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Topic: [Discuss] Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 53555
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-13-2024 06:54 PM
   
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Originally posted by issman1:
All concerned had "go fever" and paid the price.
"Go fever" would have been if Boeing went directly from flying OFT-1 to CFT. NASA had no requirement for Boeing to fly a second OFT and it was done so at entirely Boeing's expense. As NASA explained, it is very hard, if not impossible, to test fire thrusters on the ground that are (a) at vacuum, (b) at temperature and (c) pointed in various directions at once. There just aren't test facilities to accommodate for such. That is why test flights are flown; to test the systems that cannot be fully proven on Earth. |
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Member Posts: 1352
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 09-20-2024 06:41 PM
Boeing announced today that the head of its Defense and Space Division is leaving, effective immediately. The company said Theodore "Ted" Colbert III was removed immediately as president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security and replaced temporarily by the division's chief operating officer, Steve Parker. A search is underway for a permanent replacement.Colbert spent 15 years at Boeing, serving as chief information officer and leading its global-services business before running the defense unit. Kelly Ortberg, who took over as Boeing CEO last month, said in a memo announcing Colbert's departure, "At this critical juncture, our priority is to restore the trust of our customers and meet the high standards they expect of us to enable their critical missions around the world. Working together we can and will improve our performance and ensure we deliver on our commitments." | |
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