News: Boeing
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Crew-2 on schedule for April launch while next Starliner flight delayed SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2021 NASA officials said March 1 that the next SpaceX commercial crew mission to the International Space Station remains on schedule for late April, but that a Boeing uncrewed test flight is facing further delays.
- After Saturday’s engine failure, Boeing says many 777s should be grounded Ars Technica · 22 Feb 2021 Many of the engine components fell over populated areas.
- Launch of Starliner test flight slips to no earlier April 2 Spaceflight Now · 20 Feb 2021 The launch of the next test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule has been delayed to no earlier than April 2 after workers replaced spacecraft avionics units damaged in a power surge during testing.
- Starliner test flight slips to early April SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2021 A second uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle will be delayed by a little more than a week to replace hardware damaged during processing of the spacecraft.
- NASA completes Exploration Upper Stage CDR, focuses new office on SLS Block 1B development NASASpaceflight · 17 Feb 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program and prime contractor Boeing have a new framework in place to finish development of the next version of the new launch vehicle, called Block 1B. The biggest addition to the Block 1...
- NASA, Boeing adjusting SLS Core Stage parameter limits for second Green Run firing NASASpaceflight · 5 Feb 2021 In parallel with vehicle and test stand preparations for a second Green Run Hot-Fire test later in February, the NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Program and Core Stage prime contractor Boeing are reviewing rule changes fo...
- NASA Invites Media to Prelaunch, Launch Activities for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2 NASA · 3 Feb 2021 Media accreditation now 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 Sta...
- NASA decides to redo SLS Green Run Static Fire NASASpaceflight · 30 Jan 2021 As expected, but now official, NASA has announced the decision to redo the Green Run Hot-Fire test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Core Stage was fired...
- Starliner test flight next on ULA’s launch schedule after military mission delay Spaceflight Now · 25 Jan 2021 The U.S. Space Force has decided to delay the planned late February launch of two military satellites aboard a ULA Atlas 5 rocket to “evaluate readiness” of one of the payloads, giving officials a window to move forward...
- Boeing Starliner completes software requalification SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2021 Boeing has completed a requalification of software on its commercial crew spacecraft as it prepares to launch the vehicle on a second test flight as soon as late March.
- Boeing making progress on Starliner software for test flight in March Spaceflight Now · 18 Jan 2021 Boeing said Monday it has re-qualified software for the company’s Starliner crew capsule after programming errors cut short the spacecraft’s first orbital test flight in 2019, and technicians at the Kennedy Space Center...
- NASA SLS Core Stage aborts high-stakes Green Run static fire NASASpaceflight · 16 Jan 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Core Stage prime contractor Boeing were ready for the big moment of the rocket’s Green Run campaign and the biggest moment in the 10-year old program, a static firing of the s...
- Boeing says assembly complete on first set of new space station solar arrays Spaceflight Now · 13 Jan 2021 Engineers from Boeing and a team of subcontractors have finished building the first pair of six new solar arrays to bolster the International Space Station’s aging electrical system ahead of their launch to the orbiting...
- SLS Exploration Upper Stage passes review SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2020 An upgraded upper stage for the Space Launch System rocket has passed a major review, allowing its prime contractor, Boeing, to start producing hardware.
- Download the Dec. 14 issue of SpaceNews magazine SpaceNews · 14 Dec 2020 Download the December 14th digital edition of SpaceNews magazine, provided compliments of Boeing.
- Next Starliner test flight scheduled for late March SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2020 A second uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew spacecraft is now scheduled for no earlier than the end of March, 15 months after its first, flawed mission.
- SLS Core Stage tanking test is first Green Run moment of truth for NASA NASASpaceflight · 6 Dec 2020 Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing plans to conduct a critical propellant loading and countdown demonstration test December 7 with the Artemis 1 flight article in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s St...
- Boeing subsidiary ready to launch satellite deorbiting experiment Spaceflight Now · 19 Nov 2020 Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, built two small satellites awaiting launch Thursday night on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket on a mission to test the effectiveness of a drag-inducing device that could help re...
- SLS continues post-hurricane cleanups and prepares for Core Stage Green Run valve repair NASASpaceflight · 7 Nov 2020 NASA and Boeing continued troubleshooting issues with the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage found during summer Green Run testing while cleanup from the mess created by Hurricane Zeta continued in the greater New Orle...
- Boeing, NASA return to SLS Green Run test preps after latest hurricane interruption NASASpaceflight · 21 Oct 2020
- Boeing cleared to continue development of WGS-11+ military satellite SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2020
- Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson withdraws from Starliner test flight SpaceNews · 7 Oct 2020
- NASA, Boeing Announce Crew Changes for Starliner Crew Flight Test NASA · 7 Oct 2020
- Boeing wins $298 million Space Force contract for jam-resistant communications satellite SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2020
- NASA and Boeing outline schedule of Starliner test flights SpaceNews · 28 Aug 2020
- NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Joins First Operational Boeing Crew Mission to Space Station NASA · 25 Aug 2020
- Boeing plans second Starliner test flight in December or January Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2020
- NASA official may face criminal investigation for contact with Boeing Ars Technica · 14 Aug 2020
- SES orders four more O3b mPower satellites from Boeing SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2020
- Safety panel concerned about quality control on Boeing crew capsule Spaceflight Now · 27 Jul 2020
- NASA safety panel has lingering doubts about Boeing Starliner quality control SpaceNews · 23 Jul 2020
- NASA and Boeing Complete Starliner Orbital Flight Test Investigation NASASpaceflight · 8 Jul 2020
- NASA completes reviews of Boeing commercial crew test flight SpaceNews · 7 Jul 2020
- NASA outlines recommendations to clear path for Boeing to resume Starliner flights Spaceflight Now · 7 Jul 2020
- NASA Provides Update on Commercial Crew Program, Close Call Review of Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test NASA · 6 Jul 2020
- Boeing powers up first SLS Core Stage for Green Run system checkouts NASASpaceflight · 29 Jun 2020
- Boeing reshuffles space program management SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2020
- Boeing, Northrop Grumman win SES C-band satellite orders SpaceNews · 16 Jun 2020
- Boeing will cut 10 percent of workforce, says federal support “critical” Ars Technica · 29 Apr 2020
- A NASA analysis of Boeing’s lunar cargo delivery plan is very unflattering Ars Technica · 10 Apr 2020