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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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commercialFounded 2006
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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

The New Glenn booster will be powered by seven BE-4 engines that Blue Origin developed jointly with United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2022Space Force opens door to Blue Origin with new cooperative agreement

Space Systems Command terminated the Launch Service Agreement in December 2020 after Blue Origin lost to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX in the NSSL Phase 2 launch services competition.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2022Space Force opens door to Blue Origin with new cooperative agreement

United Launch Alliance partnered with NASA on the LOFTID flight and is interested in using HIAD technology to recover the engine section of its Vulcan rocket for reuse.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipNov 18, 2022NASA calls test of inflatable heat shield a success

ULA and SpaceX are under contract to launch as many as 35 U.S. military and intelligence missions under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 award the companies won in 2020.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipNov 17, 2022Tory Bruno: DoD should ‘block buy’ heavy launch services as supply is tight

OTV-6 launched to orbit on 2020-05-17 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipNov 12, 2022X-37B spaceplane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 months in orbit

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 mission for NOAA and NASA and NASA’s LOFTID lifted off on 2022-11-10 at 1:49 a.m. PST from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductNov 12, 2022UPDATE 1: ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicle lofts NOAA’s / NASA’s JPSS-2 satellite to orbit

United Launch Alliance has launched 155 times with 100 percent mission success to date.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralNov 12, 2022UPDATE 1: ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicle lofts NOAA’s / NASA’s JPSS-2 satellite to orbit

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) 2 spacecraft launched on 2022-11-10 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base and deployed into its planned polar orbit.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipNov 11, 2022JPSS-2 deploys solar array after delay

United Launch Alliance cooperated with NASA on LOFTID under a Space Act Agreement and is studying using the inflatable decelerator technology to recover engines from its Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2022Atlas 5 launches weather satellite, reentry tech demo mission

United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 4:49 a.m. Eastern on 2022-11-10.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductNov 10, 2022Atlas 5 launches weather satellite, reentry tech demo mission

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 4:25 a.m. Eastern on 2022-11-10.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductNov 9, 2022Atlas launch to test inflatable heat shield

Amazon will launch Project Kuiper’s first two prototype satellites in early 2023 on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket to test system performance in space.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipNov 8, 2022Amazon’s new Project Kuiper facility will increase satellite manufacturing with goal of four satellites daily

Project Kuiper’s first two prototype satellites will launch in early 2023 on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanNov 4, 2022Amazon's Newly Acquired Project Kuiper facility to Expand its Satellite Manufacturing Capability

United Launch Alliance is retiring the Atlas V launch vehicle, creating a transition from Atlas V for Starliner missions.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralNov 3, 2022First Starliner crewed flight further delayed

The 38 payload fairings for ULA will be manufactured at Beyond Gravity’s site in Decatur, Alabama.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2022Beyond Gravity Wins Major Contract from ULA to Supply Payload Fairings for the Vulcan Rockets

United Launch Alliance awarded Beyond Gravity a contract to supply 38 payload fairings for ULA’s Vulcan rockets.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 31, 2022Beyond Gravity Wins Major Contract from ULA to Supply Payload Fairings for the Vulcan Rockets

United Launch Alliance awarded Beyond Gravity a contract to supply 38 shipsets for ULA’s Vulcan rockets.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 31, 2022Beyond Gravity Wins Major Contract from ULA to Supply Payload Fairings for the Vulcan Rockets

Blue Origin completed delivery of the first BE-4 shipset to United Launch Alliance and shipped the engines to ULA’s factory in Decatur, Alabama after final acceptance testing.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductOct 31, 2022Blue Origin Completes the Delivery of Flight Engines to ULA for Vulcan’s Initial Launch

Beyond Gravity is doubling its production capacity in the U.S. and is working with ULA to build a new manufacturing facility at its site in Decatur, Alabama by early 2024.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipOct 27, 2022Beyond Gravity awarded a ULA contract in support of upcoming Amazon Project Kuiper launches

United Launch Alliance plans to retire the Atlas V and transition to the Vulcan Centaur.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 27, 2022As clock ticks on Amazon’s constellation, buying Starship launches not out of the question
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