Sponsor Profile: Boeing

A special event at the 26th National Space Symposium is the Corporate Partnership Dinner, which recognizes the extraordinary companies that make Space Foundation activities and programs possible. The 2010 dinner, which will be held April 13, is sponsored by The Boeing Company.

The world's leading aerospace company and largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined, Boeing also designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, security systems, launch vehicles, and advanced information and communication systems.

As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing operates the Space Shuttle, Ares I rocket, and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Boeing has customers in more than 90 countries around the world and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales.

Headquartered in Chicago, Ill., Boeing employs more than 158,000 people across the United States and in 70 countries. More than 90,000 of Boeing employees hold college degrees - including nearly 29,000 advanced degrees - in virtually every business and technical field from approximately 2,700 colleges and universities worldwide.

Boeing is a Space Foundation Platinum Member. For more information on Boeing, click here. 

The 26th National Space Symposium, the premier gathering of the global space community, will be held April 12-15 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Spring, Colo.

To see a list of corporate sponsors, click here; to learn how to become a corporate sponsor, email Sponsorships@SpaceFoundation.org.