United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance dec ULA is a joint venture of the two U.S. companies Boeing and Lockheed Martin for the joint operation of U.S. government agencies with launch services of the carrier rocket Delta II, Delta IV and Atlas V. However, leaves Boeing and the commercial contracts Boeing Launch Services wins for the Delta II, run by the ULA.

The development, production, testing and start-up operation of missiles are to be merged to reduce costs, the ULA expects annual savings of 100-150 million U.S. dollars for the American taxpayer. Boeing and Lockheed Martin each hold a 50 percent stake in ULA. Headquartered in Denver, in total, the company has 3,800 employees.

The United Launch Alliance is the American Pentagon, the future main client, support.

On 3 October 2006, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the merger.

The ULA adopted according to the information on its website officially on 1 December 2006 to operate on. Her first start was that of a Delta II rocket with the spy satellite USA 193 for the NGOs on 14 December 2006. The first launch of an Atlas rocket brought on 8 March 2007, six spy satellites into space.

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