Chapter 1426： Korolev and Grushko

Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, Ukrainian, his name is familiar to those who specialize in aerospace, the great designer and organizer of the Soviet aerospace industry, the first one with a range of over 8,000 The designer of the kilometer-long intercontinental rocket (ballistic missile), the designer of the first artificial earth satellite launch vehicle, the chief designer of the first manned spacecraft, and so on.

It can be said that if the Nobel Prize were awarded to the Soviet Union at that time, he would definitely win the prize more than once. Even during the Cold War, he made a beneficial contribution to all mankind.

The earth is the cradle of mankind, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever. For aerospace industry, Korolev is the one who sent mankind out of the cradle.

However, Korolev is now a prisoner.

This is of course the reason for the cleaning.

In 37 years, a vigorous purge began. Like many innocent people, Korolev was also sentenced. Compared with those who were shot, he was lucky.

He was sentenced to ten years and went to Siberia to do coolies.

At that time, many scientists were sent to prison. In an instant, the Soviets realized that they had no scientific research capabilities. So many people came out again, such as the famous aircraft designer Tupolev.

After they came out, they still cared about their colleagues in the prison, and they were good friends with Polev and Korolev. He repeatedly asked the Central Committee of the CPSU to let Korolev leave the prison and resume normal work. .

At this moment, the Soviet Union noticed that Germany had successfully developed ballistic missiles. Although they had a short range, they were also a terrible killer. The Soviets were all in prison for the talents who developed rockets.

As a result, Korolev was released, transferred to Special Prison No. 4, and restarted development of rockets.

However, they still need to work. They work during the day and work at night. Working long hours every day is a kind of torture to their bodies.

Beria was the one who put Korolev in. Now, Beria is a member of the National Defense Committee, the highest authority of the country during the war. His tasks range from intelligence and diplomacy to the organization and construction of fortifications, the retreat of factories, and the production of weapons.

He knows the importance of the rocket to the Soviets, and he also knows the importance of Korolev, so he is ready to provide Korolev with better conditions to work.

The matter is serious. For Beria, discovering the labor of every prisoner and quickly building the oil city here is his most important at present. Now that huge oil fields have been extracted, he can already confess to Moscow, so Talents like Korolev can give them a better stage.

Back then, Beria was the most resolute in implementing Stalin's orders. After Stalin's death, Beria was also very active in rebelling against prisoners in the Great Purge.

Beria knew that these were the most precious personnel of the Soviets.

Korolev didn't know what attitude he should use to treat Beria, or that he didn't care about such issues. He put his mind on the Rockets.

The Soviet rocket must come out under his hands!

After smoking a cigarette, Korolev's calculations were completed, and he turned his head, looked at Beria, and said, "I hope Grushko can work with me."

For Korolev, he must have Grushko's help.

Valentin Petrovich Grushko, a rocket engine expert belonging to the Soviet Union, was imprisoned together with Korolev. Korolev wanted to build rockets without a suitable engine. Grushko is a must.

(For their relationship, the East China Hero really sighs. Without Grushko, there would be no glory of Korolev, but on the moon landing rocket engine, Korolev and Grushko parted ways, rather I have come up with countless N1 rockets with parallel engines, and I don’t need RD270. I won’t show off any more here, and everyone in the province will say a lot about cheating.)

"No problem." Beria agreed easily.

This time, a large oil well with abundant reserves was drilled. In short, I can breathe a sigh of relief. Beria looked at the liquefied petroleum gas in the burning oil well and was quite satisfied.

No one knows that a long-range reconnaissance plane is flying in the sky at this time.

The long voyage is boring, because the volume in the cabin is limited, so it is impossible to create a small lounge like the Junker-390, where people can sleep in bed.

They can only stick to their position, looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside, time is passing by little by little.

After flying over the Caspian Sea, flying over Kazakhstan, and calibrated course at several landmarks, this long-range Junker-86P reconnaissance plane was still flying slowly.

Yes, if you look at the fighter's speed of more than 700 kilometers per hour, its speed is definitely slow enough, but in terms of altitude and range, it cannot be compared.

The altitude of 15,000 meters has already exceeded the altitude of the troposphere. There will be no bad weather or special air currents. Their flight is very stable. Except for the unique sound of diesel engines, they There are no special circumstances.

They can take turns to rest along the way. Only the navigator Stigler has been working, and he has to make sure that the route is correct.

The terrain below, in his eyes, was seen as a curved turn on the map, and he was constantly comparing it. The sun was shining into the cabin from the west, and the entire cabin was shining with golden light.

"Attention, it's about to fly over the target and prepare to take pictures." Stigler shouted.

After a long flight, it was already more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and they were about to reach the target sky soon.

As a reconnaissance aircraft, its most important equipment is an aerial camera. After improvement, it can carry three high-precision cameras. As long as it flies once, it can capture the target and take it back for research.

After flying for so long, just waiting for the opportunity now! Everyone cheered up and flew all the way. The Soviets didn't respond. It seems that the route here is absolutely fine.

Suddenly Stigler shouted: "I saw the oil well burning!"

They are actually drilling a new oil well, and there is more than one!

Only newly opened oil wells will ignite it. This is basic common sense.

Underground energy, oil and gas reservoirs are generally three-phase coexistence of crude oil, natural gas, water, and other solid impurities. Crude oil accounts for the vast majority of oil wells, and natural gas accounts for the majority of gas wells.

Although it is an oil field, there will be a small amount of natural gas in it. It is good to be able to separate it for storage and use, but the cost of adding a natural gas separation system is far more expensive than the value of this small amount of natural gas. Times, so it's better to burn it.

This natural gas is directly discharged into the atmosphere, which is very unsafe. Once it encounters a fire, it will cause fire or even explosion. In particular, it is shrouded in the sky above the oil field and is directly discharged. As the concentration continues to increase, it may turn the entire oil field into a terrible scene such as a thermobaric bomb.

Therefore, before drilling the oil well and mining, the gas must be burned under controllable conditions to ensure safety.