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 has delayed the first uncrewed Starliner test flight, the Orbital Flight Test, from spring to August due to limited launch opportunities in April and May.
Boeing's Vice President John Mulholland emphasized the importance of building a safe and quality spacecraft without adding schedule pressure.
SES has seven second-generation O3b satellites under construction with Boeing that are collectively designed to provide 10 terabits per second of capacity.
Boeing confirmed on 2019-04-02 that it will delay the uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle.
The FAA contacted Aireon on the day of the 2019-03-10 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crash and Aireon provided requested data to the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.
The 2020 budget requests $197,000,000 for Boeing-built Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals.
The 2020 budget includes $105,000,000 for the PTS ground system called the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) being built by Boeing.
Boeing intends to deliver the first SLS core stage to NASA by the end of 2019 and aims to keep the first SLS launch on schedule for 2020.
NASA is working with Boeing to look at ways to speed up development of SLS to keep it on schedule for a 2020 launch.
The Air Force is considering a Boeing proposal to deliver the next Wideband Global Satcom satellite, WGS-11, in orbit as a build-and-deliver package.
When NASA awarded commercial crew contracts in September 2014, the agency set a goal of having both SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner certified to carry people by the end of 2017.
Boeing delivered a proposal at the end of January that includes an option for delivery of WGS-11 in orbit.
On 2019-03-15 Jim Bridenstine posted on Twitter that NASA and Boeing teams are working overtime to accelerate the Space Launch System launch schedule and that SLS remains the preferred option for EM-1.
SES operates 16 O3b broadband satellites in medium Earth orbit and has four more launching on an Arianespace Soyuz 2019-03 plus another seven under construction by Boeing.
The U.S. Air Force asked Boeing to propose alternative options to provide WGS satellites and cover the launches for $600,000,000.
A proposed compromise was for the Air Force to pay Boeing to build one WGS satellite and handle the launch for less than $600,000,000.
PSN originally contracted Boeing to build Nusantara Satu but switched the contract to Space Systems Loral (SSL) in 2014.
Three of the five Soyuz seats purchased from Boeing in 2017 were reserved for transporting crews to the ISS in 2019 as a hedge against commercial crew delays.
Two of the five Soyuz seats purchased from Boeing were used to augment the NASA crew on the ISS in 2017 and 2018.
NASA originally planned for Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew vehicles to be certified by the end of 2017.