ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket blasts off on inaugural launch; lunar lander develops problem on way to moon
The Vulcan rocket โ which is set to replace ULAโs Atlas and Delta rockets โ is carrying a Peregrine lunar lander to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar surface ahead of landing astronauts on the moon before 2030.
Preps for ULAโs new Vulcan rocket continue at Cape Canaveral
The newly assembled ULA launch platform for the Vulcan Centaur rocket made its first trip to the launch pad on Jan. 29, 2021. (Image: ULA)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. โ United Launch Alliance plans to launch a brand new rocket known as the Vulcan Centaur later this year from Cape Canaveral following years of development. ULA is modifying Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to support Vulcan rocket launches. Teams successfully tested out the new platform on its first trip to the launch pad where it will undergo further testing. Relativity Space is also targeting late this year to launch its Terran 1 3D-printed rocket and Blue Originโs New Glenn will also be assembled and launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.