Chapter 906 (1/2)
This year, Musk's space exploration technology company has become the world's largest rocket launcher with revenue of more than $2 billion.
In second place is the joint launch alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Northrop Grumman, Ariana space in Europe, Khrunichev in Russia, ISRO in India and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan.
The most competitive companies in the world are basically here.
Washington Hotel.
The company's press conference was held at 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. in North America.
Musk slept soundly, a rare good sleep, but this good sleep was disturbed, and a quick phone call came in.
People of their status have several numbers.
Ordinary number, many people know, in the rest, will choose to turn off. A small number of one or two numbers will be turned on 24 hours a day, and the people who know them are the most powerful confidants, or the most important partners, or close relatives.
Although disturbed, musk didn't get angry when he opened his eyes. Instead, he rubbed his face to recover a little spirit before he took the phone.
”I'm musk.”
At the end of the phone, an assistant's voice came: ”president, Guihai space has just announced that they will sell a series of rocket related businesses, including the world's largest launch center. In addition, their rocket performance is far more than 50% of our rocket technology. ”
In a simple word, it shocked Musk's spirit.
He has been spending a lot of hard work on space companies. He is familiar with the global rocket launch and knows a lot about Baichuan Guihai space company.
The strength of Baichuan Guihai space company is very abnormal. It launched more than 30 heavy launch vehicles at one time, and built the space-based weapons of Baichuan Guihai group.
People at his level naturally know this kind of news.
At the beginning, musk felt tremendous pressure after knowing the technology of the company.
But now, the company is selling off its rocket manufacturing and launch business?
Just for a second, Musk's first thought was to take this piece of fat. If we get the rocket manufacturing and launch business, it will definitely be a qualitative leap for the space exploration technology company.
”Help me book a ticket to China right away and set up a team of experts. I need to evaluate all of these.”
Without hesitation, musk made the decision.
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At the same time, the joint launch alliance also received this message at the first time.
The joint launch alliance, jointly established by the two giants, has a strong political background. Approved by the Ministry of defense, it has been undertaking the launching tasks of government departments and the Ministry of defense.
Although the space exploration technology company has leapt to the first place in the world in terms of revenue, its technical strength is naturally not comparable to that of the joint launch alliance.
They still didn't respond in time to this piece of fat suddenly thrown out by the company. After all, the strength of the company is too strong. With a parent company with a valuation of several trillion dollars, it is absolutely rich and unmatched.
As far as technology is concerned, the rocket manufacturing and launching technology of Kitagawa Guihai space company should be the most cutting-edge in the world. On the surface, they do not admit it, but in their hearts, they still acquiesce to the status of the first in the industry of Baichuan Guihai space company.
For a long time, the United Launch Alliance has not regarded the company as a competitor. After all, their business nature and scope are different and there is no competition.
It should be said that there will be no intersection between them.
But
Now it seems that it is not the same. The company, which wants to sell its rocket business, has given them some new ideas. For example, in terms of performance, if they really surpass so much, it will be difficult to estimate the impact of these technologies.
”Warner, I want to get the business they sold.” The first time, Boeing's vice president, will call alliance president Warner's hand.
”Not just me, but Lockheed Martin. It's not just rocket technology. Think about it. What areas can it affect? ” The vice president, he hinted.
Warner immediately replied, ”I'm going to get the experts certified right now.”
”No, the Secretary of defense has just called. He wants you to send a team of experts to confirm each other's technology in the first place.” Boeing's vice president woke up and said, ”it's been reported that space exploration technologies, as well as Ariana space in Europe, have already taken action.”
Warner frowns, there is competition on behalf of the value is not cheap.However, thinking of this task, it seems that the task has been separated from the commercial business, with some political factors. That means that, no matter how high the cost, I'm afraid we will have to get these technologies.
”I'll do it at once.” Warner replied.
For the first time, at dawn, the United launch alliance brought its engineers together to study the data released by the company.