The ULA Vulcan is not just another rocket; it embodies a next-generation design that combines efficiency, reliability and versatility. Engineers and aerospace experts have said they've ...

US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher ... What lessons learned have you put into the Vulcan Centaur design? It leverages all of the learning from operating Atlas and Delta over ...

For context, ULA completed the preliminary design review for the basic version of the Vulcan rocket in 2016, nearly eight years before it finally launched. The next step is the critical design ...

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur standing on the Florida launch pad. Photo: ULA On Monday, January 8, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur is scheduled for its inaugural flight, a mission that will ...

The Vulcan Centaur's second missions—called ... The most innovative part of the new design is the rocket's core stage, which employs a new type of rocket engine manufactured by Blue Origin ...

The Vulcan rocket comes in several configurations ... V launches because the soon-to-retire rocket uses a similar booster design from Northrop Grumman. ULA eventually wants to launch up to ...

“The foundation of Vulcan’s purpose-built design rests on the best of what we’ve learned from more than 120 combined years of launch experience with Atlas and Delta.” The 200-foot rocket ...

National security missions are the main purpose of ULA's new workhorse rocket ... 18 subsystem design and test reviews, and 114 hardware and software audits. What sets Vulcan apart from other ...

“The foundation of Vulcan’s purpose-built design rests on the best of what ... However, viewers did notice an anomaly with one of the solid rocket boosters, leading to speculation online ...

For Vulcan, that process started in 2016. Since then, the Space Force and ULA validated the rocket met 52 certification criteria, including 18 subsystem design and test reviews and 114 audits of ...

ULA CEO Tory Bruno emphasized that Vulcan's design caters to specific orbits ... The next launch of a United Launch Alliance rocket could come as soon mid-year, but that depends on two things ...

ULA's Vulcan rocket has been certified by the US Space ... 60 payload interface requirement verifications, 18 subsystem design and test reviews, and 114 hardware and software audits.