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ULA to bring Vulcan payload fairing production in-house, seeking vertical-integration savings

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United Launch Alliance is moving payload fairing manufacturing for its Vulcan rocket in-house, following SpaceX’s practice of producing fairings at its Hawthorne, California, plant. The shift gives ULA greater control over a critical launch-vehicle component and may reduce costs through vertical integration.

Discovered 2026-11-04T12:54:38.967381-08:00 | 2026-11-04T12:54:38.967381-08:00

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  • Bringing fairing production in-house is a manufacturing and cost-control move for ULA’s Vulcan program; the company may capture savings through vertical integration.
  • The change reflects a production approach already used by SpaceX, which manufactures fairings for rockets including Falcon 9 at its Hawthorne plant.

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