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talalbaweja on Jan 20, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Nears $1 Billion Investment in SpaceX

Could anybody give me a solid reason why would Google invest in SpaceX?

TeMPOraL on Jan 20, 2015 [–]

In general, because they're awesome. In particular, because Google also wanted to be in global-internet-coverage business (see e.g. Project Loon).

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