The Launch Readiness Review (LRR) is GO for Friday’s liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket on the Certification-2 (Cert-2) flight test. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:00 a.m. EDT […]
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ULA L-3 Update Vulcan Cert-2 mission ready for launch
Everything continues to progress towards the ULA Vulcan launch carrying the Cert-2 mission. The mission is planned to lift off on Friday, October 4 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape […]
Vulcan rolls out for Wet Dress Rehearsal preparing to launch on second certification mission (CERT-2)
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan VC2S rocket will launch the second certification (Cert-2) mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Friday, October 4, […]
ULA to launch Vulcan second certification mission, and continues the legacy of Atlas
The United Launch Alliance second Vulcan certification flight (Cert-2) is scheduled for no earlier than (NET) October 4 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, during […]
Ecliptic Enterprises awarded ULA contract for RocketCam™ video systems
Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation, a leading provider of onboard video systems for launch platforms, orbital vehicles, and spacecraft, has been awarded a contract to supply United Launch Alliance (ULA) with their […]
Sierra Space Dream Chaser® Spaceplane completes 1st phase of pre-flight testing
Sierra Space has successfully completed the initial phase of environmental testing on the Dream Chaser® spaceplane, Tenacity®, at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Over the past month, […]
Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket boosters help power first launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket
This announcement preceded the failure of the Peregrine lunar lander.Two of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) extended length, 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) solid rocket boosters helped power the […]
Disappointment as Astrobotic’s Peregrine has “no chance of soft landing on the Moon”
At first the news was encouraging. Cheers and celebration after United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked the beginning of a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its […]
U. S. Space Force participates in certification milestone of future launch capability
Space Systems Command (SSC) congratulates United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) launch team on its maiden flight of the company’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket. “This is a groundbreaking day, culminating years of […]
LIFTOFF as ULA’s Vulcan launches America’s new rocket
T-minus 5 minutes, 50 seconds and counting. The Centaur V upper stage is undergoing final configuring for launch as the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen replenishment from the ground systems […]