Boeing, Corporate Members - Monday, August 18, 2008 10:43 - 0 Comments

Boeing Opens New Pulse Line for Satellite Assembly

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it is ready to use a new “pulse line” process for assembling satellites in El Segundo, Calif. The new process is expected to shorten the time needed to build a space vehicle.

The first satellites to be manufactured on the pulse line will be the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites Boeing is building for the U.S. Air Force. All Boeing’s satellite production lines will adopt the new process over time. Continue…