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Re:Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars by trevyn on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @11:20AM (#12644573)
>Why is it a good thing that two separate entities, with the exact same goal, are keeping secrets from each other

They don't have the same goal. Musk's goal is to get to Mars. Boeing's goal is to protect itself from obsolescence.

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Re:Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars by fruktstav on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @11:24AM (#12644614)
Both Musk and Boeing share these two goals, don't bullshit. Or do you mean that Musk and SpaceX wants to become obsolete?
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Re:Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars by Touche on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @11:40AM (#12644780)
They might share that goal, but it's Boeing primary goal, and cooperating with SpaceX doesn't help them achieve it, they need to compete.
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