Boeing history chronology

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1974 February: NASA awards Boeing a contract to build some components of what will become the Hubble Space
Telescope, launched in 1990.
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Nov. 14:
Boeing-built Mariner 10 swings by Venus, returning the first space photos of that cloud-shrouded planet.
The National Society of Professional Engineers will select Mariner 10 as one of the 10 outstanding engineering
achievements of 1974.
Third and final McDonnell Douglas Skylab mission ends with crew setting an 84-day endurance record.
Boeing Marine Systems launches its first commercial JETFOIL.
Westar-A, the first U.S. domestic communications satellite, is placed into orbit by a McDonnell Douglas
Delta rocket.
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk production passes 20-year milestone.
NASA buys a Boeing 747 from American Airlines, and under a $30 million contract from Rockwell
International, Boeing begins modifying it into the first Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
Rockwell International’s Space Division completes the docking module and the U.S. half of the international
docking system for the Apollo-Soyuz test project.
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle enters operational service with the Air Force’s Tactical Air Command.
Boeing history chronology
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