United Launch Alliance was hoping to ramp up its new Vulcan rocket launches this year, but won’t be launching any national security missions until it solves a recurring issue of booster nozzles ...
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket launched the U.S. Space Force’s USSF-87 mission early Feb. 12, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: ULA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space ...
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket carrying the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 4:22 a.m. EST, ...
On the Feb 12, 2026 USSF-87 launch, one of Vulcan’s four Northrop Grumman GEM 63XL solid rocket boosters (SRBs) suffered a nozzle burn-through (visible fiery plume ~20–30 seconds after liftoff). This ...
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying a suite of classified Space Force payloads suffered what appeared to be a burn through in the nozzle of a strap-on solid-fuel booster Thursday, but ...
A Vulcan Centaur rocket launched a pair of space surveillance satellites for the U.S. military early Thursday morning (Feb. 12). USSF-87's primary payloads were two satellites for the Geosynchronous ...
This USSF-87 mission is the ULA rocket's longest to date and carries its heaviest payload. The mission is meant to deploy a spacecraft to an orbit nearly 90 times higher than the International Space ...
It was the second such issue for the Vulcan Centaur, which has flown four times to date. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...
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