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With 1st Vulcan Centaur launch on tap, ULA gears up for busy 2024

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A new Centaur upper stage arrived by barge to the Space Coast on Monday, a replacement for the stage ULA originally planned to fly on the Certification-1 mission this past May. That initial flight, already delayed for nearly two years, was again put on hold after an issue with a test version of the Centaur stage was destroyed amid a massive fireball in the spring. Vulcan launches are dependent on a steady supply of the new American-made engines.

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With 1st Vulcan Centaur launch on tap, ULA gears up for busy 2024

United Launch Alliance has its missing rocket piece in hand at Cape Canaveral and all systems are go for a Christmas Eve launch to mark the debut of its Vulcan Centaur rocket. A new Centaur upper stage arrived by barge to the Space Coast on Monday, a replacement for the stage ULA originally planned to fly on the Certification-1 mission this past May. That initial flight, already delayed for nearly two years, was again put on hold after an issue …

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Orlando Sentinel broke the news in Orlando, United States on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
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