Once again, ULA can't deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit

Once again, ULA can't deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit

ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle is grounded after a solid rocket booster anomaly last month.

Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues

The change affects the GPS III SV-10 satellite, which had been slated to launch on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. The post Another GPS launch shifts from ULA to SpaceX as Vulcan investigation continues appeared first on SpaceNews.

US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch

The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS satellite launch, moving to a SpaceX Falcon 9 while the investigation into an anomaly with ULA's Vulcan Centaur continues.

SpaceX is quietly becoming the U.S. Military’s only reliable rocket

The U.S. Space Force announced today it is switching an upcoming GPS III satellite launch from United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket to a SpaceX Falcon 9, a move that is as much a reflection of Vulcan’s mounting problems as it is a validation of SpaceX’s growing dominance in national security space launch. The GPS III Space Vehicle 09, originally contracted to fly on Vulcan this month, will now target a late April liftoff on Falcon 9, marking t…

Space Force shifts GPS III launch from ULA to SpaceX

The shift follows Vulcan’s February grounding under the National Security Space Launch program to resolve persistent problems with its solid rocket boosters.

Space Force Switches GPS Launch From ULA to SpaceX Rocket

The Space Force is changing launch providers for an upcoming GPS III launch amid an ongoing investigation into United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. The payload, initially slated to fly this month on Vulcan, will now launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no sooner than late April, Space Systems Command said March 20.  “With this change, we are answering the call for rapid delivery of advanced GPS capability while the Vulcan anomaly investigatio…