"Musk the bastard!"
Bolden slammed the documents in his hands on the desk, sat down on the boss's chair, and breathed heavily like fire.
As the administrator of NASA, he has always favored spaceX and regarded it as a representative of American private aviation companies. Whenever there is a good project, they are the first thing he thinks of. However, Musk is now telling him that they have outsourced the supply mission of the International Space Station to Star Circle Trading
hat-The-FUCK!
How dare they, how could they do this!
Traitor, this is Chi Guoguo's betrayal!
Other employees in the office fell silent, and even Bolden's assistant couldn't help but quicken his pace when passing by his desk. Everyone knew why the grumpy old black man was angry. Even they couldn't believe that spaceX actually outsourced the tasks of the International Space Station.
The aerospace market is a highly segmented market. Generally speaking, no matter how low the launch price of spaceX is, China and Russia will not let it carry out their launch projects. Each country's market only has a maximum of 10-30 launch missions a year. It's hard to support local aviation companies, so how can they let others do it
Russia's outsourcing of supply tasks to Star Ring Trade is an exception. On the one hand, it is because of its own worrying economic situation, and on the other hand, it is because Jiang Chen promised to sell the RM-320 rocket engine used by Star Ring Trade to the Russian Aerospace Corporation. … Although RM-320 has now been eliminated by Xinghuan Trading itself, Jiang Chen has indeed fulfilled the contract.
But in the United States, there will never be such an accident.
What makes Bolden most angry is that he once touted the Falcon 10 rocket in Congress, including a lot of "epoch-making technology", "rocket that changes the future of mankind", "America's hope", etc. for free. The title was thrown away on the project that had not yet produced results.
But now, Musk told him-"Sorry, our Falcon 10 rocket development plan has been cancelled."
oh! God! I will definitely be the laughingstock of Congress!
Just when Bolden was getting angry, his assistant came over cautiously and said in a slow voice, "Musk is outside. He said he would come to see you if he needs anything."
Bolden raised his eyebrows, suppressed his anger, and said to his assistant, "Let him come to see me."
"Yes..." The assistant nodded and left quickly.
He knew that his boss was on the edge of the crater at this moment. The reason why there was no roar was just the calm before the storm.
Soon, the office door opened and a man in a coat walked in.
Bolden snorted nasally, his sharp eyes fixed on him.
"I was just about to find you, but you came to the door yourself."
Musk coughed and said. "Listen to my explanation..."
"Explain it to Congress," Bolden scolded, "You actually outsourced subsidized projects to foreign companies. Are you crazy about money?"
"Of course I will explain it to Congress. In fact, I have already prepared the materials for the hearing."
It's impossible not to be prepared. If he doesn't come up with a reasonable explanation, the misers on the Budget Committee will probably divert him directly from the congressional hearing to the federal court.
After a pause, Musk continued without blushing, "One thing I must clarify is that I only outsourced the launch mission to Halo Trading, but the supply work is still done by us."
Bolden, who was still angry, sneered and said, "What's the difference?"
"Do you think it still makes sense to use chemical rockets to travel between the ground and synchronous orbit?" Musk asked rhetorically.
Bolden raised his eyebrows, and was about to speak, but suddenly froze.
Yes, the space elevator has been completed. What is the point of continuing to develop chemical rockets? That's not the future at all!
He was so angry just now that he couldn't think calmly because he had lost his mind. Now calm down and think about it, giving up the Falcon series rockets may not be a wise choice. As an expert in the aerospace field, Bolden knew exactly where the limits of chemical rockets were.
Seeing that his old friend had calmed down, Musk breathed a sigh of relief and continued to speak while the iron was hot.
"I swear, I will use all the budget saved from the February launch project and the Falcon 10 rocket development plan on the development of the third-generation Dragon spacecraft. In the past few years, we have continued to improve the Falcon rocket, The Dragon spacecraft series program has been stalled for too long, and now it is time to take a step forward."
Bolden's face was still gloomy, but there was already a hint of relief. "This means that we will have to borrow the space elevator of the Star Ring Trade for decades to come."
"There are also the ports and berths of the terminal space station. I tested Jiang Chen when I called him. Starring Trading is very sensitive to the leasing of the space elevator orbit, and there is almost no room for negotiation, but they do not exclude leasing the port and berth of the terminal space station. Berth." At this point, Musk paused slightly, "There are three days until the United Nations Outer Space Summit. I think... this information can be used as a reference for the meeting."
Bolden's eyes lit up slightly.
Immediately standing up from the boss's chair, the old black meteor strode to the assistant's desk.
"There will be a meeting in the conference room in one hour. NASA senior officials must be there and give me instructions."
"Yes!" The assistant stood up and was about to leave the desk, but Bolden reached out to stop him on his shoulder.
"Also, contact the White House for me!" Bolden said. "I hope the White House will pay enough attention to it. It is best to send someone to observe and take notes. Remember, no interns are required!"
"Understood." The assistant nodded quickly.
Before leaving, the Mexican assistant glanced at Musk furtively. He didn't understand how this guy managed to calm down his boss's anger. He originally thought that the two people would fight after meeting. After all, it was not uncommon in the "office culture" of the federal government to start arguing.
After the assistant left, Bolden issued several orders to his men in succession, ensuring that everyone was moving before returning to his desk and sitting down. His mouth was a little dry, and he was about to drink water, but he remembered that his assistant had already gone to arrange a meeting.
Just when he was about to get up and make himself a cup to drink, a cup of coffee happened to be placed in front of him.
"I need your help during the congressional hearing." Taking advantage of his old friend's free time just now, Musk politely made him a cup of coffee.
Bolden raised his eyebrows, glanced at the coffee, and then at Musk.
"I will help you, but the key is still up to you."
Musk smiled.
"With your words, I feel relieved."
While NASA was having intense discussions about the upcoming United Nations summit, Jiang Chen had already concluded separate meetings with representatives from China, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom and other countries. Although not many results have been achieved, Jiang Chen has made adequate preparations for the upcoming summit.
After this summit, the world's political landscape may not necessarily undergo any substantial changes.
But the history of human civilization will definitely be rewritten. (.)