Atlas V - Wikipedia
It was designed by Lockheed Martin and has been operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA) [b] since 2006. It is used for DoD, NASA, and commercial payloads. It is America's longest-serving active rocket. After 87 launches, in August 2021 ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold.
U.S. Space Force certifies ULA’s Vulcan rocket to begin launching ...
3 days ago · When all was said and done, ULA was assigned 26 mission and 23 went to SpaceX. ULA launched its first NSSL Phase 2 mission, USSF-51, on July 30, 2024, after switching from Vulcan to an Atlas 5 rocket.
After years of delays, Space Force certifies ULA’s Vulcan rocket
4 days ago · United Launch Alliance on Wednesday had its new Vulcan rocket certified by the Space Force so it can begin flying national security missions. ... The replacement for ULA’s Atlas V and Delta IV ...
ULA prepares for final military launch of Atlas 5 rocket
Jul 29, 2024 · WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch its final Atlas 5 rocket for the U.S. military on July 30. The classified payload, designated USSF-51, is scheduled to lift off at...
Space Force OKs Vulcan rocket as SpaceX competitor for military …
4 days ago · Since then, the Space Force and ULA validated the rocket met 52 certification criteria, including 18 subsystem design and test reviews and 114 audits of the spacecraft’s hardware and software.
U.S. Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane lands following 434-day orbital ...
Mar 7, 2025 · In a press release on Oct. 10, 2024, the U.S. Air Force confirmed that the X-37B was operating in a highly elliptical orbit and was demonstrating a series of maneuvers, called aerobraking, to...
ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a 'space …
3 days ago · ULA has been working to certify the Vulcan Centaur for NSSL missions since 2016, when the company signed an agreement to this effect with the U.S. Air Force. Related: Facts about ULA's new Vulcan ...
Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA win Air Force propulsion contracts
Feb 29, 2016 · The Air Force awarded ULA a $46 million contract Feb. 29 to develop a prototype of the Vulcan rocket using the BE-4 and the upper stage engine.
A mid-September test flight of Vulcan could permit a military …
Jul 22, 2024 · United Launch Alliance is targeting September 16 for the second test flight of the new Vulcan rocket, and a flawless mission could finally set the stage for the first Vulcan launch for the US...
ULA's Vulcan Rocket Certified to Launch National Security Space …
4 days ago · In September 2016, ULA entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force and outlined the plan to certify Vulcan according to the Air Force's New Entrant Certification Guide.
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