Boeing officials say the company has completed key dynamic environmental tests for the first of three Wideband Gapfiller Satellites. The tests, they said Thursday, confirm the spacecraft’s structural design and mechanical integrity. Boeing expects to launch the first WGS in mid 2007.
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.