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United Launch Alliance (ULA) provides launch services for U.S.
national-security, civil, and commercial customers. The company’s launch vehicles include Vulcan Centaur and Atlas V, and its work combines vehicle design, production, mission integration, launch operations, and customer support. ULA describes itself as a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin and reports more than 150 consecutive launches since 2006. Its program-management, engineering, test, and mission-support functions are headquartered in Colorado; manufacturing, assembly, and integration are centered in Decatur, Alabama. Launch operations take place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base.
ULA heavy-lift rocket with Blue Origin BE-4 engines, certified for National Security Space Launch missions.
Photo: U.S. Space Force photo by Gwendolyn Kurzen · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Space Force)
Launch vehicle family using a common core booster and Centaur upper stage.
Photo: United Launch Alliance · Editorial use (company media kit)
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| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced manufacturing and materials | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capability; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
| Cost-effective on-demand and reusable space launch | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capability; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and engineering center | Headquarters | Denver, Colorado, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
| Launch operations | Office | Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
| Rocket manufacturing and integration facility | Factory | Decatur, Alabama, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
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Supports Organization
“United Launch Alliance (ULA), the new joint venture combining the Delta and Atlas rocket programs of Boeing and Lockheed Martin”
Supports Organization
“Vulcan – redefining what is possible in space.”
Sam Eckholm · Aug 16, 2025 · Supports System · name
“Atlas V”
Space Systems Command · Mar 26, 2025 · Supports System
“ULA is now eligible to launch NSSL missions as one of two certified providers.”
Supports Organization, System
“Delivered the most sensitive and critical missions – including planetary exploration missions, classified defense systems and key commercial assets.”
Supports Facility, Organization, Organization technology
“Manufacturing, assembly and integration operations are located at Decatur, Alabama.”
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