Space Force weighs new launch options as Vulcan faces months of grounding
TL;DR
The Space Force is reworking a slate of national-security launches after ULA’s Vulcan booster anomaly could keep the rocket grounded for months, prompting reassignment of at least one GPS mission to SpaceX and prompting officials to explore rideshares, mission reallocation, and other options while investigations continue and Blue Origin’s New Glenn certification remains unsettled.
- Space Force weighs launch alternatives as Vulcan faces potential months-long grounding SpaceNews
- USSF prioritizes GPS III capability delivery timeline, executes launch provider exchange f ssc.spaceforce.mil
- Once again, ULA can’t deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit Ars Technica
- US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch Space
- Space Force Reassigns Final GPS III Mission to SpaceX Following Vulcan Anomaly satnews.com
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