountbatten had a look of nostalgia on her face, expressing her desire to ride a rocket.
Harold Wilson, the British Prime Minister in his memory, appeared in Australia with a pipe in his mouth. In the international context at this time, it seemed very significant.
"Minister, you're here." Alan Wilson appeared at Perth Airport and came to greet the future Labor leader.
Forty-year-old Harold Wilson has already established a firm foothold in the work order. As the minister responsible for the aerospace industry this time, he can be said to have taken a step further and has become one of the top leaders of the Labor Party. It can be said that this is the time to be high-spirited. Forty-year-old
For politicians, this age can be said to be in their prime, 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 plan at the Wumera launch site is very important."
"I already know the purpose of the minister. Let's talk about it when we get back." Alan Wilson made a gesture of invitation and asked the cabinet minister to get in the car. The Woomera launch site is an important overseas asset of the United Kingdom.
And Alan Wilson also knows that the most important thing about a space launch center is that it must be close to the equator. Building a launch site for geostationary orbit satellites close to the earth's equator can achieve twice the result with half the effort. There are two main reasons.
First, because the flight speed of the launched satellite is formed by the superposition of the speed of the launch vehicle and the rotational 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 rotational speed of the earth.
This can increase the orbital speed of the launched satellite.
If you launch a satellite eastward from the equator, you can maximize the use of the earth's rotational energy, which essentially uses the earth's rotational force to increase the satellite's flight speed.
In addition, when a geostationary orbit satellite is launched eastward from a launch site at or near the equator, the flight orbit of the satellite and the final orbit can be in or close to the same plane, which can save a lot of time required for the satellite to maneuver laterally to the geostationary orbit position.
Energy, greatly extending the operational 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 was at a huge disadvantage in this regard. It can be said that the Soviet Union, which was located at a high latitude, had to pay a lot of extra costs just because of its geographical environment.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before Harold Wilson came, he had already asked the person in charge of the Wumera launch site to formulate a detailed future space plan in the name of the Overseas Assets Management Committee, and then
Interference and modification with current official position.
Therefore, in this era, the aerospace plan with the clearest logic and impeccable on paper was officially released. It included but was 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, the aerospace plan polished by Alan Wilson can easily be realized in millions as long as it is leaked and sold to the Americans.
I believe that even Americans are currently at a loss as to the specific steps of aerospace and don't know how to implement it.
Alan Wilson's plan can completely serve as an outline, which no amount of money can buy.
"Dear Minister, due to confidentiality restrictions and considering the strength of the Soviet KGB, you can take this plan back and hand it directly to the Prime Minister."
After Alan Wilson came up with the plan, he was full of solemn instructions. It was to protect national secrets, which was partly a reason, but the bigger consideration was to have Harold Wilson hand it over to Prime Minister Attlee in person.
It can reduce his personal involvement in the formulation of the space program.
Otherwise, more people may know about his interference and modifications to the space program.
Although all the steps in this plan are correct and can definitely withstand scrutiny, Alan Wilson does not have similar educational experience on his resume. Could it be that he said that after he came to the East, he studied Oriental studies and realized the secret of observing the sky at night?
stunt?
"Of course, now all countries attach great importance to this information, and no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful." Harold Wilson immediately took over the plan and looked at it. Although the plan was revised, as his immediate boss, Alan Wilson of course also
Let scientists come up with theoretical basis.
So although Harold Wilson was shocked, mainly by the final part of landing on the moon, he just lamented the difficulty of the space program and didn't think much about it.
"The minister can add some of his own color to this plan." Alan Wilson smiled empathetically. "In terms of the government's emphasis on the space program and the citizens' expectations on this matter, if the minister can
He has left an important mark in the space program, and maybe the minister's name will appear in British history books in the future."
"Oh? Of course!" Harold Wilson had just taken office, and coming to Australia this time was the first important mission of his ministerial career. The first person he would face was Alan Wilson, a colonial bureaucrat who had 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. Even if someone checks every link in the future, they will only find him.
The new cabinet minister does not yet 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 space plan belonging to the minister mainly increased the dual-use part of the military and civilians. After all, the UK is not at the peak of its past. It still attaches great importance to cost saving, and it is quite sincere to allocate 90 million pounds.
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"Just the part about landing on the moon? It is indeed a very ambitious goal." Harold Wilson finally said with some unconfidence.
"Things have to be done step by step." Alan Wilson said to himself. He didn't take the moon landing part seriously. It would be better to leave such a difficult matter to the United States and the Soviet Union. They paid more attention to the first two parts of launching satellites and manned people.
aerospace.
The investment by the United States and the Soviet Union in the space race was astronomical, and it was unrealistic to rely on Britain's national strength to fight to the end.
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 great if we can complete the first two items.