United Launch Alliance
American launch service provider (Atlas V, Delta IV, Vulcan Centaur) for national security and NASA missions.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is an American launch service provider headquartered in Centennial, CO, formed in 2006 as a 50/50 joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. ULA designs, assembles, and launches rockets including the Atlas V, retired Delta IV Heavy, and its next-generation Vulcan Centaur, which completed its maiden flight in January 2024 and received U.S. Space Force National Security Space Launch certification in March 2025. In April 2025, ULA was awarded approximately $5.4B (about 19 missions, roughly 40% of the pool) under the Space Force's $13.7B NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 launch-services award, shared with SpaceX and Blue Origin. Longtime CEO Tory Bruno departed in late 2025/early 2026 for Blue Origin after roughly 12 years leading the company; COO John Elbon is serving as interim CEO while the board runs a permanent-CEO search. ULA employs approximately 2,700 people and has launched over 150 missions with a 100% mission success rate for national security payloads.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Centennial, CO
- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 2,700+
- Total funding
- Active (Lockheed/Boeing JV)
- Stage
- Active
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Space launch, Rocket manufacturing, National security launch, NASA missions
- X / Twitter
- x.com/ulalaunch
- Website
- ulalaunch.com
Founders0
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Investors0
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Cap table2
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Lockheed Martin (50%) | Common | ~50.0% |
Boeing (50%) | Common | ~50.0% |
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Frequently asked
- What does United Launch Alliance do?
- United Launch Alliance (ULA) is an American launch service provider headquartered in Centennial, CO, formed in 2006 as a 50/50 joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. ULA designs, assembles, and launches rockets including the Atlas V, retired Delta IV Heavy, and its next-generation Vulcan Centaur, which completed its maiden flight in January 2024 and received U.S. Space Force National Security Space Launch certification in March 2025. In April 2025, ULA was awarded approximately $5.4B (about 19 missions, roughly 40% of the pool) under the Space Force's $13.7B NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 launch-services award, shared with SpaceX and Blue Origin. Longtime CEO Tory Bruno departed in late 2025/early 2026 for Blue Origin after roughly 12 years leading the company; COO John Elbon is serving as interim CEO while the board runs a permanent-CEO search. ULA employs approximately 2,700 people and has launched over 150 missions with a 100% mission success rate for national security payloads.
- Where is United Launch Alliance headquartered?
- United Launch Alliance is headquartered in Centennial, CO and was founded in 2006.
- What does United Launch Alliance specialize in?
- United Launch Alliance works across Space launch, Rocket manufacturing, National security launch, NASA missions.
- Does United Launch Alliance hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links United Launch Alliance to 1 government contract.
Sources & citations6
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ULA was formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, combining their Atlas and Delta rocket families
Wikipedia: United Launch AllianceVerified2026-06-15 - 2
ULA's Vulcan Centaur completed its maiden flight on January 8, 2024, and the company has a 100% mission success rate for national security launches
Wikipedia: Vulcan CentaurVerified2026-06-15 - 3
Space Force certifies Vulcan Centaur for national security space launch missions, March 2025
SpaceNews: Space Force certifies Vulcan for national security launchesVerified2025-03-01 - 4
U.S. Space Force awards $13.7 billion in NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 launch contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA; ULA's share is approximately $5.4B for about 19 missions
Spaceflight Now: U.S. Space Force awards $13.7 billion in new national security launch contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX and ULAVerified2025-04-05 - 5
ULA names John Elbon interim CEO following Tory Bruno's departure to Blue Origin after roughly 12 years leading the company
GovConWire: ULA Names John Elbon Interim CEO Following Tory Bruno's DepartureReported2026-01-01 - 6
ULA deals with financial challenges caused by the Vulcan grounding; Lockheed Martin agrees to guarantee up to $500M of ULA borrowings
SpaceNews: ULA deals with financial challenges caused by Vulcan groundingReported2026-07-01