The Lane 1 awards are part of the Space Force's launch plan that focuses on new or smaller companies that can grow into ...

Centennial-based ULA was awarded $5.3 billion dollars to launch Space Force missions through 2033 and 2034, according to the ...

ULA's new Vulcan rocket initially won 60 percent of these missions—known as NSSL Phase 2—but the Space Force reallocated a handful of launches to SpaceX after ULA encountered delays with Vulcan.

In October 2024, a ULA Vulcan rocket experienced a mishap on its second certification test flight for the U.S. Space Force. Certification was delayed because of it, but finally came through in ...

Launch window: Three-hour window opens at noon. Location: Launch Complex 41. Mission: ULA's third Vulcan rocket will soon take flight on the Space Force's USSF-106 national security mission into ...

ULA's new Vulcan rocket had its first two launches last year. The Pentagon certified Vulcan for national security missions this month after months of review into a mishap with its solid rocket ...

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.5 billion in launch contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Blue Origin through 2029, solidifying the trio as America’s top-tier military space launch ...

Furthest along is the Vulcan Centaur rocket, a creation of United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. It’s expected to have its third and fourth launches in the ...

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles. Rocket Lab And Stoke Space Join U.S. NSSL Lane 1 Vendor Pool is part of our Aviation Week & Space Technology - ...