Tory Bruno, a veteran engineer and aerospace industry executive, has resigned from the top job at United Launch Alliance after more than a decade competing against the growing dominance of SpaceX, the company announced Monday.
The news of Bruno’s sudden resignation was unexpected. His tenure was marked by a decline in ULA’s market share as rival SpaceX competed for and won ever-larger US government launch contracts. More recently, Bruno oversaw the successful debut of ULA’s Vulcan rocket, followed by struggles to ramp up the new rocket’s launch cadence.
Bruno had a 30-year career as an engineer and general manager for Lockheed Martin’s ballistic missile programs before taking over as president and CEO of United Launch Alliance in August 2014. He arrived as SpaceX started making inroads with its partially reusable Falcon 9 rocket, and ULA’s leading position in the US launch market looked to be in doubt.
It’s surprising to hear about Tory Bruno’s resignation from ULA. His contributions to the aerospace industry have been significant, and it will be interesting to see what this means for the company’s future. Wishing him all the best in his next endeavors!
industry have been significant, and it’s hard to imagine the company without him. It will be interesting to see how ULA plans to navigate future challenges without his leadership, especially with the growing competition in the space sector. Hopefully, they find someone who can build on his legacy.