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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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commercialFounded 2006
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Astrobotic selected United Launch Alliance to launch its Peregrine lunar lander on the first flight of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2021.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralAug 27, 2020SpaceX to launch Masten lunar lander

A United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy National Reconnaissance Office mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral on 2020-08-27.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 25, 202045th Space Wing on pace for 39 space launches in 2020

United Launch Alliance is developing the Vulcan Centaur rocket to replace the Atlas 5 and the Delta 4.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralAug 24, 2020ULA to launch Delta 4 Heavy for its 12th mission, four more to go before rocket is retired

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.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 24, 2020ULA to launch Delta 4 Heavy for its 12th mission, four more to go before rocket is retired

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.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 24, 2020ULA to launch Delta 4 Heavy for its 12th mission, four more to go before rocket is retired

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.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 24, 2020ULA to launch Delta 4 Heavy for its 12th mission, four more to go before rocket is retired

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.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 24, 2020ULA to launch Delta 4 Heavy for its 12th mission, four more to go before rocket is retired

The U.S. Air Force selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX to provide launch services from 2022 to 2027.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2020Northrop Grumman weighing exit options for OmegA rocket

The U.S. Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreements in October 2018 to United Launch Alliance, Northrop Grumman, and Blue Origin.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralAug 19, 2020SpaceX pressing on with protest against U.S. Air Force despite launch contract win

The U.S. Air Force selected SpaceX and United Launch Alliance as the winners of the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 launch service procurement on 2020-08-07.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 19, 2020SpaceX pressing on with protest against U.S. Air Force despite launch contract win

Lucy is a Discovery-class mission selected by NASA in 2017 and is scheduled to launch in October 2021 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 19, 2020NASA’s planetary science program shifts priority to asteroid missions

SpaceX and United Launch Alliance will launch up to 34 missions for the Defense Department under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 Launch Service Procurement.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanAug 18, 2020SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in equity

Galaxy-30 is a replacement for Intelsat's Galaxy-14 satellite, an 11-year-old satellite from Maxar Technologies that launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V in 2009.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceTechnical ProductAug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

Northrop Grumman delivered three GEM 63 solid rocket motors to United Launch Alliance that will fly later 2020 on an Atlas 5 vehicle.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 13, 2020Northrop Grumman completes ground test of solid booster for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur

A second BE-4 engine was in transit to ULA’s factory, and two flight BE-4 engines for Vulcan’s main booster will be delivered soon.

Mentioned as: ULATechnical ProductAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

The Air Force awarded contracts for the first three Phase 2 missions to SpaceX and ULA for National Reconnaissance Office payloads.

Mentioned as: ULATechnical ProductAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

Phase 2 contracts will be awarded annually, so the 60/40 mission split between ULA and SpaceX will not be exact each year.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

United Launch Alliance received a $337,000,000 contract to launch USSF-51 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 and USSF-106 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

Because United Launch Alliance received the highest score in the Phase 2 selection, ULA will receive 60% of the estimated 34 Phase 2 missions to be flown over a five- to six-year period.

Mentioned as: ulaTechnical ProductAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’

The Air Force selected United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as the two launch providers for Phase 2 of the National Security Space Launch program covering 2022 through 2027.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 11, 2020Tory Bruno on ULA’s big win: ‘We knew we were going to be competitive’
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