Boeing-Lockheed's Vulcan cleared to launch national security satellites for US
27/3/2025 5:55
The U.S. Space Force
said on Wednesday it has cleared Boeing and Lockheed
Martin's Vulcan rocket to launch national security
satellites for the United States.
SpaceX was the first company to handle such missions.
"Vulcan certification adds launch capacity, resiliency,
and flexibility needed by our nation’s most critical space-based
systems," said Brigadier General Kristin Panzenhagen, the
program executive officer for assured access to space.
Vulcan was developed to replace the Boeing LMT joint venture
ULA's workhorse Atlas V rocket and rival the reusable Falcon 9
from Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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