United Launch Alliance sent its second Vulcan rocket into space on Friday morning after delays that took the launch back more than hour from its original time off the Florida coast.

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Boeing-Lockheed JV's Vulcan rocket launches second mission

United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket blasted off to space on Friday, a critical test of the Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. joint venture’s ability to loft spy satellites for the US government.

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Boeing-Lockheed venture launches new rocket in key test

Boeing and Lockheed Martin's joint venture, United Launch Alliance, said on Friday its Vulcan rocket successfully launched its second mission, in what is a crucial step to receive certification for Pentagon missions.Vulcan, developed to replace ULA's workhorse Atlas V rocket and rival the reusable Falcon

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Despite an apparent problem with one of two strap-on boosters, the Vulcan reached orbit and otherwise performed as expected.

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ULA successfully launches second Vulcan rocket after delays

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) —United Launch Alliance (ULA ) launched the second test flight of its Vulcan Centaur Rocket on Friday morning.  Vulcan Centaur’s second mission, a test flight called Certification Two (Cert-2), is the second flight of Vulcan Centaur after January’s Cert-1, which sent Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander to Earth’s orbit. The launched happened at the Space Launch Complex-41 and it is equipped with two solid rocket booste…

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ULA’s launches second test flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - United Launch Alliance completed the second of two required launches using its Vulcan rockets before it can begin the certification process with the United States Space Force. After several delays, first-generation Vulcan rockets launched Cert. 2 mission payloads from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:25 CT. Friday. 
	
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ULA completes 2nd required launch for U.S. Space Force certification

The US Space Force says this test flight was critical for certifying Vulcan for military missions.

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ULA’s second Vulcan rocket lost part of its booster and kept going

United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket just launched on its second-ever mission, a key test flight that keeps it on track for certification by the U.S. Space Force.

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ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket launches on 2nd test flight

ULA's heavy-lift rocket needs to prove that it's got what it takes to launch military payloads to orbit. After today's not-so-perfect launch, we're a bit apprehensive.

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Vulcan Centaur Experiences Booster Anomaly During Test Flight, Still Reaches Orbit

Friday saw a critical test of the Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. joint venture’s ability to loft spy satellites for the U.S. government. The Pentagon has been putting pressure on the company and levying fines over delays with Vulcan.

ULA successfully launches second Vulcan rocket after delays

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