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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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commercialFounded 2006
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Sierra Space's Dream Chaser is a lifting body spaceplane intended to launch inside the payload fairing of a ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralFeb 12, 2024Review: Dark Star

Blue Origin supplies BE-4 engines for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket while also developing the New Glenn launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralFeb 11, 2024Bruno trumpets transformation of ULA after Vulcan launch

United Launch Alliance won the largest share of the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contracts in 2020.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2024Bruno trumpets transformation of ULA after Vulcan launch

United Launch Alliance’s share of business going to U.S. government customers declined from 76% before 2014 to 41% today.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipFeb 11, 2024Bruno trumpets transformation of ULA after Vulcan launch

ViaSat‑3 F2 was originally set to fly on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket last fall and is now slated to launch in the first half of 2025.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanFeb 6, 2024Viasat preparing to start services from hobbled ViaSat-3 satellite

Most previous Cygnus missions launched on Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket, except two that launched on United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicles after an Antares launch failure in 2014.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 30, 2024Falcon 9 launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station

On January 8, 2024, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully lifted off into space.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 29, 2024The sacred Moon: Navigating diverse cultural beliefs in lunar missions

United Launch Alliance and Arianespace are among the established companies developing some of the new launch vehicles expected to fly in 2024.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 28, 2024The Space Report 2023 Q4 published by Space Foundation

All previous Cygnus missions launched on Northrop Grumman’s Antares launch vehicle except two missions that launched on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V after an Antares launch failure in 2014.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 27, 2024Cygnus ready for first launch on Falcon 9

United Launch Alliance awarded Moog 'Supplier of the Year for Innovation' in 2023.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 24, 2024Moog successfully steers ULA’s Vulcan during the rocket’s inaugural launch

Peregrine launched 2024-01-08 on the first United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 17, 2024Astrobotic confirms Peregrine reentry plans

Northrop Grumman received a contract from United Launch Alliance in 2022 worth more than $2,000,000,000 for multiple years of high-rate production of the GEM 63XL booster for ULA’s Vulcan backlog.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 16, 2024Vulcan launch demonstrates new solid rocket boosters

Northrop Grumman has supplied rocket propulsion to United Launch Alliance and its heritage companies for various launch vehicles since 1964.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 12, 2024Northrop Grumman’s Solid Rocket Boosters Power ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Maiden Launch

Northrop Grumman began development of the fifth-generation GEM 63XL strap-on boosters in 2015 under a cooperative agreement with United Launch Alliance to provide additional lift capability for the Vulcan launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 12, 2024Northrop Grumman’s Solid Rocket Boosters Power ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Maiden Launch

In June 2022, United Launch Alliance awarded Northrop Grumman a multi-year contract worth more than $2,000,000,000 for increased production of GEM boosters to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper and additional ULA customers.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 12, 2024Northrop Grumman’s Solid Rocket Boosters Power ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Maiden Launch

In June 2022, United Launch Alliance awarded Northrop Grumman a multi-year contract worth more than $2,000,000,000 for increased production of its GEM boosters to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper and additional ULA customers.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 10, 2024Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket boosters help power first launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket

Northrop Grumman has supplied rocket propulsion to United Launch Alliance and its heritage companies for various launch vehicles since 1964.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 10, 2024Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket boosters help power first launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket

United Launch Alliance launched its next-generation Vulcan rocket on 2024-01-08 at 2:18 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 10, 2024Disappointment as Astrobotic’s Peregrine has “no chance of soft landing on the Moon”

Two Northrop Grumman-built GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters provided additional thrust to help launch the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 10, 2024Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket boosters help power first launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket

Northrop Grumman began development of the fifth-generation GEM 63XL strap-on boosters in 2015 under a cooperative agreement with United Launch Alliance to provide additional lift capability for the Vulcan launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJan 10, 2024Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket boosters help power first launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket
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