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Aerojet’s Really Bad Week
Atlas V with Aerojet Solid BoostersCredit: ULA Two weeks ago, for a moment it looked as if Aerojet Rocketdyne stood a fair shot at walking away with United Launch Alliance for something close to its $2...
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Seeking a Different Sort of Waiver for ULA
Editorial The long running drama regarding United Launch Alliance and the use of Russian RD-180 engines for the Atlas V rocket entered a new phase late Friday with the announcement that the Pentagon...
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DOD May Not Be So Committed to Launch Competition After All
Delta Heavy w/OrionCredit : NASA Editorial On Monday, an Innerspace editorial suggested that perhaps it is time to reconsider restrictions on launching U.S. government payloads on friendly foreign...
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ULA Introduces Cubesat Launch Program
Standing in the foyer of the Colorado state capitol earlier today, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno introduced a new cubesat launch program aimed at promoting STEM (Science, Technology,...
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XCOR/ULA Partnership Continues With Air Force Upper Stage Development Contract
Hot fire test of precursor 5H25 engine.Credit: XCOR XCOR Press Release US AIR FORCE AWARDS ULA AND XCOR CONTRACT FOR UPPER STAGE PROPULSION Midland TX, March 9, 2016, United Launch Alliance (ULA), the...
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Disruption: SpaceX Looking at 30% Price Reduction for Falcon 9 Reusable
Slightly Used Rocket 30% OffCredit SpaceX An appearance by SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell at the Satellite 2016 conference being held in National Harbor, Maryland is shedding a wealth of new...
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ULA Completes Preliminary Design Review of Vulcan Centaur Rocket W/ BE-4 Engines
VulcanCredit: ULA ULA Press Release: United Launch Alliance Completes Preliminary Design Review for Next-Generation Vulcan Centaur Rocket Centennial, Colo., (March 24, 2016) – United Launch Alliance...
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Congress Prepares to Push the AR-1 on ULA
AR-1Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne The long and increasingly sordid saga of America’s dependence, and indeed bizarre fascination with the Russian RD-180 engine for the Atlas V booster is set to take...
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Be-4 Preburner As Described by Jeff Bezos
Pre-burner Injector ModelCredit: Blue Origin A bit of rocket science courtesy of Jeff Bezos: In the BE-4 preburner, a very small portion of the engine’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel mixes and...
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Stratolaunch Systems and Orbtial ATK Team Up (Again)
New RideCredit Vulcan Aerospace The wild, but underwhelming ride that has been Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s effort to revolutionize the launch industry with the Stratolaunch aircraft has taken...
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