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Booster nozzle anomaly fails to stop ULA Vulcan Centaur reaching orbit

Fiery mid-flight incident not enough to derail US Space Force mission United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur reached orbit on February 12 despite "a significant performance anomaly" that saw one of ...

ULA rocket has booster problem while launching classified Space Force payloads

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying classified Space Force payloads suffered a booster problem but apparently ...

ULA’s Vulcan rocket suffers another booster problem on the way to orbit

Moments after liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast early Thursday morning, a shower of sparks emerged in the exhaust plume of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. Seconds later, the rocket twisted on ...

ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Suffers Familiar Anomaly During Launch of US Military Satellites

The booster anomaly resulted in months of delays before the Space Force finally gave ULA the green light to begin launching its missions. Vulcan launched its first military payload in August 2025, ...
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ULA’s Vulcan Nails Cert-2 Orbit Despite SRB Nozzle Issue

ULA’s second Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on Oct. 4. Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket conducted an unintended extra ...