The media reported on Musk's refusal to negotiate on Russian missiles because of the cost

In the early 2000s, American entrepreneur Elon Musk refused to negotiate with representatives of the Russian company Kosmotras after he learned the cost of a Russian rocket. This was announced on June 14 by one of the participants in the negotiations, RIA Novosti.

According to the source, the Russian side named the price of the rocket launch service, which was relevant at the time, but after brief discussions, Musk and his colleagues left the company's office and never returned.

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On June 10, American businessman and father of entrepreneur Elon Musk, Errol, told the Future 2050 Forum that his son wanted to buy a rocket in Russia, but was refused. The businessman's father clarified that shortly after the refusal, the production of Musk's own rocket in California and the founding of SpaceX began.