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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The Crew Flight Test for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner was tentatively planned for late 2022 but is likely to take place early next year pending review of OFT-2 data.
In space operations, the CJS report calls on NASA to certify another commercial crew provider in addition to Boeing and SpaceX and offers $50,000,000 for that work.
Boeing took a $185,000,000 charge against earnings in October 2021 after a valve problem delayed the OFT-2 launch in August 2021.
Boeing took a $410,000,000 charge in January 2020 following the original and unsuccessful Orbital Flight Test mission.
The first operational Starliner mission under Boeing’s CCtCap contract will be the first of six missions awarded in 2014.
Boeing recorded a $93,000,000 charge in the second quarter from its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program driven by launch manifest updates and additional costs associated with OFT-2.
Northrop Grumman and Boeing were competing for the Air Force Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program to develop and build the next-generation ICBM during the time of the Orbital ATK acquisition.
On 2022-07-06, Virgin Galactic selected Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, to produce major components of two aircraft that will be assembled at Virgin Galactic’s Mojave factory.
Viasat delivered its second ViaSat-3 payload module to Boeing’s El Segundo, California, facility for spacecraft integration and testing.
Boeing will integrate the delivered ViaSat-3 payload module with its 702 spacecraft bus platform and perform spacecraft environmental testing.
Viasat Inc. delivered the second ViaSat-3 payload module to Boeing’s El Segundo, California facility on 2022-07-13.
The first Ka-band ViaSat-3 satellite was integrated with Boeing’s 702 satellite bus platform last year.
The second ViaSat-3 payload module will be integrated with Boeing’s 702 spacecraft bus platform.
Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, to partner in the design and manufacturing of Virgin Galactic’s next generation motherships.
Aurora Flight Sciences was acquired by Boeing in 2017.
Virgin Galactic signed an agreement on 2022-07-06 with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two new carrier aircraft for its next-generation suborbital spaceplanes.
NASA funded SpaceX and Boeing to develop commercial orbital crew transportation systems to reduce U.S. dependence on Russia for rides to the ISS after the Space Shuttle retirement in 2011.
The maiden test flight of the Sidewinder terminal was conducted aboard a Boeing B777-200LR that took off from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (KAFW) in Texas on 2022-05-27 at 15:20 UTC and flew for just over one hour.
Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are expected to complete ESS prototype designs by 2025 and conduct in-space demonstrations.
Prototype PTS payloads from Boeing and Northrop Grumman are expected to launch in 2024 for on-orbit demonstrations.