Among other ways the companies work together, and pay each other, a new filing reveals that SpaceX bought $600,000 worth of Tesla car parts in the first quarter of 2020 alone.
that included the purchase of $600,000 of Tesla car parts by SpaceX in the first quarter of 2020.
While transactions between the two firms aren't new, Tesla hasn't ever reported a bulk sale of car parts to SpaceX. There are other areas where Tesla and SpaceX sometimes work together.and astronauts will drive to their launchpad in Tesla vehicles during a forthcoming launch, for example. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken took a Tesla Model X ride to the launchpad during a 'dress rehearsal" for the launch in January this year, too.
SpaceX also purchased "non-battery vehicle parts" from Tesla in 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, the filing says. The car parts were standard items out of Tesla's parts catalog, the kind any regular auto shop or Tesla service center would need to complete repairs. Sales of Tesla car parts to SpaceX amounted to $600,000 in 2019, and $600,000 in the first quarter of 2020 alone.
SpaceX is also paying Tesla around $700,000 for a custom tool, which the automaker will build at its machining facility. SpaceX charged Tesla $200,000 for use of its private jet in the first quarter of 2020.
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