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’s Vulcan rocket is scheduled to make its first flight on 2024-01-08 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
ULA aims to launch twice a month by the end of 2025 to serve its customers, including national security missions and Amazon's Kuiper satellites.
Vulcan Centaur is critical to ULA’s future as it phases out the Atlas and Delta vehicles.
ULA planned to launch Peregrine on Christmas Eve in 2023 but postponed it due to problems with ground systems during a fueling test.
United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled to launch Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander from Cape Canaveral on January 8, 2024.
Cert-1 is the first of two flight tests required for ULA’s certification process with the U.S. Space Force.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the Cert-1 certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander completed all integration milestones and was mated with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket payload adapter on 2023-11-16.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the Certification-1 (Cert-1) mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
About 40 minutes after separation from ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Peregrine’s propulsion system will activate and begin receiving commands from Astrobotic’s Mission Control Center.
About 40 minutes after separation from ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Peregrine’s propulsion system will activate and begin receiving commands from Astrobotic’s Mission Control Center.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander completed all its pre-launch integration activities, including fueling and mating with the payload adapter for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, by 2023-12-19.
On 2023-12-14, United Launch Alliance completed the wet dress rehearsal and confirmed a 2023-01-08 launch date for Peregrine.
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander completed all integration milestones and was mated with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket payload adapter on 2023-11-16.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the Cert-1 certification mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Amazon is seeking to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed in August that alleges the company’s board of directors acted in bad faith when it awarded Project Kuiper launch contracts to Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance.
Amazon plans to start launching Project Kuiper commercial satellites in the first half of 2024 using launch contracts with United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, Blue Origin, and SpaceX.
United Launch Alliance attempted a wet dress rehearsal two days before 2023-12-10 but was not able to complete the practice countdown.
United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan Centaur launch is likely delayed to early January to allow time to complete a full wet dress rehearsal.
United Launch Alliance had been working toward a 2023-12-24 launch at 1:49 a.m. Eastern for the Vulcan Centaur.