Billionaire, the founder of Spacex Ilon Mask met in the United States with Andrei Queen, the grandson of the Creator of Soviet Cosmonautics Sergei Queen. About this Korolev told in his facebook.
“Incredibly grateful to the Ilona Mask for the invitation, hospitality and an unforgettable almost watchual meeting. Words for our gratitude to the Ilona team for an impressive tour of Spacex and the opportunity to see with its own eyes assembling engines, missiles and crewdragon. Keep moving the world forward, Mr. Mask!” , – he wrote.
Mask is famous for its respectful attitude to Sergey Queen. In particular, on January 12, he in Russian commented on Record of Roscosmos in Twitter, dedicated to the birthday of the constructor. “He was gorgeous,” he wrote.
In July 2020, Mask called the Soviet designer of Rocket and Space Systems Queen “One of the best.” The user of the Rogozin account in Twitter, currently held by the general director of Roskomos, Dmitry Rogozin, in response to this statement clarified that Korolev “was the best”.