United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance, LLC
	Atlas V 551 launch with Juno spacecraft
Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Space
Founded	December 1, 2006
Headquarters	Centennial, Colorado, United States
Key people	Tory Bruno (CEO)
Products	Vulcan Centaur; Atlas V (retiring); ICPS (retiring);
Revenue	US$1.3 billion (2022)
Net income	US$200 million (2022)
Owner	Lockheed Martin Space (50%); Boeing Defense, Space & Security (50%)
Number of employees	2,700 (2024)
Website	ulalaunch.com

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. The company designs, assembles, sells and launches rockets, but the company subcontracts out the production of rocket engines and solid rocket boosters.

When founded, the company inherited the Atlas rocket family from Lockheed Martin and the Delta rocket family from Boeing. As of 2024, the Delta family has been retired and the Atlas V is in the process of being retired. ULA began development of the Vulcan Centaur in 2014 as replacement for both the Atlas and Delta rocket families. The Vulcan Centaur successfully completed its maiden flight in January 2024, after years of delays.

The primary customers of ULA are the Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA, but also serves commercial clients.

^ ^a ^b Smith, Rich (23 March 2023). "United Launch Alliance Is For Sale: How Much Is It Worth?". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[Smith_2023-1] Smith, Rich (23 March 2023). "United Launch Alliance Is For Sale: How Much Is It Worth?". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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