With Vulcan Rocket in Play, SpaceX Faces Its First Real Challenger in Military Launch Race
The certification process, which began in 2016, was no easy feat. Vulcan had to clear 52 criteria, 18 critical subsystem ...
SpaceX now has a north Alabama competitor for space spy mission launches
United Launch Alliance announced its Vulcan rocket has been certified by U.S. Space Force to fly National Security Space ...
United Launch Alliance waits on Space Force to certify Vulcan
Vulcan flew twice in 2024 but the second mission had a rough ride to space. Those problems are the primary culprit behind ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN3h
Elon Musk’s military dominance in space faces a shake-up as ULA enters the arena
A new rival is taking on Elon Musk in U.S. military space launches. The U.S. Space Force has officially certified United ...
Rocket Report: Starship fails for a second time; what’s to blame for Vulcan delays?
The Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 spacecraft from Vandenberg Space Force Base, with the 52-minute launch window opening at 6:25 am PT (14:25 UTC). Lockheed is self-funding the ...
Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...
Defense One10h
The D Brief: ‘Counterintelligence nightmare’; Spy sats eye the border; Orbital ‘satellite carrier’; Army chief, interviewed; And a bit more.
New: Spy sats join border effort. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency told Reuters that it now has a task force to coordinate its "support to the U.S. border mission," while the National ...
Defense One1d
ULA’s Vulcan cleared for national-security launches
United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket launches from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 7:25 a.m. on ...
Yahoo9d
Space Coast launch schedule
TBD: United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur on the first Sierra Space ... Complex 37 at 12:53 p.m. This was the final Delta IV Heavy rocket launch ever, and last of any Delta rocket, which has ...