{"id":32190,"date":"2023-02-24T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/24\/united-launch-alliance-vulcan-centaur-rocket-debut-pushed-to-may\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:33:19","slug":"united-launch-alliance-vulcan-centaur-rocket-debut-pushed-to-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/02\/24\/united-launch-alliance-vulcan-centaur-rocket-debut-pushed-to-may\/","title":{"rendered":"United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket debut pushed to May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The first flight of United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled for May 4, a slight delay from the company\u2019s plan to fly the launch vehicle during the first quarter of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company\u2019s CEO, Tory Bruno, told reporters during a Feb. 23 phone briefing the Denver, Colorado-based business expects the rocket will be ready by mid-April. However, one of the payloads it will carry \u2014 a lunar lander built by space robotics company Astrobotic Technology \u2014 can only fly during a small window of time each month because of landing conditions on the moon. Its April window falls early in the month, pushing the next launch opportunity into May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ULA, along with Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX, is one of two companies with rockets that are certified to fly national security space missions for the U.S. Defense Department and the intelligence community. Its Vulcan launch vehicle will replace the Atlas V, bringing more power and the ability to carry heavier payloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bruno said the delay is not a significant setback and gives the company extra time to ensure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/03\/03\/us-air-force-not-concerned-about-russias-decision-to-halt-rocket-engine-sales-support\/\" target=\"_blank\">debut launch of Vulcan<\/a> goes smoothly. The rocket\u2019s first mission will feature three payloads launched to three different orbits, which Bruno said is a somewhat \u201cstressing\u201d task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re being careful, and we\u2019re being thoughtful to make sure we have a successful mission,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want very much to get this right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vulcan is scheduled to carry its first DoD satellite at the end of this year, but it must first complete two certification flights. The early May mission will count as the first, and a second flight carrying Sierra Nevada Corp.\u2019s Dream Chaser craft is scheduled for later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bruno said he doesn\u2019t expect the first flight\u2019s delay to impact the company\u2019s national security certification, though he noted ULA will need a few months between its first and second launch to review Vulcan\u2019s performance and fine-tune where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to want to study our first flight very, very thoroughly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Vulcan\u2019s completion, ULA is eyeing a greater share of the commercial launch market. Bruno said that by the end of 2025, the company expects to be flying missions every two weeks. Along with its share of national security space launches, the company has won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/04\/06\/ula-expects-amazon-deal-to-drive-down-space-forces-vulcan-launch-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\">contracts in the last two years from Amazon to fly 47 launches for its Project Kuiper program<\/a>, a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites that will expand broadband access in underserved regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with its greater power and heavier payload capacity, Vulcan will also bring reusability into ULA\u2019s portfolio. Bruno said he expects the company to begin demonstrating reusability of the rocket\u2019s propulsion system \u201cwithin a handful of years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to say exactly when because it\u2019s part of the contract we have with one of our customers at this time, and we\u2019re not releasing the details of that,\u201d Bruno said. \u201cBut it will take a couple of years to actually be reusing the engines.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vulcan is scheduled to carry its first DoD satellite at the end of this year, but it must first complete two certification 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