A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 3 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on September 25, at 8:09 a.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape […]
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UPDATE: United Launch Alliance (ULA) provides status report
ULA’s Status Report provides updates on launch and other ULA activities. Please note this does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of upcoming launches. Kuiper 3 // Next Up! Sept. 25 Status: The team began (LVOS) operations last week. […]
Northrop Grumman’s GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters help power 1st certified flight of ULA’s Vulcan rocket
Four Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) 63-inch-diameter, extended length, Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) delivered nearly two million pounds of thrust to help power the first certified launch of United […]
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 […]
L3Harris NTS-3 NAVSAT preparing for launch
As the prime contractor of NTS-3, L3Harris is preparing its Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) for launch following successful tests earlier in 2024—designed, built, and tested by L3Harris, NTS-3 is the […]
L-2 Update: ULA Vulcan USSF-106 mission progresses towards Tuesday launch
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Vulcan launch carrying the USSF-106 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). The mission is planned to lift off […]
ULA schedules first Vulcan rocket launch for National Security Space August 12
(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Aug. 5, 2025) – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-106 mission for the United States Space […]
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 […]
United Launch Alliance + Amazon launch the Kuiper 2 mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on June 23 at 6:54 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 […]