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ULA Chief: 70 Vulcan Rockets on Order for Government/Commercial Launches

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

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ULA Chief: 70 Vulcan Rockets on Order for Government/Commercial Launches

The Vulcan Certification-1 (Cert-1) rocket is to launch on Dec. 24 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (United Launch Alliance Photo)

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has received government and commercial orders worth billions of dollars for 70 Vulcan rockets, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said on Nov. 15. ULA is a partnership between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA]. "We have a backlog of 70 Vulcan launches," Bruno told journalists in a phone question and answer session. "It's kind of unprecedented in the launch business to have a backlog that large but also to have a backlog that large before the first…

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