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May 27, 2015NASA authorizes post certification mission under Commercial Crew contractHOUSTON, May 27, 2015 – NASA issued a task order as part of Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract recently to include the company’s first-ever service flight to the International Space Station. The award marks the first time in human spaceflight history NASA has contracted with a commercial company for a human spaceflight mission.
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May 16, 2015
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 16, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] is disappointed by the loss of the Centenario satellite on May 16, 2015. We stand ready to assist the Mexican government in any way we can to enable our customer to meet its communications needs for the people of Mexico. Centenario was the first of two satellites Boeing is building for the government’s Mexsat telecommunications system. We will continue to partner with the Mexican government to ensure its second satellite, Morelos 3, will be ready for launch later this year.
Mar 25, 2015Launch is first of three planned in 2015CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 25, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites are steadily replenishing the orbiting constellation, continuing to improve reliability and accuracy for users around the world. The ninth GPS IIF reached orbit about three hours, 20 minutes after launching today aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and sent signals confirming its health.
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Mar 12, 2015‘Satellite 2015’ exhibit to feature world’s first all-electric satellite in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will showcase its recent achievements in satellite technology, including its all-electric propulsion 702SP (small platform) satellite, at the...
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Mar 2, 2015The 702SP satellites launched as a stacked pair
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Mar. 2, 2015 – Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702SP (small platform) satellites, the first all-electric propulsion satellites to launch, have sent initial signals from space, marking the first step toward ABS, based in Bermuda, and Eutelsat, based in Paris, being able to provide enhanced communication services to their customers. What’s more, the satellites were launched as a conjoined stack on a single SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, demonstrating a patented Boeing technology that promises to noticeably reduce launch costs.
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Feb 16, 2015Luxembourg-based company is third commercial customer for Boeing 702SP (small platform) satellite
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 16, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build for SES S.A. [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] a new, all-electric 702SP satellite that will enable SES’...
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Feb 11, 2015Jim O’Neill named president of BDS Development
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization to enhance its performance on the pre-production...
Feb 2, 2015EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 1, 2015 – The second Boeing-built [NYSE: BA] Inmarsat-5 satellite has sent its first signals from orbit, an essential step toward establishing Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network, the first global, high-speed mobile broadband service.
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Jan 9, 2015Two joined satellites, for customers ABS and Eutelsat, will launch next month
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed production of the world’s first all-electric propulsion satellites as preparations continue to launch the satellites, as...
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Dec 18, 2014GPS IIF team delivered four satellites in 2014, completing busy year
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 18, 2014 – The eighth Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System IIF satellite has completed on-orbit checkout and joined the active 31-satellite constellation,...
Dec 10, 2014Program completes baseline and ground segment Critical Design ReviewHOUSTON, Dec. 10, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NASA recently completed the Ground Segment Critical Design Review and set the baseline design for the company’s Commercial Crew...
Dec 2, 2014Subsidiary is highest volume producer of spacecraft-powering solar cellsSYLMAR, Calif., Dec. 2, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Spectrolab is the first company to produce 4 million gallium arsenide based solar cells for use in space. The cells have powered...
Nov 12, 2014ABS and Eutelsat are first customers for all-electric propulsion satellitesEL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 12, 2014 – Boeing has successfully mated two 702SP (small platform) satellites in a stacked configuration in preparation for the first-ever conjoined satellite...
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Nov 4, 2014Demonstrations prove added capability for on-orbit wideband and commercial satellite platforms
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 4, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has proven its new anti-jamming communications technology is capable of operating as either a ground-based user terminal or...
Oct 29, 2014GPS constellation achieving greater accuracy as modernization continuesCAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Oct. 29, 2014 – The 8th Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF has signaled controllers it is functioning properly after launching...
Oct 17, 2014Unmanned spacecraft concludes record-setting 674-day missionVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2014 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA]-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) successfully de-orbited and landed today at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:24...
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Oct 13, 2014On-orbit activation is smoothest to date
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 13, 2014 – The recently launched Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite has completed on-orbit checkout and is providing greater accuracy...
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Sep 23, 2014Six-month study contract will validate hosting instruments on commercial communications satellites
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 23, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] will investigate hosting a scientific payload on a commercial satellite under a new six-month contract awarded by the Air Force’s...
Sep 16, 2014NASA awards $4.2 billion to Boeing to proceed to next phase in Commercial Crew ProgramHOUSTON, Sept. 16, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will receive an award of $4.2 billion from NASA to build and fly the United States’ next passenger spacecraft. Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation...
Sep 10, 2014Hyperspectral Payload will be first in the commercial industryEL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received its first commercial order for the 502 Phoenix small satellite from HySpecIQ of Washington, D.C. The satellites will carry...
Aug 26, 2014NASA Docking System Block-1 on track for 2016 deliveryHOUSTON, Aug. 26, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will begin manufacturing a new docking system for the International Space Station (ISS), having recently completed the critical design review for...
Aug 21, 2014NASA approves final two milestones in Commercial Crew Integrated Capability Phase (CCiCap)HOUSTON, Aug. 21, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed the Phase Two Spacecraft Safety Review of its Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft and the Critical Design Review...
Aug 2, 2014Third launch this year in Boeing-Air Force GPS modernization effortCAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Aug. 2, 2014 – A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite, launched late yesterday, has sent the signals to controllers that...
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Jul 29, 2014First transaction for Boeing Commercial Satellite Services
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 29, 2014 – In a first-of-its-kind arrangement for the company, Boeing [NYSE: BA] is providing a U.S. government customer with military Ka-band satellite...
Jul 15, 2014DARPA program seeks to lower satellite launch costsHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 15, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] plans to design a reusable launch vehicle for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in support of the U.S....