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At this point, all private space companies that are far down the line to creating space taxis are working under NASA contracts. But the space agency will not finance these efforts for ever, so officials in the emerging industry are now beginning to ponder about what's in store for them next.
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16 May 2012
03:22 GMT |
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Officials from the Boeing Company have just released a new image of the CST-100 spacecraft the corporation is developing under a contract with the American space agency. This view of the vehicle was captured during recent parachute testing.
The latest such test occurred on May 2, and marked the second successful de... |
8 May 2012
10:24 GMT |
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More than 430 days after its March 11, 2011 launch to low-Earth orbit (LEO), the United States Air Force space plane X-37B is still going strong, breaking record after record, in what is undoubtedly an extremely successful mission.
The payload the spacecraft carries, as well as its mission, is classified, but the U... |
8 May 2012
08:24 GMT |
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Boeing has announced its first iPad app, Boeing Milestones, which depicts advances that have transformed the world and made Boeing one of the most respected airline companies. Now available on the App Store as a free download, the app brings nine decades of aviation innovation to iPad users through an interactive ti... |
7 May 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Officials with the Boeing Company announce the development of a new winglet design concept, to benefit the 737 MAX aircraft. Engineers with the corporation believe that outfitting this aircraft with the improved winglets could result in fuel savings of up to 1.5 percent. This is excellent news for the 1,000 custome... |
2 May 2012
10:00 GMT |
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Officials with the Boeing Company announce that they plan to start using their Commercial Space Transportation-100 (CST-100) manned space capsule to launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as early as 2015 or 2016. While a firm date cannot yet be set, the company is convinced that it has what it t... |
24 April 2012
10:42 GMT |
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A hydrogen-powered aircraft designed to conduct unmanned, long-range flights has successfully concluded its first, medium-speed taxi test at the Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), in California. The vehicle is being developed by the Boeing Company.
The achievement brings the corporation one step closer to the first test... |
14 March 2012
05:07 GMT |
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On Friday, March 9, engineers at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, in the United States, conducted a successful test of a new rocket thruster. The motor will be used as a Launch Abort System (LAS) on the CST-100 spacecraft, which the Boeing Company is developing under a contract with NASA.
The corporation is receiving fu... |
14 March 2012
03:59 GMT |
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The US Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM 4 spacecraft was successfully launched yesterday, January 19, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), on Florida. Takeoff occurred at 7:38 pm EST (0038 GMT), and the satellite was flown to orbit aboard an ULA Delta IV delivery system.The spacecraft was built b... |
20 January 2012
11:06 GMT |
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The US Air Force (USAF) is getting ready to launch a new, extremely important satellite tonight, January 19. The spacecraft, which has been under construction and development for the past 5 years, is now finally ready to be deployed, and assist soldiers on the battlefield.
The primary function of the Wideband Globa... |
19 January 2012
04:11 GMT |
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The second flight of the X-37B unmanned spaceplane is going on better than anyone expected, officials at the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Boeing Company announce. Just a few days ago, the spacecraft exceeded the maximum amount of space time experts built it to withstand.
The X-37B specifications sheet sh... |
5 December 2011
04:21 GMT |
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The US Air Force (USAF) Rapid Capabilities Office is operating the X-37B unmanned spacecraft, which were developed by Boeing Phantom Works. The second such vehicle to fly to space has reached 270 days of continuous operations in low-Earth orbit today.
This is an impressive milestone because this is precisely how lo... |
30 November 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Representatives from Boeing and Lockheed Martin – which together form the United Launch Alliance (ULA) – announce that the two companies will be moving towards certifying their established Atlas V delivery system for human spaceflight.
This will enable the rocket to compete against other contenders for c... |
23 November 2011
04:25 GMT |
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A satellite communications network operated by NASA in Earth's orbit is bound to receive an upgrade, with the launch of a new spacecraft. Takeoff is currently scheduled to occur sometime in late 2012.
The NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation is responsible for facilitating the communicat... |
22 November 2011
05:06 GMT |
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This summer saw investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developing an amazing new technology, which allowed experts to control a small rotorcraft over great distances.
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was being handled through an iPhone application, which enabled the user to control the ai... |
8 November 2011
08:55 GMT |
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On Friday, October 21, The Boeing Company delivered the 12th modified C-40A aircraft to the United States Navy. These airplanes are now able to carry both troops and cargo, depending on the missions they are assigned to.
This particular aircraft was officially handed over the its new owners during a ceremony in Wic... |
25 October 2011
10:00 GMT |
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The Boeing Company, one of the handful of corporation working with NASA under the provision of the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program, announces the achievement of an impressive milestone in the development of its CST-100 unmanned space capsule. The spacecraft has recently completed its primary wind tunnel t... |
19 October 2011
06:52 GMT |
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Central Asia-based Somon Air recently became the first carrier in the region to operate the Boeing 737 Sky Interior aircraft. The event also marked the first direct purchase of a 737 on the part of Somon Air, which thus far has only acted through intermediaries.
The Tajikistan-based carrier seeks to improve its co... |
29 September 2011
02:55 GMT |
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In modern battlefields, it's not only the good guys who have access to advanced communications equipment. Eliminating the enemy's ability to coordinate a defense is critical, and the US Air Force is now developing a way to do just that, without unnecessarily harming humans.
Electronic devices are current... |
28 September 2011
03:41 GMT |
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Back in May 2010, Boeing announced an environmental cleanup and habitat restoration project along the lower Duwamish Waterway. One important step in the fulfillment of that commitment has now been made possible as the company’s Plant 2 is entering the restoration phase.
The American multinational aerospace a... |
26 September 2011
02:30 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency say that they have awarded the Composite Cryotank Technologies Demonstration (CCTD) contract to Huntington Beach, California-based Boeing Company. The corporation must now improve this technology by a wide margin.
Boeing has only a couple of years to design, manufacture and ... |
21 September 2011
04:37 GMT |
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Now that the American Space Shuttle Program (SSP) is over, the main contractors NASA that worked with for so many years are laying off their workforce. More than 1,000 people are expected to be let go by the end of this month alone, officials say. In the months leading up to the last shuttle flight – Atlantis&#... |
11 August 2011
08:46 GMT |
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Officials at the Boeing Company announced yesterday, August 5, that the corporation's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft will fly to space aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V delivery system. The Alliance itself is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing. According to the announcement... |
5 August 2011
10:29 GMT |
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Mission controllers handling the newly-launched Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite say that the spacecraft has already sent back its first transmission, just a few hours after being launched. GPS IIF-2 has already been renamed SVN-63. It will be operated by the US Air Force (USAF) as part of the country�... |
18 July 2011
03:28 GMT |
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In the effort to develop future commercial spacecraft, and to reduce the gap the United States will experience in human spaceflight capability, NASA has turned to the private sector. In a new report, officials at the agency are pleased to announce that all partners reached their respective milestones.Developing comme... |
29 June 2011
10:48 GMT |
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Two of the largest aeronautics corporations in the United States, the Boeing Company and American Airlines, have recently signed an agreement solidifying their cooperation for improving aviation.The two companies want to develop and test emerging technologies that would make flights safer, cheaper, and more environme... |
22 June 2011
10:43 GMT |
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Under a new agreement signed with representatives of the US federal government, the Boeing Company now needs to start designing and developing an advanced laser that utilizes a rather new light amplification technology.
The contract, estimated to worth about $4.2 million at this point, spans some 16 months. Durin... |
13 May 2011
02:03 GMT |
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An advanced unmanned aerial vehicle from The Boeing Company took to the skies for the first time on April 27, after having successfully completed a series of taxis flights. The robot has extreme capabilities, and is heralded as the next innovation in unmanned surveillance and combat.
The new aircraft's first ... |
4 May 2011
02:34 GMT |
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Officials with the Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Division at the Boeing Company announce that their spacecraft, dubbed CST-100, has passed a critical review test recently. A Launch Abort System that will go on the vehicle has been successfully tested in the United States, the representatives say.The assessments wer... |
15 March 2011
09:33 GMT |
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The United States Air Force (USAF) launched its second unmanned space plane on Friday, March 5, from California. The flight, which is still surrounded in secrecy, managed to reach orbit successfully. Officials with the Air Force say that the mini-shuttle, as it's called, took off from the Cape Canaveral Air For... |
7 March 2011
02:45 GMT |
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With the three shuttles in the American space program scheduled to be retired by July 2011, there is currently a lot of talk about what will happen to the spacecraft. The official version is that they will be heading out to various museums, but a company is currently proposing that they keep flying. The catch is that... |
9 February 2011
03:17 GMT |
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According to an official at the private company United Launch Alliance (ULA), which is a joint venture between major corporations Lockheed Martin and Boeing, it would appear that more than 19 percent of the staff currently employed by the Alliance will be let go soon.This means that, over the next couple of... |
4 January 2011
02:53 GMT |
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As we were telling you in late November, the American space agency is out to develop a new generation of airliners based on advanced concept. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have already received grants for early studies on the issue, and now the Boeing Company joins their ranks.NASA decided to award a $5.29 mil... |
10 December 2010
08:50 GMT |
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Officials at the Boeing Company announced that the first unmanned vehicle to be constructed and operated by the United States has returned home safely today, December 3. The Orbital Test Vehicle-1 (OTV-1) is a spacecraft developed on the X-37B platform developed by the corporation for NASA. The American space agency ... |
3 December 2010
09:08 GMT |
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Some United States Air Force (USAF) officials recently made announcements that led experts to believe that the experimental spy spacecraft that was launched in orbit on April 22 is nearing its mission's end. In the mean time, the unmanned spy plane continues to maneuver in Earth's orbit, changing course and... |
23 November 2010
06:56 GMT |
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Officials at the Boeing Company announce that the corporation has begun to mass-produce the C3MJ+, which is the newest type of terrestrial solar cell developed by the wholly-owned subsidiary Spectrolab. The cells have a conversion efficiency of 39.2 percent, meaning that they convert more than a third of the total am... |
22 November 2010
09:57 GMT |
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Sylmar, California-based Spectrolab Inc. has produced its 3 millionths multi-junction, space-based solar cell, after 15 years of being in business. The milestone is an indicators of the boom the satellite industry has been experiencing over these past years. The corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing ... |
1 November 2010
11:18 GMT |
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Officials at Bigelow Aerospace announce that the company has just signed six individual memorandums of understanding with different countries, for the construction of space habitats. Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden, Australia and the United Kingdom are all interested in establishing presences in space, insi... |
20 October 2010
04:01 GMT |
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The X-37B prototype space plane that was launched by the United States Air Force (USAF) earlier this year has changed orbit again, forcing amateur astronomers in a frenzy to locate it again.This has been their goal ever since the USAF launched the hush-hush project, details of which are classified. Satellite trackers... |
12 October 2010
19:01 GMT |
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The first Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) satellite has just finished undergoing its final tests, and is now ready for its September 25 launch date, experts in charge of constructing it report. The spacecraft was developed by The Boeing Company, in collaboration with Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation. T... |
22 September 2010
03:28 GMT |
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Rare-Earth elements, as the name implies, are extremely valuable, useful and difficult-to-come-by chemicals. Identifying deposits has thus become a lucrative business, with far-reaching consequences.The United States does not have some many areas where it can extract this class of elements from, and is exceeded in pr... |
20 September 2010
10:20 GMT |
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Two days ago, on September 14, officials at the Boeing Company and DARPA signed an agreement that made the corporation the main contractor on developing and flying the Solar Eagle.The project for this unmanned aircraft is part of the Vulture II demonstration program, that is being conducted by experts at the US Defen... |
16 September 2010
10:58 GMT |
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Officials at the Boeing Company announced that a corporation has just joined forces with Space Adventures, Ltd, for the development of spacecrafts capable of reaching low-Earth orbit (LEO).The collaboration has therefore jumped the private space vehicle bandwagon. Numerous other companies and startups are involved in... |
15 September 2010
10:44 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announced yesterday that they have signed on an extension of the sustainment contract it has with the Boeing Company, for developing support infrastructure for the International Space Station (ISS).Boeing is an important actor in the $100 billion international project, and has c... |
15 September 2010
03:53 GMT |
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As part of a contract with the United States Navy, the Boeing Company has just been awarded an additional $23 million in order to complete a lab demonstrator of a 100-kilowatt Free Electron Laser.The FEL device is estimated to cost about $163 million overall. Cost estimates are however premature, given that the proje... |
14 September 2010
05:55 GMT |
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Experts at the Boeing Company announced yesterday, September 1, that control of the GOES-15 satellite has been delivered to NOAA and NASA, after the spacecraft completed the in-orbit verifications stage of its mission.It will be operated by a collaboration of experts at the American space agency and the US National O... |
2 September 2010
02:36 GMT |
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The first of twelve Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites ordered by the United States Air Force has finally been commissioned, officials at Boeing announce today, August 30.The new instrument is added to the active 31-satellite GPS constellation already in orbit, but is the precursor of the next generation ... |
30 August 2010
09:43 GMT |
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According to officials at the Boeing Corporation, the organization has just been commissioned to construct a new satellite payload, for yet another of the four spacecrafts that Intelsat SA ordered.The order was placed last year, and engineering team at Boeing, one of the most important space, aeronautics and defense ... |
24 August 2010
10:07 GMT |
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Officials at the Boeing Corporation said today, August 23, that the company has been awarded $182 million in funding by the US Air Force, in order to begin work on the seventh WGS satellite.The Wideband Global SATCOM constellation has already proven its worth on countless occasions, and so Boeing was the natural choi... |
23 August 2010
10:56 GMT |
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The second segment of flight tests scheduled for the airborne SOFIA telescope have just concluded successfully, officials at the American space agency announce. NASA officials say that the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, which the agency developed with colleagues at the German Aerospace Center (DLR)... |
12 August 2010
10:19 GMT |
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