Teams are now just days away from an important dress rehearsal. At Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ULA and Aerojet Rocketdyne showed off a mockup of the little engine that could, during a 60th ...

On May 8, 1962, NASA's new Centaur rocket exploded in mid-air during its first test flight. The Centaur was an upper stage specially designed to launch heavier payloads into orbit. For its first ...

Engineers have pinned down the cause of a hydrogen leak that destroyed a Centaur upper stage last March during qualification testing for United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket. A fix is being ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — ULA is making another attempt to complete a critical test for its Vulcan Centaur rocket. It’s an engine test known as a “flight readiness firing,” and it must be completed ahead ...

The upper stage of the launcher is an upgraded Centaur rocket, which is fueled by liquid hydrogen and oxygen powering RL10CX engines with fixed nozzle extensions. Meanwhile, the Vulcan first stage ...

The first two Project Kuiper satellites, prototypes for Amazon's satellite broadband program, will head to Low Earth Orbit in the first quarter of 2023. Amazon previously announced that the prototypes ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE — On Sunday afternoon, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno announced the Christmas Eve maiden flight of the new Vulcan Centaur rocket has been pushed back. Announcing on X ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE — As an early gift to space lovers, the United Launch Alliance is aiming the Vulcan Centaur rocket’s maiden launch on Christmas Eve of this year. ULA’s CEO Tory Bruno ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — United Launch Alliance and Aerojet Rocketdyne celebrated a milestone this week just ahead of a planned Christmas Eve launch. Teams are now just days away from an important dress ...