At this moment, a futuristic bright silver bullet-shaped spaceship was printed on the screen behind him, dragging a narrow arc of light and galloping with the blue planet and boundless space as the background.
Aiden, not intending to waste time, asked straight to the point.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Musk, but the situation is urgent and I hope you can forgive me." Ignoring the dissatisfaction on Musk's face, the black agent showed his ID and continued, "When we meet for the first time, you can call me Aiden.”
Aiden and the agent next to him looked at each other.
Amid applause, the press conference came to an end.
Feedback from the stock market told him that the press conference went very smoothly.
“It can’t be done,” Musk asserted without hesitation. “Even with our most advanced electric propulsion technology, the thrust is of the order of N. And if you want a spacecraft to run from the surface to outer space orbit, it will take at least It has to reach the level of KN!”
Detective: “…”
After staring at the black agent for a while, Musk suddenly relaxed his brows and leaned back on the chair.
Just as he was mid-sentence, the office door was rudely pushed open, and two men in black coats walked in one after the other.
"Wait, electric?" Musk opened his mouth and glanced at the man standing in front of the desk like he was looking at a fool, "Electric propulsion? Are you sure it's electric propulsion?"
Musk, dressed in a Silicon Valley style, faced the audience at the press conference and the cameras in the hands of reporters from major media, using his unique and provocative voice to explain the future blueprint of Space-X.
If not, Star Wars would not have become a national film in the United States.
"Yes... I remember that batch of parts is not on the banned list. Is there any problem with this?"
aerospace!
Seeing the space shuttle in this photo, Musk, who was originally not impressed by this group of CIA agents, immediately sat up from his chair with great interest and moved closer.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the venue had reached its peak, Musk had a smile on his lips and raised his voice.
After finally dealing with all the interviews, Musk's raised corners of his mouth gradually dropped.
Fortunately, thanks to controllable fusion and lithium-sulfur batteries, the new energy vehicle industry is doing well overall. Tesla's stock price is rising favorably, and investors' confidence in it has recovered a lot compared to a few years ago. But aerospace is a brand-new field after all, and even he is not 100% sure that it will always go so smoothly.
The secretary hesitated and said, "They claim to be the CIA..."
Not frightened by his tone, Musk said impatiently: "What customers use it for is not our concern. For the rest, I suggest you consult the customs."
"who?"
"Musk... Anyway, you know me, so I won't introduce myself. Do you want some coffee?"
"The people at NASA said the same thing... Could it be that we are overthinking it?"
"It will also redefine our future!"
"Okay, Mr. President." The secretary nodded, turned and walked out the door.
Musk, who was about to take a break, frowned.
"... The main thrust rocket in the first stage will be powered by 31 Raptor methane rocket engines. The second stage integrates 2 sea level engines and 4 vacuum engines. The fuel tank can store a total of 240 tons of methane, and the maximum thrust can reach Kiloton level... Of course, these are not the key points I want to talk about. The focus is on the series of plans we have launched around the BFR spacecraft."
"I don't think I agreed to let you come in, or did you get the investigation authorization from the court?"
Smiling and shaking his head, Musk sat back on the office chair.
"Okay," Musk said casually, looking at the female secretary standing next to the desk, "Alyssa, make me a latte."
"We will launch two manned spacecraft in 2024 to start our plan!"
Even if it is nothing new to Americans.
Musk thought for a while and realized that this was indeed the case, so he nodded.
"I'm sure," Aiden nodded, "our intelligence source is reliable, although it is not detailed."
Aiden looked serious and said: "Can't electric propulsion be done?"
There were bursts of exclamations of exclamation from the audience, and reporters carrying long guns and short cannons also pressed the shutters in their hands frantically.
The somewhat interested look in his eyes had now turned into obvious mockery.
"... Once the development of the BFR is completed, it will replace all the launch vehicles we have developed so far and become a spacecraft capable of performing almost all space missions. Whether it is from the surface to the moon, or from outer space to Mars, we will To be able to do it with the power of it.”
But seeing the rising line in the screen shaking, Musk finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the tight string in his heart gradually relaxed.
Aiden, who was deep in thought, had a solemn expression and said nothing.
But exploring the stars and colonizing outer space is still so fascinating.
Reporters at the scene swarmed around Musk as he stepped off the stage.
"It will redefine our understanding of spaceflight."
Of course, it's too early to relax.
He would rather believe that he is overthinking.
SPACE-X headquarters building, the site of the press conference.
California.
"We understand that about two months ago, Star Technology ordered a batch of parts worth 20 million US dollars from you, right?"
The detective's lips moved.
About five minutes passed before the coffee was finally served.
But when he thought of the name Lu Zhou, he couldn't relax from his nervousness...
Casting a dissatisfied look at the two, Musk stared at the two who came in without knocking and said.
"President, someone is looking for you outside."
He frowned at Musk's attitude, but Aiden didn't say anything. He continued to take out a blurry photo from his arms and threw it on the table.
The concept drawing of the BFR spacecraft has injected a shot in the arm into the tepid aerospace market, and also given a shot in the arm to investors who believe in it.
Nothing in the capital world can be said well, especially for high-tech enterprises like theirs.
Whether those investors with their pockets full of money can continue to support his dream does not entirely depend on what kind of checks he can write to a certain extent. The most fundamental thing is whether he can cash in the checks he has written. Cheque.
After sending away all the reporters, he walked quickly back to his office, sat down on the office chair, and couldn't wait to take out his mobile phone and took a look.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and a female secretary in professional attire walked in quickly.
"Someone from the CIA?" Musk hesitated for a moment, holding the cap of the pen with his index finger and thumb, "I don't remember that I made an appointment -"
"Officer Aiden, or detective or sir, although I don't quite understand the process of CIA case handling, but as a taxpayer, I sincerely suggest that you find someone with more professional quality to do these jobs. ... Electric propulsion? Use electric propulsion to send a space shuttle into the sky?" Musk smiled and shook his head, "Even I can't brag like this."
USA.
"This is?"
The agent following Aiden said: "No need, we are in a hurry."
Later, Musk continued to talk about the advantages of BFR spacecraft compared with traditional space rockets, and Space-X’s blueprint for a Mars village.
On the side of the spacecraft, in addition to the Space-X logo, the words BFR are also printed.
Aiden: “…”
"Your customer, or future competitor. Its name is 'Xiangrui', which has a strange pronunciation." Aiden shrugged and continued, "It is said that they use the latest electric propulsion system, and we are investigating this matter."
The theme of this press conference also revolves around these three words.
Having said this, Musk paused for a moment, looked around at the audience and the camera, and continued.
Aiden continued aggressively: "The problem isn't the parts, it's what those parts are used for."