Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 86: Conquered (510)

"F**K!" William Bergen cursed as he walked out of the General Motors building.

In his opinion, John Morgan knew nothing about aerospace. Relying on his last name, Morgan, he not only interfered with NASA, but also wanted to take over Glenn Martin.

Marietta and Glenn Martin merged, everyone had equal power, his name was still Marietta Martin, and he could still serve as co-CEO of the new company.

After all, the development of rocket engines still depends on him.

But if it merges with General Aerospace, it will be a complete acquisition, and after the merger, there will only be the name General Aerospace.

Coupled with Randolph Lin's close relationship with John Morgan, it can be said that even if he is still an executive in the new General Aerospace, he is an executive without any power.

But the situation is stronger than people.

James Webb was adjusting NASA's organizational structure, Lin Ran was restarting the Pioneer moon landing, and at the same time, NASA was also doing another important thing, the bidding for the lunar module and Saturn V.

The lunar module, Glenn Martin had been eliminated.

But not the Saturn V.

In von Bryan's design, the Saturn V was a super-giant three-stage rocket.

Each of the three stages requires a separate engine.

In the original time and space, this nearly 3000-ton rocket had its first-stage manufacturer, Boeing, which provided five F-5 engines; its second-stage manufacturer, North American Aviation, which provided five J-1 engines; and its third-stage manufacturer, Douglas Aircraft Company, which provided one J-5 engine.

It is still in the bidding stage.

If Glenn Martin fails to get this order, their financial situation will deteriorate further, and their failure to participate in the NASA project will cause Wall Street to lower their expectations for them again.

In short, Glenn Martin has reached the point where he has no choice but to sell himself.

The only difference is who you sell it to.

"If Randolph can really send the Pioneer to the moon, then even if I don't want to sell Glenn Martin to Morgan, Mr. Martin will probably be tempted.

Damn Morgan! A bunch of hyena-like guys." William Bergen's face was heavy, and he kept complaining in his heart.

Mr. Martin is the founder of Glenn Martin Company: Glenn L. Martin, the actual helmsman of the company.

His interests are different from William Bergen's. He pursues the preservation and appreciation of assets, while William Bergen pursues power in addition to his own treatment.

In America, it's all too easy for a public company CEO to monetize his power.

General Aerospace is waiting to acquire Glenn Martin, NASA is waiting, and Washington is also waiting, waiting to see whether Lin Ran can take America to the moon.

Cape Canaveral, Florida, where spacecraft development and launch work are carried out.

Lin Ran welcomed Jim Chamberlin, who came all the way from New York, in the conference room.

After a simple handshake between the two, Lin Ran said:
"Dr. Chamberlin, the focus of our launch this time is on optimization and adjustment in the algorithm field."

The room was filled with a model of the Pioneer probe and the design drawings of the Juno rocket. Apart from Lin Ran, the room was filled with engineers and the air was filled with tension.

"The Pioneer probe was the core equipment of NASA's early lunar exploration program, designed to achieve a hard landing on the moon and transmit data back.

However, several launches in 1959 all ended in failure. "This is the failure report. I'm not sure it's exactly the same as the actual situation, but it's still good for reference." Lin Ran handed the report to Qian Bolin.

Then he continued:

The first launch was due to insufficient thrust of the Juno rocket, and the second launch was due to insufficient accuracy.

All we need to do is improve the rocket for the second launch.

On the one hand, a gravitational perturbation model is introduced to accurately calculate the interference of the earth, moon and other celestial bodies on the orbit of the probe.

This is a new algorithm I designed. It simulates the trajectory of a probe in a complex gravitational field, ensuring that the landing point deviation is within an acceptable range. This is also a method I recently developed to predict the launch angle in advance.

The optimal launch time and angle can be calculated by analyzing the relative position of the moon and the earth.

Of course, this requires precise modeling of celestial mechanics to ensure that the probe can enter the lunar orbit with minimal deviation.

Because the calculations were complex, I transferred a batch of the latest IBM 7090 computers from the Los Amora laboratory.

Use it to calculate the ideal orbit of the probe.

Dr. Chamberlin, one of the things you need to do is oversee the execution of these algorithms and the modifications to the rockets and spacecraft.

There is another very important task. I hope that the Pioneer probe will not only reach the moon, but also not expect it to come back.

But I hope it can take a picture on the moon and send it back.

The current cushioning device is too fragile, and I hope it can be equipped with a multi-level shock absorption structure to ensure that my idea can be realized."

Simply sending a pioneer probe to the moon might satisfy Washington, which is accustomed to NASA's failures, but it would not satisfy Lin Ran.

The equipment carried by the Soviet Union's Luna 2 only included a magnetometer, a radiation detector and a micrometeorite detector, which were used to measure the magnetic field, radiation level and micrometeorite density around the moon, and did not have the ability to take pictures.

Luna 2 only took a photo from a distance.

Lin Ran hopes that the Pioneer can take a photo on the lunar surface after landing on the moon.

Qian Bolin said nothing. Feng Brian next to him frowned and said, "This will increase the weight. The rocket can't bear it."

Lin Ran said: "So we need to optimize the structure. Replace the original material with lightweight alloy and add multi-stage shock absorption devices.

It would be best to optimize rocket fuel and increase its thrust.”

Under Lin Ran's guidance, the NASA team and engineers from General Aerospace have been working almost around the clock.

They designed a completely new landing system for the Pioneer probe.

The laboratories at Cape Canaveral were brightly lit day and night, with engineers busy around the probe, and the sounds of welding and machinery humming.

Lin Ran and von Braun stood side by side in front of the test bench, staring at the modified equipment.

"Will this work?" von Braun whispered.

"I definitely can." Lin Ran said firmly.

Feng Brian continued, "Professor Lin, I think we can get along peacefully."

Lin Ran asked, "In the peaceful way I understand?"

Feng Brian hesitated at first, then nodded: "Yes."

Lin Ran knew that his transformation of the Pioneer probe had completely impressed Feng Brian.

Although it has not been successful yet, after witnessing how Lin Ran did it, Feng Brian believes that the chances of success are very high.

Under such circumstances, he no longer wanted to confront the other party for the sake of all NAZI scientists.

The first priority is to take care of yourself. Arthur Rudolph, who left the Redstone Base, is completely nowhere to be found.

None of them could reach Arthur Rudolph.

In fact, Lin Ran was worrying too much. With the case of Arthur Rudolph in front and the will of the White House behind, no one in NASA dared to mess up the Pioneer probe's moon landing again.

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)