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US prosecutors want Boeing to face criminal charges
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I think we're of like mind on this. It's possible to realize something is broken without knowing how to fix it.
I'm not sure why Boeing is in space, except for the "me too" factor when they noticed the successes SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin were having. I wasn't aware they had a military division - what do they make? I mean, outside of repurposed commercial cargo jets. I don't think spinning off a division that's simply modifying an existing design for a specific market makes much sense; most of the work is in the original design and manufacture, right?
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