Boeing Space Business is For Sale
NASA Space Technology
Boeing is trying to sell the Starliner spacecraft and the ISS support operations that the company performs.
Boeing will keep overseeing the Space Launch System. NASA still gives about $3-4 billion per year for Space Launch System.
Boeing as part of ULA launched 7 spacecraft while SpaceX launched 525 in the first quarter of 2024.
Airbus announced it will layoff 2500 employees from now to mid-2026. French media blames SpaceX.
Boeing is laying off 10% of its staff. Boeing layoffs are more related to all of the passenger plane problems and a large strike from the mechanics union.
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