United Launch Alliance (ULA) completed the second successful launch of its Vulcan rocket Friday morning ... Crews initially scheduled liftoff for 6 a.m., pushed the target time back to 6:30 ...

Like the Atlas V, the Vulcan supports optional solid rocket boosters (SRBs) that are attached radially around the first stage. The Vulcan will use larger versions of the GEM-63 SRBs currently ...

Despite the setback, ULA has a backlog of missions and a stockpile of rockets, with launches booked for the next two years. ULA CEO Tory Bruno emphasized that Vulcan's design caters to specific ...

During the mission, right after launch a nozzle sheared off one of two solid rocket boosters provided by Northrop Grumman. Vulcan’s main BE-4 engines, built by Blue Origin, were powerful enough ...

Welcome to Edition 7.34 of the Rocket Report! What a day in space Thursday was. During the morning hours we saw the triumphant second flight of the Ariane 6 rocket, a pivotal moment for European ...