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- Space Force launch director on Vulcan and BE-4: ‘We have to be very focused from here on out’ SpaceNews · 28 Aug 2021 The head of the U.S. Space Force launch enterprise said it is “unfortunate” that Blue Origin is taking far longer than expected to complete the testing and production of BE-4 rocket engines for United Launch Alliance’s V...
- ULA readies Vulcan booster for cryogenic tanking tests Spaceflight Now · 25 Aug 2021 United Launch Alliance rolled a test article for its new Vulcan rocket to a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Wednesday, moving the booster into position for a series of cryogenic tanking tests set to begin in the coming days...
- United Launch Alliance rolls out Vulcan pathfinder for fueling tests NASASpaceflight · 25 Aug 2021 United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan pathfinder has rolled out to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral for tank testing as part of a continuing campaign towards the rocket’s maiden flight. While this booster will not be the first to fly,...
- After meeting with ULA and Blue Origin, Air Force secretary cautiously optimistic about Vulcan SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2021 Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Aug. 24 met with the chiefs executives of United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin and was briefed on the Vulcan Centaur.
- Tory Bruno says the challenges with BE-4 are real but the engine is moving forward SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2021 United Launch Alliance underestimated the challenges Blue Origin would face in the development, testing and manufacturing of the BE-4 rocket engine, said ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno.
- Boeing’s Starliner capsule returns to hangar for valve troubleshooting Spaceflight Now · 5 Aug 2021 Ground teams at Cape Canaveral wheeled Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule and a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket back inside their assembly hangar Thursday for further troubleshooting of misbehaving valves inside the S...
- Atlas V’s launch of Starliner OFT-2 test flight delayed NASASpaceflight · 3 Aug 2021 Boeing has scrubbed Tuesday’s planned launch of their Starliner spacecraft on its second uncrewed Orbital Test Flight, called OFT-2, aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket. The issue at hand, according to Boeing,...
- Boeing crew capsule mounted on Atlas 5 rocket for unpiloted test flight Spaceflight Now · 19 Jul 2021 Boeing second Starliner crew ferry spacecraft rolled out of its factory early Saturday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for mounting on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket set for liftoff July 30 on a redo of a...
- ULA, Boeing, and NASA prepare for uncrewed and crewed Starliner flight tests NASASpaceflight · 26 Jun 2021 United Launch Alliance (ULA), Boeing, and NASA have all started their final preparations for the second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. OFT-2 will demonstrate all of the changes made to...
- ULA delays further use of enhanced upper-stage engine pending studies SpaceNews · 23 Jun 2021 United Launch Alliance will not be using an upgraded upper-stage engine in upcoming Atlas 5 missions as the company investigates the source of vibrations seen during a May 18 flight.
- ULA delays Atlas 5 launch to study unexpected engine vibrations Spaceflight Now · 10 Jun 2021 United Launch Alliance’s next Atlas 5 launch will carry Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule into orbit July 30 on its second unpiloted test fight, officials confirmed Thursday. An Atlas 5 rocket for the U.S. military previou...
- Watch new ‘rocketcam’ footage from last week’s Atlas 5 launch Spaceflight Now · 25 May 2021 United Launch Alliance has released new video from cameras mounted aboard an Atlas 5 rocket that lifted off May 18 from Cape Canaveral to haul a U.S. military missile-detection satellite into orbit.
- United Launch Alliance nears first fueling test on Vulcan rocket Spaceflight Now · 21 May 2021 United Launch Alliance could load cryogenic methane and liquid oxygen propellants into a Vulcan rocket test article at Cape Canaveral for the first time in the coming weeks, timing key tests for the next-generation rocke...
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s hat is safe after ULA Vulcan rocket launch slips to 2023 Teslarati · 21 May 2021 In the latest unfortunate development for SpaceX competitor United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket, it looks like CEO Elon Musk may...
- With ULA’s new rocket Vulcan behind schedule, Space Force agrees to let Atlas 5 fill in SpaceNews · 20 May 2021 What would have been the first national security mission for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket will be flown by Atlas 5, the company confirmed May 19.
- Photos: ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 19 May 2021 Carrying a sophisticated billion-dollar missile detection satellite for the U.S. military, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday with 1.6 million pounds of thrust from a Russia...
- Atlas 5 rocket launches infrared missile detection satellite for U.S. Space Force Spaceflight Now · 18 May 2021 An upgraded, cyber-hardened $1 billion satellite to support the U.S. military’s missile defense systems rode into orbit from Cape Canaveral Tuesday at the tip of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
- Problem during fueling preps forces Atlas 5 launch delay Spaceflight Now · 17 May 2021 United Launch Alliance called off a launch attempt Monday after hitting a snag during preparations to fill an Atlas 5 rocket with cryogenic propellants at Cape Canaveral, delaying the liftoff of a new U.S. Space Force in...
- US Space Force missile tracking satellite rides first Atlas V launch of 2021 NASASpaceflight · 17 May 2021 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched an Atlas V from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to loft a new Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) military reconnaissance...
- Photos: Atlas 5 ready for liftoff with SBIRS GEO 5 Spaceflight Now · 16 May 2021 These photos show a 194-foot-tall United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket standing on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in advance of a planned launch with the U.S. Space Force’s fifth SBIRS missile warning sate...
- Billion-dollar missile defense satellite ready for launch Monday in Florida Spaceflight Now · 15 May 2021 A sophisticated combat-ready U.S. military missile warning satellite moved to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, ready for liftoff Monday afte...
- U.S. military warning sentinel attached to Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 12 May 2021 United Launch Alliance crews at Cape Canaveral have topped off an Atlas 5 rocket for liftoff Monday with the U.S. military’s next infrared sentinel to join a satellite fleet designed detect missile launches around the wo...
- Delta 4 Heavy sends spy satellite to orbit in ULA’s first launch of 2021 SpaceNews · 26 Apr 2021 United Launch Alliance launched NROL-82 on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket April 26 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
- Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket awaits liftoff from historic SLC-6 launch pad Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2021 A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket is awaiting liftoff with a classified U.S. government spy satellite at Vandenberg Air Force Base’s historic Space Launch Complex-6, a picturesque rocket facility that was onc...
- ULA Delta IV Heavy launches NROL-82 national security mission NASASpaceflight · 26 Apr 2021 A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base Monday, carrying to orbit the classified NROL-82 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The launch occurred at...
- Spy satellite successfully launched from California military base Spaceflight Now · 26 Apr 2021 A United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket climbed into orbit Monday from a military base northwest of Los Angeles, delivering to space a classified U.S. government spy satellite as large as a school bus and leaving j...
- One of ULA’s four remaining Delta 4 rockets set to launch from California Spaceflight Now · 25 Apr 2021 United Launch Alliance ground crews on California’s Central Coast are gearing up to send a classified U.S. government spy satellite into orbit as soon as Monday — weather permitting — aboard one of the company’s four rem...
- ULA completes Delta IV Heavy pad upgrades ahead of NROL-82 mission NASASpaceflight · 19 Apr 2021 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has recently made pad upgrades to Space Launch Complex-6 (SLC-6) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, ahead of the upcoming Delta IV Heavy launch of the NROL-82 mission for the National...
- Amazon buys nine Atlas 5 launches for Kuiper broadband constellation Spaceflight Now · 19 Apr 2021 Amazon has selected United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket for nine missions from Cape Canaveral to deploy satellites for the Kuiper internet constellation, a fleet designed to eventually number more than 3,200 spacecra...
- Amazon contracts nine Atlas 5 missions for Kuiper broadband satellites SpaceNews · 19 Apr 2021 Amazon has ordered nine Atlas 5 rockets from United Launch Alliance to help place its 3,236-strong Project Kuiper broadband constellation.
- SpaceX Falcon Heavy beats out ULA Vulcan rocket for NASA Moon rover launch Teslarati · 14 Apr 2021 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket appears to have edged out competitor United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle to send a...
- Delta 2 rocket exhibit opens at Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight Now · 28 Mar 2021 United Launch Alliance’s final Delta 2 rocket is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, a monument to an industry workhorse that helped build the GPS navigation satellite fleet and enabled...
- U.S. Space Force’s next missile warning satellite arrives at Florida launch base Spaceflight Now · 26 Mar 2021 A billion-dollar missile warning satellite built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Space Force arrived at Cape Canaveral earlier this month to kick off final preparations for launch May 17 aboard a United Launch Alliance A...
- Space Force to launch fifth SBIRS satellite in May SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2021 The Space Force announced SBIRS GEO-5 will launch May 17 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 crushes next-gen ULA Vulcan rocket on cost in first competition Teslarati · 25 Mar 2021 The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket appears to have made it through what could be described as its first...
- ULA, SpaceX split military launch contract awards Spaceflight Now · 10 Mar 2021 The U.S. Space Force announced Tuesday that it awarded $384 million in contracts to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, giving each company two missions to launch military satellites in 2023.
- Delta 4-Heavy rocket erected on Vandenberg launch pad Spaceflight Now · 8 Mar 2021 United Launch Alliance recently raised a Delta 4-Heavy rocket, one of four left in the company’s backlog, vertical on its launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation for liftoff with a top secret...
- SpaceX planning launch of two Falcon Heavy missions in summer and fall Spaceflight Now · 15 Feb 2021 SpaceX plans two Falcon Heavy launches this year for the U.S. Space Force in July and October, and United Launch Alliance has four national security space missions on its 2021 schedule, according to a military spokespers...
- ULA delivers Vulcan test article to Cape Canaveral for ‘pathfinder’ operations Spaceflight Now · 13 Feb 2021 United Launch Alliance’s first full-scale Vulcan booster with two Blue Origin BE-4 engines arrived at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, the first time in more than a decade that a core stage from a new fami...
- Northrop Grumman test fires solid motor for ULA’s Vulcan rocket SpaceNews · 21 Jan 2021 Northrop Grumman announced Jan. 21 it completed a static firing of the strap-on solid booster it developed for United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket.