2001/2002 haben ihn die Russen ausgelacht, jetzt versuchen sie ihn zu kopieren …

SpaceX started with a plan to send mice to Mars. It got crazier from there.
In late October 2001, Elon Musk went to Moscow to buy an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-elon-musk-spacex/