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After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

In the near term, ULA will switch back to launching its soon-to-retire Atlas V rocket, the Vulcan rocket's predecessor. The ...

ULA Vulcan rocket achieves liftoff in national security launch

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur lifted off for the third time ever in an experimental launch to put navigation ...
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Vulcan’s Night Launch Ends an Era of Russian Rocket Engines

It took nearly a decade, billions in investment, and a geopolitical rupture to get here, but on Tuesday night the United States finally severed its last operational tie to Russian-made rocket engines ...

Vulcan Rocket Brings New Era Of Space For United Launch Alliance: Will Boeing, Lockheed Martin Benefit?

A successful rocket launch this week could mean big things for two large defense companies that co-own the space company.
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Mysterious light in sky likely from rocket launch

While many Southwestern Pennsylvania residents were looking skyward Tuesday night to catch a glimpse of the Perseid meteor ...

Perseid meteor, Vulcan rocket launch or UFO; white spiral in night sky over PA, Delaware

What was the mysterious white spiral flying in the night sky as stargazers looked up during the Perseid meteor shower peak ...