The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

Chapter 298 Psychological Warfare: Don’t Let Your Majesty Take Advantage of It

But what could Nelson do?

He now believes that he must stand firm.

Even if you want to brag, you have to brag about something big!
Even if you can't complete the task, you must disrupt the other party's rhythm.

Competition! You just have to be brave.

Just be unscrupulous.

How did Jusa win the competition with the big bear to land on the moon in the past?
Isn't it just relying on the shameless spirit?
But what makes Nelson feel regretful now is that Hollywood is really a bit unreliable.

In the past, when the moon landing was faked, they could just do a trick and shoot a video of the moon landing in a studio.

But now it is really impossible to do that.

Because there are satellites everywhere in the sky!

If you dare to cheat openly, you will probably be laughed at by the whole world.

The entire fraud process will also be broadcast live.

Nelson was distressed.

The year 2003 is coming soon.

The first task that needs to be completed is to take care of the International Space Station first.

To build an international space station, we need a heavy-lift launch vehicle.

But now, Jusa's original heavy-lift launch vehicles, such as Saturn I, have been eliminated.

And the new heavy-lift launch vehicle has not yet been developed.

This task was outsourced to Boeing.

But Boeing has been working on it for five or six years and has not yet succeeded.

Nelson thought irritably: Is it so difficult to build a heavy-lift launch vehicle?
NASA has already given Boeing various technical parameters and even process design drawings.

But Boeing, this rotten company, has a launch vehicle called Starship that has problems all the time.

Two or three launches in a row were postponed.

On one occasion, Boeing even did a live broadcast.

All the media from Jusa went to the scene.

There were even several TV stations broadcasting it live.

The results of it?
Just before the launch, there was a fuel leak problem, and the launch was eventually canceled.

Boeing and even NASA have lost face.

People all over the world were laughing at them loudly.

At that time, Nelson was really a little overwhelmed.

What frustrated him the most was that he had to shamelessly explain that fuel leakage and the like did not actually affect the launch too much, and that the reason for canceling the launch was mainly because he hoped to keep improving and strive for perfection.

In the past, Nelson still had some dignity.

However, since becoming the president of NASA, Nelson has had to let himself go and become a completely shameless person.

In the eyes of people all over the world, NASA has actually gone bankrupt a long time ago.

No matter what Nelson says, everyone will just think he is talking nonsense.

But now, Nelson has really pushed himself to the edge of the cliff.

He has received such a huge budget. If he doesn't do any work, the Jusa elites will probably eat him up.

Nelson called Boeing's president, Wolff, again.

"Mr. Wolfe, please come to my office right away! We must resolve the issue of the Starship!" Nelson spoke very firmly.

But Wolfe didn't care much about Nelson's attitude.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Nelson, you seem very angry."

"What happened?"

Nelson almost growled angrily, "What happened?"

"I don't believe you don't know!"

"God, NASA gave you 2 billion dollars, and you promised to complete the Starship heavy-lift launch vehicle within years!"

"Now, it's been almost 6 years! When will your rocket be launched successfully?"

Wolfe smiled slowly and said, "So that's why!"

"Mr. Nelson, I admit that we were not able to complete the task on time."

"But there's a reason for this, okay?"

"Don't you think about how much the 6 billion six years ago has depreciated now?"

"6 billion six years ago is now worth only 100 billion at most!"

“All commodities are seeing a significant price increase.”

"How can we possibly complete this mission of yours!?"

Nelson was furious: "The agreement you signed requires that the first launch be completed within 2 years!"

"But now? It's been almost 6 years! You haven't even completed a single launch!"

"You have seriously affected the construction of the International Space Station!"

"According to the agreement we signed, you are in serious breach of contract! You will have to pay a huge penalty!"

Wolfe said with a smile, "Is there any penalty for breach of contract in the contract we signed?"

"Mr. Nelson, let me tell you! There is no penalty!"

"On the contrary, there is a rule that if the investment increases due to force majeure, NASA needs to continue to increase its investment!"

Nelson was a little confused.

He thought to himself, I am the client’s father!

Why is this contract contractor so arrogant in front of me?
He couldn't figure it out.

However, he also understood that as the president of NASA, he could not influence who NASA awarded the big contracts to.

Everything is operated by those elites!

I am just a puppet pushed forward by them! That's all!

Nelson sighed and said, "Mr. Wolfe, this is an emergency!"

"We are competing with powerful opponents!"

"If we lose this space race, we'll probably be finished!"

"So, please give us some support!"

"All for the glory of Jusa!"

Wolfe laughed and said, "Mr. Nelson, I really think you are ridiculous!"

"Although we have suffered a huge loss and are still paying for it, we have been continuously advancing the research and development of the Starship rocket!"

"As you said, everything is for the glory of Jusa!"

Nelson asked weakly, "When will you try to launch again?"

"2003 is almost here, so hurry up!"

"We need two more launches to complete the construction of the International Space Station."

Wolfe said, "Mr. Nelson, I don't mean to embarrass you!"

"But I have good news for you!"

"All the previous problems with the Starship rocket have been perfectly solved."

"Yeah! We're going to start launching our rockets around Christmas!"

"I can guarantee that we will be a great success this time!"

"My suggestion to you is: this time, why not just bring a section of the International Space Station with you?"

"Because, every launch costs at least one billion dollars!"

“It’s just too expensive.”

“We simply don’t have that much money to waste.”

Nelson was a little confused.

Because Wolfe had once vowed so confidently that everything was ready.

As a result, when it comes to launch, serious problems are discovered.

"Are you sure there won't be any problems this time?" Nelson asked.

Wolfe smiled and said, "Ninety-nine percent of it will be fine!"

Nelson asked, "But what if something goes wrong?"

Wolfe said: "We are prepared! Don't worry!"

Nelson gritted his teeth and thought, screw it! If the other party isn't afraid, why should I be afraid?

"Then try to launch as soon as possible!" "A section of the space station will be transported to the launch site."

"God bless us, we will definitely succeed this time! There will definitely not be any more accidents!"

……

After Nelson spoke to Wolfe, he was still uneasy.

However, now that things have come to this, there is nothing he can do.

What else could he do but trust Wolfe?

He could only pray to God.

So Nelson sent out another tweet.

This tweet is still directed at Zhang Zhipeng.

He wrote in this tweet: "Our heavy lift rocket Starship will be launched around December 12rd!"

"By then, it will also carry a section of the International Space Station's experimental module to the established orbit!"

"Zhang Zhipeng, you are doomed to lose!"

"I swear, we will complete the construction of the International Space Station before you. If you don't believe me, let's just wait and see!"

Naturally, Nelson's tweet went viral quickly.

After all, any news related to Zhang Zhipeng is a hot topic right now.

Today, the whole world is watching the competition between NASA and China's aerospace industry led by Zhang Zhipeng.

Aerospace has become a hot topic nowadays.

For many years, NASA has been regarded as a weather vane for the development of the world's space industry.

It has accomplished countless miracles in human spaceflight.

This includes the six moon landings that have been questioned.

It can also be said that many people now believe that the reason why the Eagles were able to turn the tide is closely related to their successful moon landing.

But NASA has been a bit lame in the past two years.

They can't even build a heavy-lift launch vehicle these days.

They even needed the help of Big Bear's technology when building the International Space Station.

They have become a laughing stock.

Nelson is now working hard to defend NASA's honor.

Now, Nelson has announced that he will launch a heavy-lift carrier rocket on December 12, Christmas Eve, and will also carry the experimental module of the International Space Station. This is obviously an attempt to compete with Zhang Zhipeng!

NASA is now almost on the edge of a cliff.

They either have to succeed in the Starship rocket launch on December 12 and prove themselves.

Either you will be doomed and perish forever.

Nelson took the gamble.

People all over the world are melon lovers.

Everyone now wants to see what level NASA is at.

If they can really successfully test-launch the Starship heavy-lift rocket, they might be able to save a little bit of face.

If they fail, no one will believe them anymore.

Naturally, Zhang Zhipeng also saw Nelson’s tweet very quickly.

This time, NASA even posted the announcement on their Weibo account.

The connection is: NASA is going to make a big move.

NASA is full of confidence in testing the heavy-lift launch vehicle this time.

At the same time, their colleagues who are testing the launch are about to accomplish a feat: launching an experimental module to the International Space Station.

If this can be accomplished, it will undoubtedly have a huge positive effect on restoring NASA's reputation.

Zhang Zhipeng took a look at the comments under NASA's Weibo post.

He was almost dying of laughter.

Because, it's obvious that NASA wants to create momentum.

They want to create the illusion that they will win.

In order to achieve this goal, they hired a lot of water troops.

These trolls are desperately promoting NASA.

Say something like:
"NASA is a golden signboard of human spaceflight! It is a glory in the history of human spaceflight!"

“We should fully support NASA because they represent hope and light! They are fighting for all mankind.”

"This time, NASA is full of confidence, they know they can succeed! Bless you, you are the light of mankind!"

"All Chinese people should support and praise NASA for this launch! Because they made history in the past and will continue to make history now!"

"NASA is stable! The International Space Station will definitely be completed ahead of schedule!"

"There have always been people who laughed at NASA in the past, but those people are actually ignorant and fearless! It can be said that NASA may sometimes fail, but once they make up their minds, they will definitely win!"

……

My goodness, how many navy troops were hired?

There are all these comments below.

Moreover, all the comments of praise are highly praised.

The most liked comment actually had over 300,000 likes.

Others also have 50,000 or 60,000 likes.

This is clearly intended to create the illusion that people across China support them.

This is kind of bullshit.

However, the editor in charge of NASA's Weibo probably didn't expect that under these comments from the internet trolls, there would be a lot of mocking comments from normal Chinese netizens.

"Holy crap! NASA has spent a lot of money this time! How many trolls did they hire?"

"NASA President Nelson, we have an old saying in China: When doing anything, you must leave some room for maneuver! You are boasting so much, what if the launch fails? It will be very embarrassing."

"The above, they have failed many times. Just the launch of the Starship rocket has been announced seven or eight times in the past five or six years, and each time it had to be postponed or canceled due to various problems."

"Haha! Guess what, will the big explosion NASA is going to launch this time be more beautiful?"

"Just move a small stool and wait for NASA's fireworks display!"

"I hope they don't cancel or postpone this time and must launch it! Whoever is a coward is a grandson!"

"Damn it! I always feel like they have given up on themselves! They are so lame, yet they still have the nerve to brag that they are the light of mankind?"

……

Zhang Zhipeng was leisurely reading netizens' comments when Chen Kainan called.

"Comrade Zhipeng, have you seen Nelson's tweet?"

"NASA looks like it's going to make an effort this time."

"Should we hurry up and catch up on the progress?"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled faintly and said, "Don't panic yourself!"

"Based on their previous poor performance, I dare say that if they are so eager to speed up the process, they will inevitably suffer a disastrous defeat in the end!"

"You know that this Starship rocket has been announced to launch many times."

“But, in the end, we encountered various problems and had to cancel it!”

"I think they are just trying to get it right again this time!"

"Their footing has been disrupted."

"They are desperate to save face."

"But you have to know that the more this happens, the more problems will arise!"

"We should just follow our own pace and steadily realize our own plan step by step!"

Zhang Zhipeng knew that Chen Kainan was also a little nervous.

He also wanted to compete with NASA.

After all, I had never experienced such competition before, so I was a little confused for a moment and was led by others.

After hearing what Zhang Zhipeng said, Chen Kainan felt a little ashamed.

He is much older than Zhang Zhipeng.