Chapter 891 Prelude to Space Hegemony

Of the three parts of the program, the simplest was the satellite launch, which was also the standard among the space programs of various countries.

While manned spaceflight had only been carried out by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, as for landing on the moon, only the United States had done it on its own.

The space station part of the program, at least while the Soviet Union was alive, the Soviet Union is absolutely dominant.

Space station is also the end of the space battle, and the United States Star Wars propaganda shocking but not much implementation of different, the Soviet Union in order to counter Star Wars Red Star combat plan is into the implementation stage, the Tempest space shuttle is a finished product in the Red Star combat plan, and the larger combat space station plan is not yet completed, the Soviet Union has disintegrated.

The whole set of combat space station, will be composed of laser weapons systems and space nuclear missiles two parts, naturally from the ground nuclear missiles the United States can be intercepted through the anti-missile system, then the Soviet Union will be in the sky to establish a platform that can not be intercepted.

This kind of idea can not even say it is not believable, let alone into the implementation stage, just ordinary space station for the countries of this era are not possible, Allen Wilson naturally will not take this part out.

Can be practiced in three parts, the United Kingdom to do satellite launch is normal, human spaceflight is already a surprise. Landing on the moon Alan Wilson heart are not serious.

Landing on the moon program, is the United States by virtue of the peak of the national power plus von Braun team made out of the Saturn V rocket to complete, finally all the way behind the situation, by virtue of landing on the moon to move back to the disadvantage.

If you compare the four phases of the space struggle, the Soviet Union was the unquestioned victor in the satellite launching and manned spaceflight phases, but lost to the United States in the third phase.

And in the fourth stage of the Red Star Wars and Star Wars showdown, the Soviet Union relied on the accumulation of the Mir space station to bring out more finished products than the United States, but because of the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was impossible to let people know who was better.

“Honorable Minister, this copy of the plan is called Project Megaloch. It was developed by the British Interplanetary Society. As for the part that takes into account both military and civilian use, please see.” Alan Wilson pointed out the shining point in the plan.

Of course this part was added by himself through his latter-day memory, but it didn’t matter, it would immediately become Harold Wilson’s future political achievement.

This part is mainly, the occupation of near-Earth orbit to ensure global communications part of the latter-day space orbit is first of all the international follow the principle of space orbit location first occupied first, that is, the later to coordinate with the first occupier, to avoid and the satellite in orbit to use the same or similar orbits and radio frequencies.

Although the Soviet Union was the first country to launch satellites, but in the beginning did not recognize this, at least not as profound as the United States, found the Soviet Union did not notice the field, let the United States rise to catch up to pre-empt the completion of the arrangement.

But Allen Wilson can know, the latter Beidou successful arrangement of the biggest victim is Europe’s Galileo program.

The reason is that Beidou and Galileo target orbit is the same, a preemptive completion, the other has no place.

Even if the United Kingdom can not support the entire space program by itself, but also can occupy the first high-quality orbit, as a way to attract European countries to join, to establish the United Kingdom as the dominant satellite network, if it is not yet possible, and France to share the satellite network well.

“Alan, you graduated from the aerospace program.” Harold Wilson listened to these words, a shocked look at the colonial commissioner in front of him, the cabinet through the establishment of the aerospace academy generalization is actually inaccurate, for most universities is accurate, but Oxford and Cambridge early aerospace academy.

Harold Wilson, although he had seen Allen Wilson before, but only stopped at the stage of facial familiarity, and did not know each other’s details. He also thought that Alan Wilson, who spoke eloquently, was a senior student of the aerospace academy.

“Honorable minister, I am only relaying the Star Association’s considerations and explaining to you on that.” Alan Wilson denied the hat he was an aerospace talent, if he admitted it today in a moment of pain, there would be trouble in the future.

After dispelling the Cabinet Minister’s doubts, Alan Wilson continued, “The first two phases of the current Megaloc project are considered to be feasible, while the third phase is a fondly imagined idea, and of course would not preclude a phase of implementation after technological advances.”

“Prior to the Minister’s arrival, I had been instructed by Whitehall to raise funds from the major colonies to put into the Megaloc project, as the major colonies have limited funds and can only raise £30 million. Half of it is still obtained by the Malayan colonies, and my wife, Pamela Mountbatten, is willing to give to her country, to help in an unrequited way, in the hope of saving some of the costs, and in the hope that this world-renowned battle for space will be a satisfactory outcome for Britain.”

“What a heart-stirringly ambitious project.” Even just hearing about the parts that could be implemented, namely the launching of satellites and manned spaceflight, Harold Wilson could not help but exclaim.

Such a reaction made Alan Wilson lose his mind, the cabinet minister really didn’t have any knowledge in this area at all.

But then again, if he really knew what he was doing, Harold Wilson wouldn’t have been sent here, to be the minister in charge of spaceflight.

“Minister, the investment in space depends, in part, on, is Britain still a world power and does it still need to pursue such a grandiose endeavor? That’s the real question.” Alan Wilson asked, staring the future British Prime Minister in the face.

“Of course, the borders of the British Empire are in the Himalayas.” Harold Wilson’s face was solemn, and he answered firmly, “This is our mission, and we are duty-bound to do it.”

Hearing the Prime Minister, who was known for being a misguided Labor Party member, say this, Alan Wilson nodded deeply, “The Minister’s answer should be the guarantee of the Megaloc space program.”

Because Harold Wilson had only just arrived in Perth, Alan Wilson didn’t delay the minister’s rest, finished his preparations, while leaving the Megaloc program, and left straight away.

In fact, whether Harold Wilson came over to a trip, is not very important, came to make a statement, the ninety million pounds of funding inputs to take out, basically even if the task is completed.

Do you expect a Cabinet Minister to live in Australia and face the Great Gobi at all times? This is unrealistic.

Pamela Mountbatten waited for her husband to return and inquired about Harold Wilson’s arrival before asking, “My dear, it does seem that the Cabinet is taking the space program very seriously.”

“We should be looking at it more seriously than they are.” Alan Wilson reached up and pinched his eye sockets, answering somewhat wearily.

“Of course, I always listen to you.” Seeming to see her husband’s weariness, Pamela Mountbatten slowed her voice, hoping to bring a touch of levity.

“It’s delightful that you say that dear. But more importantly for yourself and your business.”

Alan Wilson said as he closed his eyes to enjoy his wife’s massage, “Iron ore, oil, even farming, hydroelectricity, all require military force to protect them. Like this kind of space program, will surely gather the most cutting-edge talents of the whole country, and you through the de Havilland company happens to be within, the future of the Mountbatten Group, can not become Lockheed, depends on how deeply you can participate in it.”

“If your business becomes a major pillar of Britain’s defense, this would be considered a true national heavyweight. No one can ignore you, and your military-industrial enterprise could make not a penny, and it would not change the awe of the people. I believe you won’t be able to look at the profits in this either, whether it’s oil or iron ore, it’s enough to lie down and make money.”

For the country, you can’t have a market without an army, or that’s what happened to my Qing. Of course that was also caused by the unknown factor of the world appearing industrial revolution. The Qing beat up enough small partners, or a resounding presence.

“I do not worry about your business will have any profitability problems, but I’m more worried, your business does not have the power to protect their own wealth, only to enter the real high-end field, in order to let the country in order to provide a protective umbrella for your business. Only the military industry reaches this purpose most directly.”

Allen Wilson gutted his own brain, doing his best to help his partner ascend the road to great wealth, when the time came for the United States to come in with a long hand of jurisdiction to spit out all the wealth that had come to them?

“Get some rest, that minister is coming to Australia and you’ll be busy again.” Pamela Mountbatten was a little exasperated, “He doesn’t know anything, what’s the use of him except to take money.”

“Getting money is the greatest use, and taming ministers is my job. It’s my job to make a minister, feel like he’s leading the country.” Alan Wilson looked amused, “There is no more pleasing job than that.”

“Didn’t Whitehall always think that they were the ones leading the country.” Pamela Mountbatten snickered.

“But Whitehall can’t go against the Cabinet, and we’re willing to help the minister in everything except matters that undermine Whitehall’s authority. Whitehall and the Cabinet are not antagonistic, but are two different parts of one national government.”

Alan Wilson flatly denied that the two were hostile; it was not the purpose of Whitehall to compete for power, though it had done so, but mainly to preserve its own duties and not to allow the Cabinet to cross the line.

“My dear, you must realize that those people who are elected are capable of anything for the sake of the polls. Let them run amok and the bedrock of civilization in the British Empire will be shaken.”

With his wife contentedly on a rocket, Alan Wilson accompanied the minister who he said was shaking the bedrock of civilization in the British Empire, arriving at the Woomera launch site to demonstrate the importance the government attached to the space program.

In Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, amidst the television, Khrushchev is delivering a speech on his work in the field of spaceflight, wildly and irreverently flirting with the big moves of Britain and the United States, “I don’t understand what kind of mentality London and Washington are in at the moment, but the Soviets have never been afraid of any challenge, considering it from the point of view of healthy competition.”