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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.
ULA plans to introduce new rocket one piece at a time
United Launch Alliance is expected to reveal its design for a next generation satellite launcher Monday, outlining a 20-year roadmap to develop a new methane-powered first stage booster, an advanced space tug and a reusable rocket engine.
Atlas 5 slips at payload’s request
The next Atlas 5 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral will be delayed two weeks to resolve an undisclosed issue with the payload, United Launch Alliance officials announced Friday.
ULA working to reduce five launch pads to two
The nation's existing Atlas and Delta launch sites are vying for a future when United Launch Alliance completes its modernization with a new rocket system and downsizing to one pad on each coast.
What to do with the final Delta 2 rocket?
With the payload matching game showing no prospects, the final Delta 2 rocket could be headed to the Smithsonian or another museum instead of space.
Same day rollouts and launches could return to Atlas 5 program
Returning to the days of rollouts and launches in a span of only a few hours, the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 program is looking to resume this whirlwind experience.
Stats: Delta 4 history and backlog (updated March 30)
Here's a look by the numbers of the previous Delta 4 flight history and the remaining flights of the rocket named Delta.
Mysterious mini spaceplane the next Atlas 5 payload
With its new homeport in renovated NASA space shuttle hangars off in the distance, the Air Force's X-37 mini spaceplane will be launched from Cape Canaveral on May 6 for its fourth journey into orbit.
Delta 4 rocket evolving to upgraded main engine
When the next Delta 4 rocket flies in July, as well as all future ones to come, the enhanced RS-68A main engine will power the boosters off the launch pad.
Two more options added to ULA’s rocket naming poll
Fans of classical mythology and the fictional Star Trek universe can vote for two new candidates as the name of United Launch Alliance's next generation rocket, with Vulcan and Zeus joining three other options in an online poll revealed earlier this week.