Boeing history chronology

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Aug. 19:
Boeing announces the completion of a 20,500-square-foot satellite Mission Control Center in
El Segundo, Calif. The center can manage up to four commercial or government satellite missions
at the same time. The U.S. Air Force is expected to be the first customer.
Boeing begins major assembly on the first 747-8 Freighter.
Boeing completes the first Boeing Business Jet 3. The airplane is based on a Next-Generation
737-900ER (Extended Range) airplane.
The U.S. Army awards Boeing a $36 million contract for a truck-mounted, high-energy laser weapon
system that will destroy rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds.
Aug. 26: The U.S. Army awards Boeing a $4.3 billion contract for 181 CH-47F Chinooks and 10
additional Chinooks.
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Oct. 1:
Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, orders an additional eight 787 Dreamliners. Upon successful
conclusion of negotiations with the airline, Gulf Air will have 24 787s on order.
Boeing, through its commercial launch business, successfully launches the GeoEye-1 satellite aboard a
Delta II rocket. GeoEye-1 will have the highest resolution of any commercial imaging system.
Boeing acquires Insitu Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems market.
Boeing delivers its 200,000th JDAM tail kit.
Boeing delivers the second of two mission system simulators, part of the upgrade of NATO’s 17 E-3A
AWACS aircraft.
Phantom Works and NASA researchers successfully stall and recover unmanned, remotely piloted
X-48B research aircraft during two flights as they study aerodynamic characteristics of the
blended wing.
An international consortium of 10 NATO members, joined by Partnership for Peace nations Sweden and
Finland, orders three C-17 Globemaster III long-range cargo jets.
NASA awards Boeing a $650 million sole-source contract to continue to deliver and integrate
components and software for the International Space Station.
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