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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One goal of the AoA was to identify options to replace and supplement Boeing-built Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites that began deploying in 2007.
The Air Force is developing a Protected Tactical Waveform that will run over a ground control system being developed by Boeing as part of the Protected Tactical System effort.
The Air Force reached an undefinitized contract action with Boeing calling for WGS-11 to have double the bandwidth and power of WGS-10 under a $605,000,000 deal.
Boeing's Chris Johnson anticipates a growing need for cybersecurity capabilities in the commercial satellite industry.
Boeing has developed cybersecurity features for government customers that are now being adapted for the commercial sector.
Boeing built five of Intelsat’s Epic-series satellites and supplied the payload for one Epic satellite that used a chassis from Airbus Defense and Space.
The investigation has indicated that Intelsat-29e’s failure is unrelated to the propulsion issues with the Boeing-built Intelsat-33e launched in 2016.
The Air Force is negotiating with Boeing to deliver WGS-11 on-orbit, with Boeing responsible for launching the satellite and turning it over to the Air Force.
Under a one-satellite option, Boeing would produce WGS-11 with twice the capacity of previous WGS satellites and provide launch services for the satellite.
The WGS contract modification is to an existing WGS Block II follow-on agreement and brings Boeing’s total WGS contract value to nearly $2,500,000,000.
Boeing has delivered on-orbit satellites as part of commercial customer agreements but has not performed on-orbit delivery for the Department of Defense.
Boeing received a $605,000,000 contract for production of the Air Force’s 11th Wideband Global SATCOM satellite, WGS-11.
Boeing built payloads for all six of Intelsat’s Epic-class high-throughput satellites and built the chassis for five of them, while Airbus supplied the platform for Intelsat-32e.
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Mike Fincke, and Boeing commercial astronaut Chris Ferguson, will spend up to several months at the International Space Station on Boeing’s crewed test flight.
NASA approved a proposal on 2019-04-03 to use Boeing’s crewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner as a long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
Boeing built five of the six Intelsat Epic satellites and supplied the payload for Intelsat-32e, which used a bus from Airbus Defence and Space.
NASA has been collaborating with Boeing to examine the feasibility of an extended Starliner test flight at the International Space Station (ISS) for over a year.
Boeing will use the additional time from the delay of the Orbital Flight Test to conduct more testing of the Starliner spacecraft.
Boeing test pilot Chris Ferguson is the third crew member for the upcoming Crew Flight Test.
NASA announced that Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test will have an extended duration when it flies, with a schedule no sooner than late this year.