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United Launch Alliance (ULA)

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United Launch Alliance has launched 155 times with 100 percent mission success to date.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT11/12/2022UPDATE 1: ULA’s Atlas V launch vehicle lofts NOAA’s / NASA’s JPSS-2 satellite to orbit

Blue Origin completed delivery of the first BE-4 shipset to United Launch Alliance and shipped the engines to ULA’s factory in Decatur, Alabama after final acceptance testing.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/31/2022Blue Origin Completes the Delivery of Flight Engines to ULA for Vulcan’s Initial Launch

Beyond Gravity is doubling its production capacity in the U.S. and is working with ULA to build a new manufacturing facility at its site in Decatur, Alabama by early 2024.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/27/2022Beyond Gravity awarded a ULA contract in support of upcoming Amazon Project Kuiper launches

The first two Kuiper prototype satellites are being produced in Redmond and are planned for delivery to ULA in early 2023 to fly on Vulcan’s first launch.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/27/2022As clock ticks on Amazon’s constellation, buying Starship launches not out of the question

The GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters will support the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket planned for first quarter 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/23/2022Northrop Grumman delivers GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters for Vulcan’s first flight

Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2 will launch on the maiden flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.

NARRATIVE GENERAL10/12/2022Amazon to launch two Project Kuiper satellites on Vulcan’s first flight

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

TECHNICAL PRODUCT10/12/2022Inaugural United Launch Alliance Vulcan test launch projected to occur in early 2023

The National Reconnaissance Office and United Launch Alliance have collaborated through 32 launch campaigns stemming from ULA’s first launch in 2006.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/26/2022United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches National Security Mission with Delta IV Heavy Rocket

United Launch Alliance has launched 153 times with 100 percent mission success to date.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/26/2022United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches National Security Mission with Delta IV Heavy Rocket

United Launch Alliance has launched 153 times to date with 100 percent mission success.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT9/24/2022UPDATE 1: ULA Delta IV Heavy dispatches the national security enveloped NROL-91 to orbit for Space Systems Command (SSC) + the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)

The facility expansion will support a new contract award Northrop Grumman received from United Launch Alliance in June.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/11/2022Northrop Grumman invests in new GEM rocket motor facilities in Utah

United Launch Alliance has launched 152 times with 100 percent mission success to date.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT8/11/2022United Launch Alliance Unveils Missile Warning Satellite for US Space Force

To date, United Launch Alliance has launched 152 times with 100 percent mission success.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT8/4/2022UPDATE 4: ULA launches the USSF / SSC SBIRS GEO 6 satellite — SSC + Lockheed Martin’s additional mission info…

Astrobotic plans to launch the Peregrine lander as soon as late 2022 on the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur.

NARRATIVE GROWTH7/19/2022NASA delays VIPER lunar rover launch by a year

United Launch Alliance is establishing a new customer program office to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper.

ORG RELATIONSHIP5/30/2022United Launch Alliance Initiates An Amazon Kuiper Program Office + Names A Vice President To Lead The New Entity

United Launch Alliance has launched over 145 missions with a 100 percent mission success record.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT5/30/2022United Launch Alliance Initiates An Amazon Kuiper Program Office + Names A Vice President To Lead The New Entity

United Launch Alliance has launched 150 times with 100 percent mission success to date.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT5/19/2022United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on Orbital Flight Test-2

To date, United Launch Alliance has launched 149 times with 100 percent mission success.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT5/17/2022United Launch Alliance Readies For Orbital FlightTest-2 Launch On The CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft

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

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/11/2022The Largest RL10 Engine Contract Received By Aerojet-Rocketdyne From ULA

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.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/5/2022Amazon launch contracts drive changes to launch vehicle production
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