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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The U.S. Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreement contracts to Blue Origin for $500 million, to United Launch Alliance for $967 million, and to Northrop Grumman for $762,000,000 to help the companies defray the costs of developing new rockets and infrastructure while competing for a launch service procurement contract.
SpaceX challenged the U.S. Air Force over contracts the Air Force awarded in October 2018 to United Launch Alliance, Northrop Grumman, and Blue Origin.
USSF-106 was awarded to United Launch Alliance under the National Security Space Launch program.
United Launch Alliance began assembling an Atlas V rocket on 2020-09-11 that will launch a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite before the end of the year.
United Launch Alliance is also preparing a Delta IV Heavy to launch the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
The Space and Missile Systems Center is scheduled to work with United Launch Alliance and SpaceX in Phase 2 of the National Security Space Launch program.
The U.S. Air Force awarded National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contracts to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance rather than to Northrop Grumman.
SpaceX waited to launch Saocom-1B until after ULA’s Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 launch window but launched first when the ULA mission was delayed.
United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 mission from Cape Canaveral experienced an abort three seconds before liftoff on 2020-08-29 that delayed that mission by a minimum of seven days.
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office classified spy satellite for mission NROL-44 aborted during the ignition sequence on 2020-08-29.
Astrobotic previously contracted with United Launch Alliance to launch Peregrine as a secondary payload on an Atlas V before winning the CLPS award.
Astrobotic selected United Launch Alliance to launch its Peregrine lunar lander on the first flight of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2021.
A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy National Reconnaissance Office mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral on 2020-08-27.
NROL-44 is the first of the final five missions to be flown by the Delta 4 Heavy before ULA intends to retire the three-core rocket in fiscal year 2024.
United Launch Alliance received contracts in 2017 to launch NROL-44 and NROL-82 and received contracts in 2018 to launch NROL-91, NROL-68, and NROL-70.
The Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office paid United Launch Alliance about $2,200,000,000 for the final five Delta 4 Heavy missions.
United Launch Alliance is developing the Vulcan Centaur rocket to replace the Atlas 5 and the Delta 4.
On 2020-08-07 the Air Force awarded Phase 2 contracts that included a $337,000,000 contract to United Launch Alliance for two launches and a $316,000,000 contract to SpaceX for one launch.
The U.S. Air Force selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX to provide launch services from 2022 to 2027.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreements in October 2018 to United Launch Alliance, Northrop Grumman, and Blue Origin.