A Legacy of Innovation
Throughout the last 50 years, Boeing and its heritage companies have been integral in every major endeavor to escape Earth’s gravity. From the first Mercury capsule, to the current International Space Station, and beyond to the Space Launch System, Boeing has and will take humans and technology farther than they’ve ever been.
Space Features
Spacecraft Team is Dancing with the Stars
October 18, 2016 in Space
The CST-100 Starliner, Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation vehicle, is scheduled to make its first trip carrying astronauts in 2018. To prepare, employees are testing the spacecraft to the outer limits.
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Cosmic Connection
August 31, 2016 in Space, Technology
See how Boeing's CST-100 Starliner will dock with the International Space Station.
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Working on Sunshine: Spectrolab Producing Some Far-out Solar Cells
June 15, 2016 in Space, Technology
Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab has provided electric power to more than 600 satellites and delivered more than 4 million solar cells for communications, science and defense needs.
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In the High Desert of New Mexico, Technology Moves at Light Speed
June 01, 2016 in Defense, Space
At the Starfire Optical Range in Albuquerque, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force are jointly experimenting with lasers to better monitor man-made objects in orbit, much of it space debris.
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Major Move for U.S. Return to Human Space Flight
May 11, 2016 in Space
CST-100 Starliner Test Article domes mated into full capsule for first time at Kennedy Space Center.
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Training on the Ground, Looking to the Stars
April 27, 2016 in Space, Defense
NASA astronauts try out a new generation of training simulators for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule.
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Boeing's Foremost Hypersonics Expert Feels the Need for Speed
April 25, 2016 in Technology, Space
Boeing's foremost hypersonics expert wants to build a space plane.
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