A satellite made by Boeing just fell apart in space This Ariane 5 rocket carried Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 into space in 2016. | Photo by JODY AMIET/AFP via Getty ImagesA communications satellite built by Boeing has fallen apart while in orbit, as reported earlier by Jalopnik. On Saturday, Intelsat said its 33e satellite stopped working due to an “anomaly” before confirming its “total loss” on…

NASA Moves Toward Boeing Starliner Return to Restore Space Station Traffic With the Falcon 9 rocket set to fly again, and testing of the Starliner capsule progressing, the agency is seeking to turn the page on a brief, troubled chapter in orbit.

Boeing Is Getting A Sweetheart Deal On Safety From The Feds The Department of Justice finalized the terms of Boeing’s plea deal on Wednesday. The aircraft manufacturer pleaded guilty to fraud for misleading federal regulators who evaluated the 737 Max before its two crashes in 2018 and 2019. Along with a $243.6 million fine, the DOJ is requiring a $455 million investment into… Read more…

Boeing Starliner Could Return To Earth If It Needs To, Just Doesn’t Want To Right Now: NASA Despite the development delays and a drastically elongated mission, NASA stated on Wednesday that it’s aiming to return the Boeing Starliner from the International Space Station by the end of July. The space agency also stated the spacecraft could evacuate to Earth right now should an emergency arise. Like the… Read more…

NASA Says No Plan to Use SpaceX to Rescue Boeing Starliner Astronauts In a news conference from aboard the International Space Station, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said they had confidence in the troubled spacecraft to get them home.

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Boeing Plea Deal Involving 737 Max: What to Know and What Comes Next The plane manufacturer must still resolve various legal challenges and operational problems tied to the troubled 737 Max plane.

Boeing Is Now A Felon: Here’s What That Means The Department of Justice announced on Sunday that Boeing will plead guilty to a single count of criminal fraud for deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft manufacturer admitted to misleading regulators about the 737 Max’s MCAS flight control feature and the training needed to fly the aircraft… Read more…

Boeing Pleads Guilty To 737 Max Fraud Charges Good morning! It’s Monday, July 8, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

Boeing Agrees to Plead Guilty to Felony in Deal With Justice Department As part of the deal, stemming from fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, the company agreed to pay a fine of nearly half a billion dollars and strengthen its safety programs.

NASA Praises Flawed Boeing Starliner’s Ability To Remain Stranded At The ISS The Boeing Starliner is still docked to the International Space Station on its debut crewed mission. Due to issues with the spacecraft, the mission surpassed the 26-day mark on Friday. The NASA flight test was initially scheduled to last 10 days. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams don’t have a set date when… Read more…

Justice Department Is Said to Offer Boeing Plea Deal Over 737 Max Crashes A lawyer for the families of the victims of those crashes in 2018 and 2019 said the tentative deal fell short of what the families had sought.

Why NASA and Boeing Are Being So Careful to Bring the Starliner Astronauts Home Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will spend additional weeks in orbit as teams on the ground study malfunctioning thrusters on the Starliner spacecraft.

Sorry Not Sorry: Why Boeing Being Serially Sorry Doesn’t Fly A 2023 Column Contest grand-prize winner, Laurence Pevsner’s Sorry Not Sorry investigates why we’re sick of everyone apologizing all the time—and how the collapse of the public apology leaves little room for forgiveness and grace in our politics and culture. – – – Last week, Boeing Airlines CEO Dave Calhoun testified before Congress. The title t…

Boeing Sanctioned by NTSB Over Disclosures on 737 Max Investigation The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing had improperly released information about the blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight.

Boeing Is Said to Offer Stock in Deal for Spirit AeroSystems The plane maker is expected to soon strike a deal to acquire most of the operations of Spirit, a troubled supplier that makes the bodies of the 737 Max.

Boeing Is Expected to Evade Criminal Charges for Violating Settlement The Justice Department will require the aircraft manufacturer to install an independent federal monitor to oversee safety and quality issues.

Boeing Starliner Strands 2 Astronauts On International Space Station NASA announced on Tuesday that astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be returning from the International Space Station no earlier than June 26. The pair launched on June 6 in the Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight and were slated to return after a week, according to CNN. However, NASA has now delayed the… Read more…

Boeing CEO Knew About Retaliation Against Whistleblowers But Never Bothered To Speak To One When Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun faced a congressional hearing and the families of victims of Boeing crashes Tuesday he revealed two shocking pieces of information: He knew all about the company’s culture of intimidating whistleblowers, and that he’d ever spoken to one. Read more…

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to be Questioned by Senate Panel Dave Calhoun, Boeing’s chief executive, will appear before a Senate investigative panel and plans to apologize for the company’s high-profile safety incidents.