Work Commences on Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) Designs [With Video], DARPA “In an era of declining budgets and adversaries’ evolving capabilities, quick, affordable and routine access to space is increasingly critical […]
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ULA Completes CST-100 Pad CDR
ULA Successfully Completes Critical Design Review for Boeing Commercial Crew Accommodations at Launch Pad “The CDR, supported by Boeing, NASA, and the Air Force, approved the design for the Crew […]
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Boeing Gets its Next Big Contract for SLS
NASA and Boeing Sign Space Launch System Contract, Boeing “Boeing has finalized a contract with NASA to develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful […]
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Boeing Won't Build CST-100 On Its Own
Boeing Preparing Layoff Notices in Case of Commercial Crew Loss, SpaceNews “Hoping for the best, but preparing for defeat, Boeing will send out about 215 potential layoff notices to employees […]
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SpaceX Gets Injunction Against Russian Rocket Engines
Preliminary Injunction Issued Prohibits Further Purchases From NPO Energomash, SpaceRef Business “A preliminary injunction was issued late yesterday in the matter of SpaceX vs The United States with one respect […]
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Inside the Boeing CST-100
Boeing Unveils Interior of CST-100 Manned Spacecraft [Watch], Boeing “NASA astronauts Serena Aunon and Randy Bresnik conducted flight suit evaluations inside a fully outfitted test version of The Boeing Company’s […]
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Touting Commercial Crew Spaceflight on the Space Coast
Commercial Partners Working to Launch U.S. Astronauts from Space Coast, NASA “The three commercial space companies working with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) may have very different spacecraft and rocket […]
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Boeing Buyouts
Boeing offers voluntary buyouts to employees in its space division, LA Times “Boeing Co.’s sprawling satellite-making operation in Southern California has just concluded a round of voluntary buyouts in an […]
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X-51A Scramjet Flight Successful
Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets Record with Successful 4th Flight “A Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle achieved the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history May 1, flying for three […]
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DOD Opens Up Launches To Orbital and SpaceX
Lockheed-Boeing Launch Monopoly to Be Ended by Pentagon, Business Week “The U.S. Defense Department plans to open more than a dozen rocket launches to competition, moving to end a monopoly […]