ULA restructures Delta 2 program
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2008, 6:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
Facing the loss of one of its biggest customers, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Tuesday that it was restructuring its Delta 2 launch vehicle program to keep it operation for the long term. The medium-lift Delta 2 is used primarily by the US Air Force and NASA, but the Air Force is phasing out its use of the vehicle in favor of the larger Delta 4 and Atlas 5 EELV rockets. The restructuring involves reducing the amount of facilities used by the Delta 2 program and taking advantage of unspecified synergies with the larger EELV programs. That restructuring is designed to allow the Delta 2 to continue operations at lower launch rates while maintaining "competitive" prices. ULA, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, started operations in late 2006 to operate both the Atlas and Delta vehicle families.
Facing the loss of one of its biggest customers, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Tuesday that it was restructuring its Delta 2 launch vehicle program to keep it operation for the long term. The medium-lift Delta 2 is used primarily by the US Air Force and NASA, but the Air Force is phasing out its use of the vehicle in favor of the larger Delta 4 and Atlas 5 EELV rockets. The restructuring involves reducing the amount of facilities used by the Delta 2 program and taking advantage of unspecified synergies with the larger EELV programs. That restructuring is designed to allow the Delta 2 to continue operations at lower launch rates while maintaining "competitive" prices. ULA, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, started operations in late 2006 to operate both the Atlas and Delta vehicle families.
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