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Preparations advance for 2nd Starliner test flight

6/28/2021

Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance are in the final stage of preparations for the second Orbital Flight Test of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner. The uncrewed test will be followed by the Starliner Crew Flight Test.

Bruno: ULA leads in upper stage capabilities

4/8/2021

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno is touting the company's "big lead in terms of our technical capabilities" for using the upper stage for space missions following launch. Vulcan's Centaur 5 has significantly more endurance than the company's current upper stage.

ULA, SpaceX awarded national security launch contracts

3/10/2021

United Launch Alliance and SpaceX have received US Space Force contracts covering four missions under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 program. ULA received a $224.2 million contract, and SpaceX received a $159.7 million contract.

Space Force contract supports Vulcan certification

2/24/2021

Millennium Engineering and Integration is continuing engineering support for the certification of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket. In 2018, MEI was awarded a $55 million contract for the certification work and recently received a $13.2 million follow-on award.

CEO: Crowding of launch industry driving down prices

2/10/2021

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno says the proliferation of launch providers is driving down prices. "It's down to a third or even a fourth of the cost of what access to space was just a handful of years ago," he said, noting that that industry has "seen no increase in the overall size of the launch market nor have we seen a corresponding tripling or quadrupling of space activity."

ULA CEO: Launch industry driving down prices

2/10/2021

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno says the proliferation of launch providers is driving down prices. "It's down to a third or even a fourth of the cost of what access to space was just a handful of years ago," he said, noting that that industry has "seen no increase in the overall size of the launch market nor have we seen a corresponding tripling or quadrupling of space activity."

Northrop-made Vulcan Centaur booster passes test

2/5/2021

Northrop Grumman's Graphite Epoxy Motor 63XL for the United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket passed its latest test. The Vulcan Centaur is reportedly scheduled to be the booster for the private moon lander Peregrine later this year.

Northrop's Vulcan rocket motor passes test

1/22/2021

Northrop Grumman has successfully test fired the solid booster built for the United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket, moving the GEM 63XL motor closer to flight.

ULA completes national security launch

12/11/2020

United Launch Alliance successfully completed the launch of a classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office on Thursday using the company's Delta IV Heavy rocket. It was the 12th successful launch for the Delta IV Heavy.