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Three manufacturers—Airbus, Boeing, and Thales Alenia Space—introduced small geostationary satellites weighing 2,000 to 3,000 kg that emphasize lightweight design and reprogrammability.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2020Geostationary satellite orders bouncing back

Boeing’s April 2019 contract to build an eleventh Wideband Global Communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force was a sole-source award funded by a congressional earmark.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2020Geostationary satellite orders bouncing back

Intelsat ordered Intelsat-29e from Boeing in 2012.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipFeb 17, 2020Intelsat revises IS-29e replacement plan, preps second-gen Epic order

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel revealed the planned organizational safety assessment of Boeing at its 2020-02-06 public meeting.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipFeb 7, 2020Starliner investigation finds numerous problems in Boeing software development process

Boeing took a $410,000,000 charge against its earnings in part to cover the costs of a potential second uncrewed Starliner flight.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative FinancialFeb 6, 2020NASA safety panel calls for reviews after second Starliner software problem

NASA announced in 2018 that it would conduct organizational safety reviews of both Boeing and SpaceX after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was seen briefly smoking marijuana during a podcast.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative GeneralFeb 6, 2020NASA safety panel calls for reviews after second Starliner software problem

Boeing’s fourth quarter earnings release on 2020-01-29 stated the $410,000,000 charge was primarily to provision for an additional uncrewed mission for the Commercial Crew program.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative FinancialJan 30, 2020Boeing takes $410 million charge to cover potential additional commercial crew test flight

Boeing is taking a $410,000,000 charge to its earnings to cover a potential additional uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipJan 30, 2020Boeing takes $410 million charge to cover potential additional commercial crew test flight

Spaceway-1 was the first of three virtually identical Spaceway satellites built by Boeing and launched between 2005 and 2007.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2020Boeing says Spaceway-1 battery failure has low risk of repeating on similar satellites

Boeing won a contract in 2014 to develop an ALASA rocket using a mixed monopropellant of nitrous oxide and acetylene called NA-7 for launch from an F-15.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2020Boeing drops out of DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program

DARPA selected Boeing in May 2017 for Phases 2 and 3 of the program originally called XS-1.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2020Boeing drops out of DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program

All three companies—Boeing, Masten Space Systems, and Northrop Grumman—received Phase 1 study contracts from DARPA in 2014.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2020Boeing drops out of DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program

Spaceway-1 is a Boeing-built High Power 702 model satellite.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2020DirecTV fears explosion risk from satellite with damaged battery

DARPA valued the award for Phases 2 and 3 at $146,000,000 with unspecified funding contributions by Boeing.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative FinancialJan 22, 2020Boeing drops out of DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program

Skylo raised $13,000,000 in a Series A investment round led by DCM Ventures and Innovation Endeavors with participation by Boeing HorizonX and Moore Strategic Ventures.

Mentioned as: BoeingOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2020Startup Skylo seeks to connect millions of devices, vehicles, vessels via satellite

When NASA made its agreement with Boeing, the SpaceX vehicle planned for Demo-2 was not capable of supporting an extended mission.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative GeneralJan 19, 2020NASA considering extended Crew Dragon test flight to ISS

Eleven companies won concept study and prototype development awards from NASA in May, including Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX, with a combined value of $45,500,000.

Mentioned as: boeingOrg RelationshipJan 10, 2020Dynetics, Sierra Nevada bidding on Artemis lunar lander

Boeing vice president and SLS program manager John Shannon attributed the roughly two-year schedule slip to challenges using friction stir welding and underestimating the complexity of building the engine section that houses the four RS-25 engines.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2020First SLS core stage ready for shipment

The Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract that NASA awarded to Boeing required an uncrewed test flight that included a docking.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative GeneralJan 7, 2020Joint NASA-Boeing team to investigate Starliner test flight anomaly

Virgin Orbit plans to perform a taxi test of Cosmic Girl, its modified Boeing 747 aircraft, with a LauncherOne vehicle attached, followed by a captive carry flight and then an orbital launch demonstration.

Mentioned as: BoeingNarrative PlanDec 31, 2019Virgin Orbit plans orbital launch in early 2020
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