I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World Chapter 935: Future direction
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Leasing ports?
Musk ’s proposal surprised Jiang Chen slightly.
In the discussion of the profit plan of the space elevator within the Star Ring Trade, there are indeed pre-selected plans for the port lease and berth lease of the Star Ring City.
After all, one’s market is limited in size. Rather than sharing a piece of cake alone, it is better to unite everyone to make the cake bigger, and then cut the cake with the main knife. Only when everyone joins this huge market can the benefits of Xinghuan Trade be maximized. At the same time, many unnecessary disputes can also be avoided.
Imagine that the entire world ’s development of outer space resources must pass through the space elevator in the new country. Freighters from all countries will travel to and from the sea base station under the space elevator. All resources from outer space have to be exported to the world market through the ports of the new country. What does this mean for the economy, currency and international status of the new country?
Competition? Of course there will be.
But if you ca n’t compete with SpaceX, Planetary Resources, Deep Space Industrial Co., Ltd. with the technology that is one century ahead, all employees of Xinghuan Trading might as well find a piece of tofu and die!
However, Jiang Chen was surprised, not to mention the ports and berths. Now the space elevator has just been completed, and even the Star City is just a prototype. Before the United Nations Outer Space Development Summit was held, Musk had already thought about going so far, and really surprised Jiang Chen.
“How is it? Interested?” Musk asked in a serious tone.
“Very interested … I would rather say it, I was surprised.” Jiang Chen said strangely.
“Oh? I do n’t know where I offended-”
“No, you misunderstood.” Jiang Chen shook his head and flicked the holographic communication window with his finger from the left to the right. Then he said, “We do have an intention to lease the port, but the relevant plans are still in place. It ’s just staying in written documents. Now we ca n’t give you an answer, but since you have put it forward, we will contact you as soon as we have worked out a reasonable cooperation plan after the United Nations Outer Space Summit ends. ”
Facially, Musk said with a frown.
“Then please you!”
“Is there anything else?” Jiang Chen asked.
“Of course, there is one more thing,” Musk smiled. “We were scheduled to launch the Falcon 9 rocket in early February, carrying 450 kilograms of supplies to the International Space Station to complete the supply. But now, it seems that we are not wasting. 60 million dollars is necessary? “
“Do you plan to outsource NASA projects to us?” Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows with interest.
Musk replied with a ringing finger across the phone.
“That’s exactly what it is.”
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There are differences in the cost of upward transportation and downward transportation. Depending on the type of goods, there will be certain differences in the carriages and acceleration schemes used, and the quotation will naturally be different. But in any case, the transportation cost of the space elevator is definitely lower than the rocket.
The standard price of Falcon 9 is 60 million US dollars. Even if the recovery of a first-class rocket can save 80% of the launch cost (the probability of success is not high), it is as much as 12 million US dollars. Compared with 450 kg of cargo, the transportation cost per kg of material is as high as 26,000 US dollars.
The quotation of Star Ring Trading is that the 450kg supply with Dragon Spaceship and its carrying to the synchronous orbit will only be charged S $ 2 million in total. Converted into US dollars according to the current exchange rate, it was in the early 2.15 million US dollars.
According to the US subsidy policy for the aerospace industry, NASA pays spaceX about US $ 61 million. If it is outsourced to Xinghuan Trading, it will be almost sixty times the profit!
And you do n’t have to bet on the probability of recovering a first-class rocket!
Such horrible profits are enough to drive any capitalist crazy.
Even if outsourcing subsidized projects abroad may cause dissatisfaction with the federal government, Musk still made such a decision. As for how to calm down NASA’s anger, he has thought about enough rhetoric.
In addition, Jiang Chen also threw out a very tempting proposal. If the entire replenishment work is outsourced to Xinghuan Trading, and the launch of a dragon spaceship weighing about 8 tons is omitted, the price of Xinghuan Trading will be reduced to hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, Musk did not completely lose his mind and declined Jiang Chen’s “good intentions”.
After hanging up the phone, Musk immediately looked at his assistant.
“The launch plan for February was cancelled immediately, and the Falcon Rocket-related technologies were packaged and sold as close as possible to this week ’s United Nations Outer Space Summit. I ’m going to the launch center in a little while, and the arrangements for the afternoon will help me Push away. “
Surprised expression appeared on the assistant’s face.
“But … this is an order from NASA, and our Falcon rocket engine has been completed.”
“Have the components other than the rocket engine started production?” Musk turned to the door and asked Musk seriously.
“Wait a moment …” The assistant reached for the stack of documents on his desk, flipped out the copy he was looking for, and quickly turned to the item about the production progress report. Did not start — “
“Immediately cancel. By the way, the rocket engine that has been produced is also packaged and sold. The research and development of the Falcon 10 rocket was also terminated immediately, and the extra budget was allocated to the third-generation Dragon spaceship. . “
“But why?” the assistant couldn’t help asking.
The Falcon 10 rocket, he thinks he may be the one who knows how much effort the chairman has devoted to it, except Musk. He couldn’t believe it. Just after this phone call, Musk, who promoted the research and development project of the Falcon 10 rocket, ended the great project in such a light way.
“Because it is outdated.” Musk said without hesitation.
Making such a decision, he is also full of unwillingness, but he is very clear that even half a minute ago, he made the most calm and wise choice in his life.
The birth of the space elevator marks the complete decline of traditional rocket spaceflight, just like the tank will eventually eliminate the cavalry. Even if it continues to spend a lot of money to make the Falcon 10 rocket, it is just a dying struggle before dusk. Expensive incurred costs are simply not competitive in the face of space elevators!
Rely on subsidies?
God, the United States is the capital. The principal. The righteous country!
Subsidies alone ca n’t eat for life! Someday Congress ’s budget committee will lose patience.
Looking at the expression on the face of this assistant who has been working for himself for many years, Musk took a deep breath and said slowly.
“My dear Mr. Besmore, my friend. You should be able to understand me, understand me at this moment, and my heart is definitely not as easy as I seem. Giving up the Falcon series of rockets does not mean giving up everything. , And make such a choice … I should be the most uncomfortable person in the whole company. But reason told me that I must do this. “
“It ’s only a matter of time before we get rid of rockets from the atmosphere to outer space. The Falcon series has completed its historical mission, and we will learn from it, as well as technology, and then close the coffin with solemn expression. It ’s not easy to know … but if we do n’t want this series to be our swan song, then we must go forward with the trend of history. ”
“A stronger, bigger, faster, spaceship that can come and go freely in the universe, where is our future!” (To be continued.)