Boeing is a major American aerospace company that operates in the space industry through its Defense, Space & Security division. It designs, manufactures, and sells space systems, including satellites, spacecraft, and rockets, for both commercial and military applications. Boeing is a key partner with NASA, contributing to programs like the International Space Station (ISS), the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the development of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for crewed missions to low Earth orbit.
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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program audit released on June 30 found that Boeing’s Starliner capsule will not achieve human-rating certification until 2027 at the earliest.
Boeing’s Commercial Crew contract was initially awarded at $4.2 billion in 2014.
Boeing’s next flight, Starliner-1, will carry cargo rather than crew.
The 2025 modification cut Boeing’s ordered Starliner flights from six to four.
The audit questioned $127.9 million in payments to Boeing for a Starliner-3 mission that is unlikely to fly.
A 2025 modification reduced Boeing’s Commercial Crew contract to $3.7 billion and removed two post-certification missions.
Boeing’s Starliner capsule and Atlas V launch vehicle remain uncertified after three flight tests over six years of accumulated delays.
Boeing announced more than 30 different target launch dates for the Starliner CFT mission over five years.
NASA and Boeing identified helium leaks in the service module, propulsion system thruster failures, and parachute anomalies as the three main technical problems affecting Starliner certification.
NASA was overconfident in Boeing’s use of heritage systems and did not require sufficient integrated testing for Starliner.
The audit also questioned $43 million in payments to Boeing in a 2019 report on the same program.
NASA did not exercise its contractual rights to access Boeing’s flight simulator training data.
Boeing won a $2 billion contract to build two new Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites.
The new Boeing MUOS contract reinforces Boeing’s position in the large government satellite segment.
The new Boeing MUOS contract reflects continued U.S. government investment in space infrastructure for military communications.
Under the CST-100 Starliner fixed-price contract, Boeing is responsible for development and remediation cost overruns.
NASA and Boeing engineers are investigating how the CST-100 Starliner’s thruster seals degraded under thermal stress.
Boeing has absorbed over $1.5 billion in cumulative out-of-pocket losses on the CST-100 Starliner program.
NASA and Boeing have not committed to a firm launch date for the CST-100 Starliner’s next flight.
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