Overview
- United Launch Alliance said Tory Bruno resigned effective December 22 to pursue another opportunity, ending a nearly 12-year tenure.
- John Elbon was appointed interim CEO and Mark Peller became COO, accelerating leadership changes that had been outlined earlier this month.
- Board chairs from Lockheed Martin and Boeing offered thanks but no explanation for the departure, while Bruno posted that his work at ULA is complete and he will be cheering the company on.
- Vulcan is flying and certified for national security missions, yet ULA logged six launches in 2025 compared with SpaceX’s 165 and fell short of its targeted cadence.
- Amazon and the U.S. Space Force have booked about 60 Vulcan launches, and some outlets note unconfirmed speculation about a possible sale of ULA by its owners.