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Vulcan Centaur rocket launches experimental military satellite on its 1st-ever US Space Force mission (video)
The company lofted an experimental navigation satellite on behalf of the U.S. military Tuesday at 8:56 p.m. EDT (0056 GMT on Aug. 13). The mission saw the company's powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket take off from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Space Force officials take secrecy to new heights ahead of key rocket launch
The first two Vulcan test flights last year used a configuration of the rocket with two strap-on boosters to add an extra burst of speed off the launch pad. For this flight, which the Space Force has named USSF-106, the launcher will fly with four solid rocket boosters made by Northrop Grumman.
In the near-term, ULA will switch back to launching its soon-to-retire Atlas V rocket, the Vulcan rocket's predecessor. The ...
The United Launch Alliance launched a Vulcan rocket Tuesday night from Florida as part of the first U.S. Space ...
A successful rocket launch this week could mean big things for two large defense companies that co-own the space company.
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