News: Boeing
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- Boeing talks Core Stage performance on Artemis I, looks ahead to future Core Stages and EUS debut NASASpaceflight · 30 Nov 2022 Following a successful first launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) and its critical Core Stage, Boeing is looking ahead to “the SLS fleet” as the aerospace company moves to complete the next three core stages for Artem...
- Boeing reorganizes defense unit, Kay Sears to lead space and launch business SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2022 Boeing is reorganizing its defense and space business, a sector of the company that last month reported nearly $3 billion in losses in the third quarter.
- Boeing’s anti-jam satellite communications payload on track for 2024 launch SpaceNews · 15 Nov 2022 A satellite communications payload Boeing developed for the U.S. Space Force successfully demonstrated it can prevent jamming attacks, the company said Nov. 15
- SES eagerly awaiting the flexibility O3b mPower promises SpaceNews · 11 Nov 2022 At a time of unprecedented change in the satellite communications sector, fleet operator SES is eagerly awaiting the December launch of its first Boeing-built O3b mPower broadband satellites.
- First Starliner crew flight slips to April 2023 Spaceflight Now · 6 Nov 2022 The first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule with astronauts has been delayed from February to April 2023, moving the mission after a busy stretch of crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station...
- First Starliner crewed flight further delayed SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 NASA has delayed the first flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle with astronauts on board, a slip that will push back the spacecraft’s first operational mission into 2024.
- SpaceX becomes NASA’s second-largest vendor, surpassing Boeing Ars Technica · 26 Oct 2022 NASA obligated $2.04 billion to SpaceX in fiscal year 2022.
- Boeing’s Starliner charges approach $900 million SpaceNews · 26 Oct 2022 Boeing announced Oct. 26 it will take yet another charge against earnings because of delays in the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program, bringing the total losses recorded by the company to date on the program to ne...
- SpaceX bests Boeing to become NASA’s largest for-profit vendor Teslarati · 25 Oct 2022 Fourteen years after winning its first major NASA contract, data shared by Aviation Week reporter Irene Klotz shows that SpaceX has usurped...
- NASA outlines case for making sole-source SLS award to Boeing-Northrop joint venture SpaceNews · 17 Oct 2022 A procurement document sheds new light on the formation of a joint venture to which NASA plans to award a long-term contract for producing the Space Launch System rocket.
- United Launch Alliance's debut Vulcan mission slips to 2023 -CEO Reuters · 10 Oct 2022 United Launch Alliance has pushed the debut launch of its new Vulcan rocket to early 2023 at the request of one of its customers, the company's chief executive said, further delaying a benchmark mission crucial to the Bo...
- NASA Updates Crew Assignments for First Starliner Crew Rotation Flight NASA · 30 Sep 2022 NASA has added two astronauts to the agency’s Boeing Starliner-1 launch to the International Space Station, the spacecraft’s first mission following completion of its flight tests and certification.
- Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites, Boeing rideshare payload Spaceflight Now · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday night with 51 more Starlink internet satellites and a rideshare payload that will use a Spaceflight-built orbital transfer vehicle to climb into a higher orbit to test broadband c...
- SpaceX sends Starlink satellites, Boeing demonstrator into orbit on 40th launch of 2022 Teslarati · 4 Sep 2022 SpaceX has completed its 40th Falcon 9 launch of 2022, delivering a new batch of Starlink satellites and Boeing demonstration satellite into...
- NASA will pay Boeing more than twice as much as SpaceX for crew seats Ars Technica · 1 Sep 2022 "I don't know whether the business case closes today."
- Starliner crewed test flight slips to early 2023 SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 Work on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to correct minor problems during an uncrewed test flight in May will delay its first flight with astronauts to early 2023, NASA and Boeing said Aug. 25.
- NASA, Boeing target February for first crew flight on Starliner spacecraft Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2022 NASA and Boeing and penciled a launch date in February for the first piloted test flight of the Starliner commercial crew capsule, allowing time to implement fixes on the spacecraft after an unpiloted demo to the Interna...
- NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Update on Starliner Progress NASA · 11 Aug 2022 NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station – the first flight with astronauts o...
- SLS Stages in assembly at MAF for future NASA Artemis launches NASASpaceflight · 1 Aug 2022 Boeing, the prime Stages contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program, is working on the production and development of hardware for the third and fourth Artemis launches at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF)...
- Boeing takes another Starliner charge against its earnings SpaceNews · 28 Jul 2022 Boeing said July 27 it will take another charge against its earnings because of the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program as the company and NASA get closer to a first flight of the vehicle with astronauts on board.
- NASA prepares to award SLS launch services contract to Boeing-Northrop joint venture SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 NASA is preparing to award a contract to a Boeing-Northrop Grumman joint venture for Space Launch System missions that could run through the middle of the next decade.
- Boeing aiming to deliver second SLS Core Stage to NASA in March NASASpaceflight · 25 Jul 2022 Boeing is continuing final assembly work for the second Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, with plans to complete production and deliver the rocket stage to NASA n...
- Second ViaSat-3 payload arrives in California for integration SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2022 The payload for Viasat’s second ViaSat-3 broadband satellite has arrived in California to be integrated with a Boeing chassis, the operator said July 13.
- Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships SpaceNews · 6 Jul 2022 Virgin Galactic announced July 6 it signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary to build two new aircraft that will be used as launch platforms for its next-generation suborbital spaceplanes.
- Yes, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft really could fly astronauts this year Ars Technica · 1 Jul 2022 Early data reviews of Starliner's first flight look good.
- NASA assigns two astronauts to Starliner test flight SpaceNews · 16 Jun 2022 NASA has assigned two veteran astronauts to the first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in the latest reshuffling of personnel assigned to the long-delayed mission.
- NASA Updates Astronaut Assignments for Boeing Starliner Test Flight NASA · 16 Jun 2022 NASA will fly two astronaut test pilots aboard the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station, where they will live and work off the Earth for about two weeks.
- OneWeb tests inflight connectivity on Boeing 777 SpaceNews · 15 Jun 2022 OneWeb said June 14 it successfully tested high-speed services on a commercial airliner last month using its low Earth orbit network.
- May on the station: Starliner’s ISS debut, research, and spacesuit troubleshooting NASASpaceflight · 3 Jun 2022 May 2022 was an eventful and important month for the future of the International Space Station as well as the Commercial Crew program designed to support it. The astronauts of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission returned to Earth...
- Starliner concludes OFT-2 test flight with landing in New Mexico SpaceNews · 25 May 2022 Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner safely landed in New Mexico May 25, concluding a six-day uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station.
- Starliner completes OFT-2 test flight with White Sands landing NASASpaceflight · 25 May 2022 After successfully rendezvousing and docking with the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing’s Starliner completed its mission, arriving back to Earth after a six-day-long mission in low Earth orbit. The spacecraft au...
- Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft lands in New Mexico after successful test flight Spaceflight Now · 25 May 2022 Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft parachuted to a “picture perfect” landing in southern New Mexico Wednesday, capping a six-day test flight to the International Space Station that NASA’s commercial crew program manager said...
- Boeing’s Starliner capsule returns to Earth Spaceflight Now · 25 May 2022 Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule closed out a six-day unpiloted test flight Wednesday with undocking from the International Space Station, followed by return to Earth about four hours later. Undocking occurred at 2:36 p.m...
- NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test to Space Station NASA · 25 May 2022 NASA and Boeing safely landed the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft Wednesday in the desert of the western United States, completing the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station to h...
- Starliner spacecraft cleared for undocking and re-entry Spaceflight Now · 24 May 2022 Astronauts on the International Space Station closed the hatch to Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft Tuesday, and ground teams used the lab’s robotic arm to inspect the capsule’s heat shield to clear the vehicle for undocking...
- Coverage Set for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Return to Earth NASA · 23 May 2022 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). As part of the uncrewed flight test, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will depart from the Int...
- Boeing Starliner joins SpaceX’s Crew Dragon at the International Space Station Teslarati · 23 May 2022 Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule has successfully rendezvoused, approached, and docked with the International Space Station for the first time, marking major several...
- NASA plans to make Starliner crew assignments this summer SpaceNews · 23 May 2022 As Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner prepares to return from its brief trip to the International Space Station, NASA officials say they’ll wait until this summer to determine the schedule for the vehicle’s first crewed flight a...
- Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes first “nail-biting” docking at space station Spaceflight Now · 21 May 2022 Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule finally reached the International Space Station Friday night with a “nail-biting” rendezvous and docking, overcoming several technical glitches to accomplish a long-awaited objective for t...
- Space station astronauts check out Starliner crew capsule Spaceflight Now · 21 May 2022 Astronauts on the International Space Station floated into Boeing’s Starliner capsule Saturday, becoming the first people to enter the spacecraft in orbit less than a day after it docked at the orbiting research complex...