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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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United Launch Alliance decided in 2015 to stop buying solid rockets from Aerojet Rocketdyne and selected Orbital ATK as its strategic supplier of strap-on motors.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceTechnical ProductApr 28, 2022Northrop Grumman expects a $2 billion order from ULA for solid rocket boosters

United Launch Alliance plans to make major investments in its supply chain to support as many as 20 to 25 launches per year of its Vulcan Centaur vehicle.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanApr 28, 2022Northrop Grumman expects a $2 billion order from ULA for solid rocket boosters

United Launch Alliance and SpaceX won National Security Space Launch Phase 2 five-year contracts in 2020.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralApr 28, 2022Space Force sees room for more competitors in national security launch

Astrobotic expects Peregrine to launch in the fourth quarter of 2022, a schedule that depends on both the readiness of the lander and of ULA’s Vulcan.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanApr 21, 2022Astrobotic lunar lander on track for late 2022 launch

Amazon’s Project Kuiper announced an agreement to buy up to 83 launches from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipApr 20, 2022OneWeb signs contract to launch satellites from India in 2022

United Launch Alliance will launch the majority of the Project Kuiper satellite constellation to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband service to places not reached by traditional networks.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2022L3Harris Will Support ULA In Their Launch Of Amazon’s Kuiper COMSATs

Amazon selected Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance on 2022-04-05 to launch up to 3,236 satellites for Project Kuiper.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipApr 11, 2022ULA orders 116 Aerojet Rocketdyne engines for Vulcan’s upper stage

United Launch Alliance awarded the largest RL10 contract ever to Aerojet Rocketdyne to deliver 116 RL10C-X engines for the Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2022The Largest RL10 Engine Contract Received By Aerojet-Rocketdyne From ULA

United Launch Alliance selected a variant of the RL10 as Vulcan’s upper-stage engine in 2018.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralApr 11, 2022ULA orders 116 Aerojet Rocketdyne engines for Vulcan’s upper stage

United Launch Alliance plans to fly Vulcan’s first mission late in 2022.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanApr 11, 2022ULA orders 116 Aerojet Rocketdyne engines for Vulcan’s upper stage

Aerojet Rocketdyne received an order from United Launch Alliance for 116 engines for the upper stage of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur on 2022-04-11.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipApr 11, 2022ULA orders 116 Aerojet Rocketdyne engines for Vulcan’s upper stage

A 2015 congressional mandate to end the U.S. military’s reliance on the Russian RD-180 engine led ULA to develop the Vulcan Centaur as its next-generation rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipApr 11, 2022ULA orders 116 Aerojet Rocketdyne engines for Vulcan’s upper stage

Caleb Henry, a Senior Analyst at Quilty Analytics, moderated a panel featuring launch contract winners Arianespace CEO Stephane Israel, Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith, and ULA CEO Tory Bruno.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralApr 7, 2022Quilty Analytics’ Deep Dive Into Amazon’s Largest Commercial Contract For The Industry

The U.S. government has invested more than $1,000,000,000 in United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and its Blue Origin–supplied BE-4 engines.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipApr 6, 2022Tory Bruno: Amazon’s launch contracts a ‘big deal’ for U.S. and allies’ industrial competitiveness

Amazon purchased up to 83 launches from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance for Project Kuiper.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipApr 6, 2022Tory Bruno: Amazon’s launch contracts a ‘big deal’ for U.S. and allies’ industrial competitiveness

United Launch Alliance began coordinating with major suppliers about the need to increase production for Kuiper launches one year before the 2022-04-05 Space Symposium briefing.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2022Amazon launch contracts drive changes to launch vehicle production

Amazon is buying 38 Vulcan launches from United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipApr 5, 2022Amazon signs multibillion-dollar Project Kuiper launch contracts

Amazon selected United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan rocket for 38 launches to support Project Kuiper deployment.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralApr 5, 2022United Launch Alliance To Place 38 Amazon Project Kuiper Satellites Into LEO

United Launch Alliance has launched over 145 missions and maintains a 100 percent mission success legacy.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralApr 5, 2022United Launch Alliance To Place 38 Amazon Project Kuiper Satellites Into LEO

The Spaceflight Processing Operations Center at Cape Canaveral was upgraded to assemble a new Vulcan launch platform and will serve as the basis for United Launch Alliance’s second vertical integration facility.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductApr 5, 2022Amazon launch contracts drive changes to launch vehicle production
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