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by mrguyorama 1378 days ago
I think the story is that Elon wanted russian engines and they snubbed him so he got vindictive, like he does, but this time in a good way.
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njarboe 1371 days ago
He wanted to buy some Russian rockets to send a greenhouse to Mars, but they did not take him very seriously and quoted very high prices. After that is when he got serious about starting SpaceX.
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