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Orbital ATK beats out Aerojet in ULA booster selection
United Launch Alliance has selected Orbital ATK to provide solid rocket boosters for the company's next-generation Vulcan launcher, and will switch the workhorse Atlas 5 to the new booster supplier by the end of 2018, officials said Tuesday.
Boeing rejects bid to buy ULA as engine race heats up
Boeing said Wednesday it has turned down an offer from Aerojet Rocketdyne to buy United Launch Alliance, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture that operates the Atlas and Delta rocket fleets.
ULA needs commercial customers to close Vulcan rocket business case
United Launch Alliance will need to lure commercial customers to ensure the economic viability of its new Vulcan rocket, which is set to debut in 2019 just as the rate of U.S. military satellite launches is due to take a dip.
ULA sees clean handover of Boeing crew launches to Vulcan rocket
United Launch Alliance vows a "seamless" switch from the Atlas 5 to the new Vulcan rocket in launches of Boeing's astronaut taxis.
Certification process begins for Vulcan to carry military payloads
The heavy-lift version of the United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket will sell for half the price of today's Delta 4-Heavy and a third of the price tag for the previous Titan 4, while offering a substantial increase in performance for nation's largest defense spacecraft.
ULA gets futuristic
United Launch Alliance revealed its visionary approach to space exploration in the next decade courtesy of the Vulcan rocket's new, long-duration upper stage that can be fitted with as many as four engines to perform cargo resupply and astronaut transportation to far-flung destinations.
ULA chief explains reusability and innovation of new rocket
United Launch Alliance will salvage the main engines through a mid-air recovery plan and reuse them again aboard the company's new Vulcan rocket, saving 90 percent in booster propulsion costs, the company announced Monday.
VideoVideo: Animation of Vulcan launch
This animation depicts United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket blasting off.
Artwork: ULA Vulcan rocket revealed
These are artist's concepts and press conference briefing slides from the United Launch Alliance unveiling of its new Vulcan rocket to debut in 2019.
ULA unveils its future with the Vulcan rocket family
Meet the Vulcan, the next-generation rocket family brought to you by United Launch Alliance that comes with a bold reusability plan, multiple configurations for medium- to heavy-lift, all-American engines and serves as the eventual replacement for the historic Atlas and Delta rocket lines.