Boeing Successfully Launches Mammoth Delta-4 Heavy
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nick-bts writes &quot;CNN, the BBC and Space.com are reporting the first successful launch of the new Boeing Delta-4 Heavy, capable of lifting 23 tonnes into a low-Earth orbit (similar to the space shuttle).
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Strong performances across the Boeing Co.&quot;s defense systems businesses including the C-17 and X-45 programs based in Long Beach and future combat systems in Huntington Beach helped boost third
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Propelled by another potent performance from its defense unit, Boeing announced third-quarter results yesterday that surpassed investors&#39; expectations as profits climbed 78 percent from a year ago.
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The maiden flight of Boeing&#39;s new Delta 4 heavy-lift rocket is expected to be delayed until the week of Dec. 19. Sunday, for the second day in a row, the booster&#39;s planned
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A Boeing-built mobile voice and data services satellite was successfully launched from a Pacific Ocean platform Tuesday morning.
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Copes easily with aggressive sitting ducks, barrels of fish Monster US arms'n'aerospace outfit Boeing is pleased as punch this week to announce that it has "successfully demonstrated" its new Humvee-mounted raygun, the Laser Avenger - intended to prove "that directed energy weapons are relevant to today's battlefield, and ready to be fielded".â¦
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Boeing Co.  unveiled  its lightweight, carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner on Sunday in  front of 15,000 cheering employees, customers and suppliers,  capping a weekend of hype and a flurry of orders for the new  fuel-efficient plane.
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Boeing  said on Thursday that British Airways  finalized an order for 24 Boeing 787 airliners, an order valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.
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A Boeing Co.-led team has successfully fired for the first time a powerful laser meant to fly aboard a modified 747 as part of a US ballistic missile defense shield, officials said on Friday.
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A Boeing Co.-led team has succeeded in firing a laser beam for the first time as part of a ballistic missile defense shield, the Pentagon and the Boeing Co.
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Blog: Boeing has rolled out its brand-new plane, the 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing Co. said Wednesday it had successfully launched its Delta IV heavy-lift rocket for the first time, but a demonstration satellite was placed at a lower orbit than planned.
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Boeing Co.  unveiled a long-range version of its 777 commercial airliner on Tuesday, which the company said can fly from London to Sydney, making it the world's longest-range commercial aircraft.
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After a series of delays, a Boeing Delta 2 rocket carrying a Global Positioning System satellite for the Air Force roared into space early Saturday.
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BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- US heavy-lift rockets, the Boeing Delta 4 Heavy, failed during a test flight to put a dummy satellite into its intended orbit, which only signifies a partial success.
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Blog: Years in the making, Boeing's newest jumbo jet will be unveiled this weekend.
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Blog: Boeing has rolled out its brand-new plane, the 787 Dreamliner