Blue Origin scores first major national security launch deal

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ULA remains confident it will launch Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane by October

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The USSF-62 mission sent to orbit the Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) satellite

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Vice president Josh Brost: “We're very comfortable about on-ramping to NSSL in the future, likely next year.”

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Frank Calvelli applauded the successful inaugural launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket and emphasized the need for the company to adapt to a faster-paced launch schedule

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Blue Origin has secured an $18 million contract with the U.S. Space Force for integration studies related to its New Glenn launch vehicle.

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This next phase of NSSL marks a significant evolution in how the Space Force approaches launch, leaning into the commercial market in a way that it had previously largely avoided.

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The Space Systems Command announced 21 launch missions have been assigned to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 contract the companies won in 2020.

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The U.S. Space Force on Oct. 4 released two solicitations for the next round of national security launch contracts, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3.

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United Launch Alliance, one of just two U.S. companies that provide national security launch services, does not have a problem with DoD’s decision to add a third competitor, a senior ULA executive said Sept. 13.

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As it prepares to award the next round of National Security Space Launch contracts, the Space Force is no longer comfortable relying on just two companies.

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Bruno says he has questions on the Space Force’s decision to add a third heavy-lift launch provider in the next round of contracts, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3.

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The decision to add a third provider was driven by a projected growth in demand for satellite launches and concerns about a shortage of heavy-lift rockets later this decade.

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The U.S. Space Force released a revised draft solicitation for the next round of national security launch contracts, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3.

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Congress should listen to the Space Force and reject the Senate Armed Services Committee’s changes to the U.S. Space Force's National Security Space Launch procurement plans.

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The Senate Armed Services Committee on June 23 advanced its version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 24-1 after closed deliberations. 

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The U.S. Space Force launch procurement office on June 8 announced an additional 12 missions assigned to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract.

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Leaders of the House Armed Services Committee are raising concerns about the Defense Department’s plan to procure space launch services beginning in 2025. They are questioning whether the proposed strategy, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3,  gives new entrants a fair opportunity to compete for contracts.

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Firefly Aerospace says its future medium rocket it is developing with Northrop Grumman will be ready to compete in the next round of U.S. national security launch contracts.

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Rocket Lab’s chief executive Peter Beck says the company played an active role in reshaping the U.S. government’s approach to buying launch services.

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U.S. Space Force officials will sit down with industry executives in Los Angeles this week to discuss the fine points of the upcoming national security space launch procurement. 

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In its latest strategy to procure launch services, the U.S. Space Force is taking a calculated risk that new players in the industry will deliver on their ambitious plans. 

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The U.S. Space Force on Feb. 16 released its procurement strategy for the next national security launch services contracts expected to be awarded in 2024.

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Frank Calvelli said his push for speed and agility in procurement programs is starting to resonate

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