Space Force Splits 12 Missions Between ULA And SpaceX

United Launch Alliance Vulcan spacecraft

After a final Atlas V is ready to launch from Vandenberg SFB in November. Space Launch Complex-3 East is being modified for ULA's Vulcan rocket.

Credit: United Launch Alliance.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded a dozen launch contracts under the National Space Security Launch (NSS) Phase Two program, with United Launch Alliance and SpaceX splitting the missions, 75% of which will take place from Vandenberg SFB, California. SpaceX was tapped for four Space Development Agency...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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