Boeing Expands Satellite Production and Invests in Advanced Technologies for Future Space Missions

Boeing Space Mission Systems is expanding its satellite production capabilities to meet rising demand, focusing on hot production lines for faster deliveries and investing in technologies to enhance payload capabilities. The company's El Segundo factory is actively producing Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites for the U.S. military and O3b mPower communications satellites for SES. Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, is constructing satellites for the Space Development Agency and the U.S. Space Force. The recent X-37B mission demonstrated game-changing capabilities, including a highly elliptical orbit and aerobraking for maneuvers without using propellant. Boeing is also expanding the Millennium factory to double its capacity, driven by a substantial backlog of orders. Spectrolab, another Boeing subsidiary, is increasing automation to meet the growing demand for radiation-hardened solar cells. Boeing is investing in photonics, quantum computing, and AI to enhance communication rates, secure communications, and improve production and design processes. These investments aim to reduce vehicle size, simplify production, and increase the efficiency of future space missions.