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This reminds me of Lee Harvey Oswald defecting to Russia and getting a decent job and decent apartment for the time and marrying a KGB wife. And then returning to America, debriefed by the state department and they say thank you welcome back. In fact the state department paid for his flight back. During the most intense adviserial standoff in American history.
WHEN SPACEX TRIED TO BUY MISSILES FROM RUSSIA: VODKA AND A RUN-AROUND
So he flew to Russia to buy three intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs. He thought the Russians would give him a good deal. He thought wrong.
Awash in cash after selling PayPal, Musk wanted to send something to Mars โ perhaps a mouse in a space capsule โ to ignite public interest in space exploration.
https://www.inverse.com/article/34976-spacex-ceo-elon-musk-tried-to-buy-icbm-rockets-from-russia#:~:text=So%20he%20flew%20to%20Russia,public%20interest%20in%20space%20exploration.