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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EL AL began taking delivery of 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2017 to renew its fleet.
Current public schedules call for Boeing and SpaceX to make uncrewed test flights in August 2018 followed by crewed test flights by Boeing in November 2018 and SpaceX in December 2018.
The GAO found that Boeing and SpaceX could miss their current schedules for commercial crew certification by NASA by a year or more, creating a potential gap in U.S. access to the ISS when Soyuz seat agreements end late in 2019.
EL AL operated an inaugural high-speed Wi-Fi flight from Tel Aviv to Paris on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 128 devices connected.
Boeing selected the AR-22 to power its Phantom Express reusable spaceplane.
The AR-22 test results supported Boeing’s assessment that the Phantom Express could be turned around and launched again within 24 hours.
A government-industry team including Aerojet Rocketdyne, Boeing, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency completed a series of 10 test firings over 10 days of the AR-22 engine intended for use on a reusable suborbital spaceplane.
Adding two Block 1 missions requires NASA to buy additional Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stages from Boeing.
Taranto-Grottaglie Airport is the site of a Leonardo Aerostructures factory that builds components for the Boeing 787 airliner.
O3b mPower is a seven-satellite system Boeing is building for a 2021 launch and is designed to offer 10 terabits of capacity.
In May 2017 DARPA selected Boeing to develop the XS-1 program, with Masten Space Systems and Northrop Grumman having received earlier study contracts.
The Boeing 747 used as Virgin Orbit’s air-launch platform is a reusable aircraft.
SES is building seven O3b mPower very-high-throughput satellites with Boeing to provide 10 terabits of capacity for global connectivity services.
Official schedules released earlier this year call for Boeing and SpaceX to perform uncrewed test flights in August 2018.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon are close to having new test flight dates set.
Kelly Gareheime, associate general counsel for United Launch Alliance, did not disclose a public launch timeframe for Boeing's Starliner test flights.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed confidence in Boeing and SpaceX's ability to safely fly astronauts.
The captive carry test will involve the Boeing 747 taking off with the LauncherOne rocket attached to its wing but not launched.
Boeing is scheduled to conduct a crewed test flight in November 2018.
Virgin Orbit planned to attach the pylon that holds LauncherOne to the Boeing 747’s left wing in the next few days from 2018-06-27.