U.S. Space Force Phase 3 Launch Plan Pivot Flummoxes Incumbents

Vulcan launch vehicle

ULA’s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 bid rests on its new Vulcan launch vehicle, which has yet to fly.

Credit: United Launch Alliance
It is not so much the addition of a third company to provide launch services for the full range of missions required by U.S. national security agencies that rankles incumbent United Launch Alliance. Rather, it is what CEO Tory Bruno calls a “very significant shift” between the first and second draft...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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