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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Boeing reduced bus module build times for O3b mPower by 50% and achieved a similar improvement for payload integration and testing operations.
Boeing teams have reduced the O3b mPOWER bus module build time by more than 50 percent.
The first two of 11 O3b mPower satellites that Boeing is building for SES launched on a Falcon 9 in December.
SES requires six O3b mPower satellites in equatorial medium Earth orbit to provide initial global services from the next-generation network based on Boeing’s BSS-702X satellite platform.
Boeing and Northrop Grumman were selected in 2020 by the U.S. Space Force to develop Protected Tactical Satcom prototype payloads (PTS).
Northrop Grumman is developing a geostationary communications satellite that will compete against a Boeing design in a military procurement estimated to be worth $2,400,000,000.
Boeing’s PTS prototype will launch as a hosted payload on the U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom WGS-11 satellite, which Boeing is developing under a 2019 contract.
Boeing plans to deliver the WGS-11 satellite in 2024.
The Department of Defense expects two PTS prototype payloads to be available for launch in fiscal year 2025 as payloads on Boeing’s WGS-11 (hosted) and Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar-HP satellites (free-flyer).
Intelsat previously operated the Boeing-built IS-29e at 50° West, which was declared a total loss in 2019 after suffering a fuel leak.
Insitu, a Boeing Company, set a company record for the longest duration flight with a 25.5-hour sortie using its Integrator Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on an operational mission.
NASA and Boeing pushed back the first crewed launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with astronauts on board until at least late July because certification paperwork has taken longer than expected to complete.
On 2023-02-17 NASA and Boeing had completed 80% of the preparations for the CFT mission.
Boeing based the 702MP+ on the flight-proven 702 vehicle design that hosts the U.S. Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation.
Boeing worked with Viasat to integrate the payload on the 702MP+ platform.
Boeing improved the 702MP+ platform structure to support Viasat’s large payload.
Boeing delivered the 702MP+, a custom-designed spacecraft, to network provider Viasat.
Boeing’s 702MP+ design builds on more than 40 other high-performing satellites, including ViaSat-2.
Northrop Grumman is partnering with Boeing to enable global allied interoperability for E-7 air battle management capabilities.
The 702MP+ platform is based on Boeing’s flight-proven 702 vehicle design that hosts the U.S. Department of Defense’s Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation and more than 40 other satellites, including ViaSat-2.