Boeing's Space Segment Chief Ted Colbert Quits Amid Mounting Pressure After Starliner Fails To Bring Astronauts Back From ISS
Boeing's Space Segment Chief Ted Colbert Quits Amid Mounting Pressure After Starliner Fails To Bring Astronauts Back From ISS
Boeing Co's (NYSE:BA) Space segment chief Ted Colbert has reportedly left the company on the heels of issues identified with its Starliner spacecraft.
據報道，波音公司（NYSE: BA）宇航部門負責人泰德·科爾伯特（Ted Colbert）因其星際飛船的問題離開了該公司。
What Happened: Colbert, who has run Boeing's Defense, Space, and Security division since 2022, has left the company, Financial Times reported, citing a memo to employees sent by Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg.
發生了什麼：根據《金融時報》的報道，自2022年以來一直負責波音公司網絡情報行動的負責人科爾伯特已經離開波音。波音首席執行官凱利·奧特伯格（Kelly Ortberg）發佈給員工的備忘錄中提到了這一消息。
The memo, sent out on Friday, reportedly said that Colbert's departure is 'effective immediately.'
據週五發佈的備忘錄報道，科爾伯特的離職是「立即生效的」。
Steve Parker, the division's chief operating officer, will lead it until a permanent replacement is named, the report added. Parker has been at Boeing for over 36 years now, according to his LinkedIn profile.
該報道補充稱，該部門首席運營官史蒂夫·帕克（Steve Parker）將在正式任命永久接任者前負責領導該部門。根據他的領英個人資料，帕克已在波音公司工作了36多年。
Boeing did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comment.
波音尚未回應Benzinga的置評請求。
Why It Matters: Colbert's departure comes on the heels of Boeing's troubles with the Starliner spacecraft. Starliner launched two astronauts – Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore – to the International Space Station on June 5. Though the two were supposed to return in about eight days, technical issues identified with the spacecraft while docking delayed the return until NASA decided to scrap bringing back the two astronauts on Starliner altogether.
爲什麼重要：科爾伯特的離職是在波音公司與星際飛船的問題不斷增多之際。星際飛船在6月5日將兩名宇航員－蘇尼塔·威廉姆斯（Sunita Williams）和巴奇·威爾莫爾（Butch Wilmore）－送往國際空間站。儘管他們本該在約八天後返回，但由於星際飛船在對接時發現了技術問題，導致返回行程被推遲，直到NASA決定取消星際飛船上兩名宇航員的回程爲止。
The Starliner subsequently returned without the astronauts on Sept. 6. Williams and Wilmore, who are currently at the station, will now join two Crew-9 mission astronauts on their return journey to Earth in February 2025 aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the agency said. The crew-9 mission is now slated to launch no earlier than Sept. 25.
據稱，星際飛船於9月6日返回時並沒有攜帶宇航員。據美國宇航局表示，目前駐留在國際空間站的威廉姆斯和威爾莫爾將在2025年2月乘坐SpaceX的龍飛船與Crew-9任務的兩名宇航員一同返回地球。Crew-9任務的發射時間預計最早爲9月25日。
Boeing's Defense, Space, and Security division, one of its three main divisions, has also been hoarding losses. For the full-year 2023, the segment reported a loss from operations of $1.76 billion. In 2022, the loss from operations was still higher at $3.54 billion.
波音公司的軍工股、航天與安防部門，是其三大主要部門之一，也一直在不斷承受損失。2023年全年，該部門的營運虧損達到了17.6億美元。而在2022年，營運虧損仍達到了35.4億美元。
Price Action: Boeing shares closed down 0.8% at $153.29 on Friday. The stock is down 39% year-to-date, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
波音股價在週五收盤時以153.29美元下跌了0.8%。根據來自Benzinga Pro的數據，該股今年以來下跌了39%。
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