The U.S. Space Force has selected Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and SpaceX as the three service providers for Phase 3 of the NSSL program.
ULA has resolved a ground support system problem that scotched a June 1 launch attempt of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket.
A second attempt to launch two astronauts on a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was called off 3 min. 50 sec. before liftoff on June 1.
SpaceX’s plan to launch its Starship-Super Heavy reusable Mars-class space transport from KSC will require a full environmental impact statement, the FAA said.
It’s been a big year for United Launch Alliance, the Lockheed Martin- and Boeing-owned joint venture that has been remaking itself for the commercial space age.
The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.
The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.
Launch of the NROL-70 mission aboard the final United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket remained on hold March 29 to address a problem with ground support equipment.
