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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle carrying the NROL-82 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-6 on April 26 at 1:47 p.m. PDT. To date ULA has launched 143 times with 100 percent mission success.
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., (April 26, 2021) A ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-82 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifts off from Space Launch Complex-6 at 1:47 p.m. PDT on April 26.
Photo by United Launch Alliance The unmatched power of the Delta IV Heavy again demonstrated its role as the nation s proven heavy lift vehicle precisely delivering this critical NRO asset to its intended orbit, said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of Government and Commercial Programs. We are honored to support National Security space and thank our mission partners for their continued trust an
NASA adds United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur Rocket to Launch Services Program Catalog
ULA s next generation rocket to compete for future NASA launches
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NASA s Launch Services Program (LSP) has added United Launch Alliance s next generation rocket, the Vulcan Centaur, to the NASA Launch Services II (NLS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract in accordance with the on-ramp provision of NLS II. ULA is honored that NASA LSP has added our Vulcan Centaur rocket to the catalog of launch vehicles available to support future space exploration missions, said Tory Bruno, ULA s president and CEO. Vulcan Centaur, a single core vehicle, will support challenging missions with unique second stage capabilities unmatched in the industry and we look forward to a continued partnership with NASA LSP.
United Launch Alliance is Paving the Highway to Mars
The Atlas V Rocket Launched NASA s Perseverance Rover and Every Other U.S. Mission to Mars
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A United Launched Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched NASA s Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter on July 30, 2020. After a seven-month journey, the rover is planning to land on Mars on
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ULA and our heritage vehicles have launched every U.S. mission to the red planet and the launch of Mars 2020 marked our 20
th trip. Perseverance launched aboard an Atlas V rocket in the 541 configuration, with a 5-meter payload fairing and four solid rocket boosters. The Atlas V rocket delivered Perseverance on an ultra-precise interplanetary trajectory to intercept Mars. To date ULA has launched 142 times with 100 percent mission success. ULA is proud to have been part of such a significant science mission continuing the Mars legacy to provide crucial knowl