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Space

ULA and SpaceX Win Task Orders for Four Missions Under Second Phase of National Security Space Launch

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

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ULA and SpaceX Win Task Orders for Four Missions Under Second Phase of National Security Space Launch

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Launch Platform (VLP) stands atop Space Launch Complex-41 for the first time. (United Launch Alliance Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA)--a partnership between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT]--and SpaceX contracts worth $384 million for work under Phase 2 of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). The service awarded ULA nearly $224.3 million on March 9 for "basic launch services and mission integration for USSF-112 and USSF-87," per the contract announcement. "Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado; and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,…

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