HUNTSVILLE, AL – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) contract. The contract is worth up to $5 billion. Boeing has supported the GMD system since its inception in 1998, through development, sustainment and test operations. The system has now been on alert […]
HUNTSVILLE, AL – Five advanced manufacturing companies have selected 14 Drake State students to participate in the CSI (Connecting Students with Industry) Advanced Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Program. Boeing, GE Appliances, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Toyota Alabama Inc., and LSINC interviewed students and selected this top group who will work for the companies while pursuing a two-year […]
As the Artemis I mission draws closer, NASA is looking ahead to future manned missions. By 2024 NASA plans to land humans on the moon, where they will explore the surface for about a week before returning to Orion for the trip home to Earth. At the lunar South Pole, NASA and its global partners […]
Today, Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced a new $8 million, multi-year partnership to support the development of future technical talent. The Boeing l TMCF partnership renewal will support campus recruitment initiatives, career immersion activities, TMCF Leadership Institute programming and student scholarships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through 2026. “Our company’s […]
Boeing, Alabama’s largest aerospace company, commemorated its 60th year of operation in Huntsville with a presentation held on Tuesday, June 7 at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Chamber president and CEO Chip Cherry kicked off the event, noting that Boeing secured its first business license in Huntsville in 1962 and describing the company as […]
Following the successful launch of the NASA–Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), which carried the CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station, Starliner returned safely to Earth at 5:49 p.m. CDT on May 25 with a soft landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico a little over four hours after undocking from the ISS. […]
After two failed previous attempts, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft successfully entered orbit on Thursday night after separating from the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. An excited crowd gathered in the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s exhibition hall for the viewing event. Prior to the countdown, guests explored the USSRC’s newest exhibit, “Planet Pioneers,” […]
As the demand for skilled technicians continues to grow, Drake State and local industry partners are teaming up for a win-win-win proposition. The Drake State CSI (Connecting Students with Industry) Advanced Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Program will match five companies with the right students as they pursue a two-year technical associate degree. The CSI program combines […]
Boeing has recently conducted several tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville to demonstrate the readiness of the new fully composite cryogenic fuel tank for use on aerospace vehicles. This new technology has the potential to add more efficiency to future missions by significantly increasing the payload of those missions. These tests feature […]
It is considered the most mature hit-to-kill weapon system in the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and Boeing just won their second multi-billion-dollar contract this year to expand the Army’s PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) -3 seeker missiles. Boeing expanded their Huntsville facilities in 2022 to accommodate future seeker production growth. Under the new $1.1 […]
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