The U.S. Air Force's Electronic Systems Center (ESC) at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., recently announced The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] as prime contractor for a six-year, $273 million contract to...

The S1 (Starboard One) truss for the International Space Station is placed into a work stand at the Boeing Huntington Beach facility in 1998. The truss is surrounded by components to be added...

The S1 (Starboard One) truss and the joint airlock (Quest) are shown in a clean room at the Boeing facility in Huntsville, Ala. Space shuttle Atlantis delivered the airlock in July 2001. Space...

The International Space Station's truss system begins expanding after space shuttle Atlantis delivers the Boeing-built S1 (starboard one) truss to the orbital outpost in October. When completed,...

The S1 (Starboard One) truss sits in the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Space Station Processing Facility in June 2002. White thermal blankets on the truss protect the components from temperature...