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December 23, 2025
In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance
“It has been a great privilege to lead ULA through its transformation and to bring Vulcan into service.”
TL;DR
- Tory Bruno resigned as CEO of United Launch Alliance after more than a decade.
- His tenure coincided with the rise of SpaceX and a decline in ULA's market share.
- Bruno oversaw the development and successful debut of ULA's Vulcan rocket.
- ULA faced challenges in increasing the launch cadence of the new Vulcan rocket.
- Bruno previously had a 30-year career at Lockheed Martin.
- He announced plans for the Vulcan rocket and the phaseout of Atlas and Delta vehicles early in his tenure.
- Blue Origin was selected to build the Vulcan rocket's booster engines.
- The retirement of older rockets led to downsizing, including layoffs and facility closures.
- SpaceX won a majority of US military launch contracts last year.
- John Elbon will serve as interim CEO.
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