United Launch Alliance

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.

What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.

The U.S. military was ULA's primary customer for the booster, purchasing 12 of its 16 flights.

Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.

The Pentagon on April 2 revealed its long-awaited strategy for integrating commercial space capabilities into national defense operations.

Launch of the NROL-70 mission aboard the final United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket remained on hold March 29 to address a problem with ground support equipment.

With the upcoming launch of the last Delta IV Heavy, a family of rockets that has been flying since 1960 comes to an end.

Fully funded and hardware-rich, Blue Origin readies for orbital operations.

“We can go dramatically faster,” says new Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp.

China cannot match America’s rate of space innovation.

The loss of the Peregrine lunar lander mission was unfortunate but irrelevant for Cert-1 objectives.

With its Moon landing no longer a possibility, Peregrine was repurposed for in-space operations.

Astrobotic has repurposed its Peregrine lander for in-space operations and activated all 10 powered experiments aboard, the company said Jan. 11.

A propulsion issue, which initially prevented the spacecraft from properly orienting toward the Sun, could thwart its planned touchdown on the Moon.

United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on Jan. 8.

A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.

Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022.

The triple-core booster lifted off with the X-37B from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 8:07 p.m. EST.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.

United Launch Alliance conducted a practice launch countdown, including fueling, of its new Vulcan-Centaur rocket on Dec. 12.

If Vulcan misses its Dec. 24-26 launch window, the next opportunity to fly Peregrine to the Moon is on Jan. 8, ULA CEO Tony Bruno says.

Intuitive Machines’ initial Nova-C lunar lander has arrived at Cape Canaveral for a launch under a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services agreement.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been named the third crew member for the first operational mission of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to the ISS.