Based on the risk tolerance of the payload, the government determines which amount of mission assurance is most appropriate for that mission” ...

The U.S. Space Force announced its latest allotments of national security launch contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and United ...

The Lane 1 awards are part of the Space Force's launch plan that focuses on new or smaller companies that can grow into ...

The U.S. Space Force added Stoke Space and Rocket Lab USA to the list of providers for a $5.6 billion round of national ...

Learn about the cumulative $13.68 billion NSSL contract awarded by the Space Systems Command to SpaceX, United Launch ...

In the specific case of NSSL3.1, the IDIQ is valued at $5.6 billion, meaning that theoretically, Rocket Lab could win up to ...

The trio of launch providers has been awarded a total of 54 national security spaceflight missions over about five years.

Today's award culminates nearly three years of government and industry partnership to increase launch resiliency and capacity ...

The awards are part of the service’s National Security Space Launch program, which it uses to acquire nearly all military ...

SpaceX, with its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, is the only current provider with fully NSSL-certified vehicles and the ability to launch from both ranges. ULA’s Vulcan rocket was certified for ...

SpaceX secured the largest share of the contracts, landing $5.9 billion for 28 launches. Meanwhile, ULA snatched $5.4 billion ...

United Launch Alliance on Wednesday had its new Vulcan rocket certified by the Space Force so it can begin flying national ...