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United Launch Alliance

Also Known As ULA
Launch and Space Transportation Companies

An American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a 50/50 joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, combining their Delta and Atlas rocket families. It now operates the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle as the Atlas V is phased out and the Delta family has been retired.

Facts
Agency Type
Private aerospace company (joint venture) 1
Founded Year
2006 1
Headquarters
Centennial, Colorado, United States 1
Head
John Elbon (interim CEO, following Tory Bruno's resignation in December 2025). 1
Annual Budget
US$1.3 billion in estimated revenue for 2022 (a private joint venture that does not publish official financials; figure is an outside estimate, not a government budget). 1
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Operates

Atlas V, Spacecraft

Developed by Lockheed Martin; operated by United Launch Alliance, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, since 2006.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Delta IV, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Delta IV Heavy, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Vulcan Centaur, Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
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Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • United Launch Alliance, lead section
    United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA) is an American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
  • United Launch Alliance, infobox
    Founded: December 1, 2006 | Headquarters: Centennial, Colorado, U.S. | Type: Joint venture
  • United Launch Alliance, infobox (revenue field)
    {{US$|1.3 billion|link=yes}} (2022)
  • United Launch Alliance, infobox (key_people field)
    John Elbon (interim [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
  • Operates: Atlas V, Atlas V article, operator section
    United Launch Alliance (ULA) has operated the rocket since 2006, having assumed control from Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services
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Encyclopedia Astronautica
  • Operates: Delta IV
  • Operates: Delta IV Heavy
  • Operates: Vulcan Centaur
Wikipedia: United Launch Alliance
In Group: Active Commercial Orbital Launch Providers, lead section
Quote, In Group: Active Commercial Orbital Launch Providers, lead section
United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA) is an American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
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