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 ...
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 ...