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United Launch Alliance is targeting no earlier than October 29 for its next Vulcan rocket launch, carrying an Amazon Leo mission, according to the Rocket Report. A second Amazon Leo flight on Vulcan is also planned before the end of the year, contingent on the rocket's solid rocket boosters performing as expected.
United Launch Alliance remains one of the few major US rocket companies still focused almost entirely on launch services rather than branching into satellites, spacecraft, or other space businesses. Competitors like SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, and Firefly Aerospace have all expanded beyond launch to capture higher-margin revenue streams, leaving ULA increasingly isolated in a low-margin segment of the industry. This has renewed speculation about whether ULA's parent companies, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, will eventually sell the venture.