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  • Thank you. I appreciate that, and I agree 100%.

    Boeing already has divisions for different types of aerospace.

    Boeing Commercial Airplanes builds the planes civvies fly on, and sometimes holds the doors shut on.

    Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) builds military airplanes, rotorcraft, and missiles, as well as space systems for both commercial and military customers, including satellites, spacecraft, and rockets.

    Then they have another division that is focused on aftermarket stuff.

    They’ve been in space for a long time via satellites mainly. Admittedly I’m just skimming their records, I’m not an expert of them in the slightest. But they’ve been a government contractor longer than my old ass has been alive, starting 1916 with seaplanes and then changing ownership a large number of times.

    I’m pretty sure Asianometry has done a video on them if you’re interested in watching a YouTube essay on them.

    Edit. I can’t find a video from him on Boeing specifically, he tends to web in and weave everyone involved with tech advancements so that’s not really surprising. He might throw in the complete history of a company while describing something like a door hinge haha.

    So I’m going to do something I hate to do, and leave the channel link for you to get lost in. My apologies. It’s worth getting lost in though.

    https://m.youtube.com/@Asianometry


  • For the breaking up thing I was thinking civilian, space, and military aircraft. SpaceX proves private companies can make changes. Given enough time they’ll probably become Boeing though.

    If internet is going to be infrastructure then I’m of the frame of mind that aerospace is too. It’s tough though. I absolutely hate privatization of government branches (USPS for example), but if it’s purely government will there be that legendary “competition”? Strict regulations vs possible taking chances.

    I don’t know. I have no answers. I hope anything I’ve said even makes any sense.