News Archive / Tagged: Boeing

• Redwire awarded follow-on contract for more ISS solar arrays

  Derek RichardsonJune 30th, 2023

  Redwire Corporation announced it was awarded a contract from Boeing to develop two additional solar arrays for the International Space Station.

• New problems indefinitely delay Starliner Crew Flight Test

  Derek RichardsonJune 2nd, 2023

  Two newly discovered issues have prompted NASA and Boeing to postpone the launch of Starliner’s Crew Flight Test, which was expected in July.

• Blue Origin selected as 2nd Moon lander provider for Artemis

  Derek RichardsonMay 19th, 2023

  A team led by Blue Origin has been selected by NASA to build a second Human Landing System for the agency’s Artemis program.

• Starliner completes second orbital flight test

  Cullen DesforgesMay 26th, 2022

  After spending six days in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth, setting the stage for a crewed flight later this year.

• 2nd uncrewed Starliner mission finally gets to space

  Theresa CrossMay 19th, 2022

  Starliner’s second uncrewed orbital flight test, OFT-2, is finally underway after a delay of 10 months following problems with the spacecraft’s propulsion system.

• A 2nd NASA SLS Moon rocket takes shape in New Orleans

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 28th, 2022

  While the first Space Launch System rocket is being readied for its maiden flight, the core stage for a second SLS reached a new assembly milestone.

• Boeing tests all-composite cryogenic propellant tank

  Theresa CrossFebruary 23rd, 2022

  At the end of 2021, Boeing completed a series of tests on a “large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic tank” at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama.

• Starliner service module for Orbital Flight Test-2 being replaced

  Theresa CrossDecember 14th, 2021

  Boeing has decided to replace the troubled service module meant to be used for the second uncrewed test flight of the company’s Starliner spacecraft.

• Blue Origin announces ‘Orbital Reef’ commercial space station

  Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2021

  In partnership with Sierra Space, Blue Origin announced plans for a commercial space station called 'Orbital Reef' to be built in low Earth orbit by the end of this decade.

• Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner mission will not launch in August

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 14th, 2021

  Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test requires “deeper-level troubleshooting” on its propulsion system and will be returned to its processing facility.

• UPDATE: Propulsion system issue delays OFT-2 Starliner launch

  Derek RichardsonAugust 3rd, 2021

  Several hours before the planned launch of Boeing’s uncrewed OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft, the company called off the flight.

• Boeing’s Starliner set for 2nd unpiloted orbital test

  Theresa CrossJuly 28th, 2021

  After more than a year and a half of additional testing, Boeing is finally set to fly a second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test, OFT-2, of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

• Starliner attached to Atlas 5 rocket in advance of OFT-2 mission

  Theresa CrossJuly 18th, 2021

  Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the upcoming second Orbital Flight Test was transported and attached to its Atlas 5 carrier rocket for launch.

• OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft fueled in advance of late-July launch

  Cullen DesforgesJune 28th, 2021

  After over a year of unexpected delays, Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft is poised to take to the skies in its final proving run before carrying astronauts.

• Atlas rocket for Boeing crewed mission arrives at the Cape

  Matt HaskellJune 25th, 2021

  On June 21, United Launch Alliance unloaded its Atlas V rocket first stage, and Dual Engine Centaur Upper stage in Port Canaveral, Florida, ahead of Boeing's Crewed Flight Test mission.