Dream Chaser will wait again for its first flight to space. The Dream Chaser spaceplane from Sierra Space will not launch this summer as planned aboard United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket. That means ULA plans to press ahead with two critical national security preparation launches that must be finished by the end […]
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday (Jan. 8) at 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 GMT). The launch — the first ever for the powerful Vulcan Centaur — sent Astrobotic’s private Peregrine moon lander toward Earth’s nearest neighbor, where it is expected to land on Feb. 23. Success in that […]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — A new era for United Launch Alliance is geared to make its much-delayed debut as its new Vulcan Centaur rocket is set to lift off during an overnight launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The replacement for ULA’s Atlas V and Delta IV rockets that was originally targeting its first […]
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new, long-awaited rocket is all set to lift off for the first time ever. But will the vehicle establish itself in a competitive launch market? The Vulcan Centaur is scheduled to launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Jan. 8). Aboard will be the private Peregrine moon […]
A powerful new rocket has arrived at the pad for its first-ever liftoff. United Launch Alliance (ULA) rolled its Vulcan Centaur rocket out to Space Launch Complex-41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Jan. 5), keeping it on target for a planned Monday (Jan. 8) launch. That liftoff, which is scheduled for […]
A brand-new rocket and a private moon lander are ready to make their spaceflight debuts. United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Vulcan Centaur rocket is now officially scheduled to launch the robotic Peregrine lunar lander from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday (Jan. 8) at 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 GMT), on the first-ever mission for […]