ARLINGTON, Va., June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To strengthen
collaboration and integration across its portfolio, Boeing [NYSE:
BA] is relocating the headquarters of its Space and Launch division
to Titusville, on Florida's revitalized Space Coast.
Space and Launch, a division of Boeing Defense, Space &
Security, currently has its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
"Looking to the future, this storied Florida space community will be the center of
gravity for Boeing's space programs as we continue to build our
company's leadership beyond gravity," said Boeing Defense, Space
& Security President and Chief Executive Officer Leanne Caret. "The time is right for us to
locate our space headquarters where so much of our space history
was made over the past six decades and where so much history
awaits."
In announcing the relocation of the headquarters to a region
that includes Kennedy Space
Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base, Boeing leaders said
the timing of the move makes sense for multiple reasons:
- The Boeing-built X-37B uncrewed, reusable space vehicle
continues to perform record-setting, long-duration missions for the
U.S. Air Force.
- Boeing's satellite programs anticipate increased tempo in local
payload processing and launch activity.
- The company is enhancing its focus on mission integration and
launch system operations in collaboration with Air Force partners
nearby at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the 45th Space Wing
at Patrick Air Force Base, and
strengthening relationships with Air Force Space Command in
Colorado and Vandenberg Air Force
Base in California.
- The CST-100 Starliner commercial spacecraft is preparing for
two flight tests later this year ahead of operational missions to
the International Space Station beginning in 2020.
- Boeing continues to achieve milestones toward delivery of the
first two core stages of the world's most powerful rocket, NASA's
Space Launch System, for uncrewed and crewed missions to the moon's
orbit leading to the first crewed lunar surface landing in 50
years, and then to Mars.
- The International Space Station is poised to follow NASA's road
map for commercialization of low Earth orbit, even as this national
laboratory is positioned for continued scientific and technological
research until at least 2030.
- The United Launch Alliance joint venture continues to meet
vital launch needs for national security, scientific and
telecommunications missions through its Atlas and Delta rockets,
while entering the formal qualification phase for the new Vulcan
Centaur launch vehicle.
- Boeing is studying and advancing future space capabilities in
collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA).
"Boeing has been a dominant presence on the Space Coast for six
decades, and this move represents a continuation of that legacy and
future commitment," said Jim
Chilton, senior vice president of Space and Launch.
"Expanding our Boeing presence on the Space Coast brings tremendous
value for our commercial and government space programs through
focused leadership, strategic investment, customer proximity and
additional contributions to the vitality of the region."
The headquarters move will have no impact on Boeing's space
operations in other states, including California, Texas, Alabama, Colorado and Louisiana.
"Boeing will continue to be a dynamic space presence in its
existing locations, contributing to the vitality of those aerospace
hubs, collaborating with our regional partners, and inspiring
future generations of space engineers, technicians and innovators,"
Chilton said.
For more information on Defense, Space & Security, visit
www.boeing.com. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense and
@BoeingSpace.
Contact:
Dan Beck
Defense, Space & Security
Office: +1 703-414-6447
Mobile: +1 562-243-7082
daniel.c.beck@boeing.com
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