... to the International Space Station. Congressional funding for the ISS programme is lacking. Private vessels being developed by Boeing and SpaceX in the U.S. are not yet available for manned missions. This leaves no other option for...
... timepiece ever worn on a lunar spacewalk, which will be up for online bidding on October 15. Finally, United Launch Alliance, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, held its 100th successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. The...
... in a joint satellite launching venture. At this time, after United Launch Alliance, a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, withdrew its bid for a U.S. Air Force global positioning satellite supplier contract, SpaceX remains the only...
... restricted waters offshore. The mission was originally scheduled for launch for the fall of 2015. The Boeing-built SES-9 will operate at 108.2 degrees east in geostationary orbit. The spacecraft’s 81 Ku-band transponders will provide...
... a traditional launch pad at a spaceport, LauncherOne will haul up one satellite at a time after dropping them from a modified Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft that will carry the craft to at an altitude of approximately 35,000 feet before releasing...
... allow automatic docking with the ISS for larger crews. As part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, both Boeing and SpaceX are planning to send astronauts to the ISS in 2017, using the CST-100 Starline and...