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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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commercialFounded 2006
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The Atlas V launch vehicle that will launch the first Starliner is complete and ready to ship from United Launch Alliance’s factory in Decatur, Alabama, to Florida.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductAug 2, 2018Boeing delays Starliner uncrewed test flight after abort engine test problem

United Launch Alliance selected Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL-10 engine to power Vulcan’s upper stage.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralAug 1, 2018Air Force close to selecting next-generation launch vehicles

Tory Bruno is president and chief executive of United Launch Alliance and emphasized the need for a healthy launch industry industrial base and that the government should prevent U.S.-taxpayer-funded payloads from being sent overseas to be launched on foreign vehicles from foreign launch pads.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductAug 1, 2018Senators seek focus on Mars in NASA’s exploration plans

After Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, the U.S. Congress directed the Air Force to phase out use of the Russian RD-180 first-stage engine in ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket by 2022.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipAug 1, 2018Air Force close to selecting next-generation launch vehicles

Stout highlighted that companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin space companies, and United Launch Alliance are reducing costs for access to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJul 26, 2018National Space Council to develop a microgravity strategy

Aerojet Rocketdyne is developing the RL10C-X with United Launch Alliance, and United Launch Alliance plans to use the RL10C-X in the upper stage of its Vulcan rocket under an agreement reached in May.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipJul 19, 2018Printing the next generation of rocket engines

United Launch Alliance and Northrop Grumman purchase RD-180 and RD-181 engines from RD Amross, a Florida-based joint venture of Energomash and Pratt & Whitney.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJul 10, 2018Energomash raises alarm over U.S. ban on Russian rocket engines

ULA's Chief Executive Tory Bruno indicated that the August launch will be delayed.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJun 28, 2018NASA planning revisions to commercial crew test flight schedule

Kelly Gareheime, associate general counsel for United Launch Alliance, did not disclose a public launch timeframe for Boeing's Starliner test flights.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJun 28, 2018NASA planning revisions to commercial crew test flight schedule

United Launch Alliance selected Orbital ATK boosters in 2015 for future Atlas flights and for its Vulcan next-generation launch vehicle, prompting Aerojet Rocketdyne to close its Atlas 5 booster business.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Org RelationshipJun 27, 2018In the wake of Northrop-Orbital merger, Aerojet’s solid rocket engine business teetering on the brink

United Launch Alliance was one of several companies seeking Launch Service Agreements from the U.S. Air Force to support continued development of new launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipJun 26, 2018RL10 engine added to Air Force agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne

United Launch Alliance announced in May that it will use the RL10 in the upper stage of its Vulcan rocket and will work with Aerojet Rocketdyne on development of the RL10C-X.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceOrg RelationshipJun 26, 2018RL10 engine added to Air Force agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne

Astrobotic is building robotic lunar landers that will launch on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralJun 14, 2018Astrobotic Applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for Full Funding to Lead America Back to the Moon

The BE-4 engine is being developed for Blue Origin’s New Glenn and is a competitor to serve as the first-stage engine for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralMay 29, 2018Bezos outlines vision of Blue Origin’s lunar future

The revised contract changes directed travel provisions to provide additional hourly pay for employees sent from United Launch Alliance’s Decatur, Alabama factory to launch sites in Florida or California.

Mentioned as: United Launch AllianceTechnical ProductMay 20, 2018Union votes to end ULA strike

The Machinists Union members had been on strike for two weeks after rejecting United Launch Alliance’s initial contract offer on 2018-05-06.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralMay 20, 2018Union votes to end ULA strike

Nearly 600 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted 2018-05-19 to accept a revised contract with United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralMay 20, 2018Union votes to end ULA strike

Union members began a strike on 2018-05-06 after rejecting the previous contract offer and picketed outside ULA facilities and launch sites.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralMay 17, 2018Striking ULA workers to vote on new contract

United Launch Alliance had previously offered smaller wage increases over a three-year period and a $6,000 signing bonus.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative FinancialMay 17, 2018Striking ULA workers to vote on new contract

Tory Bruno, president and chief executive of United Launch Alliance, acknowledged union concerns about travel, job security, and pensions in a 2018-05-10 letter and reiterated that the company does not intend to eliminate union jobs through subcontracting or by having salaried employees perform work assigned to union personnel.

Mentioned as: United Launch Alliance (ULA)Narrative GeneralMay 17, 2018Striking ULA workers to vote on new contract
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