A ULA Atlas V rocket has lifted off from Cape Canaveral to deliver the first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband communications network into LEO.
Given price competition from SpaceX, ULA expected to emerge from the Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 competition with a smaller mission percentage, the CEO says.
Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been added to the U.S. Space Force's list of launch providers eligible for lower-risk National Security Space Launch missions.