OTD in Space - Oct. 2: 100th Liftoff for United Launch Alliance
- 2 years ago
On Oct. 2, 2015, the United Launch Alliance launched its 100th rocket! [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com](https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html)
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a private spaceflight company that was born in 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. For its 100th mission, ULA launched a Mexican communication satellite named Morelos-3 on an Atlas V rocket. This wasn't just the 100th successful mission for ULA, but it was also the company's 100th attempt to launch a rocket. ULA hereby continued its 100 percent launch success rate.
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a private spaceflight company that was born in 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. For its 100th mission, ULA launched a Mexican communication satellite named Morelos-3 on an Atlas V rocket. This wasn't just the 100th successful mission for ULA, but it was also the company's 100th attempt to launch a rocket. ULA hereby continued its 100 percent launch success rate.