Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission scrubbed

Re:Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission scrubbed by omgwtfbyobbq on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @01:51AM (#40282762)

I think it's because SpaceX is more influenced by engineering/design/cost than their competitors.

Other companies, like Toyota, have intermittently focused mostly on engineering/design/cost, but they went back to their old habits after gaining market dominance instead of using their position to push the market forward in some other way.

https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28...

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Re:Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission scrubbed by throwawaymaths on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:23PM (#40287735)

Even still having Toyota around is great because they are absolutely killing it (Americans want hybrids because you can't plug in a car so easily if you live in the big city, live in an apartment, etc).

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Re:Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission scrubbed by tim333 on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @06:46PM (#40292413)

I'm not sure I get the 'intermittently' thing? They always seem to have been much the same, maybe with more emphasis on reliability and customer satisfaction rather than flashiness than some of their competitors. They also seem to stick to making good cars rather than doing mergers and acquisitions unlike say GM or VW.

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