Space Force, NRO Stick With ULA, SpaceX For Launch Services

Artist's rendering of ULA Vulcan rocket.
Credit: United Launch Alliance
WASHINGTON and CAPE CANAVERAL—The U.S. national security space agencies will stick with incumbents United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX for medium and heavy-lift launch services over the next five years, Air Force acquisition chief William Roper said Aug. 7. The contracts awarded to the two...
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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