USSF-87 sends GSSAP payloads and propulsive ESPA ring on fourth Vulcan flight

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COO Mark Peller said ULA is aiming for between 18 and 22 launches in 2026

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The launch of USSF-87 comes amid leadership change at United Launch Alliance and pressure to increase launch tempo

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Tory Bruno, who recently stepped down as chief executive of United Launch Alliance, is joining Blue Origin as head of the company’s new national security business unit.

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Tory Bruno, the longtime chief executive of United Launch Alliance, is leaving the joint venture for another opportunity.

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Col. Brian Chatman: The volume is here to stay. The next step is making sure the infrastructure can keep up

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The Federal Aviation Administration will temporarily limit the hours that commercial space launches can take place, citing strains on the air traffic control system during the government shutdown.

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SpaceX was assigned five of seven National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 missions. United Launch Alliance got two.

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Launch companies are reiterating plans to sharply increase flight rates to meet growing government and commercial demand, even as some fall short of earlier projections.

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United Launch Alliance is leaning more into reusability as it advances work on recovering the engine section of the Vulcan rocket and embarks on another project.

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Despite cutting its forecast for launches this year, United Launch Alliance still expects to ramp up to an annual rate of 20 to 25 launches in 2026 and beyond.

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The company is now targeting ~10 missions this year, down from ambitious 20-launch projection made in 2024

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An Atlas 5 successfully launched April 28 the long-delayed first set of operational Project Kuiper broadband satellites for Amazon.

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The first nine missions are worth $1.27 billion in contracts

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This marks the second time in recent months that the Space Force has reassigned a GPS launch from ULA to SpaceX.

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The contracts, announced April 4 by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, are part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 procurement

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ULA is set to loft the first 27 satellites of the more than 3,200 planned for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation April 9, roughly a year behind schedule as the company races to meet deployment deadlines.

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The U.S. Space Force has certified United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, allowing that vehicle to conduct national security missions.

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The loss of a solid rocket motor nozzle on the second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur last October was caused by a manufacturing defect.

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Bruno said ULA has six Vulcan rockets currently in production

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Industry leaders from Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULA call for modernization of launch facilities to increase capacity

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The company is proposing military applications for its Centaur V stage in a bid to differentiate itself in the highly competitive space launch market

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Almost no one thought SpaceX would make the catch, at least not on the first try. On the fifth integrated test flight of Starship, launched Oct. 13 from the company’s […]

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Blue Origin scores first major national security launch deal

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