Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat, a global technologies company. The mission is planned to lift off […]
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UPDATE: ULA’s Launch Readiness is GO! for Wednesday ViaSat-3 Flight 2 one of the most powerful commercial communication satellites
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 (F2) mission for Viasat, a global technologies company. The mission is planned to lift off […]
ULA, GO Vulcan! GO Centaur! GO USSF-106! and they did!
ULA’s recap: The United launch Alliance rocket departed Space Launch Complex-41 on Tuesday night at 8:56 p.m. EDT. The GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters burned for approximately 90 seconds and […]
L-1 UPDATE: ULA Vulcan USSF-106 mission progressing towards launch of ‘2 firsts’
On August 12, 2025 between 7:59 and 8:59 p.m. EDT (2359-0059 UTC ) a Vulcan Centaur VC4S rocket, with four solid rocket boosters, will launch USSF-106 directly to geosynchronous orbit […]
ULA continues launch prep of Vulcan for U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command USSF-106 mission
The first U.S. national security launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket will be the United States Space Force (USSF)-106 mission. Liftoff will occur at an as-yet-to-be-determined launch […]
Northrop Grumman tests most powerful segmented solid rocket booster ever built
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket booster—this was the first demonstration test of the enhanced, five-segment, […]
UPDATE: No delivery for Amazon’s Project Kuiper 2 as ULA calls no go for weather delay
Space Station, Fla., June 10, 2025) – Due to multiple weather delays during launch processing, the launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the second batch of […]
Novaspace reports Starlink outpaces launches: SpaceX enters new era of profitability
According to a new analysis from Novaspace, SpaceX generated an estimated $11.8 billion in revenue in 2024, with Starlink overtaking its space transportation division for the first time. The company’s […]
ULA plans Amazon Project Kuiper’s launch on Monday
The next date for ULA’s launch of Project Kuiper now is scheduled for Monday, April 14 from 4:00 PM to 8:34 PM ET. Liftoff of the Kuiper 1 mission will […]
ULA’s Vulcan rocket’s new era of space capability for our country, certifies to launch national Security Space Launch missions
Following years of development and completing a comprehensive certification plan including two successful certification missions, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket has been certified by the United States Space […]