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

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 ...

A Minotaur IV rocket lifted off from the Golden State's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 16) at 3:33 p.m. EDT (1633 ...

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

Three companies have won more than $13 billion in contracts to launch national security satellites into space in the coming ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aerospace company is launching its New Shepard rocket featuring an all-female ...

"Mighty Atlas’ count was very clean. Unfortunately, weather stayed rough," ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno said in a ...

That's more than twice the five launches ULA managed in 2024, and 4 times as many launches as ULA conducted in 2023. Fact is, ...

The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 announcements made by the Space Force’s Space Systems Command anticipate giving Elon Musk’s SpaceX more than $5.9 billion, ULA more ...

Launch providers SpaceX, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance—a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin Space—on ...

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