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ULA successfully conducted the second certification test flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket on October 4, an essential mission for certifying the vehicle to carry national security payloads. However, a anomaly "observation" with one of the solid rocket boosters (SRB) has raised concerns.
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for the second certification flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket, marking a critical milestone in ULA’s path toward certifying the Vulcan Centaur for national security missions with the U.S. Space Force.
In a move that could reshape the U.S. space launch industry, aerospace giants Boeing (BA-N) and Lockheed Martin (LMT-N) are reportedly in discussions to sell their rocket-launching joint venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), to Sierra Space, according to two individuals familiar with the matter.
The rocket lifted off precisely at 6:45 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Space photographers across the space coast are pushing back against a newly introduced camera placement agreement by United Launch Alliance (ULA).
In a strategic shift, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will proceed with an inert payload and instrumentation on its second Vulcan Centaur mission, after determining that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser will not be ready for a launch this fall.
NASA, Boeing, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) teams are diligently working towards Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS), but due to a leak being found on the Starliner spacecraft, launch is currently set for no earlier than 4:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, pending the completion of additional testing.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner has finally been rolled out to the pad and successfully integrated onto the ULA Atlas 5 rocket ahead of its crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) next month.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Aerojet Rocketdyne have announced a revamped version of the 60-year-old RL10 rocket engine called the RL10C-X will make its inaugural flight on the Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2025.
On October 6, at 2:06 p.m, Amazon's first 2 prototype satellites for it's Kuiper program succesfully launched atop a ULA Atlas V 501 rocket.
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