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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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commercialFounded 2006
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Blue Origin announced plans in June 2017 to build a BE-4 engine factory in Huntsville contingent on United Launch Alliance selecting the engine for its Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJan 25, 2019Blue Origin breaks ground for BE-4 factory

The first Dream Chaser launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V is planned for no earlier than late 2020, contingent on vehicle development and ISS cargo needs.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralDec 18, 2018Dream Chaser cleared to begin full-scale production

Lockheed Martin and Boeing merged their launch businesses and created United Launch Alliance (ULA) in 2006, which then owned the U.S. military launch market exclusively until SpaceX sued the government in 2014 to be allowed to compete.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipDec 12, 2018Incoming HASC Chairman to oppose creating a separate military branch for space

United Launch Alliance had 41 different configurations among the Atlas V, Delta IV, and the now-retired Delta II as recently as two years before 2019-11-28.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceTechnical ProductNov 28, 2018Launch companies reduce vehicle options to lower costs

United Launch Alliance is developing the Vulcan Centaur with a first launch scheduled in 2021.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipNov 28, 2018Launch companies reduce vehicle options to lower costs

United Launch Alliance reduced its vehicle configurations from 41 to 18 by 2019-11-28.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Technical ProductNov 28, 2018Launch companies reduce vehicle options to lower costs

The AEHF-4 satellite launched on 2018-10-17 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipNov 19, 2018Future military satcom system puts cybersecurity first

Prior to Falcon 9 receiving Category 3 certification, United Launch Alliance was the only provider offering Category 3 vehicles for NASA missions other than Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralNov 9, 2018NASA certifies Falcon 9 for highest priority science missions

Team Indus’ Z-02 lander is being designed to be compatible with launch vehicles operated by Arianespace, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipNov 6, 2018Former Google Lunar X Prize teams still working on lunar landers

United Launch Alliance selected Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine for Vulcan’s first stage in a 2018-09-27 release.

Mentioned as: united launch allianceOrg RelationshipOct 25, 2018ULA now planning first launch of Vulcan in 2021

Two Vulcan launches in 2021 are needed for United Launch Alliance to obtain Air Force certification for military payloads.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 25, 2018ULA now planning first launch of Vulcan in 2021

United Launch Alliance won one of three Launch Service Agreement awards from the U.S. Air Force on 2018-10-10.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipOct 25, 2018ULA now planning first launch of Vulcan in 2021

United Launch Alliance expects to perform the first launch of its next-generation Vulcan rocket in April 2021.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanOct 25, 2018ULA now planning first launch of Vulcan in 2021

The United Launch Alliance joint venture began operating as a monopoly in 2006 after Boeing’s Delta and Lockheed’s Atlas merged their government launch operations.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act set a 2022-12-31 end date for awarding national security launch contracts to ULA for RD-180-powered Atlas 5 launches.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

In 2016 the Air Force awarded roughly $1,000,000,000 in Other Transaction Authority research-and-development contracts to ULA, SpaceX, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems), and Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

Congress amended the language in 2016 to avoid prematurely sidelining ULA’s Atlas 5, which uses a Russian-built RD-180 engine for its main stage.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act limited the number of additional RD-180 engines ULA could order on the Air Force’s behalf to 18.

Mentioned as: ulaNarrative GeneralOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

United Launch Alliance expects the Vulcan Centaur first launch no sooner than mid-2020.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative PlanOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

On 2018-10-10, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center allocated up to $967,000,000 to ULA to develop the Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV
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