Blue Origin scores first major national security launch deal

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NASA and Boeing have reset the launch of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for June 5 after United Launch Alliance fixed a computer problem that scrubbed the previous launch attempt.

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A last-minute problem scrubbed the Atlas 5 launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on its first crewed flight June 1.

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

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The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will be delayed at least another week and a half to replace a faulty valve in its Atlas 5 launch vehicle.

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Launch controllers scrubbed the first attempt to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on a crewed test flight May 6 because of a valve problem with the rocket.

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The upcoming launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will mark not just the first time the spacecraft has carried astronauts but also the first crewed launch of the Atlas 5, a vehicle approaching its retirement.

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ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy launches NROL-70 for the National Reconnaissance Office in its final mission

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The launch industry is negotiating a transition into new families of launch vehicles, working to bring additional capacity into the market while seeking out competitive advantages against a growing number of competitors.

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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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As rumors of a potential sale of United Launch Alliance reach a crescendo, the company’s chief executive argues the successful inaugural launch of its Vulcan rocket is a vindication of both the company’s technology and its transformation.

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The first launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur was also a successful demonstration of new solid rocket boosters developed by Northrop Grumman for the vehicle.

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United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur soared into night skies on its long-awaited first launch Jan. 8, carrying a commercial lunar lander.

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After a decade of development, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket is finally on the launch pad for its inaugural launch, carrying not just a lunar lander but also the company’s future.

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Astrobotic’s first lunar lander is ready for a launch in early January that would set up a landing on the moon in late February.

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Amazon is seeking to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed in August that alleged that the company’s board of directors acted in bad faith when it awarded Project Kuiper launch contracts to Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance.

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The success of a NASA project last year to demonstrate an inflatable heat shield has attracted interest from several companies who are working with the agency to advance the technology.

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A new version of a 60-year-old rocket engine, with performance and cost improvements, is expected to make its debut in 2025 on the Vulcan Centaur rocket.

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All the major components for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket are now at the launch site as United Launch Alliance prepares for a launch in late December.

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United Launch Alliance now plans to launch its first Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve, carrying a commercial lunar lander.

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Even before Rocket Lab's Sept. 19 launch failure, people were tossing around the word “monopoly” when it came to SpaceX. It had become increasingly clear that companies needing to launch their satellites in the near future had few options beyond SpaceX, particularly those spacecraft too large to launch on a small vehicle like Electron, as other launch providers stumbled. “Having such a dominant launch service provider is probably not healthy in general for the commercial prospects of the industry,” Vikram Nidamaluri, managing director of the telecom, media, and entertainment group at investment banking firm Lazard, told World Satellite Business Week attendees the week before. “No one wants a monopoly choking off one point of the value chain.”

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United Launch Alliance launched two prototypes Oct. 6 for the more than 3,200 Project Kuiper broadband satellites Amazon plans to build and deploy over the next six years.

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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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The three companies with multibillion-dollar contracts to launch Amazons’s Project Kuiper constellation say they are committed to deploying those satellites on schedule despite delays in the development of their vehicles.

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