SpaceRef Business: Boeing Archives

Weighing And Checking The Balance Of Boeing's Starliner

Boeing's Starliner crew module is weighed in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 14, 2021, in preparation for the company's second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2), as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Checking Out Boeing's Ride

NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore, left, and Sunita "Suni" Williams visit the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 17, 2020.

NASA and Boeing Target New Launch Date for Next Starliner Flight Test

NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 25, for the launch of Starliner's second uncrewed flight test as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.

Boeing Completes Software Qualification for Second Starliner Test Flight

Boeing recently completed its formal requalification of the CST-100 Starliner's flight software in preparation for its next flight.

OFT-2 Starliner Gets Its Back Shells

Boeing technicians install back shells on the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) Starliner crew module inside the company's Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 2, 2020.

NASA, Boeing Complete Series of Starliner Parachute Tests Ahead of Future Flights with Astronauts

NASA and Boeing have completed Starliner's last parachute balloon drop test ending a reliability campaign that will help strengthen the spacecraft's landing system ahead of crewed flights to and from the International Space Station.

Starliner Orbital Flight Test Independent Review Team Update

The joint NASA and Boeing Independent Review Team formed following the anomalies during the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as a part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program has completed its initial investigation.

A Slightly Toasted Dragon Returns To SpaceX For A Clean Up

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is offloaded from the company's recovery ship, Go Searcher, at the Port Canaveral Army wharf in Florida, carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft following the uncrewed In-Flight Abort Test, Jan. 19, 2020.

Boeing Starliner Completes First Orbital Flight Test with Successful Landing

The spacecraft's crew module landed at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range at 5:48 a.m. Mountain time, after spending just over two days on orbit and checking off a number of flight test objectives.

Boeing Flight Test for Commercial Crew Program Will Pave the Way for Future Science

Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) is the second uncrewed test flight of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, a partnership with the aerospace industry to launch astronauts on U.S. rockets and spacecraft from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011.

Boeing CST-100 Starliner Mated With United Launch Alliance Rocket For First Flight

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft that will launch to the International Space Station on the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) has taken a significant step toward launch.

Boeing Starliner Pad Abort Test Completed Despite Parachute Failure

The pad abort test of Boeing Starliner was technically a success today. The system quickly removed the capsule from the danger zone and landed exactly as planned but one of the three mian parachutes did not deploy.

CST-100 Starliner Prepared For Transport

On Nov. 12, 2018, inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians and engineers prepare the company's CST-100 Starliner for transport to the company's testing facilities in El Segundo, California.

Practicing Starliner Recovery

Boeing, NASA and U.S. Army teams rehearse safely bringing the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft home to Earth on Wed., June 6, 2018, at the U.S. Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

Astronauts Test Out Boeing CST-100 Trainer

NASA CCP astronauts Bob Behnken, Eric Boe and Doug Hurley conduct a full-suited exercise in Boeing's CST-100 Starliner mockup trainer at the Johnson Space Center in Houston in early May.

NASA And Boeing May Change Commercial Crew Flight Test Strategy

NASA has updated its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract with Boeing, which provides flexibility in its commercial flight tests.

Boeing Starliner Begins Heat Shield Installation

On March 15, the base heat shield for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner was freshly installed on the bottom of Spacecraft 1 in the High Bay of the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility.

Boeing, DARPA to Design, Build, Test New Experimental Spaceplane

Boeing and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are collaborating to design, build and test a technology demonstration vehicle for the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program.

Boeing Unveils Deep Space Concepts

Boeing today unveiled concepts for the deep space gateway and transport systems that could help achieve NASA's goal of having robust human space exploration from the Moon to Mars.

New Spacesuit Unveiled for Starliner Astronauts

Astronauts heading into orbit aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will wear lighter and more comfortable spacesuits than earlier suits astronauts wore.

ULA and Boeing Unveil the Atlas V Configuration for CST-100 Starliner Crew Capsule

United Launch Alliance (ULA) and The Boeing Company today unveiled an updated aerodynamic configuration of the Atlas V that will launch Boeing's CST-100 Starliner capsule for NASA after encountering unique challenges with aerodynamic stability and loads.

Boeing CST-100 Starliner Structural Test Article

The first hull of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Structural Test Article rests in a work stand inside the company's modernized Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Boeing Tests Starliner Spacecraft at NASA Langley

Engineers from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and Boeing dropped a full-scale test article of the company's CST-100 Starliner into Langley's 20-foot-deep Hydro Impact Basin.

NASA Astronauts Get Advance Look at CST-100 Starliner Trainers

Two of the four NASA astronauts training to fly Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft recently tried some of the systems that will prepare them for flights to the International Space Station.

Video: Boeing Grand Opening of Revamped Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility

Boeing held a grand opening ceremony for the revamped Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility (C3PF), one of NASA's former shuttle hangars, Friday, Sept. 4, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Hardware for Boeing's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft is being processed in the facility as part of the company's contract with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Boeing Revamps Production Facility for Starliner Flights

Meet the CST-100 Starliner, the newly unveiled name of Boeing's commercial crew transportation spacecraft.

NASA News Conference: Update on the Commercial Crew Program

NASA, Boeing and SpaceX will held a news briefing on NASA Television at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Jan. 26, to highlight key development activities, test plans and objectives for achieving certification of two American crew transportation systems.

Boeing Completes First Milestone for NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Systems

NASA has approved the completion of Boeing's first milestone in the company's path toward launching crews to the International Space Station from the United States under a groundbreaking Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract.

Boeing Reports Second-Quarter Results and Raises 2014 EPS Guidance

The Boeing Company (BA) [NYSE: BA] reported second-quarter core earnings per share (non-GAAP) of $2.42, reflecting strong performance and favorable tax items. Second-quarter 2014 results included a $272 million after-tax charge ($0.37 per share) on the KC-46A Tanker program reflecting the cost of additional engineering and systems installation work required to complete the Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract.

NASA and Boeing Sign Space Launch System Contract

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has finalized a contract with NASA to develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built and destined to propel America's return to human exploration of deep space.

Boeing Names Craig Cooning President of Network & Space Businesses

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has named Craig R. Cooning president of its Network & Space Systems (N&SS) businesses, effective immediately. Cooning succeeds Roger Krone, who took a position at another company.

Boeing Completes 2nd 702HP Satellite for the Government of Mexico

The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] are a step closer to enhancing Mexico's mobile communications capabilities for government applications with the completion of the second Mexsat 702HP (high power) geomobile satellite.

Boeing Investor Conference Executive Presentations to Be Webcast May 21

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will webcast its annual investor conference on May 21, beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Boeing Showcases Future Commercial Spacecraft Interior

Boeing today unveiled a new commercial interior of its Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) next-generation manned space capsule, showing how people other than NASA astronauts may one day travel to space.

Boeing Completes Pilot-in-the-Loop Milestone for NASA's Commercial Crew Program

Former astronaut Chris Ferguson of The Boeing Company demonstrated that the CST-100 spacecraft simulator and software allows a human pilot to take over control of the spacecraft from the computer during various phases of a mission following separation from the launch vehicle.

Boeing Expands at KSC To Support X-37B Program

Boeing will expand its presence in Florida by adding technology, engineering and support jobs at the Kennedy Space Center. Financial and employment details are not being disclosed.

First Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 Satellite on Track for 2013 Launch

The first of three Inmarsat-5 Global Xpress (GX) satellites being built by Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed a key system life test, paving the way for it to launch later this year. The satellite performed as expected during the spacecraft thermal vacuum test, which simulated the cold, airless vacuum of space.

Next Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Arrives at Cape Canaveral for Launch

Boeing workers lift the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite onto a transporter following its Aug. 1 arrival at the Navstar Processing Facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

Boeing's All-Electric Satellite Passes Critical Design Review

Boeing's first all-electric powered satellite has passed its Critical Design Review (CDR) which allows the company to move forward with integration and testing for the first two satellites.

Boeing Completes New Spacecraft, Rocket Milestones

The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, recently performed wind tunnel testing of its CST-100 spacecraft and integrated launch vehicle, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.

Boeing to Build 4 More Intelsat Epic 702MP Satellites

Boeing will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat's new high-performance satellite fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The 702MPs will deliver reliable, affordable and high-capacity data transmission that Intelsat customers can tailor to their needs.

Boeing X-51A WaveRider Has Successful 4th Flight

A Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle achieved the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history May 1, flying for three and a half minutes on scramjet power at a top speed of Mach 5.1. The vehicle flew for a total time of more than six minutes.

Boeing's Phantom Phoenix Small Satellites

Boeing is developing a family of small satellite prototypes, called Phantom Phoenix, that can quickly and affordably be manufactured and configured for specific missions.

Boeing Completes Launch Vehicle Adapter Review

The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, has successfully completed a preliminary design review (PDR) of the component that would connect the company's new crew capsule to its rocket.

Boeing is Suing RSC Energia and its Sea Launch Partners

Reuters is reporting that Boeing filed a lawsuit last Friday to recover $350 million from RSC Energia and its partners in Sea Launch for refusing to pay their share of loan guarantees after the joint-venture went bankrupt in 2009.

Boeing Establishes Baseline Configuration of Commercial Crew Transportation System

Boeing and NASA recently established the firm baseline configuration for the company's Commercial Crew Transportation System, achieving the first performance milestone in NASA's Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative.

Transformed X-48c Flies Successfully

The remotely piloted X-48C aircraft successfully flew for the first time Tuesday at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert.

Boeing Completes SLS Reviews

Boeing last week successfully completed its first major technical reviews for the cryogenic stages of the Space Launch System (SLS), bringing the team into the design phase for the nation's next heavy-lift, human-rated rocket

Boeing Delivers SLS Hardware to NASA

The Boeing Company has delivered NASA three flight computer software test beds, the first critical element for flight software development in support of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). Flight software controls the launch vehicle during preflight tanking operations and in flight.

Boeing Meets CST-100 Software Milestone

The Boeing Company has successfully completed a new milestone in the development of software that will operate its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft. The company is one of NASA's partners developing commercial crew transportation capabilities to ferry U.S. astronauts to and from low Earth orbit and the International Space Station.

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