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United Launch Alliance’s New Vulcan Rocket Begins Final Road to First Launch. Full story; United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Mission in Partnership ...
Since 2006, United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has served as the nation’s launch services provider with its Delta IV and Atlas V rockets. The United Launch Alliance is committed to bringing the latest technology to bear to ensure mission success at the lowest possible cost.
The Delta IV launch system was available in three configurations: the Delta IV Medium+, with two or four solid rocket motors (SRMs) and the Delta IV Heavy. Each configuration was comprised of a common booster core (CBC), a cryogenic upper stage and a 5-meter-diameter payload fairing (PLF).
Apr 9, 2024 · Future of heavy lift advances to ULA’s Vulcan rocket. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., (April 9, 2024) – The Delta program, spanning 60 years, came to a close with the launch of the final Delta IV Heavy rocket by United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 9 at 12:53 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
UNMATCHED TEAM. UNMATCHED SUCCESS. At ULA it really is rocket science. We are the best space launch team in the world, and our secret is a diverse, committed team of experts and innovators across a variety of disciplines – including engineering to information technology, finance and more.
ULA is the nation’s most experienced space launch company with 150+ consecutive launches and a 100% mission success rate.
The Delta II launch vehicle offered the user a choice of three fairings: a 2.9-m (9.5-ft)-diameter skin-and-stringer center section fairing (bisector), and two versions of a 3-m (10-ft)-diameter (bisector) composite fairing with two different lengths.
