Vulcan can use up to six solid rocket motors for extra boost, allowing it to loft up to 60,000 pounds (27,000 kg) of satellites in a low orbit, or 32,000 pounds (14,500 kg) to further orbits.

The Vulcan Centaur rocket, towering at 202 feet (61.6 meters), is scheduled for liftoff from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex-41. ULA, a collaboration between Lockheed Martin Corporation ...

“Vulcan is ULA’s effort to get back into the game with a more price competitive rocket with US engines that can fly frequently, and yes, they are going out to try and challenge SpaceX and the ...

The space burial company Celestis will launch a Star Trek mission carrying 150 capsules with cremated human remains and DNA on the first flight of the Vulcan Centaur rocket by the United Launch ...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) completed the second successful launch of its Vulcan rocket Friday morning, a key step in the future use of the rocket for national security missions. The 202-foot ...

Vulcan's apparently flawless debut is fantastic news for United Launch Alliance. Mark Peller, ULA's vice president of major development, told reporters last week that the rocket represents "the ...

The first launch of United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket is now targeting early May to send a private moon lander, some Jeff Bezos satellites and the mortal remains of Lt. Uhura… ...

Vulcan Centaur statistics. Height: 202 feet (61.6 m) Diameter: 18 feet (5.4 m) Mass: 1.2 million pounds (546,700 kg) Solid rockets: 2, 4 or 6 depending on the configuration Orbits: Geosynchronous ...

The Pentagon's next launch procurement will pick three core launchers, giving SpaceX and ULA a greater challenge. Vulcan can use up to six solid rocket motors for extra boost, allowing it to loft ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - (This Jan. 10 story has been corrected to clarify the payload capacities of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets in paragraph 12. A Boeing-Lockheed joint venture's ...