Investing in space: why ULA must launch its second Vulcan rocket as soon as possible

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A good example of this this week is United Launch Alliance’s Cert-2 mission. If you’re in the space business, it’s a wild statement when CEO Tory Bruno announces that ULA is going to bite the bullet and fly Cert-2 without a payload from the customer. After all, aren’t rockets expensive? Don’t rockets often wait months … Read more

ULA delays Dream Chaser spaceplane launch to certify Vulcan Centaur rocket for US military missions

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Dream Chaser is once again awaiting its first space flight. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane will not launch as planned this summer aboard United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket. That means ULA plans to move forward with two critical national security preparedness launches, scheduled to be completed by late 2024, to meet the … Read more

ULA changes payloads for second Vulcan launch

WASHINGTON – United Launch Alliance will fly an inert payload and instrumentation on its second Vulcan Centaur mission after concluding that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser would not be ready in time for a launch this fall. At a press conference on June 26, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said the upcoming Cert-2 mission, now scheduled for … Read more

Vulcan disappears: real-life Star Trek planet turns out to be a stellar illusion

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Artist’s concept of a previously proposed possible planet, HD 26965 b – often compared to the fictional ‘Vulcan’ in the Star Trek universe. Credit: JPL-Caltech New research refutes the existence of Vulcan, a planet thought to orbit 40 Eridani A, and attributes detected signals to the star’s surface activity. A planet believed to orbit the … Read more

The Death of Vulcan: Research reveals that the planet is actually an astronomical illusion caused by stellar activity

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Artist’s concept of a previously proposed possible planet, HD 26965 b, often compared to the fictional “Vulcan” in the Star Trek universe. Credit: JPL-Caltech × close to Artist’s concept of a previously proposed possible planet, HD 26965 b, often compared … Read more