US astronaut’s spaceflight to be financed by Russian corporation as debt repayment, TASS “U.S. astronaut Joseph M. Acaba will fly to the International Space Stations (ISS) as a third crew […]
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GAO Reports Significant Delays in Commercial Crew Launch Dates (Update)
Shotwell to GAO: “The [heck] we won’t fly before 2019”, SpacePolicyOnline “SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell reacted to GAO’s report yesterday that commercial crew flights may slip from 2018 […]
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New Commercial Airlock For ISS
NanoRacks and Boeing Building First Commercial Airlock on ISS, NanoRacks “NanoRacks, LLC will partner with Boeing on the building and installation of the first commercial airlock module, which will attach […]
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Claim: GAO Finds SpaceX and Boeing Commercial Crew Problems
Congressional Investigators Warn of SpaceX Rocket Defects, Wall Street Journal “The Government Accountability Office’s preliminary findings reveal a pattern of problems with turbine blades that pump fuel into rocket engines, […]
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Firm Commercial Crew Flight Dates Remain Elusive
Technical troubles likely to delay commercial crew flights until 2019, Ars Technica “Boeing has set a “no earlier than” date of August 2018 for its first crewed test flight, and […]
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NASA Uses Bait and Switch Tactics To Buy Soyuz Seats
Procurement of Crew Transportation and Rescue Services From Boeing, NASA “NASA is considering contracting with The Boeing Company (Boeing) for crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station […]
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Is This The New Way To Do Aerospace Procurement?
BREAKING: Lockheed Martin shares fall 1.7% after Trump tweet about F-35 and F-18 programs; Boeing shares climb 0.6% https://t.co/ySV4w1Dx1b https://t.co/UKpj0AJtnk — CNBC (@CNBC) December 22, 2016 Based on the tremendous […]
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Trump's Air Force One Tweet: Implications for SLS/Orion?
Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) […]
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Boeing Confirms Another Starliner Delay
Boeing delays Starliner again, casting doubt on commercial flights in 2018, Ars Technica “After an initial delay from late 2017 into early 2018, Boeing has acknowledged a second slippage of […]
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Boeing Can't Get Their SpaceX Trash Talk Straight
Boeing says it will beat SpaceX to Mars, Business Insider “Dennis Muilenburg, the CEO of Boeing (one of SpaceX’s biggest competitors) casually loosed the remark during a session of The […]