ULA launches first Vulcan Centaur
Posted: Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 10:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
United Launch Alliance successfully launched its first Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 2:18 a.m. Eastern after a problem-free countdown. The primary payload, Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander, deployed from the Centaur upper stage 50 minutes after liftoff. This launch, called Cert-1 by ULA, capped a decade of development of Vulcan, which will replace ULA's Atlas and Delta rockets. A second launch, Cert-2, is planned for as soon as April and, if successful, will certify the rocket for national security payloads.
United Launch Alliance successfully launched its first Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 2:18 a.m. Eastern after a problem-free countdown. The primary payload, Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander, deployed from the Centaur upper stage 50 minutes after liftoff. This launch, called Cert-1 by ULA, capped a decade of development of Vulcan, which will replace ULA's Atlas and Delta rockets. A second launch, Cert-2, is planned for as soon as April and, if successful, will certify the rocket for national security payloads.
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