Space Force Makes the Obvious Choice, Halts Rocket Launches at Boeing's and Lockheed's Space Business
2026-03-08 06:26:00 ET
United Launch Alliance had high hopes for its new Vulcan Centaur rocket, but they're starting to fall apart -- literally.
As recently as two years ago, United Launch Alliance (ULA), the space launch venture jointly owned by Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) , had hoped to be launching anywhere from 20 to 30 Vulcans annually by now. It's actually launched just four times in two years.
Worse, as I described last month , two of the four Vulcans ULA has managed to launch experienced anomalies during flight. Although Vulcan's inaugural launch back in January 2024 went off without a hitch, in October 2024, Launch 2 suffered an anomaly when one of the nozzles that directs exhaust flow from Vulcan's two solid rocket boosters fell off during launch.
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