As it presses forward with a plan to give its Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicles dual launch capabilty, that is to launch two major satellites on one launch, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin colloboration ULA (United Launch Alliance) has selected the Swiss firm RUAG Space to build the necessary composite adapters and fairings. The contract signed on 27 June was follow-on to the business that RUAG already does for ULA in providing provides payload fairings for interstage adapters for the Atlas launcher.
RUAG gets ULA business to give rockets dual launch capability
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