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Liftoff! Vulcan's Second Trip to Orbit

Written by Avus | Oct 8, 2024 4:00:00 AM
United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched the second Certification (Cert-2) flight test of the Vulcan rocket on Oct. 4 at 7:25 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket achieved a hyperbolic Earth-escape trajectory with bullseye accuracy as part of flight test obligations to meet U.S. Space Force requirements for ULA to begin launching national security payloads aboard Vulcan.