by David Todd | Oct 8, 2018 | Commercial human spaceflight, Seradata News, SpaceX
NASA confirmed that the maiden flights of the Boeing Commercial crew systems’ CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon had been delayed again. Instead of their unmanned first launches occurring in January 2019 and late this year, respectively, the new schedule has the...
by Matt Wilson | Aug 20, 2018 | Finance, Seradata News
American satellite manufacturer Boeing Defence, Space and Security revealed plans, on 16 August, to purchase the new space satellite manufacturer, Millennium Space Systems. The deal is expected to be completed later in the year and will see Millennium become a...
by David Todd | Aug 7, 2018 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, International Space Station, NASA, Seradata News, SpaceX
NASA has formally announced the names of the nine astronauts who will fly on commercial crew flights procured from Boeing and SpaceX. Some work for NASA and some are ex-NASA astronauts who are employed by commercial space firms. Critics note that the hoopla of this...
by David Todd | Apr 12, 2018 | Technology
US aerospace giant Boeing, via its HorizonX investment firm, has invested in the UK hypersonic propulsion development firm Reaction Engines Limited. Boeing HorizonX Ventures participated in this US$37.3 million Series B funding round alongside Rolls-Royce and BAE...
by Matt Wilson | Mar 27, 2018 | Finance, Seradata News
One session at the SATELLITE 2018 conference was dedicated to the major global satellite manufacturers: Boeing, Maxar SSL, Orbital ATK, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus DS and Lockheed Martin were all in attendance. All of these companies are primarily known for their...
