United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket is ready for its second-ever liftoff, which is targeted for Friday ...
ULA needs two flights under its belt for Vulcan before it can begin tackling the $3.1 billion worth of launches it had been ...
“You win some, you lose some,” said Bruno. Both of the currently active ULA launch vehicles are beginning to phase out, to be replaced by Vulcan. Just five Delta IV Heavy launches remain on ...
Other components of Vulcan slated to fly before 2021 include the avionics, which are common to ULA’s Atlas V and Delta IV, and the GEM-63 solid rocket boosters. Northrop Grumman recently ...
In the meantime, ULA unstacked a Vulcan rocket that was being prepped for launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the USSF-106 mission for the Space Force. That cleared the way so ULA ...
ULA CEO Tory Bruno emphasized that Vulcan's design caters to specific orbits required for government missions, positioning it as a competitor in a niche market. (Update: This story has been ...
Delayed Space Force certification of ULA's Vulcan rocket is throwing a proverbial monkey wrench into these plans. Further delays for ULA could prevent Boeing from earning its expected profit in 2025.