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

Thompson simply packed up his belongings and prepared to leave.

Nelson was a little panicked.

Because Thompson is the commander-in-chief of this launch mission.

He is also one of NASA's most skilled technical experts.

Nelson himself knew next to nothing.

If this mess were thrown to him, he wouldn't know what to do.

So, when he saw Thompson was really about to leave with his things, he immediately stopped him.

"Man, are you really leaving?" Nelson said.

Thompson shrugged and said, "Didn't you fire me?"

Nelson had no choice but to give in. He even managed a smile and said, "Man, I was just speaking in anger."

"You are our commander-in-chief. You are the most powerful person. Please stay."

"Think carefully about how to solve this problem."

Thompson smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Nelson, this matter is basically unsolvable now."

“The docking is difficult to accomplish.”

"Even if I try my best, there is a high chance that I will fail."

"But if you had been a little more polite to me just now, perhaps I would still be willing to give it a try."

"I'm a technical worker, and I don't want to be ordered around like a dog."

"Moreover, I have always believed that NASA, as a high-tech department, should respect professional and technical talents! Most importantly, it cannot be driven entirely by commercial interests!"

"Because, in the aerospace industry, costs are often not an option!"

"But what is our situation now?"

"Our NASA has been completely drained away by private capitalists!"

"Those greedy capitalists took the lucrative orders. In order to make money, they desperately tried to save costs, which eventually led to all kinds of incredible accidents!"

"This has ultimately led to our aerospace technology stagnating for many years!"

"In fact, not only are we not making any progress, we are actually regressing! And regressing very quickly!"

"If this continues, I dare say that we will be completely ruined in the field of aerospace!"

“This is really a heartbreaking thing!”

Thompson would not have dared to say such things to Nelson in the past.

But now, he's risking it all!

So, he vented all his frustrations at a rapid pace.

Nelson was so upset!

Damn it! Who do you think you are?

Can you tell the truth?
You are just an employee, you just need to do your job well! Why do you have to talk so much?
Is this interesting?

Since the United States is a country dominated by chaebols, is there any problem in giving lucrative aerospace contracts to private companies dominated by chaebols?

Nelson has already made up his mind: as long as the connection goes smoothly this time, the first thing he will do is to fire Thompson!

Although you Thompson do have skills, but you are disobedient! You are full of complaints!

Such people must never be employed!
What about the follow-up work?
Don’t we still have the support of the White Elephant Country’s huge talent pool?
For an eagle bureaucrat like Nelson, no matter how technically savvy they are, as long as they are disobedient and find fault and cause trouble, they are of no use at all!
We must not affect the chaebol bosses’ ability to make money!
Anyone who stands in the way will be shot in the back of the head three times.

Nelson suppressed his disgust, forced a friendly smile on his face and said, "Mr. Thompson, what you said makes sense."

"We did have some bad problems."

"Yeah! I believe we will make changes! Haha!"

"Now, I hope you can work with others to figure out a way to successfully dock the experimental module with the main module!"

Thompson sighed, nodded and said, "I'll try my best!"

"But let me make it clear: I cannot guarantee success!"

"Because, a gyroscope failure is a terrible thing."

“There is no solution to this problem!”

"We can't fly someone over to do the repairs, can we?"

Nelson smiled and nodded, "Yes! Yes! Just do your best."

"Even if we fail, I won't blame you."

Thompson finally gave up and left immediately.

After all, he still has a sense of responsibility.

In fact, in the Eagle Country, there are many people who still have a sense of responsibility.

They were distressed by the state the empire had become.

They always feel that something is seriously wrong.

They also saw the crux of the problem.

But they can't change anything.

This is really a heartbreaking thing.

Thompson is such a person.

So, he is very twisted now.

Thompson began to work busily with all the technical staff.

The experimental cabin, which has lost the function of its gyroscope, is now a bit like a headless fly.

Yeah! I look a bit like a drunk.

This thing was staggering and spinning rapidly in the sky.

It maintains the first cosmic velocity.

This speed is quite fast.

Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult to successfully dock the experimental module with the main module of the International Space Station.

Because the ground staff are completely unable to control it accurately.

Thompson and his staff are trying various things.

In fact, there are not many methods that can be tried.

Time is passing quickly.

But the connection was never successful.

On the contrary, the propulsion system of the experimental module wasted a lot of fuel.

"Fuck! It would be great if we had a large manipulator on our main cabin!"

"In that case, we can let the main module capture the experimental module first. Then operate the manipulator to complete the mechanical docking."

Lawrence said to Thompson.

Thompson shrugged and said, "It's all useless nonsense to say this now!"

"We don't have much time left."

"If we fail to dock in the end, then the launch of the Starship rocket will be a complete failure."

Lawrence smiled bitterly: "I think there is no hope."

"Mr. Thompson, did you know that someone is live-streaming our docking attempt on Twitter?"

“They even gave HD video!”

"Obviously, there are reconnaissance satellites taking pictures in the sky."

"The other side knows everything! They even know that our test cabin has very little fuel left."

Thompson said: "This must be a panda taking a sneak shot."

"Alas! It won't be long before people all over the world start to laugh at you."

……

At this time, Zhang Zhipeng was sitting in his office, watching the live broadcast on Twitter of NASA's efforts to dock the experimental module launched by the Starship rocket with the main module of the International Space Station.

Coincidentally, Yu Chengdong came to report to him.

After the two finished talking about work, Yu Chengdong took a look at the live broadcast screen projected on the TV on the wall. He smiled and said, "It looks like NASA will get nothing this time."

"It's clear that something went terribly wrong with the experimental module they launched."

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "Obviously, there is something wrong with their gyroscope."

"It's really incredible that a gyroscope could have a fatal problem. It's a bit too bad."

Yu Chengdong said: "It is mainly deindustrialization caused by financialization. Once the industrial production chain is destroyed, all industrial production will inevitably become very poor."

"Oh! It's unbelievable! When I just graduated, they were still so arrogant."

"It seems that we are almost going to the grave now."

Zhang Zhipeng said: "We can't take it lightly!"

"At this time, they tend to become more brutal."

"They will try all sorts of tricks to try to stay at the top of the food chain." "We have to continue to be careful."

"Until they are completely on their own, then we can be completely relieved."

"But, generally speaking, the era of Satan's painted-skin Madonna is coming to an end."

Yu Chengdong smiled and nodded, saying: "You said it well!"

"I also think that using "Painted Skin" to describe the eagle is the most appropriate."

As the two were talking, it was apparent from the TV screen on the wall that NASA staff had already begun a new round of docking attempts.

The experimental module was tumbling in space and accelerating towards the main module of the International Space Station.

This speed is really not slow.

However, the docking interface is obviously not aligned correctly.

"Catching up!"

Yu Chengdong said softly.

Zhang Zhipeng laughed and said, "Isn't this crazy? If we rush over at this speed, not only will we not be able to complete the docking, but we will probably also damage the main cabin."

"What are they doing?"

As Zhang Zhipeng was speaking, the power system of the main module of the International Space Station suddenly started up, and it seemed that it wanted to lower its orbit.

This is an attempt to avoid the approaching test chamber.

Zhang Zhipeng understood instantly: the experimental cabin that had just been launched seemed to have completely lost control.

The ownership of the main module of the International Space Station actually belongs to Big Bear.

Daxiong's technical staff are also cooperating with this docking.

However, they never expected that the Eagles' rocket technology would be so rubbish.

Not only did the rocket explode in mid-air, but the experimental module they built was also so disappointing.

Even the gyroscope can break.

This is incredible.

Daxiong originally didn't want to cooperate with this docking.

However, they agreed after NASA offered a little incentive.

But they never expected that this docking would be a disaster.

It took several attempts to dock and more than a day of torture.

In the end, the connection was not successful.

Just when Big Bear was about to refuse to cooperate again, my goodness! Eagle's experimental cabin started to go crazy.

It accelerated directly and uncontrollably into the main cabin.

The technicians at Daxiong were terrified.

They quickly activated the propulsion system of the main module. They wanted to descend a little and escape the disaster.

However, their emergency start was still a little slow.

The experimental cabin launched by Eagle still collided with it!
The impact was so violent that it directly damaged a docking port on the main cabin.

The Eagle family's experimental cabin rushed over after the collision.

After rushing over, it immediately disintegrated.

"boom!"

Countless fragments were flying everywhere.

Almost in an instant, the experimental cabin completely collapsed and turned into space junk.

A few pieces hit the main cabin, but fortunately, they only caused a few dents.

……

Nelson watched it all happen right before his eyes.

He was going crazy.

He knew that everything was over.

He was originally ambitious and wanted to show off.

However, he failed to show his face and ended up embarrassing himself.

Thompson stood blankly in front of the screen in the command hall.

He actually knew that there would be no good outcome.

But deep down in his heart, he still had a little bit of hope.

Now it’s good, the experimental cabin has collapsed directly.

This is a complete failure!
There is no room for concealment!
Thompson knew that this launch was an unacceptable defeat for the Eagles.

The Eagle family wants to stand out with this launch.

There was a lot of fanfare before the launch, and the news was made known to the whole world.

There are live broadcasts and all kinds of boasting.

As a result, this is it?
Will the eagle still have its prestige in the future?

Lawrence came to Thompson's side, he sighed, patted Thompson on the shoulder and said, "It's all over."

“An era has come to an end.”

"Mr. Thompson, I think we have to find a way out!"

Thompson shook his head and glanced at Nelson who was standing not far away.

"I won't give up!" Thompson said.

Lawrence smiled bitterly: "I am not willing to accept this either."

"But what's the use?"

"Now, the whole world is laughing at us."

"From now on, we will become clowns."

"If the eagle does not change, it will perish forever."

Thompson shook his head: "Change? How can it be that easy?"

"I said that privatizing everything would lead to stagnation and self-destruction."

As the two were talking, Nelson came over angrily, waving his fist.

He glared at Thompson, breathing heavily through his nostrils.

He is like a monster that chooses its prey.

"Asshole! What the hell did you do?"

"Why did such a simple thing end up like this?"

Thompson shrugged and said, "Mr. Nelson, I'm afraid this is not my fault."

"We didn't build the experimental cabin. We outsourced it to a private company."

"It's like a rocket. It actually had major flaws before it went into space."

“I asked a lot of questions.”

“But no one has made any corrections.”

"We are like gamblers who have lost a lot of money. We always have a lucky mentality and think that we will not be so unlucky."

"But, unfortunately, the worst outcome still happened."

“There has never been a miracle.”

"I think what we need to do now is not to rush to find scapegoats."

"We should sum up our experience and lessons, learn from our mistakes, and make up our minds to carry out reforms!"

"Only by following the past national model and making use of technical talents can we regain the face we have lost in the future."

"What do you think?"

Didn't Nelson know that what Thompson said was true?
If we really need to find a scapegoat, then he is actually the most suitable one.

However, the Eagle family has no habit of punishing senior bureaucrats who are incompetent and just occupy their positions.

For someone like Nelson, it would be completely fine for him to just resign.

After resigning, Nelson can still work as a director in a related large company and earn an annual salary of hundreds of thousands or even millions.

After all, Nelson did a lot for the other party when he was in office and won many large orders.

It's not easy to receive benefits when you are sitting in a seat.

After you come down, you can get the benefits you deserve.

And he took it openly.

Nelson actually has a knot in his heart that he cannot untie, which is: he cannot accept the fact that he is incompetent.

That is why he is so helpless and furious. (End of this chapter)