Lithium-ion batteries may be banned from some airplanes’ cargo after Boeing 787 fires (updated)

January 19, 2013 11:23 PM John Koetsier

Starting Monday, lithium-ion batteries -- the same kind used in your laptop -- won't be allowed in the cargo holds of some international flights.

NASA turns more near-Earth space activities over to private sector

January 9, 2013 11:45 AM Jolie O'Dell

Jolie O'Dell

Hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial contracts -- and years of legislation -- are finally coming to fruition.

SpaceX & Boeing nab NASA commerical shuttle contracts

August 3, 2012 7:58 AM Tom Cheredar

Tom Cheredar

NASA is getting reading to award lucrative new contracts to both space cargo transport startup SpaceX and aerospace company Boeing, according to a report by NBC News.

The contract was for NASA’s commercial crew program, which involves building a new …

Boeing developing a secure Android phone for the U.S. government

April 12, 2012 4:22 PM Sean Ludwig

Sean Ludwig

Aerospace giant Boeing is hard at work developing a super-secure Android phone that the U.S. government can use for defense and intelligence purposes, the company revealed to National Defense Magazine.

The device, dubbed “the Boeing phone,” will offer a more …