Technology Bigshot Chapter 529: : Anxious Musk]
The American "Observer 5" passed the Pezos Heights ahead of time and missed this rare scene. The creature accidentally came to the surface of Mars, but was soon killed by the afterglow of the dusk, leaving only The hard body skeleton is exposed, and even the tenacious life on Mars that has lasted for 2 billion years is so fragile in the face of cosmic rays.
The sandstorm is invading, and the biological skeleton with a length of more than 4 meters begins to be gradually submerged by the sand and dust. When the "Observer 5" comes to the sky above Pezos Heights again, this intact biological skeleton will never be found again. .
This planet, in the next few months, will have visitors from Earth landing here, NASA has confirmed the coordinates of the Mars landing site, in a low-lying area near Pezos Heights .
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Earth.
Since China's Matrix cmsx company completed the trial flight of the "Arc Eagle No. 1" aerospace transport aircraft, it immediately caused an uproar in the global aerospace field. At that time, there were many people from various countries on the "Tianzhou". Astronaut, when Li Xingfeng was counting the goods, someone summed up the weight of the delivered materials, so as to estimate the approximate carrying capacity of "Arc Eagle 1".
These people were stunned by the results, which exceeded the 40-ton carrying capacity!
The peak load of the US space shuttle "Columbia" is only about 30 tons. This "Arc Eagle 1" is smaller than the US space shuttle, and can carry far more tonnage than the space shuttle?
The news was soon sent to the aerospace agencies of major countries, and everyone's awareness of the transport aircraft produced by cmsx rose to a new level.
The amount of carrying capacity is a key factor in measuring the strength of a country in the aerospace field. The American launch vehicle can transport even 70 tons of cargo at a time, but the cost is terrifyingly high. The consumption of the rocket burns However, real funds and cheaper transportation capabilities mean that the cost of space exploration will be greatly reduced, and the significance is self-evident.
And inspirational to make SpaceX the most popular air transportation company in the solar system, technology madman Elon Musk also learned the news, this news will undoubtedly make "Silicon Valley Iron Man" sleepless and sleepless at night.
If cmsx competes with spacex in the field of space transportation, such an excellent transport aircraft and the help of any rocket boosters can send materials into space. Its cheap freight and efficient launch capability make "Arc Eagle No. 1" has the greatest competitiveness in this field.
Spacex, which is still using rocket boosters, is instantly weaker by a grade. Although it can recover the rocket, it is no longer at the same grade. No wonder Musk has trouble sleeping and sleeping.
However, the only thing that comforted him was that Ren Hong once gave him a promise. Ren Hong once said that SpaceX and Matrix Technology should be allies, not rivals. But today it seems that Musk really dare not have too much expectations for this illusory promise.
What should come is coming. Just after cmsx announced the successful completion of the "Arc Eagle 1" trial, the South African space agency began to contact Liu Yuliang, the helm of the Chinese matrix cmsx, and the content of the negotiation is unknown.
But Elon Musk was very nervous about this event, because before this, South Africa had long announced that it would commission SpaceX to help its country send a weather satellite into space to meet South Africa's needs. SpaceX's cheap space Transportation is the best choice, of course, this is before the "Archawk 1" was born.
If South Africa cancels its cooperation with SpaceX and then invests in the arms of China's matrix cmsx, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to SpaceX, and the impact is not only explained by a failure of cooperation.
Just as Elon Musk was fidgeting, a call from across the Pacific rang into his room.
"Ren? Why do you have time to call me? Is there anything?" Musk said suspiciously.
Suddenly, a loud laugh came from the communicator: "If you don't call me, I think you will lose sleep for a while, even Iron Man can't handle it, ha~~!"
"Uh..." Musk was stunned for a while, and a touch of embarrassment appeared on his face. Although the other party couldn't see it, he knew that the embarrassment had definitely spread to the other side of the Pacific along the wireless signal. Elon Musk naturally heard the meaning of Ren Hong's words, and it was even more embarrassing when he heard it. He didn't know what to say for a while, and his face flushed red.
"My promise is still valid!" In the communicator, Ren Hong said flatly, but there was no doubt, and after a while, a voice came: "To tell you the truth, Musk! The capacity of cmsx is impossible to vacate. For third-party services, we are too busy ourselves, and we may even need the help of SpaceX to add a little more capacity in order to gain time, haha, of course, if you and NASA are not afraid that we will go to Mars first."
The combination of cmsx company and NASA cnsa, and another combination of spacex company and NASA nasa, these two combinations are secretly fighting for Mars, strictly speaking, Ren Hong and Musk It should be out of a competitive relationship, but this does not prevent the personal friendship between the two parties.
It is a fact that there is competition, and it is also a fact that there is strategic cooperation.
Elon Musk said helplessly to the communicator: "You know Ren, as the CEO of SpaceX, I don't mind if the company can get an additional order, and I'm even very happy with that huge revenue. But NASA will not agree. To tell you the truth, as far as I know, it is no surprise that Washington will issue an injunction against SpaceX.”
On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, where the sun rises three poles, Ren Hong leads a chimpanzee's hand to the "incarnation research room", and smiles at the communicator: "Yes, you can't supply my needs. If you use up all the rockets in your spacex inventory, you will at most send three or four hundred tons of supplies."
Musk shrugged indifferently when he heard the words, and the other party's voice came from the communicator again: "I guess it's the people in South Africa who are keeping you awake. I'll give you some inside information, no accident. They will leave for their home country tomorrow, and the head of cmsx has rejected them, how about it? Can you sleep well tonight?"
Elon Musk was stunned for a long time, and after he reacted, he immediately laughed and said: "You really have a heart, man, this news is more effective than any sleeping pills, it's a pity that spacex lost you such a super Big client."
"A little greedy..." There was a burst of laughter in the communication. Matrix Technology is not an ordinary super-large customer. The 7,700-ton volume of "Tiangong Ring Orbit Xinggang" shows the ten rich and powerful owners of Matrix Technology. Once attacked in the aerospace field, the investment cost is higher than that of all institutions in the world. The sum is even higher. It is estimated that it will not be long before Bigelow Aerospace announced that it has reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the Chinese matrix cmsx, and the "Firefly" space station will also surface. The picture of Mars and the Earth, leading the field of space exploration, is so beautiful...
It took a while for the two to end the communication. Elon Musk happily put the phone aside, and the depression in his heart was swept away. Naturally, he knew better than anyone that having money and not making money is a bastard. Ren Hong personally called him to give him a booster, because SpaceX is one of the technology giants in the United States, and Matrix Technology has attracted more than half of the technology giants in the United States. A strategic ally is to contain the pressure that the US government may put on him, and the intricate ties of interests are enough to make Washington jump at guns. Between allies and vested interests, Ren Hong chose the former, which is also the value of SpaceX to Matrix Technology, or the greatest value of all companies that have reached strategic cooperation agreements with it.
Ren Hong gave up his vested interests and chose the overall strategic situation, which is a happy situation for both parties. After all, businessmen, especially those in the United States, put their interests first.
However, Elon Musk is also very uncomfortable with the feeling of being choked on his lifeline, but he is also helpless, thinking that a breakthrough in technology is necessary to solve this embarrassing situation, after all, today's Matrix Technology The helm is friendly to SpaceX, who knows what will happen tomorrow?
Although I'm a little depressed, I'm in a very good mood, at least the current difficulties don't exist.
Otherwise, if South Africa cancels its cooperation with spacex and turns to cmsx, Musk can predict that as soon as the news comes out, the stock market will open the next day, and the company's stock will inevitably fall.
(To be continued)
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