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Astrobotic will launch its first CLPS mission, the Peregrine lunar lander, on the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur currently scheduled for late 2021.
United Launch Alliance plans to increase upper stage endurance by up to roughly 450 to 600 times over the next handful of years.
Blue Origin intends to deliver flight-qualified BE-4 engines to United Launch Alliance on time for ULA’s planned maiden launch of the Vulcan rocket late 2021.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan are also aiming for debut launches in 2021 and are powered by BE-4 methalox engines.
United Launch Alliance had launched 142 times to date with 100 percent mission success.
The first Viasat-3 satellite to serve the Americas was most likely to launch in early 2022.
United Launch Alliance modified Space Launch Complex-41 and the processing facilities in support of Vulcan Centaur’s inaugural launch later 2021.
To date, United Launch Alliance has launched 142 times with 100 percent mission success.
United Launch Alliance has successfully delivered more than 140 missions to orbit that support meteorology, planetary science, military capabilities, commercial services, and GPS navigation.
AEHF Space Vehicle 06 successfully launched on 2020-03-26 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on a United Launch Alliance Atlas 551 rocket under strict COVID-19 restrictions.
United Launch Alliance plans Vulcan Centaur’s first launch in 2021 to carry a lunar lander for Astrobotic.
United Launch Alliance has launched 141 times with 100 percent mission success as of the NROL-101 flight.
United Launch Alliance has launched 140 times to date with 100 percent mission success.
The U.S. Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreement contracts to Blue Origin for $500 million, to United Launch Alliance for $967 million, and to Northrop Grumman for $762,000,000 to help the companies defray the costs of developing new rockets and infrastructure while competing for a launch service procurement contract.
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.
If delayed, Ariane 6 would join United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and Blue Origin’s New Glenn in encountering setbacks that pushed their maiden flights to 2021 instead of 2020.
For the Phase 2 competition, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman are developing new launch vehicles with company-stated first-flight readiness in 2021.
Astrobotic received a CLPS task order in May 2019 to fly the Peregrine lander and plans to launch Peregrine in 2021 on the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket.
United Launch Alliance planned Vulcan Centaur’s maiden launch for early 2021.
United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman are pitching newly designed launch vehicles projected to fly for the first time in 2021 as part of the U.S. NSSL competition.