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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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ULA aims to launch twice a month by the end of 2025 to serve its customers, including national security missions and Amazon's Kuiper satellites.

NARRATIVE GROWTH1/2/2024The year new launch vehicles finally lift off

Sierra Space plans to launch Dream Chaser from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on United Launch Alliance’s second Vulcan Centaur rocket.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/6/2023Sierra Space introduces Tenacity

Astrobotic’s Peregrine is scheduled to launch on 2023-12-24 on the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/27/2023Intuitive Machines delays first lander mission to January

United Launch Alliance plans to launch the inaugural Vulcan Centaur mission, Cert-1, on 2023-12-24 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/24/2023ULA sets Christmas Eve launch date for first Vulcan Centaur

United Launch Alliance has launched 158 times with 100 percent mission success to date.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT10/9/2023ULA's Atlas V Rocket Successfully Launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites

United Launch Alliance has launched 158 times with 100 percent mission success as of the Protoflight mission statement.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT10/6/2023United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of Amazon’s Protoflight mission

United Launch Alliance has launched 157 times to date with 100 percent mission success.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/11/2023United Launch Alliance Announces the Successful Launch of Joint National Security Mission

As of 2023-09-10, United Launch Alliance has launched 157 times with 100 percent mission success.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/10/2023United Launch Alliance’s successful launch for joint national security mission

Northrop Grumman will provide GEM 63XL rocket motors to help boost United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, which is scheduled for a first launch later 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/10/2023Northrop Grumman’s GEM solid rocket motors help to power ULA’s successful NROL-107 launch

The KuiperSat launches follow delays with the debut flight of ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket earlier 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/5/2023Project Kuiper partners with Vodafone in Europe and Africa

Amazon plans to deploy its first pair of Project Kuiper prototype satellites this fall on an Atlas V from United Launch Alliance.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/7/2023Amazon moves Project Kuiper prototypes from Vulcan to Atlas 5

A Centaur that had already been shipped to Cape Canaveral and tested for the inaugural launch will be returned to ULA’s Decatur, Alabama, factory for modifications.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/13/2023Centaur modifications push first Vulcan launch to fourth quarter

United Launch Alliance has launched 156 times with 100 percent mission success to date.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT6/23/2023United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches NROL-68 Mission for the National Reconnaissance Office

On 2023-06-07, United Launch Alliance completed a Vulcan Centaur static-fire test, one of the final milestones before the vehicle’s first launch.

NARRATIVE GENERAL6/8/2023Space Force assigns 12 national security missions to SpaceX and ULA

United Launch Alliance had announced a 2023-05-04 target date for Vulcan’s first launch prior to the 2023-03-29 incident.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/18/2023Space Force in wait-and-see mode as ULA continues to investigate upper-stage anomaly

ULA was planning a first launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket as soon as 2023-05-04, pending completion of testing.

NARRATIVE GENERAL3/19/2023Space industry deals with launch shortage

Astrobotic completed testing of the Peregrine lander on 2023-01-25 and is awaiting ULA’s authorization to ship the spacecraft to Cape Canaveral for pre-launch processing.

NARRATIVE GENERAL2/2/2023NASA changes landing site for Peregrine lunar lander

United Launch Alliance has a legacy of 100 percent mission success across more than 150 launched missions.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT2/1/2023United Launch Alliance’s Innovative Vulcan Rocket One Step Closer for its First Test Flight

The seven-day record was set in 2014 with United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 541 launching DMSP-19 from SLC-3 East at Vandenberg and Atlas V 401 launching NROL-67 from SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/23/2023Space Systems Command sets new launch record for the U.S. Space Force

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno expects to launch Vulcan in the first quarter of 2023.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/20/2022Space Force opens door to Blue Origin with new cooperative agreement
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