A brand-new rocket lifted off early Monday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, sending a robotic spacecraft toward the surface of the moon. No American spacecraft has made a soft landing on the moon since 1972. For United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the successful launch of the Vulcan Centaur rocket […]
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New Vulcan rocket sends privately-built Moon lander to space
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A robotic lander built by a private company was bound for the moon on Monday in an attempt to make the first U.S. lunar soft landing in more than half a century, after launching into space aboard a new Vulcan rocket debuted by a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed […]
ULA Vulcan rocket launches without delay on history-making maiden flight from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance’s new red-and-white Vulcan rocket lifted off in the early Monday morning darkness directly on time during its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, propelling the Peregrine robotic lunar lander to its planned Feb. 23 moon landing. “It was so exciting. I ran outside so I could watch this thing lift […]
ULA’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket finally set to fly on overnight launch
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 […]
Vulcan rocket set for maiden flight to send commercial lander to moon
For the first time in more than 50 years, an American moon lander is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral early Monday, a small robotic probe called Peregrine that’s packed with 20 experiments and international payloads, including six NASA instruments and a sensor valued at $108 million. Other payloads include university experiments, a collection […]
Watch Vulcan rocket launch private Peregrine moon lander on debut mission early Jan. 8
A historic moon mission will launch early Monday morning (Jan. 8), and you can watch the action live. United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday at 2:18 a.m. EST (0718 GMT). The launch — the first ever for the powerful new rocket […]
What time is ULA’s 1st Vulcan rocket launch with Astrobotic’s private moon lander on Jan. 8?
After weeks of delays, the United Launch Alliance is ready to launch its first-ever Vulcan rocket — a test flight that will also send a private lunar lander to the moon in another first — but if you’re hoping to watch the historic liftoff, you’ll need to know when and how. For that, space fans, […]
Vulcan rocket’s space debut will be crucial for Boeing-Lockheed venture as sale talks loom
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A lot is riding on the first launch of the new Vulcan rocket by the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. A successful launch at Cape Canaveral next week would allow ULA to fulfill a deep backlog of missions worth hundreds of millions of dollars […]
ULA’s 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket is ready to fly. Will it live long and prosper?
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 […]
Vulcan Centaur rocket arrives at pad ahead of debut launch (photos)
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 […]
Vulcan Centaur rocket is ‘go’ for historic Jan. 8 launch of private Peregrine moon lander
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 […]
Rod Roddenberry on joining his legendary ‘Star Trek’ parents on Jan. 8 memorial Vulcan rocket launch (exclusive)
The famous Roddenberry family is headed to the final frontier. The DNA of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and his wife, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, as well as that of their son, Rod, is set to launch Jan. 8, on the debut liftoff of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. The main goals of the flight are […]