ULA
Bruno: The next big thing for ULA is a long-endurance upper stage
ULA is still betting on long-endurance upper stages and believes the technology has a bright future.
Space Force awards ULA, SpaceX contracts for four national security missions
ULA received $224. 2 million for two missions named USSF-112 and USSF-87. SpaceX got $159.7 million for USSF-36 and NROL-69.
Space Force awards engineering contract for certification of ULA’s Vulcan rocket
Millennium Engineering and Integration on Feb. 19 received a $13.2 million contract for services in support of the Vulcan rocket certification.
ULA’s Tory Bruno warns of ‘overheated’ space launch market
Tory Bruno warned there are too many venture-funded space launch companies competing for a static number of customers.
ULA’s new rocket Vulcan projected to launch in late 2021
Tory Bruno said he is confident that Vulcan and first customer — Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander — will be on the launch pad “by the end of next year.”
SpaceX to transition to fully reusable fleet for national security launches
“Over the next 18 months we’ll complete the transition to a fully reusable SpaceX fleet for our national security missions,” said Col. Robert Bongiovi, director of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise.
ULA: Dream Chaser schedule slip not a setback to Vulcan certification
ULA said the delay in Dream Chaser’s first mission will not prevent Vulcan from getting certified on time for its first national security mission in 2022.
Large launch companies cast doubt on viability of small launch vehicle market
Executives of major launch companies said they doubted there was sufficient demand for more than a few small launch vehicle developers, citing their own efforts to provide rideshare launch services for smallsats.
Lockheed Martin executives commend ULA for fighting back against SpaceX
Lockheed CFO Ken Possenriede: “We now have a price point that will allow ULA to get its fair share of awards over SpaceX"
ULA’s Tory Bruno argues for U.S. investments in the production of fuel in space
Bruno has pitched the idea of a "strategic propellant reserve" to the National Space Council
Tory Bruno reveals Chinese company tried to infiltrate ULA’s supply chain
Bruno: "This is is just shocking in terms of the scale and ubiquity of this threat."
