United Launch Alliance (ULA) is an American launch service provider, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. As a launch provider, ULA designs, assembles, sells, and launches rockets like the Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur, providing access to space for national security payloads, commercial satellites, and deep-space exploration missions. Its primary customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial entities. Key activities involve launch services, rocket development, and partnerships with organizations like NASA and ESA for various space missions.
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United Launch Alliance has started stacking the next Vulcan rocket for their upcoming NSSL mission.
United Launch Alliance is working to certify its existing SLC-3E pad and to execute a delayed Amazon low-Earth-orbit launch backlog.
Mark Peller will become chief operating officer of United Launch Alliance.
United Launch Alliance was formed in 2006 as a 50-50 joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin that combined Boeing’s Delta programs and Lockheed Martin’s Atlas programs.
Robert Lightfoot and Kay Sears are co-chairs of United Launch Alliance’s board of directors.
John Elbon will serve as interim chief executive officer of United Launch Alliance.
At the time ULA was formed, the Delta and Atlas rockets were the only U.S. rockets capable of launching heavy Department of Defense satellites.
Tory Bruno was a longtime Lockheed Martin executive in strategic missile programs before joining United Launch Alliance in 2014.
SpaceX challenged the U.S. government to open national security launch opportunities to providers other than United Launch Alliance.
Tory Bruno posted on X that his work at United Launch Alliance is now concluded and that he will cheer for ULA.
Robert Lightfoot and Kay Sears thanked Tory Bruno for nearly 12 years of service as United Launch Alliance’s president and CEO.
Lockheed Martin and Boeing are the owners of United Launch Alliance.
Amazon’s satellite internet system Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) is a significant customer of United Launch Alliance.
Tory Bruno became president and chief executive officer of United Launch Alliance in August 2014.
Amazon and the U.S. Space Force have booked about 60 launches on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.
United Launch Alliance became the sole provider of national security space launches for the United States while also occasionally launching NASA spacecraft.
United Launch Alliance undertook a program to design an entirely American-made rocket to replace Atlas and Delta.
Five of United Launch Alliance’s six launches this year used the Atlas V rocket.
United Launch Alliance decided to retire both the Atlas and Delta rockets and replace them with the Vulcan rocket.
In 2018, United Launch Alliance selected Blue Origin to supply BE-4 engines for the Vulcan rocket.