by Daniel Camenzuli | Jul 18, 2024 | Space, Technology
Boeing has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Built at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), the core stage is designed to send the Artemis II crew to lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years. The Boeing-built...
by Calum Wilson | Jun 7, 2024 | Space
Virgin Galactic’s ‘Galactic 07’ flight window will open on June 8, 2024, the company’s final mission for the VSS Unity; its SpaceShipTwo-class suborbital rocket-powered crewed spaceplane. “‘Galactic 07’ will mark and celebrate...
by Calum Wilson | Jun 7, 2024 | Space
Boeing has successfully docked its Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6, 2024, 26 hours after its long-awaited launch into orbit, lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June 5, 2024. On the way to the ISS, the...
by Daniel Camenzuli | May 30, 2024 | Film and Television
Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund has bought a retired Boeing 747 for his latest project “The Entertainment System Is Down”, which will be used as a set in the film. The film, which currently has Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Bruhl attached, is described by...
by Calum Wilson | May 10, 2024 | Technology
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has welcomed a Boeing CV2 cargo air vehicle (CAV) to the collection. The aircraft was introduced ahead of the unofficial official Star Wars day on May 4, which derives from the popular Jedi phrase from the franchise...
