SpaceX has launched its latest national security mission, yet another GPS satellite that was originally to have been launched by United Launch Alliance. A Falcon 9 that was delayed from Monday because of weather lifted off Tuesday night on the GPS III-9 mission to bring the satellite to medium-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:53 p.

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force USSF-87 mission has been delayed.

The Space Coast’s first launch of the year came after midnight Sunday, the first of what could be four launches in the next 10 days, all from SpaceX.

(This story has been updated with new information. The ULA Atlas V rocket launch was postponed to Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.) A so Florida thing is coming up − and it's possible people can see it far beyond the Sunshine State. United Launch Alliance’s ...

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch the Space Force mission USSF-87 in February 2026. Credit: United Launch Alliance WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance plans to begin 2026 with a national security mission as its Vulcan Centaur ...

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Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, speaks during a news conference after the launch of Boeing's Starliner Atlas V rocket was scrubbed at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for a mission to the International Space Station, Saturday ...

Who's actually going to buy ULA, now that it's clear Vulcan is doomed to be at best fifth behind three SpaceX offerings and New Glenn ? Even juicy Pentagon contracts of today won't justify the billions needed to buy a dead-end company. If they don't have a ...