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.
All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
Boeing is fully committed to flying the CST-100 Starliner and keeping the International Space Station crewed and operational.
Boeing completed all qualification tests of its parachutes without a single test failure.
NASA's OIG report concluded that NASA overpaid Boeing by hundreds of millions of dollars for work on the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Boeing argued that the equivalent of a fifth passenger in cargo should be taken into account.
Boeing has completed the qualification of its parachutes but must complete three of six reliability tests on the system.
NASA's Office of Inspector General concluded that Boeing and SpaceX are unlikely to be certified for regular flights to the International Space Station before summer 2020.
Final vehicle certification for both Boeing and SpaceX is likely to be delayed until at least summer 2020 due to outstanding ISS certification requirements.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is scheduled for its final certification review in February 2020.
One of three parachutes on Boeing's Starliner failed to open during a Nov. 4 pad abort test.
NASA is considering extending Boeing's crewed flight test to a long-duration International Space Station mission.
The issue with Boeing's Starliner discovered during ground testing in June 2018 led to a one-year delay in the pad abort test.
NASA requested Boeing to propose prices for additional flexibilities to fill an anticipated crew access gap and to shorten lead times for rocket and spacecraft production.
Boeing proposed prices for four post-certification missions of its CST-100 Starliner vehicle in September 2016, which NASA rejected as too high.
NASA officials indicated that a significant consideration for paying Boeing a premium was to ensure it remained a second crew transportation provider.
NASA overspent by $43 million when it authorized Boeing to proceed on one Starliner mission a year earlier than necessary.
The OIG concluded that much of the additional payment to Boeing for mission flexibilities was not necessary.
NASA agreed to pay Boeing an additional $287.2 million for mission flexibilities after prolonged negotiations.
Boeing has made significant investments in the commercial crew program and is fully committed to flying the CST-100 Starliner.
NASA paid Boeing nearly $300 million more than originally planned in its commercial crew contract due to concerns that Boeing might drop out of the program.
Five days after NASA agreed to the additional payment, Boeing submitted a proposal to sell five Soyuz seats acquired from RSC Energia for $373.5 million.