News: Boeing
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- Starliner makes first docking with ISS on OFT-2 mission NASASpaceflight · 21 May 2022 A day into its OFT-2 mission, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station for the first time. Starliner’s docking, which marks a major milestone in Boeing’s demonstration flight for N...
- Boeing successfully launches Starliner spacecraft to orbit in do-over test flight The Verge · 20 May 2022 Nearly two and a half years after its first launch didn’t go to plan, Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, successfully launched to space this afternoon, reaching the right orbit it needed to achieve...
- Starliner docks with ISS for the first time SpaceNews · 20 May 2022 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station May 20, a little more than 24 hours after its launch.
- Starliner Launches to Space Station on Uncrewed Flight Test for NASA NASA · 19 May 2022 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is in orbit, heading for the International Space Station following launch Thursday of the next-generation spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on a mission designed to te...
- Atlas 5 launches Starliner on second uncrewed test flight SpaceNews · 19 May 2022 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station on a critical, long-delayed uncrewed test flight of the commercial crew vehicle.
- Starliner OFT-2 launch makes it to orbit, heading to ISS NASASpaceflight · 19 May 2022 Nine months after valve issues caused its previous launch attempt to be scrubbed, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has launched on its Orbital Flight Test 2 mission atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Thursday. OFT...
- Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule takes off on long-awaited test flight Spaceflight Now · 19 May 2022 Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft thundered into orbit Thursday from Cape Canaveral aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, aiming to dock at the International Space Station on a years-late test flight to prove the c...
- Starliner successfully launches, reaches a stable orbit [Updated] Ars Technica · 19 May 2022 "The teams are ready. Boeing is ready. ULA is ready."
- NASA and Boeing set for second Starliner test flight SpaceNews · 19 May 2022 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is ready to attempt another uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station, with both the company and the agency expressing confidence in the spacecraft despite past problem...
- Starliner set to return to flight on OFT-2 Space Scout · 19 May 2022 Boeing's Starliner is set to return to flight on its second uncrewed flight test, OFT-2, tomorrow evening.
- Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully returns to flight 29 months after ill-fated debut Teslarati · 19 May 2022 More than three years after SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft first safely reached orbit and almost three and a half years after Boeing’s...
- Atlas 5 rocket and Starliner capsule return to Florida launch pad Spaceflight Now · 18 May 2022 United Launch Alliance rolled an Atlas 5 rocket to its launch pad Wednesday at Cape Canaveral, moving into the starting position for a critical unpiloted demo flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule. Unlike the first S...
- Starliner astronauts eager to see results from crew capsule test flight Spaceflight Now · 18 May 2022 The NASA astronauts training for the first crew missions on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be closely watching each step of the capsule’s unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, set for blastoff Thu...
- NASA, Boeing ready for long-delayed, high-stakes Starliner test flight Spaceflight Now · 17 May 2022 Running years late, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule program is poised for a crucial unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station set for launch Thursday, a do-over of an abbreviated 2019 demo mission that has...
- Former NASA leaders praise Boeing’s willingness to risk commercial crew Ars Technica · 16 May 2022 "I think if they look back on it, they wouldn't do it again."
- NASA safety advisors voice concerns over Boeing’s Starliner, SpaceX’s Starship Spaceflight Now · 13 May 2022 Members of NASA’s independent safety advisory panel on Thursday cautioned the space agency not to rush toward a crew test flight of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft. The safety advisors also said there are “obvious...
- Coverage Set for NASA’s Boeing OFT-2 Briefings, Events, Broadcast NASA · 12 May 2022 NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station.
- Boeing considering redesign of Starliner valves SpaceNews · 12 May 2022 Boeing says it is considering redesigning the propellant valves on future CST-100 Starliner commercial crew spacecraft as a long-term solution to the corrosion problem those valves suffered last year.
- Boeing, NASA teams give Starliner final go for OFT-2 mission NASASpaceflight · 11 May 2022 NASA, Boeing, and ULA teams, along with international partners, have finished the agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) ahead of the Orbital Flight Test 2 (OFT-2) for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Following the valve iss...
- NASA managers clear Boeing’s Starliner for second try to reach space station Spaceflight Now · 11 May 2022 NASA officials cleared Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule for launch in a flight readiness review Wednesday, moving a step closer toward a critical unpiloted demonstration flight to attempt docking at the International Spac...
- Boeing clashes with key supplier ahead of Starliner spacecraft launch Reuters · 11 May 2022 Boeing Co (BA.N) is feuding with Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD.N), a key supplier for its Starliner spacecraft, as the U.S. aerospace giant races to test launch the uncrewed astronaut capsule and mend its reputation in the sp...
- NASA, Boeing to Discuss Readiness of Uncrewed Flight Test NASA · 9 May 2022 NASA and Boeing will hold a media teleconference at about 6 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 11, following the Flight Readiness Review for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), the second uncrewed flight test of t...
- NASA, Boeing ready for second Starliner test flight SpaceNews · 5 May 2022 NASA and Boeing say they’re confident they have resolved a valve issue that delayed a test flight of the company’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle last year and are ready to try again later this month.
- Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule meets Atlas rocket for long-delayed test flight Spaceflight Now · 4 May 2022 Ready for another try at launching on a test flight to the International Space Station, Boeing rolled a repaired Starliner crew capsule to United Launch Alliance’s seaside rocket hangar at Cape Canaveral Wednesday to pre...
- This time, can Boeing’s Starliner finally shine? Ars Technica · 4 May 2022 Ten months later, another chance at a do-over for Boeing's crewed spacecraft.
- ULA begins stacking Atlas 5 rocket for Boeing’s Starliner test flight Spaceflight Now · 21 Apr 2022 Final assembly of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket began Wednesday with the hoisting of a first stage booster onto a mobile launch platform at Cape Canaveral, kicking off a campaign to prepare for liftoff May 19 o...
- NASA Invites Media to Cover Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 Mission NASA · 14 Apr 2022 Media accreditation is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second uncrewed flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starlin...
- Boeing expands cloud partnerships to accelerate digitization SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2022 Boeing said April 6 it has expanded partnerships with three major cloud computing providers to digitize more of its engineering and manufacturing processes.
- Millennium works with Boeing to address smallsat demand SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2022 Millennium Space Systems is working closely with Boeing, its corporate parent, to gear up for rapid production of spacecraft for government and commercial constellations.
- Boeing eyes investment candidates at Satellite 2022 SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2022 Boeing executives are meeting with startups at the Satellite 2022 conference with an eye toward investment and collaboration.
- PSN orders Indonesia-focused satellite from Boeing for 2023 launch SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2022 Indonesia’s Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) said March 23 it has ordered a high-throughput satellite from Boeing to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023.
- Boeing’s satellite communications payload for U.S. Space Force passes design review SpaceNews · 16 Mar 2022 A satellite communication payload developed by Boeing for the U.S. Space Force has passed a critical design review, the company announced March 16.
- Boeing Starliner test flight next on ULA’s launch schedule Spaceflight Now · 11 Mar 2022 The U.S. Space Force has postponed a multi-spacecraft mission that was booked to fly on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in April, moving a redo of a test flight for Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the front of...
- With all-composite cryogenic tank, Boeing eyes mass-reducing space, aviation applications NASASpaceflight · 5 Mar 2022 After a series of DARPA-supported tests of an all-composite cryogenic propulsion tank, Boeing has succeeded in advancing the new reduced-mass tank technology to Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL 6).
- Boeing increases use of 3D printing to speed up production of WGS military satellite SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2022 Boeing is 3D printing more than a thousand parts for WGS-11+, a new communications satellite it is producing for the U.S. Space Force
- Space Force procurement command trying to bring ‘unity of effort’ to space programs SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2022 Claire Leon, a former Boeing executive who previously led the national security space launch program, is now in charge of a new office that will coordinate military space programs.
- Space Force communications satellite WGS-11 clears critical design review SpaceNews · 3 Feb 2022 The WGS-11+ Wideband Global Satcom satellite that Boeing developed for the U.S. Space Force passed a critical design review and will transition to production.
- Boeing Starliner test flight planned for spring 2022 SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 NASA and Boeing are planning no earlier than May 2022 for the rescheduled second uncrewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after deciding to change service modules for that mission.
- Boeing wins $329 million contract to support orbiting GPS satellites SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 The U.S. Space Force awarded Boeing a $329.3 million contract to support operations of Global Positioning System satellites for the next 10 years.
- Leaky valve issue forces Boeing to swap out Starliner’s service module Ars Technica · 14 Dec 2021 "Ongoing investigation efforts continue to validate the most probable cause."