GAO: Weapon Systems Annual Assessment Updated Program Oversight Approach Needed – Excerpt: National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Keith’s note: The ULA Vulcan program has contracted with Blue Origin to provide its BE-4 rocket engine. This BE-4 engine is not referred to by name in this report, but it is what is referred to in this report. “A U.S. produced rocket engine under development for ULA’s Vulcan launch vehicle is experiencing […]

FYI @torybruno couldn't resist given your interest in the whole Knights Templar thing … just sayin' 🙂 pic.twitter.com/NmjtuNMwiz — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 14, 2015 @NASAWatch The "Ragnar Lothbrook Rocket" does have a certain ring to it… — Tory Bruno (@torybruno) April 15, 2015 U.S. satellite launcher gets first request for Vulcan rocket – change the name, Reuters “Hours after unveiling its next-generation “Vulcan” rocket, the company that launches most […]

ULA Unveils Next Generation Launch System with a Little Showmanship [With Video], SpaceRef Business “At a news conference at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno unveiled their Next Generation Launch System (NGLS) with a crowdsourced new name, Vulcan. Showing some of the showmanship that Elon Musk of SpaceX has been known for, Bruno tried to follow in Musk’s footsteps ratcheting up the […]