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- United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy readies for final flight Teslarati · 15 Mar 2024 United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy is currently scheduled to make its final flight on Thursday, March 28th, from Space Launch Complex...
- Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance Ars Technica · 21 Feb 2024 Pairing of two launch companies could provide more robust competition to SpaceX.
- Bruno trumpets transformation of ULA after Vulcan launch SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2024 As rumors of a potential sale of United Launch Alliance reach a crescendo, the company’s chief executive argues the successful inaugural launch of its Vulcan rocket is a vindication of both the company’s technology and i...
- Investing in Space: How bankers read a potential sale of rocket builder ULA CNBC · 8 Feb 2024 You may have heard United Launch Alliance is for sale.
- Re-Entry Seals Peregrine’s Fate Space Scout · 20 Jan 2024 Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on January 18th, 2024, ending its mission after a 10 day, tumultuous journey through cislunar space. While its launch was fully successful, riding ato...
- Vulcan launch demonstrates new solid rocket boosters SpaceNews · 16 Jan 2024 The first launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur was also a successful demonstration of new solid rocket boosters developed by Northrop Grumman for the vehicle.
- Vulcan Completes Successful Debut, Peregrine Suffers Anomaly Space Scout · 8 Jan 2024 On January 8th, 2024, at 2:18:34 AM, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket flew for the first time, carrying the Astrobotic Peregrine Lunar Lander towards the Moon.
- First U.S. Lunar Lander in More than 50 Years On Its Way SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Jan 2024 Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is on its way to the Moon. Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan-Centaur rocket went perfectly early this morning. Built through a Public-Private Partnership
- Vulcan Centaur launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural mission SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2024 United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur soared into night skies on its long-awaited first launch Jan. 8, carrying a commercial lunar lander.
- Vulcan Ready to Send Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander to the Moon SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Jan 2024 The United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan-Centaur rocket is on the launch pad ready to send Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander to the Moon in about 9 hours. Not only is this the first
- Vulcan successfully launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural flight NASASpaceflight · 7 Jan 2024 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has done its part in returning the US to the Moon with the launch of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander atop its brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket.
- Vulcan Rolls to Pad Ahead of Debut Flight Space Scout · 6 Jan 2024 On Friday, January 5, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket rolled to the pad for the first time, ahead of its first flight scheduled for January 8, 2024. This pad roll represents the culmination of nearly a decade and...
- Vulcan on the pad for its first launch SpaceNews · 6 Jan 2024 After a decade of development, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket is finally on the launch pad for its inaugural launch, carrying not just a lunar lander but also the company’s future.
- Launch Roundup: Vulcan’s maiden flight, SpaceX continues launching Starlink NASASpaceflight · 4 Jan 2024 The week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 10 saw the long-awaited maiden flight of the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the Peregrine Mission One Lunar Lander to the Moon.
- ULA Ready for Inaugural Vulcan Flight NASASpaceflight · 3 Jan 2024 United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the inaugural flight of its new Vulcan rocket from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is currently scheduled for Jan....
- ULA’s Vulcan Debut Set for January As Year of Lunar Landers Begins SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Dec 2023 The United Launch Alliance was hoping to close out 2023 with the inaugural launch of the new Vulcan rocket, but it is not to be. The company confirmed today it
- Vulcan Targets January 8th for Debut Flight Space Scout · 14 Dec 2023 After completion of a successful Wet Dress Rehearsal this week, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is one step closer to its debut – entering a new chapter of American rocketry for both military and civilian space la...
- Amazon seeks dismissal of Project Kuiper launch contract lawsuit SpaceNews · 14 Dec 2023 Amazon is seeking to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed in August that alleged that the company’s board of directors acted in bad faith when it awarded Project Kuiper launch contracts to Arianespace, Blue Origin and Uni...
- First ULA Vulcan Launch Apparently Slips to January SpacePolicyOnline.com · 11 Dec 2023 Tory Bruno, President and CEO of the United Launch Alliance, posted on X today that the first launch of ULA’s new Vulcan rocket “likely” will not take place on Christmas
- First Vulcan launch likely to slip to January SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2023 The first launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur is likely to be delayed to early January to give the company time to complete a full dress rehearsal.
- New RL10C-X Rocket Engine To Debut On Vulcan In 2025 The Launch Pad · 29 Nov 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Aerojet Rocketdyne have announced a revamped version of the 60-year-old RL10 rocket engine called the RL10C-X will make its inaugural flight on the Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2025.
- ULA gearing up for first Vulcan launch SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2023 All the major components for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket are now at the launch site as United Launch Alliance prepares for a launch in late December.
- Project Kuiper and Beyond: An Internet Satellite Overview Space Scout · 15 Nov 2023 On the 6th of October, 2023, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket lifted off from SLC-41 carrying Amazon’s first two prototype Kuiper internet satellites. This marks the beginning of a new internet age...
- Sale of United Launch Alliance is nearing its end, with three potential buyers Ars Technica · 14 Nov 2023 The sale would still have to be approved by the Federal Trade Commission.
- United Launch Alliance begins final preparations for debut launch of Vulcan Teslarati · 8 Nov 2023 United Launch Alliance recently announced they are targeting to launch its new Vulcan rocket on Christmas Eve and are in the midst...
- Space Force awards $2.5 billion in rocket contracts to SpaceX and ULA for 21 launches CNBC · 1 Nov 2023 The U.S. Space Force assigned 21 rocket launches to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, worth about $2.5 billion in total, the military branch told CNBC.
- Space Force assigns 21 national security missions to ULA and SpaceX SpaceNews · 31 Oct 2023 The Space Systems Command announced 21 launch missions have been assigned to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 contract the companies won in 2020.
- ULA sets Christmas Eve launch date for first Vulcan Centaur SpaceNews · 24 Oct 2023 LAS VEGAS — United Launch Alliance now plans to launch its first Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve, carrying a commercial lunar lander. The company announced Oct. 24 that the
- ULA Atlas 5 launches first Project Kuiper satellites SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2023 United Launch Alliance launched two prototypes Oct. 6 for the more than 3,200 Project Kuiper broadband satellites Amazon plans to build and deploy over the next six years.
- Launch Roundup: Project Kuiper Protoflight and Galactic 04 highlight this week NASASpaceflight · 4 Oct 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) is about to fly only its second Atlas V of 2023, as Amazon’s subsidiary Kuiper Systems LLC is finally about to place its first Kuiper demonstration satellites into orbit. This week also featu...
- ULA has ‘no issues’ with Space Force plan to select three national security launch providers SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2023 United Launch Alliance, one of just two U.S. companies that provide national security launch services, does not have a problem with DoD’s decision to add a third competitor, a senior ULA executive said Sept. 13.
- ULA’s Atlas 5 launches National Reconnaissance Office mission SpaceNews · 10 Sep 2023 A National Reconnaissance Office mission flew to geostationary Earth orbit Sept. 10 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
- ULA conducts NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission NASASpaceflight · 10 Sep 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V with the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission set on Sunday, following several days, including a rollback due to a hurricane threat.
- United Launch Alliance readies for first Atlas V launch of the year Teslarati · 29 Aug 2023 The Atlas V launch has been delayed for safety precautions in order to shield the rocket and payload from any effects of...
- ULA delays NROL-107 launch, last Atlas NRO mission NASASpaceflight · 29 Aug 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has called off its Atlas V launch of the classified NROL-107 Silent Barker mission set for Tuesday. ULA noted that “out of an abundance of caution for personnel safety, a critical national se...
- Final ICPS arrives in Florida for Artemis III SLS launch NASASpaceflight · 25 Aug 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) delivered the last-ever Space Launch System (SLS) Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) from its Decatur, Alabama, factory to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in early August fo...
- Amazon Moves Project Kuiper Demo From Vulcan To Atlas 5 The Launch Pad · 7 Aug 2023 Amazon has announced its plans to launch the first pair of Project Kuiper prototypes this fall using a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket due to the delay of ULA's Vulcan Centaur.
- Amazon moves Project Kuiper prototypes from Vulcan to Atlas 5 SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2023 Amazon plans to deploy its first pair of Project Kuiper prototypes this fall on an Atlas 5 from United Launch Alliance, the internet giant said Aug. 7 after switching rockets a second time to avoid mounting delays.
- ULA Stacks Atlas V For Next National Security Launch The Launch Pad · 2 Aug 2023 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has stacked a Atlas V 551 rocket at SLC-41 on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of their next national security launch.
- ULA’s Vulcan to Launch By End of This Year SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Jul 2023 Tory Bruno, president and CEO of the United Launch Alliance, said today that the Vulcan rocket will be ready to launch by the end of the year. The root cause