United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. U.S. government launch customers include both the Department of Defense and NASA, as well as other organizations.
ULA provides launch services using three expendable launch systems – Delta II, Delta IV and Atlas V. The Atlas and Delta launch system families have been used for more than 50 years to carry a variety of payloads including weather, telecommunications and national security satellites, as well as deep space and interplanetary exploration missions in support of scientific research. ULA also provides launch services for non-government satellites: Lockheed Martin retains the rights to market Atlas commercially.
Beginning in October 2014, ULA announced that they intended to undertake a substantial restructuring of the company, its products and processes, in the coming years in order to decrease launch costs. ULA is planning on building a new rocket that will be a successor to the Atlas V, using a new rocket engine on the first stage, with plans to release key design aspects before the end of 2014. In April 2015, they unveiled the new vehicle as the Vulcan, with the first flight of a new first stage no earlier than 2019.
I was seeking the light
When misty morning came
And washed my sins away like rain
As the smoke is slowly clearing
Visions of light
Our revolution
Endless, our dreams carry on
All traces in time
United
Tears in our eyes, escaping the night
Through the eyes of the light, carry on
When tide is running out
In silence all remain
When night sea breezes in
To hyperspeed exceed,
Illuminated rain
Here my cry to the sky
Endless, our dreams carry on
All traces in time
United
Tears in our eyes, escaping the night
Through the eyes of the light, carry on
Interference congregation
Mission for your secret vision
I see someone in the light
See in supervision
Intelligence collide
Endless, our dreams carry on
All traces in time
United
Tears in our eyes, escaping the night
Through the eyes of the light, carry on
We'll see all the sanctuary
And we're all united
Our vision is clear
No more tears in our eyes
Escaping the night
Through the eyes of the light
Through the eyes of the light
Through the eyes of the light