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In a move to bolster national security and strengthen the domestic space launch industrial base, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a combined $13.7 billion in launch service contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin.
KA-01 marks the transition from prototyping to full-scale deployment for Project Kuiper, which aims to deliver fast, reliable, and low-latency broadband internet to underserved and remote communities around the globe.
The U.S. Space Force has officially certified United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket to perform critical national security missions, a major milestone that adds a powerful new option for launching the nation's most sensitive space assets.
ULA successfully conducted the second certification test flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket on October 4, an essential mission for certifying the vehicle to carry national security payloads. However, a anomaly "observation" with one of the solid rocket boosters (SRB) has raised concerns.
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for the second certification flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket, marking a critical milestone in ULA’s path toward certifying the Vulcan Centaur for national security missions with the U.S. Space Force.
In a move that could reshape the U.S. space launch industry, aerospace giants Boeing (BA-N) and Lockheed Martin (LMT-N) are reportedly in discussions to sell their rocket-launching joint venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), to Sierra Space, according to two individuals familiar with the matter.
The rocket lifted off precisely at 6:45 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Space photographers across the space coast are pushing back against a newly introduced camera placement agreement by United Launch Alliance (ULA).
In a strategic shift, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will proceed with an inert payload and instrumentation on its second Vulcan Centaur mission, after determining that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser will not be ready for a launch this fall.
NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) teams are diligently working towards Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS), but due to a leak being found on the Starliner spacecraft, launch is currently set for no earlier than 4:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, pending the completion of additional testing.
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