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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Phil McAlister, director of the commercial spaceflight division at NASA, stated that uncrewed test flights for both Boeing and SpaceX will happen within a few months.
As of 2018-06-25, Boeing was not actively building any satellites for the constellation it proposed to U.S. regulators two years earlier.
Ryan previously served as President of Boeing Satellite Systems International.
The military currently operates its own constellation of Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites, ten of which have been acquired from Boeing.
Harris built the antennas for Inmarsat’s first four Global Xpress satellites that Boeing produced.
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center will procure Wideband Global Satcom satellites WGS 11 and 12 from Boeing using a more commercial approach that allows Boeing to use components from its commercial satellite line.
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center plans to rely more on Boeing to provide mission assurance for WGS 11 and 12 under a commercial procurement model.
The FCC approval enables SES to triple the next-generation O3b mPOWER fleet for which Boeing is building the first seven satellites in anticipation of a 2021 launch.
The U.S. Air Force plans to acquire a new intercontinental ballistic missile called the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent with Northrop Grumman and Boeing competing for the award.
A March 2017 presentation by Harold Yorke, director of SOFIA science mission operations, noted plans to operate SOFIA out to 2034 and to secure spare parts from other Boeing 747SP aircraft.
The Boeing-built ViaSat-2 has an estimated maximum capacity of 260 Gbps, revised down from 300 Gbps because of the malfunction.
Viasat ordered the first two ViaSat-3 satellites from Boeing in early 2016.
Boeing acquired five Soyuz seats from Energia, including three seats for 2019, as part of a legal settlement regarding the Sea Launch joint venture.
A 2018-05-19 Sputnik report claimed Boeing was negotiating with Energia to purchase an additional Soyuz spacecraft for a 2020 mission to the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut, with the expectation that the U.S. would pay the entire cost.
NASA contracted with Boeing for the Soyuz seats that Boeing acquired from Energia.
On 2018-05-22, Boeing spokesman Jerry Drelling indicated that Boeing had no plans to acquire a Soyuz spacecraft for a 2020 International Space Station mission and that the company was confident the CST-100 Starliner would be flying to the ISS in 2020.
Boeing is the prime contractor for the SLS core stage.
The 2018-04-05 contract modification provides NASA with additional schedule margin for starting regular ISS crew rotation flights on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner or SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
NASA modified Boeing’s commercial crew contract on 2018-04-05 to study potential changes including adding a third crewmember.
Congress added $600,000,000 to the Air Force’s budget for procurement of two new WGS satellites to be built by Boeing.