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 took a $410,000,000 charge against earnings in January 2020 in anticipation of the need to refly the Orbital Flight Test.
Boeing decided on 2020-04-06 to fly a second uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle later in 2020 to confirm it has corrected problems encountered in the 2019-12-01 test flight.
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner failed to reach the International Space Station in December 2023.
United Launch Alliance was established in 2006 as a Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture to consolidate their launch businesses.
The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded PTS contracts to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman to develop jam-resistant communications payloads.
The use of a cost-plus contract for ML-2 provides limited motivation for the contractor to reduce costs, according to the OIG report citing past experiences with Vencore and Boeing.
A Defense Contract Management Agency review in October 2019 found foreign object debris in core stage hardware at Boeing’s Michoud Assembly Facility, prompting a two-day production pause while Boeing developed a corrective action plan.
Congress funded the 11th Wideband Global Satcom satellite in 2018 and Boeing is under contract to deliver WGS-11 by 2024.
Zero Gravity Corporation spent about a decade working with the Federal Aviation Administration to get its Boeing 727 certified for parabolic flights and to identify suitable airspace.
Zero Gravity Corporation operates one Boeing 727 aircraft that is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to perform parabolic flights.
Accion Systems raised an $11,000,000 Series B round led by Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Shasta Ventures.
Zero Gravity Corporation plans to acquire at least one additional Boeing 727 and possibly more to ensure access to parts for expansion.
Boeing took a $410,000,000 charge in January related to its commercial crew program, in part to cover costs of a potential Starliner OFT reflight.
Boeing received a $191,000,000 contract for Protected Tactical Satcom payload development.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center selected Boeing and Lockheed Martin on 2020-03-03 to develop jam-resistant communications payloads under the Protected Tactical Satcom program.
Seven satellites ordered from Boeing for the medium-Earth-orbit O3b mPower constellation are slated to launch on two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.
Boeing is reviewing all of the Starliner software, accounting for about one million lines of code.
Boeing plans to test Starliner operations from launch through docking and from undocking to landing going forward.
Boeing's vice president and program manager of Starliner, John Mulholland, indicated that the timer problem was not detected in prelaunch testing with United Launch Alliance due to the split testing phases.
Boeing will perform more rigorous testing on its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle after errors were found during its uncrewed test flight.