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- Space Force reassigns GPS satellite launch from ULA to SpaceX SpaceNews · 7 Apr 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. Space Force is transferring the launch of a GPS satellite from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to SpaceX in an effort to reduce a backlog of […]
- Amazon targets April 9 for launch of 1st production satellites for its Project Kuiper internet mega-constellation Spaceflight Now · 3 Apr 2025 The mission will send the first full batch of 27 operational satellites into low Earth orbit. United Launch Alliance will launch its Atlas 5 551 rocket from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 9 during...
- U.S. Space Force certifies ULA’s Vulcan rocket to begin launching national security missions Spaceflight Now · 27 Mar 2025 The conclusion of certification closes out a process that began in September 2016 and saw the government closely track the development of Vulcan alongside United Launch Alliance. Its first National Security Space Launch...
- ULA’s Vulcan Wins Certification for National Security Space Launches SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Mar 2025 The U.S. Space Force certified the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Vulcan rocket today, making it eligible to launch national security satellites. Two successful test flights are needed to win certification.
- At long last, the Space Force has certified the Vulcan rocket Ars Technica · 26 Mar 2025 US Space Force to United Launch Alliance: "I have been and always shall be your friend."
- Space Force certifies Vulcan for national security launches SpaceNews · 26 Mar 2025 The U.S. Space Force has certified United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, allowing that vehicle to conduct national security missions.
- Manufacturing defect blamed for Vulcan solid rocket motor anomaly SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2025 The loss of a solid rocket motor nozzle on the second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur last October was caused by a manufacturing defect.
- Artemis II Upper Stage Delivered to Kennedy NASA · 10 Mar 2025 NASA received the upper stage for the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Mar. 4 supplied by Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA). Known as the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, it arrived at the...
- Inside the Making of ULA’s Next Rocket SpaceNews · 6 Mar 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, Tony Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, sits down with host Mike Gruss.
- ULA begins de-stacking Vulcan rocket, pivots to Atlas 5 launch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites for first 2025 mission Spaceflight Now · 7 Feb 2025 The change in manifest comes as the U.S. Space Force’s Assured Access to Space continues the certification process for the Vulcan rocket. United Launch Alliance will begin stacking an Atlas rocket in the coming weeks.
- Space Force says first national security Vulcan launch now anticipated in spring 2025 Spaceflight Now · 18 Dec 2024 The first mission for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket as part of the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract will be USSF-106. ULA began stacking the rocket that will support this mission in October 2024.
- U.S. Space Force launches expedited GPS mission using Falcon 9 rocket Spaceflight Now · 17 Dec 2024 The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) and the Space Operations Command (SpOC) shifted the GPS 3 Space Vehicle 07 spacecraft to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket due to dela...
- Atlas V set for final missions ahead of retirement NASASpaceflight · 31 Oct 2024 United Launch Alliance (ULA) will soon close out production of its Atlas V rocket, completing a stock of 15 boosters set to fly on contracted missions. With ULA’s future focus on the Vulcan rocket, Atlas V will aim to en...
- Vulcan Centaur Completes Second Flight Despite Anomaly Space Scout · 4 Oct 2024 On October 4th at 7:25 AM Eastern Time, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan-Centaur rocket leaped off the pad for the second time, beginning a critical flight test ahead of beginning national security flights. According to U...
- ULA launches second Vulcan flight, encounters strap-on booster anomaly Spaceflight Now · 4 Oct 2024 United Launch Alliance fired off a next-generation Vulcan rocket Friday in the second of two "certification" test flights needed before the new launcher can be used to carry high-priority national security payloads for t...
- Vulcan competes second flight despite SRB anomaly SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2024 United Launch Alliance’s second Vulcan Centaur lifted off Oct. 4 on a test flight needed to certify the vehicle for carrying national security payloads, but may have suffered a problem with one of its solid rocket booste...
- ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Lifts Off on Second Certification Flight SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Oct 2024 The United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket lifted off this morning on its second flight. Two successful launches are required before DOD certifies a new rocket to put its most...
- ULA’s Vulcan launches second certification flight NASASpaceflight · 3 Oct 2024 Currently scheduled to launch on Friday, Oct. 4, the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) heavy-lift Vulcan rocket is ready to fly on its second certification mission for the United States Space Force. The mission, named Certi...
- Live coverage: ULA to launch second test flight of its Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 3 Oct 2024 The mission, dubbed Cert-2 by United Launch Alliance, is the final mission required before the rocket can begin launching national security missions. Liftoff is set for the beginning of a three-hour window at 6 a.m. EDT...
- ULA Readies Vulcan for Cert-2 Space Scout · 3 Oct 2024 United Launch Alliance is making final preparations for the launch of Vulcan Cert-2, the second certification flight of the company’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket, scheduled to launch no earlier than October 4th, 2024. The...
- ULA set for second Vulcan launch SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2024 United Launch Alliance is ready for a second test flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket as it gears up for a sharp increase in launch activity next year.
- Launch Roundup: Vulcan takes second flight; Hera mission set to study asteroid NASASpaceflight · 30 Sep 2024 The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket for the second time, this week. The mission saw Vulcan carry an inert payload to orbit alongside some experiments and demonstrations and will comple...
- ULA rolls its Vulcan rocket to the launch pad ahead of second test flight Spaceflight Now · 30 Sep 2024 The return of a Vulcan rocket to the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 comes as United Launch Alliance steps closer to being able to launch national security missions for the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance...
- United Launch Alliance prepares for crucial certification flight as U.S. Space Force watches closely SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2024 Brig. Gen. Panzenhagen: Following Vulcan’ Cert-2 mission, “We will need some time to make sure that everything was clean”
- United Launch Alliance and SpaceX get $1.8 billion boost in Space Force contracts SpaceNews · 30 Jul 2024 The increase is due to a surge in demand for launches under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 program
- Atlas V successfully launched its last ever national security mission NASASpaceflight · 29 Jul 2024 United Launch Alliance, formed in 2006 to merge the Boeing and Lockheed Martin launch vehicle programs, has flown 100 national security missions over the last 18 years using the Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V rocket fam...
- ULA prepares for final Atlas 5 launch supporting a national security payload Spaceflight Now · 27 Jul 2024 The mission will mark the 100th national security flight for United Launch Alliance and the 101st Atlas 5 rocket launch. Liftoff is targeting Tuesday, July 30, during a three-hour window that opens at 6:45 a.m. EDT (1045...
- ULA Provides Update on Cert-2 Mission Space Scout · 28 Jun 2024 On Wednesday, June 26 2024, in a media roundtable hosted by United Launch Alliance, company President and CEO Tory Bruno laid out the path for Vulcan Centaur’s second flight, Cert-2.
- ULA Changes Plans for Vulcan’s Second Certification Mission SpacePolicyOnline.com · 26 Jun 2024 The United Launch Alliance will not wait for Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spacecraft to be ready before launching the second certification mission of its new Vulcan rocket. Instead it will
- ULA changes payloads for second Vulcan launch SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2024 United Launch Alliance will fly an inert payload and instrumentation on its second Vulcan Centaur mission after concluding that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser would not be ready in time for a launch this fall.
- Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA Selected for National Security Missions Space Scout · 15 Jun 2024 In an announcement on June 13th, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin were selected for the Department of Defense’s National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 program. All three providers are now eligible t...
- Starliner launch rescheduled for June 5 SpaceNews · 3 Jun 2024 NASA and Boeing have reset the launch of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for June 5 after United Launch Alliance fixed a computer problem that scrubbed the previous launch attempt.
- Starliner Ready for Third Try on Wednesday, June 5 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Jun 2024 NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance said today the ground equipment problem that scrubbed yesterday’s launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test is remedied. They are ready to try
- NASA, Boeing, ULA Decide to Proceed with Starliner CFT on June 1 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 May 2024 NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance will make a second try to launch the Starliner Crew Flight Test on June 1. While fixing a bad valve on the rocket
- Starliner RCS Helium Leak Delays Crew Flight Test a Few More Days SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 May 2024 Today Boeing announced another delay for the Starliner Crew Flight Test. The United Launch Alliance has fixed the faulty rocket valve that scrubbed the launch on May 6, but now
- United Launch Alliance delays the first crewed Boeing Starliner launch Teslarati · 8 May 2024 United Launch Alliance has delayed the launch of the first crewed Starliner launch to no earlier than May 17th at 6:16 pm...
- Starliner Crew Flight Test Slips to May 17 at the Earliest SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 May 2024 The launch of Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test has slipped to at least May 17. The United Launch Alliance, which builds and operates the Atlas V rocket, determined that the
- Delta IV Heavy launches on final mission NASASpaceflight · 9 Apr 2024 United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket has successfully launched Tuesday on its final flight, the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff from SLC-37B at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station h...
- With payload questions, it’s likely Vulcan will not launch again until fall Ars Technica · 3 Apr 2024 United Launch Alliance may seek certification from the Space Force after one flight.
- Delta IV scrubs first launch attempt for final mission NASASpaceflight · 27 Mar 2024 United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket is now scheduled to launch on Friday for its final flight, the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Liftoff, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, is sch...