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"Boeing is pleased to be able to support these two great Chicago institutions in their continuing efforts to educate, engage and motivate children to explore the world around them, and the stars above," said Stephens. "This investment will help ensure our future workforce is inspired to launch the next generation of discoveries, innovations and inventions in the areas of science, math and technology."
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In July 2003, Boeing was penalized, with the Pentagon stripping $1 billion worth of contracts away from the company and awarding them to Lockheed Martin. Furthermore, the company was forbidden to bid for rocket contracts for a twenty-month period which expired in March 2005.
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As far back as 1959 Boeing had developed a prototype manned, reusable space vehicle similar to the Space Shuttle of two decades later. Called Dyna-Soar, the project was canceled in 1963. Boeing was heavily involved in NASA's Apollo project of the 1960s, beginning with its production of several Lunar Orbiters, the first of which was launched in 1966. The Orbiters circled the moon, sending photographs of the moon back to Earth, which helped NASA select safe landing sites for the Apollo missions. Boeing was ... responsible for the first stage of the Saturn V Apollo rocket, which launched Apollo 8 in December 1968, the mission that took the first astronauts around the moon. (The second stage of the Saturn V was built by Rockwell's aerospace unit and the third by McDonnell Douglas--two entities that would be acquired by Boeing late in the 20th century.) In 1969 Boeing began building the Lunar Roving Vehicle, which was used to explore the moon in the early 1970s on the final three Apollo missions.
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Boeing said it is spending an additional $1 billion on R&D this year and next. About half of that is to help tackle the weight and supplier issues with the 787 program. The rest is for the 747-8. Boeing recently decided to further stretch the 747-8 passenger plane to make the fuselage the same length as the 747-8 freighter. The freighter is supposed to enter service in 2009 and the passenger plane the following year. Boeing continues to seek its initial launch customer for the 747-8 passenger plane.
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The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, scheduled for delivery beginning in 2008, provides passengers with a better flying experience and operators with a more efficient commercial jetliner. Using 20 percent less fuel per passenger than similarly sized airplanes, the 787 is designed for the environment with lower emissions and quieter takeoffs and landings. Inside the airplane, passengers will find cleaner air, bigger windows, more stowage space and improved lighting. Since the 787 launch in April 2004, 32 customers including Monarch have logged 420 orders and commitments, of which 377 are firm orders valued at $59 billion at current list prices, making the Dreamliner the most successful commercial airplane launch in history.
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Boeing has achieved above projected orders for its 787 Dreamliner, outselling the rival Airbus A350. A large blow to Airbus came as Emirates Airlines president Tim Clark stated that his airline must be convinced that the 250 to 290-seat A350 would not repeat the "misses" by Airbus in performance and delivery. Emirates has held off ordering either airplane as it tries to convince Boeing to build a larger version of the 787, the 787-10, which is the airline’s preferred option. Air Canada ... dealt Airbus a blow by replacing its A330 and A340 fleet with 96 Boeing 777s and 787s.
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