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The industry ledger

Every dated fact behind the news — acquisitions, contracts, certifications, first flights, appointments — one stream, cut any way you need: by theme, country, sector, program or date. A filtered view is a URL: bookmark it and it becomes your standing query.

The industry ledger is an Analytics feature

Ask questions the news pages can’t answer — every acquisition touching one country this year, every certification in a sector, every appointment on a program’s suppliers — each answer sourced, dated and linked. A worked example runs below.

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Worked example — Corporate events across the industry, last 6 months. Analytics subscribers set every filter.
All events · Boeing X-37 · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
07/03/2025 Programme completion The Boeing-built X-37B OTV-7 mission successfully completed, with the spaceplane landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 7, 2025. Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Boeing X-37
01/10/2024 Flight test milestone The Boeing-built X-37B began advanced aerobraking maneuvers from Highly Elliptical Orbit, the first such demonstration for the vehicle, to lower its altitude using minimal fuel. Boeing Defense, Space & Security Boeing X-37
28/12/2023 First flight The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on its seventh mission on 28 December 2023. Boeing Defense, Space & Security Boeing X-37
12/11/2022 Flight test milestone The Boeing-built X-37B OTV completed its sixth mission on 12 November 2022, landing after 908 days on orbit and setting a new endurance record. Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Boeing X-37
15/05/2001 Flight test milestone Boeing's X-40A Space Maneuver Vehicle completed its fifth consecutive successful drop test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityBoeing Phantom WorksNASA Ames Research Center Boeing X-37Boeing CH-47 Chinook
14/07/1999 Partnership agreement signed NASA and Boeing completed negotiations on a $173 million cooperative agreement to develop the experimental X-37 reusable space plane. Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityBoeing Phantom WorksNASA Ames Research Center Boeing X-37