[aeternum]

If anything his interest is to keep the space station since SpaceX is the preferred, and now the only provider of transportation to/from the station.

It's actually a pretty clever way to avoid the conflict, have others push to keep the space station and thus the necessary transport contracts with SpaceX. Not only this but it also aligns with his stated decades-long goal of focusing on a manned mission to Mars.

[sympil]

I think it far more likely that he wants NASA to contract out building a new space station.

[BizarroLand]

It's amazing how much "galaxy brain 4d chess" these musk huffers play with themselves to justify the stupidity.

"Uh, no, you don't see the brilliance! He's advocating for deorbiting the ISS while calling astronauts retarded to trick people into keeping the ISS up and running!"

SMDH.

You don't have to justify his every thought. The simplest answer is typically the right one.

[aeternum]

So the simplest answer is that he is giving up immediate recurring transport revenue to the existing station for a chance at launch contracts for a future station that may or may not be built?

Quite the galaxy brained idea indeed. Keep in mind however that the galaxy is mostly vacuum.

[drawkward]

Bro literally has the keys to the kingdom.

[kccoder]

Now imagine how much business schlepping an entirely new space station, piece by piece, will generate!

[snailmailstare]

Or he cheaped out on quality.