Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, recently completed a successful seven-hour flight test of its fuel-cell-powered small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS), SKIRON-XLE. The test flight, conducted at an airfield in […]
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NASA, Boeing optimizing vehicle assembly building high bay for future SLS stage production
NASA is preparing space at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for upcoming assembly activities of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for future Artemis missions, beginning […]
UPDATE Boeing has a problem — too many astronauts and not enough ISS parking spaces
NASA will be sending more astronauts to the ISS in the next few weeks shuttled by SpaceX however the two stranded NASA astronauts taken aboard Boeing’s Starliner, and delivered to […]
Another BOEING UPDATE: Starliner thruster ground testing complete, data reviews underway
The following is another update from Boeing revealing procedures and practices that will enable Boeing’s Starliner to return NASA’s astronauts back home — finally…Ground testing of a Starliner Reaction Control […]
NASA’s SLS rocket stage set for transportation to Kennedy Space Center for Artemis II mission
NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency’s spaceport […]
Boeing account of NASA’s astronauts ‘extended stay’, “I have a real good feeling in my heart that this spacecraft will bring us home no problem”
The following are Boeing’s accounts presented in business journal format reporting a situation, except these updates are regarding an ‘extended stay’ of NASA’s astronauts stranded on the International Space Station. […]
Boeing assures “we have the luxury of time” as Starliner stuck with NASA’s astronauts at ISS for one month + Boeing’s $8.3 Billion purchase of Spirit AeroSystems
An update regarding the happenings with Boeing problem solving the repair and return of NASA’s astronauts. What began as an intended eight day venture has proven to be one month […]
Delay again as NASA states Starliner on ‘indefinite hold’ from bringing astronauts home from ISS
After three scrubs, two of which had the astronauts strapped in and ready to go, on June 5 NASA thought the hard part was over as the astronauts finally arrived […]
Boeing to acquire Spirit AeroSystems
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems [NYSE: SPR] — this merger is an all-stock transaction at an equity value of approximately $4.7 billion, or $37.25 per […]
Starliner updates regarding stranded NASA astronauts’ “adjusted” schedule, and a Boeing statement
On June 18 NASA announced that Starliner would start its journey home at 22:00 EST on Wednesday 26 June (03:00 Thursday 27 June BST). NASA had earlier stated in a […]