News: Boeing
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- The surprise is not that Boeing lost commercial crew but that it finished at all Ars Technica · 6 May 2024 "The structural inefficiency was a huge deal."
- Starliner mission to be first crewed Atlas 5 flight SpaceNews · 6 May 2024 The upcoming launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will mark not just the first time the spacecraft has carried astronauts but also the first crewed launch of the Atlas 5, a vehicle approaching its retirement.
- Russia may skip first operational Starliner mission SpaceNews · 5 May 2024 Even a successful crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle could create a temporary hiccup in plans to exchange seats between commercial crew vehicles and Soyuz spacecraft going to the International Space...
- Starliner Ready for Human Spaceflight Debut SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 May 2024 Following a Flight Readiness Review today, Boeing and NASA officials confirmed Starliner is ready for launch on Monday with two NASA astronauts aboard. Starliner has flown twice already without a
- Boeing and NASA Prepare for Crewed Flight Test Space Scout · 2 May 2024 On May 6th, 2024, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is set to fly for the third time, this time carrying its most important cargo to date: a human crew. Flown by veteran NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni...
- Boeing-built O3b mPOWER satellites begin service SpaceNews · 30 Apr 2024 Satellite operator SES has begun providing broadband communications with its first six Boeing-builtO3b mPower satellites.
- NASA Approves Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test Mission The Launch Pad · 26 Apr 2024 NASA Approves Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test Mission
- Starliner CFT Cleared for May 6 Launch SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Apr 2024 Today NASA and Boeing gave a thumbs up for the May 6 launch of Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test. The long-awaited CFT mission with two NASA astronauts hopefully will be
- Starliner crewed test flight passes key review SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2024 The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is a step closer to launch after completing a major pre-launch review April 25.
- Boeing says it will cut SLS workforce “due to external factors” Ars Technica · 18 Apr 2024 "Boeing is reviewing and adjusting current staffing levels."
- Starliner arrives at the pad for crewed test flight SpaceNews · 16 Apr 2024 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is now installed on the Atlas 5 rocket that will launch the spacecraft on a crewed test flight to the International Space Station next month.
- Virgin Galactic countersues Boeing about mothership project SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2024 Virgin Galactic has filed a countersuit against Boeing over a project to develop a new mothership aircraft, arguing in part that Boeing performed poorly.
- Boeing’s satellite business zeroes in on military opportunities SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2024 The company is targeting two U.S. Space Force multibillion-dollar satellite communications programs
- Investing in Space: Boeing takes backup role in flying NASA astronauts CNBC · 28 Mar 2024 I don’t know how many times I’ve written something along the lines of “NASA’s Commercial Crew program is competitive” over the years, but those days are gone.
- Boeing’s Starliner slightly delayed, but ready for launch Teslarati · 28 Mar 2024 Boeing and NASA have once again delayed Starliner’s Crewed Flight Test to no earlier than May 1st, 2024. The launch was originally...
- Boeing sues Virgin Galactic over mothership project SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2024 Boeing and a subsidiary have filed suit against Virgin Galactic, alleging that the suborbital spaceflight company has refused to pay more than $25 million and misappropriated trade secrets associated with a project to de...
- Starliner Crew Test Flight Now Targeted for May 1 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 23 Mar 2024 NASA and Boeing officials said today they are targeting May 1 for the launch of the Crew Flight Test of Boeing’s Starliner commercial crew spacecraft. If successful, the long-awaited flight
- NASA and Boeing prepare for Starliner crewed test flight in May SpaceNews · 22 Mar 2024 NASA and Boeing say they are working towards the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in early May, a final milestone before the vehicle is cleared for regular flights to the International Space Statio...
- ISS schedule conflicts delay Starliner crewed test flight to May SpaceNews · 8 Mar 2024 The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has slipped from late April to early May because of International Space Station schedule conflicts and not due to any issues with the spacecraft itself.
- Boeing gets $439 million contract for U.S. military communications satellite SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2024 The contract is for the WGS-12 Wideband Global Satcom geostationary satellite
- Lockheed Martin, Boeing win contracts to design U.S. military narrowband communications satellites SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2024 Lockheed Martin and Boeing each won a $66 million contract to design a narrowband communications satellite to expand the existing network known as the Mobile User Objective System.
- NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of development NASASpaceflight · 19 Jan 2024 As NASA pushes out the schedule for Artemis II and III, development of the first major upgrade to the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is moving into qualification. SLS Stages prime contractor Boeing is activati...
- DOD’s X-37B Spaceplane Flies Again SpacePolicyOnline.com · 29 Dec 2023 A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched DOD’s X-37B spaceplane into orbit this evening. Two reusable Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles exist and this is the seventh flight for the program.
- Boeing working toward first SLS Core Stage final assembly at KSC NASASpaceflight · 7 Dec 2023 As Boeing nears completing final assembly of NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, the space agency’s prime contractor for SLS stages is continuing prod...
- Starliner “on track” for April crewed test flight SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2023 NASA says the first crewed launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle remains on schedule for the middle of April as the company completes work to resolve the latest technical problems with the vehicle.
- Stars aligning for Boeing crew launch in April NASASpaceflight · 20 Nov 2023 The long-awaited crewed launch of Starliner has gained increased positivity that its latest launch date will remain on target, following numerous slips since the maiden uncrewed flight to the International Space Station...
- Delta swapping out Intelsat Wi-Fi for Hughes on 400 planes SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2023 Delta Air Lines has picked Hughes Network Systems to upgrade the Wi-Fi on around 400 Boeing 717 and smaller regional jets serving North America that currently use Intelsat’s inflight connectivity services.
- Boeing ramps up final assembly to complete Artemis II SLS Core Stage by year end NASASpaceflight · 28 Oct 2023 Following a cost-saving summer slowdown, NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing is again working two shifts a day at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans to complete final testing...
- Boeing says it can’t make money with fixed-price contracts Ars Technica · 25 Oct 2023 "Rest assured we haven't signed any fixed-price development contracts, nor intend to."
- Boeing’s Quantum Leap: Satellites in Record Time, Boosting National Security and Commercial Connectivity SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2023 In 1963, Boeing heritage company Hughes Space and Communications launched into orbit a 78-pound satellite called Syncom that could receive signals from Earth and send those signals back down to
- Air Force validates Boeing’s new WGS satellite SpaceNews · 22 Sep 2023 The Department of the Air Force said that WGS-12 meets specific needs that cannot be met by commercial alternatives.
- Boeing confident in achieving six flights to the ISS despite Starliner delay NASASpaceflight · 12 Aug 2023 Boeing’s Starliner Crewed Flight Test (CFT) which will carry astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) is now delayed to next year, with the earliest chance for...
- Road to CFT – From OFT-2 to the First Flight of Crew Space Scout · 8 Aug 2023 Boeing revealed to Business Insider that they were planning to target a March window for their first crewed flight of their Starliner capsule.
- Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test Delayed To 2024 The Launch Pad · 8 Aug 2023 Boeing and NASA have announced another delay for the first crewed flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner; they are now targeting no earlier than March 2024.
- First Starliner crewed flight delayed to 2024 SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2023 Boeing has delayed the first flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle with astronauts on board to no earlier than March 2024 as the company continues to work on issues with the spacecraft’s parachutes and...
- Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule delayed to NET March 2024 Teslarati · 7 Aug 2023 Boeing expects the Starliner crew capsule to be ready no earlier than March 2024. However, that could slip further pending the results...
- Starliner CFT To Fly in March 2024 at the Earliest SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Aug 2023 Boeing’s Mark Nappi said today that the Starliner Crew Flight Test will be ready to go in March 2024, but fitting it into the busy space station and United Launch
- Boeing resets Starliner plan to be ready for first NASA crew flight by March CNBC · 7 Aug 2023 Boeing said Monday it aims to be ready to fly NASA astronauts with its Starliner capsule for the first time by March, resetting its timeline after the company delayed a planned launch this summer.
- Mulholland Urges Vocal Advocacy for ISS Amid Budget Gloom SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Aug 2023 Boeing Vice President John Mulholland is urging International Space Station researchers to get busy advocating for the ISS to guard against budget cuts while Congress faces difficult funding decisions. Although
- Boeing’s Mulholland Urges Vocal Advocacy for ISS Amid Budget Gloom SpacePolicyOnline.com · 1 Aug 2023 Boeing Vice President John Mulholland is urging International Space Station researchers to get busy advocating for the ISS to guard against budget cuts while Congress faces difficult funding decisions. Although