[jlujan]

>Were I the folks in charge at Boeing, I'd be looking at a joint venture with Mr. Musk, starting today.

Boeing and Lockheed are pretty much the only space flight companies working with the government. Musk has an issue with this which is why his battery predictions are so enjoyable.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-10-16/business/35279...

[rst]

Boeing and Lockheed are major players, and you're right about the rivalry, but they're not the only ones. ATK (the former Thiokol) is a major player in the Space Launch System project, and politically very well connected; there are also smaller fry like SpaceX and Orbital Sciences (makers of the Pegasus air-launched rocket, and the other commercial supplier for ISS cargo resupply).