Chapter 934 - Future Direction (2/2)

The quotation of Celestial Trade, together with the spaceshi+p and its 450 kilograeosynchronous track for a total of only 2 million Xin New Dollars Converted to US Dollars based on current exchange rates, it would be roughly 215 million

Based on the UA subsidy policy for the aerospace industry, NASA paid about 61 million US Dollars to spaceX If it was outsourced to Celestial, it would be almost sixty tiae rocket!

Such a treh toa subsidized project to a foreign country overner of NASA, he has already thought of an excuse

In addition, Jiang Chen also tossed out an extre work is outsourced to Celestial Trade and without launching the spacecraft around 8 tons in weight, the price of Celestial Trade could be reduced to several hundred thousand Xin New Dollars However, Musk did not coood intentions”

After hanging up the phone, Musk immediately looked at his assistant

“Cancel the launch plan in February iy and try to do this before this week’s UN Outer space Suo to the launch center in person in a bit and cancel all arrangements for me in the afternoon”

The assistant was shocked

“But… this is NASA’s order, and our Falcon rocket engine is already co else start production?” Stopping at the door, Musk turned his head and asked seriously

“Wait a minute…” The assistant reached out to the stack of docu for, and quickly turned to the production progress report “Not yet—”

“Cancel iine that has already been completed Also immediately terminate the developet to the third-generation Dragon spacecraft”

“But why?” the assistant couldn’t help but ask

He thought he ht be the only one besides Musk to kno much effort Musk devoted on Falcons 10 Rocket He couldn’t believe that just after this phone call, Musk, who pushed the Falcons 10 rocket developreat project with such an understatement

“Because it is out of date,” Musk said without hesitation

His heart was equally full of unwillingness, but he knew, half a o, he already made the most calm and wise choice in his life

The birth of the space elevator marked the decline of the traditional rocket space, just as the tank eventually eliminated the cavalry Even if they spent a lot of money to produce the Falcons 10 rocket, it would just be a dying struggle before dusk The cost of the launch simply would not be competitive in front of the space elevator!

Depend on subsidy?

God, this is a capitalistic country!

They couldn’t just rely on subsidies! One day the Congressional Budget Coling expression on the assistant who had worked for him for many years, Musk took a deep breath and said slowly

“My dear Mr Bassmore, my friend You should be able to understand me You should understand that at the moment, my heart is not as relaxed as I seem The abandon up on everything, but ita choice… I should be the most pained person in the whole company But rationality tells me, I have to do this”

“It is only a oes from the atmosphere to outer space becomes eliminated The Falcon series has completed its historical y, and noe must solemnly close the coffin I know this is very difficult… but if we don’t want this series to be our last song, then we must er, bigger, faster; a spacecraft that can freely traverse the universe That is our future!”