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73rd International Astronautical Congress – IAC 2022
The International Astronautical Congress 2022 will be hosted in the beautiful city of Paris, France. Exceptionally, the IAC 2022 will be from Sunday till Thursday, 18-22 September at the Paris Convention Center. The Hosting Organ…

Starliner concludes OFT-2 test flight with landing in New Mexico
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner safely landed in New Mexico May 25, concluding a six-day uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station.

Starliner launches to remain on Atlas 5
Boeing and United Launch Alliance say they remain committed to launching future CST-100 Starliner commercial crew missions on Atlas 5 rockets even after that vehicle is effectively retired for other missions.

Starliner docks with ISS for the first time
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station May 20, a little more than 24 hours after its launch.

Atlas 5 launches Starliner on second uncrewed test flight
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station on a critical, long-delayed uncrewed test flight of the commercial crew vehicle.

NASA and Boeing set for second Starliner test flight
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is ready to attempt another uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station, with both the company and the agency expressing confidence in the spacecraft despite past problems.

Boeing considering redesign of Starliner valves
Boeing says it is considering redesigning the propellant valves on future CST-100 Starliner commercial crew spacecraft as a long-term solution to the corrosion problem those valves suffered last year.

NASA, Boeing ready for second Starliner test flight
NASA and Boeing say they’re confident they have resolved a valve issue that delayed a test flight of the company’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle last year and are ready to try again later this month.

Boeing expands cloud partnerships to accelerate digitization
Boeing said April 6 it has expanded partnerships with three major cloud computing providers to digitize more of its engineering and manufacturing processes.

Millennium prepares for mass manufacturing
For the moment, Millennium Space System’s new small satellite factory looks like a series of huge rooms that are mostly empty except for powerful yellow cranes in the corners and impressive power strips lining the walls.

Millennium works with Boeing to address smallsat demand
Millennium Space Systems is working closely with Boeing, its corporate parent, to gear up for rapid production of spacecraft for government and commercial constellations.

Boeing eyes investment candidates at Satellite 2022
Boeing executives are meeting with startups at the Satellite 2022 conference with an eye toward investment and collaboration.

Cyber warfare gets real for satellite operators
The U.S. government on March 17 advised satellite operators to put their guard up in the wake of a cyberattack that disrupted internet services in Europe provided by Viasat’s KA-SAT.

Boeing’s satellite communications payload for U.S. Space Force passes design review
A satellite communication payload developed by Boeing for the U.S. Space Force has passed a critical design review, the company announced March 16.

DoD wants ‘resilient’ space systems, but how to get there is still unclear
What it will take to make DoD constellations more resilient and achieve space superiority is still being debated, industry executives said.

Boeing increases use of 3D printing to speed up production of WGS military satellite
Boeing is 3D printing more than a thousand parts for WGS-11+, a new communications satellite it is producing for the U.S. Space Force

Space Force communications satellite WGS-11 clears critical design review
The WGS-11+ Wideband Global Satcom satellite that Boeing developed for the U.S. Space Force passed a critical design review and will transition to production.

Boeing wins $329 million contract to support orbiting GPS satellites
The U.S. Space Force awarded Boeing a $329.3 million contract to support operations of Global Positioning System satellites for the next 10 years.

Boeing Starliner test flight planned for spring 2022
NASA and Boeing are planning no earlier than May 2022 for the rescheduled second uncrewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after deciding to change service modules for that mission.

NASA to award SpaceX three more commercial crew flights
NASA announced Dec. 3 its intent to purchase three more commercial crew missions from SpaceX as a hedge against further delays in the certification of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.