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  • ULA expects to be certified for national security launch ‘momentarily’

    12/10/2024 5:53:55 AM PST · by Fish Speaker · 36 replies
    Breaking Defense ^ | December 09, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Aaron Mehta
    SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — United Launch Alliance (ULA) expects to gain Space Force certification for national security payloads within a few months, company CEO Tory Bruno told Breaking Defense in a recent interview.Speaking in California, Bruno said he expects certification “momentarily,” though he noted that “’momentarily,’ in our world, that means this month, next month, next few months.”He added that no further testing of the Vulcan Centaur will be needed to meet certification, saying the company has met all the requirements from the Pentagon.Two well-executed launches are requisite to achieve certification for carrying payloads under the Space Force’s National Security...
  • Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed shortly before launch

    05/07/2024 6:46:24 AM PDT · by Salman · 25 replies
    Space Daily ^ | May 7, 2024 | Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo, Issam Ahmed
    The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off just two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, pushing back a high-stakes test mission to the International Space Station. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were strapped into their seats preparing for liftoff when the call for a "scrub" came, because engineers noticed audible buzzing from a liquid oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V rocket meant to propel the capsule into orbit. In a late night press conference, Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA) that built...