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 ...

United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket just launched on its second-ever mission, a key test flight that keeps it on track for certification by the U.S. Space Force.

ULA conducted a launch readiness review (LRR) today (Oct. 2) for Vulcan Centaur's second mission, a test flight called Cert-2 that's designed to help get the rocket certified for use by the U.S ...

The Vulcan Centaur rocket engine test, called a Flight Readiness Firing, was scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket during its flight readiness test on June 7, 2023. Photo: ULA. The fully expendable 202-foot-tall (62-meter) rocket was originally scheduled for its debut liftoff on ...

The 202-foot-tall (61.6-meter) Vulcan Centaur is set to launch from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. This is a huge deal, as it marks the debut of ULA’s first new rocket design since ...

The Vulcan Centaur rocket for United Launch Alliance's Certification-1 mission rolls to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 on Friday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Update: Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander fell back to Earth 10 days after launch due to a propellant leak that ruled out a moon landing. United Launch Alliance’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur ...

Vulcan Centaur is the replacement rocket for ULA’s remaining Atlas and Delta IV Heavy rockets. Certification-1’s primary payload is the Astrobotic Peregrine lunar lander on what would be the ...

Tech & Science ULA’a Vulcan Centaur rocket closing in on first launch. We’ll have to wait a bit longer for the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new heavy-lift rocket.

United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket just launched on its second-ever mission, a key test flight that keeps it on track for certification by the U.S. Space Force.