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 will more closely study hardware requirements for Starliner testing in the future.
SES purchased seven O3b mPower satellites from Boeing in 2018.
Both Boeing and SpaceX completed uncrewed commercial crew test flights in 2019 and were preparing crewed test flights in 2020.
NASA and Boeing had agreed that the CST-100 Starliner crewed test flight would be a long-duration mission with astronauts Mike Fincke, Nicole Mann, and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson performing space station training.
Boeing’s April 2019 contract to build an eleventh Wideband Global Communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force was a sole-source award funded by a congressional earmark.
Three manufacturers—Airbus, Boeing, and Thales Alenia Space—introduced small geostationary satellites weighing 2,000 to 3,000 kg that emphasize lightweight design and reprogrammability.
Intelsat ordered Intelsat-29e from Boeing in 2012.
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel revealed the planned organizational safety assessment of Boeing at its 2020-02-06 public meeting.
NASA announced in 2018 that it would conduct organizational safety reviews of both Boeing and SpaceX after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was seen briefly smoking marijuana during a podcast.
Boeing took a $410,000,000 charge against its earnings in part to cover the costs of a potential second uncrewed Starliner flight.
Boeing’s fourth quarter earnings release on 2020-01-29 stated the $410,000,000 charge was primarily to provision for an additional uncrewed mission for the Commercial Crew program.
Boeing is taking a $410,000,000 charge to its earnings to cover a potential additional uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner.
Spaceway-1 was the first of three virtually identical Spaceway satellites built by Boeing and launched between 2005 and 2007.
All three companies—Boeing, Masten Space Systems, and Northrop Grumman—received Phase 1 study contracts from DARPA in 2014.
DARPA selected Boeing in May 2017 for Phases 2 and 3 of the program originally called XS-1.
Spaceway-1 is a Boeing-built High Power 702 model satellite.
Boeing won a contract in 2014 to develop an ALASA rocket using a mixed monopropellant of nitrous oxide and acetylene called NA-7 for launch from an F-15.
DARPA valued the award for Phases 2 and 3 at $146,000,000 with unspecified funding contributions by Boeing.
Skylo raised $13,000,000 in a Series A investment round led by DCM Ventures and Innovation Endeavors with participation by Boeing HorizonX and Moore Strategic Ventures.
When NASA made its agreement with Boeing, the SpaceX vehicle planned for Demo-2 was not capable of supporting an extended mission.