News Archive / Tagged: ULA

• Atlas rocket for Boeing crewed mission arrives at the Cape

  Matt HaskellJune 25th, 2021

  On June 21, United Launch Alliance unloaded its Atlas V rocket first stage, and Dual Engine Centaur Upper stage in Port Canaveral, Florida, ahead of Boeing's Crewed Flight Test mission.

• Final Delta II added to Kennedy Space Center’s rocket garden

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 31st, 2021

  The newly-stacked United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket stands proud at its final home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

• Vulcan rocket progresses towards first launch with pathfinder arrival

  Matt HaskellFebruary 13th, 2021

  Progress continues to advance for United Launch Alliance’s newest rocket, as the pathfinder for the Vulcan rocket arrived by the company’s cargo ship and was unloaded at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, February 15.

• ULA set for second launch attempt of classified NRO payload

  Matt HaskellNovember 13th, 2020

  United Launch Alliance is set to re-attempt the launch of their Atlas V rocket and its NROL-101 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on Friday evening. 

• ULA set to launch classified spy satellite atop Atlas V, featuring first GEM 63 boosters

  Matt HaskellNovember 4th, 2020

  United Launch Alliance is set to launch their Atlas V rocket on Wednesday evening, November 4, launching the highly classified NROL-101 spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral.

• NROL-44 remains grounded following second hot-fire abort

  Sean CostelloOctober 1st, 2020

  With just 7 seconds remaining in the count, ULA’s Delta IV Heavy Terminal Count Sequencer Rack (TCSR) aborted the September 30, 2020 launch attempt, which was scheduled for 23:43 p.m. EDT.

• ULA announces new launch date for NROL-44

  Cullen DesforgesSeptember 19th, 2020

  United Launch Alliance has set September 27, 2020 as the target date for the third launch attempt of the NROL-44 payload aboard their Delta IV Heavy Rocket, due to launch at 12:10 a.m. EDT. The launch window will last for approximately 90 minutes.

• ULA set to launch mission for National Reconnaissance Office

  Matt HaskellAugust 26th, 2020

  United Launch Alliance is preparing to launch the NROL-44 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office atop their Delta IV Heavy rocket early Thursday morning. 

• SES awards launch contracts to ULA & SpaceX

  Matt HaskellAugust 7th, 2020

  SES has contracted both United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX to fly its newest four C-band satellites into orbit in 2022.

• Launch of USSF-7 scrubbed due to weather

  Sean CostelloMay 16th, 2020

  Despite the availability of two 10-minute windows, United Launch Alliance was unable to loft the USSF-7 payload atop their Atlas V rocket due to weather violations in the launch criteria.

• ULA to launch the sixth flight of the X-37B

  Cullen DesforgesMay 15th, 2020

  United Launch Alliance will launch the USSF-7 mission early Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral for the United States Space Force.

• 45th Space Wing preparing for back to back launches

  Matt HaskellMay 14th, 2020

  This weekend, the 45th Space wing at cape Canaveral Air Force Station is poised for a modern era record turnaround in launches, as it prepares to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V with the USSF-7 X-37B from LC-41 on Saturday, and a SpaceX Falcon 9 with Starlink satellites from LC-40 on Sunday.

• Boeing to fly uncrewed Starliner mission for second time

  Theresa CrossApril 6th, 2020

  Boeing announced that Starliner would fly a second unmanned test mission in the Fall of 2020 from Florida due to an unsuccessful test flight in December of last year.

• ULA launches final AEHF satellite atop Atlas V

  Theresa CrossMarch 26th, 2020

  Blue skies and light winds – they were near perfect conditions for a Florida afternoon launch.

• ULA set to loft final Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite

  Patrick AttwellMarch 26th, 2020

  Poised for launch on Thursday March 26, 2020, an Atlas V rocket is set to lift the sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite. The 2-hour long launch window opens at 2:57 PM EDT (18:57 UTC) and stretches until 4:57 EDT (20:57 UTC).